Date Passed Senate:__4 December 2001______
Date of ESU President's
Approval:		__7 December 2001______

FSB 01008
APPROVED GUIDELINES FOR FORMING AND OPERATING
THE UNIVERSITY-WIDE ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE

Date of 1st Reading:__20 November 2001______

Date of 2nd Reading:__4 December 2001______

Senate Sponsor:Committee on Campus Governance
James Starr, Chair


  1. Purpose:To establish guidelines by which the federally-mandated Animal Care and Use Committee will be organized and operated.

  2. Previous Senate Action: None.

  3. Bill: Attached.

amendment -- passed. The text of bill below was changed to reflect this amendment.
FSB 01008
Approved Guidelines for Forming and Operating the University-wide Animal Care and Use Committee

Name: Animal Care and Use Committee

Short Statement of Function: To promote the best practices in safe and ethical handling and use of animals. The establishment of this committee is required by the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 and its subsequent amendments to review and approve research proposals involving the use of animals that are submitted for federal funding. The Animal Care and Use Committee will also review and approve all other university projects that require the use of animals.

Reports to: The President of the University

Copies of minutes and annual report sent to:
  1. President's Office
  2. Vice President for Academic Affairs
  3. Vice President for Administration and Fiscal Affairs
  4. Faculty Senate Office for maintaining records
  5. Chair of the Committee on Campus Governance
  6. Office of Graduate Studies & Off-Site and Distance Education

Membership Selection:
  1. By whom: President
  2. Guidelines for selection: The committee will include designated representatives from the Department of Biological Sciences, the Department of Psychology and Special Education, an additional faculty member outside these two departments, a veterinarian chosen from the community, a community representative from outside the university, and a designated representative from the university physical plant. The chair of the committee will be the designated representative from either Biological Sciences or Psychology and Special Education and will rotate annually to the other department's representative.
  3. Length of terms: annual appointments, renewable without restriction of number of terms
  4. Voting members: All members of the Committee will be voting members except in situations where research or a project of one of the members of the committee is being reviewed. In such a case, the person whose research or project is being considered will not have the right to vote for or against approval of the item being reviewed but may give input to the Committee.



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