2011 – 2012 Student Senate Bills Number Title Page 11/12/01 Amendments to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws .......... 1 11/12/02 FY2012 Allocation to Community Cultural Harmony Week ................................................. 18 11/12/03 FY2012 Allocation to Society for Appreciation of Bharatiya Heritage and Arts ................... 19 11/12/04 FY 2011 Closing of Accounts ................................................................................................. 20 11/12/05 Allocation to US Green Building Council ............................................................................... 22 11/12/06 Addition of Registration Fees to Ineligible Funding Items ..................................................... 23 11/12/07 Creation of the University Communications and marking Student Advisory Committee ...... 25 11/12/08 Re-Creation of the Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex .................................................................................................................................. 27 11/12/09 Increase of the Fine Arts Privilege Fee ................................................................................... 29 11/12/10 Amendment to the Kansas State University Student Governing Associations Elections Regulations .............................................................................................................................. 32 11/12/11 Allocation to League of United Latin American Citizens ....................................................... 33 11/12/12 Allocation to Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization ............................................................. 34 11/12/13 Addition of Active Membership to Funding Requirements for Travel Requests .................... 35 11/12/14 Amendment to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Student Activity Fee Funding Regulations ........................................................................................... 36 11/12/15 Allocation to KSU Heifer International .................................................................................. 37 11/12/16 Amendments to Bill 10/11/02 Creation of the Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee 38 11/12/17 Creation of the First Year Experience Committee .................................................................. 40 11/12/18 Allocation to Creative Art Therapies Students ........................................................................ 42 11/12/19 Allocation to Women in Design .............................................................................................. 43 11/12/20 Educational Opportunity Fund Allocations for FY 2013 ........................................................ 44 11/12/21 Increase in University Counseling Services Privilege Fee ...................................................... 47 11/12/22 Amendment to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws ........ 49 11/12/23 Statutes Amendment to Repeal Holton Hall Council ............................................................. 50 11/12/24 Allocation to Indian Student Association ............................................................................... 51 11/12/25 Allocation to Kappa Kappa Psi ............................................................................................... 52 11/12/26 Continuance in Student Publications Inc. Privilege ................................................................ 53 11/12/27 Amendments to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws ........ 55 11/12/28 Allocation to the Theatre Appreciation and Participation ....................................................... 56 11/12/29 Allocation to KSU Potter’s Guild ........................................................................................... 57 11/12/30 Allocation to Golden Key International Honor Society .......................................................... 58 11/12/31 Allocation to “On The Spot” Improv ...................................................................................... 59 11/12/32 Allocation to Japanese Student Association ............................................................................ 60 11/12/33 Allocation to American Choral Directors Association ............................................................ 61 11/12/34 Allocation to Collegiate Music Educators Association ........................................................... 62 11/12/35 Allocation to Blue Key National Honor Society ..................................................................... 63 11/12/36 Allocation to The Wildlife Society.......................................................................................... 64 11/12/37 Allocation to Professional Convention Management Association .......................................... 65 11/12/38 Amendment to Elections Regulations ..................................................................................... 66 11/12/39 Amendment to Chapter 8 of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Statutes ................................................................................................................ 67 11/12/40 FY 2012 Additional Fine Arts Funding From Reserves ........................................................ 68 11/12/41 FY 2012 Additional College Council Organization Funding From Reserves ......................... 69 11/12/42 Allocation to Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators ......................................................... 70 11/12/43 Allocation to Hispanic American Leadership Organization .................................................... 71 11/12/44 Allocation to Collegiate Farm Bureau ..................................................................................... 72 11/12/45 Allocation to Ecumenical Campus Ministry ........................................................................... 73 11/12/46 Allocation to Sensible Nutrition and Body Image Choices ..................................................... 74

11/12/47 Allocation to Tau Beta Sigma ................................................................................................. 75 11/12/48 Allocation to Children’s and Adolescent Literature Community ............................................ 76 11/12/49 Allocation to Alternative Spring Break ................................................................................... 77 11/12/50 Increase in Student Health Privilege Fee ................................................................................. 78 11/12/51 Allocation to National Art Education Association .................................................................. 80 11/12/52 Allocation to African Student Union ....................................................................................... 81 11/12/53 Allocation to Muslim Students Association ............................................................................ 82 11/12/54 Allocation to International Coordinating Council ................................................................... 83 11/12/55 Allocation to Pussycat Press Printmaking Club ...................................................................... 84 11/12/56 Allocation to Pershing Rifles Company G-7 ........................................................................... 85 11/12/57 Allocation to Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences ................ 86 11/12/58 Allocation to Student Health Advisory Committee ................................................................. 87 11/12/59 Allocation to Heifer International ........................................................................................... 88 11/12/60 Allocation to Bike State Collective ......................................................................................... 89 11/12/61 Allocation to Student Alumni Board ....................................................................................... 90 11/12/62 Allocation to Student Foundation ............................................................................................ 91 11/12/63 Allocation to Asian American Student Union ......................................................................... 92 11/12/64 Allocation to Potter’s Guild .................................................................................................... 93 11/12/65 Amendments to the KSU SGA Constitution ........................................................................... 94 11/12/66 Amendments to the KSU SGA By-Laws .............................................................................. 107 11/12/67 Amendments to Educational Opportunity Fund Guidelines .................................................. 145 11/12/68 Amendments to Student Centered Tuition Enhancement Guidelines ................................... 147 11/12/69 Amendments to Election Regulations Code .......................................................................... 148 11/12/70 Amendments to Diversity Programming Committee Guidelines .......................................... 154 11/12/71 Amendments to Student Senate Standing Rules ................................................................... 156 11/12/72 Amendments to Privilege Fee Guidelines ............................................................................. 161 11/12/73 FY 13 Academic Competition Team Allocations ................................................................. 166 11/12/74 Creation of a Campus Entertainment Fund Privilege Fee ..................................................... 167 11/12/75 FY 2013 Allocation to Sigma Alpha Iota .............................................................................. 169 11/12/76 FY 2013 Allocation to LGBT and Allies .............................................................................. 170 11/12/77 FY 2013 Allocation to Mortar Board .................................................................................... 171

Constitutional Amendments Page 11/12/65 Amendments to the KSU SGA Constitution ............................................................................... 94 By-Laws Amendments Page 11/12/01 Amendments to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws .......... 1 11/12/22 Amendment to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws ........ 49 11/12/27 Amendments to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws ........ 55 11/12/66 Amendments to the KSU SGA By-Laws .............................................................................. 107 Statutes Amendments Page 11/12/10 Amendment to the Kansas State University Student Governing Associations Elections Regulations .............................................................................................................................. 32 11/12/14 Amendment to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Student Activity Fee Funding Regulations ........................................................................................... 36 11/12/23 Statutes Amendment to Repeal Holton Hall Council ............................................................. 50 11/12/38 Amendment to Elections Regulations ..................................................................................... 66 11/12/39 Amendment to Chapter 8 of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Statutes .................................................................................................................................... 67 11/12/67 Amendments to Educational Opportunity Fund Guidelines .................................................. 145 11/12/68 Amendments to Student Centered Tuition Enhancement Guidelines ................................... 147 11/12/69 Amendments to Election Regulations Code .......................................................................... 148 11/12/70 Amendments to Diversity Programming Committee Guidelines .......................................... 154 11/12/71 Amendments to Student Senate Standing Rules ................................................................... 156 11/12/72 Amendments to Privilege Fee Guidelines ............................................................................. 161 AllocationsPage Page 11/12/02 FY2012 Allocation to Community Cultural Harmony Week ................................................. 18 11/12/03 FY2012 Allocation to Society for Appreciation of Bharatiya Heritage and Arts ................... 19 11/12/04 FY 2011 Closing of Accounts ................................................................................................. 20 11/12/05 Allocation to US Green Building Council ............................................................................... 22 11/12/06 Addition of Registration Fees to Ineligible Funding Items ..................................................... 23 11/12/09 Increase of the Fine Arts Privilege Fee ................................................................................... 29 11/12/11 Allocation to League of United Latin American Citizens ....................................................... 33 11/12/12 Allocation to Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization ............................................................. 34 11/12/13 Addition of Active Membership to Funding Requirements for Travel Requests .................... 35 11/12/15 Allocation to KSU Heifer International .................................................................................. 37 11/12/18 Allocation to Creative Art Therapies Students ........................................................................ 42 11/12/19 Allocation to Women in Design .............................................................................................. 43 11/12/20 Educational Opportunity Fund Allocations for FY 2013 ........................................................ 44 11/12/24 Allocation to Indian Student Association ............................................................................... 51 11/12/25 Allocation to Kappa Kappa Psi ............................................................................................... 52 11/12/28 Allocation to the Theatre Appreciation and Participation ....................................................... 56 11/12/29 Allocation to KSU Potter’s Guild ........................................................................................... 57 11/12/30 Allocation to Golden Key International Honor Society .......................................................... 58 11/12/31 Allocation to “On The Spot” Improv ...................................................................................... 59 11/12/32 Allocation to Japanese Student Association ............................................................................ 60 11/12/33 Allocation to American Choral Directors Association ............................................................ 61 11/12/34 Allocation to Collegiate Music Educators Association ........................................................... 62 11/12/35 Allocation to Blue Key National Honor Society ..................................................................... 63 11/12/36 Allocation to The Wildlife Society.......................................................................................... 64 11/12/37 Allocation to Professional Convention Management Association .......................................... 65 11/12/40 FY 2012 Additional Fine Arts Funding From Reserves ........................................................ 68

11/12/41 FY 2012 Additional College Council Organization Funding From Reserves ......................... 69 11/12/42 Allocation to Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators ......................................................... 70 11/12/43 Allocation to Hispanic American Leadership Organization .................................................... 71 11/12/44 Allocation to Collegiate Farm Bureau ..................................................................................... 72 11/12/45 Allocation to Ecumenical Campus Ministry ........................................................................... 73 11/12/46 Allocation to Sensible Nutrition and Body Image Choices ..................................................... 74 11/12/47 Allocation to Tau Beta Sigma ................................................................................................. 75 11/12/48 Allocation to Children’s and Adolescent Literature Community ............................................ 76 11/12/49 Allocation to Alternative Spring Break ................................................................................... 77 11/12/51 Allocation to National Art Education Association .................................................................. 80 11/12/52 Allocation to African Student Union ....................................................................................... 81 11/12/53 Allocation to Muslim Students Association ............................................................................ 82 11/12/54 Allocation to International Coordinating Council ................................................................... 83 11/12/55 Allocation to Pussycat Press Printmaking Club ...................................................................... 84 11/12/56 Allocation to Pershing Rifles Company G-7 ........................................................................... 85 11/12/57 Allocation to Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences ................ 86 11/12/58 Allocation to Student Health Advisory Committee ................................................................. 87 11/12/59 Allocation to Heifer International ........................................................................................... 88 11/12/60 Allocation to Bike State Collective ......................................................................................... 89 11/12/61 Allocation to Student Alumni Board ....................................................................................... 90 11/12/62 Allocation to Student Foundation ............................................................................................ 91 11/12/63 Allocation to Asian American Student Union ......................................................................... 92 11/12/64 Allocation to Potter’s Guild .................................................................................................... 93 11/12/73 FY 2013 Academic Competition Team Allocations ............................................................. 166 11/12/75 FY 2013 Allocation to Sigma Alpha Iota .............................................................................. 469 11/12/76 FY 2013 Allocation to LGBT and Allies .............................................................................. 170 11/12/77 FY 2013 Allocation to Mortar Board .................................................................................... 171 Privilege Fees Page 11/12/21 Increase in University Counseling Services Privilege Fee ...................................................... 47 11/12/26 Continuance in Student Publications Inc. Privilege ................................................................ 53 11/12/50 Increase in Student Health Privilege Fee ................................................................................. 78 11/12/74 Creation of a Campus Entertainment Fund Privilege Fee ..................................................... 167 Miscellaneous Bills Page 11/12/07 Creation of the University Communications and marking Student Advisory Committee ...... 25 11/12/08 Re-Creation of the Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex .................................................................................................................................. 27 11/12/16 Amendments to Bill 10/11/02 Creation of the Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee 38 11/12/17 Creation of the First Year Experience Committee .................................................................. 40

BILL 11/12/01 AMENDMENTS TO THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 1 STUDENT GOVERNING ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS 2 3 BY: David Starshak, Judicial Code Review Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, Article VI, Section 13, B., of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-6

Laws requires that the Judicial Code and overall functioning of the judicial system shall be 7 reviewed each academic year ending in a five or zero under the direction of the Judicial Advisor. 8

9 WHEREAS, The Judicial Advisor has created an ad hoc board with the purpose to identify any problems 10

within the judicial system, recommend possible solutions for those problems, recommend other 11 possible improvements to the judicial system, and draft revisions of the Judicial Code as it sees 12 fit. 13

14 WHEREAS, These recommendations have been reviewed by the Dean of Student Life and the Office of 15

General Counsel; and 16 17 WHEREAS, These recommendations are subject to the approval of the Student Senate. 18 19 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 20 21 SECTION 1 The Article VI of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws shall 22

read as follows: 23 24

Article VI Judicial 25 26 Section. 1. Definitions. 27 28 A. “Administrative Hearing” means the process by which a third party is selected/assigned by the Attorney 29

General, Dean, Director, or designee to determine final resolution of a dispute after hearing testimony 30 from all parties. 31

B. “Amicus Brief” shall mean a maximum of two standard typed page document that may be provided by 32 any interested party to advise the Student Tribunal in a Constitution, By-Law, or legislative 33 interpretation. The purpose of this document shall be to advise the Student Tribunal on the issues at 34 question and to aid the Student Tribunal in interpreting the SGA Constitution, By-Laws or legislation. 35

C. “Appeals Process” shall mean the process of a student appealing a decision made during the K-State 36 Judicial Process. 37

D. “Appellant” shall refer to any individual(s) who files an appeal to have a previous judicial board’s 38 decision reconsidered by a higher judicial authority. 39

E. “Brief” shall mean a maximum of 5 standard typed page document submitted by the complainant 40 during a Student Tribunal Constitution, By-Law or legislative interpretation. The purpose of this 41 document shall be to advise the Student Tribunal on the issues at question and to aid the Student 42 Tribunal in interpreting the SGA Constitution, By-Laws, or legislation. 43

F. “Certified” is defined as a form of document delivery where signatures are obtained from the addressee 44 or a residence hall community assistant on duty at the front desk where the student resides. 45

G. “Class days” shall mean the periods during the academic year when classes are in full session, not 46 including, weekends, finals weeks, intersession, and summer session. 47

H. “Complainant” shall refer to the individual(s) who files a written allegation of Conduct Code or Housing 48 Policy violations(s). In a case requesting the interpretation of the SGA Constitution, By-Laws or 49 legislation, the “Complainant” will be a representative from the party requesting the review. 50

I. “Conduct Code” shall mean Article VI, Section 3 of the KSU SGA By-Laws. 51 J. “Conflict Resolution” means third-party intervention in a conflict for the purpose of resolving the 52

conflict. Participation by the parties in conflict resolution is voluntary, informal, confidential and must 53

occur in a cooperative environment. 54 K. “Dean” shall mean the Dean of Student Life or designee, the individual designated by the University 55

President to be responsible for the administration of the campus judicial program. 56 L. “Director” shall mean the Residence Life Coordinator, Assistant Residence Life Coordinator, or 57

designee designated to be responsible for the administration of Housing Policies. 58 M. “Educational Conference” shall mean a meeting conducted by a judicial officer that shall check the 59

welfare of the students involved or to address matters of concern, as well as to clarify the complaint, 60 address procedures, and to resolve any questions the complainant, respondent or judicial officer may 61 have. 62

N. “Faculty/Staff member” means any person employed by the University to conduct classroom activities 63 or perform administrative or professional responsibilities. 64

O. “Group” means a number of persons who are associated with each other and who have not complied 65 with University requirements for registration as an organization. 66

P. “Housing Policy” shall mean any policies agreed to by a student in order to obtain accommodations with 67 the Department of Housing and Dining Services. 68

Q. “Interpretation Hearing” shall mean a hearing by the Student Tribunal to interpret the SGA Constitution, 69 By-Laws, or legislation. 70

R “Jardine” is a housing unit under Housing and Dining Services that falls within the jurisdiction of the 71 Housing and Dining Services Boards. 72

S. “Judicial board” means any person or persons listed in Section 601 of the KSU SGA Constitution, or as 73 otherwise established by SGA. 74

T. “Judicial Code” shall mean the operations and procedures of the judicial program, as outlined in 75 Articles VI of the KSU SGA Constitution and By-Laws. 76

U. “Judicial Hearing” shall mean any hearing heard by a Kansas State University Judicial Board or any 77 administrative hearing. 78

V. “Judicial Officer” shall mean the Attorney General, Dean, Director or designee who is conducting, 79 overseeing or advising a judicial process. 80

W. “Judicial Process” shall mean the process in which a student goes through the judicial system. This may 81 include judicial board hearings, conflict resolution meetings, educational conferences, or administrative 82 hearings. This does not include parking citations appeals procedures. 83

X. “May” is used in the permissive sense. 84 Y. “Member of the University community” includes any person who is a student, faculty/staff member, or 85

employee of the University or such person’s guest. In unclear situations, a person’s status in a particular 86 situation shall be determined by the Dean of Student Life. 87

X. “Organization” means a number of persons who have complied with University requirements for 88 registration. 89

Z. “Overflow” shall mean any housing unit under Housing and Dining Services that has not been 90 previously defined and that falls within the jurisdiction of the Housing and Dining Services Boards. 91

AA. “Preponderance of evidence” shall mean evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than 92 the evidence which is offered in opposition to it. 93

BB. “Policy” is defined as the written regulations of the University as found in, but not limited to, the 94 Conduct Code, Housing Policy, Graduate/Undergraduate Catalogs, Faculty Handbook, and the 95 University Campus Directory. 96

CC. “Prior violation” refers to any instance where a respondent in a complaint hearing has been found in 97 violation by a University judicial body, faculty or staff for nonacademic conduct prior to the date of the 98 hearing. 99

DD. “Range of Sanctions” is defined as the range between a written warning and a recommendation to the 100 University President for removal from the University. 101

EE. “Policy” is defined as the written regulations of the University as found in, but not limited to, the 102 Conduct Code, Housing Policy, Graduate/Undergraduate Catalogs, Faculty Handbook, and the 103 University Campus Directory. 104

FF. “Relevant evidence” is defined as any evidence that is substantive enough to affect the outcome of a 105 judicial process. 106

GG. “Residence Hall” is defined as Boyd, Putnam, Van Zile, Moore, Haymaker, Ford, West, Smurthwaite, 107 Goodnow, and Marlatt. 108

HH. “Respondent” shall refer to the student(s) against whom an allegation(s) of Conduct Code, Housing 109 Policy violation(s) has been made. 110

II. “Reckless” means conduct that one knows or should know would reasonably create a substantial risk of 111 harm to a person or property, or that would be likely to result in interference with University or 112 University-sponsored activities. 113

JJ. “Shall” is used in the imperative sense. 114 KK. “Standard Typed Page” shall mean a single 8.5”x11” page typed with 12 point DPI Times New Roman 115

font, with one-inch margins, and that is double-spaced. 116 LL. “Strong Complex” is defined as the area containing Boyd, Putnam and Van Zile residence halls. These 117

three halls will be considered a single unit for judicial proceedings. 118 MM. “Student” includes any person enrolled, or who has demonstrated an intention to enroll, in any course at 119

Kansas State University, to pursue undergraduate, graduate, or professional studies or any person 120 who resides in a University housing unit. 121

NN. “University” means Kansas State University. 122 OO. “University premises” includes all land, buildings, facilities, and other property owned, used, or 123

controlled by the University. 124 PP. “University-sponsored activity” means any activity, on or off campus, that is University-authorized and 125

supervised by a faculty/staff member or organization advisor, or for which students receive academic 126 credit from the University. 127

QQ. “Weapon” shall mean any object or substance designed to inflict a wound, cause injury or incapacitate, 128 or create reasonable fear of harm, including but not limited to, all firearms, pellet guns, switchblades, 129 and knives with blades five or more inches in length, martial arts weapons, potato guns, and substances 130 such as explosives, dangerous chemicals and poisons. 131

132 Section. 2. Jurisdiction. 133 A. Generally, University jurisdiction to adjudicate complaints and to impose sanctions under this code 134

shall be limited to misconduct that occurs on University premises or behavior which intentionally or 135 recklessly interferes with the operation of the University or with University-sponsored activities, 136 including, but not limited to, studying, teaching, research, University administration, fire, police, or 137 emergency services. 138

B. Allegations of misconduct believed to constitute discrimination, including harassment as described and 139 defined in the “Policy Prohibiting Sexual Harassment,” and “Policy Prohibiting Racial and/or Ethnic 140 Harassment” should be referred to the Affirmative Action Office or the Office of Student Life. 141 Allegations of assault covered under the “Policy Prohibiting Sexual Violence” should be referred to the 142 Office of Student Life. 143

144 Section. 3. Conduct Code-Rules and Regulations. 145 A. The following described behaviors constitute misconduct in which disciplinary sanctions will be 146

imposed. 147 1. Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to the following: 148 a. Furnishing false information to any University official, faculty/staff member, or office. 149 b. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any University document, record, or instrument of identification. 150 c. Tampering with the election of any organization or student governing body. 151 2. Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings, other 152

University activities, including its public-service functions on or off campus, or other authorized non-153 University activities. 154

3. Conduct that threatens or endangers the mental or physical health or safety of any person, including, but 155 not limited to, physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, and coercion. 156

4. Attempted or actual theft of, or damage to property. 157 5. Hazing, which is defined as an act which endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student, 158

or which destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation, admission into, 159

affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a group or organization. Consent by the 160 person hazed shall be no defense to the hazing. 161

6. Telephone or Internet harassment, which shall include: 162 a. Making calls containing lewd or obscene remarks. 163 b. Making calls intended to harass or harm whether or not conversation ensues. 164 c. Making the telephone ring repeatedly with intent to harass or harm. 165 d. Making repeated calls in which conversation ensues solely to harass or harm. 166 e. Sending text, picture or video messages with intent to harass or harm. 167 f. Sending text, picture, video, or audio messages over electronic forums, including, but not limited to, 168

social media websites, instant messenger or chat services, message boards or any other electronic format 169 with intent to harass or harm 170

7. Failure to comply with directions of University faculty, staff, or law enforcement officers acting in 171 performance of their duties or failure to identify oneself to these persons when requested to do so. 172

8. Unauthorized possession, duplication or use of keys, or other devices that provide access to any 173 University premises or services. 174

9. Unauthorized presence in or use of University premises, facilities, or property. 175 10. Violation of University policies, rules, or regulations. 176 11. Violation of federal, state or local law. 177 12. Unauthorized distribution, use or possession of a controlled substance (as described in Chapter 65, 178

Article 41 of Kansas Statutes Annotated on University premises) on University premises or at 179 University-sponsored activities. 180

13. Unlawful use, possession or distribution of alcoholic beverages or violation of the University’s Alcohol 181 and Cereal Malt Beverage Policy. 182

14. Possession or use of firearms, explosives, weapons, or dangerous chemicals on University premises or at 183 a University-sponsored activity or any other violation of the University’s Weapons Policy. 184

15. Intentionally initiating or causing to be initiated, any false report, warning or threat of fire, explosion or 185 other emergency on University premises or at a University sponsored activity. 186

16. Participation in a campus demonstration which unreasonably disrupts the normal operations of the 187 University and infringes on the rights of other members of the University community; inciting others to 188 disrupt scheduled and/or normal activities within any campus building or area; intentional obstruction 189 which unreasonably interferes with freedom of movement, either pedestrian or vehicular, on 190 campus. 191

17. Intentionally interfering with the freedom of expression of others on University premises or at a 192 University-sponsored activity. 193

18. Conduct that is disorderly, lewd, or indecent; breach of peace; or aiding, abetting or procuring another 194 person to breach the peace on University premises or at University-sponsored activities. 195

19. Any violation of the stated “KSU Information Technology Usage Policies.” 196 20. Abuse of the SGA Judicial Program, including but not limited to: 197 a. Falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information. 198 b. Disruption or interference with the orderly conduct of a judicial proceeding. 199 c. Knowingly initiating a complaint without cause. 200 d. Attempting to discourage an individual’s proper participation in, or use of, the judicial system. 201 e. Attempting to influence the impartiality of a member of a judicial board prior to, or during the course 202

of, the judicial proceeding. 203 f. Verbal, written, phone, or physical harassment, and/or intimidation of a member of a judicial board. 204 g. Failure to comply with the sanction(s) imposed under this Code. 205 h. Influencing or attempting to influence another person to commit an abuse of the judicial program. 206 21. Any illegal or unauthorized taking, selling, or distribution of class notes. 207 208 Section. 4. Violation of Law and University Discipline. 209 If a violation of a law which also would be a violation of the Conduct Code is alleged, proceedings 210

under the Judicial Code may go forward against an offender who is subject to criminal prosecution. 211 212

Section. 5. Duties of Attorney General and Judicial Boards. 213 A. Duties of SGA Attorney General. 214 1. Serve as a designee of the Dean of Student Life in receiving and disposing of complaints according to 215

this judicial code, except complaints to the Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards. 216 2. Appoint judicial board members, in consultation with the Student Body President, when no other 217

appointment process is provided. 218 3. Appoint ad hoc boards when deemed necessary. 219 4. Supervise the administration of the judicial program, train judicial branch members in their duties, and 220

advise students on matters of judicial policy. 221 5. Recommend changes in jurisdiction, procedures, judicial board organization and other judicial matters. 222 6. Advise students and judicial boards as to their rights and responsibilities in disputes and identify 223

resources if such guidance is requested. 224 7. Serve as complainant in those cases involving University property or policy or when such action is in the 225

interest of the University. 226 8. Appoint, with consideration of any nominations provided by the President of the Association of 227

Residence Halls, a Residence Life Assistant Attorney General to oversee the Housing and Dining 228 Services Judicial Boards. 229

9. Train all available judicial branch members in their duties and responsibilities when needed or at the 230 request of Housing and Dining Services or the Office of Student Life. 231

B. Duties of Judicial Executive Council. 232 1. Serve as designee of the Attorney General when deemed necessary. 233 2. Aid the Attorney General in training members of the judicial branch and prepare and distribute 234

pamphlets and materials explaining the SGA judicial program to members of the University community. 235 3. Provide information and forms to judicial boards necessary for their administration. 236 4. Act as a forum for communication between Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards, Student 237

Tribunal, Student Review Board, Parking Citations Appeals Board, Residence Hall Assistant Attorney 238 General, the Attorney General and the Judicial Advisor. 239

5. The Council shall be required to meet at least once each semester to discuss current issues within the 240 individual boards and overall concerns of the judicial branch, not including training. 241

6. Shall prepare an annual report for SGA regarding the state of the Judicial Branch. This report shall be 242 completed and submitted to the SGA Student Senate by the first Student Senate meeting in 243 March. 244

7. Shall serve, with the exception of the Attorney General and the Dean of Students or designee, as an ad 245 hoc board if the Student Tribunal is unable to meet quorum in an interpretation hearing. 246

C. Duties of Student Tribunal. 247 1. Interpret the KSU SGA Constitution, By-Laws and legislation, upon written request by the Student Body 248

President, Chair Speaker of Student Senate or by presentation of a petition signed by 50 members a 249 number of members of the student body that shall be equal to, or greater than, 5% of the total votes cast 250 in the most recent SGA general election for the SGA President and Vice President. This number shall be 251 rounded up to the nearest whole number, if necessary. of the KSU SGA. The interpretation should be (in 252 the order of priority): 253

a. Based primarily on the common understanding of the words and phrases. 254 b. Logically consistent with the remainder of the document. 255 c. Consistent with prior interpretations. 256 d. In the best interest of the members of the KSU SGA. 257 2. Try all bills of impeachment passed by Student Senate, with the exception of judicial boards. 258 3. Hear appeals of decisions from the Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards, Ad Hoc Boards, SGA 259

Elections Review Committee, SGA Elections Commissioner, and Student Review Board, with the 260 authority to modify or overturn the decisions of such persons or bodies. 261

4. Hear in the first instance disciplinary cases involving special circumstances or situations for which 262 jurisdiction is not otherwise described. These cases shall be assigned by the Attorney General or 263 designee upon consultation with the Dean of Student Life or designee. 264

5. Consider appeals of decisions originating under the Policy Prohibiting Sexual Harassment, Policy 265

Prohibiting Sexual Violence, and Policy Prohibiting Racial and/or Ethnic Harassment when appeal 266 beyond the administrative process is desired. 267

6. Hear appeals from any committee created according to the legislative powers granted in Article V of the 268 KSU SGA Constitution when legislation specifies such an appeal. 269

7. Consider appeals of parking privilege revocations issued by KSU Parking Services. 270 D. Duties of Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards. 271 1. Shall hear all cases involving alleged violations of the Conduct Code, and Housing Policy that occur on 272

the premises and surrounding areas of any University housing unit. 273 2. Shall assemble independent judicial boards from each residence hall or Strong Complex for judicial 274

proceedings. 275 E. Duties of Student Review Board. 276 1. Hear cases involving alleged violations of the Conduct Code occurring on campus or at off-campus 277

University-sponsored event. 278 2. Hear noncompliance complaints arising under Section 3.A.20.g of this code at the request of the 279

originating judicial board or judicial officer. 280 F. Duties of Parking Citation Appeals Board. 281 1. Consider all appeals of Kansas State University Parking Services parking citations. 282 G. Duties of Judicial Advisor. 283 1. The Dean of Student Life or designee shall serve as the Judicial Advisor. 284 2. The Judicial Advisor shall advise the Attorney General, Judicial Council, Student Tribunal, Student 285

Review Board and Ad Hoc Boards in the disposition of complaints and conduct of hearings. 286 3. The Judicial Advisor shall maintain records of Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards, Student 287

Tribunal, Ad Hoc Boards and Student Review Board hearings. 288 4. The Director of Housing or designee(s) shall advise Chief Justices of Housing and Dining Services 289

Judicial Boards. 290 5. The Judicial Advisor shall direct SGA in the review and revision of the Judicial Code in five year cycles. 291 6. The Judicial Advisor shall advise the Attorney General in the development and delivery of judicial 292

training, programs, handbooks and related materials. 293 7. The Judicial Advisor shall serve as a designee of the Dean when necessary. 294 8. The Director of Parking Services or designee shall serve as the advisor to Parking Citation Appeals 295

Board in the disposition of complaints and conduct of hearings. 296 H. Duties of the Residence Life Assistant Attorney General. 297 1. Work with the Attorney General to oversee the Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards. 298 2. Assist the Attorney General in the training of Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board Members. 299 3. Provide clarification to the Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board Members in matters concerning 300

the Judicial Code, SGA Constitution and By-Laws, and Housing policies. 301 4. Meet regularly with the Attorney General to notify of any actions taken in the course of his/her duties 302

and seek advisement for the handing of current or upcoming issues. 303 5. Meet regularly with a designee of the Residence Life program for advising in his/her duties and actions. 304 6. Perform any other duties assigned by the Attorney General seen as pertinent to the Housing and Dining 305

Services Judicial Boards. 306 307 Section. 6. Resolution of Complaints. 308 A. A complaint may be dropped at any time by the complainant. If the complainant wishes to drop the 309

complaint they must notify in writing the Attorney General or Residence Life Coordinator and the 310 presiding Chief Justice in the case of residence hall complaints. 311

B. Conflict Resolution. 312 1. A student may request a meeting with the Dean, Director or designee to address any alleged violation of 313

the Conduct Code. If deemed appropriate, the Attorney General, Dean, Director or designee may 314 recommend conflict resolution in lieu of an administrative hearing and/or a Judicial Board hearing. Both 315 parties must agree to the alternative resolution of a complaint. 316

2. Conflict Resolution will typically involve the following process: 317 a. A facilitator explains the conflict resolution process to the parties and selects the most appropriate 318

method. 319 b. The process will begin by the signing of a Conflict Resolution Agreement. The Agreement will include: 320 i. Ground rules established. 321 ii. Statement of the issue(s). 322 iii. Definition of the issue(s). 323 iv. Signature of both parties. 324 c. Each party informs the facilitator of relevant facts in support of the party’s complaint or defense. The 325

facilitator may ask questions of each party. 326 d. The facilitator invites the parties to discuss the facts. 327 e. The facilitator identifies common points of interest and assists the parties in reaching a resolution of the 328

dispute. 329 f. If a resolution is achieved by agreement of the parties, the facilitator may cause the resolution to be 330

written and signed by the parties. 331 3. If the parties can not agree to a resolution through mediation, the complaint must be referred to the 332

Attorney General for disposition. 333 C. Administrative Hearing. 334 1. An Administrative Hearing is may be granted at the request of the respondent. The Dean, Director, or 335

designee, as well as the respondent, must agree to an administrative hearing. If an agreement is not met, 336 the complaint must be referred to the Attorney General or Judicial Process for disposition. 337

2. A complainant or respondent may request a meeting with the Dean, Director, or designee to address any 338 alleged violation of the Conduct Code. 339

3. The process will begin by signing an Administrative Hearing Agreement. The agreement will include: 340 a. Statement giving up the right of a hearing through the SGA judicial program. 341 b. Copy of written complaint. 342 c. Name of witnesses or other parties who are present. 343 d. Copies of additional evidence provided. 344 e. Signature of the respondent and the Dean, Director, or designee. 345 4. After being fairly and fully informed of the facts from the parties, the Dean, Director, or designee shall 346

issue finding of fact and impose sanctions, if any. The decision of the Dean's designee may be appealed 347 to the Associate Dean of Student Life. A decision made by the Dean may not be appealed. For cases 348 within Housing and Dining Services, appeals shall be directed towards the Director of Housing and 349 Dining or designee. An appeal may be granted if evidence if provided of a failure to provide the 350 respondent with a fundamentally fair process or if new relevant evidence is provided. 351

5. The decision will be reached by the Dean, Director, or designee, documented and copied for each party. 352 The decision shall include: 353

a. Resolution made. 354 b. Disposition of alleged allegation(s). 355 c. Right to appeal. 356 6. Both parties shall be notified within 48 hours from the time a decision is made by a process in which 357

delivery is certified. 358 D. Judicial Board Hearing. 359 1. Educational Conferences. 360 a. Educational Conferences may be held before and/or after a written complaint has been filed 361 b. All complaints filed in the residence halls or Jardine may result in an educational conference which may 362

include the appropriate Residence Life Coordinator or designee, member of a Housing and Dining 363 Services Judicial Board, the complainant and/or respondent. 364

i. It may be determined at the educational conference that a conflict of interest exists, in which case the 365 complaint may be referred to a Judicial Process for adjudication. 366

ii. A resolution of the complaint, as specified in Section 6. of the KSU SGA By-Laws, may occur at the 367 educational conference. 368

iii. During an educational conference, a judicial officer may give the respondent the option to resolve the 369 complaint through a Judicial Process. 370

2. Complaints. 371

a. Any member of the University community may file a written complaint against a student. 372 i. For adjudication under this code, a Judicial Complaint Form must be submitted in writing to the 373

Attorney General in the Office of Student Activities and Services. The complaint must be received, 374 signed, and dated to be valid. 375

ii. Alleged violations of Housing policies or alleged violations of the Conduct Code that occur in a 376 residence hall, dining facility, Jardine or surrounding property shall be submitted in writing to the 377 appropriate Residence Life Coordinator or designee. 378

b. Complaints must be submitted no later than twenty class days after the alleged misconduct occurs or is 379 discovered. 380

c. The complaint shall be completed on a Judicial Complaint Form and must include the following 381 information: 382

i. The complainant’s name, address and telephone number. 383 ii. The name of the person who allegedly committed the violation. 384 iii. The facts of the alleged violation, including the time, date, location and description of specific conduct. 385 iv. The provision of the Conduct Code or Housing Policy alleged to be violated. 386 v. The complainant’s signature and date. 387 vi. For residence hall/Jardine complaints a copy of any additional relevant and pertinent information related 388

to the complaint must be attached. 389 d. Receipt of the complaint must be certified in writing by the Attorney General or designee. 390 3. Notice of Hearing. 391 a. Upon receipt of a complaint the Attorney General, or in cases involving residence hall/Jardine 392

complaints the appropriate Residence Life Coordinator or designee, shall assign the complaint to an 393 appropriate judicial board for hearing and set a date for the hearing. 394

b. Within tend class days, the Attorney General or in the case of residence hall/Jardine complaints, the 395 Chief Justice, shall schedule a date, time and location for the hearing. Hearings will be scheduled such 396 that complaints can be heard in the most expedient manner possible. The reasonableness of this time 397 frame shall be determined by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Dean or designee. 398

c. The Attorney General, or the Chief Justice in Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board cases, shall 399 notify the complainant and respondent in writing that a complaint has been received and that a hearing 400 has been scheduled. This written Notice of Primary Hearing shall include the flowing information: 401

i. A copy of the complaint and any additional relevant information. 402 ii. The time, date and location of the hearing. 403 iii. The right of the respondent to present information in response to the complaint, and any personal 404

circumstances that may affect possible sanctions. 405 iv. A copy of this Judicial Code, or in Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board cases, the Housing 406

Policy alleged to be violated. 407 d. In a case with more than one respondent, any respondent may request a separate hearing. 408 e. All notices will be delivered personally or in a manner by which receipt can be certified. 409 f. Following receipt of such notice, either the complainant or respondent may make a written request for 410

postponement of the hearing for good cause shown. The Attorney General or designee, or in Housing 411 and Dining Services Judicial Board cases, the Chief Justice may grant or deny a request that the 412 hearing be postponed. 413

E. Non-compliance complaints arising under Section 3.A.20.g of this code. 414 1. Any first-instance non-compliance complaints shall be referred back to the original judicial officer or 415

judicial board for adjudication. The original hearing officer or judicial board has the option to refer 416 the complaint to the Student Review Board for adjudication. 417

2. Repeat instances of non-compliance complaints shall be referred to the Student Review Board for 418 adjudication. 419

420 Section. 7. Hearing Procedures. 421 A. Conduct of Primary Hearing. 422 1. Attendance at the hearing shall be: 423 a. For Student Review Board, Student Tribunal, and ad hoc boards, restricted to the judicial board, Judicial 424

Advisor, the respondent, complainant, appellant, witnesses and an advisor who may be an attorney but 425 does not have speaking privileges. 426

b. Any respondent or complainant who plans to have an attorney serve as their advisor, must notify the 427 Chair of the hearing board no later than 48 hours prior to the hearing so that all parties, including the 428 University, may also have counsel present. Failure to notify the hearing board within the appropriate 429 time frame may result in having the individual find an alternative advisor that is not an attorney and/or 430 may serve as cause for immediate postponement of the hearing at the discretion of the Chair or Attorney 431 General. 432

c. For Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board, restricted to a minimum of four and a maximum of six 433 Associate Justices, the Chief Justice who shall chair the hearings, the complainant, respondent, any 434 witnesses called by any of the preceding parties, an advisor who may be an attorney but does not have 435 speaking privileges, and a Residence Life Coordinator or Assistant Residence Life Coordinator or 436 designee who shall serve as advisor. The majority of the panel’s membership must come from the 437 residence hall or Strong Complex in which the complaint originated. Exceptions to this must be 438 approved by the Attorney General before starting the hearing. 439

d. Student Review Board, Student Tribunal, and ad hoc boards hearing a complaint shall be attended by at 440 least two-thirds of its membership. If a sufficient number of members are not present, their hearing will 441 be postponed for a time not to exceed 10 class days. The Attorney General may assemble an Ad Hoc 442 Judicial Board if a quorum cannot be achieved. 443

2. All information regarding the case shall be kept confidential, subject to applicable law and University 444 policies. The evidentiary phase of the hearing may be closed unless the respondent specifically requests 445 that the hearing be open. If necessary to preserve the confidentiality of the students involved, the Chair 446 may deny the respondent’s request for an open hearing. 447

3. The complainant shall have the burden of proving the allegations by a preponderance of the evidence. 448 4. All procedural questions are subject to the final decision of the Chair of the judicial board. 449 5. The complainant, the respondent, and the judicial board, in that order, may present witnesses, subject to 450

the right of cross examination by the judicial board, complainant and respondent. 451 6. Pertinent records, exhibits and written statements may be accepted as evidence for consideration by a 452

judicial board at the discretion of the Chair. 453 7. No person shall be compelled to provide testimony which may be prejudicial to himself/herself. 454 8. Written or oral statements of persons not present at the hearing shall not be admissible, except under 455

extraordinary circumstances when the reliability of the statements can be demonstrated and as permitted 456 by the Dean of Student Life or designee. 457

a. To determine admissibility of such written or oral statements, the Chair may question the party offering 458 the evidence before admitting or excluding it. 459

b. If the circumstances are not extraordinary and the evidence is excluded, the Chair shall state that the 460 evidence is not to be considered because the person(s) making the statement is not present for 461 questioning and the reliability of the evidence is questionable. 462

9. No student may be found to have violated the Conduct Code or Residence Housing Policy solely 463 because the student failed to appear before a judicial board. In all cases, the evidence in support of the 464 charges shall be presented and considered. 465

10. Conflict of interest shall preclude any person from sitting in judgment upon the respondent. The Chair 466 shall ask if any person sitting in judgment has any prior information on the allegations that would cause 467 bias. Conflicts include, but are not limited to, sitting in judgment: 468

a. After investigating the case against the respondent. 469 b. When serving as a witness. 470 c. When acting as a complainant. In such cases, the Chair may refer the case to another judicial board. 471 11. There shall be a tape recording of all hearings. The record shall be the property of the University. 472 12. The following order of procedure shall be used at the hearing: 473 a. The Chair shall state the allegations against the respondent. 474 b. The respondent shall admit or deny the allegations. 475 c. If the respondent denies the allegations, the following order of procedures shall be used: 476 i. The complainant shall present only relevant evidence and may call witnesses. 477

ii. The respondent and members of the judicial board, in that order, may examine all physical evidence 478 presented and may question the complainant and all witnesses. 479

iii. The respondent may present evidence and call witnesses; however, the respondent shall not be 480 compelled to provide testimony which may be prejudicial to himself/herself, and failure to testify shall 481 not be evidence of guilt. 482

iv. The complainant and members of the judicial board, in that order, may question the respondent’s 483 witnesses and may question the respondent. 484

v. Members of the judicial board may again question the complainant, respondent and witnesses to clarify 485 discrepancies. 486

vi. The complainant and respondent, in that order, may make concluding statements. 487 vii. The Chair shall state the procedure for notice of the decision and the procedure for appeal pursuant to 488

Section 9. 489 viii. The judicial board shall meet in closed session in order to deliberate on the proof of the allegations. The 490

decision shall be based solely on the evidence presented at the hearing. 491 ix. Following discussion, the judicial board shall resume open session in order to determine, by majority 492

vote, whether the complainant has shown by a preponderance of the evidence, that the respondent 493 violated each identified section of the Conduct Code or Housing Policy. The Chair shall vote only in the 494 event of a tie. 495

d. If the allegations are supported by a preponderance of evidence, or if the respondent admits to the 496 alleged violations, the judicial board shall: 497

i. Inform the respondent of the range of sanctions and allow the respondent to present evidence of: 498 (a) Any personal circumstances tending to explain and justify his/her actions. 499 (b) Any personal circumstances relevant to the range of sanctions, such as the effect that various 500

sanctions might have upon the respondent; and 501 ii. After hearing such evidence 502 (a) Consult with the Judicial Advisor, who shall provide information of prior violations of the Conduct 503

Code or Housing Policy by the student. 504 (b) Determine the sanction against the respondent. 505 13. Violations of Housing and Dining Services contract terms may also be adjudicated by the Director. 506 507 Section. 8. Sanctions 508 A. Any single or combination of the following sanctions may be imposed upon any student found to have 509

violated the Conduct Code or other policy: 510 1. Warning: notice in writing to the student identifying the violation of University policy. 511 2. Probation: written reprimand for violation of specified policies. Probation is for a specified period of 512

time and includes the probability of more severe disciplinary sanctions if the student is found to be 513 violating University policy during the probationary period. 514

3. Loss of Privileges: denial of specified privileges for a designated period of time, including the non-515 release of academic records. 516

4. Restitution: compensation for loss, damage or injury. This may take the form of appropriate services 517 and/or monetary or material replacement. 518

5. Discretionary Sanctions: work assignments, service to the University or other related discretionary 519 assignments. 520

6. Residence Hall/Jardine Suspension: recommendation to the Director for separation of the student from 521 the residence halls or Jardine for a definite period of time, after which the student is eligible to return. 522 Conditions for readmission may be specified. 523

7. The Dean or designee may impose a University or residence hall/Jardine suspension prior to the hearing 524 before a judicial body. 525

a. Interim suspension may be imposed: 526 i. To ensure the safety and well-being of members of the University community or preservation of 527

University property. 528 ii. To ensure the respondent’s own physical or emotional safety and well-being. 529 iii. If the respondent poses a definite threat of disruption of or interference with the normal operations of the 530

University. 531 b. During the interim suspension, the respondent may be denied access to the residence halls or to the 532

campus, including classes, or all other University activities or privileges for which the student might 533 otherwise be eligible, as the University President or Dean may determine to be 534

appropriate. 535 8. Residence Hall/Jardine Expulsion: recommendation to the Director for permanent separation of the 536

student from the residence halls or Jardine. 537 9. University Suspension: recommendation to the University President of separation of the student from the 538

University for a definite period of time, after which the student is eligible to return. Conditions for 539 readmission may be specified. 540

10. University Expulsion: recommendation to the University President of permanent separation of the 541 student from the University. 542

11. The following sanctions may be imposed upon registered organizations: 543 a. Those sanctions listed previously. 544 b. Revocation of Registration: loss of all privileges, including University recognition, for a specified period 545

of time. 546 12. In each case in which a judicial board determines that a student has violated the Conduct Code or 547

Housing Policy the sanction(s) shall be determined and imposed by the judicial board. The sanction(s) 548 shall not be based upon evidence of prior violations, but based upon the determined violation only, 549 except where the prior violation established a pattern of related acts. 550

13. University expulsion shall be made part of the student’s permanent academic record. 551 14. All other sanctions shall become a part of the student’s confidential record. 552 B. Notice of Decision. 553 1. The hearing board shall notify both the respondent and the complainant in writing within forty- eight 554

hours after the decision, stating the decision, the rationale for the decision, any sanctions imposed, and 555 the rules and procedures for exercising the right to appeal. 556

2. The decision will be served in person or by process in which receipt is certified. 557 558 Section. 9. Appeals. 559 A. Any decision reached through a primary judicial board hearing may be appealed by the complainant or 560

respondent to Student Tribunal. A Written Appeal Request Form shall be completed and filed with the 561 Attorney General by 5:00 PM, within three class days following written notification of the decision to 562 the primary hearing’s respondent and complainant. A maximum of three additional class days may be 563 granted at the discretion of Attorney General if warranted by unusual circumstances. 564

B. Initially, an appeal shall be limited to review of the verbatim record of the previous hearing and 565 supporting documents for one or more of the following purposes: 566

1. The hearing board failed to provide a fundamentally fair process, including 567 a. Defective notice. 568 b. Failure to follow written procedures and rules as outlined in this code. 569 c. Lack of substantial evidence to support a finding of violation, substantial evidence being such evidence 570

that a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion, and/or 571 2. The hearing board reached a decision in an unjust manner, including but not limited to the presence of 572 a. Bias. 573 b. Unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious action. 574 c. Discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, physical ability, national origin, sexual 575

orientation or ancestry. 576 3. The hearing board denied the student’s SGA constitutional rights. 577 4. The sanction is not to commensurate with the violation found. 578 5. The hearing board lacked jurisdiction. 579 C. Evidence not presented in the original hearing may not be considered on appeal unless such evidence 580

was not known nor could be discovered by the person requesting such evidence to be considered on 581 appeal. The Chancellor shall have the discretion to decline to accept evidence that was not presented at 582 a prior proceeding. If new evidence is accepted, both parties shall be notified of such evidence and have 583

the opportunity to respond to it. 584 D. The Appeal Request Form shall include the following information: 585 1. The name of the person making the appeal. 586 2. The body whose decision is being appealed. 587 3. The date on which the decision of that body was given. 588 4. The grounds on which the case is being appealed, supported by specific facts. 589 E. For an Appeal Request to be granted, it must be filed according to Section 9.A.&B. of this Code, and 590

receipt of the request must be certified. With appeals involving decisions where sanctions of dismissal or 591 expulsion are imposed, a hearing will automatically be granted. 592

F. The Chancellor shall forward a copy of the Appeal Request Form to the appellant, respondent, and the 593 Chair of the prior hearing board within five class days of receipt. The Chancellor shall also inform the 594 appellant, respondent, and primary hearing Chief Justice, of the right to respond in writing within five 595 class days of receipt of the Appeal Request Form, unless an extension is obtained by the Attorney 596 General. 597

G. Within ten class days of receipt of the complaint, the Attorney General shall schedule a date, time and 598 location for the appeal before Student Tribunal, or the appropriate appellate board. Appeals will be 599 scheduled such that they can be heard in the most expedient manner possible. The reasonableness of this 600 time frame shall be determined by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Dean or designee. 601

H. Because the appeal hearing shall be based on the primary hearing record , the Chancellor may determine 602 that it is not necessary for the appellant, respondent and witnesses to be present. The Chancellor may 603 request the presence of appellant, respondent, and any witnesses if deemed necessary. 604

I. The record for the appeal shall include: 605 1. The recording of the primary hearing board’s hearing. 606 2. The Judicial Complaint Form, Notice of Primary Hearing, Notice of Decision, and any other documents 607

or physical evidence relating to the case. 608 3. The Appeal Request Form. 609 4. Any written responses to the Appeal Request Form submitted by the respondent. 610 5. Any written explanation or response submitted by the primary hearing board. 611 6. Records of prior violations of Conduct Code or Housing Policy for the primary hearing’s respondent. 612 J. The appeal shall be attended by at least two-thirds of the members of appellate board. If a quorum is not 613

present, the hearing shall be postponed for a time not to exceed 10 class days. Additional days may be 614 granted at the discretion of the Attorney General. 615

K. There shall be a tape recording of all appeal hearings. The record shall be the property of the University. 616 L. No person shall be compelled to provide testimony which may be prejudicial to himself/herself, and 617

failure to testify shall not be evidence that the allegations are true. 618 M. The appeal shall be restricted to the appellate board, the Attorney General, and the Judicial Advisor, 619

unless otherwise determined. All information regarding the case shall be kept confidential, subject to 620 applicable law and University policies. In the case of a full hearing with appellant, respondent, and any 621 witnesses present, the evidentiary phase of the hearing may be closed unless the respondent requests 622 that the hearing be open, or in cases where there is an overriding interest to the University community. In 623 such cases, a determination shall be made by the Attorney General in consultation with the Dean of 624 Student Life or designee. 625

N. The following order of procedure shall be used at the appeal: 626 1. The Chair shall distribute copies of the written record to members of the board, who shall read, study 627

and discuss such documents. 628 2. The Chair shall read the grounds for appeal. 629 3. Members of the board may listen to the recording of the primary hearing. 630 4. The board shall decide whether additional testimony is necessary and if so, the Chair shall continue the 631

appeal on a date no more than ten class days and no less than two class days. The Chair shall notify the 632 appellant and respondent of the time, location, and date of the appeal hearing, the issues to be addressed 633 and the following rights: 634

a. If either party is to be present at the appeal or if either party is permitted to call witnesses, the other party 635 shall have the same rights. 636

b. The parties shall have the right to have an advisor present who may be an attorney but shall not have 637 speaking privileges. Any appellant or respondent who plan to have an attorney serve as their advisor, 638 must notify the Chair of the hearing board no later than 48 hours prior to the hearing so that all parties, 639 including the university, may also have counsel present. Failure to notify the hearing board within the 640 appropriate time frame may result in having the individual find an alternate advisor that is not an 641 attorney and/or may serve as cause for immediate postponement of hearing at the discretion of the Chair 642 or Attorney General. 643

O. The following order of procedure shall be used when the appeal resumes: 644 1. The Chair shall state the issues to be resolved at the appeal. 645 2. The appellant shall present only relevant evidence and may call witnesses; however, the appellant may 646

not be compelled to provide testimony which may be prejudicial to himself/herself and failure to testify 647 shall not be evidence of guilt. 648

3. The respondent and appellate board, in that order, may examine all physical evidence presented and may 649 cross examine the appellant and all witnesses. 650

4. The respondent shall present only relevant evidence and may call witnesses; however, the respondent 651 may not be compelled to provide testimony which may be prejudicial to himself/herself and failure to 652 testify shall not be evidence of guilt. 653

5. The appellant and board, in that order, may examine all physical evidence presented and may question 654 respondent and all witnesses. 655

6. The appellate board may again question the appellant, the respondent, the complainant and any 656 witnesses. 657

7. The appellant and the respondent, in that order, may make concluding statements. 658 8. The Chair shall state the procedure for notice of the decision and the procedure or appeal of the decision. 659 P. The appellate board shall meet with the Judicial Advisor in closed session to deliberate on the available 660

evidence and information. The decision shall be made when open session resumes and be based solely 661 on the record including additional evidence presented at the appeal hearing. 662

1. If the judicial board finds that the prior board’s decisions are not supported by substantial evidence or 663 that appellant or respondent had been substantially disadvantaged by procedural error, the appellate 664 board shall change or modify the decision of the lower body or refer the case to a lower body for 665 rehearing upon specific instructions. 666

2. The appellate board shall uphold the decision of the lower body. The board shall state in writing, the 667 decision, the reasons supporting the decision and the action to be taken. 668

Q. The decision shall be delivered in person, or through a process by which receipt is certified, to the 669 appellant, respondent, and the judicial board Chair whose decision is being appealed in writing within 670 forty-eight hours of the appeal, review or hearing’s close. The notice shall include the decision, the 671 reasons for the decision, the action to be taken, and the right to appeal to the University President. 672

R. In appeals by students found in violation of the Conduct Code, or Residence Hall or Jardine Policy 673 review of the sanction by an appellate board may not result in more severe sanction(s) for the accused 674 student. 675

S. Written appeal requests of decisions reached by an appellate board must be submitted to the University 676 President by 5:00 p.m. within three class days following notification in writing of the decision. The 677 appeal shall be based solely on the review of the written record. No additional information or 678 documentation shall be presented. Following an appeal, the University President may, upon review of 679 the case, adjust the sanctions imposed by the judicial board or uphold the prior decision. 680

681 Section. 10. Management of Records. 682 A. Records of the Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards, Housing Administrative Resolutions, Ad 683

Hoc Boards, Student Tribunal and Student Review Board proceedings, and records of proceedings 684 brought pursuant to impeachment hearing and interpretations of KSU SGA Constitution, By-Laws, and 685 legislation will be maintained by the Judicial Advisor. 686

B. Records of proceedings of Administrative Hearings shall be maintained by the Dean of Student Life or 687 designee. 688

C. The records of disciplinary proceedings shall be kept confidential and shall be destroyed six years after 689

the final decision is rendered. Records of judicial proceedings shall be released only upon written 690 request to the Dean of Student Life or designee. 691

692 Section. 11. Enforcement. 693 A. Responsibility. 694 1. The responsibility of enforcement of judicial board decisions shall rest with such boards, the Judicial 695

Council and the Dean of Student Life or designee. 696 B. Sanctions. 697 1. Completion date for sanctions shall be given at time of sanctioning. 698 2. The respondent must complete sanctions with proof of the following (as appropriate) to be delivered to 699

the Chief Justice of the board which issued the sanction: 700 a. Copies of completed work. 701 b. Signed statement from supervisor/department in which assignment is completed. 702 c. Proof of completed grade for class. 703 d. Letters to Chief Justice/Attorney General to be forwarded to the appropriate party. 704 3. Failure to comply will result with a complaint being filed against the respondent, pursuant to Section 705

3.A.20 of this Code. 706 4. Students who graduate or leave the university and fail to comply shall: 707 a. Be notified in writing that a hold will be placed on academic records until sanctions are completed. 708 b. The Dean of Student Life or designee, in consultation with the Attorney General, may approve new or 709

comparable sanctions should existing ones not be feasible while classes are not in session or the student 710 is not enrolled. 711

712 Section. 12. Parking Citation Appeals Board. 713 A. All parking citations issued on campus may be appealed for reversal to the Parking Citation Appeals 714

Board within fourteen days of being issued. Appeal forms shall be available at the Department of 715 Parking Services 716

B. The written appeals shall include the following: 717 1. Name of individual requesting the appeal. 718 2. University designated status of the individual: student, faculty/staff, or other. 719 3. Date citation was received. 720 4. Parking citation number. 721 5. Reason for the appeal, including special considerations, records, diagrams, etc. 722 C. Upon receipt of the Appeals Request by Parking Services, 723 1. A copy of the appeal shall be provided for the appellant 724 2. A copy shall be retained by Parking Services. 725 3. Adjudication of appeals 726 a. A copy shall then be assigned to two different Parking Citation Appeals Board members, one of which 727

must be a member of the same University designated category (student or faculty/staff) as the appellant. 728 Appeals from anyone falling outside the categories of student, faculty, or staff shall be distributed 729 randomly. 730

b. Assigned appeal copies shall be placed in the respective board member’s packet, located at the 731 Department of Parking Services. 732

c. Board members shall pick up their packets when notified by parking services, review appeals, make a 733 judgment whether to reverse or affirm the citation, and indicate their reasoning. 734

d. Judgments by Parking Citation Appeals Board members shall be based on the following: 735 i. Violation of a KSU Parking Policy 736 ii. Extenuating circumstances demonstrated by the appellant. 737 e. Following the review and adjudication of all appeals, the packet shall be returned to the Department of 738

Parking Services. 739 f. Parking Services shall match the two copies of each appeal and take the 740 flowing action: 741 i. If judgments match, notice of the decision shall be sent in writing to the appellant. 742

ii. If judgments do not match, the two copies of the appeal shall be held for final review by the two co-743 chairs of the Parking Citation Appeals Board. 744

D. The two co-chairs shall consider the appeal at its next scheduled meeting. At that time they shall review 745 the recorded reasoning of the two board members whose judgments differed. Using that information, 746 they shall discuss the appeal and make a decision. In the event of a tie, the final judgment shall be 747 determined by the Attorney General. 748

1. If the citation is reversed, the matter is settled and no further action shall be taken. 749 2. If the citation is affirmed, the following shall occur: 750 a. Unless new information is present, the appellant shall be required pay the indicated fine within five 751

business days. 752 b. If new information or evidence arises, the appellant has five business days to contact the Department of 753

Parking Services to schedule a hearing time with the Parking Citation Appeals Board co-chairs. In 754 notifying Parking Services, the appellant must provide their full name and citation number to the staff 755 member designated to schedule a hearing. 756

c. A stamped copy of the appeal shall be held by the Department of Parking Services for review by the 757 Parking Citations Appeals Board co-chairs and the Attorney General at the scheduled hearing. 758

E. Procedures for the hearing shall be as follows: 759 1. Failure for the appellant to appear at the scheduled hearing shall result in automatic denial of further 760

review 761 2. The appellant shall be granted ten minutes to state their reasons for pursing further review. 762 3. The co-chairs may then cross-examine the appellant. 763 4. Upon conclusion of the cross-examination, the co-chairs and Attorney General shall deliberate in 764

private and come to a decision with the Attorney General voting only in the event of a tie. 765 5. The appellant shall be recalled and notified of the decision. 766 6. The decision shall be final and no reasoning is required. 767 a. If the review is in the favor of the appellant, the case is settled and the Department of Parking Services 768

shall be notified 769 b. If the review is not in the favor of the appellant, he/she shall be required pay the indicated fine within 770

five business days. 771 772 Section 13. Interpretation of the SGA Constitution, By-Laws or legislation 773 774 A. Any question of interpretation regarding the KSU SGA Constitution, By-Laws or legislation shall be 775

referred to the Student Tribunal for official interpretations. 776 B. A written request for interpretation of legislation must be submitted to the Attorney General within 20 777

class days of the passage of the legislation in question. There will be no time limit imposed on a request 778 for interpretation of the KSU SGA Constitution or By-Laws. This request must be accompanied by: 779

i. A written petition signed by a number of members of the student body that shall be equal to, or greater 780 than, 10% of the total votes cast in the most recent SGA general election for the SGA President and Vice 781 President. This number shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, if necessary. 782

ii. A written brief detailing the specific Constitutional, By-Law or legislative question to be reviewed by the 783 Student Tribunal. This brief is not to exceed five pages in length, unless permission has been granted by 784 the Attorney General or the Chancellor of the Student Tribunal. 785

C. The Attorney General shall notify the Chancellor of the Student Tribunal, Speaker of the Student Senate 786 and the Student Body President within three class days of receiving a valid request for a Constitution, 787 By-Law, or legislation interpretation. The Attorney General shall also inform the Student Senate at the 788 following Senate meeting. 789

D. Any interested parties shall have five class days to submit Amicus Briefs to the Attorney General. 790 E. Within five class days of receipt of the complainant's brief, the Attorney General shall schedule a date, 791

time and location for the interpretation hearing before the Student Tribunal. Interpretation hearings will 792 be scheduled such that they can be heard in the most expedient manner possible. The reasonableness of 793 this time frame shall be determined by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Dean or designee. 794

F. The procedure for an interpretation hearing shall be as follows: 795

a. Prior to the beginning of the hearing: 796 i. Any member of the Tribunal who has special knowledge about the case or a potential bias shall recuse 797

themselves. 798 ii. The Chancellor shall determine if there is a quorum among the members of the Student Tribunal. 799 iii. If a quorum has not been met, then the hearing shall be deferred to the Judicial Executive Council for 800

adjudication. The Judicial Executive Council procedure shall fall under the same hearing constraints as 801 the Student Tribunal. If a quorum of the Judicial Executive Council cannot be met, then the Attorney 802 General shall form an ad hoc board for the hearing. 803

iv. The Chancellor shall distribute copies of the briefs to the members of the Tribunal, who shall read and 804 study the documents. 805

b. The complainant shall be given ten minutes to present relevant evidence to the Student Tribunal. This 806 time shall include opportunities for the members of the Student Tribunal to ask questions. Requests 807 from the Tribunal or the speaker for extra time to make arguments may be considered by the Chancellor. 808

c. Following the Complainant's case in chief, the hearing shall follow the following format: 809 i. The procedure for argument shall involve one person of either positive or negative standing to address 810

the body, followed by a person from the other side. 811 ii. Each speaker shall be allowed five minutes to present arguments. This time will include questioning by 812

the Student Tribunal. Requests from the Tribunal or the speaker for extra time may be considered by 813 the Chancellor of the Student Tribunal. No speaker will be allowed to speak more than once. 814

iii. The Chancellor shall reserve the right to end a speaker's argument if no new evidence is being presented 815 to the Tribunal. 816

iv. Argument shall end when the argument list is exhausted. 817 d. The Complainant shall be given ten minutes to present a closing argument. Requests from the Tribunal 818

or the speaker for extra time may be considered by the Chancellor. 819 i. The Chancellor shall close the hearing. 820 G. The Student Tribunal shall meet with the Dean or designee, the Director of Student Activities or designee 821

and the Attorney General in closed executive session to deliberate on the available evidence and 822 information. The Dean or designee, Director of Student Activities or designee and the Attorney General 823 will not have voting privileges. The decision shall be announced when the Tribunal resumes open 824 session. 825

H. The interpretation should be (in the order of priority): 826 a. Based primarily on the common understanding of the words and phrases. 827 b. Logically consistent with the remainder of the document. 828 c. Consistent with prior interpretations. 829 d. In the best interest of the members of the KSU SGA. 830 I. The Student Tribunal shall notify the complainant, Speaker of the Student Senate and the Student Body 831

President of their interpretation within forty-eight hours of their decision including the rational for their 832 decision. 833

J. The Attorney General shall notify the Student Senate of the Student Tribunal's interpretation by the 834 following Student Senate meeting. 835

836 Section 13. 14. Interpretation and Revision of the Judicial Code. 837 838 A. Any question of interpretation regarding the Judicial Code shall be referred to the Student Tribunal for 839

official interpretations. Any revision to the judicial code shall be reviewed by the Dean of Student 840 Life, or designee, and the Office of General Counsel, for legal approval, prior to submission to 841 Student Senate for approval. Any amendments made by the Student Senate shall not take affect 842 until reviewed by the Dean of Student Life, or designee, and the Office of General Counsel. 843

B.. The Judicial Code and overall functioning of the judicial system, shall be reviewed each academic year 844 ending in a five or a zero under the direction of the Judicial Advisor. 845

1. It is recommended that this person create an ad hoc board consisting of the following individuals for this 846 task: 847

a. The past Attorney General, if possible. 848

b. A past Chief Justice from a Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board, if possible. 849 c. The past Chancellor of Student Tribunal, if possible. 850 d. The Attorney General. 851 e. The Residence Life Assistant Attorney General 852 f. The Chancellor of Student Tribunal. 853 g. A Chief Justice from a Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board, chosen by the Chief Justices. 854 h. The Speaker of Student Senate Chair, or designee. 855 i. The President of the Association of Residence Halls, or designee. 856 j. The Director of Housing and Dining Services or designee. 857 k. The Judicial Advisor. 858 l. The Judicial Advisor to Housing and Dining Judicial Boards. 859 2. The ad hoc board’s purpose shall be to identify any problems within the judicial system, recommend 860

possible solutions for those problems, recommend other possible improvements to the judicial system, 861 and draft revisions of the Judicial Code as it sees fit. Those recommendations shall be reviewed by the 862 Dean of Student Life or designee, and the University Attorneys Office prior to submission to Student 863 Senate for approval. 864

865 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 28, 2011 866

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 59-0-0 867

BILL 11/12/02 FY 2012 ALLOCATION TO COMMUNITY 1 CULTURAL HARMONY WEEK 2 BY: Emilee Taylor 3 4 WHEREAS, Previously an account was established for the purpose of financing Community 5

Cultural Harmony Week; and 6 7 WHEREAS, The performance of this account has been reviewed and the funds available for 8

the current fiscal year have been determined. 9 10 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 11 12 SECTION 1. $1,091.56 shall be allocated for Community Cultural Harmony Week from 13

Foundation Account #C76026, under supervision of the Kansas State University 14 Student Governing Association. 15

16 SECTION 2. All expenditures will be subject to State of Kansas and KSU SGA statutes and 17

guidelines. 18 19 SECTION 3. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, 20

a copy of this bill shall be sent to Community Cultural Harmony Week Co-Chairs 21 Scott Jones and Be Stoney. 22

23 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON AUGUST 30, 2011 24

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-0 25

BILL 11/12/03 FY 2012 ALLOCATION TO 1 SOCIETY FOR APPRECIATION OF 2

BHARATIYA HERITAGE AND ARTS 3 4 BY: Allocations Committee 5 6 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request from Society 7

for Appreciation of Bharatiya Heritage and Arts (SABHA); 8 9 WHEREAS, SABHA will hold a concert by Indian musicians Raghunandan Panshikar, Bharat Kamat, 10

and Niranjan Lele, which will be held in the Kansas State Student Union; 11 12 WHEREAS, The concert will provide students with an opportunity to experience a blend of different 13

musical styles from India; and 14 15 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 16 17

Project 1 – Concert by Raghunandan Panshikar, Bharat Kamat, and Niranjan Lele on 18 October 7, 2011 in the Kansas State Student Union. 19 20

Request Recommendation 21 LSE Fee $2,800.00 $1,850.00 22 Promotions $250.00 $150.00 23 TOTAL $3,050.00 $2,000.00 24 25

BE IT ENACTED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. SABHA shall be allocated $2,000 for the event described. 28 29 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 30

funds shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve NISAFASRSV to 31 the account NISAFAS021 of SABHA. 32

33 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 34

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-0 35

BILL 11/12/04 FY 2011 CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, In accordance with the Kansas State University Student Governing Association 5

Funding Statutes, the Allocations Committee is required to close academic 6 competition team, campus-wide organization, college council, institutional 7 service, multicultural organization, and fine arts council student group accounts 8 on an annual basis that retain unused funds; and 9

10 WHEREAS, The following accounts have remaining funds which are subject to this provision. 11 12 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 13 14 SECTION 1. The amounts listed below shall revert from the individual Academic Competition 15

Team accounts back to the Academic Competition Team Reserve Account 16 NISAACTRSV: 17

18 NISAACT014 Mock Trial Club $983.35 19 NISAACT015 Robotics Design Team $230.00 20 TOTAL: $1,213.35 21 22 SECTION 2. The amounts listed below shall revert from the individual accounts of the 23

respective Campus-Wide Organizations back to the Reserves for Contingencies 24 Account NISACONRSV: 25

26 NISACWO003 Alpha Phi Omega $200.00 27 NISACWO013 Blue Key Honor $400.00 28 NISACWO020 Chi Alpha Fellowship $400.00 29 NISACWO030 Golden Key $100.00 30 NISACWO036 India Student Assoc $66.51 31 NISACWO039 International Coordin Council $1,357.97 32 NISACWO052 Newman Club $100.00 33 NISACWO036 Ordinary Women $979.00 34 NISACWO060 SHAPE $200.15 35 NISACWO063 Wildlife Society $328.02 36 NISACWO084 Japanese Student Association $1,153.19 37 NISACWO094 S.N.A.C. $400.00 38 NISACWO097 Sri Lankan Student Assoc $25.61 39 NISACWO100 Student Alumni Board $300.00 40 NISACWO107 Saudi Club $1,635.00 41 NISACWO116 Athletics Marketing Board $155.00 42 NISACWO117 Collegiate Farm Bureau $700.00 43 NISACWO126 America for an Informed Democracy $150.00 44 NISACWO127 Russian Culture Appreciation $91.83 45 NISACWO128 Fair Trade Advocates $41.00 46

NISACWO132 Sistah 2 Sister $467.00 47 NISACWO136 Objectivist Club $89.00 48 NISACWO137 Hands On Leaders $2,775.00 49 NISACWO142 Ambassadors for Peace $37.75 50 NISACWO143 Columbian Student Association $20.40 51 TOTAL: $12,172.43 52 53 54 SECTION 3. The amount listed below shall revert from the individual college council accounts 55 back to the Reserves for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV: 56 57 NISACCL001 College of Agriculture $3,112.95 58 NISACCL002 College of Architecture, Planning & Design $1,285.54 59 NISACCL003 College of Arts & Sciences $1,831.91 60 NISACCL004 College of Business Administration $662.34 61 NISACCL005 College of Education $413.40 62 NISACCL006 College of Engineering $3,660.86 63 NISACCL007 College of the Graduate School $624.00 64 NISACCL008 College of Human Ecology $1,210.75 65 NISACCL009 College of Veterinary Medicine $1,400.00 66 TOTAL: $14,201.75 67 68 SECTION 4. The amount listed below shall revert from the individual institutional services 69 account back to the Reserves for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV: 70 71 NISAIS0004 Womens Resource Center $29.69 72 TOTAL: $29.69 73 74 SECTION 5. The amounts listed below shall revert from the individual multicultural 75 organizations accounts back to the Reserves for Contingencies Account 76 NISACONRSV: 77 78 NISAMSO002 Black Student Union $1,815.80 79 NISAMSO004 Native American Student Association $159.40 80 TOTAL: $1,975.20 81 82 GRAND TOTAL: $29,592.42 83 84

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON AUGUST 30, 2011 85 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-0 86

BILL 11/12/05 ALLOCATION TO US 1 GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL 2 3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of US Green Building 6

Council; 7 8 WHEREAS, Five members of USGBC are attending Greenbuild, a conference in Toronto, Canada on October 9

4-7, 2011; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees will participate in educational workshops on new and evolving techniques on 12

sustainable designing and building practices; 13 14 WHEREAS, Attendees will meet with industry leaders to spread the name of K-State and gather more 15

information to bring back to their respective colleges and academic colleagues; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 18 19

Project 1 – Greenbuild, Toronto, Canada, and October 4-7, 2011. 20 21

Request Recommendation 22 Registration Fees $1,500.00 $0.00 23 Travel $1,000.00 $500.00 24 TOTAL $2,500.00 $500.00 25 26

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 27 28 SECTION 1. US Green Building Council shall be allocated $500.00 for the event described. 29 30 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 31

