R 65, Senate President Doucette Appreciation Act

Senate President Doucette Appreciation Act

R 65, 88th Session

Version Info:

3-31-2009, as initially introduced: HTML

4-1-2009, as amended by Senate: HTML

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Basic Information:

Primary Sponsor(s):

Bower, Chen, Lamm (Corresponding), Lindh, Jacquelyn Smith, Varner, and Kenneth Webb

Current Status:

Enrolled

Report(s):

None

Long Title:

AN ACT TO EXEMPLIFY GRATITUDE FOR SENATE PRESIDENT THOMAS GREGORY DOUCETTE

Summary of Purpose:

Shows appreciation for our Senate President's actions, service, and terms at NC State University.

Consideration History:

3-27-2009:

Filed for introduction

4-1-2009 Senate:

First Reading
Fast Tracked by consent
Adopted by roll call vote (Adopted: 35-3-0; 20 absent)

Roll Calls:

Senate, 4-1-2009:

Adopt R 65, Adopted: 35-3-0; 20 absent

Online Text

(as of 4-1-2009, as amended by Senate)

Resolution 65

A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO EXEMPLIFY GRATITUDE FOR SENATE PRESIDENT THOMAS GREGORY DOUCETTE

Short Title: Senate President Doucette Appreciation Act

Sponsors: Senators LAMM (corresponding), Lindsay, Bower, Chen, Lindh, Jacquelyn Smith, Varner, Cosolito, and Webb

Signatories: Senator Emeritus Hutcherson

Version: Legislative Fast Track Intended

First Reading: April 1, 2009 Second Reading:

WHEREAS, Thomas Gregory “T. Greg” Doucette has served as Student Senate President for two terms in both the 87th Session (2007-2008) and 88th Session (2008-2009) with outstanding commitment; and,

WHEREAS, Thomas Gregory Doucette also served as a Student Senator in the 86th Session (2006-2007), serving as Chairman of the Permanent Committee on Appropriations and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee on Tuition and Fees; and,

WHEREAS, Thomas Gregory Doucette also served in the 80th Session (2000-2001) where he was elected President Pro Tempore, and in the 78th Session (1998-1999) as a first-year Senator and member of the Standing Committee on Government Operations; and,

WHEREAS, He has directly authored or sponsored over 51 pieces of legislation in the N.C. State University Student Senate, including the Ethics in Leadership Act, the Student Fee Containment Act, the 21st Century Student Government Act, and the Burden of Proof Restoration Act, as well as creating the Student Government’s annual student fee referenda; and,

WHEREAS, Thomas Gregory Doucette will graduate on May 9th, 2009, leaving N.C. State University Student Government; and,

WHEREAS, He has contributed to N.C. State University Student Government by serving as the presiding officer of “the single most distinguished student deliberative assembly ever conceived in the State of North Carolina;” now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that N.C. State University Student Senate, on behalf of the Student Government and the Student Body, extends its appreciation to Thomas Gregory “T. Greg” Doucette for his services to N.C. State University and its Student Government.

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