SR 95, Brinker Expulsion Act
The Government Operations Committee reported the bill to Senate, GO-59
Adopted by consent
Online Text
(as of 3-13-2007, as initially introduced)
SENATE
RESOLUTION 95
A
RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To Expel Senator Brinker On The Charge Of Neglect of Duty Due to Excessive Absences
Short
Title: Brinker Expulsion Act
(Senate)
Sponsored
by: Senator Saunders
(Corresponding), Alston, Hughes, Joyner, Donnelly, Gardner
Signatories:
First
Second
Referred
to:
WHEREAS, Nate Brinker, a student of North Carolina State University, was appointed a Student Senator representing CALS in October of 2006; and,
WHEREAS, the Student Body Statutes, Chapter 2, Article 1, Rule 2f, provides that the Student Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations shall review the absences of a Student Senator should the Senator accumulate four (4) absences; and,
WHEREAS, the Student Body Statutes, Chapter 2, Article 1, Rule 2e, provides that absences from formal meetings of Senate committees shall be treated as one-half (1/2) a Senate absence; and,
WHEREAS, as of March 11, 2007 Senator Brinker has missed a total of thirteen (13) Senate roll calls or committee meetings, totaling six and half (6.5) total absences; and,
WHEREAS, in a hearing conducted pursuant to rule on February 28, 2007, the Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations found the absences of Senator Brinker excessive and recommended expulsion; now; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that
the North Carolina State University Student Senate hereby expels Senator
Brinker on the charge of neglect of duty, as defined and authorized by sections
38 and 9(a) of Chapter 2, Article 2 of the Student Body Statutes; given the
specifications:
1. Senator Brinker missed the opening roll call for the Student Senate meeting on November 29, 2006;
2. Senator Brinker missed the closing roll call for the Student Senate meeting on November 29, 2006;
3. Senator Brinker missed the opening roll call for the Student Senate meeting on January 10, 2007;
4. Senator Brinker missed the closing roll call for the Student Senate meeting on January 10, 2007;
5. Senator Brinker missed the opening roll call for the Student Senate meeting on January 24, 2007;
6. Senator Brinker missed the closing roll call for the Student Senate meeting on January 24, 2007;
7. Senator Brinker missed the closing roll call for the Student Senate meeting on January 31, 2007;
8. Senator Brinker missed the opening roll call for the Student Senate meeting on February 7, 2007;
9. Senator Brinker missed the closing roll call for the Student Senate meeting on February 7, 2007;
10. Senator Brinker missed the opening roll call for the Student Senate meeting on February 21, 2007;
11. Senator Brinker missed the closing roll call for the Student Senate meeting on February 21, 2007;
12. Senator Brinker missed the opening roll call for the Student Senate meeting on February 28, 2007;
13. Senator Brinker missed the closing roll call for the Student Senate meeting on February 28, 2007;
I hereby introduce the above resolution for reading in the NCSU Student Senate, pursuant to Student Body Statues §2-2.9(a) and on order of the Committee on Government Operations, this 11th day of March 2007.
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