Student Government Association Student Government Council Modesto A. Maidique Campus Senate Agenda October 29 th, 2018 Start Time: 4:03PM

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1 Student Government Association Student Government Council Modesto A. Maidique Campus Senate Agenda October 29 th, 2018 Start Time: 4:03PM I. Welcome & Call to Order Antonia Passalacqua, Speaker of the Senate II. Pledge of Allegiance Senator Vera III. Roll Call of Senators Present and Verification of Quorum Ahmadinejad Mitra P Alpert Stacey P Aquino Brandon P Arzola Alejandro P Beck Matthew P Beltran Daniel P Chatman Jordan P De Leon Danny P Duncan Dustin P Giraud Calderon Waleskis P Peter P Samuel P Holden Trevor P Ingraham Rose P Jethani Jai P Khan Jam P Lampru Dimitri P Larson Victoria P Matas Nadine P

2 Passalacqua Antonia P Pryor LeChara P Raudales Amelia P Rivero Carlos P Rodriguez Melanie P Sanchez Rebecca P Santos Samuel P Simpson Tidjan Tardy 4:20pm Spencer Jessica P Suarez Luis P Vera Bertha P Vulcain Dylan P Zahedi Leila P 32/37 IV. Approval of the Minutes from October 22 nd, 2018 A. Senator Larson moves to approve the minutes from October 22 nd, Senator Duncan V. Adoption of the Agenda VI. VII. A. Senator Larson moves to adopt the agenda. Senator Lampru seconds. Motion passes. Invited Speakers A. Cathy Sanchez Special Orders VIII. Vetoed Legislation IX. 1. Senator Arzola moves table invited speaker Cathy Sanchez for next senate Second Readings X. Unfinished Business meeting. Senator Duncan A. Committee Breakout Session 1. Senator Aquino moves to table committee breakout session. Senator Duncan XI. New Business A. Senator Lampru moves to open the floor for new business. Senator Larson

3 B. Confirmation of SGC-MMC Vice President 1. Senator Larson moves to close question and answer period. Senator Ingraham 2. Senator Lampru moves to go into voting procedure. Senator Larson Ahmadinejad Mitra Y Alpert Stacey Y Aquino Brandon Y Arzola Alejandro Y Beck Matthew Y Beltran Daniel Y Chatman Jordan Y De Leon Danny Y Duncan Dustin Y Giraud Calderon Waleskis Y Peter Y Samuel Y Holden Trevor Y Ingraham Rose Y Jethani Jai Y Khan Jam Y Lampru Dimitri Y Larson Victoria Y Matas Nadine Y Passalacqua Antonia Y Pryor LeChara Y Raudales Amelia Y Rivero Carlos Y Rodriguez Melanie Y Sanchez Rebecca Y Santos Samuel Y Simpson Tidjan Spencer Jessica Y Suarez Luis Y Vera Bertha Y Vulcain Dylan Y

4 Zahedi Leila Y Confirmed Vice President: Peter C. Speaker of the House calls for a 2-minute recess at 4:13pm 1. Resumed at 4:15pm D. Comptroller- Carolina Gonzalez Impeachment Trial 1. Chief of Justice Opening Statement 2. Plaintiff Opening Statement 3. Defendant Opening Statement 4. Plaintiff Witnesses i. Senator Ahmadinejad 5. Defendant Witnesses i. No witnesses 6. Plaintiff Closing Statement 7. Defendant Closing Statement 8. Voting Procedure Ahmadinejad Mitra N Alpert Stacey N Aquino Brandon N Arzola Alejandro Y Beck Matthew N Beltran Daniel Y Chatman Jordan N De Leon Danny N Duncan Dustin Y Giraud Calderon Waleskis N Samuel Y Holden Trevor N Ingraham Rose Y Jethani Jai Y Khan Jam N Lampru Dimitri Y Larson Victoria Y

5 Matas Nadine N Passalacqua Antonia Y Pryor LeChara Y Raudales Amelia Y Rivero Carlos N Rodriguez Melanie Y Sanchez Rebecca N Santos Samuel Y Simpson Tidjan Spencer Jessica Y Suarez Luis N Vera Bertha Y Vulcain Dylan Y Zahedi Leila N Comptroller not removed from office E. SR Senator Ahmadinejad moves to bypass second reading. Senator Ingraham 2. Senator Beck moves to go into voting procedure. Senator Ingraham Ahmadinejad Mitra Y Alpert Stacey Y Aquino Brandon Y Arzola Alejandro Y Beck Matthew Y Beltran Daniel Y Chatman Jordan Y De Leon Danny Y Duncan Dustin Y Giraud Calderon Waleskis Y Samuel Y Holden Trevor N Ingraham Rose Y Jethani Jai Y Khan Jam Y