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 32 NISACWO109 of US Green Building Council. 33

34 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 35

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 36

BILL 11/12/06 ADDITION OF REGISTRATION FEES 1 TO INELIGIBLE FUNDING ITEMS 2 3 BY: Emilee Taylor 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee is designed to fund events and travel with educational benefit 6

to the Kansas State University Student Body; 7 8 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee, historically, does not fund Registration Fees; 9 10 WHEREAS, Registration fees commonly include giveaways, prizes, and other benefits outlined as 11

non-fundable in the KSU SGA By-Laws and Statutes; and, 12 13 WHEREAS, Eliminating confusion or discontinuity in funding statutes is important to the committees 14

continued success. 15 16 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 17 18 SECTION 1. KSU SGA Statutes Chapter 25 Section F is hereby amended to read: 19 20

F. Limitations 21 1. Number of Requests. Organizations shall be limited to receiving allocations 22 for no more than five (5) projects annually, of which no more than two (2) shall 23 be for travel. 24 2. Services. Funds allocated must be spent on services offered on the University 25 campus whenever these services are available. 26 3. Lecturer Speaker, or Entertainer Fee (LSE Fees). All recipients of LSE Fees 27 are required to complete an LSE Fees information sheet, and a W-9 to receive 28 payment. 29 4. A maximum of sixty percent of the Campus Organizations allocation and a 30 maximum of sixty percent of the College Councils allocation may be used to 31 fund travel. 32 5. Spending Restrictions. Student activity funds allocated by the Allocations 33 Committee may not be spent on any of the following items: 34

a. Food. Food may not be purchased with student activity funds except 35 unless such materials are to be used in an educational experiment. Prior 36 approval from the Treasurer shall be gained before an expenditure for 37 this exception is made. 38 b. Social Events. Student activity funds may not be spent on any 39 materials pertaining to social functions, parties, or banquets, except when 40 the Allocations Committee finds a substantial educational benefit. 41 c. Personal Materials. Student activity funds may not be spent on any 42 personal materials, such as plaques, gifts, awards, flowers, name tags, 43 engravings for specific individuals, photographs, or clothing. 44 d. Wages. Student activity funds may not be spent on wages or 45 compensation of any kind, with the exception of projectionists and 46 security officers as required by a rental facility. 47 e. Recruitment. Student activity funds may not be spent on any trips or 48 events in which recruitment is the sole purpose, except when the 49 Allocations Committee finds substantial educational benefit to the KSU 50 students making the request. 51

f. Registration Fees. Student activity funds may not be spent on registration fees. 52 53

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 54 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 55

BILL 11/12/07 CREATION OF THE UNIVERSITY 1 COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING 2

STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE 3 4

BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Michelle Hill, and Natalie Rauth 5 6 WHEREAS, Members of the 2011-2012 Kansas State University Student Governing Association 7

expressed interest in developing a special committee to assist and collaborate with the 8 Division of Communications and Marketing; 9

10 WHEREAS, Representation and input from students upon all aspects of university operations is vital to the 11

success and general progression of Kansas State University; 12 13 WHEREAS, A special committee with said purpose would be beneficial in providing student feedback and 14

insight on university communications and marketing initiatives; and 15 16 WHEREAS, The creation of a special committee is subject to Student Senate approval. 17 18 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 19 20 SECTION 1. A special committee, University Communications and Marketing Student Advisory 21

Committee, is hereby created with the following purposes: 22 a. Meet with the Vice President for Communications and Marketing and other members 23

of the Division of Communications and Marketing staff. 24 b. Review and discuss current university communications and marketing initiatives. 25 c. Provide comments and feedback on behalf of the interests of the student body. 26 d. Arrange for special presentations to Student Senate by the Division of 27

Communications and Marketing or the committee upon request. 28 29 SECTION 2. The University Communications and Marketing Student Advisory Committee shall be 30

composed of: 31 a. The SGA Executive Public Relations Director who shall chair the committee, selects 32

a vice-chair, and has voting privileges. 33 b. The Student Body Vice President who shall have voting privileges. 34 c. The Chair of the SGA Communications Committee who shall have voting privileges. 35 d. A minimum of twelve students, two representing the Student Senate and ten 36

representing the student body at-large, all of whom shall have voting privileges. 37 38

SECTION 3. The members established within Section 2 shall be jointly appointed to the committee by the 39 Student Body President and the Student Body Vice President and be subject to Student 40 Senate approval. 41

42 SECTION 4. The University Communications and Marketing Student Advisory Committee shall submit a 43

report to the Student Senate at the end of each Student Senate term. 44 45 SECTION 5. The University Communications and Marketing Student Advisory Committee, in fulfilling 46

the purposes listed above, shall incorporate these guiding principles: 47 a. Be committed to treating one another as valued colleagues and seek to engage the 48

perspective of outside voices. 49 b. Work proactively to create an open and welcoming environment conducive to 50

effective discussion in which student input may be easily shared to best serve the 51 Kansas State University community. 52

c. Be committed to working with the Division of Communications and Marketing to 53 adopt unified messages to be shared with students. 54

d. Aim to accurately and efficiently inform student constituents about current university 55 communications and marketing initiatives related to Kansas State University. 56

e. Be cognizant of the potential sensitivity of information shared within committee 57 meetings; maintain a commitment to respect such information until disclosure is 58 required or deemed appropriate. 59

f. Preserve the committee’s founding objective to pursue and promote the success and 60 general progression of Kansas State University. 61

62 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 6, 2011 63

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 53-0-0 64

BILL 11/12/08 RE-CREATION OF THE SPECIAL 1 COMMITTEE TO REVIEW EXPANSION PLANS 2

FOR THE RECREATIONAL COMPLEX 3 4

BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Kyle Reynolds, and Natalie Rauth 5 6 WHEREAS, In the Fall of 2007, Kansas State University students by referendum voted in favor of 7

expanding the Chester E. Peters Recreational Complex; 8 9 WHEREAS, Student representation is vital to the completion of a facility best-equipped to meet student 10

needs; 11 12 WHEREAS, Student input should be considered during the final phases of the recreational complex 13

expansion; 14 15 WHEREAS, Bill 09/10/01 re-created a special executive committee to assist in the design phases of the 16

recreational complex expansion; 17 18 WHEREAS, Bill 09/10/01 was repealed on May 1, 2011; 19 20 WHEREAS, A committee of students should exist to provide feedback and insight on the design and 21

completion of the recreational complex expansion; and 22 23 WHEREAS, The creation or re-creation of a special committee is subject to Student Senate approval. 24 25 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. The Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex is hereby re-28

created with the following purposes: 29 a. Meet with project architects throughout the final design and construction phases of the 30

Chester E. Peters Recreational Complex expansion. 31 b. Review architectural renderings and samples provided. 32 c. Provide comments and feedback through the final phases of the expansion project on 33

behalf of the interests of the student body. 34 d. Arrange for presentations to Student Senate by the architects and the recreational 35

complex director upon request. 36 37 SECTION 2. The Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex shall be 38

composed of: 39 a. The Student Body President and the Student Body Vice President, who shall serve as 40

Co-Chairs of the committee and shall be voting members. 41 b. The Student Senate Privilege Fee Committee Chair. 42 c. A minimum of seven students, three representing the Student Senate and four 43

representing the student body at-large, all of whom are voting members. 44 45

SECTION 3. The members established within Section 2 shall be jointly appointed to the committee by the 46 Student Body President and the Student Body Vice President and be subject to Student Senate 47 approval. 48

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SECTION 4. The Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex shall submit 50 a project update to the Student Senate at the beginning and end of each Student Senate term, 51 during which the project is in progress. 52

53 SECTION 5. On May 1, 2013, Bill 11/12/07 is hereby repealed. 54 55

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 6, 2011 56 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 53-0-0 57

BILL 11/12/09 INCREASE OF THE FINE 1 ARTS PRIVILEGE FEE 2 3 BY: Privilege Fee Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The activities funded by the Fine Arts Privilege Fee add to the overall experience of 6

student life; 7 8 WHEREAS, The Kansas State University student body and the Kansas State University community 9

have seen, and continue to receive many benefits from the current Fine Arts Privilege 10 Fee; 11

12 WHEREAS, All Fine Arts Departments were given an equal opportunity to present their request for 13

funding to the Privilege Fee Committee for the fiscal years July 1, 2012 through June 30, 14 2013; July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014; and July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015; 15

16 WHEREAS, All Fine Arts Departments were discussed, debated, and decided upon on an individual 17 basis; and 18 19 WHEREAS, The following amendments are subject to Student Senate approval. 20 21 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 22

23 SECTION 1. The KSU Statutes Chapter 36 are hereby amended to read: 24

25 26

FINE ARTS BUDGET AGREEMENT 27 28

This agreement made this 6 day of October 2011, between the Kansas State University Student 29 Governing Association (SGA), Kansas State University Fine Arts (DEPARTMENT). 30 31 1. The annual DEPARTMENT privilege fee budget (BUDGET) shall be funded for the 32

following amounts for the following fiscal years: $322,700.00 for July 1, 2012 through 33 June 30, 2013; $322,700.00 for July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014; and $322,700.00 for 34 July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. The BUDGET will be reviewed prior to year 2014-35 2015. 36

37 2. DEFINITIONS: 38 39 a. All Fine Arts Privilege Fees must be spent by the Department, as outlined in 40

Section 4. Departments cannot transfer these funds to any other account. 41 b. Student Fine Arts groups that are eligible for Fine Arts Student Organization 42

funding are those groups whose primary function is the arts. 43 44

3. The Fine Arts Student Reserve Account (NISAFASRSV) has a current balance of 45 $68,481.99. The Fine Arts Student Reserve Account will be expended annually 46 over each of the next three fiscal years to the Fine Arts Student Organizations at 47 an amount of $10,000.00. 48

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51 52 53 54 4. The DEPARTMENT shall allocate the funds from each year’s portion of the BUDGET 55

as follows: 56 57

Allocation 2013-2015 58 59 College of Arch., Planning, & Design $ 19,000.00 60

McCain Auditorium $ 105,000.00 61 Art Department $ 31,000.00 62 Ebony Theater $ 5,900.00 63 Music Dept. Band & Orchestra $ 29,500.00 64 Music Dept. Choral and Opera $ 29,500.00 65 English Department $ 12,000.00 66 International Student Center $ 1,900.00 67 Comm. Studies, Theater & Dance $ 81,000.00 68 Student Organizations $ 7,000.00 69 Total $ 322,700.00 70

71 5. At the conclusion of each fiscal year all Department and Student Organizations remaining 72

shall revert back to the Fine Arts Student Reserve Account (NISAFASRSV). 73 74

6. Funding for McCain Auditorium is contingent on the agreement that: Student ticket 75 prices for McCain Auditorium events must continue to provide a discounted price 76 of 50% for all performances within the fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015. 77

78 7. This agreement supersedes any previous agreement made by Kansas State University 79

Student SGA and/or Kansas State University Student Governing Association with Fine 80 Arts regarding funding of budget and use of such funding. 81

82 8. Any breach of this agreement by the DEPARTMENT will result in automatic review by 83

Kansas State University Student SGA and such review could result in decrease or 84 termination of funding of the BUDGET. The failure of SGA to exercise any rights in any 85 instance shall not constitute a waiver of such rights in that instance or any other instance. 86

87 9. Within 60 days of the end of each fiscal year, the Chair of the DEPARTMENT shall 88

submit a written summary of the BUDGET expenditures to the Privilege Fee Chair for 89 review by the entire SGA body. In addition to the BUDGET, the Chair of the 90 Department shall submit a Fine Arts Summary Report, as provided by Privilege Fee 91 Chair. Any Department that fails to submit a report, within the given time period, will 92 not receive any further Fine Arts monies until this report is submitted. 93

94 10. Departments are required to list all the following on all payment vouchers using SGA 95

Fine Arts Funds: Event Name, Event Date, Event Location and type of event. 96 97 11. No construction or renovation of a building or facility at KSU is permitted with privilege 98

fees unless the fee was established by a binding referendum vote of the student body. 99 (SGA Constitution Article V Section 510 Letter C and Article XI Section 1105) 100

101 12. This agreement shall be governed by and subject to the laws of the State of Kansas. 102 103 13. By signing this agreement, the representative of the respective parties hereby represent 104

that each is duly authorized by his or her part to execute this document on behalf of such 105 party that the party agrees to be bound by the provisions of the agreement. 106

107 14. Bill 11/12/09 becomes effective upon execution of this agreement by: the Privilege Fee 108

Chair; the Coordinator of the Office of Student Activities and Services; the Student 109 Senate Chair; the Vice President of Student Life; the Student Body President; and 110 directors/chairs/department heads of agencies outlined in Section 4. 111

112 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 6, 2011 113

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 53-0-0 114

BILL 11/12/10 AMENDMENT TO THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 1 STUDENT GOVERNING ASSOCIATION 2

ELECTIONS REGULATIONS 3 4 BY: Senate Operations Committee 5 6 WHEREAS, The Elections Regulations, Chapter 50 of the K-State SGA Statutes, provide guidelines to 7

govern the elections process; 8 9 WHEREAS, Currently, candidates draw ballot order numbers during the mandatory election meeting; 10 11 WHEREAS, Current technology allows for the order of candidate names to be randomized on the 12

ballot without extra cost; 13 14 WHEREAS, Randomizing the names on the ballot would eliminate the need for drawing for your 15

position, thus making mandatory meetings more efficient; and 16 17 WHEREAS, Randomizing the names on the ballot will remove any perceived unfairness to candidates 18

listed lower on the ballot. 19 20 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 21 22 SECTION 1. Chapter 50, Section 0111, Division A, Sub-Division 2 of the K-State SGA Statutes is 23

amended to read as follows: 24 25 50-0111 Ballots 26

a. Ballot Forms 27 2. Listing. Candidates shall be listed on the ballot, in order as determined 28

by a random drawing of numbers at the mandatory meetings. in random 29 order. The name of the candidate shall be printed as requested by the 30 candidate in his or her declaration of candidacy. At a minimum, 31 candidates must use their last name as registered with the University. 32

33 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, Bill 34

11/12/10 shall take effect immediately. 35 36

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 13, 2011 37 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 38

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BILL 11/12/11 ALLOCATION TO LEAGUE OF UNITED 1 LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS 2 3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of League of 6

United Latin American Citizens (LULAC); 7 8 WHEREAS, LULAC is hosting Social Justice and Labor Rights: Resisting the Attack on 9

Working Americans, a lecture by Judith Ancel, on November 1, 2011; 10 11 WHEREAS, Judith Ancel is the Director of the Institute for Labor Studies at the University of 12

Missouri, Kansas City; 13 14 WHEREAS, Ancel actively supports labor activism in the United States and Mexico for 30 15

years; 16 17 WHEREAS, Ancel will also present in several different classes during her two day visit to 18

Kansas State University; and 19 20 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as 21 follows: 22 23

Project 1 – Social Justice and Labor Rights: Resisting the Attack on Working 24 Americans, Forum Hall, and November 1, 2011. 25 26

Request Recommendation 27 LSE Fee $800.00 $700.00 28 TOTAL $800.00 $700.00 29 30

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 31 32 SECTION 1. League of United Latin American Citizens shall be allocated $700.00 for the event 33 described. 34 35 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 36

funds shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to 37 the account NISACWO135 of League of United Latin American Citizens. 38

39 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 15, 2011 40

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 41

BILL 11/12/12 ALLOCATION TO COLLEGIATE 1 ENTREPRENEURS ORGANIZATION 2 3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Collegiate 6

Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO); 7 8 WHEREAS, Eight members of CEO are attending CEO National Conference in Fort Worth, 9

Texas on October 27-29, 2011; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees will participate in ethics workshops, an elevator pitch competition, and 12

learn more about ways to develop themselves as future entrepreneurs; 13 14 WHEREAS, Attendees will network with successful businessmen and women to learn about 15

current techniques and methods in business ventures; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as 18 follows: 19 20

Project 1 – CEO National Conference, Fort Worth, TX, and October 27-29, 2011. 21 22

Request Recommendation 23 Registration Fees $1,000.00 $0.00 24 Travel $0.00 $800.00 25 TOTAL $1,000.00 $800.00 26 27

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 28 29 SECTION 1. Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization shall be allocated $800.00 for the event described. 30 31 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 32

funds shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to 33 the account NISACWO124 of Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization. 34

35 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 15, 2011 36

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 37

BILL 11/12/13 ADDITION OF ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP TO FUNDING 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAVEL REQUESTS 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee is designed to fund events and travel with educational benefit 6

to the Kansas State University Student Body; 7 8 WHEREAS, Travel events should have a mission of bringing the educational value learned outside of 9

the university back to the student body; 10 11 WHEREAS, In order to transfer this educational value effectively, students should be active members 12

of their organization; and 13 14 WHEREAS, Ensuring this in Travel Budget Requests is in the best interest of using student fees. 15 16 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 17 18 SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Section 0103, Division C is hereby amended to read: 19 20

C. Committee Discretion and Consideration. 21 1. The Allocations and College Council Allocations Committees’ discretion 22

shall include, but not be limited to, the ability to discern the presence 23 and/or lack of educational value in an event, the sufficiency of 24 educational value of an event in regards to the level of funding requested, 25 and the merit of an event. For travel requests, the committees’ discretion 26 will include determination of active membership. 27

a. Active Membership. Active membership shall be defined as 28 attending 2/3 of all organization functions (i.e. events, meetings) 29 or demonstrate a commitment to the organizations growth and 30 success. 31 i. If an organization chooses to define active 32

membership through demonstration of commitment, 33 the committee may request further documentation. 34

2. A requesting organization is not ensured funding from the Allocations or 35 College Council Allocations Committees. Each request is evaluated and 36 considered individually, irrespective of prior funding for a similar event. 37

38 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 20, 2011 39

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 40 41

BILL 11/12/14 AMENDMENT TO THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 1 STUDENT GOVERNING ASSOCIATION STUDENT 2 ACTIVITY FEE FUNDING REGULATIONS 3

4 BY: Emilee Taylor and Kyle Nuss 5 6 WHEREAS, The College Council Allocations Committee receives requests for Open House funding; 7 8 WHEREAS, Open House requests have a stated deadline of the first Friday in November; and 9 10 WHEREAS, All deadlines should be reflected in the KSU SGA Statutes for consistency; 11 12 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 13 14 SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Section 0103, Division A, Sub-Division 2 of the KSU SGA Statues is 15

amended to read: 16 17

2. Deadlines. Funding requests for the current year will be considered on a rolling 18 basis, but must be submitted no later than twenty-eight (28) days prior to the date 19 of the project, excepting the following: 20 a. Any requests for events held April 1st through September 30th must be 21

submitted by the first Friday in March. 22 b. Any requests for events held December 1st through February 15th must 23

be submitted by the first Friday in November. 24 c. All Open House requests must be submitted by the first Friday in 25

November. 26 27

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 20, 2011 28 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 29

BILL 11/12/15 ALLOCATION TO KSU HEIFER INTERNATIONAL 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of KSU Heifer 5

International; 6 7 WHEREAS, There are 7 members of KSU Heifer International attending Heifer U Training in 8

Perryville, Arkansas on October 27-30, 2011; 9 10 WHEREAS, Heifer U promotes awareness of global hunger initiatives, the process of economic 11

development in other countries, and the role of students as global citizens invested in the 12 future of the global society; and 13

14 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 15 16

Project 1 – Heifer U Training; Perryville, Arkansas; October 27-30, 2011. 17 18

Request Recommendation 19 Travel $400.00 $400.00 20 TOTAL $400.00 $400.00 21 22

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 23 24 SECTION 1. KSU Heifer International shall be allocated $400.00 for the event described. 25 26 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 27

funds shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to 28 the account NISACWO145 of KSU Heifer International. 29

30 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 20, 2011 31

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 32

BILL 11/12/16 AMENDMENTS TO BILL 10/11/02 1 CREATION OF THE ENHANCED 2

CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE 3 4

BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Eli Schooley, and Natalie Rauth 5 6 WHEREAS, Bill 10/11/02 created the Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee (ECEC); 7 8 WHEREAS, The Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee seeks to promote and advance the 9

educational experience at Kansas State University; 10 11 WHEREAS, It was deemed appropriate to amend the composition of the Enhanced Classroom Experience 12

Committee to optimize the effectiveness of the committee’s work; and 13 14 WHEREAS, Such amendments are subject to Student Senate approval. 15 16 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 17 18 SECTION 1. The contents of Bill 10/11/02, Section 2 be amended as follows: 19 20 SECTION 2. The ECEC shall be composed of the following members: 21

1. The Student Body President’s Chief of Staff, who shall serve as 22 the chair of the committee with full voting privileges. 23

2. The Director of Student Affairs, who shall serve as the vice-chair 24 of the committee with full voting privileges. 25

3. The Student Technology Director, who shall have full 26 voting privileges. 27

4. The Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and 28 Learning, or other member of the provost staff, who shall have 29 full voting privileges. 30

5. The Director of the Information Technology Assistance Center, 31 who shall have full voting privileges. 32

6. One representative of Kansas State University Libraries, who 33 shall have full voting privileges. 34

7. One faculty member from each of the undergraduate colleges, 35 including K-State Salina, all of whom shall have full voting 36 privileges. Members shall be jointly appointed by the Student 37 Body President and Student Body Vice President and be subject 38 to Student Senate approval. 39

8. One faculty member from the College of Veterinary Medicine, 40 who shall have full voting privileges. 41

9. One undergraduate student from each of the undergraduate 42 colleges, including K-State Salina, all of whom shall have full 43 voting privileges. Members shall be jointly appointed by the 44 Student Body President and Student Body Vice President and be 45 subject to Student Senate approval. 46

10. One student from the College of Veterinary Medicine, who shall 47 have full voting privileges. 48

11. One graduate student, who shall have full voting privileges. 49 12. The Student Body President, Student Body Vice President, and 50

Speaker of the Student Senate shall serve as ex officio, non-51 voting members. 52

53 From the original text: 54 55 SECTION 2. The ECEC shall be composed of the following 21 members: 56

1. The Student Body President and Student Body Vice President, 57 who shall serve as co-chairs of the committee with full voting 58 privileges. 59

2. The Director of the Center for the Advancement of 60 Teaching and Learning, who shall have full voting 61 privileges. 62

3. One faculty member from each of the undergraduate colleges, 63 including K-State at Salina, with the College of Arts and 64 Sciences having two members, all of whom shall have full 65 voting privileges. Members shall be jointly appointed by the 66 Speaker of the Student Senate and the Student Body President, 67 subject to Student Senate approval. 68

4. One undergraduate student from each of the undergraduate 69 colleges, including K-State Salina, with the College of Arts and 70 Sciences having two members, all of whom shall have full 71 voting privileges. Members shall be jointly appointed by the 72 Speaker of the Student Senate and the Student Body President, 73 subject to Student Senate approval. 74

75 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 13, 2011 76

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 77

BILL 11/12/17 CREATION OF THE FIRST YEAR 1 EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Eric Fox 4 5 WHEREAS, The first year undergraduate student experience at Kansas State University is critical to 6

addressing freshman-to-sophomore student retention; 7 8 WHEREAS, The university’s mission to make K-State a top 50 public research university by the 9

year 2025 calls for a review of the first year experience and the exploration of 10 expanded freshman-to-sophomore retention programs; 11

12 WHEREAS, Successful recruitment, engagement, and retention strategies that address our entire 13

student population enhance the student experience and should have increased student 14 input; 15

16 WHEREAS, Representation and input from students upon all aspects of university operations is vital 17

to the success and general progression of Kansas State University; 18 19 WHEREAS, A special committee with said purpose would be beneficial in providing student 20

feedback and insight on the first year experience at K-State and on recruitment, 21 engagement, and retention programs; and 22

23 WHEREAS, The creation of a special committee is subject to Student Senate approval. 24 25 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. A special committee, The First Year Experience Committee, is hereby created with the 28

following purposes: 29 i. Review current first year experience programs, including high school 30

recruitment programs, student engagement programs, and freshman-to-31 sophomore retention programs. 32

ii. Research high school recruitment programs and freshman-to-sophomore 33 retention programs at comparable benchmark institutions. 34

iii. Develop recommendations to enhance the first year experience programs, that 35 align with the goals of the K-State 2025 Visionary Plan. 36

37 SECTION 2. The First Year Experience Committee shall be composed of: 38

i. The SGA Executive New Student Affairs Director who shall chair the 39 committee, and have full voting privileges. 40

ii. The Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, or other representative of the 41 Provost Office, who shall have full voting privileges. 42

iii. A minimum of two Student Senate interns, whom shall have voting privileges. 43 iv. A minimum of nine students representing the student body at-large, of which at 44

least one multicultural student, one transfer student, one representative of 45 Greek life, and one representative of residence hall life, all of whom shall have 46 full voting privileges. 47

v. The Vice President of Student Life, or their designee, who shall serve as an ex-48 officio, non-voting member. 49

vi. The Student Body President and Student Body Vice President, whom shall 50 serve as ex-officio, non-voting members. 51

vii. The Director of Student Affairs, whom shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting 52 member. 53 54

SECTION 3. The members established within Section 2 shall be jointly appointed to the committee 55 by the Student Body President and the Student Body Vice President and be subject to 56 Student Senate approval. 57

58 SECTION 4. The First Year Experience Committee shall submit a report to the Student Senate at the 59

end of each Student Senate term. 60 61

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 27, 2011 62 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 48-0-0 63

BILL 11/12/18 ALLOCATION TO CREATIVE ART 1 THERAPIES STUDENTS 2 3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of the Creative 6

Art Therapies Students (CATS); 7 8 WHEREAS, 12 members of CATS are attending the National Association for Drama Therapy 9

conference in San Francisco, California on November 3-6, 2011; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees will participate in drama therapy workshops, update themselves on new 12

developments in the field, and master new techniques that are not taught at Kansas State 13 Universitty; 14

15 WHEREAS, Attendees will network with others in their field, support two CATS members who are 16

presenting at the national conference, and bring the newest techniques back to K-State to 17 teach other CATS students; and 18

19 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 20 21

Project 1 – National Association for Drama Therapy, San Francisco, CA, and November 22 3-6, 2011. 23 24

Request Recommendation 25 Travel $1,000.00 $1,000.00 26 TOTAL $1,000.00 $1,000.00 27 28

BE IT ENACTED THAT: 29 30 SECTION 1. Creative Art Therapies Students shall be allocated $1,000.00 for the event described. 31 32 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 33

funds shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISAFASRSV to 34 the account NISAFAS006 of Creative Art Therapies Students. 35

36 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 27, 2011 37

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 48-0-0 38

BILL 11/12/19 ALLOCATION TO WOMEN IN DESIGN 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of 5

Women in Design; 6 7 WHEREAS, Over forty members of Women in Design will tour the Kansas Statehouse in 8

Topeka, KS on November 12, 2011; 9 10 WHEREAS, Women in Design is an organization comprised chiefly of architecture students; 11 12 WHEREAS, The tour will be led by Stacey Zwettler Keller, a female architect registered in 13

the state of Kansas, who worked on the restoration of the Statehouse; 14 15 WHEREAS, Attendees will learn about the history of the Statehouse and its recent renovation, 16

and will also gain perspective on being a licensed female architect; and 17 18 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as 19 follows: 20 21

Project 1 – Kansas Statehouse Tour, Topeka, KS on November 12, 2011. 22 23

Request Recommendation 24 Promotion $50 $0.00 25 Travel $240.00 $120.00 26 TOTAL $290.00 $120.00 27 28

BE IT ENACTED THAT: 29 30 SECTION 1. Women in Design shall be allocated $240.00 for the event described. 31 32 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body 33

President, these funds shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies 34 Account NISACONRSV to the account NISACWO146 of Women in Design. 35

36 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 27, 2011 37

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 36-11-1 38

BILL 11/12/20 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY 1 FUND ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 2013 2 3 BY: Educational Opportunity Fund Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Educational Opportunity Fund Committee meets once a year to allocate $220,000 in 6

funding for academic scholarships and fellowships, need-based grants, community 7 service programs, and campus student service programs; 8

9 WHEREAS, An allocation of $100,000 from “student-centered enhancements” for the FY 2013 10

Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) is expected to be made in Spring 2012 11 12 WHEREAS, An additional allocation request of $40,725 from “student-centered enhancements” for 13

the FY 2013 Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) will be made in Spring 2012 14 15 WHEREAS, Excess funds totaling $23,884.35 are available in the EOF Reserves Account for 16

additional EOF allocations; 17 18 WHEREAS, The EOF Committee has committed an additional $2,310.48 in funding from the EOF 19

Reserves Account for FY 2013 EOF; 20 21 WHEREAS, The annual EOF base budget allocation, additional “student-centered tuition 22

enhancements” allocation, and excess funding from the EOF Reserves Account, available 23 for FY 2013 EOF allocation totals $345,876.81; 24

25 WHEREAS, The EOF Committee has considered 28 proposals for FY 2013 EOF; 26 27 WHEREAS, All groups were provided ample opportunity to submit requests for FY 2013 EOF; 28 29 WHEREAS, All groups will have a chance to respond to EOF recommendations; and 30 31 WHEREAS, The following groups have met all formal and informal guidelines established by the 32

Kansas Board of Regents and the Kansas State University Student Governing 33 Association. 34

35 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 36 37 SECTION 1. The following organizations shall receive funding from the FY 2013 Educational 38

Opportunity Fund budget: 39 40 Title of Proposal FIS Account Allocated Requested Allocated 41 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2013 42 1. Graduate Assistant Position NIEPNTSEOF $12,890 $12,890 $12,890 43 Non-Traditional Student Services 44 45 2. Need Based Scholarships for Full/Part-time Adult NISFEDOPPS $7,000 $11,500 $7,000 46 Non-traditional Students 9 @ $700 9 @ $700 47 Non-Traditional Student Services 2 @ $350 2 @ $350 48 49 3. Graduate Assistant Position NRIN490811 $9,890 $10,088 $9,890 50 International Student Center 51 52 4. International Student Scholarships NISFEDOPPS $5,600 $5,600 $5,600 53 International Student Center/International Coordinating Council 8 @ $700 8 @ $700 8 @ $700 54 55 5. Services for Multicultural Students: Academic Transition Program NIEPMENTOR $9,890 $9,890 $9,890 56 Academic Assistance Center 57 58 6. Joey Lee Garman Undergraduate Scholarship NISFEDOPPS $2,800 $2,800 $2,800 59 Community Cultural Harmony Week Planning Committee 4 @ $700 4 @ $70060

Title of Proposal FIS Account Allocated Requested Allocated 61 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2013 62 7. Developing Scholars Supplemental Funding Mini-Grants NIEPDSPEOF $3,000 $4,000 $3,000 63 DSP/Education & Personal Progression/Provost Office 60 @ $50 60 @ $50 64 65 8. Student Governing Association Childcare Subsidies NISAEOFGF1 $75,000 $95,000 $75,000 66 Center for Child Development 67 68 9. Developing Scholars Graduate Assistantship NIEPDSPEOF $9,890 $9,890 $9,890 69 DSP/Education & Personal Progression/Provost Office 70 71 10. Developing Leaders through Community Engagement NRKCEOFUND $17,800 $30,000 $17,800 72 School of Leadership Studies 73 74 11. MEP Assistantship & Scholarship Program NISAFEDOPPS $20,390 $93,500 $20,390 75 Multicultural Engineering Program NEGATUTORS 15 @ $700 15 @ $700 76 77 12. Salaries for Career Specialists NIEPACICEO $3,305.48 $3,305.48 $3,305.48 78 Academic & Career Information Center 79 80 13. University-Wide Tutorial Services NIEPTUTEOF $57,275.00 $75,000 $57,275.00 81 Academic Assistance Center 82 83 14. MSO Graduate Assistant NIDVDIVEOF $9,890 $10,500 $9,890 84 Multicultural Student Organization Office 85 86 15. Undergraduate Student Positions NIDVDIVEOF $6,750 $8,600 $6,750 87 Office of Diversity & Dual Career Development 88 89 16. Graduate Research Assistant NISLOSLEOF $9,890 $9,890 $9,890 90 Office of Student Life 91 92 17. Services to Students with Mobility Impairments, NIEPPHYEOF $9,890 $9,890 $9,890 93 Sensory Impairments & Chronic Health Conditions 94 Disability Support Services 95 96 18. Services to Students with Cognitive Disabilities NIEPLRNEOF $9,890 $9,890 $9,890 97 Disability Student Service 98 99 19. Scholarships to students with Cognitive Disabilities NISFEDOPPS $2,800 $4,200 $2,800 100 Disability Support Services 4 @ $700 4 @ $700 101 102 20. Scholarships to students with Mobility Impairments, NISFEDOPPS $2,800 $4,200 $2,800 103 Sensory Impairments & Chronic Health Conditions 4 @ $700 4 @ $700 104 Disability Support Services 105 106 21. Education Evaluation for underrepresented students who NIEPDSSULD $6,000 $8,000 $6,000 107 have or likely have learning disabilities 108 Disability Support Services 109 110 22. Multicultural Student Retention & Recruitment NOESWTHSTU $19,780 $40,878 $19,780 111 College of Arts & Sciences 112 Assistant Dean for Diversity/American Ethnic Studies 113 114 23. Essential Peer Support for PILOTS Program NIEPILTEOF $9,890 $12,890 $9,890 115 Academic Assistance Center/PILOTS Program 116 117 24. Graduate Research Assistant for Freshman $0.00 $9,890 $0.00 118 Retention & Critical Incident Response Team 119 Office of Student Life 120 121 25. National Veterans Wellness & Healing Center $0.00 $65,070 $0.00 122 Flint Hills Retreat 123 Institute for the Health & Security of Military Families 124

Title of Proposal FIS Account Allocated Requested Allocated 125 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2013 126 26. Edgerley-Franklin Urban Leaders Graduate Assistantship $0.00 $9,890 $0.00 127 Developing Scholars Program: Educational/Personal Development Office 128 129 27. Dare to Dream Scholarship $0.00 $2,000 $0.00 130 Student Life: Developing Scholars 131 132 28. Bystander Intervention Project (Student Assistant) NIEPILTEOF $0.00 $6,480,000 $0.00 133 KSU Women’s Center 134 135 Total $322,310.48 $575,731.48 $322,310.48 136 137 SECTION 2. In the event the expected $100,000 from “student-centered tuition enhancements” is not 138

received, the EOF Committee will reconvene and reconsider all proposals to reallocate 139 available funds. 140

141 SECTION 3. In the event the additional allocation request of $40,725 from “student-centered 142

enhancements” is received the EOF Committee will allocate the additional funds to the 143 following applicants: 144

145 Title of Proposal FIS Account Requested Allocated Additional 146 FY 2013 FY 2013 FY2013 147 1. SGA Childcare Subsidies-Childships NISAEOFGF1 $95,000 $75,000 $20,000 148 Center for Child Development 149 150 2. University-Wide Tutorial Services NIEPTUTEOF $75,000 $57,275 $17,725 151 Academic Assistance Center 152 153 3. Essential Peer Support for PILOTS Program $12,890 $9,890 $3,000 154 Academic Assistance Center/PILOTS Program 155 156 Total $40,725 157 158 SECTION 4. These funds shall be transferred from the Educational Opportunity Fund Reserves 159

Account to each project’s respective account at the beginning of FY 2013. 160 161 SECTION 5. Any unspent funds shall automatically revert back to the respective Educational 162

Opportunity Fund Reserves or SCTE Reserve Accounts at the end of FY 2013. 163 164 SECTION 6. Upon passage of this legislation, a copy of this bill shall be sent to Kansas State 165

University President Kirk Schulz and the Kansas Board of Regents for approval. 166 167

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 3, 2011 168 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 53-0-0 169

BILL 11/12/21 INCREASE IN UNIVERSITY COUNSELING 1 SERVICES PRIVILEGE FEE 2 3 BY: Privilege Fee Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, Counseling Services provides personal assistance and education to students and the 6

Kansas State University community in order to enhance the success of those individuals; 7 8

WHEREAS, Continued growth in the award winning online services, University Life Café, has 9 increased the number of students positively affected on campus and community; and 10

11 WHEREAS, Counseling Services provides a variety of services to students ensuring the campus 12

remains a healthy and safe place to succeed. 13 14 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 15 16 SECTION 1. The KSU SGA Statutes 39-0107 is hereby amended to read: 17 18

UNIVERSITY COUNSELING SERVICES PRIVILEGE FEE AGREEMENT 19 20

This agreement made this 3rd day of November 2011, between the Kansas State 21 University Student Governing Association (SENATE), and Counseling Services (DEPARTMENT). 22

23 1. The annual DEPARTMENT privilege fee budget (BUDGET) for Fiscal Year 2013 24

shall be $667,086.40. The DEPARTMENT BUDGET for Fiscal Year 2014 shall be 25 $667,086.40. The DEPARTMENT BUDGET for Fiscal Year 2015 shall be $667,086.40. 26 The BUDGET will be reviewed prior to Fiscal Year 2015. 27

28 2. No privilege fee funds may be used for paying the Institutional Support Fee. 29

30 3. This agreement supersedes any previous agreement made by Kansas State University 31

Student Senate and/or Kansas State University Student Governing Association with the 32 Counseling Services regarding funding of BUDGET and use of such funding. 33

34 4. Any breach of this agreement by the DEPARTMENT will result in automatic review by 35

Kansas State University Student Senate and such review could result in decrease or 36 termination of funding of the BUDGET. The failure of SENATE to exercise any rights in 37 any instance shall not constitute a waiver of such rights in that instance or any other 38 instance. 39

40 5. Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Director of the DEPARTMENT shall 41

submit a written summary of the BUDGET expenditures to the Privilege Fee Chair for 42 review by the entire Student Senate. 43

44 6. No construction or renovation of a building or facility at KSU is permitted with privilege 45

fees unless the fee was established by a binding referendum vote of the student body. 46 (SGA Constitution Article V Section 510 Letter D and Article XI Section 1105) 47

48 7. This agreement shall be governed by and subject to the laws of the State of Kansas. 49

50

8. By signing this agreement, the representative of the respective parties hereby represent 51 that each is duly authorized by his or her part to execute this document on behalf of such 52 party that the party agrees to be bound by the provisions of the agreement. 53

54 9. Bill 11/12/21 becomes effective upon execution of this agreement by the Privilege Fee 55

Chair; the Director of Counseling Services; the Student Senate Chair; the Associate Vice 56 President for Student Life; the Vice President for Student Life; and the Student Body 57 President. 58

59 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 3, 2011 60

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 51-0-2 61

BILL 11/12/22 AMENDMENTS TO THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 1 STUDENT GOVERNING ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS 2 3 BY: Kyle Nuss and the Senate Operations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, It is necessary to continuously review and update the Student Governing Association By-6

Laws; and 7 8 WHEREAS, After evaluation of the current SGA By-Laws regarding the College Council Allocations 9

Committee, it has become apparent that refinements are in order. 10 11 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 12 13 SECTION 1. Article V, Section 9, Sub-section G of the Kansas State University Student Governing 14

Association is amended to read as follows: 15 16

1. College Council Allocations Committee shall consist of seventeen sixteen voting 17 members and the College Council Allocations Committee Chair who shall vote 18 only to break a tie. 19

20 2. Membership 21

22 a. College Council Allocations Committee Chair, who shall be appointed by the 23

Speaker of the Student Senate, in consultation with the Speaker pro tempore 24 of the Student Senate. The appointment shall be subject to the approval of 25 Student Senate. 26

27 b. Five Student Senators, no more than two of whom may be representatives of a 28

single College, appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, in 29 consultation with the College Council Allocations Committee Chair. Of these 30 members, the Speaker of the Student Senate shall appoint, with the 31 recommendation of the College Council Allocations Committee Chair, a Vice 32 Chair of the College Council Allocations Committee. The Vice Chair shall 33 chair meetings of the College Council Allocations Committee in the absence 34 of the Chair and shall be responsible for the minutes of the committee. 35

36 c. Nine Eight College Council Representatives who shall be named by each of 37

the college councils from their own executive committees. 38 39 d. Three Student Senate Interns, appointed by the Intern Coordinator in 40

consultation with the College Council Allocations Committee Chair, who 41 shall have voting privileges on the committee. 42

43 SECTION 2. This bill shall take effect upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student 44

Body President. 45 46

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2011 47 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 49-0-1 48

BILL 11/12/23 STATUTES AMENDMENT TO REPEAL 1 HOLTON HALL COUNCIL 2

3 BY: Senate Operations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Holton Hall Council was originally established in 1989 to manage 1.69 million 6

dollars in privilege fees being used for the renovation of Holton Hall; 7 8 WHEREAS, Privilege fees are no longer allocated for the 1989 renovation of Holton Hall; and 9 10 WHEREAS, It is necessary to update the KSU SGA Statutes to ensure that no conflicting legislation, 11

out-of-date legislation, or unenforceable legislation is maintained within the current 12 statutes. 13

14 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 15 16 SECTION 1. Chapter 5 of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Statutes be 17

hereby repealed and all subsequent chapters renumbered. 18 19 SECTION 2. This bill shall take effect upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student 20

Body President. 21 22

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2011 23 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 49-0-1 24

BILL 11/12/24 ALLOCATION TO INDIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of the Indian 5

Student Association (ISA); 6 7 WHEREAS, ISA is hosting Sanskriti, an Indian cultural appreciation event on November 13, 2011; 8 9 WHEREAS, The event will showcase the talents of Kansas State University Indian students as well as 10

performances from other members of the Indian community in Kansas; and 11 12 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 13 14

Project 1 – Sanskriti, Kansas State University Student Union and ECM, November 13, 15 2011. 16

17 Request Recommendation 18

Promotions $500.00 $250.00 19 Rent of Space $180.00 $100.00 20 Rent of Equipment $700.00 $700.00 21 Travel $320.00 $0.00 22 LSE Fee $2,200.00 $2,000.00 23 TOTAL $3,900.00 $3,050.00 24

25 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. The Indian Student Association shall be allocated $3,050.00 for the event described. 28 29 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 30

funds shall be transferred from the Reserves of Contingencies Account NISACONRSV 31 to the account NISACWO036 of the Indian Student Association. 32

33 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 3, 2011 34

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 53-0-0 35

BILL 11/12/25 ALLOCATION TO KAPPA KAPPA PSI 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Kappa 5

Kappa Psi; 6 7 WHEREAS, Kappa Kappa Psi is hosting Dr. Robert Spradling, a professor of Music and Director of 8

Bands at Western Michigan University; 9 10 WHEREAS, Dr. Spradling is a distinguished conductor, holding three degrees from the University of 11

Florida; 12 13 WHEREAS, Dr. Spradling has directed many University Symphonic Bands and the Western Winds 14

and is recognized by several different organizations as an expert in the field of music; 15 16 WHEREAS, Dr. Spradling will be conducting two performances in McCain Auditorium, teaching in 17

several music classes, and offering a lecture to music students as well as the general 18 public; and 19

20 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 21 22

Project 1 – Dr. Robert Spradling, McCain Auditorium and other venues, November 27-23 December 2, 2011. 24

25 Request Recommendation 26

LSE Fee $3,000.00 $3,000.00 27 TOTAL $3,000.00 $3,000.00 28

29 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 30 31 SECTION 1. Kappa Kappa Psi shall be allocated $3000.00 for the event described. 32 33 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 34

funds shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve NISAFASRV to the 35 account NISAFAS011 of Kappa Kappa Psi. 36

37 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2011 38

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 49-0-1 39

BILL 11/12/26 CONTINUANCE IN STUDENT 1 PUBLICATIONS INC. PRIVILEGE 2

3 BY: Privilege Fee Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Privilege Fee Committee received and reviewed the request of Student Publications 6

Inc. during the scheduled three-year cycle review; 7 8 WHEREAS, The Kansas State University student body and community see many benefits from the 9

current Student Publications Inc. Fee; 10 11 WHEREAS, Student Publications Inc. produces the Kansas State Collegian, Royal Purple yearbook, 12

and Campus Phone Book; and 13 14 WHEREAS, Advertising in the Kansas State Collegian and the Privilege Fee agreement make up the 15

main sources of income for Student Publications Inc. 16 17 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 18 19 SECTION 1. Chapter 40 of the Kansas State University Student Government Association Statutes is 20

hereby amended to read as follows: 21 22

STUDENT PUBLICATIONS INC. BUDGET AGREEMENT 23 24

This agreement made this 29 day of November, 2011, between the Kansas State University Student 25 Governing Association (SENATE), and Board of Directors of Student Publications Inc. (DEPARTMENT). 26 27

1. The annual DEPARTMENT privilege fee budget (BUDGET) shall be funded the following 28 amounts for the following Fiscal Years: $395,364 for July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013; 29 $395,364 for July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014; and $395,364 for July 1, 2014, through June 30 30, 2015; and will be reviewed prior to Fiscal Year 2015. 31 32

2. The following items shall be considered contractual items: 33 34

a. No student fee funds shall be used for the purchase of food or for social functions. 35 36

b. No student fee funds shall be used for the creation or printing of publications which fall 37 outside the mission of Student Publications, Inc., to serve the entire campus or its primary 38 publications (e.g. the Royal Purple, Kansas State Collegian, e-Collegian, and the Campus 39 Phone Book.) 40

41 c. No student fee funds shall be expended without authorization from the Finance 42

Committee of the Board of Directors of Student Publications, Inc. 43 44

3. Any breach of this agreement by the DEPARTMENT will result in automatic review by Kansas 45 State University Student Senate and such review could result in decrease or termination of 46 funding of the BUDGET. The failure of SENATE to exercise any rights in any instance shall not 47 constitute a waiver of such rights in that instance or any other instance. 48 49

4. Within 60 days of the end of the fiscal year, the Director of the DEPARTMENT shall submit a 50 written summary of BUDGET expenditures to the Privilege Fee Chair for review by the entire 51 Senate body. 52 53

5. No construction or renovation of a building or facility at KSU is permitted with Privilege 54 Fees unless the fee was established by a binding referendum vote of the student body. (SGA 55 Constitution Article V Section 510 Letter D and Article XI Section 1105) 56 57

6. This agreement shall be governed by and subject to the laws of the State of Kansas. 58 59

7. By signing this agreement, the representatives of the respective parties hereby represent that each 60 is duly authorized by his or her party to execute this document on behalf of such party and that 61 the party agrees to be bound by the provisions of the agreement. 62

63 8. Bill 11/12/26 becomes effective upon execution of this agreement by the Privilege Fee Chair, the 64

Chair of the Board of Directors of Student Publications Inc., the Director of Student Publications 65 Inc., the Finance Chair of the Board of Directors of Student Publications Inc., the Student Senate 66 Chair, the Vice President for Student Life, and the Student Body President. 67 68

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2011 69 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-2 70

BILL 11/12/27 AMENDMENTS TO THE KANSAS 1 STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNING 2 ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS 3

4 BY: Senate Operations Committee 5 6 WHEREAS, It is necessary to continuously review the effectiveness and efficiency of the College 7

Councils; and 8 9 WHEREAS, After evaluation of current College Councils, it is apparent that clarifications of the by-10

laws are in order. 11 12 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 13 14 SECTION 1. Article V, Section 5 of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association 15

Statutes are hereby amended to read as follows: 16 17 Section 5. Filling of Vacancies in Student Senators and Expulsion in Legislative Branch. 18 19

A. In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of Student Senator, a replacement Student 20 Senator who meets all eligibility requirements defined in the K-State SGA Constitution 21 shall be determined by means of the following: 22

23 1. The vacancy shall be offered to unsuccessful candidates for the vacated seat, starting 24

with the unsuccessful candidate who received the highest vote total and proceeding 25 down the list. 26 27

2. When the vacated seat cannot be filled with an unsuccessful candidate, as prescribed, 28 the appropriate college or school council by a majority vote of the general body shall 29 appoint the replacement. 30

31 a. If the vacancy occurs after the general election, a replacement Student Senator 32

shall be appointed by the council of the college or school left without 33 representation. The council shall suitably advertise the vacancy to all members of 34 its respective college or school before a replacement is appointed. 35 36

b. If the vacancy occurs less than two months prior to the general election, the 37 council of the respective college or school shall appoint a replacement senator. 38

39 3. The vote shall be sent to the Speaker of the Student Senate. 40

41 SECTION 2. This bill shall take effect upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student 42

Body President. 43 44 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 45 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 51-0-0 46

BILL 11/12/28 ALLOCATION TO THEATRE 1 APPRECIATION AND PARTICIPATION 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Theatre 6

Appreciation and Participation (TAP); 7 8 WHEREAS, TAP will be sending 13 students to Ames, Iowa, to attend the Kennedy Center American 9

College Theatre Festival (KCACTF); 10 11 WHEREAS, The festival will provide graduate and undergraduate students with technical knowledge 12

that will be taught and passed on in the classroom; 13 14 WHEREAS, KCACTF will also give TAP the opportunity to compete in a prestigious competition, 15

while representing the University on a large stage; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 18 19 Project 1 – Send 13 students to KCACTF in Ames, Iowa from January 15-21, 2012. 20 21 Request Recommendation 22 Travel $1,000.00 $1,000.00 23 TOTAL $1,000.00 $1,000.00 24 25 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. TAP shall be allocated $1,000.00 for the event described. 28 29 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 30

funds shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve Account 31 NISAFASRSV to the account NISAFAS010 of TAP. 32

33 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 34

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 51-0-0 35

BILL 11/12/29 ALLOCATION TO KSU POTTER’S GUILD 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of KSU 5

Potter’s Guild; 6 7 WHEREAS, KSU Potter’s Guild is sending 13 members to Seattle, Washington to attend the annual 8

National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference (NCECAC); 9 10 WHEREAS, NCECAC will provide KSU Potter’s Guild with opportunities for advancement and 11

learning, as well as for recruitment; and 12 13 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 14 15 Project 1 – Send 13 students to Seattle, Washington, from March 27-31, 2012, to attend 16

NCECAC. 17 18 Request Recommendation 19 Travel $1,000.00 $1,000.00 20 TOTAL $1,000.00 $1,000.00 21 22 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 23 24 SECTION 1. KSU Potter’s Guild shall be allocated $1,000.00 for the event described. 25 26 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 27

funds shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve Account 28 NISAFASRSV to the account NISAFAS020 of KSU Potter’s Guild. 29

30 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 31

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 51-0-0 32

BILL 11/12/30 ALLOCATION TO GOLDEN KEY 1 INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Golden Key 6

International Honor Society; 7 8 WHEREAS, Golden Key International Honor Society will be holding the Golden Key Regional 9

Summit for Golden Key chapters in the Midwest at Kansas State University; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees will participate in service projects in Manhattan, attend lectures and activities 12

that will build professional skills, and increase their marketability to future employers; 13 14 WHEREAS, The Golden Key Regional Summit will be open to all students aT Kansas State 15

University, as well as students from other universities; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 18 19 Project 1 – Golden Key Regional Summit to be held February 17-19, 2012. 20 21 Request Recommendation 22 LSE Fee $1,500.00 $1,500.00 23 TOTAL $1,500.00 $1,500.00 24 25 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. Golden Key International Honor Society shall be allocated $1,500.00 for the event 28

described. 29 30 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 31

funds shall be transferred from the Reserves for Contingences Account NISACONRSV 32 to the account NISACWO030 of Golden Key International Honor Society. 33

34 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 35

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 51-0-0 36

BILL 11/12/31 ALLOCATION TO “ON THE SPOT” IMPROV 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of “On The 5

Spot” Improv; 6 7 WHEREAS, “On The Spot” Improv is bringing The Reckoning, one of Chicago’s leading 8

improvisational performing groups, to the Kansas State University community on 9 February 25, 2012; 10

11 WHEREAS, The art of improvisation is a developing art form across the country; 12 13 WHEREAS, The Reckoning will provide two workshops focused on “The Harold” style of 14

improvisation, which is a unique form of comedy unknown to many; 15 16 WHEREAS, The Reckoning will also be headlining a performance with “On The Spot” Improv group 17

of Kansas State University; 18 19 WHEREAS, The event will be open to the public and Kansas State University students with a 20

projected attendance of around 600 people; and 21 22 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 23 24

Project 1 – The Reckoning, Kansas State University, on February 25, 2012 25 26

Request Recommendation 27 LSE Fee $6,500.00 $6,500.00 28

TOTAL $6,500.00 $6,500.00 29 30 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 31 32 SECTION 1. “On The Spot” Improv shall be allocated $6,500.00 for the event described. 33 34 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 35

funds shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve Account 36 NISAFASRSV to the account NISAFAS030 of “On The Spot” Improv. 37

38 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 39

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 49-2-0 40

BILL 11/12/32 ALLOCATION TO 1 JAPANESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Japanese 6

Student Association (JSA); 7 8 WHEREAS, JSA will be holding The Central Kansas Japanese Festival on March 10, 2012 in the K-9

State Student Union; 10 11 WHEREAS, The festival is open to the public and will provide Japanese cultural awareness and also 12

inform visitors about the 2011 Earthquake that took place in Japan; 13 14 WHEREAS, Molly Jeon will give a Japanese musical performance, Abilene Japan club will give a 15

cultural presentation, and Salvador Portelli, a member of the US Air Force who went on a 16 rescue mission to Japan, will speak on his experience aiding Japan in the aftermath of the 17 earthquake; and 18

19 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 20 21

Project 1 – Central Kansas Japanese Festival on March 10, 2012. 22 23

Request Recommendation 24 Promotions $400.00 $150.00 25 LSE $1,800.00 $1,800.00 26 Rent of equipment $200.00 $200.00 27 TOTAL $2,400.00 $2,150.00 28

29 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 30 31 SECTION 1. Japanese Student Association shall be allocated $2,150.00 for the event described. 32 33 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 34

funds shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to 35 the account NISACWO084 of Japanese Student Association. 36

37 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 38

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 51-0-0 39

BILL 11/12/33 ALLOCATION TO AMERICAN 1 CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of American 6

Choral Directors Association; 7 8 WHEREAS, Seven members of the American Choral Directors Association are attending Southwest 9

Regional American Choral Directors Association Conference (SWRACDAC) in Dallas, 10 Texas, February 29 - March 3, 2012; 11

12 WHEREAS, Attendees will attend seminars, sessions, multiple performances and master classes that 13

will work on the development of building leadership skills and professional skills that are 14 relevant to their major; 15

16 WHEREAS, Attendees will network with professional music directors and high school students to 17

learn leadership skills and promote Kansas State University as a musical university in a 18 positive manner; and 19

20 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 21 22

Project 1 – Send seven students to SWRACDAC in Dallas, Texas, February 29 - March 23 3, 2012. 24

25 Request Recommendation 26

Travel $700.00 $500.00 27 TOTAL $700.00 $500.00 28

29 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 30 31 SECTION 1. American Choral Directors Association shall be allocated $500.00 for the event 32

described. 33 34 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 35

funds shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve Account 36 NISAFASRSV to the account NISAFAS029 of American Choral Directors Association. 37

38 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 39

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-1-0 40

BILL 11/12/34 ALLOCATION TO COLLEGIATE 1 MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Collegiate 6

Music Educators Association (CMEA); 7 8 WHEREAS, Sixty members of CMEA are attending the Kansas Music Educators Association 9

Conference (KMEAC) in Wichita, Kansas, on February 23-24, 2012; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees will participate in professional development clinics, choir rehearsals, and learn 12

more about ways to develop themselves as future music educators; 13 14 WHEREAS, Attendees will network with successful educators and directors to learn about current 15

techniques and methods in music education; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 18 19

Project 1 – Send 60 members to Wichita, Kansas, from February 23-24, 2012 to attend 20 KMEAC. 21

22 Request Recommendation 23

Travel $1,000.00 $1,000.00 24 TOTAL $1,000.00 $1,000.00 25

26 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 27 28 SECTION 1. Collegiate Music Educators Association shall be allocated $1,000.00 for the event 29

described. 30 31 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 32

funds shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve Account 33 NISAFASRSV to the account NISAFAS005 of Collegiate Music Educators Association. 34

35 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 36

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 51-0-0 37

BILL 11/12/35 ALLOCATION TO BLUE KEY 1 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY 2

BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of the Blue 5

Key National Honor Society; 6 7 WHEREAS, Ten members of the Blue Key National Honor Society will be traveling to Naperville, 8

Illinois for the annual Blue Key National Honor Society Conference (BKNHSC); 9 10 WHEREAS, Attendees will participate in seminars and session regarding leadership and the Blue Key 11

Honor Society; 12 13 WHEREAS, Blue Key has received numerous awards in the past and is hoping for similar results this 14

year; 15 16 WHEREAS, Members can gain valuable skills and knowledge that can be brought back to Kansas 17

State University that can indirectly affect over 1,000 students due to the countless 18 leadership positions of the Blue Key members; and 19

20 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 21 22 Project 1 - Send 6 students to BKNHSC in Naperville, Illinois, January 13-15, 2012. 23 24 Request Recommendation 25 Travel $600.00 $600.00 26 TOTAL $600.00 $600.00 27 28 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 29 30 SECTION 1. Blue Key National Honor Society shall be allocated $600.00 for the event described. 31 32 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 33

funds shall be transferred from the Reserves for Contingences Account NISACONRSV 34 to the account NISACWO013 of Blue Key Honor Society. 35

36 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2011 37

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-2 38

BILL 11/12/36 ALLOCATION TO 1 THE WILDLIFE SOCITY 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of The 6

Wildlife Society; 7 8 WHEREAS, 15-20 members of The Wildlife Society are attending the Kansas Natural Resource 9

Conference (KNRC), a conference in Wichita, Kansas, on January 6-7, 2012; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees will attend presentation on new developments in resource management and 12

wildlife conservation; 13 14 WHEREAS, Attendees will meet with professionals in the industry, represent Kansas State University 15

in a positive manner while networking with these professionals and bring back 16 information that is relevant for those in their respective colleges and the community; and 17

18 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 19 20

Project 1 – Send 15-20 students to KNRC in Wichita, Kansas, January 6-7, 2012. 21 22

Request Recommendation 23 Travel $1,200.00 $695.00 24 TOTAL $1,200.00 $695.00 25 26

BE IT ENACTED THAT: 27 28 SECTION 1. The Wildlife Society shall be allocated $695.00 for the event described. 29 30 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 31

funds shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to 32 the account NISACWO063 of The Wildlife Society. 33

34 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2011 35

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 54-0-0 36

BILL 11/12/37 ALLOCATION TO PROFESSIONAL 1 CONVENTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of the Professional 6

Convention Management Association (PCMA); 7 8 WHEREAS, Thirteen members of PMCA are attending an annual PMCA convention in San Diego, California 9

January 7-12, 2012; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees will participate in multiple educational seminars and have several networking 12

opportunities with other students and professionals in the industry; 13 14 WHEREAS, Attendees will network with potential employers in their anticipated career field and with other 15

students from throughout the country; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 18 19

Project 1 – Send 13 students to PCMA National Conference, San Diego, California, January 7-12, 20 2012. 21 22

Request Recommendation 23 Travel $1,000.00 $1,000.00 24 TOTAL $1,000.00 $1,000.00 25 26

BE IT ENACTED THAT: 27 28 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University chapter of the Professional Convention Management Association 29

shall be allocated $1,000.00 for their travel expenses to attend the event described. 30 31 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 32

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 33 NISACWO139 of Professional Convention Management Association. 34

35 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2011 36

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 54-0-0 37

BILL 11/12/38 AMENDMENT TO ELECTIONS REGULATIONS 1 2 BY: Senate Operations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Elections Regulations, Chapter 50 of the Kansas State University Student Government 5

Association Statutes, provides regulations and guideline to govern how elections shall proceed; 6 7 WHEREAS, Currently during the Manhattan Mercury and the Kansas State Collegian could be considered 8

forms of mass distribution; 9 10 WHEREAS, These newspapers are not controlled by the Kansas State University Student Government 11

Association Statutes; and 12 13 WHEREAS, Clarifying the policy of mass distribution is needed so that all candidates are aware what is 14

acceptable. 15 16 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 17 18 SECTION 1. Chapter 50, Section 0114, Division I of the Kansas State University Student Governing 19

Association Statues is amended to read as follows: 20 21 i. Mass Distribution. 22

1. Distribution of campaign materials to individuals must be made by an individual. 23 Campaign activities that distribute materials through any form of contact beyond personal 24 interaction are prohibited. 25

26 2. Individuals may not be representing a business at the time of distribution. 27 28 3. Mass distribution shall include, but is not limited to, canvassing of parking areas, leaving 29

campaign materials unattended or in piles, mass mailings, and indiscriminate scattering 30 of materials. 31

32 4. The Manhattan Mercury and the Kansas State Collegian shall not be considered forms of 33

mass distribution. 34 35 4.5. E-mails containing campaign language shall not be sent to a Kansas State University 36

Listserv of academic or advising natures. For all other Listservs, senders must be 37 members of the Listserv to which they are sending e-mail. 38

39 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, this legislation 40

shall take effect immediately. 41 42

REFERED TO THE SENATE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 43 TABLED INDEFINITELY 44

BILL 11/12/39 AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 8 1 OF THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 2

STUDENT GOVERNING ASSOCIATION STATUTES 3 4 BY: Senate Operations Committee 5 6 WHEREAS, The Registration of Student Organizations, Chapter 8, provides regulations and 7

procedures for all student organizations; and 8 9 WHEREAS, A change was needed to the statutes to comply with current university policies. 10 11 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 12 13 SECTION 1. Chapter 8, Section 0102, Division B, Sub-division 1 of the Kansas State University 14

Student Governing Association Statutes is amended to read as follows: 15 16

1. Registered organizations found in serious violation of SGA or University rules and 17 regulations shall have their registration revoked. The Activities Director, or the 18 Office of Student Life Vice President for Student Life shall be responsible for 19 determining when a serious violation has occurred. 20

21 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, this 22

legislation shall take effect immediately. 23 24

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 2, 2012 25 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 26

BILL 11/12/40 FY 2012 ADDITIONAL FINE ARTS 1 FUNDING FROM RESERVES 2 3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, Fine Arts events enhance the K-State student experience through an appreciation for diverse 6

cultures and art forms; 7 8 WHEREAS, There have been numerous requests from student groups classified as Fine Arts Student Groups; 9 10 WHEREAS, Due to the number of requests that the Allocations Committee has received this fiscal year, it is 11

necessary to ask approval of the Student Governing Association for additional funding to the 12 annual Fine Arts Budget for the Allocations Committee out of the Fine Arts Student Reserve; and 13

14 WHEREAS, If the approval for additional funding is not passed by the Student Governing Association, then 15

the remaining amount of the student activity fee budgeted for Fine Arts Student Groups will be 16 allocated out to students groups until it is exhausted, and the remaining funding requests for this 17 fiscal year will be denied due to lack of funds. 18

19 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 20 21 SECTION 1. There will be a onetime $10,000.00 increase from $5,000.00 to $15,000.00, to the approved 22

amount for the Fine Arts Student Groups from the Fine Arts Student Reserve. 23 24 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 25

shall be allocated to the budgeted amount for Fine Arts Student Groups from the Fine Arts 26 Student Reserve. 27

28 SECTION 3. A copy of this bill shall be sent to Privilege Fee Chair Andrew Wagner and Office of Student 29

Activities and Services Accountant Lori Gilmore upon passage. 30 31

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON JANUARY 26, 2012 32 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 55-0-0 33

BILL 11/12/41 FY 2012 ADDITIONAL COLLEGE COUNCIL 1 ORGANIZATION FUNDING FROM RESERVES 2

3 BY: College Council Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, College Council Organization activities greatly affect the college experience of many Kansas 6

State University students; 7 8 WHEREAS, There have been numerous requests for funding from various College Council Organizations for 9

FY 2012; 10 11 WHEREAS, Due to the number of requests that the College Council Allocations Committee has received this 12

fiscal year, it is necessary to ask approval of the Student Governing Association for additional 13 funding to College Council Organizations out of the Reserve for Contingencies Account; and 14

15 WHEREAS, If the approval for additional funding is not passed by the Student Governing Association, then 16

the remaining amount of the student activity fee budgeted for College Council Organizations will 17 be allocated out to student groups until it is exhausted, and the remaining funding requests for this 18 fiscal year will be denied, due to lack of funds. 19

20 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 21 22 SECTION 1. There be a onetime $10,000.00 increase from $40,100.00 to $50,100.00, to the approved amount 23

for College Council Organizations from the Reserve for Contingencies Account. 24 25 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 26

shall be allocated to the budgeted amount for College Council Organizations from the Reserve for 27 Contingencies Account NISACONRSV. 28

29 SECTION 3. Upon passage, a copy of this bill shall be sent to Lori Gilmore, Office of Student Activities and 30

Services Accountant, to comply with internal auditing procedures. 31 32

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON JANUARY 26, 2012 33 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 55-0-0 34

BILL 11/12/42 ALLOCATION TO SEXUAL HEALTH 1 AWARENESS PEER EDUCATORS 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of the Sexual Health 6

Awareness Peer Educators (SHAPE); 7 8 WHEREAS, SHAPE is hosting the event Sex Ed Boot Camp on April 16, 2012; 9 10 WHEREAS, Sex Ed Boot Camp is presented by Dr. Joni Frater and Esther Lastique, authors, radio hosts and 11

trained sexologists; 12 13 WHEREAS, The mission of this event is to empower and inspire students to make smarter decisions with their 14

sexual health, as well as confidence when making healthy relationship choices; and 15 16 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 17 18

Project 1 – Sex Ed Boot Camp, Forum Hall, on April 16, 2012. 19 20

Request Recommendation 21 LSE Fee $3,450.00 $3,450.00 22 TOTAL $3,450.00 $3,450.00 23

24 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 25 26 SECTION 1. Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators shall be allocated $3,450.00 for the event described. 27 28 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 29

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 30 NISACWO060 of Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators. 31

32 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 2, 2012 33

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 34

BILL 11/12/43 ALLOCATION TO HISPANIC AMERICAN 1 LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of the Hispanic 6

American Leadership Organization (HALO); 7 8 WHEREAS, HALO is sending 10 members to the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) 9

conference in Chicago, Illinois from February 16-19, 2012; 10 11 WHEREAS, USHLI organizes workshops and lectures aimed to develop the leadership skills of attendees and 12

encourage them to grow as servant leaders; 13 14 WHEREAS, Members will return with better developed skills to enhance the campus community by raising 15

awareness about Latino culture as well as encouraging civic responsibility; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 18 19

Project 1 – USHLI Conference, Chicago, Illinois, from February 16-19, 2012. 20 21

Request Recommendation 22 Travel $5,705.00 $1,000.00 23 TOTAL $5,705.00 $1,000.00 24

25 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. Hispanic American Leadership Organization shall be allocated $1,000.00 for the event described. 28 29 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 30

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 31 NISACWO032 of Hispanic American Leadership Organization. 32

33 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 2, 2012 34

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 35

BILL 11/12/44 ALLOCATION TO COLLEGIATE 1 FARM BUREAU 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of the Collegiate Farm 6

Bureau; 7 8 WHEREAS, Members of Collegiate Farm Bureau are attending the Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference 9

in Wichita, Kansas, from January 27-29, 2012; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees will attend regional Farm Bureau meetings, many presentations by keynote speakers, 12

and a number of academic competitions; 13 14 WHEREAS, Attendees will network with successful professionals in the field, update themselves on current 15

issues affecting the agriculture industry and disseminate this information to those at K-State and 16 in the community; and 17

18 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 19 20

Project 1 – Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference, Wichita, Kansas, from January 27-29, 21 2012. 22 23

Request Recommendation 24 Travel $1,000.00 $1000.00 25 TOTAL $1,000.00 $1000.00 26 27

BE IT ENACTED THAT: 28 29 SECTION 1. Collegiate Farm Bureau shall be allocated $1,000.00 for the event described. 30 31 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 32

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 33 NISACWO117 of Collegiate Farm Bureau. 34

35 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON JANUARY 26, 2012 36

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 55-0-0 37

BILL 11/12/45 ALLOCATION TO ECUMENICAL 1 CAMPUS MINISTRY 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Ecumenical Campus 6

Ministry (ECM); 7 8 WHEREAS, Twenty members of ECM are traveling with Engineers Without Borders to Yakunay, Ecuador, 9

from January 3-13, 2012; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees will work on development projects to improve the quality of life of residents and 12

instruct them on how to maintain their infrastructure; 13 14 WHEREAS, Upon return, students will conduct at least one meeting open to the university community at 15

which they will share their cultural learning experiences and newly developed global 16 perspectives; and 17

18 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 19 20

Project 1 – Ecuador Mission Trip, Yakunay, Ecuador, from January 3-13, 2011. 21 22

Request Recommendation 23 Travel $1,000.00 $1000.00 24 TOTAL $1,000.00 $1000.00 25 26

BE IT ENACTED THAT: 27 28 SECTION 1. Ecumenical Campus Ministry shall be allocated $1000.00 for the event described. 29 30 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 31

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 32 NISACWO096 of Ecumenical Campus Ministry. 33

34 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON JANUARY 26, 2012 35

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 53-1-1 36

BILL 11/12/46 ALLOCATION TO SENSIBLE NUTRITION 1 AND BODY IMAGE CHOICES 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Sensible Nutrition 6

and Body Image Choices (SNAC); 7 8 WHEREAS, SNAC is hosting an Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW), February 26-March 3, 2012; 9 10 WHEREAS, Events throughout the week will include the lecture by “Beauty Undressed,” Shannon Cuts with 11

personal experience of dealing with an eating disorder, and a showing of America the Beautiful 2: 12 The Thin Commandments; 13

14 WHEREAS, Following the film there will be a question and answer session revolving around her own 15

recovery from an eating disorder, as well as a discussion on body shame, self-confidence and 16 other issues that affect individuals with eating disorders; 17

18 WHEREAS, The film being shown presents issues regarding both female and male eating disorders, as well 19

covering concerns about disordered eating; 20 21 WHEREAS, Eating disorders and disordered eating are concerns affecting people of both sexes and of all age 22

groups, but particularly those of college age; and 23 24 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 25 26

Project 1 – Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW), February 26-March 3, 2012. 27 28

Request Recommendation 29 Promotions $250.00 $200.00 30 Entertainer Fee $2,150.00 $2,150.00 31 Rent of Equipment $67.50 $67.50 32 Films $500.00 $500.00 33 Rent of Space $33.00 $33.00 34 TOTAL $3,000.50 $2,950.50 35 36

BE IT ENACTED THAT: 37 38 SECTION 1. SNAC shall be allocated $3,755.50 for the event described. 39 40 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 41

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 42 NISACWO094 of Sensible Nutrition and Body Image Choices (SNAC). 43

44 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 9, 2012 45

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 55-0-0 46

BILL 11/12/47 ALLOCATION TO TAU BETA SIGMA 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Tau Beta Sigma; 5 6 WHEREAS, Tau Beta Sigma is hosting performer and Grammy-nominated composer Carter Pann February 7

12-15, 2012; 8 9 WHEREAS, Carter Pann will offer lessons for students on music theory, composition, and conducting at both 10

undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as sharing his success story that lead to a Grammy 11 nomination; 12

13 WHEREAS, Carter Pann will perform with the Kansas State University Wind Ensemble for their concert on 14

February 15, which is open to the general public and especially the students of K-State; and 15 16 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 17 18

Project 1 – Carter Pann, McCain Auditorium and other venues, from February 12-15, 2012. 19 20 Request Recommendation 21 LSE Fee $3,000.00 $2,000.00 22 TOTAL $3,000.00 $2,000.00 23 24 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 25 26 SECTION 1. Tau Beta Sigma shall be allocated $2,000.00 for the event described. 27 28 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 29

shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve NISAFASRSV to the account 30 NISAFAS011 of Tau Beta Sigma. 31

32 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 9, 2012 33

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 55-0-0 34

BILL 11/12/48 ALLOCATION TO CHILDREN’S AND 1 ADOLESCENT LITERATURE COMMUNITY 2

BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Children’s and 5

Adolescent Literature Community (CHALC); 6 7 WHEREAS, CHALC will be holding The Hallows & Horcruxes Ball at the K-State Alumni Center on 8

March 10, 2012; 9 10 WHEREAS, The Hallows & Horcruxes Ball is a Wizard Rock concert to benefit First Book; 11 12 WHEREAS, Wizard Rock is a genre akin to fan fiction which deals exclusively with adolescent literature, 13

specifically Harry Potter; 14 15 WHEREAS, Seven bands will be performing, five of which have been ranked in MTV’s list of the Top 10 16

