The 71st Student Senate Consent Resolution 27 Sponsored by: Senator Harmon WHEREAS: The Programming Allocations Committee met on Monday, April 8 th, 2019 at 6:00pm in the Innovation Hub #113, and WHEREAS: The Programming Allocations Committee was petitioned by Recognized Student Organizations: Group Women s March Youth Empower at FSU The Chess Club at FSU Program Title, Date, Location T-Shirts (TABLED) Chess Clocks Contractual Services Expense Food Clothing Total - - - - - $0 $265 $0 $0 $265 Filipino Student Association The Sports Analytics Club T-Shirts $0 $0 $0 $901 $901 T-Shirts $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Seminole Airman Boosters National Council of Negro Women Change of Command (TABLED) T-Shirts (TABLED) - - - - - - - - - - TOTAL $1166 WHEREAS: These amounts are subject to the approval of the Finance Committee BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SEVENTY FIRST STUDENT SENATE AT THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERITY THAT: The Student Senate approves the allocation and expenditures of all organizations listed above in the following manner, and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: a copy of this document be sent to the following Students; Higgins, David, Senate President, Villegas, Claudia, Student Senate Pro-Tempore, Dawkins, Caleb, Student Body Treasurer
The Seventy-First Student Senate Consent Resolution Sponsored by: Senator Johnston WHEREAS: The Resource for Travel Allocations Committee met on Monday, April 08, 2019 in Strozier Library room 107H at 7:00PM, and WHEREAS: The Resource for Travel Allocations Committee was petitioned by Group Circle K International Travel Date (Traveling For) CKIx Trip 6/26 6/29 Number of Traveler s Travel Expense Mileage Reimbur sement Lodging Registratio n Fee Total 3 $0 $0 $0 $750 $750 TOTAL $750 WHEREAS: These amounts are subject to the approval of the Finance Committee, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SEVENTY-FIRST STUDENT SENATE AT THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY THAT: The Student Senate approves the allocation and expenditure of all organizations listed above in the following manner, and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: a copy of this document be sent to the following David Higgins, Student Senate President Claudia Villegas, Student Senate Pro-Tempore Caleb Dawkins, Student Body Treasurer
Allocation, Revision or Transfer Form 71 st Student Senate Senate Bill #: 53 Sponsored by: Senator Daraldik Date: April, 5, 2019 Amount: $1000 From (account name): BSU Expenses To (account name): BSU Clothing and Awards Purpose & Description: The BSU wants to use these funds, so that they may buy summer shirts and get awards for their inauguration/closing ceremony. Itemized Expenditures: Quantity Description Unit Price Total:
Statute Revision, Addition or Proposed Constitutional Amendment Form 71st Student Senate Senate Bill #: Do not fill. Sponsored by: Leckie Date: 54 Purpose & Description: To require the Supervisor of Election to publicize the specific number of votes counted in each election. Statute Number(s): 702.2K3; 702.2P
Chapter 702 Supervisor of Elections Office 702.1 Selection Process A. Supervisor of Elections 1. A Supervisor of Elections shall be appointed by the Student Body President and confirmed by majority vote of the Student Senate in accordance with Chapter 307. 2. A Supervisor of Elections must be appointed no later than the last week of the Spring semester and confirmed no later than the first Student Senate meeting of the fall semester. a. If the Supervisor of Elections leaves office within three (3) weeks of an election, a Deputy Supervisor of Elections must be appointed by the Student Body President immediately subject to Senate confirmation. If this is not done, the Student Senate shall be empowered to interview and choose its own candidate for the position. 3. The Internal Affairs Committee shall administer the same certification exam, created by the Judiciary Committee, used for the Elections Commission appointments; to the Supervisor of Elections, the Deputy Supervisor(s) of Elections, and the Election Assistants. This is done prior to confirmation. a. The candidates above must pass the exam within two (2) attempts per semester, with an 80 percentile correct. 4. No Supervisor of Elections shall be a candidate for any Student Government Association office or be associated in any way with political parties. B. Deputy Supervisor of Elections 1. The Supervisor of Elections will coordinate with the Executive Branch when choosing Deputies and forward them to Senate to be confirmed. 2. No Deputy Supervisor of Elections shall be a candidate for any Student Government Association office or be associate in any way with political parties. C. Election Assistants 1. Election Assistants will be chosen at the discretion of the Supervisor of Elections. 2. No Election Assistants shall be a candidate for any Student Government Association office or be associate in any way with political parties. 702.2. Duties of the Supervisor of Elections
A. Ensures political parties in accordance with the Statutes. B. Ensure that the qualifications of candidates are within three academic days of the filing deadline. C. Employs at least two (2), not more than three (3) impartial Deputy Supervisors to serve an election. Appoint at least one (1), no more than two (2) Election Assistants, as necessary beginning two (2) weeks prior to the end of Election Day, to operate as impartial assistants with information sessions, polls from opening to closing time, and assist the Office of the Election. Employ election assistants, as necessary beginning three (3) days prior to the end of the Election Day, to operate the poll(s) from opening to closing time and assist the Office of Elections. 1. Hire, train, assign duties to, and supervise the Deputy Supervisor(s); obtain Senate confirmation for Deputy Supervisor(s). 2. Hire, train, assign duties to, and supervise Election Assistants.\ 3. Dismiss and promptly replace any Deputy Supervisor or Election Assistants due to malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance. D. Creates and implements marketing strategies to improve voter turnout for all SGA elections. 