Doc. T98-059, as amended, Passed by the Board of Trustees on June 3, 1998 Latest revision: August 23, 2006, Chapter I: Duties Of Officers, Section A: The President, The President of the Student Senate shall have all powers and restrictions given by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Student Senate. The Senate President shall have the power of veto, requiring a 2/3 vote majority of those present and voting to overturn. A veto may be executed up to the approval of the minutes of the next scheduled meeting. After a veto has been exercised, a motion to…, Section B: The Vice President, The Vice President of the Student Senate shall have all powers and restrictions given by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Student Senate. The Vice President shall, in the absence of or at the discretion of the President, preside over all meetings of the Senate and the Executive Committee. The Vice President shall have executive authority on behalf of the Senate, subject to the approval of the…, Section C: The Representative to the Faculty Council, The Representative to the Faculty Council shall have all powers and restrictions given by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Student Senate. The Representative to the Faculty Council shall have executive authority on behalf of the Senate at meetings of the Faculty Council. The Representative to the Faculty Council shall be a member of the Campus and Community Affairs Committee., Section D: Committee Chairs, The Chairpersons of the standing committees shall have all powers and restrictions given by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Student Senate. Chairpersons shall have executive authority on behalf of their committees, subject to ratification thereof., Chapter II: Powers and Procedures of Standing Committees, Section A: Voting Rights, All Student Senators must participate on a standing committee. Senators may be voting members on one standing committee, and may participate in other committees, but only with non-voting status, with the exception of Executive Committee members who may vote on one other committee. The Chairs of standing committees will vote to break ties only, and are considered voting members of their committee…, Section B: The Executive Committee, The Executive Committee shall, gather and publish a current edition of the Constitution, Bylaws and Committee Policy guidelines for each new fiscal year or incoming senator. Executive may contribute to the reviews on non-student, Student Activities and Leadership personnel. The only exception is that the Budget and Finance Committee may contribute to the review of accounting staff. The SGA…, Section C: The Budget and Finance Committee, The Budget and Finance Committee (B&F) shall adhere to the following procedures in exercising it’s responsibilities: All meetings shall adhere to the open meeting law. All meetings will be run under policies, procedures, and regulations, approved and set forth by the committee. Budget and Finance Committee: No senator who is paid from the Student Activities Trust Fund or Revenue Cost Centers…, Section D: The Campus and Community Affairs Committee, The Campus and Community Affairs Committee (CCA) shall adhere to the following procedures in exercising it’s responsibilities: All meetings shall adhere to the open meeting law. All meetings will be run under policies, procedures, and regulations, approved and set forth by the committee. CCA is the internal and external relations branch of the SGA. The scope of the CCA shall include but not be…, Section E: The Student Events and Organizations Committee, Student Events and Organizations Committee: No officer of a Recognized Student Organization shall also sit on Student Events and Organizations Committee. No Senator who works for a Center shall also sit on the SEOC Committee. All meetings shall adhere to the open meeting law. All meetings will be run under policies, procedures, and regulations, approved and set forth by the committee. The Student…, Section F: The Student Arts and Events Council, The Student Arts and Events Council (SAEC) shall adhere to the following procedures in exercising its responsibilities. The Council shall carry out its responsibilities while receiving advice from the Advisor to SAEC. No University official or staff employee will attempt to restrict or otherwise define the operation of the SAEC without prior consultation with the entire Student Senate except…, Chapter III: Elections, Section A: Elections Task Force Ad-Hoc Committee, The Elections Task Force Ad-Hoc Committee, as appointed at the last full Senate meeting of the fall session by the Student Senate along with recommendations from the Executive Committee, oversees elections procedures within Chapter Two of the Bylaws. No member shall sit on the ETFAC who is a candidate running for election., Section B: Funding for Elections, The Student Senate will allocate to the Elections Task Force Ad-Hoc Committee funds sufficient to cover the expenses of the election process. The amount shall be decided upon by the Elections Task Force Ad-Hoc Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee prior to each election process., Section C: Announcements, Elections for Student Government and Student Trustee shall officially be announced on the first day after the add/drop period ends in the spring semester. Announcements shall be made in the campus newspaper, and in general posting. The announcements will include the following information: Where and how to become a candidate. The number of seats available per college. Brief description of the…, Section D: Nominations, The nomination period will begin at least ten (10) class days after the first announcements are made. The nomination period shall be open for at least ten (10) class days. Nominees shall have to meet the requirements set in the Student Government Constitution article V. At least two (2) class days shall be given for verification of all candidates. All ineligible candidates shall be notified by…, Section E: Campaigning, The campaign period shall begin on the first class day following the completion of verification of all nominees. The campaign period shall be no longer than ten (10) class days. During this period, there shall be at least two (2) open debates/forums for all the candidates. Referendum campaigning: The campaign period for referendum questions shall begin on the first class day following…, Section F: Voting, The voting period shall begin not later than three (3) class days after the end of the campaign period. The voting period shall last at least three (5) class days. There shall be no campaigning within twenty-five (25) feet of polls. The polls shall have one staff and one student present at all times. Every matriculated undergraduate student who is recorded by the Registrar’s Office is entitled to…, Section G: Electronic Tabulations, All tabulations will come directly from an appointed Information Technology representative that will oversee implementation and maintenance of the voting program. Tabulations shall take place immediately following the election period. The names of newly elected officials shall be posted within two (2) class days after the end of the tabulations in the Student Activities