Wizard Rock Bands of 2007; 17 18 WHEREAS, Last year the event had approximately 350 attendees, and donated $1,500 to First Book, an 19

organization that provides disadvantaged children with new books; and 20 21 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 22 23

Project 1 – Hallows & Horcruxes Ball, Manhattan, Kansas, on March 10, 2012. 24 25

26 27 28 29 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 30 31 SECTION 1. Children’s and Adolescent Literature Community shall be allocated $2,000.00 for the event 32

described. 33 34 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 35

shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve NISAFASRSV to the account 36 NISAFAS028 of Children’s and Adolescent Literature Community. 37

38 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012 39

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 33-17-2 40

Request Recommendation LSE Fee $8,397.11 $2,000.00 TOTAL $8,397.11 $2,000.00

BILL 11/12/49 ALLOCATION TO ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Alternative Spring 5

Break; 6 7 WHEREAS, Alternative Spring Break will be taking eight students, whom are living in the residence halls, to 8

Nicaragua to partner with Outreach 360 while working at the Jinotega Children’s Center; 9 10 WHEREAS, From March 17-25, 2012, students will be participating in service projects focusing on education 11

and environmental sustainability; 12 13 WHEREAS, Students will become more globally aware, and will be able to practice servant-leadership while 14

traveling and serving abroad; and 15 16 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 17 18

Project 1 – Alternative Spring Break, Nicaragua, from March 17-25, 2012. 19 20

Request Recommendation 21 Travel $1,200.00 $800.00 22 TOTAL $1,200.00 $800.00 23 24

BE IT ENACTED THAT: 25 26 SECTION 1. Alternative Spring Break shall be allocated $800.00 for the event described. 27 28 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 29

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 30 NISACWO147 of Alternative Spring Break. 31

32 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 9, 2012 33

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 55-0-0 34 35

BILL 11/12/50 INCREASE IN STUDENT 1 HEALTH PRIVILEGE FEE 2

BY: Privilege Fee Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Privilege Fee Committee received and reviewed the request of Student Health during the 5

scheduled three-year cycle review; 6 7 WHEREAS, The Privilege Fee Committee reviewed the results from the Lafene Patient Satisfaction Survey 8

that was completed in Fall of 201l; 9 10 WHEREAS, It has been the philosophy of the students and the university to spread the bulk of the cost to 11

provide healthcare among the entire student body to keep the up-front cost of healthcare 12 affordable for students; 13

14 WHEREAS, Lafene Health Center offers a comprehensive, well-rounded, highly utilized program which can 15

respond to most student needs for healthcare; 16 17 WHEREAS, All cost saving measures such as consolidation of programs, use of student employees where 18

possible, reductions in clinic hours, inventory reductions, have been implemented and researched; 19 and 20

21 WHEREAS, In order to maintain the ability to meet current direct patient care demands, it is recommended to 22

increase the level of funding for Lafene Health Center. 23 24 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 25 26 SECTION 1. Chapter 37 of the Kansas State University Student Government Association Statutes is hereby 27

amended to read as follows: 28 29

STUDENT HEALTH BUDGET AGREEMENT 30 31 This agreement made this 23 day of February 2012, between the Kansas State University Student Governing 32 Association (SENATE) and Kansas State University Student Health (DEPARTMENT), and shall supersede any 33 previous agreement made by SENATE with the DEPARTMENT regarding funding of budget and use of such 34 funding. 35 36

1. The annual DEPARTMENT privilege fee budget (BUDGET) shall be funded the following amounts for 37 the following Fiscal Years: $4,637,057 for July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013; $4,822,539 for July 1, 38 2013, through June 30, 2014; and $5,015,440 for July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015; and will be 39 reviewed prior to Fiscal Year 2016. 40 41

2. The following items shall be considered contractual items: 42 43

a. No privilege fee funds may be used for paying the Institutional Support Fee. 44 45

b. No privilege fee funds may be used to fund a position at Disabled Student Services. 46 47

c. Should an office visit fee be implemented by the DEPARTMENT, the DEPARTMENT shall 48 notify the Privilege Fee Committee prior to the implementation of the fee. 49 50

d. The DEPARTMENT shall inform the Privilege Fee Committee of any capital expenditures over 51 $5,000 within 60 days of purchase. 52

53 3. Any breach of this agreement by the DEPARTMENT will result in automatic review by Kansas State 54

University Student Senate and such review could result in decrease or termination of funding of the 55 BUDGET. The failure of SENATE to exercise any rights in any instance shall not constitute a waiver of 56 such rights in that instance or any other instance. 57 58

4. Within 60 days of the end of the fiscal year, the Director of the DEPARTMENT shall submit a written 59 summary of BUDGET expenditures to the Privilege Fee Chair for review by the entire Senate body. 60 61

5. Any money remaining in the DEPARTMENT’S account at the conclusion of a fiscal year will be 62 transferred to the Student Health Reserve Account. 63 64

6. No construction or renovation of a building or facility is permitted with privilege fees unless the fee was 65 established by a binding referendum vote of the student body. (SGA Constitution, Article V, Section 510, 66 Letter D, and Article XI, Section 1105) 67 68

7. This agreement shall be governed by and subject to the laws of the State of Kansas. 69 70

8. By signing this agreement, the representative of the respective parties hereby represent that each is duly 71 authorized by his or her part to execute this document on behalf of such party that the party agrees to be 72 bound by the provisions of the agreement. 73 74

9. Bill 11/12/50 becomes effective upon execution of this agreement by: the Privilege Fee Chair; the 75 Director of Student Health; the Student Senate Chair; the Student Body President, and the Vice President 76 for Student Life. 77 78

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012 79 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-1-0 80

BILL 11/12/51 ALLOCATION TO NATIONAL 1 ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of the National Art 6

Education Association (NAEA); 7 8 WHEREAS, Three members of the NAEA are attending their national convention in New York City, New 9

York; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees plan to gain knowledge from the conference that will help support an advocacy project 12

for the community with the end goal of educating individuals on the importance of the visual arts 13 in education; 14

15 WHEREAS, The NAEA conference will provide substantive professional development services that include 16

the advancement of knowledge for improving visual arts instruction in American schools; and 17 18 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 19 20

Project 1 – Travel to NAEA National Conference, New York City, New York, from March 1-4, 21 2012. 22

23 24 25 26 27 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 28 29 SECTION 1. The NAEA shall be allocated $300.00 for the activity described. 30 31 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 32

shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve NISAFASRSV to the account 33 NISAFAS032 of the National Art Education Association. 34

35 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012 36

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-0 37

Request Recommendation Travel $300.00 $300.00 TOTAL $300.00 $300.00

BILL 11/12/52 ALLOCATION TO AFRICAN STUDENT UNION 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of African Student 5

Union; 6 7 WHEREAS, African Student Union will be hosting African Night on March 31, 2012; 8 9 WHEREAS, African Night will be held at City Hall and will include native dances and dramas, as well as 10

native dishes specific to countries in Africa; 11 12 WHEREAS, K-State students, as well as the Manhattan community can experience firsthand different African 13

cultures; 14 15 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 16 17

Project 1 – African Night held March 31, 2012. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. African Student Union shall be allocated $1,405.00 for the event described. 28 29 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 30

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 31 NISACWO001 of African Student Union. 32

33 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012 34

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 49-2-0 35

Request Recommendation Rent of Equipment $780.00 $780.00 Rent of Space $300.00 $300.00 Promotions $860.25 $325.00 TOTAL $1,940.25 $1,405.00

BILL 11/12/53 ALLOCATION TO MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Muslim Students 5

Association; 6 7 WHEREAS, There exists a number of misconceptions regarding Islamic individuals due to poor representation 8

in the media; 9 10 WHEREAS, The Muslim Students Association is therefore hosting an event on April 5, 2012, that will help 11

invalidate many of the misconceptions that others harbor toward Islamic individuals; 12 13 WHEREAS, The speaker, Rhajan M. Couram, has a degree in Islamic Studies from the Islamic University of 14

Medina, and is currently the Executive Director of Education for United Muslim Masjid in 15 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 16

17 WHEREAS, Rhajan M. Couram will give a lecture titled: “Islam in America: Compatible or Incompatible?”; 18 19 WHEREAS, This event will also help Islamic students at K-State learn about the compatibility of practicing 20

Islam while living in the United States; and 21 22 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 23 24

Project 1 – Public Lecture by Muslim Students Association on April 5, 2012 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 32 33 SECTION 1. Muslim Student Association shall be allocated $1,200.00 for the event described. 34 35 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 36

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 37 NISACWO048 of Muslim Students Association. 38

39 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012 40

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-0 41

Request Recommendation LSE Fee $1,500.00 $1,200.00 Promotions $300.00 $200.00 TOTAL $1,800.00 $1,400.00

BILL 11/12/54 ALLOCATION TO INTERNATIONAL 1 COORDINATING COUNCIL 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request from the International 6

Coordinating Council (ICC); 7 8 WHEREAS, International Coordinating Council helps all international students represent their respective 9

countries; 10 11 WHEREAS, International Coordinating Council hosts events throughout the year that help all students learn 12

more about the customs and cultures of other countries; 13 14 WHEREAS, These events will help students that are about to study abroad in different countries; 15 16 WHEREAS, The interesting and creative activities that students can participate in facilitates learning more 17

about the represented countries at Kansas State University; 18 19 WHEREAS, Ambassador Dick Roberts and Dr. Toyen Falola will participate in a panel discussion entitled 20

“International Education and Global Peace Complementing Each Other”; and 21 22 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 23 24

Project 1 – International Week 2012 Opening Ceremony on April 7, 2012 25 Project 2 – Dance Lessons and Cultural Exhibition on April 9, 2012 and April 13, 2012 26 Project 3 – Fashion Show on April 10, 2012 27 Project 4 – International Panel Discussion on April 11, 2012 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 36 37 SECTION 1. The International Coordinating Council shall be allocated $2,990.00 for the events described. 38 39 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 40

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 41 NISACWO039 of the International Coordinating Council. 42

43 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 1, 2012 44

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-0 45

Request Recommendation LSE Fee $1,950.00 $1,950.00 Promotions $750.00 $350.00 Rent of Equipment $990.00 $690.00 TOTAL $3,690.00 $2,990.00

BILL 11/12/55 ALLOCATION TO PUSSYCAT 1 PRESS PRINTMAKING CLUB 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Pussycat Press 6

Printmaking Club; 7 8 WHEREAS, Eight members of Pussycat Press Printmaking Club are attending the Southern Graphics Council 9

International Printmaking Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 14-19, 2012; 10 11 WHEREAS, Attendees will participate in art exhibitions and portfolio reviews and will attend lectures, 12

demonstrations of techniqueS, and panels; 13 14 WHEREAS, Attendees will network with printmaking professionals and shop owners to discover new methods 15

being used; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 18 19

Project 1 – Pussycat Press Printmaking Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 14-19, 2012 20 21

22 23 24 25 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. Pussycat Press Printmaking Club shall be allocated $800.00 for the event described. 28 29 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 30

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 31 NISACWO133 of Pussycat Press Printmaking Club. 32

33 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 1, 2012 34

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-0 35

Request Recommendation Travel $1,200.00 $800.00 TOTAL $1,200.00 $800.00

BILL 11/12/56 ALLOCATION TO PERSHING RIFLES COMPANY G-7 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Pershing 5

Rifles Company G-7; 6 7 WHEREAS, Sixteen members from Pershing Rifles Company G-7 will be traveling to Baltimore, 8

Maryland, for NATCON, the annual meeting and competition for all Pershing Rifles 9 Companies in the United States, from March 14-18, 2012; 10

11 WHEREAS, Attendees will listen to a keynote address by Major General Mark McDonald and will 12

have the opportunity to learn from and meet members from other programs around the 13 country; 14

15 WHEREAS, Pershing Rifles Company G-7 is comprised of both citizens and ROTC members who 16

strive to improve this relationship amongst military and civilians in the community; 17 18 WHEREAS, For the 2010-2011 school year, Company G-7 was named the “National Society’s Best 19

Company”; and 20 21 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendations are as follows: 22 23 Project 1- Travel to NATCON, Baltimore, Maryland, from March 14-18, 2012. 24 25 26 27 28 29 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 30 31 SECTION 1. Pershing Rifles Company G-7 shall be allocated $1,000.00 for the activity described. 32 33 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 34

funds shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingences Account NISACONRSV to 35 the account NISACWO129 of G-7 Pershing Rifles Company. 36

37 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 1, 2012 BY A ROLL CALL 38

VOTE OF 52-0-0 39

Request Recommendation Travel $1,000.00 $1,000.00 TOTAL $1,000.00 $1,000.00

BILL 11/12/57 ALLOCATION TO MINORITIES IN AGRICULTURE, 1 NATURAL RESOURCES AND RELATED SCIENCES 2

3 BY: Allocations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Minorities in 6

Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS); 7 8 WHEREAS, MANRRS is an organization in which any student can join in order to develop professionally and 9

learn leadership skills; 10 11 WHEREAS, Members of K-State MANRRS are requesting funding to attend the MANRRS National 12

Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 29-31, 2012; 13 14 WHEREAS, This conference would allow the members of K-State MANRRS to present information that they 15

have researched throughout the year to other universities; 16 17 WHEREAS, This conference would be a great way to network with other universities on successful 18

programming that can be brought back, and simultaneously strengthen K-State’s national image; 19 and 20

21 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 22 23

Project 1 – 2012 MANRRS National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 29-31, 2012 24 25 26 27 28 29 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 30 31 SECTION 1. Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences shall be allocated $1,000.00 32

for the event described. 33 34 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 35

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 36 NISACWO045 of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences. 37

38 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 8, 2012 39

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 58-0-0 40

Request Recommendation Travel $2,500.00 $1,000.00 TOTAL $2,500.00 $1,000.00

BILL 11/12/58 ALLOCATION TO STUDENT HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Student Health 5

Advisory Committee (SHAC); 6 7 WHEREAS, SHAC is requesting money to bring in a driving simulator by the PEERS Foundation; 8 9 WHEREAS, PEERS is devoted to raising awareness of both drunk driving and texting while driving; 10 11 WHEREAS, The event is tentatively planned to be held in Bosco Plaza; and 12 13 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendations are as follows: 14 15 Project 1- Funding for PEERS Foundation driving simulator 3and 5 of April 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 23 24 SECTION 1. Student Health Advisory Committee shall be allocated $2,000.00 for the activity described. 25 26 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 27

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 28 NISACWO111 of Student Health Advisory Committee. 29

30 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 8, 2012 31

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 54-4-0 32

Request Recommendation LSE Fee $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Promotions $250.00 $0.00 TOTAL $2,250.00 $2,000.00

BILL 11/12/59 ALLOCATION TO HEIFER INTERNATIONAL 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Heifer International; 5 6 WHEREAS, Two members of Heifer International are attending the IMPACT Conference in Orlando, Florida, 7

from March 27-April 1, 2012; 8 9 WHEREAS, Attendees will learn how to utilize leadership and sustainability and how to implement and teach 10

these characteristics across campus to impact clubs and communities throughout the Kansas State 11 University campus and the world; 12

13 WHEREAS, Attendees will bring back important information to aid the club in its future development and to 14

learn non-profit leadership, sustainability and how to achieve an active and growing club; and 15 16 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendations made are as follows: 17 18

Project 1 – IMPACT Conference, Orlando, Florida, from March 27-April 1, 2012. 19 20 21

22 23 24 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 25 26 SECTION 1. Heifer International shall be allocated $200.00 for the event described. 27 28 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 29

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 30 NISACWO145 of Heifer International. 31

32 THIS BILL WAS NOT ACTED UPON DUE TO THE AUTHORS 33

WITHDRAWING THEIR NAMES FROM THE LEGISLATION ON MARCH 15, 2012 34

Request Recommendation Travel $200.00 $200.00 TOTAL $200.00 $200.00

BILL 11/12/60 ALLOCATION TO BIKE STATE COLLECTIVE 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Bike State 5

Collective; 6 7 WHEREAS, Bike State Collective will be bringing in staff members from Big Poppi’s Bikes and 8

Pathfinder to inform students on proper bike safety, maintenance, and usage of bike paths 9 on campus; 10

11 WHEREAS, The event will take place in Bosco Plaza on May 2, 2012, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; and 12 13 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendations are as follows: 14

15 Project 1 – Bike Maintenance and education in Bosco Plaza on May 2, 2012. 16 17 18

19 20

21 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 22 23 SECTION 1. Bike State Collective shall be allocated $235.00 for the event described. 24 25 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 26

funds shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to 27 the account NISACWO148 of Bike State Collective. 28

29 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 15, 2012 30

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 48-0-1 31

Request Recommendation Promotions $235.00 $235.00 TOTAL $235.00 $235.00

BILL 11/12/61 ALLOCATION TO STUDENT ALUMNI BOARD 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Student 5

Alumni Board (SAB); 6 7 WHEREAS, SAB will be sending members to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s 8

Affiliated Student Advancement Program (CASE ASAP) Network Conference in 9 Indianapolis, Indiana, from August 9-11, 2012; 10

11 WHEREAS, CASE ASAP is an organization that is comprised of student alumni associations, student 12

philanthropy programs, and student foundations at more than 350 CASE member 13 institutions; 14

15 WHEREAS, The goal of CASE ASAP is to cultivate and develop student involvement in all areas of 16

advancement, which include alumni relations, communications, fundraising, and marketing; 17 18 WHEREAS, The CASE ASAP Network Conference will provide SAB members with the opportunity to 19

network with other universities and learn ways to improve programs such as Wildcat 20 Welcome Day, Grad Bash, and Wildcats Forever; and 21

22 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendations are as follows: 23

24 Project 1 – CASE ASAP Network Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, from August 9-11, 25 2012. 26 27 28

29 30

31 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 32 33 SECTION 1. Student Alumni Board shall be allocated $500.00 for the event described. 34 35 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these 36

funds shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to 37 the account NISACWO100 of Student Alumni Board on or after July 1, 2012. 38

39 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 15, 2012 40

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 48-0-1 41

Request Recommendation Travel $1,000.00 $500.00 TOTAL $1,000.00 $500.00

BILL 11/12/62 ALLOCATION TO STUDENT FOUNDATION 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Student Foundation; 5 6 WHEREAS, Student Foundation is an organization that works with foundation staff and volunteers to uphold 7

the mission of uniting philanthropic desires with university priorities and gain funds for K-State; 8 9 WHEREAS, Student Foundation will be sending members to the Council for Advancement and Support of 10

Education’s Affiliated Student Advancement Program (CASE ASAP) Network Conference in 11 Indianapolis, Indiana, from August 9-11, 2012; 12

13 WHEREAS, CASE ASAP is an organization that is comprised of student alumni associations, student 14

philanthropy programs, and student foundations at more than 350 CASE member institutions; 15 16 WHEREAS, The goal of CASE ASAP is to cultivate and develop student involvement in all areas of 17

advancement, which includes alumni relations, communications, fundraising, and marketing; 18 19 WHEREAS, The CASE ASAP Network Conference will allow the members of the Student Foundation to 20

learn about what foundations at other universities do and how to possibly better utilize programs 21 that could help K-State obtain more funding; and 22

23 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 24

25 Project 1 – CASE ASAP Network Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, from August 9-11, 2012 26 27 28 29 30 31

BE IT ENACTED THAT: 32 33 SECTION 1. Student Foundation shall be allocated $500.00 for the event described. 34 35 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 36

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 37 NISACWO149 of Student Foundation on or after July 1, 2012. 38

39 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 15, 2012 40

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 48-0-1 41

Request Recommendation Travel $500.00 $500.00 TOTAL $500.00 $500.00

BILL 11/12/63 ALLOCATION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENT UNION 1 2

BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Asian American 5

Student Union (AASU); 6 7 WHEREAS, Ten members of AASU are attending the Midwest AASU Conference from March 30-April 1, 8

2012; 9 10 WHEREAS, This conference promotes leadership development among Asian American students and teaches 11

skills necessary to break boundaries, which will enhance the representation of the Asian 12 community on Kansas State University’s campus; and 13

14 WHEREAS, The funds requested by the group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 15 16

Event 1: Midwest AASU Conference from March 30-April 1, 2012. 17 18 19 20 21 22 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 23 24 SECTION 1. Asian American Student Union shall be allocated $794.50 for the event described. 25 26 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President these funds 27

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 28 NISACWO011 of Asian American Student Union. 29

30 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 31

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 49-0-1 32

Request Recommendation Travel $1,990.00 $794.50 TOTAL $1,990.00 $794.50

BILL 11/12/64 ALLOCATION TO POTTER’S GUILD 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Potter’s Guild; 5 6 WHEREAS, Potter’s Guild is an organization that helps students learn more about ceramics and other fine arts; 7 8 WHEREAS, Potter’s Guild wants to send ten students to tour several art museums and ceramic studios in 9

Kansas City with professor Dylan J. Beck and art historian Dr. Glen Brown; 10 11 WHEREAS, This event would give the attending students a unique educational experience that could be shared 12

with other art students at Kansas State University; and 13 14 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 15 16

Project 1 – Nelson Atkins Private Tour from April 27-28, 2012. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 24 25 SECTION 1. Potter’s Guild shall be allocated $300.00 for the event described. 26 27 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 28

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISAFASRSV to the account 29 NISAFAS020 of Potter’s Guild. 30

31 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 32

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 49-0-1 33

Request Recommendation Travel $700.00 $0.00 Other (Workshop Fees) $300.00 $300.00 TOTAL $1000.00 $300.00

BILL 11/12/65 AMENDMENTS TO THE KSU SGA CONSTITUTION 1 2 BY: Senate Executive and Senate Operations Committees 3 4 WHEREAS, The purpose of the Constitution is to allow for the establishment and maintenance of 5

student government, the enactment and enforcement of the just laws and the promotion of 6 such activities as are appropriate for the student body in accordance with the principles of 7 equality before the law, separation of powers, proportional representation and university 8 suffrage; 9

10 WHEREAS, The constitution shall define the organs of government, while leaving the operational 11

policies and details to be evolved from the development of these organs as implements to 12 the attainment of the greatest good for the greatest number of the students; 13

14 WHEREAS, It is necessary to continually revise and update the Constitution in order to advance its 15

usefulness, effectiveness, practicality, and ensure it reflects the current policies and 16 positions of the KSU SGA; and 17

18 WHEREAS, These amendments have been thoroughly discussed and reviewed, and are hereby 19

recommended for enactment by the Senate Executive and Operations committees. 20 21 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 22 23 SECTION 1. The Constitution be hereby amended as follows: 24 25

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 26 STUDENT GOVERNING ASSOCIATION 27

CONSTITUTION 28 29

The students of Kansas State University, united in the belief that the goals of a democratic community can 30 be furthered only by the citizenship habits, attitudes, skills and knowledge acquired through experience 31 and that the degree of student development is likely to parallel closely the extent of responsibility which 32 students carry for their own society, do adopt this Constitution for the Kansas State University Student 33 Governing Association (KSU SGA). 34

Article I 35 Purpose 36

101. The purpose of the KSU SGA shall be the establishment and maintenance of student government, 37 the enactment and enforcement of the just laws and the promotion of such activities as are 38 appropriate for the student body. 39

102. The KSU SGA, in pursuit of its stated purpose, shall act in accordance with the principles of 40 equality before the law, separation of powers, proportional representation and university suffrage. 41

103. This Constitution shall be understood to follow the general outlines of government and to define 42 its important organs, while leaving the operational policies and details to be evolved from the 43 development of these organs as implements to the attainment of the greatest good for the greatest 44 number of the student body. 45

104. It is recognized that the President of the University is responsible to the Board of Regents for all 46 phases of the university administration and that the authority for student personnel policies and/or 47 practices emanates from him/her. 48

105. Source of Authority. Within the sphere of student activity (as limited in Section 104 above) the 49 KSU SGA shall derive authority from the mandate of the student body. 50

Article II 51

Elections 52 201. Any person enrolled in at least one credit hour of class work at the main campus of Kansas State 53

University shall be a member of the KSU SGA and shall have full voting privileges to which each 54 member is thereby entitled. Any person enrolled in at least one credit hour of class work at KSU-55 Salina College of Technology and Aviation shall be entitled to vote for KSU SGA Student Body 56 President and Student Body Vice President at any election. 57

202. Any member of the KSU SGA who has completed a minimum of twelve semester hours and is 58 enrolled in a minimum of twelve semester hours with a minimum cumulative grade point average 59 of 2.000 (or in the case of the Union Governing Board, 2.500) or who is a graduate student with a 60 minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.000 is eligible to be a candidate for any office as 61 described in the elections statutes. For the office of Student Senator, the member must also be 62 enrolled in the college the member intends to represent. A student who will graduate during the 63 spring, summer, or fall of their term in office and does not plan to enroll in graduate school at 64 Kansas State University immediately thereafter is not eligible to be a candidate for any office 65 above described. 66

Article III 67 Branches 68

301. The principle branches of the KSU SGA shall be the executive, legislative, and judicial. 69 302. Each branch shall form rules for carrying out its functions. In particular, it shall establish rules of 70

procedure for itself which must be filed with the Senate Operations Standing Committee. 71 303. No person shall hold any office concurrently within the legislative, executive or judicial branches 72

of the KSU SGA, unless specifically permitted in the KSU SGA Constitution or By-Laws. 73 74

Article IV 75 Executive 76

401. The executive power of the KSU SGA shall be vested in the Student Body President, assisted by 77 the Student Body Vice President, and such administrative officers as the Student Body President 78 shall appoint in accordance with this Article. 79

402. Term and Hours 80 A. The Student Body President and Student Body Vice President shall be elected for a term 81

of one year by vote of the general membership of the KSU SGA in such manner as shall 82 be prescribed in the laws of the student body. 83

B. Student Body President shall be ineligible for re-election to the position after serving two 84 terms in office. 85

C. The Student Body President and Student Body Vice President shall be required to 86 maintain seven hours undergraduate credit or six hours graduate credit during the fall and 87 spring semesters to be eligible to remain in office. 88

403. Beginning of Term and Transition 89 A. The Student Body President and Student Body Vice President shall take office at the fifth 90

meeting of Student Senate following the general election. 91 B. During such period, the outgoing Student Body President shall help prepare the Student 92

Body President-Elect for office by giving such assistance and advice as may be 93 requested. 94

C. Also during such period, the outgoing Student Body Vice President shall help prepare the 95 Student Body Vice President-Elect for office by giving such assistance and advice as may 96 be requested. 97

404. The Student Body President and Student Body Vice President shall not, during the term of office, 98 hold any other office in the KSU SGA, except as outlined in the By-Laws to this Constitution. 99

405. In the case of the removal, death, resignation, inability or temporary absence of the Student Body 100 President, succession shall be as set forth in the By-Laws to this Constitution. 101

406. Duties and Powers of the Student Body President. 102

A. Serve as Chief Executive of the KSU SGA. 103 B. Represent and protect the rights and interests of the student body. 104 C. Approve or veto Student Senate legislation. The power to veto shall extend to all bills 105

and resolutions passed by Student Senate except those bills and resolutions dealing with 106 purely internal affairs of Student Senate (approvals of appointments, resolutions of 107 impeachment or expulsion, standing rules, and resolutions expressing the opinion of only 108 the Student Senate). Within eight days after passage, every bill or resolution requiring 109 the approval of the Student Body President shall be signed by the Speaker of the Student 110 Senate and presented to the Student Body President. If the Student Body President 111 approves the bill or resolution, the President shall sign it. If the Student Body President 112 does not approve the bill or resolution, the President shall return it, with a statement of 113 objections, to the Speaker of the Student Senate, who shall cause the veto message to be 114 read at the next meeting of Student Senate. Whenever a veto message is so read, the 115 Student Senate shall have eight days to reconsider the legislation and such action shall be 116 deemed final. If two-thirds of the total membership of Student Senate selected and 117 qualified shall vote to pass the legislation, it shall take effect, notwithstanding the Student 118 Body President’s veto. If no written veto is transmitted to the Speaker of the Student 119 Senate within eight days after presentation to the Student Body President, the legislation 120 shall take effect as if the President had approved it. 121

D. Call and preside over meetings of the student body. 122 E. Call special meetings of Student Senate with at least 24-hour notice. 123 F. Serve on Faculty Senate and on the Faculty Senate Committee on University Planning 124

with voting rights. 125 G. Request the written interpretation of Student Tribunal on any provision of this 126

Constitution, charter, law of the student body or Student Senate act. 127 H. Examine the records of the Secretary of Student Senate, any administrative office of the 128

KSU SGA and any committee at any time. 129 I. Appoint, with the approval of Student Senate, Cabinet members (as specified in Section 130

408) who shall be responsible to him/her for execution of their duties and subject to 131 removal from office by him/her. 132

J. Take care that all provisions of this Constitution and the laws of the Student Senate are 133 faithfully executed. 134

K. Delegate authority to Cabinet members, but accept all responsibilities for the executive 135 branch of the KSU SGA. 136

407. Duties of the Student Body Vice President shall include but are not limited to the following: 137 A. Shall sServe as Chief Executive of the KSU SGA in the temporary or permanent absence 138

of the Student Body President due to resignation or inability to perform and discharge 139 the office of Student Body President. 140 1. If the Student Body President resigns, is permanently unable to discharge their 141

duties or removed from office, the Student Body Vice President shall succeed to 142 the office of Student Body President. 143

2. In the event of the temporary absence or inability of the Student Body President 144 to perform duties, the Vice President shall exercise the powers and duties of the 145 Student Body President. 146

B. Shall sServe as the official representative of the student body in the absence or inability 147 of the Student Body President. 148

C. Shall sServe as chair of the Educational Opportunity Fund Committee (unless otherwise 149 stated by the Student Body President). 150

D. Shall sServe as chair of the Student-Centered Tuition Enhancements Committee (unless 151 otherwise stated by the Student Body President). 152

E. Shall oOversee and coordinate special projects and programs of the Student Governing 153

Association, as assigned by the Student Body President. 154 F. Shall mMake at-large appointments to all university committees in consultation with the 155

Student Body President. 156 G. Shall aAssist the Student Body President in appointing Cabinet members. 157 H. Serve on Faculty Senate and on the Academic Affairs Committee of Faculty Senate with 158

voting rights. 159 408. Student Body President’s Cabinet and Appointments. 160

A. The Cabinet shall consist of the College of Technology and Aviation Student Body 161 President (or designee) and such appointed officers as provided in the By-Laws. 162 Appointed members of the Cabinet shall be appointed by the Student Body President and 163 shall be subject to the approval of Student Senate. Appointed members of the Cabinet 164 shall be subject to removal from office by the Student Body President. 165

B. Any Cabinet member shall have the right to be recognized on the floor of Student Senate 166 and debate, but not to vote. Cabinet members shall answer questions in Student Senate 167 concerning their respective offices and shall give members of Student Senate free access 168 to their files upon request, with the exception of judicial files. No Cabinet member shall 169 be a member of Student Senate. 170

C. The Student Body President may also appoint and remove other staff members of the 171 Executive Branch determined necessary and proper for the general operation of the KSU 172 SGA. 173

D. The Student Body President’s Cabinet shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Student 174 Body President and assist the Student Body President in the general operation of the KSU 175 SGA. 176

409. No member of the Executive Branch shall concurrently hold offices within two or more branches 177 of the KSU SGA, unless specifically permitted in the KSU SGA Constitution or By-Laws. 178

179 Article V 180

Legislative 181 501. All legislative powers of the KSU SGA shall be vested in the legislative body, to be known as the 182

Student Senate. 183 502. Open Meetings. and Conduct 184

A. All meetings of Student Senate, Student Senate committees (standing or special), and 185 college councils shall be open. The only exception shall be when a successful motion has 186 been adopted to proceed into executive session. Executive session discussion may include 187 matters of discipline, impeachment, employment contracts, or attorney consultations with 188 no vote being taken. 189

B. The chair of the given body shall be responsible for maintaining an orderly meeting. 190 503. Membership of Student Senate. 191

A. There shall be sixty elected members of Student Senate. There shall be at least one 192 elected Student Senator from each college and the Graduate School. Apportionment of 193 elected seats shall be made before each general election, based on the student head count 194 in each main campus college and the Graduate School on the twentieth academic day of 195 the spring semester. 196

B. Two faculty/administrator members, one appointed by Faculty Senate and one appointed 197 by the Vice President for Student Life. 198

C. In the event a Student Senator is elected to the position of Speaker of the Student Senate, 199 the newly elected Student Senate Speaker’s Student Senate seat shall be declared vacant. 200 In the event a Student Senator initiates a transfer from the main campus college or school 201 the Student Senator represents, the Student Senator’s Student Senate seat shall be 202 declared vacant, except if the transfer is initiated less than 28 days before the general 203 election. 204

D. A Student Senator is duly elected for a term of one year from the main campus student 205 body, as set forth in the By-Laws to this Constitution. 206

E. Newly elected Student Senators shall officially take office five regular meetings 207 following the general election. 208

504. Powers and Rights of Student Senators. 209 A. A Student Senator may introduce to Student Senate any motion, bill, amendment, act or 210

question he/she so desires. He/she may debate, vote for, or against or abstain from voting 211 on any issue brought before Student Senate. 212

B. A Student Senator shall be granted access to files and records of any KSU SGA 213 committee, administrative officer or Cabinet member, except those of the Attorney 214 General. 215

C. Faculty/Administrator members of Student Senate shall hold the same voting rights and 216 responsibilities as Student Senators. 217 1. Faculty/Administrator members will use personal discretion as whether to serve 218

on the Student Senate standing committee of their choice. 219 2. If a faculty/administrator member chooses to serve on a Student Senate standing 220

committee, they shall serve with voting rights. 221 D. A Student Senator shall not be punished outside of Student Senate for any speech or 222

debate he/she makes in Student Senate. 223 E. A Student Senator shall inform the Speaker of the Student Senate of any anticipated 224

absence from a Student Senate meeting 24 hours prior to the meeting, unless an 225 emergency situation arises. In the case of an emergency, the Speaker should be notified 226 as soon as the Student Senator discovers he or she will be absent from the Senate 227 meeting. The Speaker of the Student Senate will then determine if the absence is 228 excused. 229

F. A Student Senator may appoint another Student Senator as a proxy voter for a meeting 230 providing that the absence has been excused by the Speaker of the Student Senate. A 231 Student Senator may carry only one proxy. 232

505. The following shall be Officers of Student Senate: 233 A. Speaker of the Student Senate, who shall be elected by Student Senate by a majority vote. 234 B. The Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate, who shall be elected by the Student 235

Senate by majority vote. 236 C. SGA Treasurer/Allocations Chair, who shall be selected in the manner provided in the 237

By-Laws. to this Constitution. 238 D. Secretary of Student Senate, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate 239

and shall be subject to removal from office by him/her. The appointment shall be subject 240 to the approval of Student Senate. 241

E. Parliamentarian, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, and shall 242 be subject to removal from office by him/her. The appointment shall be subject to the 243 approval of Student Senate. The Parliamentarian shall not hold any elected office in the 244 Legislative Branch, except as outlined in the By-Laws. to this Constitution. 245

F. Intern Coordinator, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, and 246 shall be subject to removal from office by him/her. The appointment shall be subject to 247 the approval of Student Senate. 248

F.G. Standing committee chairs, as selected in the manner provided in the By-Laws. 249 G.H. Such officers as Student Senate may deem necessary for the proper functioning of 250

Student Senate. 251 506. The Speaker of the Student Senate shall have the following duties and powers: 252

A. Chair Student Senate meetings. 253 B. Call all Student Senate meetings, except as limited in Section 406.E. 254 C. Vote in Student Senate meetings only in the event of a tie. 255

D. Appoint and remove chairs of Student Senate standing committees and legislatively-256 chartered committees. The appointments shall be subject to the approval of Student 257 Senate. 258

E. Appoint and remove Student Senators on Student Senate committees. 259 F. Appoint and remove Student Senators on University committees. The appointments shall 260

be subject to the approval of Student Senate. 261 G. The succession to the office of Speaker of the Student Senate in case of removal, death, 262

resignation, inability, temporary absence or permanent inability to serve shall be set forth 263 in the By-Laws to this Constitution. 264

H. Chair Executive Committee meetings. 265 I. Supervise the Student Senate Secretary. 266 J. Supervise the Student Senate Parliamentarian. 267 K. Supervise the Intern Coordinator and related activities. 268 L. Verify and sign all passed legislation and present such legislation to the Student Body 269

President within eight days of the legislation’s passage. 270 M. Represent Student Senate on other committees as appointed. 271 N. Serve on University Committees when asked to represent Student Senate. 272 O. Inform the Senate Operations Committee when Senators and Interns are in violation of 273

the attendance requirement. 274 P. Serve on Faculty Senate and a Faculty Senate standing committee the Faculty Affairs 275

Committee of Faculty Senate with voting rights, and the Faculty Senate Executive 276 Committee as a non-voting member. 277

Q. Organize activities to help in the orientation of newly elected Student Senators. 278 507. Duties and Powers of the Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate. 279

A. Serve as Speaker of the Student Senate in the absence or at the request of the Speaker. 280 B. Assist in the coordination of committee appointments. 281 C. Chair such Standing Committees as may be provided in the By-Laws to this Constitution. 282 D. Plan and organize annual Student Governing Association diversity training sessions. 283

508. Duties and Powers of the SGA Treasurer/Allocations Chair. 284 A. Preside over the Allocations Standing Committee. 285 B. Facilitate the allocation of the student activity fee. 286 C. Serve as liaison for the Allocations Standing Committee to Student Senate, groups 287

requesting funds, the student body and the University administration. 288 D. Review all budgetary transactions of the student activity fee. 289

509. Duties and Powers of Student Senate. 290 A. Designate the time, place and manner of holding the election of Student Senators, the 291

Student Body President and Vice President, Union Governing Board, and the Board of 292 Student Publications. To provide for the transition from one election date to another, the 293 next general election shall be held on the old date, and the terms of the officers elected 294 may be shortened or lengthened to extend to the time designated for the first election 295 under the new date. However, the term of the current Student Body President and those 296 judicial boards appointed by the Student Body President may be extended to the time 297 designated for the first election under the new date. 298

B. Enact, by majority vote, laws of the student body necessary to the well-being of the 299 student community. Laws providing for creation or change of all student fees under 300 Student Senate jurisdiction will require two-thirds majority vote of the total of Student 301 Senate selected and qualified. 302

C. Pass enabling legislation for the establishment or increase of any fee for which the 303 purpose is to finance the construction of or renovation of a building or facility at KSU 304 only after the fee has been ratified by a binding student referendum as provided for in 305 Article XI. 306

D. Approve or disapprove appointments made by the Student Body President, appointments 307 to KSU SGA committee chairs, and appointments of Student Senators to fill vacancies in 308 Student Senate. 309

E. Overrule a veto of the Student Body President by a two-thirds majority vote of the total 310 membership of Student Senate selected and qualified. 311

F. Charter the councils of each college and the Graduate School. 312 G. Charter committees of Student Senate and grant, revoke or amend the charters of these 313

committees. 314 H. Define and establish the Student Conduct Code of the KSU SGA. 315 I. Undertake all reasonable investigations and/or hearings necessary and proper in 316

pursuance of its powers as enumerated in this section. 317 510. No member of the Legislative Branch shall concurrently hold offices within two or more 318

branches of the KSU SGA, unless specifically permitted within the KSU SGA Constitution or 319 By-Laws. 320

321 Article VI 322 Judicial 323

(Pending changes to this Article upon ratification of Bill 10/11/80) 324 601. Judicial Authority 325

A. The University President has authority over the operation of the campus judicial program. 326 This authority is delegated to the Dean of Students or his/her designee. 327

B. The Dean of Students or designee shall assist the Judicial Advisor in advising and 328 supporting the operation of the campus judicial program, and in some cases, may 329 determine if there has been a violation of the Conduct Code and impose sanctions. 330 1. The Dean of Students or designee may serve as the sole member, or one of the 331

members, of an administrative judicial board. 332 2. The University President may authorize the Dean of Students or designee to 333

solely impose sanctions in certain circumstances. 334 C. The Dean of Students, by the authority of the University President, assigns the operation 335

of the judicial program to the Student Governing Association (SGA) and its authority 336 shall be vested in the SGA Judicial Branch, composed of the following boards: 337 1. Judicial Council. 338 2. Student Tribunal. 339 3. Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards. 340 4. Student Review Board. 341 5. Parking Citation Appeals Board. 342 6. Ad hoc boards. 343

D. This judicial authority shall include the disposition of: 344 1. Non-academic university disciplinary complaints against students. 345 2. Violations of the KSU SGA Constitution, By-Laws, Statutes, Conduct Code, and 346

Housing Policy. 347 3. Interferences with students’ rights and freedoms. 348 4. Appeals of KSU Police Department or KSU Parking Services parking citations. 349

E. The SGA Attorney General shall be appointed by the Student Body President. The 350 appointment shall be subject to the approval of Student Senate. 351 1. Unless otherwise provided, the Attorney General, in consultation with the 352

Student Body President, shall appoint members to judicial boards. 353 2. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Dean of Students or designee, 354

shall determine which judicial board shall be authorized to hear each case. 355 3. The Attorney General may appoint, with the approval of Student Senate, such 356

deputies and assistants who shall be responsible to the Attorney General for the 357

execution of their duties and subject to removal from office by the Attorney 358 General. Such deputies and assistants appointed by the Attorney General shall 359 have their duties and responsibilities specified in the resolution for approval 360 submitted to Student Senate. 361

602. Composition of Judicial Boards 362 Members of judicial boards or committees listed in Section 601.C. shall serve one-year terms and 363

membership shall be as described below. 364 A. The Attorney General’s term shall begin the day following the last day spring semester 365

classes and conclude on the last day of spring semester classes the following year. If the 366 Attorney General resigns, is permanently unable to discharge his/her duties or is removed 367 from office, the Chancellor of Student Tribunal shall succeed to the office of Attorney 368 General in order to exercise the authority and duties of the office. 369

B. Judicial Council shall be composed of the Dean of Students or designee, the Attorney 370 General who shall serve as Chair, and five students as follows: 371 1. One student, currently residing in a University residence hall, appointed by the 372

President of KSU Association of Residence Halls. 373 2. One student belonging to a fraternity or sorority, jointly appointed by the 374

Presidents of Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council and National Pan-375 Hellenic Council. 376

3. One off-campus student unaffiliated with any recognized University living 377 organization or housing unit, appointed by the Student Body President. 378

4. One Student Senator appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate. 379 5. One student-at-large appointed by the Student Body President. 380

C. Student Tribunal shall be composed of two faculty members appointed by Faculty Senate 381 and five students appointed by the Student Body President in consultation with the 382 Attorney General, one being designated as Chancellor as follows: 383 1. One off-campus student unaffiliated with any recognized University living 384

organization or housing unit. 385 2. One student belonging to a fraternity or sorority which is a member of the 386

Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council or National Pan-Hellenic Council. 387 3. One student currently residing in a University residence hall. 388 4. Two students-at-large. 389

D. Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards. 390 1. Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards shall consist of: 391

a. Chief Justices selected among students in good academic standing living 392 in the residence halls or Jardine Apartments, by a process outlined in 393 each housing unit’s Constitution. 394

b. Associate Justices selected among students in good academic standing 395 living in the residence halls or Jardine Apartments, by a process outlined 396 in each housing unit’s Constitution. 397

2. Individual Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards shall consist of: 398 a. One Chief Justice and a minimum of four, maximum of six Associate 399

Justices. The majority of the board members present for a hearing must 400 come from the residence hall, or Strong complex, in which the complaint 401 originated. Exceptions must be approved by the Attorney General before 402 the hearing begins. 403

b. A Residence Life Coordinator, Assistant Residence Life Coordinator, or 404 designee, to serve as Advisor to the panel. 405

c. Other advisors as deemed necessary by the Advisor, in consultation with 406 the Chief Justice. 407

E. Student Review Board shall be composed of one faculty member selected by Faculty 408

Senate and five students appointed by the Student Body President, in consultation with 409 the Attorney General, one being designated as Chair, as follows: 410 1. One off-campus student unaffiliated with any recognized University living 411

organization or housing unit. 412 2. One student belonging to a fraternity or sorority which is a member of the 413

Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council or National Pan-Hellenic Council. 414 3. One student currently residing in a University residence hall. 415 4. Two students-at-large. 416

F. The Parking Citation Appeals Board shall be comprised of eleven members, being 417 allotted as follows: six students, three faculty members, and two staff members. 418 1. Co-Chairs 419

a. The boards shall have two separate and equal co-chairs – one being a 420 student and the other being either a faculty or staff member. Each co-421 chair shall be a joint appointment made by the Attorney General, the 422 Student Body President, and the Vice President for Administration and 423 Finance. 424

b. Each co-chair shall be selected from among the eleven board members 425 being appointed to the board for the upcoming term. 426

c. Each co-chair shall simultaneously serve as a regular board member, 427 sharing all of the responsibilities and duties of other board members, in 428 addition to their specific co-chair duties. 429

2. Members 430 a. The six student members shall be appointed by the Attorney General, in 431

consultation with the Student Body President as follows: 432 i. One off-campus student unaffiliated with any recognized 433

University living organization or housing unit. 434 ii. One student belonging to a fraternity or sorority who is a 435

member of the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, or 436 National Pan-Hellenic Council. 437

iii. One student currently residing in a University residence hall. 438 iv. Three students-at-large. 439

b. The three faculty members shall be appointed by Faculty Senate, and the 440 two staff members shall be appointed by Classified Senate. 441

c. Terms for all members shall begin the Friday before spring finals week 442 and concluded the Thursday before spring finals week of the following 443 year, including the summer break period. 444

d. A minimum of one student, one faculty member and one staff member 445 must be available to serve as active members during the summer break 446 period. If there is a shortage it shall be the duty of the Attorney General, 447 in consultation with the Student Body President, to appoint summer 448 break board members as necessary to fill vacant positions. These 449 summer break appointments shall not be subject to approval by Student 450 Senate. Beginning the first day of the fall semester, all summer break 451 appointments shall be void and the composition of the Parking Citation 452 Appeals Board shall revert to all original appointments previously 453 approved by Student Senate. 454

G. Membership of all judicial boards shall be subject to the approval of Student Senate, with 455 the exception of Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards whose members shall be 456 subject to the approval of Judicial Council. 457

H. During periods when judicial board members are unavailable or as the need arises, the 458 Dean of Students or designee after consultation with the Attorney General or designee 459

may appoint an ad hoc judicial board. Such ad hoc boards shall be composed of two 460 students and one faculty/staff member, preferably with prior judicial experience. 461

I. No member of any boards described in this section may serve on more than one such 462 board at any given time. A member may sit in judgment on a case which they have 463 previously heard as a member of another board. 464

J. The Dean of Students or designee and the Judicial Advisor in consultation with the 465 Attorney General shall develop policies for the administration of the judicial program and 466 procedural rules for the conduct of hearings. Such policies are subject to the approval of 467 Student Senate and must be consistent of the Conduct Code. 468

603. Final decisions of any judicial board may be appealed in accordance with Article VI, Section 9 of 469 the SGA By-Laws. 470

604. No member of the Judicial Branch whose appointment is subject to the approval of Student 471 Senate shall concurrently hold offices within two or more branches of the KSU SGA, unless 472 specifically permitted in the KSU SGA Constitution or By-Laws. 473

474 Article VII 475

College and School Councils 476 701. Legislative and executive powers not reserved by the Constitution and By-Laws for Student 477

Senate and the Student Body President and Vice President shall be vested in the college and 478 school councils. 479

702. Any student enrolled in any college or school, meeting the qualifications outlined in Sections 201 480 and 202, shall be eligible to be a candidate for election or appointment to any office in his/her 481 respective college or school. 482

703. Members of each college and school shall elect, in accordance with its charter and the KSU SGA 483 Elections Regulations Code, a body to act as council. 484

704. The Dduties and powers of the main campus college and school councils shall include: the 485 selection of 486 A. Selecting replacement members to Student Senate, as defined in the By-Laws to this 487

Constitution; and 488 B. Sserveing as the chief student advisory council to the Dean of the college or school. 489

705. The charters of the college and school councils may be amended by the college or school 490 councils, in accordance with their charters, subject to approval by majority vote of the Student 491 Senate selected and qualified. 492

493 Article VIII 494

Oath of Office 495 (Pending changes to this Article upon ratification of Bill 10/11/81) 496

801. The Student Body President, Student Body Vice President, Speaker of the Student Senate, 497 Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate, Student Senators, SGA officers elected, appointed or 498 approved by the Student Senate (including Cabinet members), Attorney General, Chancellor and 499 members of Student Tribunal, and all other members of judicial boards shall take the following 500 oath of office before taking office: 501

“I do solemnly swear [affirm] that I will faithfully execute the office of [name of office] and will, 502 to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Kansas State 503 University Student Governing Association.” 504

802. The oath of office may be administered by any one of the following officers: The incumbent 505 Chancellor or a member of Student Tribunal (in all cases), the Student Body President, or Student 506 Body Vice President (in the case of the Executive Branch), the Chairperson Speaker of the 507 Student Senate or the Speaker pro tempore Vice Chairperson of the Student Senate (in the case of 508 the Legislative Branch), the Attorney General (in the case of the Judicial Branch), or any person 509 authorized by law to administer oaths. 510

803. At the fifth meeting of Student Senate following the general election, the oath shall be 511 administered to the Student Senators, then to the Student Body President and Student Body Vice 512 President, and then the Speaker of the Student Senate and the Speaker pro tempore of the Student 513 Senate. 514

515 Article IX 516

By-Laws Revisions 517 901. Student Senate shall revise the By-Laws to be published with this Constitution in the student 518

handbook and altered and interpreted as time and generation may require. Such revisions shall be 519 constituted by a two-thirds majority vote of the total Student Senate selected and qualified. An 520 official copy of the KSU SGA Constitution and By-Laws to the Constitution shall be kept on file 521 in the KSU Office of Student Activities and Services and submitted to the editor of the student 522 handbook by the Student Body President. 523

524 Article X 525

Constitutional Revisions 526 1001. Any member of Student Senate may propose an amendment to this Constitution, which must be 527

approved by three-fourths majority vote of the total Student Senate selected and qualified. The 528 Student Senate shall designate one of the following methods of ratification of the proposed 529 amendment: 530 A. Ratification by six of the nine college councils. If a college council has not voted on 531

ratification within six months of submission of the proposed amendment, the vote of that 532 college council shall be counted in favor thereof. Otherwise, a written statement of the 533 result of the vote of each college council shall be returned to the Student Senate 534 Secretary, who shall count the votes and inform Student Senate of the results. When votes 535 are sufficient to ratify the amendment, the amendment shall become effective upon the 536 Speaker of the Student Senate’s announcement of the results to Student Senate during the 537 next meeting thereafter. 538

B. Ratification by election in which at least one-third of the student body shall vote and two-539 thirds of those voting shall concur. 540

Article XI 541 Initiative, Referendum, and Plebiscite 542

1101. Initiative. The members of the KSU SGA shall have the power to propose legislation and directly 543 to enact or reject such legislation at the polls. This power shall be known as the initiative. 544

1102. Initiative Procedure. An initiative petition shall contain the full text of the measure proposed and, 545 to be valid, shall be signed by five percent of the KSU SGA members. Upon the presentation of 546 such a petition to the Senate, the Senate may enact the proposed legislation within two weeks or 547 place the question of the adoption of the measure on the ballot at a special election held within 548 four weeks or at the next regular election. Regulations may be enacted in the By-Laws to this 549 Constitution to govern the collection and validation of signatures on the initiative petition. 550

1103. Referendum. The Senate, by majority vote, may refer a measure to the members of the KSU 551 SGA to approve or reject. This process shall be known as the referendum. 552

1104. Referendum Procedure. The legislation calling for a referendum shall include the full text of the 553 proposed measure and shall provide that the question of the adoption of the measure be placed on 554 the ballot of a special election held within four weeks or at the next regular election. 555

1105. Passage of legislation by the Initiative and Referendum. Each measure shall be submitted on the 556 ballot by a title which shall be descriptive but not argumentative or prejudicial. The full text of 557 each measure submitted on the ballot shall be available. The veto power of the Student Body 558 President shall not extend to measures initiated by, or referred to, the voters. Any measure 559 submitted to the voters shall become effective when approved by sixty percent of the votes cast 560 thereon. 561

1106. Restrictions on Initiative and Referendum. No measure adopted by the voters under the initiative 562 or referendum provisions above may be repealed or amended within a period of one year unless 563 by a three-fourths vote of all the members of the Student Senate selected and qualified. No 564 measure rejected by the votes under the initiative or referendum provisions above may be passed 565 by the Student Senate within a period of one year unless by a three-fourths vote of all the 566 members of the Student Senate selected and qualified. 567

1107. Plebiscite. The Student Senate may place on the ballot, at a special or regular election, a question 568 upon which the members of the KSU SGA may express their opinion of approval, disapproval, or 569 preference. Such a question shall be known as a plebiscite. The outcome of a plebiscite shall be 570 considered the official expression of student opinion on the issue. 571

572 Article XII 573

Student Rights 574 1201. The following rights are guaranteed to students: 575

A. The right of those employed by the university to join or form unions and enter into 576 collective bargaining. 577

B. The right to petition for changes in curriculum or faculty. 578 C. The right to a fundamentally fair process, including a fair hearing, in all disciplinary 579

matters and to be judged in part or entirely by students, with right of appeal. 580 D. The right to free and timely access to statements of policy which affect students; the 581

university therefore, should publish policies affecting students. 582 E. The right to freedom from unreasonable and unauthorized search, seizure and detention. 583 F. The right to be tried and/or punished no more than once for the same offense, except in 584

cases of violations of university rules. 585 G. The right to exercise full rights as a citizen in forming and participating in campus, local, 586

state, national or international organizations for intellectual, religious, social, political, 587 economic or cultural purposes and to publish and/or disseminate individual views and 588 those of organizations on or off-campus. 589

H. The right to conduct research freely and to publish, discuss and exchange any findings or 590 recommendations, whether individually or in association with local, national or 591 international groups. 592

I. The right to organize and join organizations in their common interests. 593 J. The right of any organization to enjoy registration in all cases, provided they comply with 594

the regulations for registration as stipulated by Student Senate. 595 K. The right of registered organizations to participate freely in off-campus activities, subject 596

only to procedural regulations. 597 L. The right of students and registered organizations to use campus facilities subject to such 598

regulations as are required for scheduling meeting times and places. 599 M. The right of students and registered organizations to invite and hear speakers of their 600

choice on subjects of their choice. 601 N. The right to establish, print and disseminate publications free of any censorship or other 602

pressures designed to control editorial policy, with the selection and removal of editorial 603 staffs reserved solely to the organizations sponsoring those publications. (In cases, 604 however, where a publication enjoys a monopoly of university facilities and finances, the 605 registering authority may properly insist on adequate safeguards in the constitution of the 606 publication to insure that the requirements for membership be limited to interest, activity 607 and journalistic ability. The staff of the publication shall administer those safeguards, but 608 in any case where a person considers he/she has been unjustly removed from or unjustly 609 prevented from joining the staff, such person may present a complaint to their board of 610 local jurisdiction.) 611

1202. The enumeration of certain rights herein shall not be construed as to nullify or limit any other 612

rights possessed by students. 613 614

Article XIII 615 Removal From Office 616

(Pending changes to this Article upon ratification of Bill 10/11/81) 617 1301. Impeachment. Student Senate, by resolution adopted by majority vote of the total membership of 618

Student Senate selected and qualified, may impeach the Student Body President, the Student 619 Body Vice President, any Cabinet officer, the Attorney General, and any member of the Judicial 620 Branch whose appointment is subject to the approval of Student Senate. 621 A. An impeachment by Student Senate shall be on the grounds of the following: 622

1. Misfeasance: The illegal or improper performance of a legal and proper act or 623 duty. 624

2. Malfeasance: Misconduct or wrongful act, especially by an elected or appointed 625 official. This includes any violations of the Student Code of Conduct and other 626 laws as defined in the KSU SGA Constitution or By-Laws. 627

3. Nonfeasance: Failure to perform an act that is either an official duty or a legal 628 requirement. 629

B. Upon impeachment by Student Senate, the Student Tribunal shall try the charges of 630 impeachment. This trial will take place within five class days of the passage of a 631 resolution of impeachment by Student Senate. 632

C. Upon conviction by a two-thirds vote of Student Tribunal, the officer is immediately 633 removed from office and may no longer hold any office within the Kansas State 634 University Student Governing Association for a period of one year. 635

1302. Expulsion of Members of the Legislative Branch: Student Senate, by resolution adopted by two-636 thirds vote of the total membership of Student Senate selected and qualified, may expel the 637 Speaker of the Student Senate, the Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate, the Student Senate 638 Intern Coordinator, any Student Senate Committee Chair, any Student Senator or Student Senate 639 Intern for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance (as specified in this Article) or violations of 640 the Constitution, By-Laws, Statutes or Student Senate Rules. 641

1303. Within one week of the discovery of the conviction and sentencing of any officer as specified in 642 Section 1301 or 1302 during their term of office, for a felony of classed misdemeanor, a 643 resolution of impeachment or expulsion of that officer shall be brought before Student Senate. 644

645 SECTION 2. These amendments shall take effect upon passage by the Student Senate and ratification 646

by the college councils. 647 648

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 649 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 650

BILL 11/12/66 AMENDMENTS TO THE KSU SGA BY-LAWS 1 2 BY: Senate Executive and Senate Operations Committees 3 4 WHEREAS, The By-Laws function as an extension, in detail of the laws as stated in the Constitution and 5

certain operating rules and procedures; 6 7 WHEREAS, It is necessary to continually revise and update the By-Laws in order to advance its usefulness, 8

effectiveness, practicality, and ensure it reflects the current policies and positions of the KSU 9 SGA; and 10

11 WHEREAS, These amendments have been thoroughly discussed and reviewed, and are hereby recommended 12

for enactment by the Senate Executive and Operations committees. 13 14 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 15 16 SECTION 1. The By-Laws be hereby amended as follows: 17 18

Kansas State University 19 Student Governing Association 20

By-Laws 21 22 The By-Laws to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association are an extension, in detail of the laws 23 as stated in the Constitution and certain operating rules and procedures of the Kansas Sate University Student 24 Governing Association (KSU SGA). 25 26 It shall be the purpose of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association officials to officially voice 27 the sentiment of the student body; to further cooperation between the student body and the faculty; to serve as a 28 unifying force between the students of the colleges and schools of the University and combine their interests 29 toward the development of a greater Kansas State University; to foster, maintain and guard University tradition; 30 and to assume such duties as may arise in the performance of duties as the official organ of the student body. 31 The mission of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association (SGA) is to provide the student body 32 with honest representation and committed advocacy through the assessment of university issues and proactive 33 service for the betterment of the campus community. SGA responds to student needs, enhances the student 34 experience, and fosters student engagement. 35 36

Article I 37 Elections and Elections CommitteeCommissioner 38

Section. 1. SGA Elections. 39 A. All KSU SGA elections shall be governed by an Election Regulations Code as established 40

and defined by the Student Senate. 41 Section. 2. Elections Commissioner. 42

1A. The Elections Commissioner shall be independent onf the three principle branches. 43 2B. The Elections Commissioner shall be appointed by the third Thursday of October through 44

an application and joint interview process conducted by, by the Speaker of the Student 45 Senate, the Student Body President and the Attorney General; with the approval by the 46 Student Senate. 47

3C. The Elections Commissioner shall be responsible for carrying out the Kansas State 48 University Student Governing Association elections, carrying out all provisions of the 49 Elections Regulations Code, and reviewing and making recommendations to Senate 50 Operations Standing Committee of Student Senate concerning revisions to the Elections 51

Regulations Code. 52 4D. Student Senate, by resolution adopted by two-thirds vote of the total membership of 53

Student Senate selected and qualified, may remove the Elections Commissioner for 54 misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance (as specified in this Article) or violations of 55 the Constitution, By-Laws, Statues or Student Senate Rules. 56

5E. In the event of the resignation, removal from office or the permanent inability of the 57 Elections Commissioner to discharge his or her duties as the Elections Commissioner, the 58 Speaker of the Student Senate, the Student Body President, and the Attorney General 59 shall appoint a new Elections Commissioner within 48 hours of notice, with the approval 60 of Student Senate. 61

D. The Elections Commissioner shall not actively, passively or financially contribute to any 62 student’s SGA campaign. 63

Section. 3. 64 B. Student Tribunal. 65 1A. The Student Tribunal shall be responsible for carrying out all provisions of the Elections 66

Regulations Code during the appeal process. No member on the Student Tribunal shall be 67 a candidate for any office; or actively, passively or financially contribute to any students 68 seeking an SGA office. by which the Elections Commissioner has authority. 69

C. Election Procedures. 70 1. The Elections Regulations Code shall govern all Student Governing Association 71

elections at Kansas State University. 72 D. The Elections Commissioner and members of Student Tribunal shall not actively or 73

passively campaign for another student’s SGA campaign. 74 E. The Elections Commissioner and members of Student shall not financially contribute to 75

another student’s SGA campaign. 76 77

Article II 78 Amendments to the Constitution 79

Section. 1. Procedures for Ratification. 80 A. When a proposed amendment to the KSU SGA Constitution is submitted to the college 81

councils for ratification, the Student Senate Secretary shall transmit a copy of the 82 amendment to the president of each council. 83

B. A written statement of the result of the vote of each college council shall be returned to 84 the Student Senate Secretary, who shall count the votes and inform Student Senate of the 85 results. 86

C. If the votes of the college councils are sufficient to ratify the amendment, the amendment 87 shall become effective when the Speaker of the Student Senate announces the results to 88 Student Senate at its next meeting thereafter. 89

Article IIIII 90 System of Records 91

Section. 1. To insure the consistency needed in the maintenance and operation of the KSU SGA, all branches 92 (legislative, executive and judicial) shall be responsible for keeping a record of rules and 93 regulations. 94

Section. 2. All rules, procedures and legislation shall be made available to members of the KSU SGA upon 95 request. 96

97 Article IIII 98 Executive 99

Section. 1. Meetings of the KSU SGA shall be called at the discretion of the Student Body President. 100 Section. 2. Student Body Vice President. The Student Body Vice President shall assist the Student Body 101

President in all executive duties, attend meetings and functions at the request or in the place of the 102

Student Body President. 103 Section. 3. The Student Body President’s Cabinet shall consist of the following officers. 104

A. The Chief of Staff, whose duties shall include: 105 1. Coordinate the activities of Cabinet. 106 2. Serve as advisor to Cabinet members. 107 3. Conduct communication between Cabinet members and the Student Body 108

President and between Cabinet members and Student Senate. 109 4. Chair Cabinet Meetings. 110 5. Give directors’ reports for Cabinet members unable to attend Student Senate 111

meetings, as necessary. 112 B. The Public Relations Director, who shall foster public relations and enhance the 113

distribution of information for the Executive branch. 114 1. Attend Student Senate meetings. 115 2. Serve on the Communications Standing Committee and Internal Communications 116

Subcommittee. 117 C. The College of Technology and Aviation Student Body President (or designee) shall be 118

an ex officio member during the duration of the Student Body President’s term of office 119 and shall represent the interests and concerns of the College of Technology and Aviation 120 in Salina. 121

D. The International Affairs Director, who shall represent the interests and concerns of 122 international students. 123 1. Serve as the SGA Liaison to the Office of International Programs. 124 2. Attend International Coordinating Council Meetings. 125

E. The Multicultural Affairs Director, who shall represent the interests and concerns of 126 multicultural students. 127 1. Represent the Student Body President’s Cabinet on the Diversity Programming 128

Committee. 129 2. Serve on the President’s Commission on Multicultural Affairs. 130 3. Meet regularly with student leaders of multicultural organizations. 131

F. The State Relations Director, who shall represent the interests and concerns of the KSU 132 SGA to state governments. 133 1. Attend monthly Board of Regents Meetings with the Student Body President. 134 2. Assist in coordination of State Higher Education Day. 135 3. Assist in coordination of Big XII on the Hill Day. 136 4. Serve on Governmental Relations Standing Committee. 137

G. The Local Relations Director, who shall represent the interests and concerns of the KSU 138 SGA to local governments. 139 1. Provide updates to the Student Body President and Student Senate concerning the 140

City Commission. 141 2. Serve on Governmental Relations Standing Committee. 142

H. The Technology Coordinator, who shall promote improved technology resources and 143 represent students on matters of technology. 144 1. Serve on Faculty Senate Committee on Technology 145 2. Serve as SGA Liaison to the Vice Provost for Information Technology Services. 146

I. The Student Director of Sustainability, who shall represent the interests and concerns of 147 students regarding sustainability. 148 1. Serve on the Student Sustainability Coalition. 149 2. Serve as SGA Liaison to the K-State Director of Sustainability. 150

J. Such other appointed officers as determined by the Student Body President. 151 Section 4. The Student Body President’s Advisory Board shall consist of the following members. 152

A. President of Graduate Student Council, or his/her designee. 153

B. President of Interfraternity Council, or his designee. 154 C. President of International Coordinating Council, or his/her designee. 155 D. Representative of Multicultural Student Organizations selected by the Multicultural 156

Student Organization Leadership Council. 157 E. Representative of non-traditional students selected by the Non-Traditional Student office. 158 F. President of Panhellenic Council, or her designee. 159 G. President of Association of Residence Halls, or his/her designee. 160 H. Representative of Scholarship housing selected collaboratively by the presidents of Smith 161

Scholarship House, Smurthwaite Scholarship House, and Alpha of Clovia. 162 I. College of Technology and Aviation Student Body President, or his/her designee. 163 J. Representative of student athletes selected by the Department of Athletics. 164 K. Representative of the Campus Sustainability office, selected by the Director of 165

Sustainability. 166 L. Such other appointed officers as determined by the Student Body President. 167

Section. 5. Presidential Succession. 168 A. In the event of the temporary absence or inability of the Student Body President, the 169

Student Body Vice President shall exercise the powers and duties of the Student Body 170 President. 171

B. In the event of the resignation, removal from office or the permanent inability of the 172 Student Body President to discharge his or her duties as the Student Body President, the 173 Student Body Vice President shall succeed to the office of Student Body President. 174

C. In the event of the resignation or removal of the Student Body President and Student 175 Body Vice President, the Speaker of the Student Senate shall serve as Interim Student 176 Body President for the remainder of the term if there exist less than 45 class days till the 177 start of the next KSU SGA election; or until the election of a new Student Body President 178 by special election as outlined in the Elections Regulation Code. 179 1. In the event of the Speaker of the Student Senate serving as Interim Student Body 180

President, the Student Senate shall appoint an Emergency Election Committee as 181 outlined in the Elections Regulations Code; unless there are less than 45 class 182 days before the next election in which case the Speaker of the Student Senate will 183 serve as the Student Body President for the remainder of the term. 184

D. In the event of the resignation or removal of the Student Body Vice President, the Student 185 Body President will appoint a new Student Body Vice President subject to approval by 186 Student Senate. 187

188 Article IV 189 Legislative 190

Section. 1. The Speaker of the Student Senate shall call a special meeting of Student Senate upon a written 191 petition signed by ten percent of the members of the KSU SGA. 192

Section. 2. Election of Officers of Student Senate. 193 A. The Speaker of the Student Senate shall be nominated and elected by Student Senate for a 194

term of one year at the first regular meeting of the newly elected Student Senate which 195 shall occur during the fifth meeting of Student Senate following the general election. 196 He/she shall be sworn in and shall assume the duties of Speaker of the Student Senate at 197 that first regular meeting of the newly elected Student Senate. 198

B. The Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate shall be nominated and elected by 199 Student Senate for a term of one year at the first regular meeting of the newly elected 200 Student Senate. He/She shall be sworn in and shall assume the duties of Speaker pro 201 tempore of the Student Senate at that first regular meeting of the newly elected Student 202 Senate. 203

C. The Student Senate Intern Coordinator shall be nominated and elected by Student Senate 204

for a term of one year at the first regular meeting of the newly elected Student Senate. 205 He/She shall be sworn in and shall assume the duties of Student Senate Intern 206 Coordinator at that first regular meeting of the newly elected Student Senate. 207

Section. 3. Duties and Powers of Student Senate Officers. 208 A. The Speaker of the Student Senate shall preside over all Student Senate meetings and 209

have the power to excuse members. 210 B. Duties of the Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate shall include: 211

1. Assume the duties of the Speaker of the Student Senate upon the speaker’s 212 absence or at speaker’s request. 213

2. Coordinate the Student Senate visitation program. 214 3. Chair the Communications Standing Committee. 215

C. Duties of the Student Senate Secretary shall include: 216 1. Take minutes of the Student Senate meetings and Senate Executive Committee 217

meetings. 218 2. Record the attendance of Senators and Interns at all meetings and report to the 219

Senate Operations Committee. 220 3. Make all changes in legislation by the Friday following Student Senate meetings. 221 4. Print and distribute the Student Senate minutes by the Friday following Student 222

Senate meetings. 223 5. Print legislation in certifiable format, and give to the Speaker of the Student 224

Senate for signature by the Friday following Student Senate Meetings. 225 6. Collect legislation from the Student Body President and maintain records for the 226

end of the year. 227 7. Prepare the first part of the bound legislation booklet legislation, and finish 228

bound legislation, including minutes, agenda, legislation, and statutes. 229 8. Present all Constitution changes to College Councils for ratification. 230 9. Shall not be a Student Senator. 231

D. Duties of the office of Parliamentarian of Student Senate shall include: 232 1. Serve as interpreter of rules at Student Senate meetings, when requested by the 233

Chair, using Robert’s Rules of Order: Newly Revised. 234 2. Coordinate work on the bound legislation with the Student Senate Secretary. 235 3. Make all changes to legislation recorded during the Senate Operations 236

Committee meeting and forward corrected legislation to the Speaker of the 237 Student Senate. 238

4. Assist the Speaker of the Student Senate in setting the agenda. 239 3.5. Record corrections to legislation during Student Senate meetings, and give those 240

corrections to the Student Senate Secretary. 241 E. Duties of the Student Senate Intern Coordinator shall include: 242 1. Advertise the Student Senate Intern program and review the applications of 243

candidates. Select students to participate in the program in conjunction with the 244 other members of Student Senate Intern Program interview panel. Intern 245 selection is subject to Student Senate approval. 246

2. Coordinate programs and activities for the Interns and promote continued 247 involvement with Student Government upon completion of the program. 248

F. Student Senate may create offices it sees fit by a majority vote of Student Senate. 249 Section. 4. Duties of Members of Student Senate. 250

A. Each Student Senator, standing committee chairperson and Student Senate Intern shall be 251 required to make visitations, the number of which shall be provided for in the Student Senate 252 Standing Rules. These visitations shall be assigned by the Speaker pro tempore of the 253 Student Senate. Policies for the execution of these visitations shall be provided for in the 254 Student Senate Standing Rules. 255

A. Each Student Senator shall attend Student Senate and assigned committee meetings, 256 represent college constituents, have knowledge of legislation, and serve with the best 257 interests of Kansas State University students in mind. 258

Section. 5. Filling of Vacancies in Student Senators and Expulsion in Legislative Branch. 259 A. In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of Student Senator, a replacement Student 260

Senator who meets all eligibility requirements defined in the KSU SGA Constitution 261 shall be determined by means of the following. 262 1. The vacancy shall be offered to unsuccessful candidates for the vacated seat, 263

starting with the unsuccessful candidate who received the highest vote total and 264 proceeding down the list. 265

2. When the vacated seat cannot be filled with an unsuccessful candidate, as 266 prescribed, the appropriate college or school council shall appoint the 267 replacement. 268 a. If the vacancy occurs after the general election, a replacement Student 269

Senator shall be appointed by the council of the college or school left 270 without representation. The council shall suitably advertise the vacancy 271 to all members of its respective college or school before a replacement is 272 appointed. 273

b. If the vacancy occurs less than two months prior to the general election, 274 the council of the respective college or school shall appoint a 275 replacement senator. 276

B. Any Student Senator, Student Senate Committee Chair or Student Senate Intern with 277 three unexcused absences shall be subject to expulsion, as provided in the Student Senate 278 Standing Rules. 279

