Approved
by FacEx: 6/17/05
Approved
by FacEx: 6/26/02
Revised
9/3/02
Standing Charges
1. Continue working of the development of a
University family leave policy.
Administer the survey of department chairs developed by FCC 2004-05 and
report on findings to FacEx by January 1, 2006. Make family leave policy recommendations to FacEx by April 1,
2006. Policy leave recommendations
should include information about family leave policies at peer universities and
the relevant costs and benefits of modifying current family leave practices at
KU.
2. Continue cooperative communication between
the Chairs of the Planning and Resources and Faculty Compensation committees to
facilitate coordination on issues of mutual concern.
3. Monitor the implementation
and effectiveness of the Faculty Services Office.
4. Submit to FacEx (a) the approved minutes of
each meeting: (b) recommendations approved by the committee, and (c) a final
report by April 1, 2006. The final
report should outline the committee’s accomplishments and make recommendations
for the following year.
Additional Charges
5. Review
existing State and University policy regarding domestic partner benefits.
Explore the different components that might be included in a set of domestic
partner benefits. Consult with the
Provost in considering the feasibility of establishing more wide-ranging
domestic partner benefits.
6. Consider the cost-benefit of tuition waivers
for family members of KU employees, including assessing the extent to which
peer universities have this benefit and the relative fairness to single faculty
or faculty without children or those who are not in need of this benefit. How
do other institutions that have this benefit deal with this issue? (Please
invite a representative from UPSA and from the Classified Senate to participate
in the discussion of this charge.)