6 Lampru Dimitri Y Larson Victoria Y Matas Nadine Y Passalacqua Antonia Y Pryor LeChara Y Raudales Amelia Y Rivero Carlos Y Rodriguez Melanie Y Sanchez Rebecca Y Santos Samuel Y Simpson Tidjan Spencer Jessica Y Suarez Luis Y Vera Bertha Y Vulcain Dylan Y Zahedi Leila Y SR1808 Passed F. SR Senator Duncan moves to bypass second reading. Senator spencer 2. Senator Arzola moves to go into discussion period for 2 minutes. Senator Beck 3. Senator Arzola moves to extend discussion period by 5 minutes. Senator Gerard seconds. Motions passes. 4. Senator Arzola moves to extend discussion period for 10 minutes. Senator Rivero 5. Senator Larson moves to close discussion period. Senator Ingraham Ahmadinejad Mitra Y Alpert Stacey Y Aquino Brandon Y Arzola Alejandro N

7 Beck Matthew Beltran Daniel Y Chatman Jordan Y De Leon Danny Y Duncan Dustin Y Giraud Calderon Waleskis Y Samuel Y Holden Trevor Y Ingraham Rose Y Jethani Jai Y Khan Jam Y Lampru Dimitri Y Larson Victoria Y Matas Nadine Y Passalacqua Antonia Y Pryor LeChara Y Raudales Amelia Y Rivero Carlos Y Rodriguez Melanie Y Sanchez Rebecca Y Santos Samuel Y Simpson Tidjan Y Spencer Jessica Y Suarez Luis Y Vera Bertha Y Vulcain Dylan Y Zahedi Leila SR 1809 passed G. SR Senator Larson moves to table SR1810 indefinitely. Senator Arzola H. SR Senator Arzola moves to go into discussion period for 5 minutes. Senator Aquino

8 2. Senator Arzola moves to close discussion period. Senator Gerard seconds. Motion passes. 3. Senator Aquino moves to bypass second reading. Senator Duncan 4. Senator Larson moves to go into voting procedure. Senator Aquino Ahmadinejad Mitra Y Alpert Stacey Y Aquino Brandon Y Arzola Alejandro Y Beck Matthew Beltran Daniel Y Chatman Jordan Y De Leon Danny Duncan Dustin Y Giraud Calderon Waleskis Y Samuel Y Holden Trevor Y Ingraham Rose Y Jethani Jai Y Khan Jam Y Lampru Dimitri Y Larson Victoria Y Matas Nadine Y Passalacqua Antonia Y Pryor LeChara Y Raudales Amelia Y Rivero Carlos Y Rodriguez Melanie Y Sanchez Rebecca Y Santos Samuel Y Simpson Tidjan Y Spencer Jessica Y Suarez Luis Y Vera Bertha Y Vulcain Dylan Y

9 Zahedi Leila 5. SR1811 passed I. SA Senator Ingraham moves to table SA1812 for the next senate meeting. Senator Rivero J. Senator Arzola left at 5:13pm K. SA Senator Samuel moves to bypass second reading. Senator Gerard 2. Senator Aquino moves to go into discussion period for 3 minutes. Senator Matas 3. Senator Aquino moves to close discussion period. Senator Lampru seconds. Motion passes Ahmadinejad Mitra Y Alpert Stacey Y Aquino Brandon Y Arzola Alejandro Beck Matthew Beltran Daniel Y Chatman Jordan Y De Leon Danny Duncan Dustin Y Giraud Calderon Waleskis Y Samuel Y Holden Trevor Y Ingraham Rose Y Jethani Jai Y Khan Jam Y Lampru Dimitri Y Larson Victoria Y Matas Nadine Y