C. Any Student Senator, Student Senate Intern or Student Senate officer who drops class 280 hours below the amount specified in the KSU SGA Constitution or any Student Senator 281 whose cumulative grade point average drops below the requirement specified in the KSU 282 SGA Constitution, will automatically be considered for expulsion by Student Senate. 283

Section. 6. Succession. 284 A. In the event of the temporary absence or inability of the Speaker of the Student Senate, 285

the line of succession shall be: 286 1. Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate. 287 2. Parliamentarian. 288 3. Chair of Senate Operations Standing Committee. 289 4. A Student Senator, elected by Student Senate, to be temporary chair as needed. 290

B. In the event of the resignation, removal from office or the permanent inability of the 291 Speaker of the Student Senate to discharge his or her duties as Speaker of the Student 292 Senate, the Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate shall succeed to the office of 293 Speaker. Student Senate shall elect a new Speaker pro tempore at the second meeting 294 thereafter. 295

Section. 7. Rules of Student Senate. 296 A. Student Senate may create standing rules for the conduct of its business by majority vote. 297 B. These standing rules may be suspended by a two-thirds vote of the Student Senate 298

membership. 299 C. Robert’s Rules of Order: Newly Revised shall be used as the reference for Student 300

Senate’s parliamentary procedures. 301 Section. 8. Appointments. 302

A. Student Senate shall nominate or approve appointees to such positions as requested by 303 the President of the University, Faculty Senate or any other governing body. 304

B. The Attorney General Nominee Interview Committee shall consist of nine voting 305 members, the chair, and one non-voting member. A quorum of the committee shall be 306

seven voting members, not including the chair. 307 1. Membership 308

a1. The present Attorney General (or the Chancellor of Student Tribunal if 309 the present Attorney General is a candidate for reappointment) who shall 310 chair the committee and vote only in the case of a tie. 311

b2. The voting members shall be six Student Senators, who shall be 312 appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, subject to the and 313 approvaled by the Student Senate at its first Student Senate meeting; and 314 three present members of the Judicial Branch, who shall be appointed by 315 the present Attorney General (or the Chancellor of Student Tribunal if 316 the present Attorney General is a candidate for reappointment). 317

c3. The non-voting member shall be the primary SGA Judicial Advisor. 318 C. The Speaker of the Student Senate, in consultation with the SGA Treasurer and Speaker 319

pro tempore, shall have the authority to appoint a Summer Treasurer. The Summer 320 Treasurer shall have the authority to carry out functions designated by the SGA 321 Treasurer. The term of office shall last from the first day after spring finals to the first 322 Monday before fall classes begin. 323

Section. 9. Student Senate Shall Be Organized Into Standing Committees. 324 A. Student Senate shall have an Executive Committee that shall have the power to assign 325

topics or problems to one of the other standing committees. 326 1. Student Senate Executive Committee shall consist of seven eight voting 327

members, the Speaker of the Student Senate who shall vote only to break a tie, 328 and six ex-officio non-voting members. A quorum of the committee shall be five 329 voting members, not including the Speaker of the Student Senate. 330

2. Membership 331 a. The Speaker of the Student Senate who shall chair the committee. 332 b. The voting members shall be the Speaker pro tempore of the Student 333

Senate, SGA Treasurer, Chair of College Council Allocations Standing 334 Committee, Chair of Privilege Fee Standing Committee, Chair of Senate 335 Operations Standing Committee, Chair of Governmental Relations 336 Standing Committee, Chair of the Communications Standing Committee, 337 and the Student Senate Intern Coordinator. 338

c. The non-voting ex-officio members shall be the Student Body President, 339 Student Body Vice President, SGA Attorney General, the Student Body 340 President’s Chief of Staff, Student Senate Parliamentarian, and Student 341 Senate Secretary. 342

B. Each standing committee shall consider legislation referred to the committee. Actions 343 they may take are: 344 1. Report the legislation to Student Senate with a recommendation that it either be 345

passed or not passed, or without recommendation. 346 2. Hold the legislation in committee until reported out by a majority of the 347

committee. Such held legislation may be discharged and considered on the floor 348 of Student Senate by a majority vote of the total membership of Student Senate 349 selected and qualified. 350

3. Amend the legislation by a majority vote of the committee and send it to Student 351 Senate. If the sponsor(s) of the original legislation is in disagreement with the 352 changes made by the committee, then their name(s) shall be removed and the 353 committee will be the sponsor of the legislation. 354

C. Each Student Senator shall serve as a member of a standing committee, except Graduate 355 School Student Senators, and Veterinary Medicine Student Senators, and 356 faculty/administrator representatives to Student Senate, who shall each have the option of 357

serving. 358 1. With the approval of the Speaker of the Student Senate, Student Senators may be 359

excused from committee service under special circumstances. 360 D. Unless otherwise provided by these By-Laws, membership of each standing committee 361

shall be made up of Student Senators, Student Senate Interns and Students-at-Large, all 362 of whom shall be voting members of their respective committee. Unless otherwise 363 provided in these By-Laws, the chair of standing committees shall be appointed by the 364 Speaker of the Student Senate, in consultation with the Speaker pro tempore of the 365 Student Senate. Unless otherwise provided in these By-Laws, tThe vice chairs of standing 366 committees shall be elected by the members of their respective standing committee 367 members, the committee chair only voting in the case of a tie, appointed by the Speaker 368 of the Student Senate with the recommendation of the committee chair, from the Student 369 Senator and at-large members of the committee. Vice chair selection is subject to the 370 approval of the committee chair. Unless otherwise provided by these By-Laws, students-371 at-large on standing committees shall be appointed by the chair of the committee in 372 consultation with the Speaker of the Student Senate. Unless otherwise provided in these 373 By-Laws proxy voting is prohibited in standing committees. 374

E. Standing committee chairpersons who are not voting members of Student Senate shall be 375 non-voting, ex officio members of Student Senate. Non-voting, ex officio members of 376 Student Senate shall be subject to attendance policies provided for in the Student Senate 377 Standing Rules. 378

F. Allocations Standing Committee shall be in charge of making recommendation regarding 379 the student activity fee. 380 1. Allocations Committee shall consist of fifteen voting members and the SGA 381

Treasurer, who shall vote only to break a tie. A quorum of the committee shall 382 be eight members, not including the SGA Treasurer. 383

2. Membership 384 a. SGA Treasurer, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Student 385

Senate, in consultation with the Speaker pro tempore of the Student 386 Senate. The SGA Treasurer shall chair the committee. The appointment 387 shall be subject to the approval of Student Senate. 388

b. Nine Student Senators, appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, 389 in consultation with SGA Treasurer. Of these members, the Speaker of 390 the Student Senate shall appoint, with the recommendation of the SGA 391 Treasurer, a Vice Chair of the Allocations Committee who shall also 392 serve as Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer shall have the 393 authority to carry out functions designated by the SGA Treasurer, chair 394 meetings of the Allocations Committee in the absence of the Chair, and 395 shall be responsible for the minutes of the committee. The term of office 396 of the Assistant Treasurer shall be from the first academic day of the fall 397 semester to the last academic day of the spring semester. 398

c. Three students-at-large, appointed by the SGA Treasurer in consultation 399 with the Speaker of the Student Senate, who shall have voting privileges 400 on the committee. 401

d. Of the Student Senator and at-large members, the committee shall elect a 402 Vice Chair of the Allocations Committee, who shall also serve as 403 Assistant Treasurer. This appointment is subject to the approval of the 404 SGA Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer shall have the authority to carry 405 out functions designated by the SGA Treasurer, chair meetings of the 406 Allocations Committee in the absence of the Chair, and shall be 407 responsible for the minutes of the committee. The term of office of the 408

Assistant Treasurer shall be from the first academic day of the fall 409 semester to the last academic day of the spring semester. 410

d.e. Three Student Senate Interns, appointed by the Intern Coordinator in 411 consultation with the present SGA Treasurer, who shall have voting 412 privileges on the committee. 413

3. Allocation of the Student Activity Fee. The Student Activity Fee, which is 414 collected as part of the tuition and fees paid by students, is allocated by Student 415 Senate based on recommendations from Allocations Committee and according to 416 the Student Governing Association Funding Statutes (except as provided in sub-417 section G) and is subject to the approval of the President of the University. 418 a. Allocation of funds by Student Senate shall be made public as soon as 419

conveniently possible. 420 b. The SGA Budget Office shall credit organizations allocated funds with 421

the amount of money allocated by Student Senate and pay the bills 422 against the funds in accordance with university regulations and the SGA 423 Funding Statutes. 424

c. The Director of Student Activities in consultation with the SGA 425 Treasurer shall approve expenditures of the respective allocations that 426 have been approved by Student Senate and college councils. 427

d. The SGA Treasurer shall conduct random audits of student organizations 428 and Institutional Services as he or she sees fit, in consultation with 429 Allocations Committee. 430

e. A Reserves for Contingencies account shall be available for special 431 allocations by Student Senate, and its balance shall be carried over from 432 year to year. 433

G. College Council Allocations Standing Committee shall be in charge of making 434 recommendations regarding the College Council Allocation of the Student Activity Fee. 435 1. College Council Allocations Committee shall consist of sixteen members and the 436

College Council Allocations Committee Chair who shall vote only to break a tie. 437 2. Membership 438

a. College Council Allocations Committee Chair, who shall be appointed 439 by the Speaker of the Student Senate, in consultation with the Speaker 440 pro tempore of the Student Senate. The appointment shall be subject to 441 the approval of Student Senate. 442

b. Five Student Senators, no more than two of whom may be 443 representatives of a single College, appointed by the Speaker of the 444 Student Senate, in consultation with the College Council Allocations 445 Committee Chair. Of these members, the committee shall elect a Vice 446 Chair of the College Council Allocations Committee. This appointment is 447 subject to the approval of the College Council Allocations Committee 448 Chair. the Speaker of the Student Senate shall appoint, with the 449 recommendation of the Senate Operations Chair, a Vice Chair of the 450 Senate Operations Committee. The Vice Chair shall chair the College 451 Council Allocations Committee in the absence of the Chair and shall be 452 responsible for the minutes of the committee. 453

c. Eight College Council Representatives who shall be named by each of 454 the college councils from their own executive committees. 455

d. Three Student Senate Interns, appointed by the Intern Coordinator in 456 consultation with the College Council Allocations Committee Chair, who 457 shall have voting privileges on the committee. 458

3. The College Council budget approval form must be signed by both the College 459

Council Allocations Committee Chair and the SGA Treasurer. The budget 460 approval form is not subject to the approval of Student Senate 461

4. Quorum shall consist of ten voting members, no less than five of which shall be 462 College Council Representatives. Each member may designate a proxy if he or 463 she is unable to attend. 464

H. Privilege Fee Standing Committee shall be in charge of the review of line-item privilege 465 fees and issues of long-range financial planning. 466 1. Privilege Fee Committee shall consist of fifteen voting members and the 467

Privilege Fee Chairperson, who shall vote only to break a tie. A quorum of the 468 committee shall be eight members, not including the Privilege Fee Chairperson. 469

2. Membership 470 a. Privilege Fee Chair, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 471

Student Senate, in consultation with the Speaker pro tempore of the 472 Student Senate. The Privilege Fee Chair shall chair the committee. The 473 appointment shall be subject to the approval of Student Senate. 474

b. Nine Student Senators, appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, 475 in consultation with the Privilege Fee Chair. Of these members, the 476 Speaker of the Student Senate shall appoint, with the recommendation of 477 the Privilege Chair, a Vice Chair of the Privilege Fee Committee. The 478 Vice Chair shall chair meetings of the Privilege Fee Committee in the 479 absence of the Chair and shall be responsible for the minutes of the 480 committee. 481

c. Three students-at-large, appointed by the chair of the committee in 482 consultation with the Speaker of the Student Senate, who shall have 483 voting privileges on the committee. 484

d. Of the Student Senator and at-large members, the committee shall elect a 485 Vice Chair of the Privilege Fee Committee. This appointment is subject 486 to the approval of the Privilege Fee Chair. The Vice Chair shall chair 487 meetings of the Privilege Fee Committee in the absence of the Chair and 488 shall be responsible for the minutes of the committee. 489

d.e. Three Student Senate Interns, appointed by the Intern Coordinator in 490 consultation with the Privilege Fee Chairperson, who shall have voting 491 privileges on the committee. 492

3. Review of Privilege Fees and Issues of Long-Range Financial Planning. 493 Privilege Fees are line-item fees collected as part of the tuition and fees paid by 494 students and are established and reviewed by Student Senate based on analysis 495 from Privilege Fee Committee, and are subject to the approval of the Kansas 496 Board of Regents. 497 a. Privilege Fee Reviews. Privilege Fee Committee shall conduct fee 498

reviews and set fees for a three year cycle. The committee may request 499 reports from privilege fee recipients in years that their fee is not being 500 reviewed. Any breach of the agreement/contract between the Kansas 501 State University Student Governing Association and the privilege fee 502 recipient shall result in automatic review of the fee by the Privilege Fee 503 Committee. In situations not outlined in the agreement/contract, the 504 Privilege Fee Committee may review a fee at any time by a majority vote 505 of those committee members selected and qualified. Any member of the 506 Kansas State University Student Governing Association may request that 507 a fee be reviewed out of cycle at any time. Bonds may be collected for a 508 duration of longer than three years. If during the year of a fee review, no 509 funding bill is passed for an agency under review, or if any party of a fee 510

agreement fail to sign the agreement, then the fee shall be terminated at 511 the end of the current fiscal year, unless other provisions have been 512 adopted. 513

b. Long-Range Financial Planning. Any issues of long-range financial 514 planning relating to student fee monies, the SGA budget, or serving the 515 student body shall be considered by Privilege Fee Committee. 516

c. Upon completion of each fiscal year review, the Privilege Fee 517 Committee shall submit to the Kansas State University Controller’s 518 office a complete list of contracted amounts of all privilege fees for that 519 fiscal year, and all future fiscal years where available. 520

d. Privilege fee and long-range planning information shall be made public 521 as soon as conveniently possible. 522

e. Funding Partnerships. In the case where the State of Kansas and the 523 KSU students engage in a funding partnership such as a matching grant, 524 Privilege Fee Committee shall be responsible annually to review how the 525 funds are being spent and the effectiveness of those expenses on 526 improving student life. 527

I. Senate Operations Standing Committee shall have the responsibilities of overseeing KSU 528 SGA Elections (as prescribed in Article I), personnel selection, Student Senate 529 Legislation, and initiation of impeachment or expulsion consideration. and new-Senator 530 orientation. 531 1. Senate Operations Committee shall consist of nine voting members and the 532

Senate Operations Chair, who shall vote only to break a tie. A quorum of the 533 committee shall be five members, not including the Senate Operations Chair. 534 The members shall be: 535 a. Senate Operations Chair, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 536

Student Senate, in consultation with the Speaker pro tempore of the 537 Student Senate. The Senate Operations Chair shall chair the committee. 538 The appointment shall be subject to the approval of Student Senate. 539

b. Parliamentarian, who shall have voting privileges in the committee. 540 c. Six Student Senators, appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, in 541

consultation with the Senate Operations Chair. Of these members, the 542 committee shall elect a Vice Chair of the Senate Operations Committee. 543 This appointment is subject to the approval of the Senate Operations 544 Committee Chair. the Speaker of the Student Senate shall appoint, with 545 the recommendation of the Senate Operations Chair, a Vice Chair of the 546 Senate Operations Committee. The Vice Chair shall chair the Senate 547 Operations Committee in the absence of the Chair and shall be 548 responsible for the minutes of the committee. 549

d. Two Student Senate Interns, appointed by the Intern Coordinator in 550 consultation with the present Senate Operations Chair, who shall have 551 voting privileges on the committee. 552

2. Senate Operations Standing Committee shall have the responsibilities of 553 overseeing KSU SGA Elections (as prescribed in Article I), Student Senate 554 legislation, initiation of impeachment or expulsion consideration, new-Senator 555 orientation for Student Senators selected during the Senate term, and organizing 556 a meeting with the college council presidents or officers at least once a semester. 557

3. Introduce resolutions of approval of appointments for all appointments of the 558 Student Body President, the Speaker of the Student Senate (with the exception of 559 Standing Committee Chairs), and the Attorney General that are subject to the 560 approval of Student Senate. Such appointments shall be submitted to the Senate 561

Operations Standing Committee for interviews and authoring resolutions for 562 introduction for Approvals of Appointments. 563

4. Responsible for determination of replacements for Student Senators whenever 564 vacancies occur. A resolution of Approval of Appointment of Student Senators 565 shall be introduced by the Senate Operations Standing Committee. 566

5. Oversee the editing of proposed Student Senate legislation. 567 a. All legislation must be submitted to Senate Operations Committee no 568

later than two calendar days prior to the meeting called by the Speaker of 569 the Student Senate or Student Body President. 570

b. Make grammatical corrections to proposed legislation. The Senate 571 Operations Committee may also make minor changes in phrasing to 572 clarify the intent of the sponsor of the legislation; however, no other 573 changes may be made without the sponsor’s consent. If the Senate 574 Operations Chair determines that the only items of business before the 575 Senate Operations Committee are grammatical corrections or minor 576 changes, the Senate Operations Chair and Senate Operations Vice Chair 577 may make such corrections or minor changes on behalf of the committee. 578

c. Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the Speaker of the Student 579 Senate. 580

6. Initiation of Impeachment or Expulsion Consideration. 581 a. Senate Operations Standing Committee shall maintain a running tally of 582

all unexcused absences. 583 b. In the event a person has three unexcused absences, Senate Operations 584

Standing Committee shall notify the person in question and conduct a 585 committee hearing on the person’s possible impeachment or expulsion. 586

c. In the event that the Senate Operations Standing Committee has 587 confirmed grounds for impeachment or expulsion based on malfeasance, 588 misfeasance or nonfeasance, they shall present legislation to Student 589 Senate. 590

d. Senate Operations Standing Committee shall give a report to Student 591 Senate detailing any impeachment or expulsion proceedings initiated by 592 the committee, and shall update the Student Senate as to the progress of 593 these proceedings. 594

7. Organize activities to help in the orientation of newly elected Student Senators. 595 J. Governmental Relations Standing Committee shall promote student views on matters of 596

student concern, and work to inform and educate students on matters of student concern 597 within federal, state and local governments. 598 1. Governmental Relations Committee shall consist of at least thirteen members and 599

the Governmental Relations Committee Chair, who shall vote only to break a tie. 600 2. Membership 601

a. Governmental Relations Committee Chair, who shall be appointed by the 602 Speaker of the Student Senate, in consultation with the Speaker pro 603 tempore of the Student Senate. The appointment shall be subject to the 604 approval of Student Senate. 605

b. Student Senators, appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, in 606 consultation with the Governmental Relations Committee Chair. Of these 607 members, the Speaker of the Student Senate shall appoint, with the 608 recommendation of the Governmental Relations Committee Chair, a 609 Vice Chair of the Governmental Relations Committee. The Vice Chair 610 shall chair meetings of the Governmental Relations Committee in the 611 absence of the Chair and shall be responsible for the minutes of the 612

committee. 613 c. Local Relations Director of the Student Body President’s Cabinet, who 614

shall be a voting member of the committee. 615 d. State Relations Director of the Student Body President’s Cabinet, who 616

shall be a voting member of the committee. 617 e. Two sStudents-at-large, appointed by the chair of the committee in 618

consultation with the Speaker of the Student Senate, who shall have 619 voting privileges on the committee. 620

f. Of the Student Senator and at-large members, the committee shall elect a 621 Vice Chair of the Governmental Relations Committee. This appointment 622 is subject to the approval of the Governmental Relations Chair. The Vice 623 Chair shall chair meetings of the Governmental Relations Committee in 624 the absence of the Chair and shall be responsible for the minutes of the 625 committee. 626

f.g. Student Senate Interns, appointed by the Intern Coordinator in 627 consultation with the Governmental Relations Committee Chair, who 628 shall have voting privileges on the committee. 629

3. The committee shall: 630 a. Be the Legislative branch Advocacy Team and shall insure effective and 631

consistent representation of student concerns among the state legislature 632 and Board of Regents. 633

b. Work for the inclusion of student concerns within the University budget 634 and lobby for those concerns when necessary. 635

c. Deal with and make Recommendations on the City-University Projects 636 Fund. 637

d. Be responsible for the interaction between Student Senate and the 638 Manhattan City Commission, county commission, state government, 639 federal government and the Chamber of Commerce on revelvant 640 community issues. 641

e. During an election year, coordinate “Get Out the Vote” efforts and voter 642 education efforts. 643

f. Educate the student body on governmental issues that are pertinent to K-644 State Students. 645

K. The Communications Standing Committee shall work to promote Student Government to 646 the students, faculty, administration, and staff of Kansas State University and the 647 Manhattan community. The committee shall also engage members of the K-State 648 community in order to educate and collect feedback on campus issues. 649 1. Communications Committee shall be divided into subcommittees. 650

a. The External Communications Subcommittee shall be responsible for all 651 issues pertaining to campus life and experience. 652

b. The Internal Communications Subcommittee shall be responsible for the 653 maintenance of positive relations between Student Governing 654 Association, Kansas State University, the State of Kansas, and all other 655 entities. 656

2. Communications Committee shall consist of at least 16 voting members and the 657 Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate, who shall vote only to break a tie. A 658 quorum of the committee shall be nine members, not including the Speaker pro 659 tempore of Student Senate. 660

3. Membership 661 a. Speaker pro tempore of Student Senate shall chair the committee. The 662

Communications Committee Chair, who shall be appointed by the 663

Speaker of the Student Senate, in consultation with the Speaker pro 664 tempore of the Student Senate. The Communications Committee Chair 665 shall chair the committee. The appointment shall be subject to the 666 approval of Student Senate. 667

b. Eleven Student Senators, appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, 668 in consultation with the Communications Committee ChairSpeaker pro 669 tempore of the Student Senate. Of these members, the committee shall 670 elect a Vice Chair of the Communications Committee. This appointment 671 is subject to the approval of the Communications Committee Chair. the 672 Speaker of the Student Senate shall appoint, with the recommendation of 673 the Speaker pro tempore of Student Senate, a Vice Chair of the External 674 Communications Subcommittee and a Vice Chair of the Internal 675 Communications Subcommittee. The Vice Chair of External 676 Communications shall chair meetings of the Communications 677 Committee. in the absence of the Speaker pro tempore of Student Senate 678 and shall be responsible for the minutes of the committee. The Vice 679 Chair of Internal Communications shall chair meetings of the 680 Communications Committee in the absence of the Chair and shall be 681 responsible for the minutes of the committee. Speaker pro tempore of 682 Student Senate. 683

c. Director of Public Relations of the Student Body President’s Cabinet, 684 who shall have a vote in committee. 685

d. At least four Student Senate Interns, appointed by the Intern Coordinator 686 in consultation with the Communications Committee Chair Speaker pro 687 tempore of Student Senate, who shall have voting privileges on the 688 committee. 689

4. The committee shall: 690 a. Be responsible for voting on measures brought by the External 691

Communications Subcommittee and the Internal Communications 692 Subcommittee. 693

a. Be responsible for maintaining and updating the SGA website, brochure, 694 and newsletter. 695

b. Be responsible for tThe organization and implementation of an 696 informative campaign regarding elections. 697

c. Increase awareness of university and Student Governing Association 698 events directly affecting students. 699

d. Examine news articles from the K-State Collegian, the Manhattan 700 Mercury, and other news sources. If errors are found, the committee will 701 contact the appropriate editors. 702

e. Compile articles and news releases when needed by the Student Body 703 President, the Speaker of the Student Senate, the Attorney General, and 704 other members of the Student Governing Association, in consultation 705 with one of the three heads of the branches of Student Government. 706

f. Coordinate community service efforts once a semester. 707 g. Continuously seek new avenues to promote Student Government to the K-708

State student body and the Manhattan community. 709 5. The Internal Communications Subcommittee shall: 710

a. Be responsible for maintaining and updating the SGA website, brochure, 711 and newsletter. 712

b. Examine news articles from the K-State Collegian, the Manhattan 713 Mercury, and other news sources. If errors are found, the committee will 714

contact the appropriate editors. 715 c. Compile articles and news releases when needed by the Student Body 716

President, the Speaker of the Student Senate, the Attorney General, and 717 other members of the Student Governing Association, in consultation 718 with one of the three heads of the branches of Student Government. 719

d. Coordinate community service efforts once a semester. 720 e. Continuously seek new avenues to promote Student Government to the 721

K-State student body and the Manhattan community. 722 6. The External Communications Subcommittee shall: 723

a. Be the ambassadors of the Student Governing Association. 724 b. Visit registered student organizations to give presentations on current 725

campus issues, as well as receive feedback. The number of presentations 726 required by each committee member is determined by the Campus 727 Outreach Committee Chair and the Speaker of the Student Senate. 728

c. Submit an Ambassador Form to the Campus Outreach Committee Chair, 729 the Student Body President and the Speaker of the Student Senate 730 following each presentation. 731

7. The Communications Committee shall meet biweekly, with each subcommittee 732 meeting in off-meeting weeks, at the discretion of the Speaker pro tempore 733

L. The Student Affairs Committee shall engage Kansas State students in the student 734 government process by educating them on the Student Governing Association’s mission, 735 processes and achievements. This committee is also charged with collecting feedback 736 from student groups on the work of SGA as well as campus and community issues. 737 3. Membership 738

a. Speaker pro tempore of Student Senate shall chair the committee. 739 b. Student Senators, appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, in 740

consultation with the Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate. 741 c. Two students-at-large, appointed by the chair of the committee in 742

consultation with the Speaker of the Student Senate, who shall have 743 voting privileges on the committee. 744

d. Of the Student Senator and at-large members, the committee shall elect a 745 Vice Chair of the Student Affairs Committee. This appointment is subject 746 to the approval of the Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate. The 747 Vice Chair shall chair meetings of the Student Affairs Committee in the 748 absence of the Chair and shall be responsible for the minutes of the 749 committee. 750

d. Student Affairs Director of the Student Body President’s Cabinet, who 751 shall have a vote in committee. 752

e. Student Senate Interns, appointed by the Intern Coordinator in 753 consultation with the Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate. 754

4. The committee shall: 755 a. Be ambassadors of the Student Governing Association. 756 b. Organize Student Senators and Interns to visit registered student 757

organizations to give presentations on current campus and student 758 government issues, as well as receive, evaluate, and respond to student 759 feedback. 760

c. Provide a safe environment for students to voice concerns, evaluate 761 ideas, and solve problems. 762

Section. 10. Senate Intern Program. 763 A. The Senate Intern Program shall consist of a maximum of twenty-five and a minimum of 764

sixteen Interns, each serving until the end of the current Senate term. Interns shall be 765

selected by the fourth week of the fall semester through an application and interview 766 process by a three member panel consisting of the Speaker pro tempore of Student 767 Senate, Chair of the Senate Operations Standing Committee and Student Senate Intern 768 Coordinator, and shall be approved by Student Senate. In the event of an absence by any 769 panel member from an interview, an alternate shall replace the absent member. The 770 alternate(s) shall be any of the following: Director of Student Activities or , Speaker of 771 the Student Senate, or a designated Student Senator. Three members of the panel shall 772 be present at all interviews. 773 1. Applicants whose applications are approved by a majority vote of the panel shall 774

be interviewed by the panel. For pre-screening of the applications, a set of 775 criteria shall be predetermined and all documented. 776

2. Questions asked during interviews shall be documented. A predetermined set of 777 questions shall be consistently asked to all interviewees, and all follow-up 778 questions shall be related to the predetermined question. Any members affiliated 779 with Student Government has the right to review this information. This 780 information shall also be open to public review. 781

B. Interns shall be non-voting members of Student Senate and shall be subject to removal by 782 the voting members of Student Senate for malfeasance, or nonfeasance, or misfeasance. 783 Interns shall not have the ability to make any motion, but and may not sponsor any 784 legislation without a Senator co-sponsor. Interns shall have the same duties as Student 785 Senator as outlined in Article V, Section 4 of the SGA By-Laws. Attendance policies 786 shall be provided for in the Student Senate Standing Rules. 787

C. Interns shall be assigned by the Senate Intern Coordinator to serve on Student Senate 788 standing committees as voting committee members. 789

D. In the event that a vacancy occurs in the Student Senate Intern program no less than 8 790 weeks prior to the end of the current term, a replacement may be chosen from the most 791 qualified unsuccessful candidates for Student Senate Intern at the discretion of the Intern 792 Coordinator and approved by Student Senate. If a vacancy causes the number of interns 793 to fall below 12, the vacancy must be filled. In the event that there are no unsuccessful 794 candidates they shall be chosen by the original process (Article V, Section 10. A.). 795

Section. 11. The Campus Activities Board, acting as a committee of Student Senate shall: 796 A. Be comprised of the Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate, acting as the chair of the 797

committee and voting only in the case of a tie, the Student Body Vice President, the SGA 798 Treasurer, the Chair of the Senate Operations Standing Committee, a representative of a 799 student organization selected by the speaker of the Student Senate, and a representative of 800 multicultural student organizations selected by the Multicultural Student Organization 801 office. The DurectirDirector of the Office of Student Activities and Services, or 802 designee, who shall act as the Activities Director, shall be a non-voting ex-officio 803 member. 804

B. Oversee the activities of the Activities Director and the Office of Student Activities and 805 Services regarding the registration of student organizations. 806

C. Have the authority to reverse or amend the decisions of the Activities Director and the 807 Allocations Committee regarding the registration and classification of organizations. 808

D. Recommend changes regarding the registration of, funding of, or services provided to 809 registered organizations. 810

E. The Campus Activities Board Chair, upon request of the Speaker of the Student Senate or 811 the Activities Director, may call the board together to review any problems or complaints 812 brought forth. 813

Section. 12. Joint Committee on Officers’ Compensation shall be responsible for studying, analyzing and 814 recommending levels of compensation for student officers of the KSU Governing Association. 815 A. The Joint Committee shall be composed of the following members: 816

1. One member, who shall be chair, shall be appointed by the Vice President for 817 Student Life and shall vote only to break a tie. 818

2. One student-at-large appointed by the Student Body President. 819 3. One student-at-large appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate. 820 4. One student-at-large appointed by the Attorney General. 821 5. Two Student Senators who are not officers of Student Senate, both of whom shall 822

be selected by a majority vote of Student Senate. 823 6. The Director of Student Activities and Services shall be an ex officio, non-voting 824

member. 825 B. A quorum of the Joint Committee shall be three members, not including the Director or 826

Director. The Joint Committee shall meet on call of the Chair. 827 C. Every third year in conjunction with the budget review of the Office of Student Activities 828

and Services, the Joint Committee shall meet, study and examine the salaries of student 829 officers of the KSU SGA. They shall survey other student governments throughout the 830 region and nation. The Student Senate, by resolution adopted by a majority of total 831 Student Senate selected and qualified, may authorize and direct the Joint Committee to 832 meet during other years. 833

D. Before October 15th, the Joint Committee shall make a report and recommendations to 834 Student Senate concerning the salaries of student officers of the KSU SGA. Such 835 recommendations shall become final and effective, unless by November 15th Student 836 Senate shall pass, by majority vote, a bill disapproving the entire set of salary 837 recommendations and enumerating the reasons therefore. If such a bill is passed, the 838 Joint Committee shall have the opportunity to revise and amend their recommendations 839 and resubmit before December 1st. Such resubmitted recommendations shall become 840 final and effective, unless by December 15th the Student Senate shall pass, by majority 841 vote, a bill disapproving the entire set of salary recommendations. If a bill of disapproval 842 is not passed before December 15th, such recommendations shall become effective for 843 the next officers of the KSU SGA and the appropriate committees and Student Senate 844 shall provide for such funds in their allocations bill. 845

Section. 13. Student Governing Association Statutes. 846 A. The system of codified legislation shall be entitled “Kansas State University Student 847

Governing Association Statutes” and be the official standing of all recognized Student 848 Governing Association legislation. 849

B. The system shall be utilized for all legislation enacted into law with the exception of 850 allocations bills, By-Laws amendments, and Constitutional amendments. 851

Section. 14. Diversity Programming Committee 852 A. Shall be composed of the following members: 853

1. The Chairperson shall be the Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate, who 854 shall vote only to break a tie. 855

2. Two Four Student Senators appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate. 856 3. One Student Senate Intern appointed by the Student Senate Intern Coordinator. 857 4. One student at large appointed by the Student Body President. 858 4. Multicultural Affairs Director of the Student Body President’s Cabinet. 859 5. One judicial branch member appointed by the Attorney General. 860 5. One representative each from the Black Student Union, Asian American Student 861

Union, Hispanic American Leadership Organization, and Native American 862 Student Union appointed by each of the respective organizations’ presidents. 863

6. One student-at-large, representing sexual diversity, appointed by the Student 864 Body President. 865

8. One non-traditional student-at-large, appointed by the Student Body President. 866 7. Two One international students-at-large appointed by the Student Body 867

President. 868 8. The Multicultural Affairs Director and International Affairs Director, acting as 869

ex-officio, non-voting members. 870 9. The Office of Student Activities and Services Director or a designee thereof, 871

acting as an ex officio, non-voting member. 872 B. A quorum of the committee shall be nine (9) members, not including the Chair. Meetings 873

of the committee shall be called by the Chair. 874 C. All students on the committee must be in good standing and currently enrolled with the 875

University. 876 D. The Diversity Programming Committee shall have the following responsibilities: 877

1. Serve as a link between the Student Governing Association and multicultural 878 groups. 879

2. Help multicultural groups promote their respective organizations and activities 880 campus-wide. 881

3. Designate one committee member to serve on the Community Cultural Harmony 882 Week Planning Committee. 883

4. Plan and organize Student Governing Association Diversity Training Sessions 884 during the fall SGA Retreat. 885

5. Be responsible for informing members of multicultural groups about SGA and 886 encouraging their involvement. 887

6. The committee shall allocate funds for diversity programs. 888 Section. 15. Long-Term Tuition Strategies Committee shall be responsible for studying, analyzing and 889

recommending tuition principles, tuition funding initiatives, college-specific fees, and proposals 890 to KSU Student Governing Association and University Administration. 891 A. The Long-Term Tuition Strategies Committee shall be composed of the following 892

members: 893 1. The Student Body President and Speaker of the Student Senate shall serve as co-894

chairs and shall have full voting privileges. 895 2. Eight students, who shall be jointly appointed by the Student Body President and 896

the Speaker of the Student Senate and be subject to Student Senate approval. 897 3. One Salina Campus student who shall be jointly appointed by the Student Body 898

President and the Speaker of the Student Senate and be subject to Student Senate 899 approval. 900

4. The Vice President for Student Life, Vice President for Administration and 901 Finance, Provost, and Faculty Senate President or their designees shall be ex-902 officio, non-voting members. 903

B. A quorum of the Long-Term Tuition Strategies Committee shall be six, and shall include 904 the co-chairs. The committee shall meet bi-annually or at the call of the co-chairs. 905

Article VI 906 Judicial 907

Section. 1. Definitions. 908 A. “Administrative Hearing” means the process by which a third party is selected/assigned 909

by the Attorney General or Dean, of Student Life Director, or designee to determine final 910 resolution of a dispute after hearing testimony from all parties. 911

B. “Amicus Brief” shall mean a maximum of two standard typed page document that may 912 be provided by any interested party to advise the Student Tribunal in a Constitution, By-913 Law, or legislative interpretation. The purpose of this document shall be to advise the 914 Student Tribunal on the issues at question and to aid the Student Tribunal in interpreting 915 the SGA Constitution, By-Laws or legislation. 916

C. “Appeals Process” shall mean the process of a student appealing a decision made during 917 the K-State Judicial Process. 918

D. “Appellant” shall refer to any individual(s) who files an appeal to have a previous judicial 919 board’s decision reconsidered by a higher judicial authority. 920

E. “Brief” shall mean a maximum of 5 standard typed page document submitted by the 921 complainant during a Student Tribunal Constitution, By-Law or legislative 922 interpretation. The purpose of this document shall be to advise the Student Tribunal on 923 the issues at question and to aid the Student Tribunal in interpreting the SGA 924 Constitution, By-Laws, or legislation. 925

F. “Certified” is defined as a form of document delivery where signatures are obtained from 926 the addressee or a residence hall community assistant on duty at the front desk where the 927 student resides. 928

G. “Class days” shall mean the periods during the academic year when classes are in full 929 session, not including, weekends, finals weeks, intersession, and summer session. 930

H. “Complainant” shall refer to the individual(s) who files a written allegation of Conduct 931 Code or Housing Policy violations(s). In a case requesting the interpretation of the SGA 932 Constitution, By-Laws or legislation, the “Complainant” will be a representative from the 933 party requesting the review. 934

I. “Conduct Code” shall mean Article VI, Section 3 of the KSU SGA By-Laws. 935 J. “Conflict Resolution”“Mediation” means third-party intervention in a conflict for the 936

purpose of resolving the conflict. Participation by the parties in mediation conflict 937 resolution is voluntary, informal, confidential and must occur in a cooperative 938 environment. 939

K. “Dean” shall mean the Dean of Student Life or designee, the individual designated by the 940 University President to be responsible for the administration of the campus judicial 941 program. 942

L. “Director” shall mean the Residence Life Coordinator, Assistant Residence Life 943 Coordinator, or designee designated to be responsible for the administration of Housing 944 Policies. 945

M. “Educational Conference” shall mean a meeting conducted by a judicial officer that shall 946 check the welfare of the students involved or to address matters of concern, as well as to 947 clarify the complaint, address procedures, and to resolve any questions the complainant, 948 respondent or judicial officer may have. 949

N. “Faculty/Staff member” means any person employed by the University to conduct 950 classroom activities or perform administrative or professional responsibilities. 951

O. “Group” means a number of persons who are associated with each other and who have 952 not complied with University requirements for registration as an organization. 953

P. “Housing Policy” shall mean any policies agreed to by a student in order to obtain 954 accommodations with the Department of Housing and Dining Services. 955

Q. “Interpretation Hearing” shall mean a hearing by the Student Tribunal to interpret the 956 SGA Constitution, By-Laws, or legislation. 957

R “Jardine” is a housing unit under Housing and Dining Services that falls within the 958 jurisdiction of the Housing and Dining Services Boards. 959

S. “Judicial board” means any person or persons listed in Section 601 of the KSU SGA 960 Constitution, or as otherwise established by SGA. 961

T. “Judicial Code” shall mean the operations and procedures of the judicial program, as 962 outlined in Articles VI of the KSU SGA Constitution and By-Laws. 963

U. “Judicial Hearing” shall mean any hearing heard by a Kansas State University Judicial 964 Board or any administrative hearing. 965

V. “Judicial Officer” shall mean the Attorney General, Dean, Director or designee who is 966 conducting, overseeing or advising a judicial process. 967

W. “Judicial Process” shall mean the process in which a student goes through the judicial 968 system. This may include judicial board hearings, conflict resolution meetings, 969

educational conferences, or administrative hearings. This does not include parking 970 citations appeals procedures. 971

X. “May” is used in the permissive sense. 972 Y. “Member of the University community” includes any person who is a student, 973

faculty/staff member, or employee of the University or such person’s guest. In unclear 974 situations, a person’s status in a particular situation shall be determined by the Dean of 975 Student Life. 976

X. “Organization” means a number of persons who have complied with University 977 requirements for registration. 978

Z. “Overflow” shall mean any housing unit under Housing and Dining Services that has not 979 been previously defined and that falls within the jurisdiction of the Housing and Dining 980 Services Boards. 981

AA. “Preponderance of evidence” shall mean evidence which is of greater weight or more 982 convincing than the evidence which is offered in opposition to it. 983

BB. “Policy” is defined as the written regulations of the University as found in, but not 984 limited to, the Conduct Code, Housing Policy, Graduate/Undergraduate Catalogs, 985 Faculty Handbook, and the University Campus Directory. 986

CC. “Prior violation” refers to any instance where a respondent in a complaint hearing has 987 been found in violation by a University judicial body, faculty or staff for nonacademic 988 conduct prior to the date of the hearing. 989

DD. “Range of Sanctions” is defined as the range between a written warning and a 990 recommendation to the University President for removal from the University. 991

EE. “Policy” is defined as the written regulations of the University as found in, but not 992 limited to, the Conduct Code, Housing Policy, Graduate/Undergraduate Catalogs, 993 Faculty Handbook, and the University Campus Directory. 994

FF. “Relevant evidence” is defined as any evidence that is substantive enough to affect the 995 outcome of a judicial process. supports an alleged complaint or establishes character 996 patterns. 997

GG. “Residence Hall” is defined as Boyd, Putnam, Van Zile, Moore, Haymaker, Ford, West, 998 Smurthwaite, Goodnow, and Marlatt. 999

HH. “Respondent” shall refer to the student(s) against whom an allegation(s) of Conduct 1000 Code, Housing Policy violation(s) has been made. 1001

II. “Reckless” means conduct that one knows or should know would reasonably create a 1002 substantial risk of harm to a person or property, or that would be likely to result in 1003 interference with University or University-sponsored activities. 1004

JJ. “Shall” is used in the imperative sense. 1005 KK. “Standard Typed Page” shall mean a single 8.5”x11” page typed with 12 point DPI 1006

Times New Roman font, with one-inch margins, and that is double-spaced. 1007 LL. “Strong Complex” is defined as the area containing Boyd, Putnam and Van Zile 1008

residence halls. These three halls will be considered a single unit for judicial 1009 proceedings. 1010

MM. “Student” includes any person enrolled, or who has demonstrated an intention to enroll, 1011 in any course at Kansas State University, to pursue undergraduate, graduate, or 1012 professional studies or any person who resides in a University housing unit. 1013

NN. “University” means Kansas State University. 1014 OO. “University premises” includes all land, buildings, facilities, and other property owned, 1015

used, or controlled by the University. 1016 PP. “University-sponsored activity” means any activity, on or off campus, that is University-1017

authorized and supervised by a faculty/staff member or organization advisor, or for which 1018 students receive academic credit from the University. 1019

QQ. “Weapon” shall mean any object or substance designed to inflict a wound, cause injury or 1020

incapacitate, or create reasonable fear of harm, including but not limited to, all firearms, 1021 pellet guns, switchblades, and knives with blades five or more inches in length, martial 1022 arts weapons, potato guns, and substances such as explosives, dangerous chemicals and 1023 poisons. 1024

Section. 2. Jurisdiction. 1025 A. Generally, University jurisdiction to adjudicate complaints and to impose sanctions under 1026

this code shall be limited to misconduct that occurs on University premises or behavior 1027 which intentionally or recklessly interferes with the operation of the University or with 1028 University-sponsored activities, including, but not limited to, studying, teaching, 1029 research, University administration, fire, police, or emergency services. 1030

B. Allegations of misconduct believed to constitute discrimination, including harassment as 1031 described and defined in the “Policy Prohibiting Sexual Harassment,” and “Policy 1032 Prohibiting Racial and/or Ethnic Harassment” should be referred to the Affirmative 1033 Action Office or the Office of Student Life. Allegations of assault covered under the 1034 “Policy Prohibiting Sexual Violence” should be referred to the Office of Student Life. 1035

Section. 3. Conduct Code-Rules and Regulations. 1036 A. The following described behaviors constitute misconduct in which disciplinary sanctions 1037

will be imposed. 1038 1. Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to the following: 1039

a. Furnishing false information to any University official, faculty/staff 1040 member, or office. 1041

b. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any University document, record, or 1042 instrument of identification. 1043

c. Tampering with the election of any organization or student governing 1044 body. 1045

2. Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary 1046 proceedings, other University activities, including its public-service functions on 1047 or off campus, or other authorized non-University activities. 1048

3. Conduct that threatens or endangers the mental or physical health or safety of any 1049 person, including, but not limited to, physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, 1050 intimidation, harassment, and coercion. 1051

4. Attempted or actual theft of, or damage to property. 1052 5. Hazing, which is defined as an act which endangers the mental or physical health 1053

or safety of a student, or which destroys or removes public or private property for 1054 the purpose of initiation, admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for 1055 continued membership in a group or organization. Consent by the person hazed 1056 shall be no defense to the hazing. 1057

6. Telephone or Internet harassment, which shall include: 1058 a. Making calls containing lewd or obscene remarks. 1059 b. Making calls intended to harass or harm whether or not conversation 1060

ensues. 1061 c. Making the telephone ring repeatedly with intent to harass or harm. 1062 d. Making repeated calls in which conversation ensues solely to harass or 1063

harm. 1064 e. Sending text, picture or video messages with intent to harass or harm. 1065 f. Sending text, picture, video, or audio messages over electronic forums, 1066

including, but not limited to, social media websites, instant messenger or 1067 chat services, message boards or any other electronic format with intent 1068 to harass or harm 1069

7. Failure to comply with directions of University faculty, staff, or law enforcement 1070 officers acting in performance of their duties or failure to identify oneself to these 1071

persons when requested to do so. 1072 8. Unauthorized possession, duplication or use of keys, or other devices that 1073

provide access to any University premises or services. 1074 9. Unauthorized presence in or use of University premises, facilities, or property. 1075 10. Violation of University policies, rules, or regulations. 1076 11. Violation of federal, state or local law. 1077 12. Unauthorized distribution, use or possession of a controlled substance (as 1078

described in Chapter 65, Article 41 of Kansas Statutes Annotated on University 1079 premises) on University premises or at University-sponsored activities. 1080

13. Unlawful use, possession or distribution of alcoholic beverages or violation of 1081 the University’s Alcohol and Cereal Malt Beverage Policy. 1082

14. Possession or use of firearms, explosives, weapons, or dangerous chemicals on 1083 University premises or at a University-sponsored activity or any other violation 1084 of the University’s Weapons Policy. 1085

15. Intentionally initiating or causing to be initiated, any false report, warning or 1086 threat of fire, explosion or other emergency on University premises or at a 1087 University sponsored activity. 1088

16. Participation in a campus demonstration which unreasonably disrupts the normal 1089 operations of the University and infringes on the rights of other members of the 1090 University community; inciting others to disrupt scheduled and/or normal 1091 activities within any campus building or area; intentional obstruction which 1092 unreasonably interferes with freedom of movement, either pedestrian or 1093 vehicular, on campus. 1094

17. Intentionally interfering with the freedom of expression of others on University 1095 premises or at a University-sponsored activity. 1096

18. Conduct that is disorderly, lewd, or indecent; breach of peace; or aiding, abetting 1097 or procuring another person to breach the peace on University premises or at 1098 University-sponsored activities. 1099

19. Any violation of the stated “KSU Information Technology Usage Policies.” 1100 20. Abuse of the SGA Judicial Program, including but not limited to: 1101

a. Falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information. 1102 b. Disruption or interference with the orderly conduct of a judicial 1103

proceeding. 1104 c. Knowingly initiating a complaint without cause. 1105 d. Attempting to discourage an individual’s proper participation in, or use 1106

of, the judicial system. 1107 e. Attempting to influence the impartiality of a member of a judicial board 1108

prior to, or during the course of, the judicial proceeding. 1109 f. Verbal, written, phone, or physical harassment, and/or intimidation of a 1110

member of a judicial board. 1111 g. Failure to comply with the sanction(s) imposed under this Code. 1112 h. Influencing or attempting to influence another person to commit an abuse 1113

of the judicial program. 1114 21. Any illegal or unauthorized taking, selling, or distribution of class notes. 1115

Section. 4. Violation of Law and University Discipline. If a violation of a law, which also would be a 1116 violation of the Conduct Code is alleged, proceedings under the Judicial Code may go forward 1117 against an offender who is subject to criminal prosecution. 1118

Section. 5. Duties of Attorney General and Judicial Boards. 1119 A. Duties of SGA Attorney General. 1120

1. Serve as a designee of the Dean of Student Life in receiving and disposing of 1121 complaints according to this judicial code, except complaints to the Housing and 1122

Dining Services Judicial Boards. 1123 2. Appoint judicial board members, in consultation with the Student Body 1124

President, when no other appointment process is provided. 1125 3. Appoint ad hoc boards when deemed necessary. 1126 4. Supervise the administration of the judicial program, train judicial branch 1127

members in their duties, and advise students on matters of judicial policy. 1128 5. Recommend changes in jurisdiction, procedures, judicial board organization and 1129

other judicial matters. 1130 6. Advise students and judicial boards as to their rights and responsibilities in 1131

disputes and identify resources if such guidance is requested. 1132 7. Serve as complainant in those cases involving University property or policy or 1133

when such action is in the interest of the University. 1134 8. Appoint, with consideration of any nominations provided by the President of the 1135

Association of Residence Halls, a Residence Life Assistant Attorney General to 1136 oversee the Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards. 1137

9. Train all available judicial branch members in their duties and responsibilities 1138 when needed or at the request of Housing and Dining Services or the Office of 1139 Student Life. 1140

B. Duties of Judicial Executive Council. 1141 1. Serve as designee of the Attorney General when deemed necessary. 1142 2. Aid the Attorney General in training members of the judicial branch and prepare 1143

and distribute pamphlets and materials explaining the SGA judicial program to 1144 members of the University community. 1145

3. Provide information and forms to judicial boards necessary for their 1146 administration. 1147

4. Act as a forum for communication between Housing and Dining Services 1148 Judicial Boards, Student Tribunal, Student Review Board, Parking Citations 1149 Appeals Board, Residence Hall Assistant Attorney General, the Attorney General 1150 and the Judicial Advisor. 1151

5. The Council shall be required to meet at least once each semester to discuss 1152 current issues within the individual boards and overall concerns of the judicial 1153 branch, not including training. 1154

6. Shall prepare an annual report for SGA regarding the state of the Judicial Branch. 1155 This report shall be completed and submitted to the SGA Student Senate by the 1156 first Student Senate meeting in March. 1157

7. Shall serve, with the exception of the Attorney General and the Dean of Students 1158 or designee, as an ad hoc board if the Student Tribunal is unable to meet quorum 1159 in an interpretation hearing. 1160

C. Duties of Student Tribunal. 1161 1. Interpret the KSU SGA Constitution, By-Laws and legislation, upon written 1162

request by the Student Body President, Speaker of Student Senate or by 1163 presentation of a petition signed by a number of members of the student body 1164 that shall be equal to, or greater than, 5% of the total votes cast in the most recent 1165 SGA general election for the SGA President and Vice President. This number 1166 shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, if necessary. 1167

2. Try all bills of impeachment passed by Student Senate. 1168 3. Hear appeals of decisions from the Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards, 1169

Ad Hoc Boards, SGA Elections Review Committee, SGA Elections 1170 Commissioner, and Student Review Board, with the authority to modify or 1171 overturn the decisions of such persons or bodies. 1172

4. Hear in the first instance disciplinary cases involving special circumstances or 1173

situations for which jurisdiction is not otherwise described. These cases shall be 1174 assigned by the Attorney General or designee upon consultation with the Dean of 1175 Student Life or designee. 1176

5. Consider appeals of decisions originating under the Policy Prohibiting Sexual 1177 Harassment, Policy Prohibiting Sexual Violence, and Policy Prohibiting Racial 1178 and/or Ethnic Harassment when appeal beyond the administrative process is 1179 desired. 1180

6. Hear appeals from any committee created according to the legislative powers 1181 granted in Article V of the KSU SGA Constitution when legislation specifies 1182 such an appeal. 1183

7. Consider appeals of parking privilege revocations issued by KSU Parking 1184 Services. 1185

D. Duties of Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards. 1186 1. Shall hear all cases involving alleged violations of the Conduct Code, and 1187

Housing Policy that occur on the premises and surrounding areas of any 1188 University housing unit. 1189

2. Shall assemble independent judicial boards from each residence hall or Strong 1190 Complex for judicial proceedings. 1191

E. Duties of Student Review Board. 1192 1. Hear cases involving alleged violations of the Conduct Code occurring on 1193

campus or at off-campus University-sponsored event. 1194 2. Hear noncompliance complaints arising under Section 3.A.20.g of this code at 1195

the request of the originating judicial board or judicial officer. 1196 F. Duties of Parking Citation Appeals Board. 1197

1. Consider all appeals of Kansas State University Parking Services parking 1198 citations. 1199

G. Duties of Judicial Advisor. 1200 1. The Dean of Student Life or designee shall serve as the Judicial Advisor. 1201 2. The Judicial Advisor shall advise the Attorney General, Judicial Council, Student 1202

Tribunal, Student Review Board and Ad Hoc Boards in the disposition of 1203 complaints and conduct of hearings. 1204

3. The Judicial Advisor shall maintain records of Housing and Dining Services 1205 Judicial Boards, Student Tribunal, Ad Hoc Boards and Student Review Board 1206 hearings. 1207

4. The Director of Housing or designee(s) shall advise Chief Justices of Housing 1208 and Dining Services Judicial Boards. 1209

5. The Judicial Advisor shall direct SGA in the review and revision of the Judicial 1210 Code in five year cycles. 1211

6. The Judicial Advisor shall advise the Attorney General in the development and 1212 delivery of judicial training, programs, handbooks and related materials. 1213

7. The Judicial Advisor shall serve as a designee of the Dean when necessary. 1214 8. The Director of Parking Services or designee shall serve as the advisor to Parking 1215

Citation Appeals Board in the disposition of complaints and conduct of hearings. 1216 H. Duties of the Residence Life Assistant Attorney General. 1217

1. Work with the Attorney General to oversee the Housing and Dining Services 1218 Judicial Boards. 1219

2. Assist the Attorney General in the training of Housing and Dining Services 1220 Judicial Board Members. 1221

3. Provide clarification to the Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board 1222 Members in matters concerning the Judicial Code, SGA Constitution and By-1223 Laws, and Housing policies. 1224

4. Meet regularly with the Attorney General to notify of any actions taken in the 1225 course of his/her duties and seek advisement for the handing of current or 1226 upcoming issues. 1227

5. Meet regularly with a designee of the Residence Life program for advising in 1228 his/her duties and actions. 1229

6. Perform any other duties assigned by the Attorney General seen as pertinent to 1230 the Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards. 1231

Section. 6. Resolution of Complaints. 1232 A. A complaint may be dropped at any time by the complainant. If the complainant wishes 1233

to drop the complaint they must notify in writing the Attorney General or Residence Life 1234 Coordinator and the presiding Chief Justice in the case of residence hall complaints. 1235

B. Conflict Resolution. 1236 1. A student may request a meeting with the Dean, Director or designee to address 1237

any alleged violation of the Conduct Code. If deemed appropriate, the Attorney 1238 General, Dean, Director or designee may recommend conflict resolution in lieu 1239 of an administrative hearing and/or a Judicial Board hearing. Both parties must 1240 agree to the alternative resolution of a complaint. 1241

2. Conflict Resolution will typically involve the following process: 1242 a. A facilitator explains the conflict resolution process to the parties and 1243

selects the most appropriate method. 1244 b. The process will begin by the signing of a Conflict Resolution 1245

Agreement. The Agreement will include: 1246 i. Ground rules established. 1247 ii. Statement of the issue(s). 1248 iii. Definition of the issue(s). 1249 iv. Signature of both parties. 1250

c. Each party informs the facilitator of relevant facts in support of the 1251 party’s complaint or defense. The facilitator may ask questions of each 1252 party. 1253

d. The facilitator invites the parties to discuss the facts. 1254 e. The facilitator identifies common points of interest and assists the parties 1255

in reaching a resolution of the dispute. 1256 f. If a resolution is achieved by agreement of the parties, the facilitator may 1257

cause the resolution to be written and signed by the parties. 1258 3. If the parties can not agree to a resolution through mediation, the complaint must 1259

be referred to the Attorney General for disposition. 1260 C. Administrative Hearing. 1261

1. An Administrative Hearing may be granted at the request of the respondent. The 1262 Dean, Director, or designee, as well as the respondent, must agree to an 1263 administrative hearing. If an agreement is not met, the complaint must be 1264 referred to the Attorney General or Judicial Process for disposition. 1265

2. A complainant or respondent may request a meeting with the Dean, Director, or 1266 designee to address any alleged violation of the Conduct Code. 1267

3. The process will begin by signing an Administrative Hearing Agreement. The 1268 agreement will include: 1269 a. Statement giving up the right of a hearing through the SGA judicial 1270

program. 1271 b. Copy of written complaint. 1272 c. Name of witnesses or other parties who are present. 1273 d. Copies of additional evidence provided. 1274 e. Signature of the respondent and the Dean, Director, or designee. 1275

4. After being fairly and fully informed of the facts from the parties, the Dean, 1276 Director, or designee shall issue finding of fact and impose sanctions, if any. The 1277 decision of the Dean's designee may be appealed to the Associate Dean of 1278 Student Life. A decision made by the Dean may not be appealed. For cases 1279 within Housing and Dining Services, appeals shall be directed towards the 1280 Director of Housing and Dining or designee. An appeal may be granted if 1281 evidence if provided of a failure to provide the respondent with a fundamentally 1282 fair process or if new relevant evidence is provided. 1283

5. The decision will be reached by the Dean, Director, or designee, documented and 1284 copied for each party. The decision shall include: 1285 a. Resolution made. 1286 b. Disposition of alleged allegation(s). 1287 c. Right to appeal. 1288

6. Both parties shall be notified within 48 hours from the time a decision is made by 1289 a process in which delivery is certified. 1290

D. Judicial Board Hearing. 1291 1. Educational Conferences. 1292

a. Educational Conferences may be held before and/or after a written 1293 complaint has been. 1294

b. All complaints filed in the residence halls or Jardine will may result in an 1295 educational conference which may include the appropriate Residence 1296 Life Coordinator or designee, member of a Housing and Dining Services 1297 Judicial Board, the complainant and/or respondent. 1298 i. It may be determined at the educational conference that a 1299

conflict of interest exists, in which case the complaint may be 1300 referred to a Judicial Process for adjudication. 1301

ii. A resolution of the complaint, as specified in Section 6. of the 1302 KSU SGA By-Laws, may occur at the educational conference. 1303

iii. During an educational conference, a judicial officer may give the 1304 respondent the option to resolve the complaint through a Judicial 1305 Process. 1306

2. Complaints. 1307 a. Any member of the University community may file a written complaint 1308

against a student. 1309 i. For adjudication under this code, a Judicial Complaint Form 1310

must be submitted in writing to the Attorney General in the 1311 Office of Student Activities and Services. The complaint must be 1312 received, signed, and dated to be valid. 1313

ii. Alleged violations of Housing policies or alleged violations of 1314 the Conduct Code that occur in a residence hall, dining facility, 1315 Jardine or surrounding property shall be submitted in writing to 1316 the appropriate Residence Life Coordinator or designee. 1317

b. Complaints must be submitted no later than twenty class days after the 1318 alleged misconduct occurs or is discovered. 1319

c. The complaint shall be completed on a Judicial Complaint Form and 1320 must include the following information: 1321 i. The complainant’s name, address and telephone number. 1322 ii. The name of the person who allegedly committed the violation. 1323 iii. The facts of the alleged violation, including the time, date, 1324

location and description of specific conduct. 1325 iv. The provision of the Conduct Code or Housing Policy alleged to 1326

be violated. 1327 v. The complainant’s signature and date. 1328 vi. For residence hall/Jardine complaints a copy of any additional 1329

relevant and pertinent information related to the complaint must 1330 be attached. 1331

d. Receipt of the complaint must be certified in writing by the Attorney 1332 General or designee. 1333

3. Notice of Hearing. 1334 a. Upon receipt of a complaint the Attorney General, or in cases involving 1335

residence hall/Jardine complaints the appropriate Residence Life 1336 Coordinator or designee, shall assign the complaint to an appropriate 1337 judicial board for hearing and set a date for the hearing. 1338

b. Within ten class days, the Attorney General or in the case of residence 1339 hall/Jardine complaints, the Chief Justice, shall schedule a date, time and 1340 location for the hearing. Hearings will be scheduled such that complaints 1341 can be heard in the most expedient manner possible. The reasonableness 1342 of this time frame shall be determined by the Attorney General, in 1343 consultation with the Dean or designee. 1344

c. The Attorney General, or the Chief Justice in Housing and Dining 1345 Services Judicial Board cases, shall notify the complainant and 1346 respondent in writing that a complaint has been received and that a 1347 hearing has been scheduled. This written Notice of Primary Hearing shall 1348 include the flowing information: 1349 i. A copy of the complaint and any additional relevant information. 1350 ii. The time, date and location of the hearing. 1351 iii. The right of the respondent to present information in response to 1352

the complaint, and any personal circumstances that may affect 1353 possible sanctions. 1354

iv. A copy of this Judicial Code, or in Housing and Dining Services 1355 Judicial Board cases, the Housing Policy alleged to be violated. 1356

d. In a case with more than one respondent, any respondent may request a 1357 separate hearing. 1358

e. All notices will be delivered personally or in a manner by which receipt 1359 can be certified. 1360

f. Following receipt of such notice, either the complainant or respondent 1361 may make a written request for postponement of the hearing for good 1362 cause shown. The Attorney General or designee, or in Housing and 1363 Dining Services Judicial Board cases, the Chief Justice may grant or 1364 deny a request that the hearing be postponed. 1365

E. Non-compliance complaints arising under Section 3.A.20.g of this code. 1366 1. Any first-instance non-compliance complaints shall be referred back to the 1367

original judicial officer or judicial board for adjudication. The original hearing 1368 officer or judicial board has the option to refer the complaint to the Student 1369 Review Board for adjudication. 1370

2. Repeat instances of non-compliance complaints shall be referred to the Student 1371 Review Board for adjudication. 1372

Section. 7. Hearing Procedures. 1373 A. Conduct of Primary Hearing. 1374

1. Attendance at the hearing shall be: 1375 a. For Student Review Board, Student Tribunal, and ad hoc boards, 1376

restricted to the judicial board, Judicial Advisor, the respondent, 1377

complainant, appellant, witnesses and an advisor who may be an 1378 attorney but does not have speaking privileges. 1379

b. Any respondent or complainant who plans to have an attorney serve as 1380 their advisor, must notify the Chair of the hearing board no later than 48 1381 hours prior to the hearing so that all parties, including the University, 1382 may also have counsel present. Failure to notify the hearing board within 1383 the appropriate time frame may result in having the individual find an 1384 alternative advisor that is not an attorney and/or may serve as cause for 1385 immediate postponement of the hearing at the discretion of the Chair or 1386 Attorney General. 1387

c. For Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board, restricted to a 1388 minimum of four and a maximum of six Associate Justices, the Chief 1389 Justice who shall chair the hearings, the complainant, respondent, any 1390 witnesses called by any of the preceding parties, an advisor who may be 1391 an attorney but does not have speaking privileges, and a Residence Life 1392 Coordinator or Assistant Residence Life Coordinator or designee who 1393 shall serve as advisor. The majority of the panel’s membership must 1394 come from the residence hall or Strong Complex in which the complaint 1395 originated. Exceptions to this must be approved by the Attorney General 1396 before starting the hearing. 1397

d. Student Review Board, Student Tribunal, and ad hoc boards hearing a 1398 complaint shall be attended by at least two-thirds of its membership. If a 1399 sufficient number of members are not present, their hearing will be 1400 postponed for a time not to exceed 10 class days. The Attorney General 1401 may assemble an Ad Hoc Judicial Board if a quorum cannot be achieved. 1402

2. All information regarding the case shall be kept confidential, subject to 1403 applicable law and University policies. The evidentiary phase of the hearing may 1404 be closed unless the respondent specifically requests that the hearing be open. If 1405 necessary to preserve the confidentiality of the students involved, the Chair may 1406 deny the respondent’s request for an open hearing. 1407

3. The complainant shall have the burden of proving the allegations by a 1408 preponderance of the evidence. 1409

4. All procedural questions are subject to the final decision of the Chair of the 1410 judicial board. 1411

5. The complainant, the respondent, and the judicial board, in that order, may 1412 present witnesses, subject to the right of cross examination by the judicial board, 1413 complainant and respondent. 1414

6. Pertinent records, exhibits and written statements may be accepted as evidence 1415 for consideration by a judicial board at the discretion of the Chair. 1416

7. No person shall be compelled to provide testimony which may be prejudicial to 1417 himself/herself. 1418

8. Written or oral statements of persons not present at the hearing shall not be 1419 admissible, except under extraordinary circumstances when the reliability of the 1420 statements can be demonstrated and as permitted by the Dean of Student Life or 1421 designee. 1422 a. To determine admissibility of such written or oral statements, the Chair 1423

may question the party offering the evidence before admitting or 1424 excluding it. 1425

b. If the circumstances are not extraordinary and the evidence is excluded, 1426 the Chair shall state that the evidence is not to be considered because the 1427 person(s) making the statement is not present for questioning and the 1428

reliability of the evidence is questionable. 1429 9. No student may be found to have violated the Conduct Code or Residence 1430

Housing Policy solely because the student failed to appear before a judicial 1431 board. In all cases, the evidence in support of the charges shall be presented and 1432 considered. 1433

10. Conflict of interest shall preclude any person from sitting in judgment upon the 1434 respondent. The Chair shall ask if any person sitting in judgment has any prior 1435 information on the allegations that would cause bias. Conflicts include, but are 1436 not limited to, sitting in judgment: 1437 a. After investigating the case against the respondent. 1438 b. When serving as a witness. 1439 c. When acting as a complainant. In such cases, the Chair may refer the 1440

case to another judicial board. 1441 11. There shall be a tape recording of all hearings. The record shall be the property of 1442

the University. 1443 12. The following order of procedure shall be used at the hearing: 1444

a. The Chair shall state the allegations against the respondent. 1445 b. The respondent shall admit or deny the allegations. 1446 c. If the respondent denies the allegations, the following order of 1447

procedures shall be used: 1448 i. The complainant shall present only relevant evidence and may 1449

call witnesses. 1450 ii. The respondent and members of the judicial board, in that order, 1451

may examine all physical evidence presented and may question 1452 the complainant and all witnesses. 1453

iii. The respondent may present evidence and call witnesses; 1454 however, the respondent shall not be compelled to provide 1455 testimony which may be prejudicial to himself/herself, and 1456 failure to testify shall not be evidence of guilt. 1457

iv. The complainant and members of the judicial board, in that 1458 order, may question the respondent’s witnesses and may 1459 question the respondent. 1460

v. Members of the judicial board may again question the 1461 complainant, respondent and witnesses to clarify discrepancies. 1462

vi. The complainant and respondent, in that order, may make 1463 concluding statements. 1464

vii. The Chair shall state the procedure for notice of the decision and 1465 the procedure for appeal pursuant to Section 9. 1466

viii. The judicial board shall meet in closed session in order to 1467 deliberate on the proof of the allegations. The decision shall be 1468 based solely on the evidence presented at the hearing. 1469

ix. Following discussion, the judicial board shall resume open 1470 session in order to determine, by majority vote, whether the 1471 complainant has shown by a preponderance of the evidence, that 1472 the respondent violated each identified section of the Conduct 1473 Code or Housing Policy. The Chair shall vote only in the event 1474 of a tie. 1475

d. If the allegations are supported by a preponderance of evidence, or if the 1476 respondent admits to the alleged violations, the judicial board shall: 1477 i. Inform the respondent of the range of sanctions and allow the 1478

respondent to present evidence of: 1479

(a) Any personal circumstances tending to explain and 1480 justify his/her actions. 1481

(b) Any personal circumstances relevant to the range of 1482 sanctions, such as the effect that various sanctions might 1483 have upon the respondent; and 1484

ii. After hearing such evidence 1485 (a) Consult with the Judicial Advisor, who shall provide 1486

information of prior violations of the Conduct Code or 1487 Housing Policy by the student. 1488

(b) Determine the sanction against the respondent. 1489 13. Violations of Housing and Dining Services contract terms may also be 1490

adjudicated by the Director. 1491 Section. 8. Sanctions 1492

A. Any single or combination of the following sanctions may be imposed upon any student 1493 found to have violated the Conduct Code or other policy: 1494 1. Warning: notice in writing to the student identifying the violation of University 1495

policy. 1496 2. Probation: written reprimand for violation of specified policies. Probation is for a 1497

specified period of time and includes the probability of more severe disciplinary 1498 sanctions if the student is found to be violating University policy during the 1499 probationary period. 1500

3. Loss of Privileges: denial of specified privileges for a designated period of time, 1501 including the non-release of academic records. 1502

4. Restitution: compensation for loss, damage or injury. This may take the form of 1503 appropriate services and/or monetary or material replacement. 1504

5. Discretionary Sanctions: work assignments, service to the University or other 1505 related discretionary assignments. 1506

6. Residence Hall/Jardine Suspension: recommendation to the Director for 1507 separation of the student from the residence halls or Jardine for a definite period 1508 of time, after which the student is eligible to return. Conditions for readmission 1509 may be specified. 1510

7. The Dean or designee may impose a University or residence hall/Jardine 1511 suspension prior to the hearing before a judicial body. 1512 a. Interim suspension may be imposed: 1513

i. To ensure the safety and well-being of members of the 1514 University community or preservation of University property. 1515

ii. To ensure the respondent’s own physical or emotional safety and 1516 well-being. 1517

iii. If the respondent poses a definite threat of disruption of or 1518 interference with the normal operations of the University. 1519

b. During the interim suspension, the respondent may be denied access to 1520 the residence halls or to the campus, including classes, or all other 1521 University activities or privileges for which the student might otherwise 1522 be eligible, as the University President or Dean may determine to be 1523 appropriate. 1524

8. Residence Hall/Jardine Expulsion: recommendation to the Director for 1525 permanent separation of the student from the residence halls or Jardine. 1526

9. University Suspension: recommendation to the University President of separation 1527 of the student from the University for a definite period of time, after which the 1528 student is eligible to return. Conditions for readmission may be specified. 1529

10. University Expulsion: recommendation to the University President of permanent 1530

separation of the student from the University. 1531 11. The following sanctions may be imposed upon registered organizations: 1532

a. Those sanctions listed previously. 1533 b. Revocation of Registration: loss of all privileges, including University 1534

recognition, for a specified period of time. 1535 12. In each case in which a judicial board determines that a student has violated the 1536

Conduct Code or Housing Policy the sanction(s) shall be determined and 1537 imposed by the judicial board. The sanction(s) shall not be based upon evidence 1538 of prior violations, but based upon the determined violation only, except where 1539 the prior violation established a pattern of related acts. 1540

13. University expulsion shall be made part of the student’s permanent academic 1541 record. 1542

14. All other sanctions shall become a part of the student’s confidential record. 1543 B. Notice of Decision. 1544

1. The hearing board shall notify both the respondent and the complainant in 1545 writing within forty-eight hours after the decision, stating the decision, the 1546 rationale for the decision, any sanctions imposed, and the rules and procedures 1547 for exercising the right to appeal. 1548

2. The decision will be served in person or by process in which receipt is certified. 1549 Section. 9. Appeals. 1550

A. Any decision reached through a primary judicial board hearing may be appealed by the 1551 complainant or respondent to Student Tribunal. A Written Appeal Request Form shall be 1552 completed and filed with the Attorney General by 5:00 PM, within three class days 1553 following written notification of the decision to the primary hearing’s respondent and 1554 complainant. A maximum of three additional class days may be granted at the discretion 1555 of Attorney General if warranted by unusual circumstances. 1556

B. Initially, an appeal shall be limited to review of the verbatim record of the previous 1557 hearing and supporting documents for one or more of the following purposes: 1558 1. The hearing board failed to provide a fundamentally fair process, including 1559

a. Defective notice. 1560 b. Failure to follow written procedures and rules as outlined in this code. 1561 c. Lack of substantial evidence to support a finding of violation, substantial 1562

evidence being such evidence that a reasonable mind might accept as 1563 adequate to support a conclusion, and/or 1564

2. The hearing board reached a decision in an unjust manner, including but not 1565 limited to the presence of 1566 a. Bias. 1567 b. Unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious action. 1568 c. Discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, physical ability, 1569

national origin, sexual orientation or ancestry. 1570 3. The hearing board denied the student’s SGA constitutional rights. 1571 4. The sanction is not to commensurate with the violation found. 1572 5. The hearing board lacked jurisdiction. 1573

C. Evidence not presented in the original hearing may not be considered on appeal unless 1574 such evidence was not known nor could be discovered by the person requesting such 1575 evidence to be considered on appeal. The Chancellor shall have the discretion to decline 1576 to accept evidence that was not presented at a prior proceeding. If new evidence is 1577 accepted, both parties shall be notified of such evidence and have the opportunity to 1578 respond to it. 1579

D. The Appeal Request Form shall include the following information: 1580 1. The name of the person making the appeal. 1581