1. At least two (2) weeks prior to the Elections, the Supervisor of Elections must advertise available seats, deadlines, voting site(s), and election date. 2. The ballot items must be posted on the website, as well as the Approved Final Expense Statements of the political parties and individuals prior to the certification of elections. E. Enforces the Election Code subject to approval of the Elections Commission when appropriate. F. Verifies the fair market value of each campaign expense, discount or donation through various means, including but not limited to job quotes and receipts. G. Verifies the Final Expense Statement. H. Refers questions of interpretation of the Election Code to the Student Supreme Court. The Student Supreme Court must render a written advisory opinion within twenty-four (24) hours of any submission of a request for an interpretation of the Election Code. I. Supervises the approval of campaign materials. The Supervisor of Elections shall keep records of all election results, financial information, and campaign
materials. All records shall be kept for a minimum of three (3) years. J. Notifies all candidates via e-mail within 24 hours of the decision to hold a Special Election. At this time, the Supervisor of Elections will inform the candidates of the date, time, and circumstances of the election. K. Provides detailed descriptions and procedures for the filing of candidates in written forms for prospective candidates. Publish procedures and available offices at least one (1) week prior to the filing deadline on the SGA website, as well as make said documents readily available in the Office of Elections. 1. Publish the election date, time, polling location(s), and appropriate procedures for voting in a paper of general campus circulation a week prior to the election. Have written copies of the unofficial ballot available and posted outside the SGA Accounting and Advising Office on Election Day. 2. Publish the official ballot, referenda, and constitutional amendments, a week before the elections on the Student Government Association Website and social media, and have written copies available and posted outside the SGA Accounting and Advising Office and the polling stations on Election Day. 3. Publish the unofficial elections results, including the specific number of votes casted in total, no later than 48 hours after the close of polls on the Student Government Association website and social media. L. Disqualify candidates or political parties, who make false statements regarding qualifications for office, who forge signatures on applications, or who fail to follow the procedures in 710.4. M. Hosts an SGA sponsored executive debate every Spring semester that will include the Student Body President, Vice President, and Treasurer candidates. The debate must take place during campaigning on any of the seven days prior to the election date. In the event that there is no opposition, it shall be the Supervisor s responsibility to implement an executive question and answer event. 1. It shall be the Supervisor s responsibility to include questions specifically for each candidate and their respective position. 2. It shall be the Supervisor s responsibility to notify all candidates for office of the event details in writing including the time, date, venue, and questions that will be asked, no less than five (5) school days prior to the event, as well as request their attendance and participation at the event. 3. It shall be the Supervisor s responsibility to advertise the event to the student body no less than five (5) school days prior to the event. The debate advertisement must include the date, time, and place of the
debate. 4. The Supervisor of Elections shall allot a portion of the debate for questions from students in attendance to the candidates. The questions presented to each candidate shall be screened on-site by a committee comprised of the Supervisor of Elections, and one representative for each candidate participating in the debate. Questions shall only be asked once they have received unanimous support from said committee. The Supervisor of Elections shall ensure that decorum is upheld during questioning. 5. An Executive Question and Answer Event occurs when the Spring Semester candidates are given the opportunity to address a set of questions. The set of questions shall be done by the Supervisor of Elections and shall be no more than six questions. Two days prior to the debate the Supervisor of Elections will open up a form for students to submit questions; The Supervisor of Elections and Deputies will review the submitted questions and choose no more than six to be asked at the question and answer event. N. Declares candidates or voting blocks of any election to be elected by acclamation if an election is uncontested at the deadline of declaration of candidacy filing, pending the resolution of any candidacy controversies to be resolved by the Elections Commission, Supervisor of Elections, or other pertinent authority. Candidates who fall under this provision may be excluded from the ballot at the discretion of the Supervisor of Elections. O. Invalidates ballots and parts thereof cast contrary to the Student Body Statutes. P. Maintains, as public record, in the Supervisor of Elections Office, the final result, including the total number of votes, and ballots of all elections. Q. Declares results valid and certify an election. R. Declares an election invalid when they are unable to validate the unofficial and final results of an election based on the Rules of Procedure as outlined in Title VII. S. The Supervisor of Elections of the Deputy Supervisors must review and decide on the approval or denial of campaign materials within twenty-four (24) hours of submission, excluding non-business days. This review shall be in accordance with Chapter 702. L of the Student Body Statutes. The Supervisor of Elections shall record the description of each item used, the quantity used, and the prices based on receipts. (Both discounted and fair market value of each item and the total cost)