and Leadership Office. All…, Section H: Paper Ballot Tabulations, Tabulations of all votes shall be done by the Elections Task Force Ad-Hoc Committee, Student Activities and Leadership personnel, members of the Executive Committee, and one (1) other University personnel. Tabulations shall take place immediately following the election period. The names of newly elected officials shall be posted within two (2) class days after the end of the tabulations in the…, Section I: Special Elections, The Student Government shall call for special elections in cases of: Vacancy in the Student Trustee Office Any situation deemed as an emergency by vote of the Student Senate. The Student Senate shall call for a special election by a 2/3 vote of the full Student Senate. Announcements for special elections will occur at the earliest possible time. Special elections will follow the same procedure as…, Section J: Election of Student Trustee, The election of the Student Trustee will follow the above mentioned procedure where it applies except in cases where it conflicts with the Student and Trustee Election Policy of the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts., Chapter IV: Membership, Section A: Seating of Members, A vacancy on the Student Senate shall be filled until the next election by the Student Senate. All new members, prior to being seated, shall be required to attend a mandatory orientation to be overseen by the Student Senate Advisor, the current members or representatives of the Executive Committee, and/or the Elections Task Force Ad-Hoc Committee. Funding for orientation will be allocated through…, Section B: Attendance, Any member of the Student Senate who is absent, without excuse, for two (2) consecutive regular meetings or a total of three (3) meetings per academic semester, or six (6) meetings per academic year will be dismissed unless a valid reason has been submitted to the President of the SGA for approval prior to the absence. Summer sessions that are missed shall count as half (1/2) absences. A valid…, Section C: Removal from Office, All student senators are subject to removal from a Senate committee, as a Senate liaison, or from the Senate altogether, by a vote of no confidence. A vote of no confidence shall be defined as a vote in favor of removal by a 2/3 majority of members present and voting on whose agenda the item has appeared. Any standing committee which presents a vote of no confidence against an officer, or…, Chapter V: Procedures of Meetings and Records, Section A: Agendas, The Executive Committee will set the agenda for all meetings. At the last regular meeting of the academic semester the SGA shall determine a meeting schedule for the following semester. The agenda of regularly scheduled SGA meetings, including all appropriate documents and minutes shall be prepared and posted by the appropriate committees three calendar days in advance of the next regular meeting…, Section B: Minutes, The minutes of all SGA meetings, including all appropriate documents, agendas and minutes shall be prepared, distributed and posted by the appropriate committees no later than three calendar days before the next general assembly. SGA minutes shall adhere to the following format: Title, including the name of the body Date, time and location of the meeting Attendance: those present and voting;…, Sections C: The SGA Filing System, All agendas, minutes, proposals, documents, letters and memos produced or receives by the members of the SGA shall be stored on file in the Senate Office. All files for the active calendar year shall be kept in the drawers of the appropriate committee desk, maintained by the chair, vice chair, or by an appointed committee member, with the Executive Committee storing material on behalf of the full…, Section D: The Senate Secretary, The Senate Secretary shall work no less than six hours per week. Funds from work-study are to be used in preference to 03 funds. Office hours will be set and fixed and can only be during the operating hours of the Office of Student Activities and Leadership. These hours shall include meetings of the full Senate and the Executive Committee, but not necessarily any other committees, standing or ad-…, Chapter VI: Amendments, Section A: Amendments, All Bylaw proposals shall be submitted to the Executive Committee. Bylaws presented for action that has not been reviewed by the Executive Committee shall be referred to that committee by the SGA. The Executive Committee shall present its recommendations on the agenda for the following SGA meeting. The Student Senate shall adopt, amend or rescind the Bylaws of the SGA by a 2/3 vote of those…, Chapter VII: Policy On Ethics, Section A: Conduct, Senators in the course of their duties, in accordance with the policy of the University of Massachusetts Boston and applicable federal and state laws, shall strive to overcome the handicaps of racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination, intolerance and prejudice in the course of their duties. Whenever a Senator is ruled out of order two times during a meeting, s/he shall be asked by the…, Section B: Records of Activities, All Senators will be required to give a list of all their University-wide activities (i.e. work, administration committees, clubs, etc.) to the Executive Committee and submit updates as needed. All Senate committees, both standing and ad-hoc, must keep written minutes of meetings on file for any one to review. Upon request in writing, copies of the minutes shall be forwarded to the requesting…, Section C: Committee Regulations, Election Committee: No Senator who sits on the Election Committee shall work on campaigns in elections run by the Student Senate., Section D: Public Statements, Whereas the Student Senate is a deliberative assembly, a group that debates and decides on common action, no senator shall use the name of the Student Senate in the media, in conversation with University employees and vendors or in any public statement with out the Senate’s prior approval. Senators may, however, state that they are members of this organization if they make it clear that they are…, Section E: Voting, No Senator who is paid out of Student Activities Trust Fund or by any other University funds shall vote on matters relating to his/her job whether in committee or in the full Senate. SEOC members shall not vote on matters relating to Registered Student Organizations to which they belong. No Senator shall make motions on behalf of their SATF, RSO, or RCC funded job. Senators may only speak on…, Section F: Enforcement, Any SGA member who feels the Policy on Ethics has been violated shall inform the Executive Committee within fourteen (14) calendar days of when the alleged infraction occurred. The Executive Committee will review complaints at its next meeting. Complaints must be dated, typed, or legibly written, include date of alleged infraction, be signed by the member of the SGA and must be delivered in a…, Section G: Amendments, No amendment to this chapter can be enforced ex post facto. , Doc. T98-059, as amended | Student Government Association Constitution, Boston, Passed by the Board of Trustees on June 3, 1998 Revised: August 23, 2006
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