2. The body whose decision is being appealed. 1582 3. The date on which the decision of that body was given. 1583 4. The grounds on which the case is being appealed, supported by specific facts. 1584

E. For an Appeal Request to be granted, it must be filed according to Section 9.A.&B. of 1585 this Code, and receipt of the request must be certified. With appeals involving decisions 1586 where sanctions of dismissal or expulsion are imposed, a hearing will automatically be 1587 granted. 1588

F. The Chancellor shall forward a copy of the Appeal Request Form to the appellant, 1589 respondent, and the Chair of the prior hearing board within five class days of receipt. The 1590 Chancellor shall also inform the appellant, respondent, and primary hearing Chief Justice, 1591 of the right to respond in writing within five class days of receipt of the Appeal Request 1592 Form, unless an extension is obtained by the Attorney General. 1593

G. Within ten class days of receipt of the complaint, the Attorney General shall schedule a 1594 date, time and location for the appeal before Student Tribunal, or the appropriate 1595 appellate board. Appeals will be scheduled such that they can be heard in the most 1596 expedient manner possible. The reasonableness of this time frame shall be determined by 1597 the Attorney General, in consultation with the Dean or designee. 1598

H. Because the appeal hearing shall be based on the primary hearing record , the Chancellor 1599 may determine that it is not necessary for the appellant, respondent and witnesses to be 1600 present. The Chancellor may request the presence of appellant, respondent, and any 1601 witnesses if deemed necessary. 1602

I. The record for the appeal shall include: 1603 1. The recording of the primary hearing board’s hearing. 1604 2. The Judicial Complaint Form, Notice of Primary Hearing, Notice of Decision, 1605

and any other documents or physical evidence relating to the case. 1606 3. The Appeal Request Form. 1607 4. Any written responses to the Appeal Request Form submitted by the respondent. 1608 5. Any written explanation or response submitted by the primary hearing board. 1609 6. Records of prior violations of Conduct Code or Housing Policy for the primary 1610

hearing’s respondent. 1611 J. The appeal shall be attended by at least two-thirds of the members of appellate board. If a 1612

quorum is not present, the hearing shall be postponed for a time not to exceed 10 class 1613 days. Additional days may be granted at the discretion of the Attorney General. 1614

K. There shall be a tape recording of all appeal hearings. The record shall be the property of 1615 the University. 1616

L. No person shall be compelled to provide testimony which may be prejudicial to 1617 himself/herself, and failure to testify shall not be evidence that the allegations are true. 1618

M. The appeal shall be restricted to the appellate board, the Attorney General, and the 1619 Judicial Advisor, unless otherwise determined. All information regarding the case shall 1620 be kept confidential, subject to applicable law and University policies. In the case of a 1621 full hearing with appellant, respondent, and any witnesses present, the evidentiary phase 1622 of the hearing may be closed unless the respondent requests that the hearing be open, or 1623 in cases where there is an overriding interest to the University community. In such cases, 1624 a determination shall be made by the Attorney General in consultation with the Dean of 1625 Student Life or designee. 1626

N. The following order of procedure shall be used at the appeal: 1627 1. The Chair shall distribute copies of the written record to members of the board, 1628

who shall read, study and discuss such documents. 1629 2. The Chair shall read the grounds for appeal. 1630 3. Members of the board may listen to the recording of the primary hearing. 1631 4. The board shall decide whether additional testimony is necessary and if so, the 1632

Chair shall continue the appeal on a date no more than ten class days and no less 1633 than two class days. The Chair shall notify the appellant and respondent of the 1634 time, location, and date of the appeal hearing, the issues to be addressed and the 1635 following rights: 1636 a. If either party is to be present at the appeal or if either party is permitted 1637

to call witnesses, the other party shall have the same rights. 1638 b. The parties shall have the right to have an advisor present who may be an 1639

attorney but shall not have speaking privileges. Any appellant or 1640 respondent who plan to have an attorney serve as their advisor, must 1641 notify the Chair of the hearing board no later than 48 hours prior to the 1642 hearing so that all parties, including the university, may also have 1643 counsel present. Failure to notify the hearing board within the 1644 appropriate time frame may result in having the individual find an 1645 alternate advisor that is not an attorney and/or may serve as cause for 1646 immediate postponement of hearing at the discretion of the Chair or 1647 Attorney General. 1648

O. The following order of procedure shall be used when the appeal resumes: 1649 1. The Chair shall state the issues to be resolved at the appeal. 1650 2. The appellant shall present only relevant evidence and may call witnesses; 1651

however, the appellant may not be compelled to provide testimony which may be 1652 prejudicial to himself/herself and failure to testify shall not be evidence of guilt. 1653

3. The respondent and appellate board, in that order, may examine all physical 1654 evidence presented and may cross examine the appellant and all witnesses. 1655

4. The respondent shall present only relevant evidence and may call witnesses; 1656 however, the respondent may not be compelled to provide testimony which may 1657 be prejudicial to himself/herself and failure to testify shall not be evidence of 1658 guilt. 1659

5. The appellant and board, in that order, may examine all physical evidence 1660 presented and may question respondent and all witnesses. 1661

6. The appellate board may again question the appellant, the respondent, the 1662 complainant and any witnesses. 1663

7. The appellant and the respondent, in that order, may make concluding statements. 1664 8. The Chair shall state the procedure for notice of the decision and the procedure or 1665

appeal of the decision. 1666 P. The appellate board shall meet with the Judicial Advisor in closed session to deliberate 1667

on the available evidence and information. The decision shall be made when open session 1668 resumes and be based solely on the record including additional evidence presented at the 1669 appeal hearing. 1670 1. If the judicial board finds that the prior board’s decisions are not supported by 1671

substantial evidence or that appellant or respondent had been substantially 1672 disadvantaged by procedural error, the appellate board shall change or modify the 1673 decision of the lower body or refer the case to a lower body for rehearing upon 1674 specific instructions. 1675

2. The appellate board shall uphold the decision of the lower body. The board shall 1676 state in writing, the decision, the reasons supporting the decision and the action 1677 to be taken. 1678

Q. The decision shall be delivered in person, or through a process by which receipt is 1679 certified, to the appellant, respondent, and the judicial board Chair whose decision is 1680 being appealed in writing within forty-eight hours of the appeal, review or hearing’s 1681 close. The notice shall include the decision, the reasons for the decision, the action to be 1682 taken, and the right to appeal to the University President. 1683

R. In appeals by students found in violation of the Conduct Code, or Residence Hall or 1684 Jardine Policy review of the sanction by an appellate board may not result in more severe 1685 sanction(s) for the accused student. 1686

S. Written appeal requests of decisions reached by an appellate board must be submitted to 1687 the University President by 5:00 p.m. within three class days following notification in 1688 writing of the decision. The appeal shall be based solely on the review of the written 1689 record. No additional information or documentation shall be presented. Following an 1690 appeal, the University President may, upon review of the case, adjust the sanctions 1691 imposed by the judicial board or uphold the prior decision. 1692

Section. 10. Management of Records. 1693 A. Records of the Housing and Dining Services Judicial Boards, Housing Administrative 1694

Resolutions, Ad Hoc Boards, Student Tribunal and Student Review Board proceedings, 1695 and records of proceedings brought pursuant to impeachment hearing and interpretations 1696 of KSU SGA Constitution, By-Laws, and legislation will be maintained by the Judicial 1697 Advisor. 1698

B. Records of proceedings of Administrative Hearings shall be maintained by the Dean of 1699 Student Life or designee. 1700

C. The records of disciplinary proceedings shall be kept confidential and shall be destroyed 1701 six years after the final decision is rendered. Records of judicial proceedings shall be 1702 released only upon written request to the Dean of Student Life or designee. 1703

Section. 11. Enforcement. 1704 A. Responsibility. 1705

1. The responsibility of enforcement of judicial board decisions shall rest with such 1706 boards, the Judicial Council and the Dean of Student Life or designee. 1707

B. Sanctions. 1708 1. Completion date for sanctions shall be given at time of sanctioning. 1709 2. The respondent must complete sanctions with proof of the following (as 1710

appropriate) to be delivered to the Chief Justice of the board which issued the 1711 sanction: 1712 a. Copies of completed work. 1713 b. Signed statement from supervisor/department in which assignment is 1714

completed. 1715 c. Proof of completed grade for class. 1716 d. Letters to Chief Justice/Attorney General to be forwarded to the 1717

appropriate party. 1718 3. Failure to comply will result with a complaint being filed against the respondent, 1719

pursuant to Section 3.A.20 of this Code. 1720 4. Students who graduate or leave the university and fail to comply shall: 1721

a. Be notified in writing that a hold will be placed on academic records 1722 until sanctions are completed. 1723

b. The Dean of Student Life or designee, in consultation with the Attorney 1724 General, may approve new or comparable sanctions should existing ones 1725 not be feasible while classes are not in session or the student is not 1726 enrolled. 1727

Section. 12. Parking Citation Appeals Board. 1728 A. All parking citations issued on campus may be appealed for reversal to the Parking 1729

Citation Appeals Board within fourteen days of being issued. Appeal forms shall be 1730 available at the Department of Parking Services 1731

B. The written appeals shall include the following: 1732 1. Name of individual requesting the appeal. 1733 2. University designated status of the individual: student, faculty/staff, or other. 1734

3. Date citation was received. 1735 4. Parking citation number. 1736 5. Reason for the appeal, including special considerations, records, diagrams, etc. 1737

C. Upon receipt of the Appeals Request by Parking Services, 1738 1. A copy of the appeal shall be provided for the appellant 1739 2. A copy shall be retained by Parking Services. 1740 3. Adjudication of appeals 1741

a. A copy shall then be assigned to two different Parking Citation Appeals 1742 Board members, one of which must be a member of the same University 1743 designated category (student or faculty/staff) as the appellant. Appeals 1744 from anyone falling outside the categories of student, faculty, or staff 1745 shall be distributed randomly. 1746

b. Assigned appeal copies shall be placed in the respective board member’s 1747 packet, located at the Department of Parking Services. 1748

c. Board members shall pick up their packets when notified by parking 1749 services, review appeals, make a judgment whether to reverse or affirm 1750 the citation, and indicate their reasoning. 1751

d. Judgments by Parking Citation Appeals Board members shall be based 1752 on the following: 1753 i. Violation of a KSU Parking Policy 1754 ii. Extenuating circumstances demonstrated by the appellant. 1755

e. Following the review and adjudication of all appeals, the packet shall be 1756 returned to the Department of Parking Services. 1757

f. Parking Services shall match the two copies of each appeal and take the 1758 flowing action: 1759

i. If judgments match, notice of the decision shall be sent in 1760 writing to the appellant. 1761

ii. If judgments do not match, the two copies of the appeal shall be 1762 held for final review by the two co-chairs of the Parking Citation 1763 Appeals Board. 1764

D. The two co-chairs shall consider the appeal at its next scheduled meeting. At that time 1765 they shall review the recorded reasoning of the two board members whose judgments 1766 differed. Using that information, they shall discuss the appeal and make a decision. In the 1767 event of a tie, the final judgment shall be determined by the Attorney General. 1768 1. If the citation is reversed, the matter is settled and no further action shall be 1769

taken. 1770 2. If the citation is affirmed, the following shall occur: 1771

a. Unless new information is present, the appellant shall be required pay the 1772 indicated fine within five business days. 1773

b. If new information or evidence arises, the appellant has five business 1774 days to contact the Department of Parking Services to schedule a hearing 1775 time with the Parking Citation Appeals Board co-chairs. In notifying 1776 Parking Services, the appellant must provide their full name and citation 1777 number to the staff member designated to schedule a hearing. 1778

c. A stamped copy of the appeal shall be held by the Department of Parking 1779 Services for review by the Parking Citations Appeals Board co-chairs 1780 and the Attorney General at the scheduled hearing. 1781

E. Procedures for the hearing shall be as follows: 1782 1. Failure for the appellant to appear at the scheduled hearing shall result in 1783

automatic denial of further review 1784 2. The appellant shall be granted ten minutes to state their reasons for pursing 1785

further review. 1786 3. The co-chairs may then cross-examine the appellant. 1787 4. Upon conclusion of the cross-examination, the co-chairs and Attorney General 1788

shall deliberate in private and come to a decision with the Attorney General 1789 voting only in the event of a tie. 1790

5. The appellant shall be recalled and notified of the decision. 1791 6. The decision shall be final and no reasoning is required. 1792

a. If the review is in the favor of the appellant, the case is settled and the 1793 Department of Parking Services shall be notified 1794

b. If the review is not in the favor of the appellant, he/she shall be required 1795 pay the indicated fine within five business days. 1796

Section 13. Interpretation of the SGA Constitution, By-Laws or legislation 1797 A. Any question of interpretation regarding the KSU SGA Constitution, By-Laws or 1798

legislation shall be referred to the Student Tribunal for official interpretations. 1799 B. A written request for interpretation of legislation must be submitted to the Attorney 1800

General within 20 class days of the passage of the legislation in question. There will be 1801 no time limit imposed on a request for interpretation of the KSU SGA Constitution or 1802 By-Laws. This request must be accompanied by: 1803 i. A written petition signed by a number of members of the student body that shall 1804

be equal to, or greater than, 10% of the total votes cast in the most recent SGA 1805 general election for the SGA President and Vice President. This number shall be 1806 rounded up to the nearest whole number, if necessary. 1807

ii. A written brief detailing the specific Constitutional, By-Law or legislative 1808 question to be reviewed by the Student Tribunal. This brief is not to exceed five 1809 pages in length, unless permission has been granted by the Attorney General or 1810 the Chancellor of the Student Tribunal. 1811

C. The Attorney General shall notify the Chancellor of the Student Tribunal, Speaker of the 1812 Student Senate and the Student Body President within three class days of receiving a 1813 valid request for a Constitution, By-Law, or legislation interpretation. The Attorney 1814 General shall also inform the Student Senate at the following Senate meeting. 1815

D. Any interested parties shall have five class days to submit Amicus Briefs to the Attorney 1816 General. 1817

E. Within five class days of receipt of the complainant's brief, the Attorney General shall 1818 schedule a date, time and location for the interpretation hearing before the Student 1819 Tribunal. Interpretation hearings will be scheduled such that they can be heard in the 1820 most expedient manner possible. The reasonableness of this time frame shall be 1821 determined by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Dean or designee. 1822

F. The procedure for an interpretation hearing shall be as follows: 1823 a. Prior to the beginning of the hearing: 1824

i. Any member of the Tribunal who has special knowledge about the case 1825 or a potential bias shall recuse themselves. 1826

ii. The Chancellor shall determine if there is a quorum among the members 1827 of the Student Tribunal. 1828

iii. If a quorum has not been met, then the hearing shall be deferred to the 1829 Judicial Executive Council for adjudication. The Judicial Executive 1830 Council procedure shall fall under the same hearing constraints as the 1831 Student Tribunal. If a quorum of the Judicial Executive Council cannot 1832 be met, then the Attorney General shall form an ad hoc board for the 1833 hearing. 1834

iv. The Chancellor shall distribute copies of the briefs to the members of the 1835 Tribunal, who shall read and study the documents. 1836

b. The complainant shall be given ten minutes to present relevant evidence to the 1837 Student Tribunal. This time shall include opportunities for the members of the 1838 Student Tribunal to ask questions. Requests from the Tribunal or the speaker for 1839 extra time to make arguments may be considered by the Chancellor. 1840

c. Following the Complainant's case in chief, the hearing shall follow the following 1841 format: 1842 i. The procedure for argument shall involve one person of either positive or 1843

negative standing to address the body, followed by a person from the 1844 other side. 1845

ii. Each speaker shall be allowed five minutes to present arguments. This 1846 time will include questioning by the Student Tribunal. Requests from the 1847 Tribunal or the speaker for extra time may be considered by the 1848 Chancellor of the Student Tribunal. No speaker will be allowed to speak 1849 more than once. 1850

iii. The Chancellor shall reserve the right to end a speaker's argument if no 1851 new evidence is being presented to the Tribunal. 1852

iv. Argument shall end when the argument list is exhausted. 1853 d. The Complainant shall be given ten minutes to present a closing argument. 1854

Requests from the Tribunal or the speaker for extra time may be considered by 1855 the Chancellor. 1856

e. The Chancellor shall close the hearing. 1857 G. The Student Tribunal shall meet with the Dean or designee, the Director of Student 1858

Activities or designee and the Attorney General in closed executive session to deliberate 1859 on the available evidence and information. The Dean or designee, Director of Student 1860 Activities or designee and the Attorney General will not have voting privileges. The 1861 decision shall be announced when the Tribunal resumes open session. 1862

H. The interpretation should be (in the order of priority): 1863 a. Based primarily on the common understanding of the words and phrases. 1864 b. Logically consistent with the remainder of the document. 1865 c. Consistent with prior interpretations. 1866 d. In the best interest of the members of the KSU SGA. 1867

I. The Student Tribunal shall notify the complainant, Speaker of the Student Senate and the 1868 Student Body President of their interpretation within forty-eight hours of their decision 1869 including the rational for their decision. 1870

J. The Attorney General shall notify the Student Senate of the Student Tribunal's 1871 interpretation by the following Student Senate meeting. 1872

Section. 14. Revision of the Judicial Code. 1873 A. Any revision to the judicial code shall be reviewed by the Dean of Student Life, or 1874

designee, and the Office of General Counsel, for legal approval, prior to submission to 1875 Student Senate for approval. Any amendments made by the Student Senate shall not take 1876 affect until reviewed by the Dean of Student Life, or designee, and the Office of General 1877 Counsel. 1878

B. The Judicial Code and overall functioning of the judicial system shall be reviewed each 1879 academic year ending in a five or a zero under the direction of the Judicial Advisor. 1880 1. It is recommended that this person create an ad hoc board consisting of the 1881

following individuals for this task: 1882 a. The past Attorney General, if possible. 1883 b. A past Chief Justice from a Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board, 1884

if possible. 1885 c. The past Chancellor of Student Tribunal, if possible. 1886 d. The Attorney General. 1887

e. The Residence Life Assistant Attorney General 1888 f. The Chancellor of Student Tribunal. 1889 g. A Chief Justice from a Housing and Dining Services Judicial Board, 1890

chosen by the Chief Justices. 1891 h. The Speaker of Student Senate, or designee. 1892 i. The President of the Association of Residence Halls, or designee. 1893 j. The Director of Housing and Dining Services or designee. 1894 k. The Judicial Advisor. 1895 l. The Judicial Advisor to Housing and Dining Judicial Boards. 1896

2. The ad hoc board’s purpose shall be to identify any problems within the judicial 1897 system, recommend possible solutions for those problems, recommend other 1898 possible improvements to the judicial system, and draft revisions of the Judicial 1899 Code as it sees fit. 1900

1901 SECTION 2. These amendments shall take affect upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the 1902

Student Body President. 1903 1904

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 1905 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 1906

BILL 11/12/67 AMENDMENTS TO EDUCATIONAL 1 OPPORTUNITY FUND GUIDLINES 2 3 BY: Senate Operations, Kate Bormann and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) exists to fund programs that enhance the 6

student experience; and 7 8 WHEREAS, The EOF Guidelines outlined in Chapter 25 of the Statutes need to be updated 9

periodically to ensure that the Statutes match current practices. 10 11 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 12 13 SECTION 1. Chapter 25, Section 1, of the Statutes be hereby amended to read: 14 15 25-01 Allocation Procedures for the Educational Opportunity Fund 16 25-0101 The Educational Opportunity Fund Committee shall consist of the following members: 17

A. the Student Body Vice President, who shall serve as chair; 18 B. the Director of Student Financial Assistance; 19 C. the Dean of Student Life; 20 D. two Student Senators, representing different colleges, appointed by the Student 21

Senate Chair upon approval by Student Senate; 22 E. four at-large members, representing diverse campus constituencies, appointed by 23

the Student Body President upon approval by Student Senate; 24 F. the Coordinator of the Office of Student Activities and Services, who shall serve 25

as a non-voting member. 26 25-0102 Beginning the week following Spring Break the Committee shall solicit proposals for 27

allocation of the EOF monies. Include in the cover letter with the application shall be the 28 due date, the purpose of EOF, and criteria for consideration in the allocation of the EOF 29 as set forth by the Board of Regents. Any informal guidelines used by the EOF 30 Committee shall be approved by Student Senate prior to the beginning of the allocation 31 process. Senate may only pass additional informal guidelines or change existing informal 32 guidelines with a 2/3 vote. 33

25-0103 EOF proposal shall be due at the Office of Student Activities and Services by 4:00 p.m. 34 on the last Friday of September of each year. 35

25-0104 After reviewing the proposals, the EOF Committee may determine if there are any 36 additional request for the proposal authors to consider. The EOF Committee shall send 37 their initial recommendations back to the authors of the proposals by the third meeting in 38 October. The authors have one week to respond to the initial recommendations. 39

25-0105 All entities receiving EOF monies will submit a final report of all spent and unspent 40 money to the Office of Student Activities and Services Accountant that fiscal year. A final 41 report is due in the Office of Student Activities and Services no later than the second 42 Friday in August, by 4:00 p.m. A final report must be submitted in order to be eligible for 43 another year of funding. 44

25-01056 The Committee shall make its recommendations to Student Senate no later than the third 45 Senate meeting of November of each year. 46

25-01067 In its report to Student Senate, the Committee will include an evaluation of the 47 effectiveness of the previous year's allocation. All monies not spent at the end of the 48 fiscal ear will revert back to the EOF reserves account. 49

25-01078 The EOF shall maintain a reserve account with a minimum of 4 percent of the total 50 revenue of this fee in the reserve account. The account can only be utilized to make up 51

for a shortfall in revenue cased by a drop in credit hour enrollment below what was 52 projected. 53

54 SECTION 2. These amendments shall take effect upon passage by Student Senate and signature of the 55

Student Body President. 56 57

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 58 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 59

BILL 11/12/68 AMENDMENTS TO STUDENT CENTERED 1 TUITION ENHANCEMENT GUIDELINES 2

3 BY: Senate Operations, Kate Bormann and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, Student Centered Tuition Enhancements (SCTE) fund programs that enhance the student 6

experience and provide seed money for the creation and implementation of new programs and 7 initiatives; 8

9 WHEREAS, K-STATE TV: Wildcat Watch, K-State First and Campus Crisis/Crisis Support Coordinator were 10

added in FY2012 as priority funds; and 11 12 WHEREAS, The SCTE Guidelines outlined in Chapter 26 of the Statutes need to be updated periodically to 13

portray an accurate listing of priority funding entities. 14 15 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 16 17 SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Section 105 of the Statutes be hereby amended to read: 18 19 26-0105 Priority Funding Groups 20

A. Diversity Programming Committee 21 B. The Educational Opportunity Fund 22 C. Developing Scholars Program 23 D. Career and Employment Services 24 E. University Wide Tutoring 25 F. Global Education Initiative Scholarship 26 G. K-State TV: Wildcat Watch 27 H. K-State First 28 I. Campus Crisis/Crisis Support Coordinator 29

30 SECTOIN 2. These amendments shall take effect upon passage by Student Senate and signature of the Student 31

Body President. 32 33

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 34 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 48-0-2 35

BILL 11/12/69 AMENDMENTS TO ELECTION REGULATIONS CODE 1 2 BY: Senate Operations 3 4 WHEREAS, The Election Regulations, Chapter 50 of the Statutes, provide regulations and guidelines to 5

govern how elections shall proceed; 6 7 WHEREAS, The Senate Operations committee reviewed the elections regulations and saw that necessary 8

changes were needed; 9 10 WHEREAS, The Elections Regulations can be confusing and easily misinterpreted by students running for 11

office; and 12 13 WHEREAS, It is important to update rules and regulations as time and technology change. 14 15 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 16 17 SECTION 1. Chapter 50, Section 102 of the Statutes be hereby amended as follows: 18 19 50-0102 Definitions 20

A. Campaign The term “campaign” shall mean any individual(s) or planned action(s) working to 21 promote or oppose any candidate or question voted upon by the student body. 22

B. Active Campaigning. The term "active campaigning" shall mean any direct distribution of 23 campaign materials or verbal encouragement to promote or oppose a campaign. 24

C. Campaign Materials. The term "campaign materials" shall mean any advertisement, document, or 25 device of any kind whatsoever intended to promote or oppose a candidate or question voted upon 26 by the student body. 27

D. Harassment. The term “harassment” shall mean continued solicitation to an individual beyond the 28 initial communicated refusal. 29

E. College. The term "college" shall mean the seven academic colleges and the graduate school on 30 the Manhattan campus of Kansas State University. 31

F. Candidate. The term "candidate" shall mean any individual who has satisfied all of the eligibility 32 requirements to run for office in the Primary and/or General Election, and has filed a declaration 33 of candidacy with the Elections Commissioner. 34

G. Write-In Candidate. The term "write-in candidate" shall mean individuals receiving votes who 35 have not filed a declaration of candidacy for that position. 36

H. Student Governing Association Official. The term "Student Governing Association Official" shall 37 mean any individual holding one or more of the offices listed in 50-0106. 38

I. Make Public. The term make public shall mean to publish on the SGA Elections website. 39 J. Major Offenses. The term “major offenses” shall include the following. 40

1. Tampering with ballots or the electronic election system. 41 2. Casting more than one ballot. 42 3. Allowing a person to cast a ballot in a name other than his/her own. 43 4. Deliberate submission of false or misleading information or deliberate omission of 44

information. 45 5. Failing to file required reports except as provided in 50-0109(f). 46 6. Harassment, intimidation, bribery, or fraud with the intent of affecting the outcome of an 47

election. 48 67. Libelous or slanderous statements or conduct. 49 78. Intentional actions to mislead or obstruct the Elections Commissioner in the completion 50

of their duties. 51 89. Encouraging the commission of a major offense under this Code. 52 910. Incurring campaign expenses that exceed the limit by more than five percent. 53 1011. Failing to comply with rulings or pay restitution. 54

1112. Campaign materials or activities that are disorderly, lewd, or indecent; breach the peace; 55 or aid, abet, or procure another person to breach the peace on university premises or at 56 university-sponsored activities. 57

1213. Failure to comply with the mass distribution regulation under 50-0114(i). 58 K. Minor Offenses. Minor offenses shall be defined as any other violations of this Code other than 59

those in 50-0102(k). 60 L. Residence Hall Regions. The term "residence hall region" shall mean those regions bounded by 61

specific streets which are considered residence hall areas. There shall be three residence hall 62 regions. 63 1. The "West Region" is considered to be all university property enclosed by Claflin Road, 64

Denison Avenue, Platt Street, and Sunset Avenue. 65 2. The "East Region" is considered to be all university property enclosed by Claflin Road, 66

Manhattan Avenue, Campus Creek Road, Petticoat Lane, and Mid-Campus Drive. 67 3. The “Jardine Region” is considered to be the grounds and facilities included in the 68

Jardine Apartment Complex as defined by K-State Housing and Dining Services. 69 70 SECTION 2. Chapter 50, Section 114 - Section 120 of the Statutes be hereby amended as follows: 71 72 50-0114 Campaign Activities Materials 73

A. Conformity. All campaign materials and activities shall conform to the laws of the State of 74 Kansas, the ordinances of the City of Manhattan, Kansas State Association of Residence Halls 75 policy, and all other rules of the University. Time Limited Materials 76 1. All K-State copyrighted or trademarked logos (e.g. Kansas State University, the 77

Powercat, Willie the Wildcat) are not licensed for use in conjunction with any political 78 campaign, including any campaign for any office governed by these regulations. As 79 such, no candidate shall use any such logo on any campaign materials. Chalking, 80 Banners, and Posters. Candidates in the Primary Election may begin to display chalking, 81 banners, and posters after 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday of the week immediately prior to the 82 Primary Election. Candidates in the General Election may begin to display chalking, 83 banners, and posters after 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday of the week immediately prior to the 84 General Election. 85

3. Tables. Tables may be established by Primary Election candidates beginning on the 86 Thursday immediately prior to the Primary Election. Tables may be established by 87 General Election candidates beginning on the Thursday immediately prior to the General 88 Election. All tables are to be removed during the weekends and immediately following the 89 completion of the respective elections. 90

4. Removal. Primary Election candidates failing to qualify for the General Election shall 91 remove all campaign materials from campus property by 7:00 p.m. the day following the 92 completion of the Primary Election. All General Election candidates shall remove 93 campaign materials from campus property by 7:00 p.m. the day following the completion 94 of the General Election. 95

5. Items such as stickers, buttons, websites, social media, t-shirts, and other materials not 96 listed in these regulations shall not be restricted in regard to time. 97

B. Residence Halls. Students must follow Association of Residence Hall policies. The following 98 regulations apply to the Residence Hall Regions outlined in 50-0102(m.) 99 1. Posters are permitted only within the residence halls on the doors of individual resident(s) 100

with the express permission of the resident(s) therein. 101 2. No chalking or outdoor hanging of posters is allowed. 102

B. Tables 103 1. Tables may be set up in the K-State Student Union, Coffin Hall at Manhattan Christian 104

College and the College Center at Kansas State University-Salina for presidential 105 candidates. 106

2. Tables may only be set up in the K-State Student Union for all other candidates. 107 3. Tables in the K-State Student Union may only be set up in accordance with Union 108

Governing Board policy and must be staffed at all times when in use. 109

4. Tables in Coffin Hall at Manhattan Christian College and the College Center at Kansas 110 State University-Salina may only be set up in accordance with building policies and must 111 be staffed at all times when in use. 112

5. The Elections Commissioner will establish as many tables for presidential candidates as 113 needed, chosen by lottery in both elections, and rotating the position of each candidate at 114 the tables daily. 115

6. Candidates for Student Senate or other campus-wide positions may establish tables in the 116 K-State Student Union the calendar week prior to the General Election in accordance 117 with this section. 118

C. Posters 119 1. Definition. The term “poster” shall be defined as any paper campaign material affixed to 120

a wall or stationary object. 121 2. Size. Posters shall be no larger than 16" x 22", except for those posters placed on 122

portable bulletin boards located within the Student Union, which shall no larger than 123 8.5" x 11". 124

3. Display. Posters may only be tied to trees, affixed to residence hall doors, or tacked to 125 bulletin boards in campus buildings. 126

4. Overlaying. Overlaying of posters is strictly prohibited. 127 5. Outside Display. When used for outside display, posters must be printed on card stock 128

paper and secured on all four corners. 129 D. Banners 130

1. Definition. The term “banner” shall be defined as any type of sign larger than a poster. 131 2. Limited Use. Banners may be used only by candidates for the offices of the Student Body 132

President and Student Body Vice President. 133 3. Securing. Banners must be secured on all four corners and must not impede the flow of 134

traffic through campus. 135 4. Where Displayed. Banners may only be displayed as designated by the Elections 136

Commissioner, determined by lottery for each candidate’s location. 137 5. Banners shall be rotated in an equitable manner as determined by the Elections 138

Commissioner. 139 E. Chalking. 140

1. Chalking is permitted only on sidewalks. Chalking is not permitted on stairs and any area 141 not generally intended as a pathway for pedestrians. 142

2. The use of “liquid chalk,” or any other permanent or semi-permanent material is 143 prohibited. 144

3. No chalking is allowed within 30 feet of the entrance to any building on campus. 145 F. Stickers and Buttons. Stickers shall only be placed on personal property. 146 147 C. Limitation On Postings. With the exception of posters and banners meeting the requirements of 148

50-0118 and 50-0119, no campaign materials shall be leaned against or otherwise affixed to 149 campus property. 150

D. Removal. All campaign materials shall be removed from campus property by 7:00 p.m. the day 151 following the last day of the General Election. Candidates in the Primary Election failing to 152 qualify for the General Election shall remove all campaign materials from campus property by 153 7:00 p.m. the day following the last day of the Primary Election. 154

E. Stickers. Stickers shall only be placed on personal property. 155 F. Chalking. 156

1. Chalking is permitted only on sidewalks. Chalking is not permitted on stairs and any area 157 not generally intended as a pathway for pedestrians. 158

2. The use of “liquid chalk,” or any other permanent or semi-permanent material is 159 prohibited. 160

3. No chalking is allowed within 30 feet of the entrance to any building on campus. 161 G. Unauthorized Removal. No individual shall remove, deface, obscure, or otherwise tamper with 162

the campaign materials of any candidate without authorization. 163 H. Class Interference. No campaign activity that disturbs or otherwise interrupts a class shall be 164

permitted. 165

I. Mass Distribution. 166 1 Distribution of campaign materials to individuals must be made by an individual. 167

Campaign activities that distribute materials through any form of contact beyond personal 168 interaction are prohibited. 169

2. Individuals may not be representing a business at the time of distribution. 170 3. Mass distribution shall include, but is not limited to, canvassing of parking areas, leaving 171

campaign materials unattended or in piles, mass mailings, and indiscriminate scattering 172 of materials. 173

4. E-mails containing campaign language shall not be sent to a Kansas State University 174 Listserv of academic or advising natures. For all other Listservs, senders must be 175 members of the Listserv to which they are sending e-mail. 176

j. Harassment. No campaign shall engage in harassment. 177 k Obstruction. Campaigners shall not physically obstruct individuals. 178 l. Office of Student Activities and Services. Any activity related to a campaign, except for those 179

approved by the Elections Commissioner, shall not be permitted in the Office of Student Activities 180 and Services. 181

m. Academic Buildings. There shall be no unsolicited distribution of campaign materials within 182 buildings on campus other than at tables reserved for candidates in the K-State Student Union. 183

n. No campaign shall promote or engage in activities that are disorderly, lewd, or indecent; breach 184 the peace; or aid, abet, or procure another person to breach the peace on university premises or at 185 university-sponsored activities. 186

50-0115 Time Limits Restrictions on Distribution of Materials 187 a. Campaign Materials. 188

1. Items listed in 50-0114f, 50-0118 and 50-0119 may be displayed by candidates in the 189 Primary Election after 5:00 pm on the Tuesday of the week immediately prior to the 190 Primary Election. 191

2. Items listed in 50-0114f, 50-0118 and 50-0119 may be displayed by candidates in the 192 General Election after 5:00 pm on the Tuesday of the week immediately prior to the 193 General Election. 194

b. Tables. Tables may be established by the Primary Election candidates beginning on the Thursday 195 immediately prior to the Primary Elections. Tables may be established by all General Election 196 candidates beginning on the Thursday immediately prior to the General Elections. All tables are 197 to be removed following the completion of the respective elections. 198

c. No table is to be placed or staffed during weekends. All tables shall be established in accordance 199 with 50-0117. 200

A. Distribution of tangible campaign materials to individuals must be made by an individual. 201 Campaign activities that distribute tangible campaign materials through any form of contact 202 beyond personal interaction are prohibited. 203

B. Individuals may not be representing a business at the time of distribution. 204 C. Illegal distribution of tangible campaign materials shall include, but is not limited to, canvassing 205

of parking areas, leaving campaign materials unattended or in piles, mass mailings, and 206 indiscriminate scattering of materials. 207

D. E-mails containing campaign language shall not be sent to a Kansas State University Listserv of 208 academic or advising natures. For all other Listservs, senders must be members of the Listserv to 209 which they are sending e-mail. 210

50-0116 Restricted Materials 211 A. Conformity. All campaign materials and activities shall conform to the laws of the State of 212

Kansas, the ordinances of the City of Manhattan, Kansas State Association of Residence Halls 213 policy, and all other rules of the University. 214 1. All K-State copyrighted or trademarked logos (e.g. Kansas State University, the 215

Powercat, Willie the Wildcat) are not licensed for use in conjunction with any political 216 campaign, including any campaign for any office governed by these regulations. As 217 such, no candidate shall use any such logo on any campaign materials. 218

B. Residence Halls. 219 1. Posters are permitted only within the residence halls on the doors of individual 220

resident(s) with the express permission of the resident(s) therein. 221

2. No chalking within 50 feet of resident hall complexes or outdoor hanging of posters is 222 allowed. 223

C. Limitation On Postings. With the exception of posters and banners, no campaign materials shall 224 be leaned against or otherwise affixed to campus property. 225

D. Unauthorized Removal. No individual shall remove, deface, obscure, or otherwise tamper with 226 the campaign materials of any candidate without authorization. 227

E. Class Interference. No campaign activity that disturbs or otherwise interrupts a class shall be 228 permitted. 229

F. Harassment. No campaign shall engage in harassment. 230 G. Obstruction. Campaigners shall not physically obstruct individuals. 231 H. Office of Student Activities and Services. Any activity related to a campaign, except for those 232

approved by the Elections Commissioner, shall not be permitted in the Office of Student Activities 233 and Services. 234

I. Academic Buildings. There shall be no unsolicited distribution of campaign materials within 235 buildings on campus other than at tables reserved for candidates in the K-State Student Union. 236

J. No campaign shall promote or engage in activities that are disorderly, lewd, or indecent; breach 237 the peace; or aid, abet, or procure another person to breach the peace on university premises or 238 at university-sponsored activities. 239

50-01167 Election Day Activities 240 A. Distance Requirement. No ballots may be cast within 20 feet of a campaign table set up in the K-241

State Student Union, as established in 50-0117. No campaign may provide a device upon which 242 students may vote. 243

B. Exception. It shall not be considered a violation for a voter to wear passive campaign material in 244 the form of a shirt, sticker, or other item in the vicinity of the polls or while voting so long as that 245 individual is not loitering. 246

C. Authority. The Elections Commissioner shall have the authority to make determinations of 247 loitering or campaigning under this section. 248

50-0117 Tables 249 a. Tables may be set up in the K-State Student Union, Coffin Hall at Manhattan Christian College 250

and the College Center at Kansas State University-Salina for presidential candidates. 251 b. Tables may only be set up in the K-State Student Union for all other candidates. 252 c. Tables in the K-State Student Union may only be set up in accordance with Union Governing 253

Board policy and must be staffed at all times when in use. 254 d. Tables in Coffin Hall at Manhattan Christian College and the College Center at Kansas State 255

University-Salina may only be set up in accordance with building policies and must be staffed at 256 all times when in use. 257

e. The Elections Commissioner will establish as many tables for presidential candidates as needed, 258 chosen by lottery in both elections, and rotating the position of each candidate at the tables daily. 259

f. Candidates for Student Senate or other campus-wide positions may establish tables in the K-State 260 Student Union the calendar week prior to the General Election in accordance with this section. 261

50-0118 Posters 262 a. Definition. The term “poster” shall be defined as any paper campaign material affixed to a wall or 263

stationary object. 264 b. Size. Posters shall be no larger than 16" x 22", except for those posters placed on portable bulletin 265

boards located within the Student Union, which shall no larger than 8.5" x 11". 266 c. Display. Posters may only be tied to trees, affixed to residence hall doors, or tacked to bulletin 267

boards in campus buildings. 268 d. Overlaying. Overlaying of posters is strictly prohibited. 269 e. Outside Display. When used for outside display, posters must be printed on card stock paper and 270

secured on all four corners. 271 50-0119 Banners 272

a. Definition. The term “banner” shall be defined as any type of sign larger than a poster. 273 b. Limited Use. Banners may be used only by candidates for the offices of the Student Body 274

President and Student Body Vice President. 275 c. Securing. Banners must be secured on all four corners and must not impede the flow of traffic 276

through campus. 277

d. Where Displayed. Banners may only be displayed as designated by the Elections Commissioner, 278 determined by lottery for each candidate’s location. 279

e. Banners shall be rotated in an equitable manner as determined by the Elections Commissioner. 280 50-012018 Authority to Remove. Elections Commissioner Authority. The Elections Commissioner, or his/her 281

designee, shall have the authority to remove any campaign materials found to be in violation of the 282 regulations noted above, at which time the candidate shall be notified of the violation. 283

284 SECTION 3. All subsequent sections will be renumbered as necessary. 285 286 SECTION 4. These amendments shall take affect upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the 287

Student Body President. 288 289

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 290 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 291

BILL 11/12/70 AMENDMENTS TO DIVERSITY PROGRAMMING 1 COMMITTEE GUIDELINES 2

3 BY: Senate Executive and Senate Operations Committees 4 5 WHEREAS, The Diversity Programming Committee (DPC) is intended to fund programs that enhance 6

diversity on campus; and 7 8 WHEREAS, It is necessary to revise and update the DPC Guidlines in order to advance the usefulness, 9

effectiveness, practicality, and ensure the reflection of current policies and positions of KSU 10 SGA. 11

12 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 13 14 SECTION 1. Chapter 24 of the Statutes be hereby amended to read: 15 16

Chapter 24: 17 Diversity Programming Committee Allocation Guidelines 18

19 24-01 Procedures for the Diversity Programming Committee (DPC) 20 24-0101 The Diversity Programming Committee shall consist of 12 voting members as provided for in Article IV, 21

Section 14 of the KSU SGA By-Laws. 22 24-0102 Committee members shall be selected not later than the last first Friday in September 23 24-0103 Each semester, the committee shall solicit proposals for large-scale, student-centered, diversity enhancing 24

projects. Included in the cover letter attached to the application shall be the purpose and intent of DPC, the 25 due date for project proposals, and the criteria for consideration in the allocation of DPC funds. 26

24-0104 Each semester, the DPC Chair and OSAS accountant must host a DPC budget request training session for 27 student organizations. 28

24-01045 DPC proposals shall be due at the Office of Student Activities and Services by 4:00 p.m. on the fourth 29 October for Spring projects, and the fourth Friday of March for Fall Projects, first September for projects 30 falling between November 1 and the last day of the fall semester, the last Friday of October for projects 31 falling between the first day of spring semester and March 15, the last Friday of January for projects 32 falling between March 16 and the last day of spring semester and the Friday before Spring Break for 33 projects falling between the first day of fall semester and October 31, should the funding base continue to 34 be supplied. 35

24-0106 DPC funds will be divided over four quarters. 36 24-01057 The committee shall make a decision concerning whether or not to fund the proposals submitted by the 37

primary October and March due dates within four weeks of the respective due date. 38 24-01068 Proposals received after the September, October, January, and March due dates will be considered for 39

funding the following semester quarter. 40 24-0109 If, after the January deadline, funds still remain in the DPC account, the committee will plan projects that it 41

sees as large, student outreach projects for the purpose of a diversifying Kansas State University. The 42 committee may not grant the same organization funding for more than two projects per fiscal year. 43

24-010810 The Chair of DPC will present a report to Student Senate regarding the status of DPC funding allocations 44 and projects once each semester, ensuring that each term’s Senate body receives two updates during its 45 tenure. 46

24-02 Rules for Diversity Programming Fund Allocations 47 24-0201 Use of DPC funds is limited to the following purposes: 48

A. Projects sponsored primarily by student organizations in good standing with the university. 49 B. Projects intended to dissuade prejudice and discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, 50

gender, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, geographic 51 location, or age. 52

C. Requests for allocations of $3000 or more. 53

D. Projects primarily for Kansas State University students, with priority extended to projects held on 54 campus; no traveling or conference expenditures will be funded. 55

E. Projects free and open to all Kansas State University students. 56 24-0202 Organizations interested in hosting projects that adhere to the stipulations outlined in Section 18-0201 of 57

the KSU SGA Statutes shall: 58 A. Submit their project proposals to DPC before requesting funding for any other SGA source. 59 B. Only Aapply for funding from another SGA source after missing 60

1. DPC’s January deadline has passed. DPC’s quarterly deadline has passed or 61 2. DPC does not choose to fund the project 62

C. Be prohibited from using other SGA funds to supplement or replace allocations from DPC. 63 24-0203 DPC allocations will not be held to SGA funding guidelines but will meet state regulations 64 24-0204 Once the DPC committee has approved the allocation, no substitutions can be made in regards to lecturer, 65

speaker and/or entertainer. If an event is cancelled, then funds will be carried forward to use for the next 66 group of requests. Unused funds, other than the circumstance mentioned above, will revert back to the 67 SCTE reserve at the end of each fiscal year. 68

24-02045 DPC shall seek proposals for funding from all student organizations on campus and conduct meetings at 69 which applicants may verbalize their requests and field any questions from the committee. 70

71 SECTOIN 2. These amendments shall take effect upon passage by Student Senate and signature of the Student 72

Body President. 73 74

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 75 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 76

BILL 11/12/71 AMENDMENTS TO STUDENT SENATE STANDING RULES 1 2

BY: Senate Executive and Senate Operations Committees 3 4 WHEREAS, Student Senate has the power to create and maintain standing rules for the purpose of effectively 5

and efficiently conducting business; and 6 7 WHEREAS, It is necessary to revise and update the Senate Standing Rules in order to advance the usefulness, 8

effectiveness, practicality, and ensure the reflection of current policies and positions of Student 9 Senate. 10

11 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 12 13 SECTION 1. Chapter 51, Section 2 of the Statutes be hereby amended to read: 14 15 51-02 Student Senate Standing Rules 16 51-0201 Pledge of Allegiance 17

A. The Pledge of Allegiance shall immediately follow the calling to order of each Student 18 Senate meeting. 19

51-0202 Open Periods 20 A. Each regular meeting of Student Senate shall begin with an Open Period, during which 21

any individual without speaking privileges may address Student Senate. Each individual 22 shall be allowed ten minutes unless extended by majority vote. After an Open Period 23 speaker has concluded his/her presentation, those with speaking privileges may ask 24 questions for a period lasting not more than five minutes unless extended by a majority 25 vote. Debate with the speaker will not be allowed. Such Open Period shall include both 26 the presentation period and question period, and shall last not more than thirty minutes 27 unless extended by majority vote. 28

B. The Speaker of the Student Senate will recognize any guest who indicates a desire to 29 speak. 30

C. Each regular Student Senate meeting shall end with an Open Period, during which any 31 individual with speaking privileges may address Student Senate on any issue. Each 32 speaker shall be limited to five minutes unless extended by a majority vote. After an 33 Open Period speaker has concluded his/her presentation, those with speaking privileges 34 may ask questions for a period lasting not more than three minutes. Student Senate may 35 allow questions to continue for an additional two minutes if extended by a majority vote. 36

51-0203 Reports 37 A. Committee Reports and Director's Reports shall be limited to not more than five minutes 38

for each Report, unless the person giving the Committee Report yields to another person. 39 In such case, the person yielded to will be allowed a time limit of five minutes. Student 40 Senate may allow either person to continue beyond five minutes by majority vote. 41 Following each committee report will be a question period for those with speaking 42 privileges that will last no longer than five minutes, unless extended by majority vote. 43

B. When legislation has been referred to more than one committee, Student Senate shall 44 determine which of the committee reports presented to serve as the accepted legislation 45 for Final Action. 46

51-0204 Debate 47 A. Student Senators, Student Senate Executive Committee members, Cabinet members, 48

Student Senate Interns, designees of the Office of Student Life and the Coordinator of 49 Student Activities shall have speaking privileges. 50

B. All SGA committee members shall have speaking privileges during questions and debate 51 on bills and resolutions sponsored by their committees. Committee members are allowed 52 to ask questions on issues of relevance which have been assigned to their respective 53 committees. 54

C. Individuals may speak only twice on the same issue. 55 D. Individuals with speaking privileges, having been recognized by the Speaker of the 56

Student Senate, may speak and/or yield time to one individual without speaking 57 privileges to ask questions or speak during debate. The floor and any remaining time is 58 relinquished to the person yielding after the individual without speaking privileges has 59 concluded his/her questions or debate. Yielding time to debate shall be recognized as a 60 single debate period for the individual yielding time. 61

E. Those debating legislation, having been recognized by the Speaker of the Student Senate, 62 must stand while speaking, unless physically incapable. 63

F. There shall be a designated period on each piece of legislation and amendments thereto to 64 provide time for individuals with speaking privileges to ask questions. Designees of the 65 Collegian may address questions to legislation during Introduction of Legislation. 66

F. The procedure for debate will involve one person of either positive or negative standing 67 to address the body, followed by a person from the other side. Debate will end when the 68 question is called and adopted, or when the debate list is exhausted. 69

G. Any amendment brought in writing before the Speaker of the Student Senate will take 70 precedence to the speaker's list. 71

H. There shall be a time limit of four minutes for each person with speaking privileges for 72 debate and three minutes for questions regarding the debate. Student Senate may extend 73 the period of time for debate and questions by majority vote. 74

51-0205 Legislative Procedures 75 A. A quorum of the Student Senate shall be required for legislation to be considered. A 76

majority of those Senators then selected and qualified shall constitute a quorum. Proxies 77 shall not be counted in determining a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, Senators 78 present may take steps necessary to attain a quorum and/or penalize those not present. If 79 no quorum can be obtained after appropriate measures, a roll call shall be taken before 80 the meeting is adjourned. 81

B. All legislation shall be considered at two regular meetings, unless a motion to move 82 special orders is adopted by a 2/3 vote. A motion to move special orders is debatable. 83 The first consideration shall be entitled Introduction of Legislation which shall consist of 84 the reading of the legislation in its entirety followed by a question period only. A motion 85 to dispense with introductory readings shall require a 2/3 vote. The second consideration 86 shall be entitled Final Action, which shall consist of the reading of any changes to the 87 legislation followed by a question and debate period. If the legislation has been 88 substantially amended in committee, it shall be reprinted. A motion to read the 89 legislation during Final Action shall require a majority vote. 90

C. Resolutions for the approval of appointments and resolutions of commendation may be 91 introduced and acted upon at the same meeting. 92

D. All legislation must be sponsored by a Student Senator, the Speaker of the Student 93 Senate, a standing committee chair, a standing committee or a legislatively chartered ad 94 hoc committee. Secondary sponsors must be members of the KSU SGA, and may 95 include the Student Body President, the Student Body Vice President, and the Attorney 96 General. The Speaker of the Student Senate may individually sponsor resolutions of 97 appointment, commendation, standing rules, and bills of impeachment. 98

E. All legislation, after Introduction of Legislation, shall be referred by the Speaker of the 99 Student Senate or a majority vote of the Student Senate to a standing committee(s) or an 100

ad hoc committee. The legislation will be returned to Student Senate for Final Action, 101 unless held by a majority vote of the committee. 102 1. Each committee shall report the legislation with a recommendation that it either 103

be passed or not passed, or without recommendation. 104 2. The vote of the committee will be presented with the recommendation. 105 3. All committee recommendations, including vote totals, shall be printed next to 106

the corresponding legislation on Student Senate agendas. 107 F. A Student Senator may not be an additional sponsor of legislation that has been 108

sponsored by a committee of which he/she is a member. 109 G. A roll call vote shall be taken when requested by fifteen (15) Senators. All bills shall 110

require a roll call vote for passage. A vote, roll call or otherwise, shall be taken 111 immediately after debate has been concluded on an issue unless otherwise determined by 112 a 2/3 vote of the Student Senate. 113

H. All bills and resolutions shall be typewritten. 114 I. Only those voting in the positive or negative will be used in determining a majority. 115

Those not wishing to vote shall do so by abstaining. An abstention shall not be counted 116 as a vote. 117

J. Previous notice for a proposed Constitution and/or By-Laws amendment shall include the 118 substance and intent of such an amendment, unless otherwise excused by the Speaker of 119 the Student Senate. 120

51-0206 Limitations on Motions 121 A. Modifications (friendly amendments) by the sponsor(s) may be made to legislation 122

during the question period and may be made by unanimous consent during debate. 123 B. The question shall not be called until after five speakers in the affirmative and five 124

speakers in the negative have been given the opportunity to present before the Student 125 Senate. Thereafter, any Student Senator may call the previous question without being 126 recognized for debate. 127

C. When a bill or resolution is divided into parts, each part of the original bill or resolution 128 so divided shall have the original bill's or resolution's number with a letter of the alphabet 129 added thereto. Each such new bill or resolution shall be presumed to have been read once 130 previously. All allocations bills shall have separate numbers. 131

D. Amendments to amendments shall not be allowed. Amendments to a main motion shall 132 be debated and decided upon before any other amendments shall be allowed. 133

E. No motion for adjournment shall be in order until the agenda of the Student Senate is 134 completed, unless a quorum is lost and is unattainable. 135

F. A motion to reconsider final action on a bill or resolution requiring the signature of the 136 Student Body President is in order at any meeting of the Student Senate, if the bill or 137 resolution is still in the possession of the legislative branch. 138

G. A Point of Information shall be in order when no speaker is recognized for debate or 139 questions, and shall be directed to the Speaker to be answered or referred at the Speaker’s 140 discretion. 141

H. A Point of Clarification shall be considered a motion that brings a clarification before 142 the assembly. Clarifications are made when no debate or other motion is pending. 143

I. Any motion to extend time for debate or questions by an unspecified amount of time shall 144 be out of order. 145

51-0207 Student Senate Voting 146 A. A Student Senator may vote only when seated at a desk. 147 B. The Speaker of the Student Senate shall vote only in the case of a tie. 148

51-0208 Committee Meetings 149

A. A quorum for each standing committee shall be required for legislation to be considered. 150 A quorum, unless otherwise provided, shall be a majority of the committee excluding the 151 Chair. 152

B. All questions shall be considered informally in Student Senate committees. The total 153 vote for or against each action shall be recorded in the committee minutes. The 154 committee chair may vote only in the case of a tie. 155

C. Attendance shall be kept by the Chair for each Committee meeting. Excused absences 156 may be granted at the discretion of the Chair of the Committee. 157

51-0209 Limitation on Campaigning. No election campaigning, as defined in KSU SGA Statute 41-0102, 158 shall be allowed during any Student Senate meeting at which official SGA business is conducted. 159

51-0210 Attendance Policies 160 A. The Student Senate Secretary shall call the roll at the beginning and end of each Student 161

Senate meeting immediately following the Pledge of Allegiance and at the completion of 162 the meeting agenda. Standing committee chairs and Student Senate Interns shall be 163 included in both such roll calls. Each roll call missed shall count as 1/2 of an absence, 164 unless the person is already excused for the meeting. No one can receive more than one 165 unexcused absence for each meeting of Student Senate. 166

B. In determining whether an absence is excused or unexcused, the Speaker of the Student 167 Senate Chair shall use the following policy: 168 1. Scheduled class, study/review sessions, and exams are excused absences. The 169

Speaker of the Student Senate, at any time, may request for documentation of 170 such classes, study/review sessions, and exams. 171

2. Student Senators and Student Senate Interns shall be allowed one excused 172 absence per semester to be taken for academic purposes other than class, 173 study/review sessions, or exams. 174

3. All regular meetings of other student organizations and scheduled work are 175 unexcused absences. 176

4. The Speaker of the Student Senate will consider all other reasons for absence on 177 an individual basis. 178

5. All absences will be considered unexcused if the Speaker of the Student Senate is 179 not notified 24 hours in advance; unless emergency situations arise, in which any 180 notification will be considered. 181

C. Each undergraduate Student Senator and Student Senate Intern shall be required to 182 complete three visitations during their term by such deadlines as determined by the 183 Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate. Each undergraduate Student Senator and 184 Student Senate Intern is required to complete each of the three visitation options as 185 defined in Section 51-0210.D. Each visitation missed shall constitute one unexcused 186 Student Senate absence. 187

D. Each Graduate Student Senator,Veterinary Medicine Student Senator, and standing 188 committee chair shall be required to complete one visitation of the three visitation options 189 as defined in Section 51-0210 E.. 190

E. Visitations are defined as: 191 1. A visit with his/her college administration, including College Deans or Assistant 192

Deans; 193 2. Attending a diversity event intended to dissuade prejudice and discrimination 194

based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, mental or physical disability, sexual 195 orientation, socioeconomic status, geographic location, or age 196

3. Attending an event funded by Student Governing Association or visiting a 197 student organization registered with the Office of Student Activities and 198 Services; 199

F. The Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate will have authority over all aspects of the 200 visitation program not outlined in this section. 201

G.C. A total of three unexcused absences from Student Senate shall be grounds for expulsion. 202 A total of three unexcused absences from committee meetings shall be grounds for 203 expulsion. 204

51-0211 Robert’s Rules of Order. All procedures not specified in the SGA Constitution, By-Laws, or 205 Student Senate Standing Rules shall follow Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised. 206

51-0212 Amendments to and Continuance of Standing Rules 207 A. Any changes to these Standing Rules shall be approved by a majority vote of Student 208

Senate. 209 B. These Standing Rules shall continue in force and effect until amended. 210

211 SECTION 2. These amendments shall take effect upon passage by the Student Senate. 212 213

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 214 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 215

BILL 11/12/72 AMENDMENTS TO PRIVILEGE FEE GUIDELINES 1 2 BY: Senate Executive and Senate Operations Committees 3 4 WHEREAS, The Privilege Fee Guidelines exists to outline the allocation of student privilege fees; and 5 6 WHEREAS, Privilege Fee Guidelines outlined in Chapter 30 of the Statutes need to be updated periodically to 7

ensure that the Statutes match current practices. 8 9 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 10 11 SECTION 1. Chapter 30 of the Statutes be hereby amended to read: 12 13

Chapter 30: 14 Privilege Fee Spending Regulations, Schedules and other Guidelines 15

16 30-01 Privilege Fee Funding System 17 30-0101 Revenue Projections for Privilege Fees 18 The revenue projection for Privilege Fee Budgets will be based upon the total number of credit hours 19

generated during the summer session, fall semester and spring semester of the year most immediately prior 20 to the year for which the privilege fee budget is being established or reviewed (e.g. the base for campus 21 privilege fee projections for the 1996-1997 academic year – FY97 – will be the total credit hours generated 22 from main campus and Vet Med in the summer session 1995, fall semester 1995 and spring semester 1996.) 23

30-0102 Privilege Fee Budgets 24 Budgets will be established for each Privilege Fee agency as follows: 25

A. Budgets for Board of Regent mandated fees and fees which support debt financing will be equal to 26 the actual collection of revenues. Privilege Fees currently included in this category are: 27 Educational Opportunity Fund, Recreational Complex Debt Retirement, Recreational Complex 28 Operations, Recreational Complex Expansion Debt Retirement, Library Expansion, and K-State 29 Student Union Enhancement 30

B. The remaining Privilege Fee agencies currently include Student Health, University Counseling 31 Services, Fine Arts, Student Publications Inc., Athletics, Bramlage Repair and Replacement, K-32 State Student Union Operations, K-State Student Union Repair and Replacement, K-State Student 33 Union Repair and Replacement Reserve, Union Program Council, Office of Student Activities and 34 Services, Student Activity Fee, Recreational Services, Recreational Complex Repair and 35 Replacement, Sports Club Activity Fee, KDSB Operations, and KSDB Repair and Replacement. 36

30-0103 Privilege Fee agencies that are up for review in that year will be requested to submit their budget request in 37 accordance with KSU SGA Statutes 30-05. 38

30-0104 The Privilege Fee Committee will consider each budget request and make a recommendation to Student 39 Senate. 40

30-0105 After all budgets are approved by Student Senate, the Privilege Fee Chair will work with University 41 Administration to discuss the adjustments necessary to meet the approved allocations based on projected 42 enrollment figures. These adjustments are to maintain a close approximation to the proportionality of the 43 current capped linear fee structure. 44

30-0106 Two weeks after the spring twentieth-day enrollment figures are released, Privilege Fee agencies not 45 scheduled review may request a usage budget adjustment from the Privilege Fee Committee. The Privilege 46 Fee Committee will make recommendations to Student Senate which can approve the budget adjustment by 47 a two-thirds vote of those selected and qualified. 48

30-0107 Requests for unforeseen budget adjustments (equipment failure, unexpected increases in costs, etc.) can be 49 made to the Privilege Fee Committee as needed throughout the academic year according to the provisions 50 of KSU SGA Statutes 30-02. 51

30-0108 The Privilege Fee agencies due for review can either remain constant, decrease, increase, and/or be 52 adjusted with a supplemental budget enhancement in lieu of a base budget increase. 53

30-02 Privilege Fee Accounts 54

30-0201 Additional revenues which accrue because of additional credit hour production beyond the base used for 55 projections will be deposited in the Privilege Fee Debt Reduction and Emergency Allocation Account. 56

30-0202 The Debt Reduction and Emergency Allocation Account shall maintain a 5.0% base level of the total 57 Privilege Fee base budget. The only reason the 5.0% can be allocated is in the case of a financial shortfall 58 due to an enrollment decrease. 59

30-0203 Withdrawals from the Privilege Fee Debt Reduction and Emergency Allocation Account shall only be 60 made for payments towards outstanding debt on student bonds, for one-time emergency funding 61 allocations, and to meet approved allocations to privilege fee agencies due to a financial shortfall from 62 lower than projected enrollment. 63

30-0204 Definition: An emergency allocation shall be a one-time allocation given when all the following criteria are 64 met: 65 A. The privilege fee agency has exhausted all other means of outside funding; and 66 B. The privilege fee agency has reduced expenditures and cannot further reduce expenditures; and 67 C The emergency situation has severely hampered the current operations of the privilege fee agency. 68

30-0205 Withdrawals from the Privilege Fee Debt Reduction and Emergency Allocation Account shall only be 69 made by a two-thirds vote of Student Senate selected and qualified. 70

30-03 Privilege Fee Review Schedule 71 30-0301 Student Privilege Fees shall be reviewed on a three-year cycle as follows, with the cycle to begin with Year 72

A in the 2008-2009 Academic Year. Fees may be reviewed out of their regular cycle in accordance with the 73 KSU SGA Bylaws. 74

30-0302 Year A 75 Student Health 76 University Counseling Services 77 Fine Arts 78 Student Publications Inc. 79

Year B 80 K-State Athletics 81 Bramlage Repair & Replacement 82 K-State Student Union Operations 83 K-State Student Union Repair & Replacement 84 K-State Student Union Repair & Replacement Reserve 85 Union Program Council 86

Year C 87 Office of Student Activities & Services 88 Student Activity Fee 89 Recreational Services 90 Recreational Complex Repair & Replacement 91 Sports Club Activity Fee 92 KSDB Operations 93 KSDB Repair & Replacement 94

30-04 Internal Audit Schedule 95 30-0401 Each Privilege Fee Agency shall be audited in the Academic Year prior to its regular review; the cycle is to 96

begin with Year A in the 2011-2012 Academic Year. Privilege Fee Agencies may be audited out of their 97 regular cycle upon the discretion of the Privilege Fee Committee. The specific order of each year’s audits 98 will be determined by the Privilege Fee Committee Chair in conjunction with the Director of the Office of 99 Internal Audit. 100

30-0402 Year A 101 Athletics 102 Bramlage Repair & Replacement 103 K-State Student Union Operations 104 K-State Student Union Repair & Replacement 105 K-State Student Union Repair & Replacement Reserve 106 Union Program Council 107 Educational Opportunity Grants 108 Hale Library Bonds 109

Year B 110

Office of Student Activities & Services 111 Student Activity Fee 112 Recreational Services 113 Recreational Complex Repair & Replacement 114 Recreational Complex Maintenance Reserve 115 Sports Club Activity Fee 116 KSDB Operations 117 KSDB Repair & Replacement 118

Year C 119 Student Health 120 University Counseling Services 121 Fine Arts 122 Student Publications Inc. 123

30-0403 The Kansas State University Office of Internal Audit will utilize the same practices and processes to audit 124 Privilege Fee Agencies as it would for any other university department or organization. The purpose of 125 these audits is to certify and ensure the following: 126 A. The soundness, adequacy, and application of accounting, financial, and other operating controls; 127 B. Determine adherence to Federal, State, University, and Kansas State University Student 128

Governing Association policies and procedures; 129 C. Assess compliance with applicable law, regulations, and generally accepted accounting principles; 130

ascertain whether program results are consistent with established objectives; 131 D. Ascertain the adequacy of controls for safeguarding University and Student Governing 132

Association assets and funds from losses of all kinds; and 133 E. Assist in the improvement of University operations by making constructive suggestions and 134

recommendations. 135 30-0404 In accordance with University policy, the Internal Audit Office shall submit a working draft to the Privilege 136

Fee agency. The agency will have an opportunity to issue a management’s response to any 137 recommendations of the Internal Audit. 138

30-0405 In accordance with University procedure, upon completion of the report it will be made available to the 139 appropriate University officials, the Privilege Fee Committee Chair, and the Kansas State University 140 Student Governing Association. 141

30-05 Requirements for Privilege Fee Review 142 30-0501 Each privilege fee entity being reviewed shall provide the Privilege Fee Committee a report containing the 143

following information: 144 A. A justification of its fee and the benefits to the student body 145 B. The request and justification for the level of its fee 146 C. Any alternative methods of increasing revenue 147 D. Any additional information requested by the Privilege Fee Committee 148 E. A copy of the agency’s annual report for the previous year 149 F. A copy of the agency’s entire budget including all income and expenditures 150

30-0502 These reports shall also address a three-tiered funding strategy. Tier 1 is a three (3) percent funding 151 increase, and should delineate additional services or service enhancements that would be provided for this 152 increased funding level. Tier 2 is a continuance of funding and should specify its effects on current 153 operations and services offered. Tier 3 is a three (3) percent funding reduction, and should delineate effects 154 on current services and operations. 155

30-0503 Representation from the agency’s Student Board, detailed in KSU SGA Statutes 30-07, shall be in 156 attendance during the Privilege Fee Committee’s review. 157

30-0504 The Privilege Fee Committee Chair shall notify the Privilege Fee agency directors of these requirements 158 prior to each agency’s review. 159

30-06 Privilege Fees for Building Bonds Procedures 160 30-0601 Any preliminary or final request for use of privilege fees to back bonds or other means of financing for 161

academic, educational, and/or other University facilities must be approved by Student Senate before it is 162 added to the student fee and enacted, else the request will not be granted and/or funded. (SGA Constitution 163 Article V Section 510 Letter C and Article XI Section 1105). 164

30-0602 A special committee of SGA shall be set up to review and make recommendations on any request for use of 165 funds for above stated purposes before the request can be forwarded and considered by Student Senate. 166

The committee shall be composed of students of the department/college involved, (professional) planning 167 and design personnel, both student and faculty, and other interested persons. 168

30-0603 The following shall be used as some of the criteria to judge whether the requested facility should use 169 student funds: 170 A. Department or college need 171 B. Impact of a fee increase on the student fees 172 C. Long range goals 173 D. Design and aesthetic value and contribution on the campus. 174

30-0604 Provisions shall also be made for definite continuous student participation in decisions regarding the use 175 and policies of the building (boards of governors). 176

30-07 Use of Bond Surplus Funds 177 30-0701 The Vice-President for Administration and Finance shall collaborate with the Student 178

Body President, Speaker of the Senate, and Privilege Fee Chair to develop special project proposals. 179 30-0702 Once the Vice-President for Administration and Finance’s proposals are complete, they shall be submitted 180

for review to the Campus Privilege Fee Committee. 181 30-0703 The following shall be the criteria to judge whether the requested proposal should use student funds: 182

A. Impact on Student Life 183 B. Contribution to long range goals of Kansas State University 184 C. Value to campus 185

30-0704 The Vice President for Administration and Finance shall provide a Bond Surplus proposal to the Privilege 186 Fee Committee containing the following information: 187 A. A justification of the fee and the benefits to the student body 188 B. The request and justification for the level of its fee 189 C. Any alternative methods of raising funds for proposal 190 D. Any additional information requested by the Privilege Fee Committee 191

30-0704 The Campus Privilege Fee Committee shall review and approve any such proposals. 192 30-0705 Proposals shall then be submitted to Student Senate for review in the form of a resolution. Resolutions must 193

pass by a majority vote and obtain signatures from the Student Body President; Privilege Fee Chair; 194 Student Senate Speaker; Vice-President for Student Life; and Vice-President for Administration and 195 Finance. 196

30-078 Creation and Utilization of Student Boards for Privilege Fees 197 30-07801 All agencies receiving funding from privilege fees shall have and utilize an advisory and or governing 198

board to recommend policy and budgetary issues to the agency. These boards shall consist of a student 199 majority and shall meet at least once a semester. 200

30-089 Status of Employees on Board Receiving Privilege Fees 201 30-08901 Agencies receiving funding from privilege fees shall not have compensated student employees of the 202

agency be appointed or elected by that agency to serve as voting members of its board of directors or 203 governing board. 204

30-109 Creation of Separate Funds for Privilege Fee Agencies 205 30-10901 Agencies receiving funds from privilege fees shall establish and maintain an account, separate and distinct 206

from any other agency funds, for the receipt and expenditure of such student privilege fees. Any funds 207 earned and/or reimbursements from the expenditures from such privilege fees are to be deposited into the 208 same agencies privilege fee account. No privilege fee funds shall be transferred to any other agency without 209 SGA written approval. 210

30-101 Use of Privilege Fee for Fine Arts 211 30-10101 Student Governing Association recognizes the following fine arts entities: 212

A. Fine Arts Student Organizations 213 B. Art Department 214 C. Architecture, Planning and Design, College of 215 D. English Department 216 E. Ebony Theater 217 F. International Student Center 218 G. McCain Auditorium 219 H. Music Department 220 I. Communication Studies, Theatre, and Dance, Department of 221

30-10102 During the review process of the Fine Arts Privilege Fee, each entity listed in Section 30-1001 shall appoint 222 a designee to represent the group to the Privilege Fee Committee for the purpose of establishing future fees. 223 In the case of student organizations, such designee shall be the current Student Body Treasurer. Each entity 224 shall have the opportunity to discuss their privilege fee and present needs for individual budget increases or 225 decreases. 226

227 SECTION 2. These amendments shall take effect upon passage by Student Senate and signature of the Student 228

Body President. 229 230

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 231 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 232

BILL 11/12/73 FY 13 ACADEMIC COMPETITION 1 TEAM ALLOCATIONS 2

BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Academic 5

Competition Teams; 6 7 WHEREAS, The Academic Competition Team budget for FY 2013 is $45,000; 8 9 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee allocated funds on the basis of fundraising available, merit of 10

requested funds; 11 12 WHEREAS, Academic Competition Teams bring prestige and national recognition to Kansas State University; 13

and 14 15 WHEREAS, The funding recommendations for the FY13 Academic Competition Team budget are as follows: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 33 34 SECTION 1. The above Academic Competition Teams shall be allocated a total of $45,000 as outlined above. 35 36 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 37

shall be transferred on or after July 1, 2012, from the Academic Competition Teams Reserve 38 Account to the respective accounts of each Academic Competition Team above. 39

40 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 41

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 48-0-2 42

Request Recommendation Ag Competition Teams Council - NISAACT001 $42,000.00 $22,121.22 AIAA - NISAACT017 $7,500.00 $3,750.00 Powercat Motor Sports - NISAACT004 $11,500.00 $0.00 KSU ASCE Steel Bridge Team - NISAACT018 $2,000.00 $1,000.00 ASCE Concrete Canoe Team - NISAACT016 $8,340.00 $3,860.00 Quiz Bowl - NISAACT013 $4,870.00 $2,185.00 Robotics Design Team - NISAACT015 $1,450.00 $675.00 Fountain Wars Design Team - NISAACT003 $1,000.00 $500.00 1/4 Scale Tractor Team - NISAACT007 $3,000.00 $1,500.00 SAE Aero Design Team - NISAACT002 $5,207.56 $2,603.78 Mini Baja - NISAACT005 $2,670.00 $1,335.00 Robotics Competition Team - NISAACT011 $3,250.00 $1,500.00 KSU Mock Trial - NISAACT014 $10,750.00 $3,970.00 TOTAL $103,537.56 $45,000.00

BILL 11/12/74 CREATION OF A CAMPUS ENTERTAINMENT 1 FUND PRIVILEGE FEE 2

3 BY: Privilege Fee Committee, Nate Spriggs, and Andy Blattner 4 5 WHEREAS, Providing quality and affordable entertainment is important to enhancing the student experience 6

at Kansas State University; 7 8 WHEREAS, Academics and student life are integral parts of the University’s 2025 visionary plan; 9 10 WHEREAS, Current funding for entertainment is below the standard found at peer institutions; 11 12 WHEREAS, Providing additional funds to enhance the student experience, both in and out of the classroom, is 13

vital to the success and general progression of Kansas State University; and 14 15 WHEREAS, The creation of a special fund for campus entertainment is advantageous to these missions and the 16

student body. 17 18 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 19 20 SECTION 1. The following be added as section 50 to the Statutes and all subsequent sections renumbered: 21 22

Chapter 50 23 CAMPUS ENTERTAINMENT FUND BUDGET AGREEMENT 24

25 This agreement made this 29 day of March 2012, between the Kansas State University Student Governing 26 Association (SENATE) and Kansas State University Student Union (DEPARTMENT), and shall supersede any 27 previous agreement made by SENATE with the DEPARTMENT regarding funding of budget and use of such 28 funding. 29 30

