SGA makes amendments to Constitution and bylaws
By ARUSA MALIK · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter · April 13, 2023
The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly general body meeting on April 11 to discuss funding for a Blue Jays and Poets Open Mic Night, the Fiji Islander Funding Bill, constitutional and bylaws amendments, the Container Funding Bill and the SGA Inauguration Funding Bill. The Financial Aid Office also gave a presentation to SGA.
Financial Aid presentation
Quinton Taylor, director of student financial services and scholarships, spoke to SGA on behalf of the University’s Student Financial Support Office. The presentation described how students can benefit from their services.
Blue Jays and Poets Open Mic Night presentation and bill
President and Co-founder of Blue Jays and Poets Yasmine Bolden proposed an idea for an Open Mic Night. She delivered a presentation that outlined the group’s financial needs from SGA. Sophomore Class Senator Brandon Benjamin introduced a bill funding the Blue Jays and Poets Open Mic Night.
Fiji Islander Funding Bill
Senior Class President Sophie Liu introduced a funding bill for the Gamma Delta (Fiji) Fraternity for their annual Fiji Islander event. The bill was tabled at last week’s SGA meeting.
Constitutional amendments
Sophomore Class President Ryan Chou and Morris introduced a bill amending the current SGA Constitution to ease caucus requirements, as discussed in a previous SGA meeting.
Vacancies Bylaws amendment
Morris presented an amendment to the bylaws to rename the class programming councils to chair and treasurer. The amendments also include an extension section that defines how SGA should proceed when the University is not in session.
Container Funding Bill
Dobbs introduced a funding bill that would purchase 16 large clear containers to organize the SGA closet.
SGA Inauguration Funding Bill
Liu presented the SGA Inauguration Funding Bill to cover the expenses associated with holding an inauguration for the new SGA administration.