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3335-5-48.10 Faculty hearing committee.
(A) Membership.
The faculty hearing committee shall consist of twenty-four tenured members of the regular faculty selected by the faculty council. Each elected person shall serve a four-year term as a regular member followed by a one-year term as an alternate member.
(B) Duties and responsibilities.
(1) Conduct hearings on appeals by respondents charged under rule 3335-5-04 of the Administrative Code following the procedures of paragraph (H) of this rule.
(2) Conduct hearings on complaints of alleged improper evaluation based upon reasons or considerations that infringe a constitutional right of the complainant following procedures of paragraph (C)(4) of rule 3335-5-05 of the Administrative Code.
(3) Conduct hearings on allegations of improper evaluation based upon inadequate consideration of the pertinent facts by the individual(s) making the decision following procedures of paragraph (C)(5) of rule 3335-5-05 of the Administrative Code.
(4) Conduct hearings on an appeal of a tenured faculty member because of termination of appointment during financial exigency following procedures of paragraph (B) of rule 3335-5-02.3 of the Administrative Code.
(C) Organization.
(1) The chair shall select three members of the committee to sit on each hearing panel. If disqualifications or case loading should require their service, alternates may be assigned to hearing panels.
(2) A member shall be replaced on a hearing panel if there is a relationship to one of the parties or a prior involvement with the issues which may introduce prejudice.
(3) A hearing panel shall select a person, who need not be a member of the faculty hearing committee, to serve as presiding officer. The presiding officer shall direct the proceedings, rule on matters involving the introduction of evidence, and advise the panel members on such issues of law and procedures as they may deem necessary. The presiding officer, if not a member of the committee, shall not participate in substantive deliberations with the panel nor vote on decisions by the panel.
(4) As a standing committee of the senate, this committee is also governed by the provisions of rules 3335-5-46 and 3335-5-48 of the Administrative Code. (B/T 5/1/86, B/T 2/5/88, B/T 2/3/89, B/T 2/4/93, B/T 11/4/94, B/T 2/29/96, B/T 5/3/96, B/T 2/7/97, B/T 6/7/2005)