1. The annual Campus Entertainment Fund privilege fee budget (BUDGET) shall be funded at the following 31 levels for the following fiscal years: $100,000 for July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013; $150,000 for July 1, 32 2013 to June 30, 2014; $150,000 for July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015; $150,000 for July 2015 to June 2016. 33 All uses of Campus Entertainment Fund Privilege Fees must be in compliance with Chapter 30 of the 34 Kansas State University Student Governing Association Statues. The BUDGET will be reviewed prior to 35 academic year 2015-2016. 36

37 2. A major event (MAJOR EVENT) shall be defined as an event with an artist performance fee greater than 38

$25,000. 39 40 3. The Union Governing Board and Union Program Council shall consider the following when utilizing the 41

Campus Entertainment Fund: 42 43

a. Provide MAJOR EVENT(S) to the K-State student body during the fall and spring semesters. 44 b. MAJOR EVENTS should try to have approval three-to-four months in advance, when viable, to 45

provide ample time for event promotion. 46 c. MAJOR EVENTS shall have affordable ticket prices for K-State students. The use of funds to 47

subsidize student ticket prices is permissible. 48 49 4. The Campus Entertainment Fund shall only be used to fund MAJOR EVENTS programmed by the Union 50

Program Council. 51

52 5. The Campus Entertainment Fund account shall not exceed an amount of $500,000. Funds in excess of 53

$500,000 shall be moved into the Student Privilege Fee Surplus Account at fiscal year end. 54 55 6. Use of Campus Entertainment Funds must be approved by two-thirds of the three standing officers of the 56

Union Governing Board (president, vice-president, and secretary as defined by Article IV of the Union 57 Governing Board Constitution), and the K-State Student Union Director. 58

59 7. All profits generated by MAJOR EVENTS utilizing the Campus Entertainment Fund shall be directed 60

into the Campus Entertainment Fund Privilege Fee Account. Profits are subject to section 5 above. 61 62 8. This agreement supercedes any previous agreement made by SGA with DEPARTMENT regarding 63

funding of budgets and use of such funding. 64 65 9. Any breach of this agreement by the DEPARTMENT will result in automatic review by SGA and such 66

review could result in decrease or termination of funding of the BUDGET. The failure of SGA to 67 exercise any of its rights in any instance shall not constitute a waiver of such rights in that instance or in 68 any other instance. 69

70 10. Within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year, the Director of the DEPARTMENT shall submit a written 71

summary of expenditures to the Privilege Fee Chair for review by SGA. 72 73 11. No construction or renovation of a building or facility at Kansas State University is permitted with 74

privilege fees unless the fee was established by a binding referendum vote of the student body. (SGA 75 Constitution Article V Section 510 Letter D and Article XI Section 1105) 76

77 12. The agreement shall be governed by and subject to the laws of the State of Kansas. 78 79 13. By signing this agreement, the representatives of the respective parties hereby represent that each is duly 80

authorized by his or her party to execute this document on behalf of such party and that the party agrees to 81 be bound by the provisions of the agreement. 82

83 14. Bill 11/12/74 becomes effective upon execution of this agreement by: the Privilege Fee Committee Chair, 84

the Speaker of the Student Senate, the Student Body President, the Student Union Director, the Student 85 Union Program Manager, and the Vice President for Student Life. 86

87 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 88

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 48-1-1 89

BILL 11/12/75 FY 2013 ALLOCATION TO SIGMA ALPHA IOTA 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Sigma Alpha Iota, 5

Kappa Upsilon 6 7 WHEREAS, Six members of Sigma Alpha Iota, Kappa Upsilon are attending the Sigma Alpha Iota National 8

Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, from August 2-6, 2012; 9 10 WHEREAS, Attendees will learn how to utilize leadership and how to implement and teach these benefits of 11

music across campus to impact clubs and communities throughout the Kansas State University 12 campus; 13

14 WHEREAS, Attendees will bring back important information to aid the club in its future development in 15

bringing nationally recognized musicians and composers to campus, in order to benefit the whole 16 of the student body with concerts and clinics; and 17

18 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 19 20

Project 1 – Sigma Alpha Iota National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, from August 2-6, 2012. 21 22 23 24 25

26 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 27 28 SECTION 1. Sigma Alpha Iota, Kappa Upsilon shall be allocated $600.00 for the event described. 29 30 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 31

shall be transferred from the Fine Arts Student Group Reserve NISAFASRSV to the account 32 NISAFAS026 of Sigma Alpha Iota, Kappa Upsilon on or after July 1, 2012. 33

34 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 35

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 36

Request Recommendation Travel $600.00 $600.00 TOTAL $600.00 $600.00

BILL 11/12/76 FY 2013 ALLOCATION TO LGBT AND ALLIES 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of LGBT and Allies; 5 6 WHEREAS, Ten members of LGBT and Allies are attending their 8th annual conference in Chicago, Illinois, 7

from September 28-30, 2012; 8 9 WHEREAS, Attendees will participate in a career fair and conference to learn more about current issues facing 10

LGBT students in the work force and; 11 12 WHEREAS, Attendees will represent K-State as they meet with LGBT friendly industry leaders and gather 13

more information about LGBT to formally present to their classes and our campus LGBT 14 resource center; and 15

16 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 17 18

Project 1 – LGBT and Allies 8th Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, from September 28-30, 19 2012. 20

21 22 23 24 25 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. LGBT and Allies shall be allocated $1,000.00 for the event described. 28 29 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 30

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 31 NISACWO058 of LGBT and Allies on or after July 1, 2012. 32

33 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 34

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 35

Request Recommendation Travel $1,000.00 $1,000.00 TOTAL $1,000.00 $1,000.00

BILL 11/12/77 FY2013 ALLOCATION TO MORTAR BOARD 1 2 BY: Allocations Committee 3 4 WHEREAS, The Allocations Committee received and reviewed the allocations request of Mortar Board 5 6 WHEREAS, Two members of Mortar Board are attending the National Mortar Board Conference in Chicago, 7

Illinois from July 19-22, 2012; 8 9 WHEREAS, Attendees will participate in workshops that enhance student leadership and ability to coordinate 10

service events at the university; 11 12 WHEREAS, Attendees will gather important information to aid the organization in providing better events for 13

students, particularly with their First Book events; and 14 15 WHEREAS, The funds requested by this group and the funding recommendation made are as follows: 16 17

Project 1 –National Mortar Board Conference, Chicago, Illinois from July 19-22, 2012. 18 19 20 21 22

23 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 24 25 SECTION 1. Mortar Board shall be allocated $200.00 for the event described. 26 27 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, these funds 28

shall be transferred from the Reserve for Contingencies Account NISACONRSV to the account 29 NISACWO047 of Mortar Board on or after July 1, 2012. 30

31 THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 32

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 33

Request Recommendation Travel $1,100.00 $200.00 TOTAL $1,100.00 $200.00

2011 – 2012 Student Senate Resolutions Number Title Page 11/12/01 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................... 1 11/12/02 Approval of Attorney General Nominee Interview Committee .................................... 2 11/12/03 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................... 3 11/12/04 Approval of Attorney General ....................................................................................... 4 11/12/05 Approval of Standing Committee Chairs, Student Secretary, and Parliamentarian ...... 5 11/12/06 Approval of Student Body President’s Cabinet ............................................................ 6 11/12/07 Commendation to the K-State Crops Team .................................................................. 7 11/12/08 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................... 9 11/12/09 Resolution Regarding the Repeal of Ordinance 6880 ................................................. 10 11/12/10 Resolution of Continued Support Regarding Mandatory Rental Inspections ............. 12 11/12/11 Unassigned .................................................................................................................. 14 11/12/12 Approval of Appointments to University Committees ................................................ 15 11/12/13 Approval of Judicial Branch Appointments ................................................................ 18 11/12/14 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................. 19 11/12/15 Approval of Student Senate Interns ............................................................................. 20 11/12/16 Approval of Student Body President’s Cabinet Member ............................................ 21 11/12/17 Approval of New Student Senator ............................................................................... 22 11/12/18 Approval of Student Body President’s Cabinet Member ............................................ 23 11/12/19 Approval of Appointments to the University Library Committee .............................. 24 11/12/20 Approval of New Student Senator ............................................................................... 25 11/12/21 Approval of Appointments to the Educational Opportunity Fund Committee ........... 26 11/12/22 Approval of Appointments to the Student Technology Committee ............................ 27 11/12/23 Approval of Appointments to the Technology Classroom Planning Committee ........ 28 11/12/24 Approval of Appointments to the KSDB-FM Advisory Board .................................. 29 11/12/25 Approval of Appointments to the Council on Police Activities and Campus Security ........................................................................................................................ 30 11/12/26 Approval of Appointments to the Communicable Diseases Committee ..................... 31 11/12/27 Approval of Appointments to Diversity Programming Committee ............................ 32 11/12/28 Approval of Appointments to the Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee ....... 33 11/12/29 Approval of Appointments to the Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex ..................................................................................... 35 11/12/30 Approval of New Student Senator ............................................................................... 37 11/12/31 Approval of Appointments to the University Honor Council ..................................... 38 11/12/32 Approval of Appointment to the Higher Learning Commission Steering Committee and Executive Committee ......................................................................... 39 11/12/33 Approval of Appointments to the University Communications and Marketing

Advisory Committee ................................................................................................... 40 11/12/34 Approval of Appointments to the University Honor Council ..................................... 42 11/12/35 Approval of Appointments to the First Year Experience Committee ......................... 43 11/12/36 Resolution in Support of Continued Funding of Social Services ................................ 44 11/12/37 KSU SGA Recommendation for the Disbursement of the City/University Special

Projects Fund for the Calendar Year 2013 .................................................................. 46 11/12/38 Commendation to the Take Charge Challenge Leadership Team ............................... 48 11/12/39 Commendation to the United State Military, Veterans, and Kansas State University

Army and Air Force ROTC Cadets ............................................................................. 50 11/12/40 Approval of Elections Commissioner ......................................................................... 52

11/12/41 Approval of Appointments to the Student Centered Tuition Enhancements Committee ................................................................................................................... 53

11/12/42 Spring 2012 Diversity Programming Committee Allocations .................................... 54 11/12/43 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................. 56 11/12/44 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................. 57 11/12/45 Resolution in Support of Manhattan Voter Registration Drive ................................... 58 11/12/46 Allocation of Student Body Surplus Account ............................................................. 59 11/12/47 Commendation to Speech Forum Participants ............................................................ 60 11/12/48 Acknowledgement of K-State Proud as the Official Philanthropy of the Student Body .............................................................................................................. 61 11/12/49 Approval of Amendments to the College of Agricultural Student Council Constitution ................................................................................................................. 62 11/12/50 Approval of New Student Senator ............................................................................... 67 11/12/51 Support of In-State Tuition for Honorably Discharged Veterans ............................... 68 11/12/52 Declaration of Continued Support for the Kansas State University International Community .................................................................................................................. 70 11/12/53 FY 2013 Student Centered Tuition Enhancements Committee Allocation Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 72 11/12/54 Commendation to the Kansas State University Black Student Union ........................ 74 11/12/55 Resolution Supporting the Learning Compact ............................................................ 76 11/12/56 Commendation for Dr. Todd Simon’s Service to Kansas State University ................ 77 11/12/57 Unassigned .................................................................................................................. 79 11/12/58 Approval of Amendments to Graduate Student Council Constitution ........................ 80 11/12/59 Approval of Amendments to College of Engineering Student Council Constitution . 85 11/12/60 Approval of 2012 SGA Elections Results ................................................................... 93 11/12/61 Commendation to Tim Lindemuth .............................................................................. 96 11/12/62 Commendation to Attorney General ........................................................................... 98 11/12/63 Commendation to Student Body President and Student Body Vice President ........... 99 11/12/64 Commendation to Student Body President’s Cabinet ............................................... 100 11/12/65 Commendation to Speaker of the Student Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore ........... 102 11/12/66 Commendation to Student Senate Officers, Student Senate Standing Committee Chairs, and Elections Commissioner ......................................................................... 103 11/12/67 Commendation to 2011-2012 Student Senate and Student Senate Interns ............... 105

Approval of Appointments Page 11/12/01 Approval of New Student Senators .............................................................................. 1 11/12/02 Approval of Attorney General Nominee Interview Committee .................................... 2 11/12/03 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................... 3 11/12/04 Approval of Attorney General ....................................................................................... 4 11/12/05 Approval of Standing Committee Chairs, Student Secretary, and Parliamentarian ...... 5 11/12/06 Approval of Student Body President’s Cabinet ............................................................ 6 11/12/08 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................... 9 11/12/12 Approval of Appointments to University Committees ................................................ 15 11/12/13 Approval of Judicial Branch Appointments ................................................................ 18 11/12/14 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................. 19 11/12/15 Approval of Student Senate Interns ............................................................................. 20 11/12/16 Approval of Student Body President’s Cabinet Member ............................................ 21 11/12/17 Approval of New Student Senator ............................................................................... 22 11/12/18 Approval of Student Body President’s Cabinet Member ............................................ 23 11/12/19 Approval of Appointments to the University Library Committee .............................. 24 11/12/20 Approval of New Student Senator ............................................................................... 25 11/12/21 Approval of Appointments to the Educational Opportunity Fund Committee ........... 26 11/12/22 Approval of Appointments to the Student Technology Committee ............................ 27 11/12/23 Approval of Appointments to the Technology Classroom Planning Committee ........ 28 11/12/24 Approval of Appointments to the KSDB-FM Advisory Board .................................. 29 11/12/25 Approval of Appointments to the Council on Police Activities and Campus Security .......................................................................................................... 30 11/12/26 Approval of Appointments to the Communicable Diseases Committee ..................... 31 11/12/27 Approval of Appointments to Diversity Programming Committee ............................ 32 11/12/28 Approval of Appointments to the Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee ....... 33 11/12/29 Approval of Appointments to the Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex ...................................................................................... 35 11/12/30 Approval of New Student Senator ............................................................................... 37 11/12/31 Approval of Appointments to the University Honor Council ..................................... 38 11/12/32 Approval of Appointment to the Higher Learning Commission Steering Committee and Executive Committee ......................................................................... 39 11/12/33 Approval of Appointments to the University Communications and Marketing Advisory Committee ................................................................................................... 40 11/12/34 Approval of Appointments to the University Honor Council ..................................... 42 11/12/35 Approval of Appointments to the First Year Experience Committee ......................... 43 11/12/40 Approval of Elections Commissioner ......................................................................... 52 11/12/41 Approval of Appointments to the Student Centered Tuition Enhancements Committee ................................................................................................................... 53 11/12/43 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................. 56 11/12/44 Approval of New Student Senators ............................................................................. 57 11/12/50 Approval of New Student Senator ............................................................................... 67 Approval of Other Items Page 11/12/49 Approval of Amendments to the College of Agricultural Student Council Constitution ................................................................................................................. 62 11/12/58 Approval of Amendments to Graduate Student Council Constitution ........................ 80 11/12/59 Approval of Amendments to College of Engineering Student Council Constitution 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Commendations Page 11/12/07 Commendation to the K-State Crops Team .................................................................. 7 11/12/38 Commendation to the Take Charge Challenge Leadership Team ............................... 48 11/12/39 Commendation to the United State Military, Veterans, and Kansas State University Army and Air Force ROTC Cadets ..................................... 50 11/12/47 Commendation to Speech Forum Participants ............................................................ 60 11/12/54 Commendation to the Kansas State University Black Student Union ........................ 74 11/12/56 Commendation for Dr. Todd Simon’s Service to Kansas State University ................ 77 11/12/61 Commendation to Tim Lindemuth .............................................................................. 96 11/12/62 Commendation to Attorney General ........................................................................... 98 11/12/63 Commendation to Student Body President and Student Body Vice President ........... 99 11/12/64 Commendation to Student Body President’s Cabinet ............................................... 100 11/12/65 Commendation to Speaker of the Student Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore ........... 102 11/12/66 Commendation to Student Senate Officers, Student Senate Standing Committee Chairs, and Elections Commissioner ...................................................... 103 11/12/67 Commendation to 2011-2012 Student Senate and Student Senate Interns ............... 105 Resolutions Regarding Local, State, and National Government Page 11/12/09 Resolution Regarding the Repeal of Ordinance 6880 ................................................. 10 11/12/10 Resolution of Continued Support Regarding Mandatory Rental Inspections ............. 12 11/12/37 KSU SGA Recommendation for the Disbursement of the City/University Special Projects Fund for the Calendar Year 2013 ..................................................... 46 11/12/45 Resolution in Support of Manhattan Voter Registration Drive ................................... 58 Other Resolutions Page 11/12/11 Unassigned .................................................................................................................. 14 11/12/42 Spring 2012 Diversity Programming Committee Allocations .................................... 54 11/12/46 Allocation of Student Body Surplus Account ............................................................. 59 11/12/48 Acknowledgement of K-State Proud as the Official Philanthropy of the Student Body ............................................................................................................... 61 11/12/51 Support of In-State Tuition for Honorably Discharged Veterans ............................... 68 11/12/52 Declaration of Continued Support for the Kansas State University International Community ............................................................................................ 70 11/12/53 FY 2013 Student Centered Tuition Enhancements Committee Allocation Recommendations ..................................................................................... 72 11/12/55 Resolution Supporting the Learning Compact ............................................................ 76 11/12/57 Unassigned .................................................................................................................. 79 11/12/60 Approval of 2012 SGA Elections Results ................................................................... 93

RESOLUTION 11/12/01 APPROVAL OF NEW 1 STUDENT SENATORS 2 3 BY: Kyle Reynolds 4 5 WHEREAS, There are two vacancies in the office of Student Senator for the College of Agriculture; 6

and 7 8 WHEREAS, J. Brandon West and Caleb Kueser received the next highest vote totals in the last 9

election for the office of Student Senator for the College of Agriculture. 10 11 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 12 13 SECTION 1. J. Brandon West and Caleb Kueser be approved as Student Senators for the College of 14

Agriculture. 15 16

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 14, 2011 17 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 18

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RESOLUTION 11/12/02 APPROVAL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL 1 NOMINEEE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE 2 3 BY: Kyle Reynolds and David Starshak 4 5 WHEREAS, Article V, Section 8 of the KSU SGA By-Laws provides for the creation of the Attorney 6

General Nominee Interview Committee; 7 8 WHEREAS, The Speaker of the Student Senate shall appoint six Student Senators to the Committee, 9

subject to Student Senate approval; 10 11 WHEREAS, The Attorney General shall appoint three Judicial Branch members to the Committee, 12

subject to Student Senate approval; and 13 14 WHEREAS, The Attorney General Nominee Interview Committee appointments must be considered 15

at the first meeting of Student Senate. 16 17 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 18 19 SECTION 1. The following Student Senators be approved as members of the Attorney General 20

Nominee Interview Committee: 21 22

Maddi Haas 23 Regan Kays 24 Garrett Lister 25 Emilee Taylor 26 Andrew Wagner 27 Sarah Works 28

29 SECTION 2. The following Judicial Branch members be approved as members of the Attorney 30

General Nominee Interview Committee: 31 32 Jaclyn DeVries 33 Aaron Friess 34 Kathleen Sexton 35 36

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 14, 2011 37 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 38

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RESOLUTION 11/12/03 APPROVAL OF NEW 1 STUDENT SENATORS 2 3 BY: Natalie Rauth and Sarah Works 4 5 WHEREAS, There are three vacancies in the office of Student Senator for the College of Arts and 6

Sciences; 7 8 WHEREAS, There is one vacancy in the office of Student Senator for the College of Human Ecology; 9 10 WHEREAS, There is one vacancy in the office of Student Senator for the College of Business 11

Administration; 12 13 WHEREAS, Drew Nuckolls, Cody Howard, and Brianne Pierce had the next highest vote totals in the 14

College of Arts and Sciences in the 2011 general election; 15 16 WHEREAS, Kenna McWhirter had the next highest vote total in the College of Human Ecology in the 17

2011 general election; and 18 19 WHEREAS, C.J. Heinz had the next highest vote total in the College of Business Administration in 20

the 2011 general election. 21 22 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 23 24 SECTION 1. Drew Nuckolls, Cody Howard, and Brianne Pierce be approved as Student Senators for 25

the College of Arts and Sciences. 26 27 SECTION 2. Kenna McWhirter be approved as Student Senator for the College of Human Ecology. 28 29 SECTION 3. C.J. Heinz be approved as Student Senator for the College of Business Administration. 30

31 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 21, 2011 32

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RESOLUTION 11/12/04 APPROVAL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL 1 2 BY: David Starshak, Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, and the Attorney General Nominee 3

Interview Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Attorney General is the head of the Judicial Branch of the Kansas State University 6

Student Governing Association; 7 8 WHEREAS, The position of Attorney General was sufficiently advertised; 9 10 WHEREAS, The KSU SGA By-Laws provide that the Attorney General Nominee Interview 11

Committee be comprised of six student senators appointed by the Speaker of the Student 12 Senate and three judicial members appointed by the current Attorney General or 13 Chancellor of the Student Tribunal; 14

15 WHEREAS, The Attorney General Nominee Interview Committee was appointed by Speaker of the 16

Student Senate Kyle Reynolds and Attorney General David Starshak; and 17 18 WHEREAS, The Attorney General Nominee Interview Committee met on April 19, 2011, and made a 19

recommendation to the Student Body President for appointment of Attorney General. 20 21 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 22 23 SECTION 1. Dylan Works be approved as Attorney General for the 2011-2012 term of office. 24 25

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 21, 2011 26 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 27

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RESOLUTION 11/12/05 APPROVAL OF STANDING 1 COMMITTEE CHAIRS, STUDENT 2 SENATE SECRETARY, AND PARLIAMENTARIAN 3 4 BY: Natalie Rauth and Sarah Works 5 6 WHEREAS, It is necessary to appoint and ratify the chairs of Student Senate standing committees, the 7

Student Senate Secretary, and Parliamentarian; 8 9

WHEREAS, These positions were adequately advertised; 10 11

WHEREAS, Applications and interviews were made available to all students who showed interest in 12 the KSU Student Governing Association; 13

14 WHEREAS, There were 16 applicants for these seven positions; and 15 16 WHEREAS, These seven individuals were chosen on the basis of their leadership ability, 17

experience, and dedication to serving the K-State student body throughout the next term. 18 19 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 20 21 SECTION 1. The following individuals be approved for their respective offices for the 22 2011-2012 term: 23 24 Emilee Taylor Allocations Committee Chair 25 Kyle Nuss College Council Allocations Committee Chair 26 Andrew Wagner Privilege Fee Committee Chair 27 Hannah Miller Senate Operations Committee Chair 28 Garrett Lister Governmental Relations Committee Chair 29 Abby Guenther Student Senate Secretary 30 Andrew Rickel Student Senate Parliamentarian 31 32

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 21, 2011 33 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 34

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RESOLUTION 11/12/06 APPROVAL OF STUDENT BODY 1 PRESIDENT’S CABINET 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Body President shall appoint a cabinet; 6 7 WHEREAS, These positions were adequately advertised; 8 9 WHEREAS, Applications and interviews were made available to all students who showed interest in 10

the Kansas State University Student Governing Association; 11 12 WHEREAS, There were 20 applicants for these 13 positions; and 13 14 WHEREAS, These 13 individuals were chosen on the basis of their leadership ability, 15

experience, and dedication to serving the students of Kansas State University throughout 16 the next term. 17

18 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 19 20 SECTION 1. The following individuals be confirmed as members of the 2011-2012 Student Body 21

President’s Cabinet: 22 23

Chief of Staff Eli Schooley 24 State Relations Director Jeff Brownlee 25 Local Relations Director Justin Scott 26 International Affairs Director Xu Tan 27 Multicultural Affairs Director Tyrone Williams 28 Public Relations Director Michelle Hill 29 Student Affairs Director Kyle Reynolds 30 Safety Director Kathryn Wright 31

Technology Coordinator Theodore Stavropoulos 32 Director of Sustainability Grant Hill 33 Campus Entertainment Programs Director Andy Blattner 34 Manhattan-Salina Relations Director Brett Cooper 35 36

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 21, 2011 37 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 38

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RESOLUTION 11/12/07 COMMENDATION TO THE K-STATE CROPS TEAM 1 2 BY: Natalie Rauth, Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, Abby 3

Guenther, Kyle Abbott, Alex Abendschein, Darren Allison, Ashton Archer, Katelyn 4 Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin Clopine, Megan 5 DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Courtney George, John Grice, Madeline Haas, 6 Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, Cody Howard, Catherine Joyce, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, 7 Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, Caleb Kueser, Ellesha Lecluyse, Garrett 8 Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, 9 Jennifer Miller, Paul Mintner, Michelle Modiri, William Neely, Kyle Nuss, Amanda 10 Osarczuk, Alex Palmer, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Dana 11 Rathbun, Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie Stoway, 12 Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, Macy 13 Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Evan Woolsoncroft, Sarah Works, and Eric 14 Zinke 15

16 WHEREAS, The North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture national crops contest took 17

place on April 15, 2011; 18 19 WHEREAS, A total of 16 teams competed in the contest taking place in Modesto, California; 20 21 WHEREAS, The contest had four components: laboratory practical, agronomic exam, math practical, 22

and plant and seed identification; 23 24 WHEREAS, The K-State Crops Team took first in the laboratory, math, and identification 25

components, and second place in the exams; 26 27 WHEREAS, Chad Huffman, Scott Henry, Jason Unruh, Levi Larkins, and Kelly Yunghans placed 28

first, second, third, fifth and seventh respectively overall; 29 30 WHEREAS, This is the team’s third straight title, and tenth over the last 13 years; and 31 32 WHEREAS, The win is a testament to the hard work and continued determination of the K-State 33

Crops team. 34 35 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 36 37 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association commends and 38

congratulates the 2011 K-State Crops Team for their third straight First Place title in the 39 National Contest and wishes to thank them for their dedication to representing K-State. 40

41 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy 42

of this resolution be sent to Chad Huffman, Scott Henry, Jason Unruh, Levi Larkins, 43 Kelly Yunghans, and their parents, Professor of Agronomy Kevin Donnelly, Interim 44 Dean of the College of Agriculture Gary M. Pierzynski, Vice President for Student Life 45 Pat Bosco, and Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz. 46

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47 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 28, 2011 48

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RESOLUTION 11/12/08 APPROVAL OF NEW STUDENT SENATORS 1 2 BY: Natalie Rauth and Sarah Works 3 4 WHEREAS, There is a vacancy in the office of Student Senator for the College of Engineering; 5 6 WHEREAS, There are two vacancies in the office of Student Senator for the Graduate School; 7 8 WHEREAS, Bobby Specht had the next highest vote total in the College of Engineering in the 2011 general 9

election; and 10 11 WHEREAS, Allyson Plattner and Adam Ragoschke had the next highest vote total in the last election for 12

Graduate Student Senators. 13 14 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 15 16 SECTION 1. Bobby Specht be approved as Student Senator for the College of Engineering. 17 18 SECTION 2. Allyson Plattner and Adam Ragoschke be approved as Student Senators for the Graduate School. 19 20

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 28, 2011 21 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 22

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RESOLUTION 11/12/09 RESOLUTION REGARDING THE 1 REPEAL OF ORDINANCE 6880 2 3 BY: Kyle Reynolds, Samuel Brinton, Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Natalie Rauth, Sarah Works, 4

Dylan Works, Abby Guenther, Kyle Abbott, Alex Abendschein, Darren Allison, Ashton 5 Archer, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin Clopine, 6 Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Courtney George, John Grice, Madeline 7 Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, Cody Howard, Catherine Joyce, Katie Kaliff, Reagan 8 Kays, Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, Caleb Kueser, Ellesha Lecluyse, 9 Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, 10 Hannah Miller, Jennifer Miller, Paul Mintner, Michelle Modiri, William Neely, Kyle 11 Nuss, Amanda Osarczuk, Alex Palmer, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam 12 Ragoschke, Dana Rathbun, Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, 13 Stephanie Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, 14 Megan Walden, Macy Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Evan Woolsoncroft, 15 Sarah Works, and Eric Zinke 16

17 18 WHEREAS, The City of Manhattan adopted Ordinance Number 6880: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 10 of 19

the Code of Ordinances of the City of Manhattan, Kansas; Relating to Civil Rights on February 8, 20 2011; 21

22 WHEREAS, The intention of the ordinance was to prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation 23

and gender identity; 24 25 WHEREAS, The newly elected Manhattan City Commission is considering the repeal of this ordinance; 26 27 WHEREAS, Kansas State University possesses a non-discrimination policy similar to what has been recently 28

enacted in the City of Manhattan; 29 30 WHEREAS, Protection from discrimination is a concern to students and other members of the Kansas State 31

community who live and work in the City of Manhattan; 32 33 WHEREAS, The community’s maintained commitment to nondiscrimination is essential to attracting the most 34

talented students, faculty, and staff to Kansas State University and to Manhattan, and a shared 35 vision of fair and equal treatment between the University and Manhattan would be an asset to our 36 community; and 37

38 WHEREAS, Students at Kansas State University wish to see the continued protection of individuals on the 39

basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. 40 41

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 42 43 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association reaffirms its support of the recent 44

additions to Chapter 10 of City of Manhattan’s Code of Ordinances. 45 46 SECTION 2. The KSU SGA believes that the continuance of this ordinance would have a positive impact on 47

the City of Manhattan, Kansas State University, its students and its faculty and staff. 48 49

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SECTION 3. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy of this 50 resolution shall be sent to Manhattan Mayor Jim Sherow, Manhatttan Mayor Pro Tem Loren 51 Pepperd, Manhattan City Commissioners John Matta, Wynn Butler, and Rich Jankovich, 52 Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr, University President Kirk Schulz, Provost April Mason, 53 Director of Community Relations Jackie Hartman, Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, the 54 editor of the Manhattan Mercury, and the editor of the Kansas State Collegian. 55

56 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 28, 2011 57

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RESOLUTION 11/12/10 RESOLUTION OF CONTINUED SUPPORT REGARDING 1 MANDATORY RENTAL INSPECTIONS 2 3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Kyle Reynolds, Natalie Rauth, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, Abby 4

Guenther, Kyle Abbott, Alex Abendschein, Darren Allison, Ashton Archer, Katelyn 5 Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin Clopine, Megan 6 DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Courtney George, John Grice, Madeline Haas, 7 Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, Cody Howard, Catherine Joyce, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, 8 Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, Caleb Kueser, Ellesha Lecluyse, Garrett 9 Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, 10 Jennifer Miller, Paul Mintner, Michelle Modiri, William Neely, Kyle Nuss, Amanda 11 Osarczuk, Alex Palmer, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Dana 12 Rathbun, Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie Stoway, 13 Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, Macy 14 Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Evan Woolsoncroft, Sarah Works, and Eric 15 Zinke 16

17 WHEREAS, Kansas State University has publicly expressed interest in the safety of student residents in rental 18

housing units from the 1980’s and continued its support through the implementation of the 19 current rental licensing and inspection program; 20

21 WHEREAS, The 2009 City Commission, upon the recommendation of a committee comprised of landlords, 22

University administration, students, community constituents, and city officials, adopted a rental 23 housing inspection program that requires landlords to obtain a business license and submit a 24 certificate of inspection certifying that rental units have met applicable standards; 25

26 WHEREAS, Since the program’s implementation in January 2011, a total of 11,542 units have been registered 27

and 663 units have been inspected; 28 29 WHEREAS, Data provided by the City of Manhattan’s Building Official Brad Claussen indicates that there 30

have been an average of four violations per dwelling inspected, 338 dwellings were inspected in 31 March 2011, and only 107 of the March inspections passed during their initial check; 32

33 WHEREAS, The most common citations since the adoption of the program have been electrical violations, 34

smoke detector violations, and substandard sanitation conditions, all of which pose a risk to 35 occupants and to the investment of rental property owners; 36

37 WHEREAS, Approximately 16,000 students live in rental properties affected by the current licensing and 38

inspection system, representing as many as 5,000 rental units and 80 percent of the Kansas State 39 University student body residing in Manhattan; and 40

41 WHEREAS, The safety of these residents has been, and remains, the paramount concern of Kansas State 42

University and of the Student Governing Association. 43 44

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 45 46 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association expresses its continued support of 47

the rental housing inspection program that thoroughly addresses the issues of tenant safety and 48 substandard living conditions in Manhattan. 49

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SECTION 2. The KSU SGA recognizes that reform may be necessary and encourages the Manhattan City 51 Commission to involve all affected constituencies in these discussions, including students and 52 University administration, to ensure that significant mechanisms of accountability are maintained. 53 54

SECTION 3. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy of this 55 resolution shall be sent to Manhattan Mayor Jim Sherow, Manhatttan Mayor Pro Tem Loren 56 Pepperd, Manhattan City Commissioners John Matta, Wynn Butler, and Rich Jankovich, 57 Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr, University President Kirk Schulz, Provost April Mason, 58 Director of Community Relations Jackie Hartman, Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, the 59 editor of the Manhattan Mercury, and the editor of the Kansas State Collegian. 60

61 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 28, 2011 62

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RESOLUTION 11/12/12 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS 1 TO UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES 2 3 BY: Senate Operations Committee, Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Natalie Rauth, and Sarah 4

Works 5 6 WHEREAS, All positions provided within were sufficiently advertised; 7 8 WHEREAS, The following people have been selected by the Student Body President, in consultation 9

with the Student Body Vice President, to serve on a variety of university committees 10 during the 2011-2012 term; and 11

12 WHEREAS, These appointments are subject to approval by Student Senate. 13 14 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 15 16 SECTION 1. The following individuals be approved to serve on the respective university 17

committee for the 2011-2012 term: 18 19 3000 University Wide Academic Affairs Committee 20 Reagan Kays 21 22 3030 Undergraduate Grievance Committee 23 Amanda Harris 24 Jordan Priddle 25 26 3035 University Calendar Committee 27 Kate Bormann 28 Marcus Kidd 29 30 3050 General Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee 31 Mason Grittman 32

Ellesha LeCluyse 33 Alycia McClarty 34 35 8020 University Committee on Governmental Issues 36 Kate Bormann 37 Jeff Brownlee 38 John Grice 39 Garrett Lister 40

Kevin Yoder 41 42 8025 Strategic Planning Committee 43 Nate Spriggs 44 45 8034 Information Resource Management Council 46 Andrew Wagner 47 48 8038 Campus Recycling Advisory Committee 49 James Gilson 50 Grant Hill 51

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52 8040 Campus Planning and Development Advisory Committee 53 Nate Spriggs 54 55 8041 Council on Parking Operations 56 Shruti Misra 57

Natalie Rauth 58 Kyle Reynolds 59 Tanmay Varma 60 61 8042 Parking Citation Appeals Board 62 Amy Benson 63 Ellen Berkamp 64

Amanda Harris 65 Justin Keller 66 Tim Knox 67

Spencer Low 68 69 8050 Campus Environmental Health and Safety Committee 70 Kathryn Wright 71 72 8071 Student Discrimination Review Committee 73 Brenton Collins 74 Jessica Conwell 75 Ronnie Hernandez 76 Shruti Misra 77 Tanmay Varma 78 Jiali Zhu 79 80 8073 K-State Classified Award of Excellence Selection Committee 81 Kate Bormann 82 Megan DeForce 83 84 8075 Commission on the Status of Women 85 Sara Daniel 86 Courtney Frantz 87 Natalie Rauth 88 89 8270 Out-of-State Fees and Appeals Committee 90 Amanda Spoo 91 92 8500 Committee on Religion 93 Tyler Dubek 94 Casey Dwyer 95 Kyle Reynolds 96 Tyrone Williams 97 98 8505 Dorothy L. Thompson Civil Rights Lecture Series 99 Tyrone Williams 100 101

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON AUGUST 30, 2011 102

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RESOLUTION 11/12/13 APPROVAL OF JUDICIAL 1 BRANCH APPOINTMENTS 2 3 BY: Dylan Works, Nathan Spriggs and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, Available positions within the Judicial Branch were sufficiently advertised; 6 7 WHEREAS, The selections process was conducted by the Attorney General and the Student Body 8

President, in consultation with the Speaker of the Student Senate and in accordance with 9 the SGA Constitution; and 10

11 WHEREAS, All Judicial Branch appointments are subject to approval by Student Senate. 12 13 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 14 15 SECTION 1. The following individuals be approved as judicial board members on Student Tribunal for 16

the 2011-2012 term: 17 18 Macey Sevcik, Chancellor (At-Large Representative) 19 Josh Wilson (At-Large Representative) 20 Manroj Sangha (Off-Campus Representative) 21 Cameron Masilionis (Greek Representative) 22 Marcus Bragg (Residence Hall Representative) 23 24 SECTION 2. The following individuals be approved as judicial board members on Student Review 25

Board for the 2011-2012 term: 26 27 Tyler Sharp, Chair (At-Large Representative) 28 Megan Grossenbacher (At-Large Representative) 29 Jeff Kuhlman (Off-Campus Representative) 30 Madison Peak (Greek Representative) 31 Ryan Reed (Residence Hall Representative) 32 33 SECTION 3. The following individuals be approved as judicial board members on the Parking 34

Citations Appeals Board for the 2011-2012 term: 35 36 Tim Knox, Co-Chair (Greek Representative) 37 Amanda Harris (Off-Campus Representative) 38 Amy Benson (Residence Hall Representative) 39 Spencer Low (At-Large Representative) 40 Justin Keller (At-Large Representative) 41 Ellen Bergkamp (At-Large Representative) 42 43 SECTION 4. The following individual be approved as the Residence Life Assistant Attorney General 44

for the 2011-2012 term: 45 46 Melvin Fatimehin 47 48

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON AUGUST 30, 2011 49 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 50

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RESOLUTION 11/12/14 APPROVAL OF NEW 1 STUDENT SENATORS 2 3 BY: Natalie Rauth and Sarah Works 4 5 WHEREAS, There is one vacancy in the office of Student Senator for the College of Architecture, Planning 6

and Design; 7 8 WHEREAS, There are vacancies in the office of Student Senator for the Graduate School; 9 10 WHEREAS, Aaron Bisch had the next highest vote total in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design 11

in the 2011 general election; 12 13

WHEREAS, Carissa Loehr and Darrel Rezac had the next highest vote totals in the Graduate School for the 14 2011 general election; and 15 16

WHEREAS, Craig Johnson was nominated by the Graduate Student Council as a qualified candidate for a 17 Student Senate position. 18

19 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 20 21 SECTION 1. Aaron Bisch be approved as Student Senator for the College of Architecture, Planning and 22

Design. 23 24

SECTION 2. Carissa Loehr, Darrel Rezac and Craig Johnson be approved as Student Senator for the Graduate 25 School. 26

27 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 28

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RESOLUTION 11/12/15 APPROVAL OF STUDENT 1 SENATE INTERNS 2 3 BY: Tyler Tannahill and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The position of Student Senate Intern was sufficiently advertised; 6 7 WHEREAS, 79 applications for Student Senate Intern positions were received, and all 8

applications were allowed to interview; and 9 10 WHEREAS, Student Senate Interns are subject to Student Senate approval. 11 12 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 13 14 SECTION 1. The following individuals are approved as Student Senate Interns for the 2011-15

2012 Student Senate term: 16 17 Ross Allen 18

Alyssa Bauer 19 Alex Bolin 20 Matt Brill 21

Ellen Collingwood 22 Patrick Connell 23 Jacob Ewers 24 Hope Faflick 25

Suhani Gandhi 26 Sarah Haley 27 Derek Heinz 28 Cody Kennedy 29

Ryan Knight 30 Jordan Marquess 31 Sarah McKittrick 32

Mark Mergen 33 Lexi Mische 34 AJ Mohler 35 Joey Platt 36 Kelsey Ritz 37

Dominic Ruiz 38 Andrew Ryan 39 Jessica Weber 40 Abby Works 41

Menganan Zhang 42 43

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 44 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 45

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RESOLUTION 11/12/16 APPROVAL OF STUDENT BODY 1 PRESIDENT’S CABINET MEMBER 2 3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Eli Schooley, and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Body President shall appoint a Cabinet; 6 7 WHEREAS, The Residence Hall Liaison position on the Student Body President’s Cabinet was 8

sufficiently advertised; 9 10 WHEREAS, The following individual proved to be best qualified for the position; and 11 12 WHEREAS, This appointment is subject to Student Senate approval. 13 14 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 15 16 SECTION 1. The following individual be confirmed as a member of the 2011-2012 Student Body 17

President’s Cabinet: 18 19 Resident Hall Liaison Hunter Gilson 20 21

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON 22 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 23

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RESOLUTION 11/12/17 APPROVAL OF NEW 1 STUDENT SENATOR 2 3 BY: Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, There is one vacancy in the office of Student Senator for the Graduate School; and 6 7 WHEREAS, Ken Guan had the next highest vote total in the Graduate School for the 2011 general 8

election. 9 10 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 11 12 SECTION 1. Ken Guan be approved as Student Senator for the Graduate School. 13 14

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 15 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 16

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RESOLUTION 11/12/18 APPROVAL OF STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT’S 1 CABINET MEMBER 2 3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Eli Schooley and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Body President shall appoint an Executive Cabinet; 6 7 WHEREAS, The Student Governing Association Executive Cabinet determined that it would be advantageous 8

to select a student new to Kansas State University to provide a diverse perspective to the 9 Executive Branch; 10

11 WHEREAS, The position was sufficiently advertised; 12 13 WHEREAS, The following individual proved to be the best qualified for the position; and 14 15 WHEREAS, This appointment is subject to Student Senate approval. 16 17 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 18 19 SECTION 1. The position of New Student Affairs Director be established for the 2011-2012 academic year. 20 21 SECTION 2. The following individual be confirmed as a member of the 2011-2012 Student Body President’s 22

Cabinet; 23 24 New Student Affairs Director Eric Fox 25 26

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 27 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 28

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RESOLUTION 11/12/19 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMMITTEE 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Body President, in consultation with the Student Body Vice President, 6

must appoint students to serve on the University Library Committee; 7 8 WHEREAS, The University Library Committee reviews general library operations and recommends 9

policies leading to optimum utilization of the library and library services; 10 11 WHEREAS, Student representation on university committees is vital to the success and progression 12

of the student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 13 14 WHEREAS, These positions were sufficiently advertised, and applications were made available to 15

all interested students; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 18 19 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 20 21 SECTION 1. The following individuals be approved as members of the University Library 22

Committee for the 2011-2012 term: 23 24 Eric Zinke 25 Marcus Kidd 26 27

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 28 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 29

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RESOLUTION 11/12/20 APPROVAL OF NEW 1 STUDENT SENATOR 2 3 BY: Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, There is one vacancy in the office of Student Senator for the Graduate School; and 6 7 WHEREAS, Kathryn Lopez was nominated by the Graduate Student Council as a qualified candidate for a 8

Student Senate position. 9 10 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 11 12 SECTION 1. Kathryn Lopez be approved as Student Senator for the Graduate School. 13 14

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 15 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 16

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RESOLUTION 11/12/21 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND COMMITTEE 2

3 BY: Kate Bormann, Nate Spriggs, and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Educational Opportunity Fund Committee is outlined in Chapter 25 of the Kansas State 6

University Student Governing Association 2009-2010 statutes; 7 8 WHEREAS, Chapter 25 states that the Speaker of the Student Senate shall appoint two Student Senators; 9 10 WHEREAS, The Student Body President, in consultation with the Student Body Vice President, must 11

appoint four at-large committee members; 12 13 WHEREAS, These positions were sufficiently advertised; and 14 15 WHEREAS, These appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 16 17 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 18 19 SECTION 1. The following students be approved as members of the Educational Opportunity Fund 20

Committee: 21 22

Levi Arnett 23 Megan Deforce 24 Zulecia Gerardo 25 Alex Moran 26 Brett Seidl 27 Macy Warburton 28 29

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 30 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 31

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RESOLUTION 11/12/22 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 STUDENT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE 2

3 BY: Kate Bormann, Nate Spriggs and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Technology Committee aids in the process of technological advances on campus 6

through testing and review of new programs when necessary; 7 8 WHEREAS, The student members will represent the Kansas State University student body by providing 9

opinion and recommendations throughout their service in order to strengthen student use of 10 technology at Kansas State University; 11

12 WHEREAS, The Student Technology Committee shall be comprised of Student Senators, the Student 13

Body President’s Technology Director, a Student Senate Intern, as well as the Student Body 14 Vice President whom shall serve as the chair; 15

16 WHEREAS, These members shall serve on the committee until the end of the 2011-2012 academic year; 17

and 18 19 WHEREAS, These appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 20 21 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 22 23 SECTION 1. The following students be approved as members of the Student Technology Committee: 24 25

Grant Hill 26 Javier Lopez 27 Ryan Patterson 28 Dominic Ruiz 29 Bobby Specht 30 Theo Stavropoulos 31 Megan Walden 32 Macy Warburton 33 34

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 35 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 36

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RESOLUTION 11/12/23 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOM PLANNING COMMITTEE 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Theo Stavropoulous, and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Body President, in consultation with the Student Body Vice President, must 6

appoint students to serve on the University Technology Classroom Planning Committee; 7 8 WHEREAS, The Technology Classroom Planning Committee works to create and improve technology 9

related spaces on campus through technology upgrades, improvements to existing facilities 10 and planning for future projects; 11

12 WHEREAS, Student representation upon university committees is vital to the success and progression of 13

the student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 14 15 WHEREAS, The following positions were sufficiently advertised, and applications were made available to 16

all students; and 17 18 WHEREAS, The appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 19 20 BE IT ENACTED THAT: 21 22 SECTION 1. The following individuals be approved as members of the University Technology Classroom 23

Planning Committee for the 2011-2012 term: 24 25

Regan Scott 26 Bobby Specht 27

Curtis Bryant 28 Andrew Wagner 29 30

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 31 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 32

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RESOLUTION 11/12/24 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 KSDB-FM ADVISORY BOARD 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Body President, in consultation with the Student Body Vice President, must 6

appoint students to serve on the KSDB-FM Advisory Board; 7 8 WHEREAS, The KSDB-FM Advisory Board is responsible for overseeing and providing 9

recommendations to the operations of KSDB-FM; 10 11 WHEREAS, Student representation upon university committees is vital to the success and progression of 12

the student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 13 14 WHEREAS, The following positions were sufficiently advertised, and applications were made available to 15

all students; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 18 19 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 20 21 SECTION 1. The following individuals be approved as members of the KSDB-FM Advisory Board for the 22

2011-2012 term: 23 24

Annarose Hart 25 Martin Cram 26 27

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 28 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 29

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RESOLUTION 11/12/25 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 COUNCIL ON POLICE ACTIVITIES AND 2

CAMPUS SECURITY 3 4

BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, and Natalie Rauth 5 6 WHEREAS, The Student Body President, in consultation with the Student Body Vice President, must 7

appoint students to serve on the Council on Police Activities and Campus Security; 8 9 WHEREAS, The Council on Police Activities and Campus Security assesses the safety of the Kansas State 10

University campus in a proactive manner by evaluating real or potential safety issues; 11 12 WHEREAS, The Council on Police Activities and Campus Security was created to keep Kansas State 13

University in compliance with Public Law 101-542, the Crime Awareness and Campus 14 Security Act of 1990; 15

16 WHEREAS, Student representation upon university committees is vital to the success and progression of 17

the student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 18 19 WHEREAS, The following positions were sufficiently advertised, and applications were made available to 20

all students; and 21 22 WHEREAS, The appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 23 24 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 25 26 SECTION 1. The following individuals be approved as members of the Council on Police Activities and 27

Campus Security for the 2011-2012 term: 28 29

Justin Scott 30 Austin Wilhoit 31 32

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 33 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 34

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RESOLUTION 11/12/26 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMITTEE 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Body President, in consultation with the Student Body Vice President, must 6

appoint students to serve on the Communicable Diseases Committee; 7 8 WHEREAS, The Communicable Diseases Committee ensures that necessary educational programs on 9

AIDS, ARC, and other communicable diseases are implemented, that these programs are up-10 to-date, and that university guidelines are followed in the implementation of these programs; 11

12 WHEREAS, Student representation upon university committees is vital to the success and progression of 13

the student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 14 15 WHEREAS, The following positions were sufficiently advertised, and applications were made available to 16

all students; and 17 18 WHEREAS, The appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 19 20 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 21 22 SECTION 1. Jake Unruh be approved as a member of the Communicable Diseases Committee for the 23

2011-2012 term. 24 25

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 26 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 27

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RESOLUTION 11/12/27 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS 1 TO DIVERSITY PROGRAMMING 2 COMMITTEE 3 4 BY: Sarah Works, Natalie Rauth, and Nate Spriggs 5 6 WHEREAS, The Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws specify how appointments 7

to the Diversity Programming Committee are to be made; 8 9 WHEREAS, The following students have been selected by the Student Body President, Speaker of the Student 10

Senate, Student Senate Intern Coordinator, Attorney General, and Speaker pro tempore to serve 11 on the Diversity Programming Committee for the 2011-2012 term; and 12

13 WHEREAS, These appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 14 15 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 16 17 SECTION 1. The following students, appointed by the Student Body President, be approved as members of the 18

Diversity Programming Committee for the 2011-2012 term: 19 20 Chris Kellenbarger, Sexual Diversity representative 21 Jesus Inguanzo, Non-Traditional student representative 22 Tanmy Varma, International student representative 23 Xu Tan, International student representative 24 25 SECTION 2. The following students, appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, be approved as members 26

of the Diversity Programming Committee for the 2011-2012 term: 27 28 Javier Lopez, Student Senator 29 Stephanie Stoway, Student Senator 30 31 SECTION 3. The following student, appointed by the Student Senate Intern Coordinator, be approved as a 32

member of the Diversity Programming Committee for the 2011-2012 term: 33 34 Alex Bolin, Student Senate Intern 35 36 SECTION 4. The following student, appointed by the Attorney General, be approved as a member of the 37

Diversity Programming Committee for the 2011-2012 term: 38 39 Marcus Bragg, Judicial Branch 40 41 SECTION 5. The following student, appointed by the Speaker pro tempore, be approved as a member of the 42

Diversity Programming Committee during the 2011-2012 term: 43 44 Vuna Adams, Black Student Union 45 Jessie Gonzalez, Hispanic Association Leadership Organization 46 Pang Her, Asian Student Union 47 Brandy Tholstrup, Native American Student Union 48 49

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 13, 2011 50 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 51

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RESOLUTION 11/12/28 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 ENHANCED CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Eli Schooley, and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, Bill 10/11/02 created the Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee; 6 7 WHEREAS, The Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee seeks to promote and advance the 8

undergraduate educational experience at Kansas State University; 9 10 WHEREAS, One representative of Kansas State University Libraries, who shall have full voting 11

privileges, shall be jointly appointed by the Student Body President and Student Body Vice 12 President; 13

14 WHEREAS, One faculty member from each of the undergraduate colleges, including K-State Salina, all of 15

whom shall have full voting privileges, shall be jointly appointed by the Student Body 16 President and Student Body Vice President; 17

18 WHEREAS, One faculty member from the College of Veterinary Medicine, who shall have full voting 19

privileges, shall be jointly appointed by the Student Body President and Student Body Vice 20 President; 21

22 WHEREAS, One undergraduate student from each of the undergraduate colleges, including K-State 23

Salina, all of whom shall have full voting privileges, shall be jointly appointed by the Student 24 Body President and Student Body Vice President; 25

26 WHEREAS, One graduate student, who shall have full voting privileges, shall be jointly appointed by the 27

Student Body President and Student Body Vice President; 28 29 WHEREAS, These positions were sufficiently advertised; and 30 31 WHEREAS, The appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 32 33 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 34 35 SECTION 1. The following faculty members and students, appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate 36

and the Student Body President, be approved as members of the Enhanced Classroom 37 Experience Committee for the 2011-2012 term: 38

39 Kansas State University Libraries 40 Erin Fritch, Assistant Professor - Hale Library 41 42 College of Agriculture 43 Dan Moser, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences & Industry 44 Rheba Howard 45 46 College of Architecture, Planning & Design 47

LaBarbara James Wigfall, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and 48 Regional and Community Planning 49

Lauren Patterson 50 51

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College of Arts & Sciences 52 Christopher Sorenson, University Distinguished Professor of Physics 53 Newell Bowman 54 55 College of Business Administration 56 Scott Hendrix, Instructor of Finance 57 Nick Moeder 58 59 College of Education 60 Tom Vontz, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction 61 Kaitlin Long 62 63 College of Engineering 64 Mustaque Hossain, Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Mid-America 65

Transportation Center 66 Mason Grittman 67 68 College of Human Ecology 69 Kelly Welch, Associate Professor of Family Studies & Human Services 70 Sarah Works 71 72 K-State Salina 73 Pat Ackerman, Associate Professor of Arts, Sciences & Business 74 Brett Cooper 75 76 College of Veterinary Medicine 77 David Anderson, Professor of Clinical Sciences 78 79 Graduate School 80 Craig Johnson 81 82

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 13, 2011 83 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 84

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RESOLUTION 11/12/29 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW EXPANSION 2

PLANS FOR THE RECREATIONAL COMPLEX 3 4

BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, and Natalie Rauth 5 6 WHEREAS, The Student Body President, in consultation with the Student Body Vice President, must 7

appoint students to serve on the Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the 8 Recreational Complex; 9

10 WHEREAS, The Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex meets with 11

project architects to review progress and to provide feedback on behalf of the interests of the 12 student body; 13

14 WHEREAS, Student representation upon university committees is vital to the success and progression of the 15

student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 16 17 WHEREAS, The Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex shall be 18

composed of the Student Body President and Student Body Vice President, the Privilege Fee 19 Committee Chair, and a minimum of seven students, three representing the Student Senate and 20 four representing the student body at-large, all of whom are voting members. 21

22 WHEREAS, The following positions were sufficiently advertised, and applications were made available to 23

all students; and 24 25 WHEREAS, The appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 26 27 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 28 29 SECTION 1. The following individuals be approved as members of the Special Committee to Review 30

Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex for the 2011-2012 term: 31 32 Student Body President 33 Nate Spriggs 34 35 Student Body Vice President 36 Kate Bormann 37 38

Privilege Fee Committee Chair 39 Andrew Wagner 40 41 Student Senate Representatives 42 Reagan Kays 43 Megan DeForce 44 Kyle Reynolds 45 46 At-Large Representatives 47 Matt Marchesini 48 Danny Unruh 49 Cole Grieves 50 Lauren Patterson 51

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Courtney George 52 Casey Dwyer 53 54 55

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 13, 2011 56 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 57

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RESOLUTION 11/12/30 APPROVAL OF NEW 1 STUDENT SENATOR 2 3 BY: Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, There is one vacancy in the office of Student Senator for the Graduate School; 6 7 WHEREAS, There is one vacancy in the office of Student Senator for the College of Arts and 8

Sciences; 9 10 WHEREAS, Josh Smith was nominated by the Graduate Student Council as a qualified candidate for 11

a Student Senate position; and 12 13 WHEREAS, Danny Davis had the next highest vote total for the College of Arts and Sciences in the 14

2011 general election. 15 16 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 17 18 SECTION 1. Josh Smith be approved as Student Senator for the Graduate School. 19 20 SECTION 2. Danny Davis be approved as a Student Senator for the College of Arts and Sciences. 21 22

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 20, 2011 23 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 24

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RESOLUTION 11/12/31 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO 1 THE UNIVERSITY HONOR COUNCIL 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Body President must approve and appoint nominees to the University Honor 6

Council; 7 8 WHEREAS, The University Honor Council is an organization of students and faculty who seek to 9

preserve the integrity of the Kansas State University Honor and Integrity System and are 10 tasked with educating the campus community about the K-State Honor & Integrity 11 System, its policies and procedures; 12

13 WHEREAS, The University Honor Council is a vital component of the Honor & Integrity System 14

whose members receive professional development by serving as case investigators and as 15 hearing panelists; 16

17 WHEREAS, Student representation upon university committees is vital to the success and progression 18

of the student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 19 20 WHEREAS, The University Honor Council positions were sufficiently advertised and applications 21

were made available to all students; 22 23 WHEREAS, There is one vacancy on the University Honor Council in the College of Technology and 24

Aviation; and 25 26 WHEREAS, The appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 27 28 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 29 30 SECTION 1. Erica Riffel of the College of Technology and Aviation be approved as a member of the 31

University Honor Council: 32 33 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President and the 34

Speaker of the Student Senate, a copy of this resolution shall be sent to Dr. Camilla 35 Roberts of the Provost’s Office. 36

37 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 20, 2011 38

BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 39

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RESOLUTION 11/12/32 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENT TO 1 THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION 2

STEERING COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 3 4

BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, and Natalie Rauth 5 6 WHEREAS, Kansas State University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of 7

the North Central Association since 1916; 8 9 WHEREAS, Continued accreditation by the HLC of the academic and administrative programs and 10

processes at K-State aligned with the university mission, and meet certain quality standards; 11 12 WHEREAS, At the present time, K-State is conducting a self-study of its programs and processes, in 13

accordance with the criteria of accreditation as established by the HLC; 14 15 WHEREAS, It has been requested by the K-State Provost’s Office that a student serve on the HLC 16

Steering Committee and HLC Executive Committee; 17 18 WHEREAS, Student representation upon university committees is vital to the success and progression of 19

the student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 20 21 WHEREAS, The following candidate showed exemplary qualifications for these roles; and 22 23 WHEREAS, This appointment is subject to Student Senate approval. 24 25 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 26 27 SECTION 1. Annarose Hart be approved to serve as the student representative on the Higher Learning 28

Commission (HLC) Steering Committee and Executive Committee. 29 30

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 20, 2011 31 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 32

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RESOLUTION 11/12/33 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS AND 2

MARKETING ADVISORY COMMITTEE 3 4

BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Michelle Hill, and Natalie Rauth 5 6 WHEREAS, The Student Body President, in consultation with the Student Body Vice President, must 7

appoint students to serve on the University Communications and Marketing Student 8 Advisory Committee; 9

10 WHEREAS, The University Communications and Marketing Student Advisory Committee meets with 11

members of the Division of Communications and Marketing to review and discuss 12 current university communication and marketing initiatives and provide feedback on 13 behalf of the interests of the student body; 14

15 WHEREAS, Student representation upon university committees is vital to the success and progression 16

of the student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 17 18 WHEREAS, The University Communications and Marketing Student Advisory Committee shall be 19

composed of the Student Governing Association Executive Public Relations Director, the 20 Student Body Vice President, the Chair of the Senate Communications Committee who 21 shall have voting privileges, and a minimum of twelve students, two representing the 22 Student Senate and ten representing the student body at-large, all of whom shall have 23 voting privileges; 24

25 WHEREAS, The following positions were sufficiently advertised, and applications were made 26

available to all students; and 27 28 WHEREAS, The appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 29 30 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 31 32 SECTION 1. The following individuals be approved as members of the University Communications 33

and Marketing Student Advisory Committee for the 2011-2012 term: 34 35

SGA Public Relations Director 36 Michelle Hill 37 38 Student Body Vice President 39 Kate Bormann 40 41

Student Senate Communications Committee Chair 42 Sarah Works 43 44 Student Senate Representatives 45 Kathryn Lopez 46 Natalie Rauth 47 Bobby Specht 48 49 At-Large Representatives 50 Ross Allen 51 Chelsea Gerber 52

Travis Heideman 53 Nellie Hill 54 Tyler Johnson 55

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Cooper Mach 56 Matthew Marchesini 57

Reed Pankratz 58 Brett Seidl 59 Ariel Sinha 60

61 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 20, 2011 62

BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 63

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RESOLUTION 11/12/34 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO 1 THE UNIVERSITY HONOR COUNCIL 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Body President must approve and appoint nominees of the University Honor 6

Council; 7 8 WHEREAS, The University Honor Council is an organization of students and faculty who seek to preserve 9

the integrity of the Kansas State University Honor and Integrity System; 10 11 WHEREAS, The University Honor Council is a vital component of the Honor & Integrity System whose 12

members receive professional development by serving as case investigators and as hearing 13 panelists and are tasked with educating the campus community about the K-State Honor & 14 Integrity System, its policies and procedures; 15

16 WHEREAS, Student representation upon university committees is vital to the success and progression of 17

the student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 18 19 WHEREAS, The University Honor Council positions were sufficiently advertised and applications were 20

made available to all students; 21 22 WHEREAS, There is one vacancy on the University Honor Council in the College of Technology and 23

Aviation; and 24 25 WHEREAS, The appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 26 27 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 28 29 SECTION 1. Erica Riffel of K-State Salina be approved as a member of the University Honor Council. 30 31 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President and the 32

Speaker of the Student Senate, a copy of this resolution shall be sent to Dr. Camilla Roberts 33 of the Provost’s Office. 34

35 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 27, 2011 36

BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 37

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RESOLUTION 11/12/35 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE 1 FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Eric Fox, and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Body President, in consultation With the Student Body Vice President, must 6

appoint students to serve on the First Year Experience Committee; 7 8 WHEREAS, The First Year Experience Committee collaborates with campus administration to review 9

existing first year student programs, research freshman-to-sophmore retention programs at 10 benchmark universities, and develop recommendations to enhance first year experience 11 programs at Kansas State University; 12

13 WHEREAS, Student representation on university committees is vital to the success and progression of the 14

student body and student experience at Kansas State University; 15 16 WHEREAS, The following positions were sufficiently advertised and applications were made available to 17

all students; and 18 19 WHEREAS, These appointments are subject to Student Senate approval. 20 21 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 22 23 SECTION 1. The following individuals be approved as members of the First Year Experience Committee 24

for the 2011-2012 term: 25 26

Vice President for Student Life 27 Dr. Pat Bosco 28 29 New Student Affairs Director 30 Eric Fox 31 32 Director of Student Affairs 33 Kyle Reynolds 34 35 At-Large Representatives 36 Kayla Jewell 37 Whitney Root 38 Brandon Pfannenstiel 39 John Goehl 40 Gordon Harton 41 Laila Sammur 42 Sarah Hendrix 43 Ethan Horne 44 Martin Cram 45 Suhani Ghandi 46 Jessica Weber 47 48

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON OCTOBER 27, 2011 49 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 50

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RESOLUTION 11/12/36 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUED 1 FUNDING OF SOCIAL SERVICES 2 3 BY: Emilee Taylor, Danny Davis, Kyle Nuss, Andrew Rickel, Hannah Miller, Nate Spriggs, Natalie 4

Rauth, Kate Bormann, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, Abby Guenther, Darren Allison, Ashton 5 Archer, Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin 6 Clopine, Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Ken Guan, Madeline Haas, Annarose 7 Hart, C.J. Heinz, Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus 8 Kidd, Ellesha Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, Garrett Lister, Carissa Loehr, Kaitlin Long, Javier 9 Lopez, Kat Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Michelle Modiri, Drew Nuckolls, 10 Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Dana Rathbun, Valerie 11 Rito, Regan Scott, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Jacob Unruh, Andrew 12 Wagner, Macy Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Evan Woolsoncroft, Sarah Works, 13 and Eric Zinke 14

15 16 WHEREAS, Kansas State University experienced a record enrollment of 23,588 students accounting for 45 17

percent of the general population of the City of Manhattan. 18 19 WHEREAS, The Student Governing Association of Kansas State University is invested in the continued 20

development and support of the Manhattan community; 21 22 WHEREAS, Kansas State University has continued to contribute to the financial stability of the City of 23

Manhattan since its annexation in 1994; 24 25 WHEREAS, General fund entities, including outside agencies like social services, are being reviewed for 26

potential budget cuts with the stated intention of decreasing the tax burden on Manhattan 27 residents; 28

29 WHEREAS, These social services include, but are not limited to, the Child Development Center, Crisis Center, 30

Manhattan Emergency Shelter, Hospice Care, Shepherds Cross, Boys and Girls Club, and CASA; 31 32 WHEREAS, The social services listed above provide critical resources that promote the vitality and growth of 33

the City of Manhattan; 34 35 WHEREAS, The City of Manhattan does not provide alternatives to these resources for its residents; 36 37 WHEREAS, Decreasing the municipal funding for these organizations could lead to the organizations’ 38

diminished ability to provide services and decreased federal funding; and 39 40 WHEREAS, The Kansas State University Student Governing Association values the presence these social 41

services provide the general quality of life of Manhattan residents. 42 43 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 44 45 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association supports maintaining the current 46

level of funding for social service. 47 48 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President a copy of this 49

resolution shall be sent to Mayor James E Sherow, Mayor Pro Tem Loren J. Pepperd, City 50 Commissioner John Matta, City Commissioner Wynn Butler, City Commissioner Richard B. 51

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Jankovich, City Manager Ron Fehr, Assistant City Manager Jason Hilgers, Assistant City 52 Manager Lauren Palmer, University President Kirk Schulz, University Director of Community 53 Relations Jackie Hartman, Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, Faculty Senate President 54 Tom Vonts, the Manhattan Mercury, and the K-State Collegian. 55

56 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 57

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 47-0-4 58

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RESOLUTION 11/12/37 KSU SGA RECOMMENDATION FOR THE 1 DISBURSMENT OF THE CITY/UNIVERSITY 2

SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2013 3 4 BY: Governmental Relations Committee 5

6 WHEREAS, The 1993-1994 Student Senate supported the annexation of the Kansas State University 7

campus by the City of Manhattan; 8 9

WHEREAS, Students at Kansas State University contribute significant amounts of money to the city’s 10 economy through the payment of sales taxes and franchise fees generated by the sale of 11 items on the K-State campus; 12

13 WHEREAS, Students should continue to have an active voice in the usage of funds derived from their 14

sales tax dollars as they have since the fund’s creation; 15 16

WHEREAS, Current city estimates predict a total of $609,300 in the City/University Special Projects 17 Fund available for projects in calendar year 2013; 18

19 WHEREAS, University President Kirk Schulz has requested that Student Senate submit a prioritized 20

list of projects to be funded from the City/University Special Projects Fund in calendar 21 year 2013; 22

23 WHEREAS, Student Senate’s priority list has historically served as the framework for the president’s 24

recommendation to the city of Manhattan concerning the usage of City/University 25 Special Projects Fund monies; 26

27 WHEREAS, The Governmental Relations Committee has reviewed student, administration and city 28

project proposals for CY 2013; and 29 30

WHEREAS, The projects listed below are believed to be most beneficial to the students of Kansas 31 State University and the City of Manhattan in 2013. 32

33 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 34

35 SECTION 1. The $609,300 from the City/University Special Projects Fund is recommended to be 36

distributed as follows: 37 38

1. 17th Street and Anderson Avenue Intersection Improvements: $52,000 39 40

2. Bluemont Avenue and North Manhattan Avenue Improvements: $55,000 41 42

3. Replacement of turf and track in Memorial Stadium: $270,000 43 44

4. Expansion of the sidewalk on the North side of College Heights Avenue 45 between Denison Avenue and 17th Street: $75,000 46 47

5. Improvements to the Aggieville Business District: $25,000 48 49

6. Modification of the existing crosswalk on Denison Avenue 50 north of Platt Street: $45,200 51

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7. Installation of additional lights in neighborhoods within one mile 52 of the K-State campus with specific locations to be determined by 53 City Staff in consultation with the K-State SGA: $86,800 54

55 SECTION 2. The Kansas State University administration shall inform Student Senate of the actual 56

allocations made by the Manhattan City Commission from the City/University Projects 57 Fund in the Spring of 2011. 58

59 SECTION 3. Prior to discussion of allocations from the fund in calendar year 2013, the administration 60

shall revisit the Governmental Relations Committee to discuss the progress of the funded 61 projects. This will allow committee members to made educated recommendations for the 62 fund disbursement in the next calendar year. 63

64 SECTION 4. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President a copy 65

of this resolution shall be sent to University President Kirk Schulz, Vice President for 66 Administration and Finance Bruce Shubert, Faculty Senate President Tom Vonts, 67 Director of Facility Services John Woods, members of the City/University Special 68 Projects Committee, members of the Manhattan City Commission, City Manager Ron 69 Fehr, Assistant City Manager Jason Hilgers, and Assistant City Manager Lauren Palmer. 70

71 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2011 72

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 49-0-1 73

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RESOLUTION 11/12/38 COMMENDATION TO THE TAKE CHARGE 1 CHALLENGE LEADERSHIP TEAM 2

3 BY: Kyle Reynolds, Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Natalie Rauth, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, 4

Abby Guenther, Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Ashton Archer, Aaron Bisch, Katelyn 5 Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin Clopine, Danny Davis, 6 Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, John Grice, Ken Guan, Madeline Haas, 7 Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Kent Kerby, 8 Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, Ellesha Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, Garrett Lister, Carissa 9 Loehr, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Kat Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, 10 Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, Drew Nuckolls, Kyle Nuss, Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan 11 Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Dana Rathbun, Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, 12 Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob 13 Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, Macy Warburton, Brandon West, Austin 14 Wilhoit, Evan Woolsoncroft, Sarah Works, and Eric Zinke 15

16 17 WHEREAS, Kansas State University and the City of Manhattan have won the Take Charge Challenge 18

over the University of Kansas and the City of Lawrence; 19 20 WHEREAS, The Take Charge Challenge was a year-long competition organized by the Climate and 21

Energy Project and funded through the Kansas Corporation Commission that promoted 22 energy saving techniques and sustainable initiatives; 23

24 WHEREAS, The success of K-State and Manhattan in this challenge is due in large part to the hard work 25

of the Take Charge Challenge Leadership Team, a committee composed of leaders from 26 both the university and the city; 27

28 WHEREAS, The Take Charge Challenge Leadership Team was co-chaired by Noel Schulz and Bruce 29

Snead and included K-State’s Director of Energy and Environment Casey Lauer, Director 30 of Sustainability Ben Champion, and Take Charge Challenge Manhattan Coordinator 31 Simon Sylvester-Chaudhuri; 32

33 WHEREAS, Grant Hill, K-State’s Student Director of Sustainability, who represented the Student 34

Governing Association on the Take Charge Challenge Leadership Team, was also 35 instrumental in the success of Kansas State and the City of Manhattan; 36

37 WHEREAS, Winning the competition has brought great honor to Kansas State and Manhattan and has 38

resulted in a $100,000 grant for green projects to be shared between the City and the 39 University; and 40

41 WHEREAS, Grant Hill and the Take Charge Challenge Leadership Team deserve to be thanked for their 42

tireless work over the last year and congratulated for this success. 43 44 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 45 46 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association recognizes Grant Hill and 47

other members of the Take Charge Challenge Leadership Team for their dedication and 48 their accomplishment. 49

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SECTION 2. The KSU SGA encourages the continued support of green practices on the campus of 51 Kansas State and in the City of Manhattan. 52

53 SECTION 3. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy of 54

this resolution shall be sent to Grant Hill, Noel Schulz, Bruce Snead, Casey Lauer, Ben 55 Champion, Simon Sylvester-Chaudhuri, University President Kirk Schulz, Vice President 56 for Student Life Pat Bosco, Vice President of Administration and Finance Bruce Shubert, 57 Manhattan City Mayor Jim Sherow, and the editors of the Manhattan Mercury and the 58 Kansas State Collegian. 59

60 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2011 61

BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 62

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RESOLUTION 11/12/39 COMMENDATION TO THE UNITED STATES 1 MILITARY, VETERANS, AND KANSAS STATE 2

UNIVERSITY ARMY AND AIR FORCE ROTC CADETS 3 4 BY: Austin Wilhoit, Hannah Miller, Nate Spriggs, Natalie Rauth, Kate Bormann, Sarah 5

Works, Dylan Works, Abby Guenther, Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Ashton Archer, 6 Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin 7 Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, John Grice, Ken 8 Guan, Madeline Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan 9 Kays, Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, Ellesha Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, 10 Garrett Lister, Carissa Loehr, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Kat Lopez, Alycia McClarty, 11 Kenna McWhirter, Michelle Modiri, Drew Nuckolls, Kyle Nuss, Amanda Osarczuk, 12 Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Dana Rathbun, Valerie Rito, Regan 13 Scott, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee 14 Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, Macy Warburton, Brandon 15 West, Evan Woolsoncroft, Sarah Works, and Eric Zinke 16

17 18 WHEREAS, November 11 is recognized annually as Veterans Day, a day to recognize and honor 19

military veterans; 20 21 WHEREAS, Men and women in the United States Military are stationed all across the world 22

oftentimes without their families; 23 24 WHEREAS, Keeping these men and women in our thoughts and supporting them is important, 25

especially as combat operations in defense of our nation continue today; 26 27 WHEREAS, Kansas State University is located only a few miles from Fort Riley, Kan., home of the 28

