Special Staff Senate meetings may be called by the chair or by at least one-third of the members of the Senate (Constitution, Article VII, Section 2).
Article IV, Section 4, of the Staff Senate Constitution states: "There shall be no alternates for representatives of the Senate. Absence from three (3) regular Senate meetings by a representative shall be cause for dismissal at the discretion of the Chair. When two (2) absences have occurred in a Senate year, the Chair shall inform the representative in writing of the policy regarding absences, with a copy to the appropriate member-group president. This requirement will be waived if the second absence occurs at the July meeting. When a vacancy occurs, the member group shall name a replacement according to the Constitution and/or Bylaws of that group."
Regular Staff Senate meetings are held at 1:30 p.m. on the third working Wednesday of the month, September through July. There is no regular meeting in August. Meetings will be held in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union (3rd floor, north end of building) unless otherwise noted. The 2009-2010 schedule is: