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Article IV
Constitution of Human Relations Grievance Committee
- A Human Relations Grievance committee shall consist of five (5) members selected by an affirmative vote of at least 2 members of a Selection Panel consisting of:
- The Vice President of the unit of the Campus within which the alleged discrimination falls. In cases of disputed jurisdiction, decisions as to which Vice President shall participate will be made the several Vice Presidents.
- The Director of the Office of Human Relations Programs.
- The Chair of the Senate Human Relations Committee.
If any of these persons is unable to participate, he or she shall designate a suitable replacement.
- The selection of a Human Relations Grievance Committee shall be made in such a way as to promote a fair and impartial judgment. An effort shall be made to constitute the Grievance Committee of persons reasonably familiar with the kind of employment or other situation which the case concerns.
- A determined effort shall be made to gain the consent of complainant and respondent concerning the membership of the Grievance Committee. If in the judgment of the Selection Panel such efforts become unreasonably prolonged, membership will be determined by majority vote of the Selection Panel.
- None of the members of a Grievance Committee shall have been involved in the action which the subject of the complainant. This Selection Panel shall remove a member of a Grievance Committee whenever they find that member to have a personal involvement in that case; and may excuse a member from serving on the Grievance Committee on grounds of illness or on other reasonable grounds.
- Members of the Senate Human Relations Committee shall not be eligible concurrently for inclusion on Human Relations Grievance Committees.
- The Chair of a Human Relations Grievance Committee shall be elected by the members of the Committee.
- Members of a Human Relations Grievance Committee and those officially involved in a hearing shall not be penalized either academically or financially for time missed from work or classes during official meetings of the Committee.
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