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tenure or appointment. The President’s decision and reasons for approval, rejection, or amendment of the committee's findings and recommendation shall be stated in writing and communicated to the accused and made within ten (10) days after receipt of the materials from the hearing committee. 7.10 Request for Board Review of President’s Decision Upon written request by the faculty member, the Board may review the President’s decision. The request for review must be received in the Board of Regents’ Office within thirty (30) calendar days of the faculty member's receipt of the President’s decision. Such request should specifically identify and discuss any defects in procedure or substance, which require review and reversal of the President's decision. The President may submit a written response to the request for review to assist the Board in its deliberations. The Provost shall provide the accused faculty member with fourteen (14) calendar days notice of the Board’s consideration of the matter. 7.11 Board Review The Board shall decide by a majority whether to review the President’s decision. If the Board decides to not review the President’s decision, the President’s decision shall be final. If the Board decides to review the decision, the hearing committee’s findings and recommendation, any briefs submitted, and the President’s decision and reasons for approval, rejection, or amendment of the committee's findings and recommendation shall be delivered to the Board. The Board shall decide by a majority whether to approve, reject, or amend the President’s decision or recommit the matter to the hearing committee for additional evidence and reconsideration of its findings and recommendation. The Board’s decision and its rationale for the decision shall be stated in writing and communicated to the accused. The Board’s approval, rejection or amendment of the President’s decision shall be final. 7.12 Alternative Dispute Resolution A faculty member subject to termination on the basis of a performance evaluation conducted pursuant to Texas Education Code, Section 51.942 shall have the opportunity for referral of the matter to a nonbinding alternative dispute resolution process as described in Chapter 154 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code. 7.13 Extension of Deadlines Any deadline in this section may be extended upon mutual agreement of the parties. There shall be no waiver of any provision herein if the deadlines are not met for any reason aside from neglect. 60
SECTION EIGHT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES 8.0 Appeal of Denial of Rank, Tenure, Promotion, and Merit Raises. The appropriate committee of the lowest academic unit for initial resolution shall hear all disputes over denial of rank, tenure, promotion and merit raises. A. Denial of Promotion: If a departmental or school committee, the Dean, or the Provost denies application for promotion, the faculty member may appeal to the University Rank, Tenure, Promotion and Salary Committee (URTP&S) for reconsideration within thirty days of the date of the Provost’s notification that promotion was denied. The URTP & S Committee shall have thirty days to complete the hearing. The URTP&S Committee shall confine its review to the record. The burden of proof shall be borne by the faculty member. Within ten days of the conclusion of the hearing, the URTP&S Committee shall in writing advise the Provost of the findings and the recommendations. Within ten days of receipt of the committee’s findings, the Provost shall forward the recommendation in writing to the President and to the faculty member. If the URTP&S Committee determines that promotion should be awarded, it shall report this to the Provost for appropriate corrective action within ten days. B. Tenure Denial If a department or school committee, the dean or the Provost denies application for tenure, the faculty member may appeal to the University Rank, Tenure, Promotion and Salary Committee (URTP&S) for reconsideration within thirty days of the date of first notification that tenure was denied. The URTP & S Committee shall have thirty days to complete the hearing. The URTP&S Committee shall confine its review to the record. The burden of proof shall be borne by the faculty member. Within ten days of the conclusion of the hearing, the URTP&S Committee shall in writing advise the Provost of the findings and recommendations. Within ten days of receipt of the committee’s findings, the Provost shall forward the recommendation in writing to the President and to the faculty member. If the URTP&S Committee determines that tenure should have been awarded, it shall report this to the Provost for appropriate corrective action within ten days. If recommendation for tenure is denied, the Office of the President shall notify the faculty member no later than May 31st of the next-to-last year of probationary service that the subsequent academic year will be his or her last year of employment. 61
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