SGA Constitution Va Legislative Branch 5.5 - 5.7.3

5.5 The Student Senate shall:

5.5.1 Enact all measures necessary and proper for the general welfare of the Student Body in accordance with this Constitution.

5.5.2 Establish such procedures as might be necessary for the proper functioning of the Student Senate by a majority vote of the membership.

5.5.3 After receipt of the Student Body President's tentative specified goal-oriented plan, the officers (listed in the Bylaws of the Student Senate) shall create a Senatorial Agenda. These agendas shall be presented for a majority approval of the Senate at the second Student Senate at the second sitting of the Fall Semester.

5.6. Business shall be conducted as follows:

5.6.1 A simple majority of members of the Student Senate shall constitute a quorum at sittings.

5.6.2 General minutes of all General Student Government Association meetings shall be made available to the public.

5.7 Non-members of the Student Senate are not allowed to participate in the Student Senate meetings. A non-member of the Student Senate may make a special request to the Student Senate President that an individual be allowed to address the Student Senate, such is subject to the approval of the Officers of the Senate.

5.7.1 The President of the Student Senate will present all bills passed by the Senate to the Student Government Association President for his/her approval or veto.

5.7.2 The Student Senate may call a general referendum of the Student Body in order to consider proposed legislation.

5.7.3 The Student Body shall have the power to enact measures independent of the Student Senate on legislative issues. An initiative petition containing the signatures of ten (10) percent of the Student Body or referendum petition containing ten percent of the student body shall be required to call a referendum within ten (10) class days after issuance of petition obtained from the Student Government Association office. The petition shall contain the date of issuance, the signatures, and Identification numbers of the signers. The measure shall be held within fifteen (15) class days after presentation of the petition to the Student Government Association President. The Student Government Association President shall implement the result of the referendum.