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3.2.1.2.9 Regularly references legislative and non-legislative work of each member to determine if they are making progress towards their goals.
- > > > > > > 3.2.1.2.9.1 This must be done at least once a month, but the Vice President is encouraged to check on different members throughout the month rather than examining every member at the same time.
+ > > > > > > 3.2.1.2.9.1 This must be done at least once
+ > > > > > > a month, but the Vice President is encouraged to check on different members throughout the month rather than examining every member at the same time.
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> > > > > > 3.2.1.2.9.2 The Vice President may work with the Student Body Secretary to create an organizational system to track and document each member’s goals and progress.
> > > > > > 3.2.1.2.9.3 If a member does not seem to be working towards their goals, the Vice President shall contact the member to either meet with them or to connect them to another member of SGA who would be more capable of supporting the member.
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4.1.1.1.2 Seven Academic Senators from the Krieger School and Five Academic Senators from the Whiting school.
- 4.1.1.1.3 One Student Organization Senator from each category of student organizations SGA recognizes.
+ 4.1.1.1.3 Five Student Organization Senators SGA recognizes.
4.1.1.1.4 One Caucus Senator for each SGA Caucus, as defined in the Constitution.
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> > > > > > 4.1.2.1.4.5 COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL AFFAIRS
- 4.1.2.1.4.5.1 The Vice President, in their capacity as President of the Senate, and the Parliamentarian shall serve as ex-officio members of the Committee on Internal Affairs, voting only in the case of a tie, unless the Parliamentarian is a Senator of SGA, in which case they will have a standard say and can vote on the committee.
+ 4.1.2.1.4.5.1 The Vice President and the Parliamentarian shall serve as ex-officio members of the Committee on Internal Affairs, voting only in the case of a tie, unless the Parliamentarian is a Senator of SGA, in which case they will have a standard say and can vote on the committee.
4.1.2.1.4.5.2 Deals with all matters related to the internal affairs of the Senate, with the exclusion of matters related to the Senate’s budget which are restricted to the Committee on Finance.
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4.1.2.1.4.7.2 Works to provide SGA-sponsored services to fill needs that the University administration cannot or will not provide.
- 4.1.2.1.4.7.3 Works towards improving existing services available to students.
+ 4.1.2.1.4.7.3 Works towards improving existing services available to students.
4.1.2.1.4.7.4 Works with student organizations, the University, and businesses to advance the aforementioned responsibilities.
4.1.2.1.4.7.5 Takes up other measures relating to student services.
+ 4.1.2.1.4.7.6 Liaison Program
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+ 4.1.2.1.4.7.6.1 The Chair of the Committee on Student Services will administer the Liaison Program in conjunction with the SGA advisor, LEED, and the Office of the Dean of Student Life.
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+ 4.1.2.1.4.7.6.2 The outgoing Chair of the Committee on Student Services shall be entrusted with the task of creating a transition document for the use of the successor Senate Committee on Student Services. In this document, the outgoing Chair will describe the initiatives that they pursued during the semester, administrator meetings, and correspondence with administrators/coordinators participating in the Liaison Program. The outgoing Chair will send out an email to these administrators/coordinators introducing their successor.
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+ 4.1.2.1.4.7.6.3 Each member of the Committee on Student Services will be paired with an administrator or their coordinator from a department that Student Services works with based on their interests at the first Student Services meeting of the semester. The Chair reserves discretion over the pairings.
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+ 4.1.2.1.4.7.6.4 After the pairings are made, the Chair will send out emails of introduction to each administrator/coordinator to introduce the senator who will act as their liaison for the academic year.
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+ 4.1.2.1.4.7.6.5 The senator is expected to correspond with their administrator/coordinator on a monthly basis in order to share student feedback as well as to receive updates on initiatives. The senator should try to meet in-person once each semester, along with the Chair or Vice-Chair.
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+ 4.1.2.1.4.8 COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMMING
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+ 4.1.2.1.4.8.1 Creates SGA Tabling Events, Workshops, and general SGA events.
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+ 4.1.2.1.4.8.2 The Chair of Programming will lead this Committee, with assistance of a vice-chair that is elected from within the committee.
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+ 4.1.2.1.4.8.3 All Programming Council Members must be on this committee. Additional members from all of the Student Government may join this committee.
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+ 4.1.2.1.4.8.4 Class specific events, such as formals, will be led by the respective Class Council of Programming members with assistance from the Committee of Programming and other Student Government constituents.
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***4.1.2.2 AD-HOC LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES***
4.1.2.2.1 Ad-hoc Committees of the Senate, in accordance with the Constitution, shall be established by a two-thirds vote of the Senate and shall automatically expire at the end of the academic semester during which they were established.
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4.1.2.4.2.6.3 If no candidate receives an absolute majority due to a tie, the President of the Senate shall cast a tie-breaking vote.
- 4.1.2.4.2.6.4 In the event that there are 2 candidates that have not won an absolute majority vote for the committee chair after 2 rounds of voting, any Senator may move to reduce the absolute majority vote needed to a plurality vote needed, which shall require a simple majority vote of the Senate to pass.
+ 4.1.2.4.2.6.4 In the event that there are 2 candidates that have not won a n absolute majority vote for the committee chair after 2 rounds of voting, any Senator may move to reduce the absolute majority vote needed to a plurality vote needed, which shall require a simple majority vote of the Senate to pass.
> > > > > > 4.1.2.4.2.7 The Student Body Vice President and Student Body Treasurer, in their respective roles as ex-officio members of the Internal Affairs Committee and of the Finance Committee, shall also serve as respective ex-officio co-chairs of those committees.
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***4.3.3.2 EXCUSED ABSENCES***
- 4.3.3.2.1 The President of the Senate shall be permitted to grant a total of 8 excused absences to a member of SGA per academic semester (where the meetings that occur at the end of Spring are counted in the Fall semester of SGA), with an additional 4 excused absences for every additional committee beyond 1 committee that the member of SGA serves on.
+ 4.3.3.2.1 The President of the Senate shall be permitted to grant a total of 8 excused absences to a member of SGA per academic semester (where the meetings that occur at the end of Spring are counted in the Fall semester of SGA), with an additional 4 excused absences for every additional committee beyond 1 committee that the member of SGA serves on.
> > > > > > 4.3.3.2.1.1 All unexcused absences will be counted in totaling the number of excused absences a member of SGA has been granted.
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