Article IV.
Section III. Committees in the Senate
a) Select Committee:
1. The head of the select committee shall be the Senate President.
2. The senate pro-tempore shall be the ranking member of this committee.
3. He or she shall preside over all senate sittings in the absence of the Senate President.
4. The Senate pro-tempore cannot initiate a motion or support one while presiding over
senate meeting. He/ she cannot chair a senate committee.
5. No part of this provision can deprive him/her the right to vote on any motion raised
on the floor of the house, even while presiding.
6. The select committee shall include all heads of the standing committees and the
senate pro-tempore duly nominated by the Student Government Association
Vice-President.
7. The select committee shall meet weekly to deliberate on matters affecting the senate
and make such recommendations to the senate; it shall also make agendas for senate
meetings and produce the orders sheets for the same.
8. The agendas, order sheets and notice of meeting shall be transmitted to senators by
the corresponding secretary four-eight hours before a formal sitting and twenty-four
hours before any other such sitting that might be predicted by this by-law.
9. The select committee shall exercise all such powers conferred on it by any provision
of these by-laws or bodies of laws duly passed on the floor on the Senate and shall
be subject to such rules and procedures governing the operation of committees.
10. The Student Government Association President can sit in on select committee
meetings and make arguments or presentation on behalf of the executive branch.
11. Heads of committees can be removed by the Senate President with or without the
recommendation of the Student Government Assocation President however, such
removal must be presented to the full senate for approval with the majority vote.
12. The President pro-tempore can only be removed by a majority vote of senate
members present with quorum.
b) Internal Affairs Committee:
1) Every internal business within the senate is brought before the committee.
2) The senate pro-tempore can file allegations or complaints against a senator
regarding his/her activities directly to the internal affairs committee for immediate
consideration.
3) Any allegations against a senator including breaking senate ethics, absentee policy, or scholastic policy as well as incompetence shall be brought before the committee for investigation.
4) If senators are found guilty, two-thirds majority shall be recommendations of
Punishment up to suspension to the full senate for approval or recommendation of
Expulsion shall be presented to the Senate select committee for 2/3 approval.
5) Any recommendation can be contested at the judicial branch, if the senator feels
aggrieved.
6) The committee shall act as the interviewing board for all vacant senate positions.
7) The decision to admit any senator to the floor to fill such vacancies need be
approved by a simple majority vote of senators sitting in quorum or unanimous
vote of the select committee.
c) Rules and Administration Committee:
1) They make all the rules which the senate and his/her committee abide by.
2) They will review, write and/or rewrite the Senate by-laws, judicial by-laws, and the election codes and recommend such to the senate for approval by simple majority.
3) They will act as the election committee and be responsible for all elections in the Student Government Assocation.
4) The committee shall investigate any resolution, bill or petition.
5) Chairman of the committee shall be the chief advocate of Senate rules, procedures and by-laws and can cause such to be effected by the judicial branch.
d) Academic Affairs Committee:
1) Shall be representatives from each college or school.
2) Committee shall deal with academic issues requiring the attention of the senate.
3) They shall conduct hearing and recommend censor or resolution to the full senate to deal with pertinent issues.
4) They shall bring to the floor of the senate for consideration such proposals that
would advance the cause of excellence of the general student body.
e) Appropriations and Finance Committee:
1) Shall serve as the ad hoc committee, or clearing house of all requests for financial assistance emanating from other branches and organizations.
2) Presentations by agents of such bodies or organizations to justify requests of funds can only be mandated by four of nine committee members.
3) Request for funds shall be made three weeks prior to the senate meeting that the request are intended for approval.
4) The committee shall forward finished recommendations to the rules and administration committee, which is mandated to present to the full senate in bill form.
5) The full senate can amend such bill, by increasing or decreasing amount up to 15% for such monies.
6) Subsection (5) foregoing can be amended extempore by a two-thirds vote of senators sitting.
7) The committee can recommend funds to be withheld for organizations, such killing the bill. Only the chair of the committee or the president of the Senate can then force the money bill out.
8) Senate can vote for a money bill with disapproval and send such to the president for necessary action.
9) Committee actions are subject to normal senatorial procedures, unless such contradict any provision of this section.
f) Student Services and Auxiliary Committee:
1) Committee shall deal with all matters concerning housing, safety and any such matter that might be connected to student services on of off campus.
2) Members of this committee shall be representative of this interest in the senate.
3) Committee shall conduct hearings on pertinent issues, prepare resolutions for the attention of the rules and administration committee and make useful recommendations for onward passage to the full senate.
4) The committee shall be subject to all senatorial procedural rules.
