SB 60, Senate Delegation Act

Senate Delegation Act

SB 60, 82nd Session

Version Info:

1-13-2003, as initially introduced: HTML

1-27-2003, committee version: HTML PDF

3-24-2003, committee version: HTML PDF

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Basic Information:

Primary Sponsor(s):

Fabricius, Horne, and Pendergrass

Current Status:

Enacted by Senate

Report(s):

PCR-28, PCR-41, SP-60a

Long Title:

AN ACT TO FORMALIZE THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF STUDENT SENATE ACADEMIC COLLEGE DELEGATIONS

Summary of Purpose:

Formalizes the existance of Senate Academic Delegations.

Consideration History:

1-15-2003 Senate:

First Reading
Referred to committee by the Student Senate President

1-27-2003 Committee:

The Committee on Rules reported the bill to Senate by consent

2-5-2003 Senate:

Second Reading

2-19-2003 Senate:

Second Reading
Referred to committee

3-24-2003 Committee:

The Committee on Rules reported the bill to Senate by counted vote, 0-0

Online Text

(as of 3-24-2003, committee version)

SENATE BILL 60

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

An act to formalize the structure and operation of student Senate Academic College Delegations

Short Title: Senate Delegation Act (Senate)

Sponsored by: Senators Fabricius, Horne and Pendergrass

First Reading: January 15, 2003 Version Date: March 24, 2003

Referred to: Permanent Committee on Rules.

BE IT ENACTED, by the North Carolina State University Student Senate that:

Section 1. Senate Standing Rule 0 shall be amended by adding:

(6) Senators shall accumulate seniority in the Student Senate for all terms served as Senator, Senate President, Student Body Treasurer, or Student Body Comptroller, provided that the terms are not interrupted by periods of non-service longer than the minimum possible to take new office.

Section 2. The Standing Rules of the Student Senate shall be amended by inserting a Rule 25:

Rule 25. Academic Delegations.

(a) Composition and Operation. There shall be a Student Senate Academic Delegation for each of the Recognized Schools and Colleges of SBS ¤2-3.4. All Senators elected or appointed to a Senate seat in a recognized school or college shall automatically be a member of schoolÕs or collegeÕs Academic Delegation. Senators not automatically a member of a delegation may be invited by the delegation to join its membership. Each delegation may set such other rules it sees fit, provided they are not in conflict with Student Body or Federal, State, or Local law.

(b) Officers. Each delegation shall be headed by the ranking member of the delegation, in terms of Senate seniority. If a delegation does not have a single ranking member, the delegation shall elect a chair from within its membership. The Ranking Member shall be empowered to designate a delegation chair, who shall execute the day-to-day operations of the delegation and be considered delegation head. Should the Ranking Member be a Standing Committee Chair or the President Pro Tempore, he or she shall be required to appoint a delegation chair. The delegation shall have discretion to designate other officers. No student not enrolled in the delegationÕs college or school shall be considered ranking member or designated chair; except in the case that no member of a delegation is enrolled in the delegationÕs college or school.

(c) Delegation meetings. All meetings shall be at the call of either the chair or ranking member. Meetings shall be announced to all members of the delegation at least forty-eight (48) hours, but need not be announced to the entire Senate. Delegations shall not be considered public bodies. Attendance shall be recorded and published publicly online, but shall not count towards Senate absence totals. Senators absent from delegation meetings because of required attendance at another Student Government body shall be recorded as absent and exempt.

(d) Delegation reports. Delegations may file a written report to the Student Senate, provided the delegation has met since the date of last report.

(e) College Councils. Each delegation shall be responsible for electing such Senate representatives as may be required by the delegationÕs college council at a meeting functioning as a public body. At minimum, the delegation head shall designate a member to monitor the activities of the relevant college council. The delegation shall maintain records of the officers, meetings, and structure of its college council, and shall submit contact information into a central record for Student Government use.

Section 3. This act shall be effective immediately upon its adoption.

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