Big Red One, the oldest division in the US Army and proud partner of Kansas State 29 University; 30

31 WHEREAS, K-State Army and Air Force Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) have a 32

distinguished history of producing the nation’s best military officers; 33 34 WHEREAS, The legacy of the K-State Army ROTC program began at the same time as the 35

establishment of the Kansas State Agricultural College in 1863, when it was first 36 supervised by students with prior military experience; 37

38 WHEREAS, Army and Air Force ROTC cadets are some of the hardest working students at K-State 39

with their commitment to education and their country; 40 41 WHEREAS, Cadets continue to join the ROTC program with the knowledge that they may one day 42

have to swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America 43 against all enemies, foreign and domestic; and 44

45 WHEREAS, K-State students, faculty, and staff have a long history of service to the nation in times of 46

war, and a number of current student, faculty, and staff have served honorably in the 47 United States military and are known as veterans. 48

49 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 50 51

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SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association commends and supports all 52 branches of the United States Military and their continued efforts to recruit those that are 53 willing to defend our most basic rights at home and abroad. 54

55 SECTION 2. The KSU SGA recognizes and appreciates the hard work, dedication and sacrifices of the 56

K-State Army and Air Force ROTC cadets to their country. 57 58 SECTION 3. The KSU SGA would like to thank all of the K-State alumni, students, faculty and staff 59

who have or currently serve in one of the braches of the United States Military for their 60 commitment in defending our most basic rights. 61

62 SECTION 4. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy 63

of this resolution shall be sent to University President Kirk Schulz, Director of Military 64 Affairs Retired Army Lt. Col. Art DeGroat, Retired USAF General Richard B. Myers, 65 Commanding General 1st Infantry Division Army Major General William C. Mayville Jr. 66 the office of the Army ROTC Wildcat Battalion, the office of the Air Force ROTC 67 Detachment 270, Provost April Mason, Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, the 68 Fort Riley Post, and the editor of the Kansas State Collegian. 69

70 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2011 71

BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 72

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RESOLUTION 11/12/40 APPROVAL OF ELECTIONS 1 COMMISSIONER 2

3 BY: Natalie Rauth, Nate Spriggs, Dylan Works and the Senate Operations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Elections Commissioner is jointly appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate, 6

Student Body President and Attorney General; 7 8 WHEREAS, The position was sufficiently advertised; 9 10 WHEREAS, Applications and interviews were made available to all students who showed interest in 11

the position of Elections Commissioner; 12 13 WHEREAS, There were five applicants for the position of Elections Commissioner; 14 15 WHEREAS, The following student was chosen on the basis of his leadership, experience, and 16

dedication to serving K-State students throughout the 2011-2012 term; and 17 18 WHEREAS, This appointment is subject to Student Senate approval. 19 20 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 21 22 SECTION 1. Danny Unruh be approved as Elections Commissioner for the 2011-2012 Student Senate 23

term. 24 25

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2011 26 BY A VOTE OF 35-12-3 27

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RESOLUTION 11/12/41 APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE STUDENT 1 CENTERED TUITION ENHANCEMENTS COMMITTEE 2

3 BY: Kate Bormann, Nate Spriggs and Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, Chapter 26 of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Statutes 6

requires that the Speaker of the Student Senate appoint six student senators and the 7 Student Body President appoint four students at large to the Student Centered Tuition 8 Enhancements Committee; 9

10 WHEREAS, These positions were sufficiently advertised; and 11 12 WHEREAS, These appointments are subject to the approval of Student Senate. 13 14 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 15 16 SECTION 1. The following students, appointed by the Speaker of the Student Senate be approved as 17

members of the Student Centered Tuition Enhancements Committee for the 2011-2012 18 term: 19

20 Katelyn Bomberger 21 Erin Clopine 22 Megan DeForce 23 Reagan Kays 24 Javier Lopez 25 Kyle Nuss 26

27 SECTION 2. The following students, appointed by the Student Body President be approved as 28

members of the Student Centered Tuition Enhancements Committee for the 2011-2012 29 term: 30

31 Chris Kellenbarger 32 Zulecia Gerardo 33 Kyle Reynolds 34 Obair Siddiqui 35 36

SECTION 3. The following Faculty Senate representative, whom shall be a non-voting member, 37 appointed by the Student Body President by approved as a member of the Student 38 Centered Tuition Enhancements Committee for the 2011-2012 term: 39

40 Dr. Kent Kerby 41 42

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 43 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 44

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RESOLUTION 11/12/42 SPRING 2012 DIVERSITY PROGRAMMING 1 COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS 2

3 BY: Sarah Works 4 5 WHEREAS, The Diversity Programming Committee meets twice a year to allocate $150,000 in funding for 6

large-scale, studend-centerd, diversity enhancing projects; 7 8 WHEREAS, The Diversity Programming Committee allocated $55,203.50 for Fall 2011 diversity programing 9

events; 10 11 WHEREAS, Funding available for Spring 2012 allocation totals $94,796.50; 12 13 WHEREAS, The Diversity Programming Committee has considered 31 proposals from 22 organizations for 14

Spring 2012 funding; 15 16 WHEREAS, All student organizations were provided the opportunity to submit request for the Spring 2012 17

funding cycle; and 18 19 WHEREAS, The following groups have met all the requirements established by the Kansas State University 20

Student Governing Association and Office of Student Activities and Services. 21 22 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 23 24 SECTION 1. Student Senate supports the following allocations approved by the Diversity Programming 25

Committee: 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

Title of Proposal Requested Spring 2012

Allocated Spring 2012

1. Alpha Phi Alpha Jasmine Guy – April 1-7, 2012

$14,800.00 $0.00

2. Alpha Phi Alpha Stephen A. Smith – April 1-7, 2012

$18,100.00 $18,100.00

3. Alpha Phi Alpha Tracee Ellis Ross – April 1-7, 2012

$14,800.00 $0.00

4. American Ethnic Studies Student Association Jane Elliot – February 21, 2012

$8,400.00 $4,555.69

5. Black Student Union Courtney Vance – February 2012

$15,550.00 $0.00

6. Black Student Union John Bul Dau – February 2012

$8,850.00 $8,125.00

7. Black Student Union Julie Dash – February 2012

$10,850.00 $0.00

8. Black Student Union Stephen A. Smith – February 2012

$15,850.00 $0.00

9. Black Student Union Tyrese Gibson – February 2012

$15,850.00 $0.00

10. Black Student Union Wes Moore – February 2012

$15,850.00 $0.00

11. Chinese Students and Scholars Association Great Kansas Area Spring Festival Celebration – January 23, 2012

$8,447.37 $8,367.37

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THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2011 96 BY A VOTE OF 39-6-5 97

Title of Proposal Requested Spring 2012

Allocated Spring 2012

12. K-State College Republicans Inaugural Susanna Salter Lecture – March 26, 2012

$3,300.00 $0.00

13. Creative Arts Therapy Students Clare Murphy StoryFest – April 2-3, 2012

$3,366.00 $0.00

14. Delta Sigma Theta Nikki Giovanni: Diversity as Art – March 2012

$16,850.00 $0.00

15. Delta Sigma Theta MC Lyte: Inspiring the Next Generation – March 2012

$21,650.00 $0.00

16. Delta Sigma Theta Mos Def – March 2012

$26,650.00 $26,000.00

17. Ebony Theatre Broadway Unplugged – February 27, 2012

$10,850.00 $0.00

18. Empower Cats Beethoven’s Nightmare – March 2012

$7,648.00 $7,648.00

19. FIRE Cricket Keating – April 5-6, 2012

$6,515.00 $6,415.00

20. Gamma Rho Lambda Queer Race Narratives – February 9-10, 2012

$5,760.94 $5,760.94

21. International Coordinating Council International Panel Discussion – April 11, 2012

$12,230.00 $0.00

22. KanDance African Dance &Music Performance and Lecture – February 27-29, 2012

$7,200.00 $0.00

23. Lambda Theta Nu Latin Youth Leadership Conference – March 2-3, 2012

$4,316.00 $4,316.00

24. National Organization of Minority Architect Students Diversity Week – April 2-6, 2012

$13,000.00 $0.00

25. Native American Student Association Billy Mills: Running Strong for American Indian Youth – March 27, 2012

$7,909.25 $0.00

26. Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators Sex Ed Bootcamp – April 16-17, 2012

$19,550.00 $0.00

27. Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society Racism in the 21st Century – April 6, 2012

$4,220.00 $0.00

28. Society for Appreciation of Bharatiya Heritage and Arts Jugalhandi: A musical Synergy – April 6, 2012

$8,350.00 $0.00

29. Student Organization for Cultural Studies The Evolution of Drag – February 11, 2012

$5,508.50 $5,508.50

30. Students in Free Enterprise Bonnie St. John – April 4, 2012

$19,745.00 $0.00

31. United Black Voices Gospel Choir Praise in the Park – April, 2012

$19,635.00 $0.00

TOTAL $372,226.06 $94,796.50

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RESOLUTION 11/12/43 APPROVAL OF NEW 1 STUDENT SENATORS 2 3 BY: Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, There are two vacancies in the office of Student Senator for the College of Arts and Sciences; and 6 7 WHEREAS, Brett Amidon and Karyn Elliott had the next highest vote totals for the College of Arts and 8

Sciences in the 2011 general election. 9 10 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 11 12 SECTION 1. Brett Amidon and Karyn Elliott be approved as Student Senators for the College of Arts and 13 13

Sciences. 14 15

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON JANUARY 26, 2012 16 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 17

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RESOLUTION 11/12/44 APPROVAL OF NEW 1 STUDENT SENATORS 2 3 BY: Natalie Rauth 4 5 WHEREAS, There are two vacancies in the office of Student Senator for the Graduate; and 6 7 WHEREAS, Indu Seetharaman and Winston Wolf were nominated by the Graduate Student Council as 8

qualified candidates for these positions. 9 10 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 11 12 SECTION 1. Indu Seetharaman and Winston Wolf be approved as Student Senators for the Graduate School. 13 14

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 2, 2012 15 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 16

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RESOLUTION 11/12/45 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF MANHATTAN 1 VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE 2

3 BY: Governmental Relations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, Division J, of the Student Governing Association By-Laws charges the 6

Governmental Relations Committee with coordinating voter registration and education efforts 7 among students at Kansas State University; 8

9 WHEREAS, Students at Kansas State University are affected by the decisions made by the governments of the 10

City of Manhattan, Riley County, and the State of Kansas, and should stay informed on elections; 11 12 WHEREAS, The Manhattan/Riley County League of Women Voters is coordinating a voter registration drive 13

on February 22, 2012 in the Kansas State University Student Union and at Johnny Kaw’s Sports 14 Bar, and would like students to be involved; and 15

16 WHEREAS, Collaboration between the Kansas State University Student Governing Association and the 17

Manhattan/Riley County League of Women Voters would be beneficial to the efforts of both 18 parties. 19

20 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 21 22 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association supports the voter registration 23

efforts of the Manhattan/Riley County League of Women Voters. 24 25 SECTION 2. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association will work to publicize the voter 26

registration rally on February 22, 2012 at the Kansas State University Student Union and Johnny 27 Kaw’s Sports Bar among the students at Kansas State University and will commit to making the 28 event a success. 29

30 SECTION 3. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy of this 31

resolution shall be sent to President Kirk Schulz, Manhattan/Riley County League of Women 32 Voters, Mayor Jim Sherow, City Commissioner Loren Pepperd, City Commissioner Rich 33 Jankovich, City Commissioner Wynn Butler, City Commissioner John Matta, Riley County 34 Commisioner Karen McCulloh, Riley County Commissioner David Guthals, Riley County 35 Commissioner Al Johnson, Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo, K-State Young Democrats President 36 Lindsay Tubbs, K-State College Republicans President Ashton Archer, Young Americans for 37 Liberty President Ian Huyett, Manhattan USD383, and K-State Collegian reporter Jakki 38 Thompson. 39

40 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 16, 2012 41

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 51-0-0 42

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RESOLUTION 11/12/46 ALLOCATION OF STUDENT 1 BOND SURPLUS ACCOUNT 2

3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Andrew Wagner, Natalie Rauth, Kate Bormann, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, Abby 4

Guenther, Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Bret Amidon, Ashton Archer, Aaron Bisch, Katelyn 5 Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan 6 DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Karyn Elliot, John Grice, Ken Guan, Madeline Haas, 7 Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Kent Kerby, Michele 8 Kerns, Marcus Kidd, Ellesha Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier 9 Lopez, Kat Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, Kyle 10 Nuss, Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Darrell Rezac, 11 Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie 12 Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Megan Walden, Macy Warburton, 13 Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Dana Williamson, Evan Woolsoncroft, Winston Wolf, Sarah 14 Works, and Eric Zinke 15

16 WHEREAS, The university administration has requested the Student Governing Association give input on how 17

the bond surplus funds are to be utilized; 18 19 WHEREAS, The bond surplus funds exist to provide opportunity for the completion of major one-time 20

projects; 21 22 WHEREAS, K-State Athletics has agreed, assuming their continued use of the tennis courts for varsity 23

intercollegiate tennis, to continue to cover the cost of tennis court resurfacing(s); 24 25 WHEREAS, The bond surplus funds should be utilized on projects that benefit the student body and have 26

received approval by the Student Governing Association; and 27 28 WHEREAS, These recommendations have been reached through discussion with university administration. 29 30 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 31 32 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association recommends and approves that 33

$1,300,000 be allocated from the student privilege fee bond surplus account for the joint project 34 between K-State Athletics and K-State Student Recreational Services to improve the Student 35 Recreational Tennis Courts and Outdoor Recreational Complex. 36

37 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy of this 38

resolution shall be sent to be sent to Vice President for Administration and Finance Bruce 39 Shubert, Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, Director of K-State Athletics John Currie, 40 Director of Student Recreational Services Steve Martini, AND Director of the Office of Student 41 Activities and Services Gayle Spencer. 42

43 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRAURY 9, 2012 44

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 56-0-0 45

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RESOLUTION 11/12/47 COMMENDATION TO SPEECH FORUM PARTICIPANTS 1 2 BY: Danny Davis, Nate Spriggs, Natalie Rauth, Kate Bormann, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, 3

Abby Guenther, Andrew Rickel, Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Bret Amidon, Ashton 4 Archer, Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, 5 Erin Clopine, Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Karyn Elliot, Zuleica 6 Gerardo, John Grice, Ken Guan, Madeline Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, Craig 7 Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, Ellesha 8 Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Kat Lopez, Alycia 9 McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, Kyle Nuss, Amanda 10 Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Darrell Rezac, Valerie 11 Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie Stoway, 12 Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, Macy 13 Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Dana Williamson, Evan Woolsoncroft, 14 Winston Wolf, and Eric Zinke 15

16 17 WHEREAS, Nick Attwater, Kasey Coad, Blair Kocher, Patrick Mellard, Thomas Weeks, and Dani 18

Winters, spoke in a public forum moderated by Marcus Cooper on December 1, 2011; 19 20 WHEREAS, These students were selected by their fellow peers from K-State’s Advanced Public 21

Speaking classes; 22 23 WHEREAS, Each addressed diverse issues facing the university as representatives of the student body 24

and offered possible solutions for these issues; and 25 26 WHEREAS, This bi-annual event provides students with a diplomatic avenue to express their concerns 27

and address issues they feel are of great importance to the student body. 28 29 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 30 31 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association commends and 32

congratulates Nick Attwater, Kasey Coad, Blair Kocher, Patrick Mellard, Thomas 33 Weeks, Dani Winters, and Marcus Cooper for their dedication to helping find ways to 34 improve Kansas State University and promote activism through public speaking. 35

36 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy 37

of this resolution shall be sent to Nick Attwater, Kasey Coad, Blair Kocher, Patrick 38 Mellard, Thomas Weeks, Dani Winters, their parents, Teaching Assistant and Forum 39 Moderator Marcus Cooper, Dean of the College of Agriculture John Floros, Dean of the 40 College of Arts and Sciences Peter Dorhout, Dean of the College of Business 41 Administration Ali Malekzadeh, Faculty Senator Phil Anderson, Vice President for 42 Student Life Pat Bosco, and Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz. 43

44 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 15, 2012 45

BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 46

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RESOLUTION 11/12/48 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF K-STATE PROUD AS THE 1 OFFICIAL PHILANTHROPY OF THE STUDENT BODY 2

3 BY: John Grice, Dylan Works, Abby Guenther, and Erin Clopine 4 5 WHEREAS, The K-State Proud Student Campaign is entering its sixth year as a student-led philanthropy on 6

Kansas State University’s campus; 7 8 WHEREAS, Upon the campaign’s formation in 2006, the Kansas State University student body determined its 9

greatest funding priority to be allocations to students who have exhausted all forms of financial 10 assistance; 11

12 WHEREAS, Funds contributed by philanthropic minded students, alumni, friends, and family of Kansas State 13

University are allocated weekly to students in dire financial need in the form of Student 14 Opportunity Awards; 15

16 WHEREAS, K-State Hero awards provide recognition for Kansas State University students demonstrating 17

exceptional commitment and dedication to improving the Kansas State University community 18 through campus leadership, community service, and other contributions to campus life; 19

20 WHEREAS, K-State Proud has raised over $450,000 in five years for Student Opportunity Awards; 21 22 WHEREAS, These Student Opportunity Awards allocated by K-State Proud ensure students may continue 23

their educational pursuits at Kansas State University; 24 25 WHEREAS, The Kansas State University Student Body has embraced K-State Proud’s mission of “Student’s 26

Helping Students”; 27 28 WHEREAS, K-State Proud has a substantial student involvement across each of the nine university colleges, 29

surpassing all other student-led philanthropies on campus; and 30 31 WHEREAS, K-State Proud cultivates philanthropy across the university and celebrates the philanthropic spirit 32

of the Kansas State University Student Body. 33 34 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 35 36 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association recognizes K-State Proud as the 37

official philanthropy of the Kansas State University Student Body, and as such encourages all 38 students, faculty, staff, and administration to join the K-State Proud campaign and assist in its 39 mission to help students in dire financial need. 40

41 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy of this 42

resolution shall be sent to University President Kirk Schulz, Vice President for Student Life Pat 43 Bosco, Provost April Mason, President and CEO of the KSU Foundation Fred Cholick, Faculty 44 Senate President Tom Vontz, Classified Senate President Lesa Reves, Jon and Ruth Ann Wefald, 45 Coach Frank Martin, Dr. Frank Tracz, Dr. Michael Wesch, and Dr. Noel Schulz. 46

47 THIS RESOLUTION WAS WITHDRAWN ON FEBURUARY 21, 2012 48

BY THE AUTHORS 49

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RESOLUTION 11/12/49 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE COLLEGE OF 1 AGRICULTURAL STUDENT COUNCIL CONSTITUTION 2

3 BY: Senate Operations 4 5 WHEREAS, College Councils may, at any time, amend their Constitution and/or By-laws; 6 7 WHEREAS, The College of Agricultural Student Council has made changes to their Constitution; 8 9 WHEREAS, Student Senate must approve or disapprove amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws of 10

College Councils. 11 12 BE IT RESOVLED THAT: 13 14 SECTION 1. Chapter 10 of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Statutes shall be 15

replaced with the following: 16 17

Chapter 10: 18 College of Agriculture College Council Constitution 19

20 10-0101 THE AGRICULTURAL STUDENT COUNCIL OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 21 22 10-0102 PREAMBLE 23 24 10-0103 We, the undergraduate students of the College of Agriculture of Kansas State University, in order 25

to further the best interests of the College of Agriculture, to unite and strengthen the efforts of the 26 students of the College of Agriculture, to maintain and support all student activities of the 27 College of Agriculture, to provide improved relationships between students and agricultural 28 faculty and administration, and to conduct such business as may come before the agricultural 29 student body, do hereby organize the Agricultural Student Council of Kansas State University. 30

31 10-0103 Article I. NAME AND PURPOSE 32 33 10-0104 Section 1. The name of this organization shall be "The Agricultural Student Council of Kansas 34

State University" (hereinafter referred to as "Council"). 35 36 10-0105 Section 2. The purpose of this organization shall be: 37

A. To serve the best interests of all students in the College of Agriculture and all 38 agricultural student organizations, sponsor and support student activities and programs, 39 communicate with and unite agricultural student organizations, and foster positive 40 relationships between students, faculty, and administration. 41

B. To consider any amendments to the Kansas State University Student Governing 42 Association (KSU SGA) Constitution 43

C. To select replacements to Student Senate when requested 44 D. To allocate Student Activity Fee funds to agricultural student organizations 45 E. To handle any legislative or executive duties not reserved by the SGA Constitution and 46

By-Laws for Student Senate and the Student Body President. 47 48 10-0106 Article II. GOVERNMENT 49 50

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10-0107 Section 1. The total membership of Council shall be composed of the elected officers, appointed 51 officers, the ag student senators, one faculty advisor appointed by the Associate Dean of 52 Academic Programs of the College of Agriculture, one faculty advisor selected by Council, one 53 representative of each agricultural student organization, and all persons in positions appointed 54 by the Executive Committee. Council members shall be currently enrolled in baccalaureate 55 degree programs of the College of Agriculture. 56

57 10-0108 Section 2. Voting members of Council shall include the elected officers, appointed officers, and 58

each elected representative from the agricultural student organizations. The President shall be 59 entitled to vote in the event of a tie. All other members of Council shall serve in ex-officio roles. 60

61 10-0109 Section 3. Elected officers of Council shall be the President, Vice President, Secretary, 62

Treasurer, Activities Director and Public Relations Director. These officers shall make 63 up the Executive Committee of Council, which will meet as deemed necessary by the President. 64 Faculty advisors shall serve as ex-officio members of the Executive Committee. Appointed 65 officers of Council shall be the Coordinators of major council activities, to an extent deemed by 66 the President and faculty advisors (Ag Fest, Ag Telefund and Student/Faculty Recognition 67 Program). Candidates for these officers will be recommended by the Executive Committee 68 following a review of applications, and the appointed officers will then be approved by a majority 69 vote of the Council at a regular meeting. 70

71 10-0110 Section 4. Council shall meet as often as deemed necessary by Council or as called by the 72

President. The necessary quorum present for the conduct of business shall be defined as greater 73 than 50 percent of the voting members. 74

75 10-0111 Section 5. Each organizational representative to Council, Appointed officer, Executive member 76

or a proxy shall be required to attend all meetings. For any absence to be excused, an 77 explanation must be given to the Secretary or President before the meeting. After two unexcused 78 absences by a member or proxy, that member and the group that person represents shall be 79 notified by the Secretary of the absences. After the third unexcused absence, expulsion shall be 80 automatic. The Secretary will contact the organization and officer concerned, and a new 81 representative or officer shall be appointed by that group or the Executive committee. 82

83 10-0112 Article III. DUTIES OF ELECTED OFFICERS 84 85 10-0113 Section 1. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of Council, sign Council 86

documents drawn by the Secretary or other Council members, call special meetings of Council, 87 and call meetings of and preside at Executive Committee. In addition, the President shall be a 88 representative to the Ag Alumni Association Board of Directors and the Dean's Ag Council and 89 perform other duties that are necessary as a representative of the College and/or the functioning 90 of Council. All Appointed Officers report to the President. 91

92 10-0114 Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Vice President to assume the duties of the President in the 93

absence of or at the request of the President. The Vice President shall be responsible for the 94 conduct of Council elections, Ag Awards Assembly, Watermelon Feed and planning Council 95 Retreat. 96

97 10-0115 Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep the minutes of Council, to make minutes of 98

Council available to students in the College of Agriculture and others deemed necessary, to notify 99 Council members of unexcused absences, and perform other such duties as the office of Secretary 100 might require or are assigned. 101

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102 10-0116 Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to handle all finances of Council, to be 103

chairperson of the Allocations Committee, and oversee the preparation of the annual Council 104 budget. The Treasurer shall also be responsible for presenting financial reports at each meeting. 105

106 10-0117 Section 5. It shall be the responsibility of the Activities Director and appointed officers to 107

oversee Ag Fest. All other activities that Council votes to participate in will be overseen by an 108 officer deemed by the President. 109

110 10-0118 Section 6. It shall be the responsibility of the Public Relations Director to inform the campus of 111

upcoming events and activities sponsored by and involving Council. A biweekly newsletter, 112 Pickups, shall be the primary tool used for the information transfer. The Director and appointed 113 assistant(s) shall be responsible for gathering and editing news for Pickups. This person shall 114 monitor posting of materials for Council elections and handle any other matters delegated by 115 Council. 116

117 10-0119 Article IV. ELECTION OF OFFICERS 118 119 10-0120 Section 1. Elected positions shall include President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Public 120

Relations Director, and Activities Director. 121 122 10-0121 Section 2. Students eligible for candidacy for Council office shall be enrolled in the College of 123

Agriculture in a minimum of twelve hours and have a minimum of a 2.0 grade point average. 124 Candidates shall have at least one full academic year of school remaining at Kansas State 125 following the semester in which they are elected. 126

127 10-0122 Section 3. All students interested in filing for an office in Council shall complete an application 128

form listing the office desired and the applicant's qualifications. The application shall be 129 submitted to the Associate Dean of Academic Programs Office before the deadline set by the 130 Executive Committee each year. All candidates are subject to the provisions of the KSU SGA 131 Elections Regulations Code. 132

133 10-0123 Section 4. Officer candidates shall attend a mandatory candidates' meeting planned by the 134

Executive Committee following the application deadline. A written excuse from this meeting must 135 be received by the Associate Dean of Academic Programs Office if an absence is necessary. 136 Candidates for elected Council positions must recognize and follow the spending guidelines and 137 other campaign regulations outlined by the Student Governing Association. 138

139 10-0124 Section 5. Election of members shall be held in conjunction with the KSU SGA General Elections 140

and administered by the SGA Elections Committee. Voting and counting of ballots shall be in 141 accordance with the rules and requirements issued by KSU SGA. Write-in votes shall be counted. 142

143 10-0125 Section 6. Each Executive Committee office will be voted on separately. Candidates receiving a 144

plurality vote shall be deemed winners of the elections. In case of a tie for a Council office, 145 Council will determine the winner by vote at the next scheduled meeting. 146

147 10-0126 Section 7. If a winning candidate is found in violation of campaign regulations by the SGA 148

Elections Committee, that candidate shall be passed on to Council for approval. Council must 149 decide by a two-thirds vote of all voting members the approval of such a candidate. If approval 150 is not gained, the candidate with the next-highest number of votes shall be deemed the winner of 151 the election. That candidate shall be subject to the same approval process in the event of a 152

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campaign violation. If no one receiving votes for an office gains approval, it shall be declared 153 vacant and filled in accordance with the procedure outlined in Section 9 of this Article. 154

155 10-0127 Section 8. Officers shall be elected to a one-year term beginning at the time of officer 156

installation. The newly elected officers shall serve as assistants to the present officers until 157 officially installed. This installation shall occur within the last four weeks of the spring semester. 158

159 10-0128 Section 9. If any office becomes vacant, Council shall accept applications for a replacement. 160

Council shall elect one individual from these applicants to serve the remainder of the term. 161 Replacements must qualify according to provisions of this Constitution. 162

163 10-0129 Section 10. Elected officers or persons in positions appointed by the Executive Committee may 164

be removed from Council for obvious failure to perform the duties of their offices or 165 appointments, conviction of a felony or like violations of the law, or gross negligence in serving 166 as an officer or appointee. A motion for removal must be approved by three-fourths of all voting 167 members provided due cause shall have been properly presented at the previous meeting of 168 Council. Vacancies created through removal from office shall be filled in accordance with the 169 procedure outlined in Section 9 of this Article. 170

171 10-0130 Article V. REPRESENTATIVES TO COUNCIL 172 173 10-0131 Section 1. It shall be the duty of all elected representatives to Council to present input from their 174

particular organizations, help conduct Council business, fulfill responsibilities of Council, and 175 communicate the actions of Council back to their respective organizations. 176

177 10-0132 Section 2. Representatives to Council from student organizations shall be students that are 178

elected by their clubs. 179 180 10-0133 Section 3. Ag student senators shall keep Council current on student senate decisions that affect 181

the College of Agriculture and shall report to the Vice President of the Executive Committee 182 183 10-0134 Section 4. Council student representatives on College of Agriculture faculty committees shall 184

regularly report to Council on the activities of their committees. 185 186 10-0135 Section 5. Council committee chairpersons shall regularly report to Council on their committee 187

activities. 188 189 10-0136 Section 6. Organizational Membership. Organizations desiring membership on Council must: 190

A. Consist of students (rather than faculty) 191 B. Have an agricultural-related purpose 192 C. Be registered through the Office of Student Activities and Services 193 D. Be classified by Senate Allocations Committee as a part of Ag Council for SGA funding 194

purposes 195 E. Present an organization-approved constitution and letter of intent to the President. 196

Membership shall be contingent upon two-thirds approval of Council membership voting. 197 Once approved, a representative to Council from the organization shall be seated and the 198 organization will request SGA funding through Ag Council. 199

200 10-0137 Article VI. AMENDMENT 201 202

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10-0138 Section 1. This Constitution may be amended and ratified by a three-fourths vote of the total 203 voting membership of Council provided that such amendments shall have been properly 204 presented at the previous meeting of Council. 205

206 10-0139 Section 2. Amendments must be submitted to Student Senate for approval and shall take affect 207

when ratified by majority vote of Student Senate. 208 209 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate this resolution shall take effect immediately. 210 211

THIS BILL PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON FEBRUARY 16, 2012 212 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-0 213

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RESOLUTION 11/12/50 APPROVAL OF NEW STUDENT SENATOR 1 2 BY: Natalie Rauth 3 4 WHEREAS, There is one vacancy in the office of Student Senator for the College of Agriculture; and 5 6 WHEREAS, Zuleica Gerardo has been appointed by the College of Agriculture Student Council as a Student 7

Senator for the College of Agriculture. 8 9 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 10 11 SECTION 1. Zuleica Gerardo be approved as Student Senator for the College of Agriculture. 12 13

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 1, 2012 14 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 15

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RESOLUTION 11/12/51 SUPPORT OF IN-STATE TUITION FOR 1 HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS 2 3 BY: Tyler Tannahill, Nate Spriggs, Natalie Rauth, Kate Bormann, Sarah Works, Dylan 4

Works, Abby Guenther, Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Bret Amidon, Ashton Archer, 5 Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin 6 Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Karyn Elliot, 7 Zuleica Gerardo, John Grice, Ken Guan, Madeline Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, 8 Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, 9 Ellesha Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Kat 10 Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, Kyle 11 Nuss, Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Darrell 12 Rezac, Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, 13 Stephanie Stoway, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, 14 Macy Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Dana Williamson, Evan 15 Woolsoncroft, Winston Wolf, Sarah Works, and Eric Zinke 16

17 18 WHEREAS, Kansas State University experienced a record enrollment of 23,588 students; 19 20 WHEREAS, An estimated 3,000 of these students are directly affiliated with the military and 21

approximately another 800 students actively utilize the post 9/11 G.I. Bill to attend 22 Kansas State University to further their educational aspirations; 23

24 WHEREAS, Fort Riley has an impactful role not only on Kansas State University but the city of 25

Manhattan, Kansas, as well; 26 27 WHEREAS, Fort Riley has an estimated 11,000 temporary Kansas residents with a projected growth 28

to 15,000 by 2015; 29 30 WHEREAS, Many of these temporary residents wish to continue to live in the Manhattan area after 31

their service, to attend Kansas State University; 32 33 WHEREAS, Many of these temporary residents have been stationed at Fort Riley with their families 34

four plus years and consider Manhattan their home, yet still must pay out of state tuition 35 upon enrolling at Kansas State University; 36

37 WHEREAS, It is the responsibility of the Student Governing Association and Kansas State University 38

Administration to assist these new military veterans, and future Kansas State University 39 students, in providing an affordable and quality education if they choose to stay in the 40 Manhattan area for their secondary education; 41

42 WHEREAS, Veterans from all universities in Kansas are coming together, along with state 43

representatives, to lobby and pass House Bill 2652 and Senate Bill 401, that upon passage 44 would require all state universities to offer in-state tuition to honorably discharged 45 veterans utilizing the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill to attend college. 46

47 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 48 49 SECTION 1: The Kansas State University Student Governing Association supports the passage of 50

House Bill 2652 and Senate Bill 401, or any decision by the State of Kansas and Kansas 51

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Board of Regents to allow honorably discharged members of the United States armed 52 forces to attend any public state universities in the state of Kansas while paying in-state 53 tuition. 54

55 SECTION 2: Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy 56

of this resolution shall be sent to State Representative Sydney Carlin, State Senator Dr. 57 Roger Reitz, University President Kirk Schulz, Provost April Mason, Vice President for 58 Student Life Pat Bosco, Director of Government Relations Sue Peterson, Director of 59 Military Affairs retired Lt. Col. Art DeGroat, Director of Non-Traditional & Veteran 60 Student Services Suzanne Lueker, President of the Kansas Senate Steve Morris, Senate 61 Majority Leader Jay Emler, Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, Speaker of the 62 Kansas House Mike O'Neal, House Majority Leader Arlen Siegfreid, House Minority 63 Leader Paul Davis, the Kansas Board of Regents, University of Kansas Student Body 64 President Libby Johnson, Wichita State University Student Body President Matthew 65 Onstott, Washburn University Student Body President Taylor McGown, Pittsburg State 66 University Student Body President Eric Jones, Fort Hays University Student Body 67 President Tyler Thompson, and Emporia State University Student Body President Ashley 68 Vogts. 69

70 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 1, 2012 71

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-0 72

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RESOLUTION 11/12/52 DECLARATION OF CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE 1 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY 2

3 BY: Senate Operations Committee, Xu Tan, Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Tyrone Williams, 4

Brandon West, Natalie Rauth, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, Abby Guenther, Andrew Rickel, 5 Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Bret Amidon, Ashton Archer, Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, 6 Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan DeForce, 7 Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Karyn Elliot, Zuleica Gerardo, John Grice, Ken Guan, 8 Madeline Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Kent 9 Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, Ellesha Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, Garrett Lister, 10 Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Kat Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, 11 Michelle Modiri, Kyle Nuss, Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam 12 Ragoschke, Darrell Rezac, Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, 13 Jordan Sterling, Stephanie Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew 14 Wagner, Megan Walden, Macy Warburton, Austin Wilhoit, Dana Williamson, Evan 15 Woolsoncroft, Winston Wolf, Sarah Works, and Eric Zinke 16

17 18 WHEREAS, Kansas State University experienced a record enrollment of 1,851 international students and 19

employs more than 300 international faculty members this academic year; 20 21 WHEREAS, International students and faculty greatly contribute to the enhancement of our university and 22

local community, both culturally and intellectually; 23 24 WHEREAS, International students bring global perspectives into classrooms and help to foster an 25

environment of mutual respect and understanding among individuals; 26 27 WHEREAS, International students pay more than twice the tuition and fees of in-state students for their 28

education and have access to essentially no financial aid; 29 30 WHEREAS, The Institute of International Education and the National Association of Foreign Student 31

Affairs jointly conduct an annual study to determine the economic impact international 32 students, and their dependents, have on national and state economies; 33

34 WHEREAS, The results of the 2010–2011 academic year study unmistakably illustrate the impact 35

international students have on both national and state economies, showing international 36 students contributed approximately $20.23 billion to the United States’ economy and 37 approximately $200 million to Kansas’s economy; 38

39 WHEREAS, Even if one ignores the extraordinary impact of international students to our nation and state, 40

the cultural and financial benefits to Kansas State University are obvious; 41 42 WHEREAS, A journalistic opinion expressed in the article titled, “Public Universities Should Not Accept 43

Students from Countries that have Bad Relations with the U.S.,” has offended many in the 44 international community at Kansas State University; 45

46 WHEREAS, This journalistic opinion does not express the views of Kansas State University, the Student 47

Governing Association; and 48 49 WHEREAS, The mission of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association is to provide the 50

student body with honest representation and committed advocacy through the assessment of 51

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university issues and proactive service for the betterment of the entire campus community, 52 responding to student needs, enhancing the student experience, and fostering student 53 engagement. 54

55 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 56 57 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association remains committed to its 58

continued support of the international community at Kansas State University; knowing that 59 international students and faculty are an integral part of the Kansas State community, which 60 prides itself on diversity, opportunity, and family. 61

62 SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution be sent to the office of the Vice President for Student Life, Pat 63

Bosco, requesting a public statement clarifying the facts behind international students at K-64 State and of support for the international community. 65

66 SECTION 3. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of Student Body President, a copy of this 67

resolution shall be sent to University President Kirk Schultz, Provost April Mason, Interim 68 Associate Provost Marcelo Sabatés, International Student Center Director Sara Thurston-69 González, Director of Chinese - Modern Language Wei Wu, Chinese Students and Scholars 70 Union Advisor Liang-Wu Cai, International Coordinating Council President Obair Siddiqui, 71 the Topeka Capitol Journal, Consul Lu Xuzhong from the consulate-General of the People’s 72 Republic of China in Chicago, and Senior Reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education 73 Karin Fischer. 74

75 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 1, 2012 76

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 52-0-2 77

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RESOLUTION 11/12/53 FY 2013 STUDENT CENTERED TUITION ENHANCEMENTS 1 COMMITTEE ALLOCATION RECOMMENATIONS 2

3 BY: Student Centered Tuition Enhancements Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Kansas State University Student Governing Association Student Centered Tuition 6

Enhancements (SCTE) Committee is charged with the responsibility of evaluating SCTE 7 proposals; 8

9 WHEREAS, The SCTE Fund provides funding for programs that enhance student experiences at K-State and 10

seed money for the creation and implementation of new programs and initiatives; 11 12 WHEREAS, The SCTE budget available for FY 2013 totals $1,056,060.00; 13 14 WHEREAS, The SCTE proposals have been reviewed thoroughly and given priority for FY 2013; and 15 16 WHEREAS, The following organizations have met all the guidelines established by the Kansas State 17

University Student Governing Association. 18 19 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 20 21 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association supports the following expenditure 22

recommendations for FY 2013 Student Centered Tuition Enhancement monies. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

Repeat Proposals Allocated FY 2012

Requested FY 2013

Recommended FY 2013

Student Financial Counseling Center $74,250.00 $75,625.00 $75,625.00 LBGT Resource Center $73,550.00 $73,550.00 $73,550.00 Creating an Academy of Learning Center $26,823.00 $23,294.00 $0.00 Scholars Assisting Scholars $49,130.00 $49,180,00 $49,180,00 KSU Veterans Center $31,390.00 $31,528.00 $31,528.00 Leadership Challenge $13,000.00 $13,000.00 $13,000.00 Subtotal $268,143.00 $266,177.00 $242,883.00

New Proposals Allocated FY 2012

Requested FY 2013

Recommended FY 2013

Student Research and Broadening Access to Science to Incoming Undergraduate Students $0.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00

Distance Student Admissions Engagement, and Retention Coordinator $0.00 $35,750.00 $0.00

Celebrating the St. John’s Bible $0.00 $10,000.00 $0.00 Mass Digitization of Important K-State Publications $0.00 $50,000.00 $0.00 Student-to-Student Sales Mentoring Initiative $0.00 $3,150.00 $3,150.00 Upgrading Seating in General Use Technology Classrooms $0.00 $256,763.55 $0.00

The “Greatest Generations” Partnership for Student Travel to WW2 Battlefields $0.00 $20,000.00 $0.00

Expanding the K-State Writing Center $0.00 $26,500.00 $26,500.00 K-State Crossfit: Impacting Students through health, education & research $0.00 $31,366.00 $0.00

Enhancing the Classroom Experience $0.00 $50,000.00 $0.00 Subtotal $0.00 $503,529.55 $49,650.00

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SECTION 2. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association supports the following priority 53 expenditure recommendations for FY 2013 Student Centered Tuition Enhancement monies. 54

55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 SECTION 3. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy of this 71

resolution shall be sent to K-State President Kirk Schulz, Provost April Mason, Vice President for 72 Administration and Finance Bruce Shubert, Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, Director 73 of the Budget Office Cindy Bontrager, SafeZone Coordinator Scott Jones, Speaker Pro Tempore 74 of the Student Senate Sarah Works, Student Body Vice President Kate Bormann, Director of 75 Developing Scholars Anita Cortez, Associate Provost for International Programs Kristine Young, 76 Director of the Academic Assistance Center Judith Lynch, Director of Career and Employment 77 Services Kerri Day Keller, Vice President of Communications and Marketing Jeff Morris, 78 Assistant Coordinator of K-State First/Guide to Personal Success Laura Foote, Powercat 79 Financial Counseling Program Manager Jodi Kaus, Family Studies and Human Services Director 80 Maurice MacDonald, Coordinator for LGBT Resource Center Brandon Haddock, Director for 81 Informational Technology Assistance Center Rebecca Gould, Coordinator of Digital Instruction, 82 Information and Learning Melinda J. Wilkerson, DVM, Ph.D., Retention Coordinator for the 83 College of Engineering’s Office of Retention, Diversity and Inclusion Emily Wilcox, Non-84 Traditional & Veteran Student Services Director Suzanne Lueker, Associate Professor and 85 Associate Director for Student Development for the Division of Biology A. Lorena Passarelli, 86 Assistant to the Dean of the Division of Continuing Education, Marci Ritter, Dean of Libraries 87 Lori A. Goetsch, Head of Scholarly Communications and Publishing at the K-State Libraries 88 Beth Turtle, J.J. Vanier Distinguished Chair in Relational Selling and Marketing for the 89 Marketing Department Dawn Deeter-Schmelz, Instructional Technology Manager for iTAC Ernie 90 Perez, Louise A. Breen, Assistant Professor of English and Writing Center Development Center 91 Director Dr. Kara Northway, Assistant Professor of the Department of Kinesiology Katie 92 Heinrich, Coordinator for Student Services at the School of Leadership Studies Tamara Bauer, 93 Senior Associate Director at the School of Leadership Studies Candi Hironaka, Associate Dean of 94 Student Life and Director of the Office of Student Activities and Services Gayle Spencer, and 95 Director of Student Financial Assistance Larry Moeder. 96

97 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 8, 2012 98

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 48-6-2 99

Priority Proposals Allocated FY 2012

Requested FY 2013

Recommended FY 2013

Campus Crisis Coordinator $35,000.00 $34,500.00 $34,500.00 Diversity Programming Committee $150,000.00 $200,000.00 $175,000.00 Educational Opportunity Fund $100,000.00 $140,725.00 $140,725.00 Developing Scholars Program $75,000.00 $80,000.00 $75,000.00 The Global Education Initiative $83,000.00 $83,000.00 $83,000.00 University-Wide Tutorial Service $85,000.00 $85,000.00 $85,000.00 Career & Employment Services: Internship Director Funding $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $50,000.00

K-State TV: Wildcat Watch $24,950.00 $26,000.00 $24,950.00 K-State First/GPS $34,000.00 $34,000.00 $34,000.00 Subtotal $636,950.00 $733,225.00 $702,175.00 TOTAL (all proposals) $905,093.00 $1,502,931.55 $994,708.00

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RESOLUTION 11/12/54 COMMENDATION TO THE KANSAS STATE 1 UNIVERSITY BLACK STUDENT UNION 2 3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Tyrone Williams, and Andrew Rickel 4 5 WHEREAS, The 35th annual conference for the Big 12 Council on Black Student Government was held 6

February 23-25, 2012, at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma; 7 8 WHEREAS, The mission of the Big 12 Council on Black Student Government is to provide strong, 9

determined and courageous leadership and advocacy to affect social and academic 10 environments toward consideration of the multicultural community’s collective concerns 11 and issues where it pertains to the educational, socio-cultural, economic, and spiritual well-12 being; 13

14 WHEREAS, The Kansas State University Black Student Union is a campus organization, with over 60 15

members, that has demonstrated dedication to advancing multicultural communities on 16 campus through the annual hosting of a fall semester welcome back celebration, Kwanzaa 17 events, numerous Black History Month events and much more; 18

19 WHEREAS, It is clear the Kansas State University Black Student Union embodies the mission set forth 20

by the Big 12 Council on Black Student Government, and exemplifies the leadership 21 excellence, values, and mission of Kansas State University; 22

23 WHEREAS, At the 35th annual conference the Kansas State University Black Student Union was named 24

the most outstanding black student government council in the Big 12 Conference and 25 bestowed their fifth Most Outstanding Council Award in the last seven years; and 26

27 WHEREAS, In addition to being named the most outstanding black student government council, two 28

students were recognized for their outstanding achievements: Shahna Campbell, junior in 29 biochemistry from Kansas City, Kansas, was named the most outstanding junior in the 30 conference and Lorenza Breckenridge III, junior in marketing from Wichita, Kansas, was 31 elected as the conference Chair of the Historical Committee. 32

33 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 34 35 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association hereby commends the Kansas 36

State University Black Student Union for their accomplishments, dedication to 37 promulgating cultural heritage, continuing the fight against human indignity and disrespect, 38 and proactively supporting the self-evident-right of all people for cultural expression and 39 participation. 40

41 SECTION 2. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association recognizes and congratulates 42

Shahna Campbell and Lorenza Breckenridge III for their achievements. 43 44 SECTION 3. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy of 45

this resolution shall be sent to the Kansas State University Black Student Union, the Kansas 46 State University Black Student Union President Bronson Blackwell, Shahna Campbell and 47 her Parents, Lorenza Breckenridge III and his parents, University President Kirk Schulz, 48 Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, Associate Provost for Diversity Dr. Myra 49 Gordon, the editorial staff of the K-Stater magazine, and the editorial staff of the Kansas 50 State Collegian. 51

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52 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 8, 2012 53

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RESOLUTION 11/12/55 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE LEARNING COMPACT 1 2 BY: Eli Schooley and Kyle Reynolds 3 4 WHEREAS, The Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee (ECEC) was formed to pursue, promote 5

and advance the educational teaching and learning experience at Kansas State University 6 7 WHEREAS, ECEC membership is composed of undergraduate students and faculty leaders from each 8

college across campus, the K-State Libraries, and the Center for the Advancement of 9 Teaching and Learning; 10

11 WHEREAS, Committee members have met over the last two years to participate in dialogue focused on 12

areas in which the Kansas State University experience can be enriched, instruction method 13 refined, and ways of improving student engagement in the classroom; 14

15 WHEREAS, ECEC has taken a significant step in fulfilling its mission by creating a Learning Compact; 16 17 WHEREAS, The Learning Compact is a statement of mutual effort between students and instructors 18

intended to shape classroom instruction and encourage active learning while opening 19 dialogue within the Kansas State University community about the educational process; 20

21 WHEREAS, The Learning Compact states: “We, the students and faculty of Kansas State University, 22

agree that the best learning culture is one in which students and teachers will work with 23 great vigor and mutual respect to achieve excellence.”; and 24

25 WHEREAS, It is important the Kansas State University Student Governing Association accept and 26

affirm the Learning Compact as a positive step toward the continual improvement of the 27 educational experience at Kansas State University. 28

29 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 30 31 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association supports the Learning 32

Compact and agrees that the best learning culture is indeed one in which students and 33 instructors work together with great vigor and mutual respect to achieve excellence. 34

35 SECTION 2. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association encourages the Learning 36

Compact be utilized in instructional settings at Kansas State University and used as a 37 mechanism to engage in further conversation about improving the classroom experience. 38

39 SECTION 3. Upon passage of this resolution, a copy shall be sent to President Kirk Schulz, Provost 40

April Mason, Senior Associate Provost Ruth Dyer, Faculty Senate President Tom Vontz, 41 and each member of the Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee. 42

43 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 15, 2012 44

BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 48-0-1 45

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RESOLUTION 11/12/56 COMMENDATION FOR DR. TODD SIMON’S 1 SERVICE TO KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 2

3 BY: Kat Lopez, Natalie Rauth, Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, 4

Abby Guenther, Andrew Rickel, Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Bret Amidon, Ashton 5 Archer, Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, 6 Erin Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Karyn 7 Elliot, Zuleica Gerardo, John Grice, Ken Guan, Madeline Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. 8 Heinz, Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus 9 Kidd, Ellesha Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, 10 Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, Kyle Nuss, 11 Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Darrell Rezac, 12 Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie 13 Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, 14 Macy Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Dana Williamson, Evan Woolsoncroft, 15 Winston Wolf, and Eric Zinke 16

17 WHEREAS, Kansas State University lost an integral part of its campus community when Dr. Todd 18

Simon passed away on March 5, 2012; 19 20 WHEREAS, Kansas State University and the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass 21

Communications are profoundly saddened by the passing of this respected and beloved 22 colleague; 23

24 WHEREAS, Dr. Simon served his department, school and students with dedication and distinction; 25 26 WHEREAS, Dr. Simon was recruited to Kansas State University in 1997, where he began his seven 27

year term as director of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications; 28 29 WHEREAS, Dr. Simon went on to serve as head of the journalism sequence for two years, as head of 30

the public relations sequence for six years, on numerous graduate program committees, 31 and as the faculty advisor for Kansas State University’s Public Relations Student Society 32 of America (PRSSA) Chapter; 33

34 WHEREAS, Dr. Simon held many community roles, including serving on the Board of Directors for 35

the Manhattan Public Library, is the author or co-author of six books, and author or co-36 author of numerous articles in scholarly journals on law or mass communications; 37

38 WHEREAS, Dr. Simon’s main areas of research included media law, journalism performance and 39

ethics, and political communication, and he taught numerous classes during his career of 40 fifteen years at Kansas State University; 41

42 WHEREAS, Dr. Simon motivated generations of students to think deeply about journalism and to 43

embrace its complexity; 44 45 WHEREAS, Dr. Simon inspired a sense of gratitude through his kindness in the classroom, his 46

uncompromisingly high standards, and his embodiment of inspirational professional 47 values that led his students to better understand the importance of mass communications; 48 and 49

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WHEREAS, Dr. Simon is survived by wife Geri, daughters Gail and Nora, mother Betty, brother Curt 51 and sister-in-law Julie, and sister Stacy, sister- and brother-in-law Joan and Larry Weber, 52 and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. 53

54 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 55 56 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association hereby commends Dr. Todd 57

Simon for his life of service dedicated to not only the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism 58 and Mass Communications but to the Kansas State University community as a whole. 59

60 SECTION 2. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association offers its deepest 61

condolences to the family of Dr. Todd Simon. 62 63 SECTION 3. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association extends its support to the 64

colleagues, students, faculty, and friends in the community and the School of Journalism 65 and Mass Communications of Dr. Todd Simon, as they mourn his loss. 66

67 SECTION 4. Upon passage by the Student Senate and signature of the Student Body President, a copy 68

of this resolution shall be sent to Dr. Simon’s wife, Geri Simon, and Dr. Simon’s 69 daughters, Gail and Nora Simon, K-State President Kirk Schulz, Professor Angela 70 Powers, Associate Director of Graduate Studies and Research Steve Smethers, Manhattan 71 Public Library Director Linda Knupp, Associate Dean of Student Life and Director of the 72 Office of Student Activities and Services Gayle Spencer, PRSSA President Courtney 73 Boman, and the faculty and staff of Kansas State University’s School of Journalism and 74 Mass Communications. 75

76 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 15, 2012 77

BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 78

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RESOLUTION 11/12/58 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO GRADUATE 1 STUDENT COUNCIL CONSTITUTION 2

BY: Senate Operations 3 4 WHEREAS, A College Council may, at any time, amend its Constitution and/or By-laws; 5 6 WHEREAS, The Graduate Student College Council has made changes to its Constitution; and 7 8 WHEREAS, Student Senate must approve amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws of College Councils. 9 10 BE IT RESOVLED THAT: 11 12 SECTION 1. Chapter 16 of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Statutes shall be 13

replaced with the following: 14 15

GSC Constitution 16 Revised March, 2012 17

18 We, the graduate students of Kansas State University, on the Manhattan, Salina, and Olathe campuses, in an 19 effort to further excellence in higher education, do hereby adopt this constitution and by-laws. 20 The goal of Graduate Student Council (GSC) is to provide support to the graduate student body, through travel 21 awards, recognition of academic achievement, professional development, social activities, and networking 22 opportunities. 23

24 Article I: Name and Purpose 25

Section 1: The name of this organization shall be the Graduate Student Council, hereafter referred to as 26 (GSC) for the remainder of this constitution and by-laws. 27

Section 2: The GSC is chartered under the Constitution for the Kansas State University Student Governing 28 Association (SGA). 29

Section 3: The GSC shall not take any action that is in violation of the constitution or by-laws of the Kansas 30 State University SGA. 31

Section 4: The purpose, duties, and power of the GSC shall be: 32 (A) To serve as an organized representative body for the formulation of policies 33 concerning graduate students. 34 (B) To serve as an official medium of communication between graduate students and the 35 graduate faculty and administration. 36 (C) To serve as the advisory board of graduate students to the graduate faculty and 37 administration. 38 (D) To nominate students for positions reserved for graduate students on official 39 university committees. 40 (E) To allocate funds to individual graduate students in accordance with the travel 41 award policy. 42 (F) To consider any amendments to the SGA Constitution. 43 (G) To select replacement Graduate Senators when requested by Student Senate per SGA 44 By-Laws. 45 (H) To handle any legislative or executive duties not reserved by the SGA and By-Laws 46 for Student Senate and the Student Body President. 47 (I) To represent graduate students on the Graduate Council. 48

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Section 1: There shall be three main bodies within the GSC: Executive Committee, Leadership Committee, 51 and General Membership. 52

(A) The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Secretary, 53 and Treasurer. 54 (B) The Leadership Committee shall consist of the Executive Committee, Senators, and 55 Committee Chairs as outlined in Article V of the by-laws. 56 (C) The General Membership will consist of the Executive Committee, the Leadership 57 Committee, and the presidents or appointed representatives of every graduate student 58 group in good standing with the GSC in accordance of Article I of the by-laws. 59

Section 2: The Dean and Associate Dean of the Graduate School or designee shall be ex-officio, non-voting 60 members of the GSC. 61

Section 3: The duties, terms of office, eligibility, and election of all GSC officers shall be specified in Article 62 IV of the GSC by-laws. 63

64 Article III: Amendments 65

Section 1: All proposed changes to the GSC constitution and/or bylaws require two readings to be held 66 during consecutive General Membership meetings. 67

Section 2: The articles of this constitution may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all GSC members 68 selected and qualified at a regularly scheduled GSC meeting. Ratification shall be by simple 69 majority approval of the total membership of the Student Senate of the Kansas State University 70 SGA. 71

Section 3: The by-laws of the GSC may be passed and/or amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all GSC 72 members selected and qualified at a regularly scheduled General Membership meeting. 73 Ratification shall be by simple majority approval of the total membership of the Student Senate of 74 the Kansas State University SGA. 75

76 Article IV: Removal from Office 77

Section 1: Any officer may be removed from the GSC for conduct deemed inappropriate, irresponsible, or 78 that does not adequately fulfill their duties as described in Article IV of the by-laws. This 79 removal requires a motion, second, and a two-thirds (2/3) vote for the removal by members 80 present at any GSC General Membership meeting. The vacancy will be filled as soon as possible 81 with a simple majority vote by the members at a regularly scheduled GSC General Membership 82 meeting. The replacement officer(s) or representative(s) is (are) bound to the requirements stated 83 under Article 3 of the GSC By-Laws. 84

Section 2: Any officer may be removed from the GSC on the following grounds: 85 (A) Misfeasance: The illegal or improper performance of a legal and proper act or duty, 86 as outlined in Article IV in the GSC By-Laws. 87 (B) Malfeasance: Misconduct or wrongful act by an elected or appointed GSC officer or 88 member, respectively. This includes any violations of the Student Code of Conduct. 89 (C) Nonfeasance: Failure to perform an act that is either an official duty or a legal 90 requirement. 91

92 GSC By-Laws 93

Revised March 2012 94 95

Article I: Membership of Graduate Student Groups 96 Section 1: Any graduate student group must meet the following criteria for membership: 97

(A) Consist primarily of Kansas State University graduate students. 98 (B) Be registered with the GSC. 99 (C) Be registered with the Office of Student Activities and Services, hereafter referred to 100

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as (OSAS) for the remainder of this constitution and by-laws. 101 Section 2: Active members of the GSC are defined as elected officers, appointed committee chairs, SGA 102

graduate student senators, and representatives of the registered graduate student groups who are 103 in good standing with the university. 104

105 Article II: Meetings 106

Section 1: Meetings shall be held on the first Monday of every month at a place and time to be determined 107 by the GSC. 108

Section 2: A quorum shall be defined as one-half plus one of all active members of the GSC. 109 Section 3: Robert's Rules of Order shall be used as the official guide for the GSC meetings. 110 Section 4: Attendance at GSC meetings is mandatory for elected officers, appointed committee chairs, SGA 111

graduate student senators, and representatives of the registered graduate student groups of the 112 GSC and university committees. 113

(A) Elected officers, senators, and appointed representatives of the GSC and university 114 committees will provide reports at each GSC meeting. 115 (B) Active member groups are required to be involved in the activities of the GSC, 116 including attending meetings and providing a report if applicable. 117

Section 5: Failure to maintain active status: 118 (A) Elected officers, senators, and appointed chairs/representatives of GSC and 119 university committees missing three consecutive GSC or committee meetings, without 120 being excused, will become inactive, which could result in removal from office. 121 (B) Registered student group representatives missing two consecutive GSC or committee 122 meetings, without being excused or sending a proxy, will result in the group's inactive 123 status. 124 (C) Members of an inactive group will not be allowed to vote on GSC matters and shall 125 not be counted toward GSC quorum. 126 (D) To regain active status, a group's president must submit a letter to the GSC president 127 stating reasons for their representative's previous absences. 128 (E) Elected officers, senators, and appointed chairs/representatives of GSC and 129 university committees must meet with the Executive Committee during an Executive 130 Committee meeting to ask to be reinstated as an active member. 131

Section 6: Absence from meetings: 132 (A) Graduate student group representatives who cannot attend a GSC meeting will send 133 a proxy. The proxy will be accorded all the rights and privileges of a GSC member but 134 shall not assume the duties of any office that the absent member holds. 135 (B) Elected officers and senators who cannot attend a GSC meeting will provide a 136 written report to the President to present on their behalf. 137 (C) Appointed Chairs/Representatives of GSC committees may send a proxy from their 138 committee to present their report or send the report to the President to present. 139

140 Article III: Elections 141

Section 1: Elected positions shall include President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. 142 Section 2: GSC officers shall hold a term of office for one year with the exception of the President-Elect who 143

assumes a term of two years, the second year assuming the responsibilities of the President. 144 Section 3: Students eligible to run for office shall be enrolled in the Graduate School and have a minimum 145

of a 3.0 grade point average. All candidates must be in overall good standing at Kansas State 146 University. 147

Section 4: If any office becomes vacant, the GSC shall accept applications for a replacement. The GSC shall 148 elect one individual from these applicants to serve the remainder of the term. Replacements must 149 qualify according to provisions of this Constitution and By-laws. 150

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Section 5: Election will be held by an electronic vote during the spring semester. The election will be 151 administered by the Election Committee. Write-in votes shall be counted. 152

Section 6: Officer transitions shall be held at the May meeting (unless a midterm transition is necessary). 153 154

Article IV: Officers 155 Section 1: The GSC President shall perform the following duties: 156

(A) Preside over all meetings of the GSC. 157 (B) Appoint all committees unless such committees are otherwise organized. 158 (C) Be an ex-officio member of all committees. 159 (D) Inspect the results of balloting and all other voting results. 160 (E) Vote in the case of a tie. 161 (F) Sign all papers of the GSC except travel award approvals. 162 (G) The President of the GSC does not count as the representative from his or her 163 graduate student group; another representative from the same group may sit on the GSC 164 in addition to the President. All other officers count as representatives of their graduate 165 student group. 166

Section 2: The GSC President-Elect shall perform the following duties: 167 (A) Assume the duties and responsibilities of the President in the absence of the 168 President. 169 (B) Assist the President with GSC meetings and projects. 170 (C) Assume the role of President at the May meeting one year after being elected to the 171 President-Elect position. 172

Section 3: The GSC Secretary shall perform the following duties: 173 (A) Record the minutes of each GSC Executive Committee, Leadership Committee, and 174 General Membership meeting. 175 (B) Keep the history of the GSC. 176 (C) Be responsible for sending approved meeting minutes to the appropriate Graduate 177 School staff person responsible for maintaining the GSC website. 178 (D) Promote GSC meetings and activities. 179 (E) Maintain the GSC’s registration process and list of active organizations. 180 (F) Assume the duties and responsibilities of the President in the absence of the President 181 and President-Elect. 182

Section 4: The GSC Treasurer shall perform the following duties: 183 (A) Present a financial report at each GSC meeting. 184 (B) Be assigned as chair of the Allocations Committee and Travel Award Committee. 185 (C) Assume the duties and responsibilities of the President in the absence of the 186 President, President-Elect, and Secretary. 187

188 Article V: Committees 189

Section 1: The GSC Executive Committee shall create general committees as necessary, to address the 190 needs of graduate students. 191

Section 2: Standing Committees: All committees shall consist of a Chair and a minimum of one, but no more 192 than five, graduate student members. 193

(A) Allocations: This committee, under the supervision of the Treasurer, will appropriate 194 GSC funding. 195

(1) The committee shall be responsible for preparing an annual budget. This 196 budget shall be submitted to the GSC Executive and Leadership Committees for 197 approval no later than their respective October GSC meetings. The approved 198 budget will then be filed with OSAS. 199 (2) The committee will meet to review travel award applications following the 200

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published deadlines and ensure awards are paid out in a timely manner. 201 (B) Student Affairs: This committee shall be responsible for researching and presenting 202 possible solutions to academic and graduate student life issues brought forth to the GSC 203 regarding all graduate students. The committee also shall be responsible for 204 coordinating social activities for graduate students. These include, but are not limited to, 205 ice cream socials and mixers. 206 (C) International Student Affairs: This committee shall be responsible for researching 207 and presenting possible solutions to issues brought forth to the GSC, specific to 208 international graduate students. 209 (D) Awards and Recognition: This committee shall be responsible for coordinating and 210 presenting awards given by the GSC. This includes, but is not limited to, the Graduate 211 Student Teaching Excellence award and nominations for the Midwestern Association of 212 Graduate Schools awards. 213 (E) Fundraising: This committee shall be responsible for coordinating fundraising 214 activities to benefit the GSC. These include, but are not limited to, tailgating events. 215 (F) Professional Development: This committee shall be responsible for coordinating 216 seminars and/or workshops that will facilitate the professional development of graduate 217 students. This includes, but is not limited to, working with Career and Employment 218 Services (CES) to organize seminars and/or workshops. 219 (G) Research Forums: This committee shall be responsible for coordinating research 220 forums and similar activities sponsored by the GSC. This includes, but is not limited to, 221 the annual K-State Research Forum and research presentation opportunities. 222 (H) Health Insurance: This representative shall be responsible for researching and 223 presenting possible solutions to issues brought forth to the GSC regarding graduate 224 student health insurance. The GSC representative of the committee will hold a seat on the 225 KSU Student Insurance Committee. The committee will work with the Division of Human 226 Resources to help provide educational opportunities to Graduate Teaching Assistants, 227 Graduate Research Assistants, and Graduate Assistants concerning the health insurance 228 available to them. 229 (I) Elections: This shall consist of Co-Commissioners who will be responsible for 230 following the election guidelines as set by Article 3 of the GSC by-laws. 231

232 Article VI: Funding 233

Section 1: GSC funds will be allocated according to the recommendations of the Allocations Committee per 234 the approved annual budget. 235

(A) Travel Awards: To be considered for a travel award, graduate students must submit 236 the on-line application no later than the published deadlines. Travel expenses must 237 follow the guidelines described in the travel award application. 238 (B) Operating Costs and Other Funds: Money allocated for these expenditures must 239 follow the SGA and State of Kansas guidelines and be approved by the Allocations 240 Committee. Applicable expenses include, but are not limited to, copies, promotional 241 advertising and printing, lecturers/speakers, rental equipment, and films that benefit the 242 entire graduate student body. 243 244

SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate this resolution shall take effect immediately. 245 246

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 247 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 248

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RESOLUTION 11/12/59 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO COLLEGE OF 1 ENGINEERING STUDENT COUNCIL CONSTITUTION 2

3 BY: Senate Operations 4 5 WHEREAS, A College Council may, at any time, amend its Constitution and/or By-laws; 6 7 WHEREAS, The Engineering Student College Council has made changes to its Constitution; and 8 9 WHEREAS, Student Senate must approve amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws of College Councils. 10 11 BE IT RESOVLED THAT: 12 13 SECTON 1. Chapter 15 of the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Statutes shall be 14

replaced with the following: 15 16

The 2012 Preamble 17 We, the students of the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, do hereby establish this 18 Constitution for the purpose of empowering, improving, and revitalizing the Engineering Student Council. 19

For eleven years, our organization has striven to unify the College of Engineering through democratic action; 20 in the same spirit, we hereby adopt a new Constitution to reaffirm this goal, clarify our purpose, modernize 21

our procedures, formalize our traditions, and empower our community. 22 23

Article I 24 Name and Purpose 25

Section 1: Name. 26 1.1 The official name of this organization shall be the K-State Engineering Student Council. 27 1.2 The official acronym of the organization shall be ESC. 28 1.3 Hereafter within this Constitution, K-State shall refer to Kansas State University, and College shall 29 refer to the College of Engineering of K-State. 30 Section 2: Purpose. 31

2.1 The primary purpose of ESC shall be to develop and promote community within the 32 engineering student body, to unify students, staff, and faculty from all departments and offices, to 33 coordinate the efforts of all engineering student organizations, to actively promote diversity and 34 acceptance of all students, and to continually promote interest and involvement in the College. 35 2.2 The secondary purpose of ESC shall be to fulfill the duties assigned by the President of Kansas 36 State University, or the Dean of the College, or the K-State Student Governing Association (SGA). 37 38

Article II 39 Membership 40

Section 1: Membership. 41 1.1 General Membership shall be open to all students enrolled in the College, subject to 42

restrictions and qualifications enumerated within Bylaws §2. 43 1.2 Special Membership shall be open to those enumerated within Bylaws §3.44 Section 2: Honorary Membership. 45

2.1 By unanimous vote of Executive Board members present at an Executive Board Meeting, the 46 Executive Board shall have the power to extend the title "Honorary Member of the K-State Engineering 47 Student Council" to any person. 48 2.2 Honorary Members shall not possess the right to vote. 49 50

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Article III 51 Executive Board 52

Section 1: Membership. 53 1.1 The Executive Board of ESC shall consist of Elected Officers, Appointed Officers, and Chairs of 54 Standing Committees. 55 1.2 All Executive Board members shall be required to have General Membership. 56

Section 2: Elected Officers. 57 2.1 The Elected Officers of ESC shall consist of President and Vice President. 58 2.2 Candidates for the positions of President and Vice President shall meet the requirements for a 59 General Member, pursuant to Bylaws §2, for a time of no less than six months prior to the election. 60 2.3 The Elected Officers shall be selected by a vote of the entire College. Elections for the next 61 academic year will be held at an ESC All-Council meeting during the spring semester of the current year. 62 2.4 The procedures for election will be a secret ballot vote. 63 2.5 Each organization in the College of Engineering shall receive one vote that may be cast by a 64 delegated representative of that organization during the elections meeting. Each member of the ESC 65 Executive Board shall receive one vote that he or she may cast during the elections meeting. 66 During the elections meeting, every person in attendance, including organization representatives, 67 Executive Board members, may participate in an anonymous poll. The candidate who wins the poll shall 68 receive ten (10) votes. In case of an exact tie in the poll, the votes shall be split evenly between the tying 69 candidates. 70 The overall winner shall be the candidate with the most total votes as allocated by the system above. 71 2.6 Elections to office shall be for an entire academic year, beginning on the first day of the summer 72 semester and ending on the last day of the spring semester. 73

Section 3: Duties of Elected Officers 74 3.1 The President of ESC shall act as chair of all Executive Board Meetings and all All-Council 75 Meetings, oversee all activity pertaining to ESC events and committees, and complete any other duties as 76 required by the office. 77 3.2 The Vice President of ESC shall act as President in the absence of the President, act as chair of the 78 Selection Committee, shall act as liaison between student organizations and the ESC, and complete any 79 other duties as required by the office. 80

Section 4: Appointed Officers. 81 4.1 The Appointed Officers enumerated within Bylaws §4.5 shall be members of the Executive Board. 82

Section 5: Chairs of Standing Committees. 83 5.1 The Chairs of all Standing Committees enumerated within Bylaws §5.5 shall be members of the 84 Executive Board. 85

Section 6: Impeachment. 86 6.1 The mid-term impeachment and removal of an Elected Officer shall follow the guidelines enumerated 87 within Bylaws §8. 88 89

Article IV 90 Meetings 91

Section 1: Requirements. 92 1.1 Meetings shall be called to order by the President, the Vice President, or any other member of the 93 Executive Board. 94 1.2 Meetings shall be held no less than two times per month during the spring and fall academic 95 semesters. 96 1.3 Members must be present to vote; there shall be no voting by proxy. 97 1.4 Under no circumstances shall any person be allowed more than one vote. 98 1.5 Under no circumstances shall a meeting be called without proper notification of all who are 99 expected or required to attend. 100 1.6 No business shall take place at a meeting without a quorum present. 101

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1.7 All issues shall be settled in a manner according to Robert's Rules of Order. 102 Section 2: All-Council Meetings. 103

2.1 All-Council Meetings shall meet the requirements enumerated within Article IV, §1 of this 104 Constitution. 105 2.2 General Members, Special Members, all students of the College, all students of the University, and 106 the general public shall be allowed to attend the meeting. Under no circumstances shall there be a secret 107 or closed meeting. 108 2.3 Only persons possessing General Membership shall have the right to vote. 109 2.4 A quorum shall consist of attendance by a majority of the Executive Board and at least one third of 110 all persons with General Membership 111 2.5 The requirements and procedures enumerated within Bylaws §10 shall be considered equal to those 112 enumerated within this Section of this Constitution. 113

Section 3: Executive Board Meetings. 114 3.1 Executive Board Meetings shall meet the requirements enumerated within Article IV, §1 of this 115 Constitution. 116 3.2 Executive Board Meetings shall be separate from all All-Council Meetings. 117 3.3 Business the sole responsibility of the Executive Board shall not be discussed or voted upon at an 118 All-Council Meeting. 119 3.4 A quorum shall consist of attendance by a majority of the Executive Board. 120 3.5 The requirements and procedures enumerated within Bylaws §11 shall be considered equal to those 121 enumerated within this Section of this Constitution. 122 123

Article V 124 Amendments 125

Section 1: Definition. 126 1.1 This Constitution may be amended by the method enumerated within either Article V, §2 of this 127 Constitution, or Article V, §3 of this Constitution. 128

Section 2: Internal Amendment. 129 2.1 Amendments shall be required to receive sponsorship from no less than two-thirds of the Executive 130 Board or from the Dean of Engineering. After receiving sponsorship, the Amendment shall be presented 131 at an All-Council Meeting. 132 2,2 Approval the Amendment shall take place during an All-Council Meeting no sooner than two weeks 133 after the date of presentation. The Amendment shall be approved by a two-thirds vote of all General 134 Members present at the All-Council Meeting. 135

Section 3: External Amendment. 136 3.1 The Constitution may be amended by a petition bearing the verifiable signatures of one-third of the 137 students currently enrolled in the College. 138 139

Article VI 140 Ratification 141

Section 1: Ratification. 142 1.1 This Constitution shall be ratified by a three-quarters vote of the Members present at an All-Council 143 Meeting. 144 1.2 Upon ratification, this Constitution shall be the governing law of ESC. No Bylaw or rule shall be 145 made that conflicts the content of this Constitution. 146

Section 2: Bylaws. 147 2.1 Upon Ratification, the Bylaws presented in conjunction with this Constitution shall automatically be 148 adopted by ESC and shall immediately become effective. 149 2.2 The Bylaws of this Constitution shall stand with the full force and authority of this Constitution. 150 2.3 Amendment of the Bylaws shall not alter their authoritative standing. 151

Section 3: Nullification. 152

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3.1 Upon Ratification, the previous Constitution of ESC, the Kansas State University Engineering 153 Student Council Constitution, Ratified February 6,1995, shall be immediately considered null and void. 154 3.2 Upon Ratification, the previous Bylaws of ESC shall be immediately considered 155 null and void. 156 3.3 This Constitution underwent minor editorial changes to correct the order of numbered headings on 157 24 March 08.158

