Section I

Standing Committees

Members of the standing committees shall be elected locally from those elected members of the KCTCS Senate not serving on the KCTCS Council. There shall be at least one senator from each college on each standing committee. In the event of a vacancy in the membership of a standing committee, the college that needs representation shall conduct an election to fill the vacancy. Each standing committee shall annually elect its chair, who shall become an ex officio member of the KCTCS Council.

Standing committees shall meet at regular intervals during the year. The schedule of standing committee meetings shall be announced in September by the Chair of the KCTCS Senate. If a standing committee member is unable to attend a committee meeting, the president of the respective KCTCS college shall appoint (in writing) an alternate from the duly elected KCTCS Senators of the college that needs representation. The written appointment shall be provided to the Secretary of the KCTCS Senate prior to the committee meeting.

4.1.1 KCTCS Rules Committee

The KCTCS Rules Committee has the responsibility to:

1. codify the KCTCS Senate Rules at the direction of the KCTCS Senate;
2. recommend to the KCTCS Council, upon request or upon its own initiative, any modification of the Rules;
3. make continuous evaluation of the Rules to meet new conditions; and
4. Define terms for the Glossary.

4.1.2 KCTCS Curriculum Review Committee

The Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) has the responsibility to:

1. recommend to the KCTCS Council, upon request or upon its own initiative, as to the needs of the instructional programs of the colleges;
2. serve as a peer review and advisory body by providing feedback on curriculum and course proposals to the submitting entity;
3. review curriculum proposals for transferability—both within KCTCS and with external institutions—with attention to alignment of core course learning outcomes;
4. recommend action by the Curriculum Committees and Local Curriculum Review Committees to ensure compliance with published policy;
5. review KCTCS program competencies ensuring program equity and prevention of duplication; and
6. React in a timely manner to proposed changes in order to maintain responsive development of new and existing programs.