According to the Bylaws of Faculty Senate Article VI "Members of standing committees shall be appointed to two-year staggered terms by the Executive Committee of the Senate, in such number as the Executive Committee deems reasonable. The chairperson of each standing committee shall be a member of the Voting Faculty and, where appropriate, the faculty membership of each standing committee shall be generally representative of the major academic organizational units of the Voting Faculty. Standing committees may establish subcommittees and appoint the members thereof. All reports of standing committees shall be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Senate, for transmission within reasonable time to the Senate, with or without comment. At least once each academic year, not later than March 31, each standing committee of the Senate shall provide to the Executive Committee a written report signed by every member of the standing committee." (2.b-c)