Senate Resolution Senate Resolution #: 35 Sponsored by: Baxter, Lavender, Daraldik, McAuliffe, Cohen, Levin Whereas: The majority of closing announcements are not senate business Whereas: The Senate should be mindful of a senator s wellness schedule Whereas: Time spent on announcing upcoming FSU campus events can be communicated through electronic media via Senate mailing list, GroupMe, Word Document etc. Whereas: Closing statements should be for essential upcoming senate business Whereas: The Senate should be as efficient as possible Be it resolved by the Seventy-first Student Senate the Florida State University that: The Following Rule will be amended as follows Rule Eight Senate Business 8.14 Closing Announcements shall be limited to 10 (ten) minutes in total of all senators. FSU Staff, Senate Pro-Tempore, President, and the Parliamentarian, Clerk, and Sergeant at arms will not be counted to this limit. Be it further resolved that: a copy of this resolution is sent to: David Higgins, President of the Student Senate Claudia Villegas, President Pro-Tempore of the Student Senate Stephanie Lee, Vice President of the Student Body Ben Young, SGA Webmaster Amy Hecht, Vice President of Student Affairs
Senate Resolution 71 st Student Senate Senate Resolution #: 36 Sponsored by: Senators Dobbins, Jacobsen, Glanton, Alvarez, Meredith Harris, Cohen Whereas: Student senators are voted into office to serve the student body and students have voiced concerns regarding the resolution to change the Senator of the Year Award to the Mattie Durham Senator of the Year award. Whereas: The Florida State University Student Senate has the authority to name and rename Senate awards and recognitions, recent concerns reveal a need to outline a procedure for naming. Whereas: There is no current procedure that exist for the student body to offer suggestions, opinions, or input on the naming of awards. As senators, we must address their grievances and create more opportunity to hear students concerns in the future. Whereas: Senate Rules of Procedure does not currently have a process for changing names of awards. Senate rules for naming awards should be placed under PART II: SENATE ORDER AND PROCEDURE, Section 10.17, naming awards. Whereas: The suggested procedure to include in 10.17 would be as follows: 10.17 Senate Naming Procedure: Any Senator may, at any time, make a motion to create a Naming ad hoc committee for any senate award or recognition in New Business. For the motion to be accepted, ten senators must stand in support of the formation of a naming committee. A committee will be formed, on which, at least, one representative from each of the standing committees must be part of the ad hoc committee. 10.17.1 The committee must: a) Elect a chair who must notify agency and bureau directors of an ongoing naming process. The chair must encourage them to invite their members and affiliates to offer input to the committee. The chair will also share the naming meeting time, location, and minutes with all agency and bureau directors. b) Gather student feedback. Student feedback can come from the agencies, bureaus, and/or campus wide qualtrics surveys, social media posts, or other outlets of expression. A real and concerted effort to collect student feedback must be proven and retained as part of the documents submitted with the final legislation. c) Present a resolution for the proposed award name change to Rules and Calendar, where the committee must include student input, student survey feedback, articles, interviews, awards and accolades regarding the individual that is in question. d) Pending approval in Rules and Calendar, the resolution of the proposed award name change will be forwarded to senate as a whole for a vote. Be it resolved by the Seventy-first Student Senate the Florida State University that: Senate rules and procedures will now call for a new and uniform procedure for the naming and renaming of awards. Be it further resolved that: A copy of this resolution be sent to David Higgins, Senate President Claudia Villegas, Senate Pro-Tempore Dr. Danielle Acosta, Director of Student Governance and Advocacy Earl (Byron) Sollis, Assistant Director of the Asian-American Student Union
Senate Resolution 71 st Student Senate Senate Resolution #: 37 Sponsored by: Lavender, Glanton, Dean, Murcia Whereas: FSU is required by Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) to make all of its activities, programs and services equally available to persons with disabilities Whereas: The ADA provides that no qualified individual with a disability be denied access to or participation in services, programs, and activities at Florida State University. Whereas: There are buildings on campus that are not ADA compliant or easily accessible to students with disabilities, and the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) ends transportation services at 4 pm. Whereas: The safe bus is not currently wheelchair accessible. Whereas: Reasonable Accommodations that do not pose an undue hardship shall be made for any qualified individual with a disability to ensure equal opportunity and equal access to programs and benefits enjoyed by those who are not disabled. Whereas: It is the Student Senate s responsibility to advocate for and represent all areas of campus, and their rights. Be it resolved by the Seventy-first Student Senate the Florida State University that: The Senate realizes this is an issue on campus and feels that all campus buildings should be ADA compliant and easily accessible to students. The Student Senate at the Florida State University encourages immediate action to be taken to ensure the ADA compliance of all buildings on campus and services. Be it further resolved that: a copy of this document be sent to the following John Thrasher-President of Florida State University Amy Hecht, Vice President of Student Affairs Jennifer Mitchell, Director of the Student Disability Resource Center David Higgins-Senate President Claudia Villegas-Senate Pro Tempore
Allocation, Revision or Transfer Form 71 st Student Senate Senate Bill #: 55 Sponsored by: Senator Cohen Date: 04/08/2019 Amount: $150 From (account name): IRHC Contract Service Budget To (account name): IRHC Clothing and Awards Budget Purpose & Description: The purpose of this transfer is to allow the incoming IRHC Executive Board to pay for shirts and promotional items for Summer C and Fall recruitment and residence hall move-in. Itemized Expenditures: Quantity Description Unit Price Total: