GB 50, Apportionment Act

Apportionment Act

GB 50, 90th Session

Version Info:

11-16-2010, as initially introduced: HTML

1-12-2011, committee version: HTML

1-18-2011, committee version: HTML

Version Downloads (Senators only).

Basic Information:

Primary Sponsor(s):

Goldsmith (Corresponding)

Secondary Sponsor(s):

Beeninga, Brann, Jewell, and Yopp

Current Status:

Adopted by Senate

Report(s):

APPORTION-01

Long Title:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REAPPORTION SENATE SEATS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTES

Summary of Purpose:

To reassign senate seats due to population changes at the university.

Consideration History:

11-10-2010:

Filed for introduction

11-17-2010 Senate:

First Reading

1-12-2011 Committee:

Committee on Apportionment Consideration
The Committee on Apportionment reported the bill to Senate by counted vote, 5-0, APPORTION-01

1-18-2011 Senate:

Second Reading

Roll Calls:

Cmte. on Apportionment, 1-12-2011:

Amend GB 50 (Goldsmith), Adopted: 5-0-0; 2 absent

Cmte. on Apportionment, 1-12-2011:

Adopt GB 50, Adopted: 5-0-0; 2 absent

Senate, 1-18-2011:

Adopt GB 50, Adopted: 32-0-0; 8 absent (two-thirds present and voting required)

Online Text

(as of 1-18-2011, committee version)

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT SENATE

90^TH SESSION, 2010-2011

Government Bill 50

A BILL TO BE ENTILED AN ACT TO REAPPORTION SENATE SEATS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTES

Short Title: Reapportionment Act

Sponsors: Senators Beeninga, Brann, Clark, Goldsmith (Corresponding), Hrischuk, Jewell, Yopp

Signatories:

Referred to: Committee on Apportionment

Version: Committee Version

First Reading: Nov. 17^th, 2010 Second Reading: Jan. 18^th, 2011

WHEREAS, it is the duty and responsibility of the student senate to reapportion seats amongst the various colleges every three years pursuant to Student Body Statute ¤¤2-3.2; and,

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of individual colleges with more than three seats to determine the manner in which they will divide their seats amongst their class ranks or allow their seats to all be at large; and,

WHEREAS, in an effort to more fully represent constituents, the senate will remove three seats from graduate senators to be equitably redistributed to undergraduates; and,

WHEREAS, the 2010-2011 Apportionment Committee has acted as follows using the following formula: 64 seats – 12 seats then college pop / University pop = % * 52 and reached the conclusion that new seats will be apportioned as follows;

and,

WHEREAS, in the interest of freshmen senators the senate deems it necessary to remove two seats from First-Year College to allow for an appropriate influx of the incoming freshman class to be represented; now therefore be it,

RESOLVED, that the North Carolina State University Student Senate shall amend Student Body Statute ¤¤2-3.5.to read

¤2-3.5. Current apportionment.

Each School and College, and class within the School or College, shall be represented by the following number of Senators:

(a) First-year undergraduate students from all Schools and Colleges – ten (10);

(b) CALS – nine (9);

(c) Design – two (2);

(d) Education – three (3);

(e) Engineering – ten (10)

(f) Natural Resources – three (3);

(g) CHASS – eight (8);

(h) Management – five (5);

(i) PAMS – three (3);

(j) Textiles – three (3);

(k) Graduate – six (6);

(l) First-Year College – one (1); and

(m) Life-long Education – one (1).

and be it further,

RESOLVED, that the head of each college delegation will notify the apportionment chair of the majority decision of their delegation regarding how they will structure the division of their respective senate seats within one week; and be it further,

RESOLVED, that the apportionment chair will submit a further bill to specify how each college wishes to allocate seat's in time for the elections commissioner to structure ballots for the Spring 2011 General Election; and be it further,

RESOLVED, that this bill will become effective upon enrollment.

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