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Senate Bill SB-15SB-2876 The Corrections and
Legislative Efficiency Bill
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SR-JSSB-2876: The Corrections And Legislative Efficiency Bill
Whereas:
The Student Government of the University of North Florida was established to represent student concerns in all University
wide matters, and;
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Whereas:
The Senate is the legislative body of the University of North Florida's Student Government given the responsibility of
carrying out such legislative acts that are necessary and proper for the Student Body of the University of North Florida; and;
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Whereas:
Legislation dealing with necessary and proper statutory revisions to the Senate Policies and Procedures shall be considered by
the Senate; and
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Therefore:
The following necessary and proper revisions to the Senate Policies and Procedures are being proposed:
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III. Setate Officers and Their Duties
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B. Senate President
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24. The Senate President shall be responsible for formally summarizing all signed Constitutional Referendums and
fo1warding them to the Elections Commissioner six (6) business davs before the election to be
placed on the ballot.
E. Senate Secretary
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6. To email -54:a#-all signed pas-setl-legislation to SG Staff.
IV. Legislative Cabinet
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Legislative Cabinet Elections
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1. The Legislative Cabinet shall be elected by the second regular Senate meeting following each Spring general
election. If a vacancy occurs, the Senate President may either appoint someone until the next regular officer
election in t h e ~ folio ;vi-ng semester, or open the position up for nomination and election by the Senate
majority.
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4. Legislative Cabinet elections shall occur during each of the 1:especri. e ~enate meetings after the newly elected
Senators are sworn in following ftfrer-the spring election. At this meeting the Senate President shall re-open the
nominations for each office. After any further nominations have been added or retracted, a motion to close
nominations must be made.
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V. Standing Committees of the Senate
B. Description of Duties of each Committee
4. Government Oversight Committee
2. The GO Committee shall vet and approve all appointments that require Legislative confirmation, by majority
vote, prior to the confirmation by Senate.
VI. Procedures of the Senate
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F. Parliamentary Procedure
3. Process of Legislation and Business
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d. When legislation ~ ,\,,fil be heard by the body, the presiding officer shall call out the bill
number and provide a copy for every voting member.
G. Absences
1. General :i\1eeting and Committee Absences
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b. Senators will be assessed absentee points if they fail to work his or her designated required
shift, outside of committees, th.at he or she committed to. This :may--include.§. but is not limited to
Finals Frenzy, Osprey's Voice, Roundtable, Elections Polling (senators running in the election are
excluded from working, olllfltecring_-frem the elections polling duties), etc.
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2. Appeal Process and Hearings
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_di. Every Senator has the right to appeal any absentee points to the Constitution and Statutes Committee
once per their year term. Once a Senator reaches four (4) or more absence points he or she will be placed
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ik The Constitution and Statutes Committee may decide by a majority vote to suspend the absentee policy
on the agenda for an appeal hearing at the next Constitution and Statutes Committee meeting.
The Constitution and Statutes Committee has the ability, by a majority vote, to reduce a Senator's
absentee points. If the Committee chooses to not reduce the Senator's points or if the reduced points still
exceed four (4) or more, the Senator will be rcmo, cd from his or her position. subject to the removal
process. The Senator mav choose to avoid removal by submitting a letter of resignation.
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for an individual when extenuating circumstances arise.
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jl. A Senator will be automatically subject to the removal process rcmo ,~ed if t h e ~ Senator docs not
attend their scheduled appeal hearing. The Senator mav choose to avoid removal bv submitting a letter of
resignation.
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_km. Every Senator shall participate in Osprey's Voice. In the event that a Senator's class and work
schedule conflicts with all proposed Osprey's Voice dates, this requirement shall be waived. Proof of such
a conflict must be submitted to the USA Chair within three (3) business days of the posting of proposed
Osprey's Voice dates.
3. Redemption Process
a. All Senators are eligible to reduce an absence by half upon super majority approval of Legislative
Cabinet:
i. Volunteering at an agency event,
ii. Volunteering five (5) hours at the Lend-a-Wing Pantry~,.
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iii. Volunteering for an additional Legislative outreach event outside of the foundational
senatorial requirements
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iv. And at the discretion of the Senate President volunteering for all other Student Government
events.
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c. A Senator may sign-up to volunteer by obtaining a Volunteer Form from the R otunda or Senate
President Pro-Tempore. The form must be signed and time stamped by the supervisor of the volunteer
event or agency director, at least two (2) business days in advance. Any form not signed or time stamped
two (2) business days in advance become~ void and the volunteering in that instance will no longer reduce
an absence.
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Furthermore:
Let it be enacted, by the University of North Florida Student Government that the proposed revisions to the Senate
Policies and Procedures are made effective immediately.
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Legislative Action
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Author: Senator Caleb Grantham _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Sponsor: Senator Caleb Grantham
Committee: Constitution and Statutes
Committee Action: Unanimously Passed
Senate Action:
Date of Action:
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Signed and Delivered to the Student Body President
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Chase A. Baker
Chase Baker, Student Senate President
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