ARTICLE IV. INTERNAL BUSINESS OF THE SENATE

SECTION I. Senate Sittings
    
a) There shall be for the senate a sitting.
b) The Senate President is the head of the Senate.
c) The Senate President shall physically preside over senate sessions.
d) The Senate Pro-tempore shall preside over senate sessions in the absence of the Senate President.
e) The senate pro tempore is the administrative head of the senate.
f) The Senate shall conduct the activities in the manner prescribed by the constitution, senate bylaws and Roberts’ rules of order (revised).

Section II. Details of composition and procedures of appointment

a) All business of the senate shall be conducted through the committee system.

b) There shall be for the senate six standing committees. These shall be the internal affairs committee, rules and administration committee, Appropriations/Finance committee, Academic affairs committee, Student services and auxiliary affairs committee and the select committee

c) All voting senators shall be members of at least one committee.

d) All members of the standing committee with the exception of the President pro tempore and the committee heads shall be nominated by the Senate President in consultation with the President, subject to the approval of the select committee.

e) Every committee except the select committee shall have a minimum of five members.

f)  It shall require four to deliberate in such committee meetings, but at least five to vote.

g) Every committee shall have a ranking member that would oversee and coordinate committee activities in the absence of the committee chair.

h) The ranking member shall be nominated by the committee chair and approved by members of the committee.

i) Heads of standing committees shall give priority to old senate members while nominating the committee co-chair (ranking members).

j) The committee chair shall be able to pick legislative aides in consultation with the ranking member.

k) When bills get to the floor of the senate, the select committee shall determine if an ad hoc committee shall be set up, and in this committee all competing interests shall be adequately represented.

m) The nomination and workings of the ad hoc committee is subject to the provisions of this bylaw.

n) Every committee shall perform additional functions assigned to it by the Student Government Association President or Vice President.

o)  The Vice President shall appoint committee heads of Rules and administration, Appropriations and internal affairs committees, persons of one semester prior experience in the committees and a year experience in the student senate.