Senate Bill #21
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Authored by: FLORES
Co-authored by: Wolansky
Introduced by: The Internal Affairs Commission
An ASUCD Senate Bill to remove all mentions of the Outreach Assembly from Chapter 5 of the ASUCD
Bylaws and replace it with the Department of Outreach and Recruitment.
BACKGROUND: In the Spring 2016 special election, Constitutional Amendment #45 passed, dissolving
the Outreach Assembly (OA) from the ASUCD Constitution. OA is to be replaced by the Department of
Outreach and Recruitment and is to be moved from the Legislative Branch into the Executive Branch.
Since the Amendment passed, the Bylaws need to be updated accordingly. This bill will fix all changes
that need to be made in Chapter 5 of the ASUCD Bylaws.
Section 1. The ASUCD Senate hereby amends Section 502(B) of the ASUCD Bylaws as follows:
B. Interviewing Committees: After the final filing deadline for a vacant position has
passed, the Chairperson of the Interviewing Committee shall set up interviews for that
(those) position(s) and shall be responsible for notifying the applicant(s) and the members
of the Interviewing Committee of the dates, times, and locations of the interviews no less
than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the interviews. This process is described in more detail
in Sections 204B (for ASUCD Commissions) and 209B (for the ASUCD Outreach Assembly
Department of Outreach and Recruitment).
Section 2. The ASUCD Senate hereby amends Section 502(B)(9) of the ASUCD Bylaws as follows:
(9). The Interviewing Committee for ASUCD Outreach Assembly Department of
Outreach and Recruitment (DOR) members is outlined in Article II, Section 16 of
the ASUCD Constitution, and shall be chaired by the current or outgoing Speaker
Secretary. In the event that there is no outgoing Speaker Secretary to sit on the
Interviewing Committee for Outreach Assembly Speaker Secretary of Outreach and
Recruitment or members, the Senate President Pro Tempore shall serve as acting
Speaker Secretary for the Interviewing Committee, or appoint a senator in their place
should they be unable to fulfill their responsibility, exclusively to fulfill the duties
pertaining to the hiring of Outreach Assembly Speaker Secretary of Outreach and
Recruitment or members. In the hiring of Outreach Assembly DOR members, the chair
of the Interviewing Committee shall select the applicants to be confirmed by the
Senate. The rest of the Interviewing Committee shall advise them on which applicants
to select. In the hiring of an Outreach Assembly Speaker Secretary of Outreach and
Recruitment, the Interviewing Committee shall select an applicant to be confirmed by
majority vote. Only one (1) member of the Interviewing Committee may be absent for
the interviews to take place.
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Section 3. The ASUCD Senate hereby amends Section 502(C) of the ASUCD Bylaws as follows:
C. Interviewing Questions: All applicants shall be asked the same question during their
interviews, unless a specific question pertaining to the applicant’s resume, application, and/or
response arises. In interviews for Commission or Outreach Assembly Department of Outreach
and Recruitment positions, Interviewing Committees are encouraged to ask reapplicants (as
defined in Section 204B(3) or 209B(3)) on their experience and achievements in their position
to more effectively evaluate their performance in their position.
Section 4. The ASUCD Senate hereby amends Section 504(A)(1) of the ASUCD Bylaws as follows:
A. All ASUCD Non-Advocacy Unit Directors and all Chairpersons of ASUCD
Commissions and Committees shall have termination dates of June 30.
(1) The Speaker of the Outreach Assembly Secretary of Outreach and
Recruitment shall have a termination of December 31.
Section 5. The ASUCD Senate hereby amends Section 504(C) of the ASUCD Bylaws as follows:
C. Commission and Committee voting members and Outreach Assembly Department
of Outreach and Recruitment members shall serve terms of one (1) year and
alternates shall serve until the next regularly scheduled selection process, as outlined in
Chapter Two of the ASUCD Bylaws.
Section 6. The ASUCD Senate hereby amends Section 505(C) of the ASUCD Bylaws as follows:
C. The ASUCD Senate must consider recommending the removal of any ASUCD Outreach
Assembly Department of Outreach and Recruitment (DOR) member that has missed two (2)
Outreach Assembly DOR meetings in a quarter without being excused by the Speaker of the
Outreach Assembly Secretary of Outreach and Recruitment. If a member takes a leave of
absence for a period of one (1) month or more, that member’s resignation will be automatic
(also stated in Chapter Two of the ASUCD Bylaws).
Finance: No
Appropriation: None
Vote: Majority
DO PASS AS AMENDED, 10-0-2, BY A ROLL CALL OF THE SENATE ON November 17, 2016. YES:
CHIANG, DALAVAI, GREWAL, JAMALUDIN, JUNG, MARTINEZ, MCFADDEN, MOLODANOF, SINGH, XU.
ABSTAIN: DHALIWAL, PARK.
VETOED FEBRUARY 9, 2017
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Alex T. Lee
ASUCD President
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