10 Passalacqua Antonia Y Pryor LeChara Y Raudales Amelia Y Rivero Carlos Y Rodriguez Melanie Y Sanchez Rebecca Y Santos Samuel Y Simpson Tidjan Y Spencer Jessica Y Suarez Luis Y Vera Bertha Y Vulcain Dylan Y Zahedi Leila XII. 4. SR1813 passed L. Senator Lampru moves to close new business. Senator Gerard seconds. Motion passes. Committee Reports A. Finance Committee 1. Rejected two applications due to timing 2. Meeting today at 6:30pm 3. If you have any questions, please contact sga.financecom@gmail.com B. Rules, Legislation & Judiciary Committee 1. Meeting today, if you have any legislations please send it in. 2. If you have any questions, please contact sga.rljcommittee@gmail.com C. Operational Review Committee 1. No meeting this week 2. Will be having a meeting next week 3. If you have any questions, please contact, Fiusga.orc@gmail.com D. Student Advocacy Committee 1. Event for Recharge for Final 2. Planning an off-campus event for the athletics 3. Meeting Monday at 3pm 4. If you have any questions, please contact SGA.sacommittee@gmail.com

11 E. Internal Affairs Committee 1. Working on a physical signing sheet to log in hours 2. Excel sheet for attendance will be finished or updated 3. Senator report due by Monday November 5 th 4. After senate I am no longer an SGA official 5. If you have any questions, please contact SGA.IACommittee@gmail.com F. Graduate and Professional Student Committee 1. Allocated funding for travel to 120 graduate students 2. In negotiations with the Dean of different colleges to increase the stipend for graduate students 3. Grad Scholar event on October 24 th where 150 students attended 4. Last committee meeting approved to add covering costs for accommodation for one night. i. Negotiating with A&S on the process to see how we can incorporate covering costs for accommodation in the online form. 5. Negotiating with the A&S office to be able to approve some of the travel fund applications. The process of reviewing travel funds is taking over 5 weeks. i. Accepted to review at least 10 applications per week to help speed up the process. 6. If you have any questions, please contact GPSC@fiu.edu XIII. Executive Board Reports A. Speaker of the Senate 1. I will start enforcing restrictions on the amount of time for point of personal privilege. If you are gone for an extended amount of time I will ask Senators to leave the senate meeting. 2. If you have any questions, please sgaspeaker@fiu.edu B. Speaker Pro Tempore of the Senate 1. U-Wide Congress meeting held next week at 4:30pm at BBC Campus.

12 2. If you have any questions, please C. President 1. This weekend is the FAU game 2. President s Roundtable resumed as regularly scheduled 3. Working on doing an SGA Alumni event 4. Board of Governors meeting next week. 5. If you have any projects that you want to work on and need to set up a meeting with me, please reach out. 6. If you have any questions, please sgapres@fiu.edu D. Vice President 1. Sending out s for one-on-ones 2. Recharge for Finals starts the week of December 3 rd i. Late Night Breakfast on Dec. 3 rd from 9-11pm 3. Vacancies in Cabinet 4. If you have any questions, please sgavp@fiu.edu E. Comptroller 1. Expenditure Report 2. If you have any questions, please sgacomp@fiu.edu F. Chief Justice 1. No report 2. If you have any questions, please sgajud@fiu.edu XIV. Advisor Report A. Set up some time to meet with me B. If you have any questions, please mimcast@fiu.edu XV. Public Forum A. External relations 1. We have a new form which we will start using. If you have any content you need advertised or a flyer made, use this form to reach out to me. I will leave the link in the chat. 2. Will send out a doodle for a meet and greet called, Friends with SGA taking place on November 9 th from 11am-2pm in GC pit.

13 XVI. Senate Forum A. Senator Raudales 1. I would like to work on an incentive program to increase game and event attendance, if anyone would like to work with me for a resolution I would be very thankful. B. Senator Ingraham 1. Discounts for transportation between BBC and MMC campuses. XVII. Announcements A. Senator Simpson 1. FIU Shark Tank Presentation B. Senator Matas 1. Office of Alumni Relations is currently in the battle of the blues. If you guys want to promote and help win against FAU in the donor challenge. 2. Panther Alumni week is in February but we are starting application for the student committee to try to get alumni on campus and students engaged for that week. C. Senator Alpert- 1. Next week Nov. 6 th from 4-5pm Interns Got Talents 2. Vigil at 6:45pm PG6 130 D. Senator Vera 1. I do not think it is fair for Senator Beck to continue holding position as Housing Senator because it does not to justice to the constituents. I believe there are other position within Senate and Cabinet in which we can participate in. E. Senator Ahmadinejad 1. There will be a panel on democracy tomorrow organized by SIPA at 2pm at Graham Center. XVIII. Adjournment A. Senator Aquino moves to adjourn senate. B. Meeting adjourned at 5:57pm