GOVERNMENT BILL 16

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF JUDICAL STANDING AS A REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICE HOLDING

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

Section 1. The Student Body Statutes §1-1(d) shall be struck.

(d) A "Student in Good Standing" shall be clear of any academic probation, past or present suspensions, academic integrity probation, or disciplinary probation.

Section 2. The Student Body Statutes §1-1 shall be amended by replacing the current reading with:

A “Student in Good Standing” shall be defined to include all students clear of:

(i) disciplinary probation

(ii) any past or present suspension, not including past suspension for academic reasons

(iii) academic integrity probation

(iv) academic probation

A student shall be considered clear of disciplinary probation, if the citation resulting in said probation was issued more than twelve (12) months prior.

At no point, shall a person actively serving their second independent probation be considered clear of probation.

Section 3. The Student Body Statutes §1-2 shall be amended by inserting “shall make public record their Judicial Standing,” after “All Student Government Officials shall be students in good standing at the time of their appointment or election,”. This Section shall read as follows:

§1-2. General Qualifications for Student Government Officials.

All Student Government Officials shall be chosen from the Student Body at large, provided that they have not been prohibited from service following removal from office. The Student Body Auditor, as an exception, shall be chosen from any internal or external source as deemed appropriate by the Student Body President. All Student Government Officials must be students in good standing at the time of their appointment or election, shall make public record their judicial standing, and must remain such their entire term in office. Additional qualifications for specific offices may be assigned by these statutes.

Section 4. This act shall be effective upon its enrollment.

I hereby certify that this resolution was read twice and adopted in the North Carolina State University Student Senate, this 2^nd day of October 2002.

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Joshua C. Cox

Student Senate President

I hereby signify my approval of this resolution as adopted by the North Carolina State University Student Senate, this _______ day of ____________, 2002.

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Michael D. Anthony

Student Body President