159 Bylaws 160

Section 1: Purpose and Amendments. 161 1.1 Hereafter within this set of Bylaws, K-State shall refer to Kansas State University, College shall refer to 162 the College of Engineering of K-State, ESC shall refer to the K-State Engineering Student Council, and 163 Constitution shall refer to the Constitution of ESC. 164

1.2 The purpose of these Bylaws are to provide additional requirements not enumerated within the 165 Constitution, to clarify meaning and wording within in the Constitution, to set forth proper procedure not 166 outlined in the Constitution, and to provide for any other consideration not explicitly declared within the 167 Constitution. 168

1.3 These Bylaws shall not be construed to be or amended to be in conflict with any rule, definition, or 169 requirement enumerated within the Constitution. 170

1.4 Amendment of these Bylaws shall be accomplished by either: 171 1.4A At least a two-thirds vote of all members of the Executive Board present at an Executive Board 172

Meeting. 173 1.4B At least a majority vote of all General Members present at an All-Council Meeting. 174

Section 2: General Membership Requirements 175 2.1 The purpose of this section is to explicitly explain the restrictions and qualifications of General 176

Membership in ESC, pursuant to the mandate in Constitution Article II, §1.2. 177 2.2 General Membership shall be open to all students enrolled in the College. 178 2.3 General Membership shall not be granted to any person until said person attends two consecutive 179

All-Council Meetings. 180 2.4 General Membership will be terminated unless the person possessing the General Membership meets 181

the following requirements: 182 2.4.A Membership of and participation in at least one Committee. 183 2.4.B Participation in at least three activities each semester (excluding summer) not related to 184

membership in required Committee. If person is an active member of two or more Committees, this 185 requirement is waived. 186

2.5 General Membership will be terminated for: 187 2.5.A Failure to attend three consecutive All-Council meetings without contacting the Director of 188

Records with a valid excuse. 189 2.5.B Violation of the K-State Honor Code 190

2.5.C Behavior as deemed inappropriate by either a majority vote of the Executive Board present at an 191 Executive Board Meeting and confirmed by a majority vote of all General Members present an 192 All-Council Meeting. 193

2.5.D Behavior as deemed inappropriate by an expulsion document bearing the verifiable 194 signatures of all Executive Board members and the Dean of the College. 195

2.5.E A formal request from the President of K-State, the Dean of the College, or the Student 196 Governing Association. 197

Section 3: Special Membership 198 3.1 The purpose of this section is to explicitly explain the restrictions and qualifications of Special 199

Membership in ESC, pursuant to the mandate in Constitution Article II, §1.3. 200 3.2 Special Membership shall not require General Membership, but Special Membership shall not restrict 201

one from also possessing General Membership. 202

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3.3 Special Membership shall not include the right to vote. 203 3.4 Special Membership shall be extended to: one or more Faculty Advisors to ESC, eight Student Senate 204

Representatives, and elected Organization Representatives. 205 3.5 The Faculty Advisor(s) will be appointed by the Dean of the College. 206 3.6 The eight Student Senate Representatives will be elected according to SGA guidelines and procedures. 207

The duties of Student Senate Representatives shall be as follows: 208 3.6.A To represent the College and ESC in K-State Student Senate. 209 3.6.B To relay the concerns of any and all students within the College to the appropriate Student 210

Senate officials. 211 3.6.C To inform ESC of important issues regarding K-State Student Senate and important issues 212

regarding K-State as a whole. 213 3.7 One Organization Representative will be elected by each and every officially recognized club and 214

organization within the College. The duties of Organization 215 Representatives shall be as follows: 216

3.7.A To relay communications to and from their organization. 217 3.7.B To encourage students within that organization to pursue General Membership within ESC. 218 Section 4: Executive Board Officers 219 4.1 The purpose of this section is to enumerate the Appointed Officers of ESC and to define the duties and 220

responsibilities of said Executive Board Officers. 221 4.2 Pursuant to Constitution III, §3.1, Appointed Officers shall be members of the Executive Board 222 4.3 Executive Board Officers shall be required to possess General Membership throughout their term and 223

to fulfill the duties and obligations thereof. 224 4.4 Appointed Officers shall be selected by the process enumerated in Bylaws §7 and impeached by the 225

process enumerated in Bylaws §8 226 4.5 The Appointed Officers shall be limited to: 227 4.5.A Treasurer. Duties of the Treasurer shall include the preparation of the budget, and all Funding 228

requests, the lawful managing of ESC finances, the disbursement of funds, and any other duties as required by 229 the office. 230

4.5.B FLC Coordinators (2). Duties of the Coordinators shall be to chair the Freshman Leadership 231 Committee, keep freshman retention through publicizing events and meetings, as well as being known to 232 freshman organizations and residency halls to promote FLC, and any other duties as required by the 233 office. Preferably, FLC Coordinators will have served on the Executive Board in the past. 234

4.5.C Director of Records. Duties of the Director of Records shall be to keep and distribute records 235 pertaining to the content and discussion of all meetings, maintain the historical records of ESC, to take 236 role at all Executive Board Meetings and All-Council Meetings, and any other duties as required by the 237 office. 238

4.5.E Webmaster. Duties of the Webmaster shall be to maintain, organize, and add content to the ESC 239 Website and social networking sites on a regular basis, assist other Executive Board members to 240 advertise and promote their activities and the activities of ESC in general, and any other duties as 241 required by office. 242

4.6 With exception of FLC Coordinators, only one person shall hold each Executive Board Office. This 243 provision shall be overridden only with the vote of at least two-thirds or the Executive Board present at an 244 Executive Board Meeting. 245

Section 5: Executive Board Committees 246 5.1 The purpose of this section is to enumerate the Executive Board Committees of ESC and to define the 247

duties and responsibilities of those Committees. 248 5.2 Pursuant to Constitution III, §4.1, all Standing Committee Chair(s) shall be members of the Executive 249

Board. 250 5.3 Any member of a Standing Committee shall be required to possess General Membership and to fulfill the 251

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duties and obligations thereof. 252 5.4 Membership within a Committee shall be at the discretion of the Chair(s) of the Committee, subject that 253

all members of the Committee meet the requirements of General Membership. 254 5.5 The Executive Board Committees with appointed chairs shall be limited to: 255 5.5.A College Relations. This committee shall facilitate communication between ESC and the College. 256

Specific effort shall be made to enhance relations with the Dean’s Office of the College, and Alumni. This 257 committee shall assist in planning, or organize if needed, Alumni and Faculty related events throughout 258 the year; these include but are not limited to Faculty Appreciation Days, Seaton Society, and Advisory 259 Council. 260

5.5.B Student Relations. This committee shall facilitate and enhance communication between ESC and 261 students in the College. This committee shall assist in planning, or organize if needed, student related 262 events; these include but are not limited to E-Week and the Deans Forums. 263

5.5.C Leadership Development. This committee shall work with the College Office of Recruitment and 264 Leadership Development (RLD) in all RLD activities, including but not limited to Engineering Welcome 265 Back Rally at the beginning of each semester and RLD Leadership Workshops. 266

5.5.D Membership. This committee shall work to retain and enhance member’s involvement within esc. 267 Plan and assist with internal social events. Take photos of all events. Coordinate with director of records 268 to compile notebook. See director of records 269

5.5.E International Relations. This committee shall integrate and enhance the international programs in 270 the college but not limited to the study abroad forums and include hosting events engaging them in other 271 student focused activities. This chair will enhance the international student experience, this includes but 272 is not limited to study abroad forums inter student events social activities and any other duties as 273 required by the office. 274

5.5.F Publicity. This committee shall inform members of ESC, students, staff and faculty, and/or 275 members of the community about upcoming ESC meetings and events; these include but are not limited to 276 maintaining the bulletin board, chalking, fliers, video clips, and emails. 277

5.5.G Career Fair. This committee shall assist with the All-University and College Career Fair and 278 Career Fair Banquet throughout the year. Coordination will be with Career and Employment Services 279 and/or the Dean’s Office. 280

5.5.H Outreach. This committee shall facilitate and organize all community service projects, to enhance 281 ESC member’s involvement in the community. 282

5.5.I Fundraising. This committee shall facilitate and organize all fundraising efforts as desired; these 283 include but are not limited to T-Shirt and Polo sales. 284

5.6 The Chair(s) of all Executive Board Committees in Bylaws §5.5 shall be selected by the process 285 enumerated in Bylaws §7 and impeached by the process enumerated in Bylaws §8. 286

5.7 The Executive Board Committees with non-appointed chairs shall be limited to: 287 5.7.A Telefund. Chair shall be the Vice President. The committee shall serve as the organizers of the 288 Telefund event. 289

5.7.B Freshman Leadership. Chair(s) shall be the Senior Member(s). This committee shall serve as a 290 liaison between the College freshman class and ESC. Membership shall be restricted to freshmen and 291 first-year transfer students. 292

5.7.C Selection. Chair shall be the Vice President. This committee shall organize the selection process 293 of new officers and committee chairs, pursuant to Bylaws §7. 294

Section 6: Special Committees 295 6.1 The creation of a Special Committee shall require the approval of at least two-thirds of the Executive 296

Board present at an Executive Board Meeting. 297 6.2 Any member of a Special Committee shall be required to possess General Membership and to fulfill the 298

duties and obligations thereof. 299 6.3 The chair(s) of a Special Committee shall not be members of the Executive Board. 300 6.4 All Special Committees shall expire at the end of every academic year, unless extended by the approval 301

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of at least two-thirds of the Executive Board present at an Executive Board Meeting. 302 Section 7: Selection Process 303 7.1 The selection process shall be conducted by members of the Selection Committee, pursuant to the 304

following guidelines. 305 7.2 All applicants shall be required to possess General Membership for a time of no less than six months 306

prior to selection. This requirement shall be suspended for individual candidates by a majority vote of the 307 Executive Board. 308

7.3 Persons interested in being appointed to an office shall complete an application. The content of the 309 application will be determined by the Selection Committee. 310

7.4 An interview process may be conducted by the Selection Committee. 311 7.5 The Executive Board shall independently evaluate each applicant to select the best qualified applicant 312

for the position. 313 Section 8: Impeachment Process 314 8.1 Impeachment and removal from an Elected Office, Appointed Office, or Committee Chair shall be 315

accomplished by the process enumerated within this Section of the Bylaws. 316 8.2 If any Elected Officer, Appointed Officer, or Committee Chair forfeits their General Membership, either 317

willingly or by the reasons enumerated within Bylaws §2, they shall immediately be considered impeached 318 and removed from their office or chair. 319

8.3 Elected Officers shall be impeached by either: 320 8.3.A A document containing the verifiable signatures of no less than three-fourths of the General 321

Membership of ESC. 322 8.3.B A formal request from the President of K-State, the Dean of the College, or the Student 323

Governing Association. 324 8.4 Appointed Officers and Committee Chairs shall be impeached by either: 325 8.4.A The unanimous vote of the entire Executive Board, excluding the Appointed Officer or 326

Committee Chair in question. 327 8.3.B A document containing the verifiable signatures of no less than three-fourths of the General 328

Membership of ESC. 329 8.3.C A formal request from the President of K-State, the Dean of the College, or the Student 330

Governing Association. 331 Section 9: Succession 332 9.1 In the case of impeachment, resignation, or other unforeseeable circumstance which prevents an 333

Elected Officer, Appointed Officer, or Committee Chair from adequately performing their duties, the 334 following procedures shall be used to replace the office or chair in question. 335

9.2 The Vice President Internal shall replace the President, and a new Vice President Internal shall be 336 selected according to the procedures in Bylaws §9.3. 337

9.3 With the exception of President, all Elected Offices, Appointed Offices, and Committee Chairs will be 338 replaced by either: 339

9.3.A An appointment by the President, confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Executive Board 340 present at an Executive Board Meeting. 341

9.3.B The Selection Process of Bylaws §8. 342 9.3.C An appointment by the Dean of the College. 343 9.4 Sole discretion of which method to implement shall be left to a majority vote of the Executive Board 344

present at an Executive Board Meeting. 345 9.5 This procedure must be completed within one month of said impeachment, resignation, or unforeseeable 346

circumstance. 347 Section 10: All-Council Meeting Procedures. 348 10.1 The purpose of this section is to explicitly explain the procedures in place for the conducting of an 349

All-Council Meeting, pursuant to the mandate in Constitution Article IV, §2.6. 350

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10.2 All-Council Meetings shall last no longer than one hour, except in situations deemed necessary by a 351 majority vote of the Executive Board. 352

Section 11: Executive Board Meeting Procedures. 353 11.1 The purpose of this section is to explicitly explain the procedures in place for the conducting of an 354

Executive Board Meeting, pursuant to the mandate in Constitution Article IV, §3.4. 355 11.2 Executive Board Meetings shall last no longer than one half hour, except in situations deemed 356

necessary by a majority vote of the Executive Board. 357 11.3 This set of Bylaws underwent minor editorial changes to correct the order of numbered headings on 24 358

March 08. 359 360 SECTION 2. Upon passage by the Student Senate this resolution shall take effect immediately. 361 362

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON MARCH 29, 2012 363 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0364

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RESOLUTION 11/12/60 APPROVAL OF 2012 1 SGA ELECTIONS RESULTS 2

3 BY: Danny Unruh and Senate Operations Committee 4 5 WHEREAS, The Student Governing Association Primary Election on Febuary 28 and 29, 2012, and 6

the General Election on March 6 and 7, 2011 were both conducted in the manner 7 prescribed in the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws, 8 Statutes, and 2012 Election Campaign Regulations; 9

10 WHEREAS, Section 50-0131(c) of the Elections Regulations Code requires the Elections 11

Commissioner to submit the unofficial results to the Senate Operations Standing 12 Committee and the Senate Operations Standing Committee to introduce a resolution for 13 approval to Student Senate at the second regular meeting of the Student Senate following 14 the General Election; and 15

16 WHEREAS, Student Senate has the authority to approve such election results. 17 18 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 19 20 SECTION 1. Student Senate approves the following results of the 2012 SGA Elections and the election 21

of the following; 22 23 STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT 24 Nate Spriggs and Grant Hill 25 26 BOARD OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS (One-Year Term) (4 Positions) 27 Emilie Patterson 28 Matthew Finley 29 Colin Reynolds 30 Abagail Polys 31 32 BOARD OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS (Two-Year Term) (1 Position) 33 David Chartrand 34

35 UNION GOVERNING BOARD (One-Year Term) (2 Positions) 36 Nate Spriggs 37 Sophia Dongilli 38 39 UNION GOVERNING BOARD (Two-Year Term) (3 Positions) 40 Ellen Bergkamp 41 Sara Brady 42 Emilie Patterson 43 44 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE STUDENT SENATORS (6 Positions) 45 Reagan Kays 46 Hannah Miller 47 Kendall Clawson 48 Nathan Laudan 49 Kurt Lockwood 50 Daniel Preston 51

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52 COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING & DESIGN STUDENT SENATORS (2 53 Positions) 54 Aaron Bisch 55 Jacob Hiatt 56 57 COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE STUDENT SENATORS (19 Positions) 58 Sophia Dongilli 59 Eli Schooley 60 Marcus Kidd 61 Katie Bolin 62 Emilee Taylor 63 Ross Jensby 64 Justin Scott 65 Sara Brady 66 Amanda Osarczuk 67 Taylor Schmidt 68 Jordan Marquess 69 Hope Faflick 70 Sarah Haley 71 Brianne Pierce 72 Josh Cox 73 Colin Reynolds 74 Matt Brill 75 Paige Pelfrey 76 Lexi Mische 77 78 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENT SENATORS (7 Positions) 79 Grant Hill 80 Kaitlin Long 81 Jake Unruh 82 Nick Moeder 83 Erin Clopine 84 Jerrod Reddick 85 Ryan Patterson 86 87 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENT SENATORS (4 Positions) 88 Cody Kennedy 89 Samantha Pedigo 90 Barrett Brantingham 91 Blaine Cash 92 93 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING STUDENT SENATORS (9 Positions) 94 Kyle Nuss 95 Megan Walden 96 Brandon Brunner 97 Christian Kehr 98 Katie Kristiansen 99 Ryan Aeschliman 100 Mason Grittman 101 Jacob Ewers 102

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Casey Keller 103 104 COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY STUDENT SENATORS (5 Positions) 105 Katie Bomberger 106 Kenna McWhirter 107 Martin Cram 108 Joey Platt 109 Katie Kaliff 110 111 GRADUATE SCHOOL STUDENT SENATORS (7 Positions) 112 Craig Johnson 113 Gustavo Correa 114 Pinakin Sukthankar 115 George Weston’ 116 Indu Seetharaman 117 Darrel Rezac 118 Eric Dover 119 120 COLLEGE OF VETENIARY MEDICINE STUDENT SENATOR (1 Position) 121 Michele Kerns 122

123 SECTION 2. Vacancies in office shall be filled by the person receiving the next highest number of 124

votes. 125 126 SECTION 3. Upon passage, a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the Chairs of Union Governing 127

Board and Board of Student Publications, President Kirk Schulz, Provost April Mason, 128 Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, and the Deans of the seven Manhattan-based 129 Colleges and the Graduate School. 130 131

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 132 BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 50-0-0 133

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RESOLUTION 11/12/61 COMMENDATION TO TIM LINDEMUTH 1 2 BY: Natalie Rauth, Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, Abby 3

Guenther, Andrew Rickel, Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Bret Amidon, Ashton Archer, 4 Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin 5 Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Karyn Elliot, 6 Zuleica Gerardo, John Grice, Ken Guan, Madeline Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, 7 Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, 8 Ellesha Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Kat Lopez, 9 Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, Kyle Nuss, 10 Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Darrell Rezac, 11 Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie 12 Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, 13 Macy Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Dana Williamson, Evan Woolsoncroft, 14 Winston Wolf, and Eric Zinke 15

16 WHEREAS, Tim Lindemuth has served Kansas State University for 35 years in a variety of leadership 17

roles, and currently serves as Editor of K-Stater magazine; 18 19 WHEREAS, Lindemuth began his career at Kansas State University in 1977 in the Office of 20

University News as a classified information writer and editor of In-View, the faculty staff 21 newspaper; 22 23

WHEREAS, Lindemuth advanced to assistant director of news services in 1988 before accepting the 24 editor position of the K-Stater magazine in 1993 with the K-State Alumni Association; 25

26 WHEREAS, While at Kansas State, Lindemuth has served on countless boards and committees 27

seeking to constantly better the University, including Friends of the University Gardens, 28 Alumni Fraternity Council, Friends of K-State Libraries, Parents Programming 29 Committee, Classified Employee Senate and KSU Theatre Guild; 30

31 WHEREAS, Lindemuth has worked directly with student groups as faculty advisor to Lambda Chi 32

Alpha Fraternity, Order of Omega, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, and New Currents Jazz 33 Music Club; 34

35 WHEREAS, Lindemuth is an active member of the Manhattan community and has served as a leader 36

in various community groups including Eugene Field Neighborhood Association, Flint 37 Hills Hemerocallis Society, Town and Country Garden Club, Manhattan Coalition of 38 Neighborhood Associations, Solar Kiwanis Club and the Flint Hills Stamp Club; 39

40 WHEREAS, In his spare time, Lindemuth enjoys bicycling, weight training, gardening, skiing, stamp 41

collecting, reading, camping and white water raft. At the conclusion of the fall 2011 42 cycling season, Lindemuth had 11,000 miles on his bicycle odometer; 43

44 WHEREAS, Lindemuth was appointed as the faculty representative to the Student Governing 45

Association in 2003; 46 47 WHEREAS, Lindemuth has influenced hundreds of lives through his leadership in the Student 48

Governing Association; 49 50

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WHEREAS, Lindemuth has been a friend and mentor for many of K-State’s student leaders, and his 51 knowledge and passion for students and the Manhattan community have been critical to 52 the success and reputation of SGA; 53

54 WHEREAS, Lindemuth has been a tireless advocate for students and for K-State; and 55 56 WHEREAS, Tim Lindemuth will retire on June 30, 2012, and should be recognized for a career of 57

contributions to K-State students, faculty, staff and alumni. 58 59 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 60 61 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association commends and 62

congratulates Tim Lindemuth on 35 years of service to Kansas State University. 63 64 SECTION 2. The KSU SGA wishes continued success and good fortune to Tim Lindemuth. 65 66 SECTION 3. Upon passage, a copy of this resolution shall be sent to University President Kirk Schulz, 67

Provost April Mason, Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, Vice President for 68 Administration and Finance Bruce Shubert, President and CEO of the K-State Alumni 69 Association Amy Button Renz, and Lambda Chi Alpha Chapter President Kevin Ritz. 70

71 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 72

BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 73

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RESOLUTION 11/12/62 COMMENDATION TO 1 ATTORNEY GENERAL 2 3 BY: Natalie Rauth, Nate Spriggs, Tim Lindemuth, Kent Kerby, Gayle Spencer, Kate 4

Bormann, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, Abby Guenther, Andrew Rickel, Kyle Abbott, 5 Darren Allison, Bret Amidon, Ashton Archer, Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara 6 Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan DeForce, 7 Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Karyn Elliot, Zuleica Gerardo, John Grice, Ken Guan, 8 Madeline Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, 9 Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, Ellesha Lecluyse, Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier 10 Lopez, Kat Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, 11 Kyle Nuss, Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, 12 Darrell Rezac, Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, Jordan 13 Sterling, Stephanie Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew 14 Wagner, Megan Walden, Macy Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Dana 15 Williamson, Evan Woolsoncroft, Winston Wolf, and Eric Zinke 16

17 WHEREAS, The Attorney General is the head of the Judicial Branch of the Kansas State University 18

Student Governing Association – a position of trust and responsibility over a multi-19 faceted and broad-based group of boards, councils and judicial officers; 20

21 WHEREAS, Dylan Works served as SGA Attorney General during the 2011-2012 term; 22 23 WHEREAS, Dylan Works has served with distinction and devotion as an advocate for students. 24 25 WHEREAS, The Student Body of Kansas State University has benefited from the selfless devotion of 26

Dylan Works to his office. 27 28 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 29 30 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association commends and 31

congratulates Dylan Works for his commitment of time and service to Kansas State 32 University, and expresses its thanks and gratitude for his outstanding leadership and 33 performance as the SGA Attorney General. 34

35 SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution be sent to Dylan Works and his parents upon passage. 36 37

THIS RESOLUTION PASSEDS STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 38 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 39

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RESOLUTION 11/12/63 COMMENDATION TO STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT 1 AND STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT 2 3 BY: Natalie Rauth, Tim Lindemuth, Kent Kerby, Gayle Spencer, Nate Spriggs, Kate 4

Bormann, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, Abby Guenther, Andrew Rickel, Kyle Abbott, 5 Darren Allison, Bret Amidon, Ashton Archer, Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara 6 Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan DeForce, 7 Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Karyn Elliot, Zuleica Gerardo, John Grice, Ken Guan, 8 Madeline Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, 9 Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, Ellesha Lecluyse, Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier 10 Lopez, Kat Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, 11 Kyle Nuss, Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, 12 Darrell Rezac, Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, Jordan 13 Sterling, Stephanie Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew 14 Wagner, Megan Walden, Macy Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Dana 15 Williamson, Evan Woolsoncroft, Winston Wolf, and Eric Zinke 16

17 WHEREAS, Nate Spriggs and Kate Bormann were elected Student Body President and Student Body 18

Vice President on March 9, 2011 with 55.8% of the votes; 19 20 WHEREAS, Nate Spriggs and Kate Bormann have continually worked for the enhancement of Kansas 21

State University, its students, faculty and staff; 22 23 WHEREAS, Nate Spriggs and Kate Bormann have selflessly devoted time and energy to their offices 24

and have served as role models for all student leaders; 25 26 WHEREAS, Nate Spriggs and Kate Bormann have superbly represented the Kansas State University 27

Student Governing Association before the President of the University, the State Board of 28 Regents and the Kansas Legislature; and 29

30 WHEREAS, Nate Spriggs and Kate Bormann have tirelessly worked to improve the quality of student 31

life at Kansas State University and have been effective and responsible student leaders. 32 33 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 34 35 SECTION 1. Kansas State University Student Governing Association commends and congratulates 36

Student Body President Nate Spriggs and Student Body Vice President Kate Bormann for 37 their commitment of time and service to Kansas State University, and expresses its thanks 38 and gratitude for their outstanding leadership and performance in office. 39

40 SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution be sent to Nate Spriggs and Kate Bormann and their parents 41

upon passage. 42 43

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 44 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 45

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RESOLUTION 11/12/64 COMMENDATION TO STUDENT BODY 1 PRESIDENT’S CABINET 2 3 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Natalie Rauth, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, Abby 4

Guenther, Andrew Rickel, Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Bret Amidon, Ashton Archer, 5 Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, Erin 6 Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Karyn Elliot, 7 Zuleica Gerardo, John Grice, Ken Guan, Madeline Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. Heinz, 8 Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus Kidd, 9 Ellesha Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Kat Lopez, 10 Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, Kyle Nuss, 11 Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Darrell Rezac, 12 Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie 13 Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, 14 Macy Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Dana Williamson, Evan Woolsoncroft, 15 Winston Wolf, and Eric Zinke 16

17 WHEREAS, The Constitution and By-Laws of the Kansas State University Student Governing 18

Association specify that the Executive Branch of SGA have at least eight appointed 19 members of the Student Body President’s Cabinet including a Chief of Staff, State 20 Relations Director, Local Relations Director, International Affairs Director, Public 21 Relations Director, Manhattan-Salina Relations Director, Multicultural Affairs Director, 22 and Technology Director; 23

24 WHEREAS, Included within the Presidential Cabinet in the 2011-2012 term were a Residence Hall 25

Liaison, a Student Affairs Director, a Student Safety Director, a Campus Entertainment 26 Programs Director, a New Student Affairs Director, and a Student Director of 27 Sustainability; 28

29 WHEREAS, The Student Body President’s Cabinet took initiative, worked tirelessly and provided 30

creative ideas for the overall success of K-State SGA this term; and 31 32 WHEREAS, The efforts of these individuals are sometimes unseen, but they are always appreciated. 33 34 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 35 36 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association commends and 37

congratulates the following members of the Kansas State University Student Body 38 President’s Cabinet for their service and dedication to Kansas State University, and 39 expresses its sincere thanks and gratitude for their outstanding leadership and 40 performance in office: 41

42 Eli Schooley Chief of Staff 43 Jeff Brownlee State Relations Director 44 Justin Scott Local Relations Director 45 Xu Tan International Affairs Director 46 Michelle Hill Public Relations Director 47 Brett Cooper Manhattan-Salina Relations Director 48 Tyrone Williams Multicultural Affairs Director 49 Theo Stavropoulos Technology Director 50 Hunter Gilson Residence Hall Liaison 51

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Kyle Reynolds Student Affairs Director 52 Kate Wright Student Safety Director 53 Andy Blattner Campus Entertainment Programs Director 54 Eric Fox New Student Affairs Director 55 Grant Hill Student Director of Sustainability 56 57

SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution be sent to each member of the Student Body President’s Cabinet 58 and their parents upon passage. 59

60 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 61

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RESOLUTION 11/12/65 COMMENDATION TO SPEAKER 1 OF THE STUDENT SENATE AND 2 SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE 3 4 BY: Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Gayle Spencer, Natalie Rauth, Sarah Works, Dylan Works, 5

Abby Guenther, Andrew Rickel, Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Bret Amidon, Ashton 6 Archer, Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, Russell Buchanan, 7 Erin Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa Dunn, Karyn 8 Elliot, Zuleica Gerardo, John Grice, Ken Guan, Madeline Haas, Annarose Hart, C.J. 9 Heinz, Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Kent Kerby, Michele Kerns, Marcus 10 Kidd, Ellesha Lecluyse, Tim Lindemuth, Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Kat 11 Lopez, Alycia McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, Kyle Nuss, 12 Amanda Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Darrell Rezac, 13 Valerie Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie 14 Stoway, Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, 15 Macy Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Dana Williamson, Evan Woolsoncroft, 16 Winston Wolf, and Eric Zinke 17

18 WHEREAS, Natalie Rauth has served the 2011-2012 Student Senate with distinction as Speaker of the 19

Student Senate and Sarah Works has served the 2011-2012 Student Senate with 20 distinction as Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate; 21

22 WHEREAS, Natalie Rauth and Sarah Works have been involved in numerous aspects of student 23

government during their four years at Kansas State University; 24 25 WHEREAS, Natalie Rauth and Sarah Works have devoted long hours of care and concern for the 26

wellbeing of the students of Kansas State University; 27 28 WHEREAS, Natalie Rauth and Sarah Works have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and service 29

to Kansas State University and the student body; and 30 31 WHEREAS, Natalie Rauth and Sarah Works have been trusted friends and comrades of all members 32

of the Student Governing Association. 33 34 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 35 36 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association commends and 37

congratulates Speaker of the Student Senate Natalie Rauth and Speaker pro tempore of 38 the Student Senate Sarah Works for their commitment to Kansas State University, and 39 expresses its sincere thanks and gratitude for their outstanding leadership and 40 performance in office. 41

42 SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution be sent to Natalie Rauth and Sarah Works and their parents 43

upon passage. 44 45

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 46 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 47

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RESOLUTION 11/12/66 COMMENDATION TO STUDENT SENATE OFFICERS, 1 STUDENT SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS, 2 AND ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER 3 4 BY: Natalie Rauth, Tim Lindemuth, Kent Kerby Nate Spriggs, Kate Bormann, Sarah Works, 5

Dylan Works, Abby Guenther, Andrew Rickel, Kyle Abbott, Darren Allison, Bret 6 Amidon, Ashton Archer, Aaron Bisch, Katelyn Bomberger, Sara Brady, Curtis Bryant, 7 Russell Buchanan, Erin Clopine, Danny Davis, Megan DeForce, Sophia Dongilli, Larissa 8 Dunn, Karyn Elliot, Zuleica Gerardo, John Grice, Ken Guan, Madeline Haas, Annarose 9 Hart, C.J. Heinz, Craig Johnson, Katie Kaliff, Reagan Kays, Michele Kerns, Marcus 10 Kidd, Ellesha Lecluyse, Garrett Lister, Kaitlin Long, Javier Lopez, Kat Lopez, Alycia 11 McClarty, Kenna McWhirter, Hannah Miller, Michelle Modiri, Kyle Nuss, Amanda 12 Osarczuk, Ryan Patterson, Brianne Pierce, Adam Ragoschke, Darrell Rezac, Valerie 13 Rito, Regan Scott, Indu Seetharaman, Bobby Specht, Jordan Sterling, Stephanie Stoway, 14 Tyler Tannahill, Emilee Taylor, Jacob Unruh, Andrew Wagner, Megan Walden, Macy 15 Warburton, Brandon West, Austin Wilhoit, Dana Williamson, Evan Woolsoncroft, 16 Winston Wolf, and Eric Zinke 17

18 WHEREAS, The Constitution and By-Laws of the Kansas State University Student Governing 19

Association specify that the Student Senate shall be organized into Standing Committees, 20 and that the independent Elections Commissioner shall be responsible for carrying out the 21 KSU SGA elections; 22

23 WHEREAS, The Constitution and By-Laws provide for the election of a Student Senate Intern 24

Coordinator, and for the selection of a Student Senate Secretary and Student Senate 25 Parliamentarian; 26

27 WHEREAS, The Allocations Standing Committee, the College Council Allocations Standing 28

Committee, the Privilege Fee Standing Committee, the Senate Operations Standing 29 Committee, the Governmental Relations Standing Committee, and the Communications 30 Committee, are specified in the KSU SGA By-Laws as the six Standing Committees of 31 Student Senate; and the Elections Commissioner is specified in the KSU SGA By-Laws 32 and Statutes as responsible for SGA Elections; and 33

34 WHEREAS, These members of the Student Senate Executive Committee and the Elections 35

Commissioner have provided leadership, guidance and direction to their respective 36 Standing Committee, the KSU Student Body and the Student Senate. 37

38 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 39 40 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association commends and 41

congratulates the following members of the Student Senate Executive Committee of the 42 Kansas State University Student Governing Association and the Elections Commissioner 43 for their service and dedication to Kansas State University, and expresses its thanks and 44 gratitude for their outstanding leadership and performance in office: 45 46 Tyler Tannahill Student Senate Intern Coordinator 47 Abby Guenther Student Senate Secretary 48 Andrew Rickel Student Senate Parliamentarian 49 Emilee Taylor Allocations Standing Committee Chair 50 Kyle Nuss College Council Allocations Standing Committee Chair 51

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Andrew Wagner Privilege Fee Standing Committee Chair 52 Hannah Miller Senate Operations Standing Committee Chair 53 Garrett Lister Governmental Relations Standing Committee Chair 54 Sarah Works Communications Standing Committee Chair 55 Daniel Unruh Elections Commissioner 56 57

SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution shall be sent to each of these Student Senate Executive 58 Committee members, the Elections Commissioner, and their parents upon passage. 59

60 THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 61

BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 62

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RESOLUTION 11/12/67 COMMENDATION TO 2011-2012 STUDENT SENATE 1 AND STUDENT SENATE INTERNS 2 3 BY: Tim Lindemuth, Kent Kerby, Gayle Spencer, Nate Spriggs and Kate Bormann 4 5 WHEREAS, The 2011-2012 Student Senate was elected on March 9, 2011, was sworn into office on 6

April 14, 2011, and will adjourn its last meeting on April 5, 2012; 7 8 WHEREAS, 77 Bills and 66 Resolutions were considered by the 2011-2012 Student Senate; 9 10 WHEREAS, The 2011-2012 Student Senate and Student Senate Interns labored for over 56 hours 11

during its 23 meetings in the seven school months of existence for the benefit of the 12 Kansas State University Student Body; 13

14 WHEREAS, The service of the elected Student Senators and Student Senate Interns has been 15

exemplary, benefiting both students and the University; and 16 17 WHEREAS, The Faculty Representatives to Student Senate, the SGA Advisor, and the Student Body 18

President and Student Body Vice President have valued and treasured their time with the 19 members of the 2011-2012 Student Senate and Student Senate Interns, and feel that 20 appropriate recognition of their service is in order and necessary. 21

22 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 23 24 SECTION 1. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association commends and 25

congratulates the 2011-2012 Student Senate and Student Senate Interns for their service 26 and dedication to Kansas State University, and expresses its thanks and gratitude for their 27 outstanding performance in office. 28

29 SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution be available for each member of the 2011-2012 Student Senate 30

and Student Senate Interns upon passage. 31 32

THIS RESOLUTION PASSED STUDENT SENATE ON APRIL 5, 2012 33 BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT 34

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2011 – 2012 Student Senate Minutes Meeting Page April 21, 2011 .................................................................................................................................. 1 April 28, 2011 .................................................................................................................................. 3 September 1, 2011 ........................................................................................................................... 6 September 8, 2011 ........................................................................................................................... 9 September 15, 2011 ....................................................................................................................... 12 September 22, 2011 ....................................................................................................................... 16 September 29, 2011 ....................................................................................................................... 20 October 6, 2011 ............................................................................................................................. 24 October 13, 2011 ........................................................................................................................... 28 October 20, 2011 ........................................................................................................................... 32 October 27, 2011 ........................................................................................................................... 36 November 3, 2011 ......................................................................................................................... 41 November 10, 2011 ....................................................................................................................... 45 November 17, 2011 ....................................................................................................................... 50 November 29, 2011 ....................................................................................................................... 56 January 26, 2012 ............................................................................................................................ 59 February 2, 2012 ............................................................................................................................ 63 February 9, 2012 ............................................................................................................................ 66 February 16, 2012 .......................................................................................................................... 70 February 23, 2012 .......................................................................................................................... 73 March 1, 2012 ................................................................................................................................ 76 March 8, 2012 ................................................................................................................................ 82 March 13, 2012 .............................................................................................................................. 87 March 29, 2012 .............................................................................................................................. 91 April 5, 2012 .................................................................................................................................. 97

STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

April 21, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 8:37 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 51 Senators were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD Senator Lindemuth

• Discussed issues that might arise as a result of new City Commissioners

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Nuss moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Russell Buchanan o John Grice o Catherine Joyce o Michele Kerns o Caleb Kueser

• Excused Absences: o Senator Allison o Intern Coordinator Tannahill o Senator Nuss

• Announcements o The last meeting of the semester will be next Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 7:00pm.

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS None DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • President Spriggs

o Presented K-State 8 materials o Bring surveys back next week, as they will be used to determine if certain courses are

successful o Sign up to visit K-State Olathe next Tuesday April 26, 2011 o Thanked senators for participation in iSIS surveys last week on behalf of Vice President

Bormann o Look for legislation next meeting pertaining to issues that have developed with new City

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• Attorney General Starshak o Please look over the by-law change that will be presented next meeting

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/03 Approval of New Student Senators

Moved by Miller. Introduced by Rauth. Nuss moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Speaker Rauth swore in Andrew Wagner, Drew Nuckolls, CJ Heinz, Garrett Lister, Regan Scott, Brianne Pierce, Kenna McWhirter, Cody Howard, and Alex Abendschein. Res 11/12/04 Approval of Attorney General

Moved by Reynolds. Introduced by Starshak. Miller moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

David Starshak swore in Attorney General Dylan Works. Res 11/12/05 Approval of Standing Committee Chairs, Student Senate Secretary, and Parliamentarian

Moved by Reynolds. Introduced by Rauth. Reynolds moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Speaker Rauth swore in Committee Chairs, Student Senate Secretary Guenther, and Senate Parliamentarian Rickel. Res 11/12/06 Approval of Student Body President’s Cabinet

Moved by Reynolds. Introduced by Spriggs. Mintner moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

President Spriggs swore in Cabinet members. FINAL ACTION None INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION None OPEN PERIOD Speaker pro tempore Works

• Get to know your mentors and mentees!

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION None ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 53 Senators were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Bryant. Adjourned at 9:14 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M. Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

April 28, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 51 Senators were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD APPROVAL OF MINUTES Nuss moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Abendschein o Senator Allison o Senator Joyce o Senator Long o Senator Rito

• Excused Absences: o Senator West

• Proxies o Lister for West

• Announcements o Renumber agenda so that Bill 11/12/11 reads Bill 11/12/01 o Tonight is the last meeting of the semester! o Good luck on your finals!

COMMENDATIONS Res 11/12/07 Commendation to the K-State Crops Team

Moved by Miller. Introduced by Works. Miller moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

COMMITTEE REPORTS • All committees were announced DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • President Spriggs

o Return K-State 8 surveys o Encouraged senators to attend meetings with City Commissioners

• Meeting regarding Repeal of Ordinance 6880 will be May 3, 2011 at 7:00 pm • Meeting regarding Mandatory Rental Inspections will be May 10, 2011 at 5:00 pm

• Attorney General Works o Announced changes to presidential campaign guidelines

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APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/08 Approval of New Student Senators Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Works. Miller moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent. Speaker Rauth swore in Bobby Specht, Caleb Kueser, Allyson Plattner, and Adam Ragoschke. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Taylor moved special orders to dispense with introductory readings of all legislation. Motion seconded and passed by 2/3 majority vote. Bill 11/12/01 was moved Special Orders from introductory legislation. Motion carried by a mandatory 2/3 vote. FINAL ACTION Res 11/12/09 Resolution Regarding the Repeal of Ordinance 6880 Moved by Nuss. Changes addressed by Reynolds. Positive Debate: Reynolds Negative Debate: Tannahill Positive Debate: Taylor Positive Debate: Nuss Positive Debate: Brinton (with speaking privileges from Kueser) Taylor moved to hold Resolution 11/12/09 for bulk roll call. Motion seconded and passed. Res 11/12/09 passed by a roll call vote of 55-2-2. Res 11/12/10 Resolution of Continued Support Regarding Mandatory Rental Inspections Moved by Hart. Changes addressed by Spriggs. Positive Debate: Spriggs Positive Debate: McGan (with speaking privileges from Kueser) Positive Debate: Lindemuth DeForce moved special orders to hold Resolution 10/11/10 for bulk roll call. Motion failed by a vote of 34-19-0. Miller moved to take a 5 minute recess. Motion seconded and passed. Nuss moved unanimous consent. Motion failed. Resolution 11/12/10 was decided with a roll call vote. Res 11/12/10 passed by a roll call vote of 57-0-2. Bill 11/12/01 Amendments to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws Moved by Miller. Changes addressed by Starshak. Nuss moved to summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Positive Debate: Starshak Bill 11/12/01 passed by a roll call vote of 59-0-0. OPEN PERIOD

• Director Scott o Community service project with Manhattan Good Neighbors Program will be Saturday,

April 30, 2011 at 10:00 am at 2323 Anderson St. (Lunch Provided) • Direct Reynolds

o Concert at the Warhem Opera House starring Cloverton will be May 5, 2011 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. For more information go to www.p3west.com

• Director Brownlee

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o Sunset Revival Benefit Concert will be Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 12:00-10:00 pm at Sigma Nu fraternity. Proceeds go to Sunset Zoo.

• Chair Miller o There will be Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 9:00 am

at Annaburg Park. • Senator LeCluyse

o Water balloon dodgeball tournament with Kappa Delta and Delta Upsilon on Saturday, April 30, 2011. Prizes include motivational speech from Frank Martin.

• Director Williams o March of Dimes will be Saturday, April 30, 2011. Email uneek@ksu.edu with questions.

• Senator Archer o Sunday, May 1, 2011, there will be a HALO Pageant at 6:30 pm in the Union Ballroom.

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION None ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 57 Senators were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Nuss. Motion seconded and passed. Adjourned at 8:53 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M. Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

September 1, 2011 8:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 8:17 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 51 Senators were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Taylor moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Abendschein o Senator Bryant o Senator George o Senator Howard o Senator Miller o Senator Mintner o Senator Neely o Senator Palmer o Senator Plattner o Senator Woolsoncroft

• Announcements o Welcome back! o Meeting dates: September 1, September 8, September 15, September 22, September 29,

October 6, October 13, October 20, October 27, November 3, November 10, November 17, November 29

o Committee meeting schedule o Office hours and Google calendar

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS None DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • President Spriggs

o Introduced Brett Cooper, Salina campus President; Megan Cantrell who is doing a practicum for student government and will work with the interns

• International Affairs Director Tan

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o International Student Counseling • Student Director of Sustainability Hill

o Sign up for Game Day Recycling for September 17th. The day following is the day when everyone will be sorting

o Light bulbs for everyone for the Take Charge Challenge. Make sure to register your light bulb APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/12 Approval of Appointments to University Committees

Moved by Long. Introduced by Spriggs. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/13 Approval of Judicial Branch Appointments Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Spriggs. Haas moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

FINAL ACTION Taylor moved Special Orders to dispense with introductory readings of Bills 11/12/14 and 11/12/16 which were up for introduction. Motion seconded and passed by 2/3 majority Haas moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/14 FY 2012 Allocation to Community Cultural Harmony Week Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Taylor. Bill 11/12/14 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-0. Bill 11/12/16 FY 2012 Closing of Accounts Nuss moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Lister. Introduced by Taylor. Specht moved to hold Bill 11/12/16 for bulk roll call. Motion seconded and passed. Bill 11/12/16 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/15 FY 2012 Allocation to Society for Appreciation of Bharatiya Heritage and Art Nuss moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Taylor. Introduced by Lopez. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Senator Lindemuth gives updates from the City of Manhattan that occurred over the summer. Encourages Senators to speak with constituents about public transportations and rental inspection.

• Speaker pro Tem Works announced we will be getting t-shirts for $12-13. We are also getting name tags for the presentations for $5. Chalking for publicity for the SGA Internship program next Tuesday, September 6.

• Chief of Staff Eli Schooley encouraged everyone to follow @kstateSGA on twitter. • Senator Hart announced the beginning of the club Heifer International and the first meeting is

Tuesday, September 6 in the K Ballroom in the Union. • Director Williams encouraged Senators to attend multicultural events.

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/15 was referred to Allocations Committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS ROLL CALL

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51 Senators were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Miller. Adjourned at 9:04 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

September 8, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 50 Senators were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Darwin Abbott – Director of Parking Services o Addressed parking problems

How the parking garage came about 500 students, 500 faculty/staff, and 300 public parking spots

o New parking garage locations being considered o Parking tickets – Council on Parking Operations o Parking permits are linked directly to the tags to get into the parking garage o Carpooling parking spots are hard to implement o Preferred vs. Reserved o Parking in the future

Additional signage o Prorating for parking permits

September 15, 2011 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Miller moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Abbott o Senator Archer o Senator Buchanan o Senator Grice o Senator Neely o Senator Nuckolls o Senator Palmer

• Announcements o Welcome intern applicants! Interviews are held September 10 and 11, 2011. o Guests next week include Lafene Health Center and a Chinese Student Group

COMMITTEE REPORTS • Senate Operations Chair Miller

o Questions for 1 vote/senator? Come to the Senate Operations meeting next week. DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Vice President Bormann

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o Education Opportunity Fund: >$300,000 to divide and allocate to campus programming o Student Centered Tuition Enhancement Fund: $1,000,000 to divide and allocate to campus

programming • Seed and Priority Funding

• Local Relations Director Scott o The Manhattan City Commissioners repealed the Diversity Clause and Rental Inspection

Clause. • Student Director of Sustainability Hill

o Take Charge Challenge - Take light bulbs and register them online o Recognition to Blattner and LeCluyse for helping out with Game Day Recycling last week! o Be at Bramlage tomorrow, September 10, 2011 at 11:00 am to be in a Public Service

Announcement with John Currie about recycling FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/03 FY 2012 Allocation to Society for Appreciation of Bharatiya Heritage and Arts Moved by Taylor. Changes addressed by Lopez. Positive Debate: Lopez. Bill 11/12/03 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-0. OPEN PERIOD

• Senator Lindemuth o Steven Bolin, a pre time astronaut, is presenting Back to Back to the Future on September

16, 2011 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am in Forum Hall. He is sponsored by many groups on campus

o Hopes President Spriggs squishes more grapes than KU with his feet tomorrow at the Kansas State Fair

• Senator Buchanan o Delta Sigma Phi, Alpha Delta Pi, and Union Programming Council are hosting a benefit

concert Anderson lawn on September 16, 2011 • Senator Modiri

o Alpha Xi Delta is hosting Fiesta Feed on September 9, 2011 at AZD for Autism Speaks • Director Williams

o There will be a barbecue for Blue and White Weekend on September 9, 2011 at 4pm. Come for food, fellowship, and fun!

o A person from 20/20 is speaking at City Park on September 16, 2011 at 6pm • Intern coordinator Tannahill

o Intern applicants need to sign up for an interview time before you leave tonight • Megan Canfield, Graduate Assistant for Union Program Council

o September 10, 2011 come to Triangle Park from 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm so you can help serve the Manhattan community and there will be a celebration at 5pm. On September 11,2011, we will honor different service organizations at Bosco Plaza at 2pm and at 3:30pm there will be a film about a flight that went down in a Pennsylvania

• Speaker Rauth o Name tags are mandatory for $5 and t-shirts are optional for $12-14. Emails of the t-shirt

designs are being sent out by Pro tem Works o Pictures are next week and they will be put online on our website

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION None ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None

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ROLL CALL 52 Senators were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Nuss. Adjourned at 8:09 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

September 16, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 45 Senators were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Dr. Pat Bosco o Kansas State University Student Senate is a model to the state, nation, and world o ‘Ingredients’ to remember

Never underestimate the power of influence Continuity and location are vital Learn to pick your spots to become a change agent

o Expansion of Bill Snyder Family Stadium may come after conference positions are ironed out. Most will come from private funding

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Haas moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Buchanan o Senator Clopine o Senator DeForce o Senator Dongilli o Senator Kueser o Senator McClarty

• Excused Absences: o Senator Kays o Senator Lindemuth o Senator Palmer o Senator Pierce

• Proxies o Kerby for Lindemuth o Lister for Kays

• Announcements o Checks and cash goes to Speaker Pro tem Works

Nametags are $5 and shirts are between $12-14 o Welcome interns and international guests! o Excused absences include academics and family emergencies. Everyone is given three

unexcused absences o InTouch Schedule

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Training is September 22, sign ups for organizations are September 29, and presentations begin in October

• Everyone will go to three presentations o Photos o Retreat Absences o Surprise for Nate

Pictures from the grape smashing at the Kansas State Fair o Pizza and Politics – November 3 at 5:30 pm in the Alumni Center

Student Senate is in the Alumni Center o Check out the upcoming events calendar!

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • Communications Chair Works

o Check or cash for nametags and shirts goes in the envelope that is being passed around • Governmental Relations Chair Lister

o Considering what to do with the City University fund because there is extra money in the fund • Senators talk to your constituents and bring your ideas to the GR meeting Monday

nights at 7 pm DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • President Spriggs

o Fake Patty’s Day Review • Event costs a total of $36,438.10 for the City of Manhattan and RCPD • Safety is the first priority: Food stations, food/water, portable restrooms, etc. • Overcrowding of more than 200% in some bars in Aggieville

• Looking to increase enforcement and become more strict on offenses given • Private residences can be registered and given a thirty minute time block to ask

everyone to leave before any charges are given • Recommendation

• Develop a program that provides searches for life safety threats during peak hours

• Developing a City Ordinance that conveys the seriousness of overcrowding • Developing a City Ordinance to restrict service of glass containers within

specialized zone in order to eliminate broke glass in and around Aggieville • Avoid developing a house party or private residence event registration • Explore “closed” or “special” event opportunity • Enforce existing Kansas State laws regarding over-service

• Ideas proposed to commission and they are exploring opportunities and will be preparing ordinances

• State Relations Director Brownlee o For Pizza and Politics on November 3 there will be a panel of five state legislators to talk

about higher education issues • Student Director of Sustainability Hill

o K-State is winning the Take Charge Challenge! o Bike rack placement ideas? Contact gghill@ksu.edu o Game Day Recycling on Saturday at 1 pm and sorting on Sunday

• Technology Coordinator Stavropoulos o Information Technology Services provided funding for 50 basic technology classrooms to be

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updated within the next 2 years. o 10 rooms were finished over the summer and there are 40 more that iTAC will be finishing o Ideas for new rooms to be refinished will be via survey o Showcase of actual technology for students to be able to test everything out and get immediate

feedback via survey APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/14 Approval of New Student Senators

Moved by Hart . Introduced by Rauth. Changes addressed by Rauth. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent. Speaker Rauth swore in Carissa Loehr, Craig Johnson, Darrell Rezac, and Aaron Bisch.

Res 11/12/15 Approval of Student Senate Interns Moved by Taylor. Introduced by Tannahill. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent. Speaker Rauth swore in Ross Allen, Alyssa Bauer, Alex Bolin, Matt Brill, Ellen Collingwood, Patrick Connell, Jacob Ewers, HopeFaflick, Suhani Gandhi, Sarah Haley, Derek Heinz, Cody Kennedy, Ryan Knight, Jordan Marquess, Sarah McKittrick, Mark Mergen, Lexi Mische, AJ Mohler, Joey Platt, Kelsey Ritz, Dominic Ruiz, Andrew Ryan, Jessica Weber, Abby Works, and Menganan Zhang.

Res 11/12/16 Approval of Student Body President’s Cabinet Member Moved by McWhirter. Introduced by Spriggs. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

FINAL ACTION None INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/04 Allocation to U.S. Green Building Council Buchanan moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Sterling. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/05 Addition of Registration Fees to Ineligible Funding Items Moved by Haas. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Speaker Pro tem Works o Put money in the envelope by the end of the meeting o Executive Committee needs to take the pictures for senators

• Intern Coordinator o Reminder for interns to write down three things they didn’t understand at the meeting and

hand them to him before they leave • Chair Miller

o Kappa Alpha Theta is holding 5K Wildkat Chase for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) on Sunday, October 9, 2011. Registration is $13 and includes a shirt

• Chair Lister o Government Relations meeting is at 6:30 pm this week

• Senator Grice o Student Foundation has four logo options for K-State Proud. Please vote!

• Director Williams o Hispanic Americans groups are having a speaker in Forum Hall tomorrow at 6pm

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None ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 52 Senators and 17 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Blattner. Point of Order by Miller. Moved by Taylor. Adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 51 Senators and 15 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Bruce Shubert – Vice President for Administration and Finance o Works with students on the Privilege Fee Committee

Allocated to debt service, ie: the Recreation Center, Union, etc. o Values the relationships he has with Student Governing Association o Not anticipating any financial reductions in FY 2013 o If you have any questions, feel free to call or e-mail him

• Wilfred Hommertzheim and Kevin Kirkland – Lafene Health Center’s K-State Healthy Decisions and Student Health Advisory Committee

o Ensure healthcare is accessible and provided to students at K-State o Make sure they are promoted – Healthy Decisions o Review budget for 2012 and is expected to exceed revenue o Focus group for suggestions on how to improve the Lafene Health Center o Healthy Decisions – promote healthier living styles among K-State students o Homepage: www.k-state.edu/hd

Utilized by 10,000 people o Merger with Lafene Health Center and SHAC (Student Health Advisory Committee) for

adequate healthcare APPROVAL OF MINUTES Deforce moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Bomberger o Senator Brady o Senator Unruh o Intern Zhang

• Excused Absences: o Senator Kidd o Senator McClarty o Senator Rezac o Senator Rito o Intern Marquess o Intern Ewers o Intern Kennedy

• Proxies

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o LeCluyse for Kidd o Clopine for McClarty o West for Rezac o Long for Rito

• Announcements o InTouch update

Training is next week o Calendars and second open period announcements

Send to secretary.ksu.sga@gmail.com o Photos

Eli Schooley o Retreat absences

Doodle poll will be sent out by this weekend. May be scheduled on a Saturday o Pizza and Politics update

COMMITTEE REPORTS • College Council Allocations Chair Nuss

o If an organization needs allocation monies for over Winter Break, they need to submit applications soon

• Allocations Chair Taylor o Addressing large group membership loop hole o Addressing a cap for on-campus funding

• Senate Operations Chair Miller o Legislation for accountability for senators who are write-in candidates

• Communications Chair Works o Email has been sent for everyone who hasn’t paid for t-shirts and nametags

• Deadline is September 23 at noon o Representatives from the communications committee will be attending everyone else’s

committee meeting to determine which words describe SGA DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • President Spriggs

o Met with the Dr. Bosco • Approximately 23,850 students this year

o Met with Board of Regents • Discussed splitting 6 Regent Schools in Kansas so that Kansas State University and

the University of Kansas would have separate Qualified Admissions Standards • Developing a program that would pay student loans if the student graduates from a

Kansas institution returns to their home county and are employed or seeking in-state or out-of-state further education return to their home county and are employed

• State Relations Director Brownlee o Pizza and Politics on November 3, date may be moved back

• 5 politicians to talk about higher education • Sue Peterson will moderate with pre proposed questions

• Student Director of Sustainablity Hill o Energized to beat KU o Everyone speak with student groups to have a strong push for the last week of the Take

Charge Challenge o Grand prize – $100,000 o Interested in a bike rental program?

• Student Affairs Director Reynolds

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o Reiterating that Bruce Shubert and administration put students first o Calling together the Student Body Cabinet’s Advisory Board

• Suggestions for members, contact Kyle APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/17 Approval of New Student Senator

Moved by Bryant. Introduced by Rauth. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Speaker Rauth swore in Ken Guan. Res 11/12/18 Approval of Student Body President’s Cabinet Member

Moved by Patterson. Introduced by Spriggs. Walden moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

President Spriggs swore in Eric Fox. Res 11/12/19 Approval of Appointments to the University Library Committee

Moved by Johnson. Introduced by Spriggs. Long moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/04 Allocation to U.S. Green Building Council Moved by LeCluyse. Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Haas moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/04. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/04 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. Bill 11/12/05 Addition of Registration Fees to Ineligible Funding Items Moved by Nuss. Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Miller moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/05. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/05 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. OPEN PERIOD

• Senator Wilhoit o Graduate senators meeting after tonight’s meeting

• Speaker Pro tem Works o Collecting money for t-shirts and nametags

• Intern Collingwood o Participation for Democracy

Registering students to vote outside the Union on October 17-21 Email ellencol@ksu.edu if interested in helping

• President Spriggs o Introduced Director Gayle Spencer

• Speaker Rauth o State of the University Address given by Kirk Schulz

Friday, September 29, 2011 at 3:30pm o Only excused senators will have proxies for the meeting o Plan for an SGA social event for October 6 or 14

ROLL CALL 52 Senators and 15 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Nuss. Adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 50 Senators and 16 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Bill Smriga – Director the K-State Student Union o The Union is filled with opportunities such as jobs and careers o Goal areas include but are not limited to the following:

Customer service, assessment, student development, staff development, relationships/partnerships, etc.

o Space Utilization Committee with students and faculty to analyze area to determine if it is too small, adequate, or in the wrong location

o Here to make people happy and make good things happen • Ruth Dyer – Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

o Campus Master Plan Update Recommendations to President Schulz by May 2012 A new building for swing space while renovations are taking place in other

buildings With the potential of another economic downturn, K-State is primarily looking to

donors • 10% endowment required for new buildings

Contact information • (785)532-6224 • http://www.k-state.edu/masterplan/

November 9-15 from 11-1 PM for open campus meetings • Steve Martini – Director of Recreational Services

o Budget $1,550,000.00 per year $73.77 per student

o Recreation Center expansion Referendum passes: November 2007 Project begins: August 2010 Project complete: Fall 2012

o Addition of Rec Cat Miller moved to have a 3 minute recess. Motion seconded and passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Taylor moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS

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• Unexcused Absences: o Senator Allison o Senator Haas o Senator Heinz o Senator Warburton o Intern Collingwood o Intern Connell o Intern Heinz o Intern Ryan o Intern Works

• Excused Absences: o Senator Bryant o Intern Mohler

• Proxies o Zinke for Bryant

• Announcements o InTouch sign-ups

Begins on Monday o Don’t forget to send your event details to Abby Guenther at secretary.ksu.sga@gmail.com

For second open period events only o Retreat re-schedule Doodle Poll o Collegian football game

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • Senate Operations Chair Miller

o Change to the statutes • Randomization of ballots for Senators

• Communications Chair Works o T-shirts and nametags have been ordered and they will be here next week

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Vice President Bormann

o Introduction of Bill Harlan, Assistant Coordinator of Student Activities • Student Director of Sustainability Hill

o Take Charge Challenge • Travelling to Topeka on October 25, 2011 for the results

• Technology Coordinator Stavropoulos o On October 3, 2011 at 12:15 PM meet in Bosco Plaza to view the next classroom being

renovated • Speaker Rauth

o Student Governing Association training session o Reminder email will be sent to you 24 hours before your presentation o Materials will be located in the mailboxes in OSAS

• Brochures, handouts, and manila envelopes • Return anything unused

• You may need a flash drive for the presentation • You may need to borrow the SGA laptop if you don’t have a PC • You may need talking points and pens

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o Wear your t-shirts and nametags o Should be approximately fifteen minutes o Send Natalie your phone numbers at njrauth@ksu.edu o Presentation: Slides

• 1: Introduce yourself and who you’re with • 2,3: Privilege Fee • 4: Allocations • 5: Government and Administration Relations • 6: Initiatives • 7: Questions/Suggestions

o Type the ideas into an excel spreadsheet and send to Natalie at njrauth@ksu.edu APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/20 Approval of New Student Senator

Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Rauth. Miller moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Kathryn Lopez was sworn in by Speaker Rauth. Res 11/12/21 Approval of Appointments to the Educational Opportunity Fund Committee

Moved by Kays. Introduced by Bormann. Kidd moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/22 Approval of Student Technology Committee Moved by Hart. Introduced by Bormann. West moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/23 Approval of Technology Classroom Planning Committee Moved by Osarcuk. Introduced by Spriggs. West moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/24 Approval of KSDB-FM Advisory Board Moved by Sterling. Introduced by Spriggs. Rito moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/25 Approval of Council on Police Activities and Campus Security Moved by Ragoschke. Introduced by Spriggs. West moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/26 Approval of Communicable Diseases Committee Moved by Kidd. Introduced by Spriggs. Patterson moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

FINAL ACTION None INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/06 Creation of University Communications and Marketing Student Advisory Committee Taylor moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Miller. Introduced by Spriggs. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/07 Re-creation of the Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex Moved by Modiri. Introduced by Spriggs. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/08 Increase of the Fine Arts Privilege Fee Moved by Bisch. Introduced by Wagner. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

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• Director Scott o On October 2, 2011 from 1-3pm at Triangle Park: Manhattan Good Neighbors

Community Cleanup • Senator Lindemuth

o Bill Muir is no longer on campus and his legislation is going into the archives • Senator Long

o Interested in International Service Teams? Applications are due October 28, 2011 REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION None ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 54 Senators and 14 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by LeCluyse. Adjourned at 9:24 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M. Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

OCTOBER 6, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 50 Senators and 17 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• K-State Theatre – The 25 Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee o October 13, 19, and 20 at 7:30 pm

• Sue Peterson – Director of Government Relations o Events and their chairs

Pizza and Politics – Director Brownlee, Cats in the Capitol – Senator Grice, Higher Education Day – President Spriggs and Vice President Bormann

• Plan to participate this year! • Harvard Townsend – Chief Information Security Officer

o Changing the internet web based program k-state.net Firesheep Removed October 25 at about 5:00 pm

o Selection between KSU Housing, KSU Student, and KSU Guest internet systems o How to configure your devices for WPA2

Automated configuration wizard – XpressConnect • www.wireless.k-state.edu/connect

Manual instructions available for others • www.wireless.k-state.edu/connect/manual_connect.pdf

o Where to get help www.wireless.k-state.edu IT Help Desk Clinic outside Union Food Court from 11am – 2pm on October 11, October 19,

and October 25 • Adam Prough – Assistant Director for K-State Athletics

o Student GA/ICAT passes o Group ticket opportunities

Ie: Dad’s Day, Sibling’s Weekend o Men’s basketball game vs. Kansas University

70% of student combo pass holders attend game 75% of students seated in Bramlage by the 60 minute mark on the game clock Eliminate use of the Bill Snyder Family Stadium Identify a system for updating point totals throughout the season Minimize the number of students who only have their cards scanned and leave Efficiently distribute wristbands on the day of the game

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Taylor moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Archer o Senator Kueser o Senator Loehr o Senator Miller o Senator Osarcuk o Senator Scott o Intern Faflick o Intern Mohler

• Excused Absences: o Senator Bryant o Senator Woolsoncroft

• Proxies o Zinke for Bryant o McWhirter for Woolsoncroft

• Announcements o Don’t forget to send your event details to Abby at secretary.ksu.sga@gmail.com o Continue to sign up for InTouch presentations

Spoke to over 250 students last week! COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • College Council Allocations Chair Nuss

o Forms for funds being used between December 15 to the beginning of February, must be in by November 4, 2011

• Communications Chair Works o Get your shirts and $5 after the meeting. Nametags will be ready by next week

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Vice President Bormann

o President Spriggs is in St. Louis, Missouri attending a college leadership conference o State of the University Address given by Kirk Schulz

• Top 75 universities in the nation • Top 2 in Princeton Review with campus and community relations • Expansion to Justin Hall, new entrance to Bill Snyder Family Stadium, new Welcome

Center, and Recreation Center expansion • Local Relations Director Scott

o Upcoming Aggieville renovation and clean up to involve students • Campus Entertainment Programs Director Blattner

o Almost ready for VIP CATS • Will be approximately $20-25

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS None FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/06 Creation of the University Communications and Marketing Student Advisory

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Committee Moved by Haas. Changes addressed by Bormann. Positive Debate: Bormann. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bills 11/12/06 through 11/12/08. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/06 passed by a roll call vote of 53-0-0. Bill 11/12/07 Re-creation of the Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex Moved by Nuss Changes addressed by Bormann. Positive Debate: Bormann. Bill 11/12/07 passed by a roll call vote of 53-0-0. Bill 11/12/08 Increase of the Fine Arts Privilege Fee Moved by McWhirter. Changes addressed by Wagner. Positive Debate: Wagner. Bill 11/12/08 passed by a roll call vote of 53-0-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/09 Amendment to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Election Guidelines Warburton moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by DeForce. Introduced by Grice. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/10 Allocation to League of United Latin American Citizens Moved by Pierce. Introduced by Mische. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/11 Allocation to Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization Moved by Bisch. Introduced by Kidd. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Speaker Pro tem Works o Pick up your shirt and $5 after the meeting o Preview of SGA website from Bill Harlan and it looks great!

• Chair Taylor o Zeta Tau Alpha sorority will be handing out the first 1000 people wearing pink on campus

October 7, 2011. Wear your Think Pink shirt to the Missouri football game October 8, 2011 in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. All proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

• Speaker Rauth o Relay for Life kick off will be on October 13, 2011 from 7-10pm in the Union Food Court

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION None ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 51 Senators and 17 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Kidd. Adjourned at 8:50 p.m.

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Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

OCTOBER 13, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 50 Senators and 17 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Jodi Kaus – Powercat Financial Counseling o Statistics show more and more students are using the services o Measures success by the students they are able to help o Monday – Friday from 8am-5pm scheduled counseling sessions

• April Mason – Provost and Senior Vice President o K-State 2025

Launch university visionary plan • By 2025 Kansas State University will be recognized as one of the nation’s

top 50 public universities Thematic Goals

• Research, scholarly and creative activities, and discovery • Undergraduate educational experience • Graduate scholarly experience • Engagement, extension, outreach, and service • Faculty and staff • Facilities and infrastructure • Athletics

Funding • Private and corporate donations • State/federal funding • Internal reallocation

o General campus update NCAA Certification/Big 12 Board of Regents Academic Leadership Searches

o College/department/unit specific interests APPROVAL OF MINUTES DeForce moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Grice o Senator Joyce o Senator Howard

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o Senator Specht • Excused Absences:

o Senator Wilhoit o Senator Heinz o Senator Zinke o Senator Bisch o Senator Kays o Senator McClarty o Senator Loehr

• Proxies o Johnson for Wilhoit o Haas for Heinz o Bryant for Zinke o Modiri for Bisch o Lister for Kays o Clopine for McClarty o Works for Loehr

• Announcements o Collegian football tomorrow is postponed until October 21, 2011 at 4:00 pm o Continue to sign up for InTouch presentations

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • Communications Chair Works

o Pick up your nametag, t-shirts, and $5 after the meeting o Fill out a blue slip of your personal information and interests

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • President Spriggs

o Meeting with the Board of Regents and the Budget Director on October 19, 2011 to talk about deferred maintenance

o Talk with UPC to finalize entertainment package o From Director Scott

• Aggieville Restoration Project • Met with Evan Tuttle, the Aggieville business director, to collaborate for the

project • Fixing up Triangle Park and have murals painted • Adding flag brackets at different times of the year

• State Relations Director Brownlee o Pizza and Politics is November 3 at 5:30 pm in the Alumni Center

• Senators, representatives, and a member of the Board of Regents will be on the panel • Pre submitted questions should be sent to jjbrownl@ksu.edu

o Deferred maintenance • $55 million requested from two funds from the state and governor’s budget

• Includes all six state universities • K-State has the largest square footage and back log and will receive the most funding

• Chief of Staff Schooley o Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee

• Addressing the dead week policy and student teacher learning policy

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• Give suggestions, concerns, and questions to him or any other authors listed o Cabinet update

• Tweeting updates from specific directors • Safety Director Wright

o Blue light systems • Implementations in the Union, Hale Library, and Seaton Hall

o City University Fund to improve lighting in City Park, Aggieville, etc. • Campus Entertainment Programs Director Blattner

o Tickets are on sale for $3 for Second City All-Stars comedy show on October 26, 2011 Chair Taylor moved to table Approval of Appointments. Motion seconded and passed. FINAL ACTION Chair Taylor moved Special Orders to put Bill 11/12/15 into Final Action. Motion seconded and passed. Chair Taylor moved the author summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Bill 11/12/15 Amendments to Bill 10/11/02 Creation of the Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee Moved by Taylor. Changes addressed by Spriggs. Positive Debate: Spriggs. Bill 11/12/15 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. Bill 11/12/09 Amendment to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Election Guidelines Changes addressed by Grice. Positive Debate: Grice. Chair Miller moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/09. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/09 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. Bill 11/12/10 Allocation to League of United Latin American Citizens Changes addressed by Mische Positive Debate: Mische. Bill 11/12/10 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. Chair Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/10. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/11 Allocation to Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization Changes addressed by Kidd. Positive Debate: Kidd. Bill 11/12/11 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. Chair Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/11. Motion seconded and passed. APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Chair Miller to take from the table the motion to move into Approval of Appointments. Motion seconded and passed. Res 11/12/27 Approval of Appointments to the Diversity Programming Committee

Moved by Long. Introduced by Works. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/28 Approval of Appointments to the Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee Moved by Unruh. Introduced by Schooley. Nuss moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/29 Approval of Appointments to the Special Committee to Review Expansion Plans for the Recreational Complex

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Moved by Warburton. Introduced by Spriggs. Haas moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/12 Approval of Active Membership to Funding Requirements for Travel Requests Nuss moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Patterson. Introduced by Abbott. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/13 Amendment to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Student Activity Fee Funding Regulations Moved by Sterling. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/14 Allocation to KSU Heifer International Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Long. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Speaker Pro tem Works o Pick up your shirts, nametags, and money after the meeting

• Senator Kerns o Relay for Life will be in the Union until 10 pm, tonight

• Director Scott o Community Serve Week runs from October 15 – October 22

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/12, Bill 11/12/13, and Bill 11/12/14 are referred back to committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 47 Senators and 18 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Bryant. Adjourned at 9:03 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

OCTOBER 20, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 47 Senators and 14 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Ron Trewyn – Vice President for Research o National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

Mission • To protect U.S. Livestock from Foreign Animal Diseases and Foreign

Zoonotic Disases Goals

• To replace obsolete, 1954 Plum Island Facility • To develop 21st century vaccines/diagnostics/therapeutics

Why Manhattan, KS? • K-State provides broad-base expertise in livestock-focused animal health

and food security • Access to the Biosecurity Research Institute’s infectious disease assets • In the Animal Health Corridor, a veterinary pharmaceutical hub

General layout • 514,000 square foot facility • Projected to cost $650-750 million • Employ about 350 scientists and support staff

NBAF’s Projected Timeline • Start Main Lab construction: 8/2012

o President’s FY12 budget at $150 million; US House at $75 million

• Commissioning Complete: 2017 • NBAF to be fully operational: 2019-20

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Nuss moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Grice o Senator Allison o Senator Dongili o Senator Joyce o Senator Loehr o Senator Scott

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• Excused Absences: o Senator Rito o Senator Kidd o Senator Bryant o Senator Lister o Senator Haas o Intern Zhang o Intern Collingwood o Intern Platt o Intern Kennedy o Intern Marquess o Intern Ewers

• Proxies o Long for Rito o Bisch for Kidd o Zinke for Bryant o Kays for Lister o Works for Haas

• Announcements o Collegian football tomorrow at 4 pm on Anderson lawn o InTouch Update

Greek organizations the first week of November COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • Allocations Chair Taylor

o Much of our allocations money has not yet been distributed o Encourage students to apply for funding

• Communications Chair Works o By October 21, 2011 at 5pm pick up your nametag and t-shirts

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Vice President Borrman • President Spriggs

o Introducing entertainment ideas for campus entertainment soon o October 25, 2011 from 6-7 pm there will be a K-State Chats session with President Schulz o Met with Board of Regents in Topeka on October 19, 2011

• We are still pursuing deferred maintenance • Met with SAC Committee to determine the date for Higher Education Day in

Topeka o Message from Director Scott

• October 25, 2011 City Commission meeting concerning cutting $300,000 in funding for social services such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Sunset Zoo, etc.

• State Relations Director Brownlee o On October 19, 2011, he and President Spriggs went to Topeka to meet with the Board of

Regents. They also talked to the budget director about deferred maintenance. • Hesitant to allocate more funding for K-State

o On November 3, 2011, there will be Pizza and Politics in the Student Alumni Center • Intern Coordinator Tannahill

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o Email your mentor requests by October 21, 2011 • Student Director of Sustainablity Hill

o Executive branch updates on the Twitter accounts by following @kstateSGA • Technology Coordinator Stavropoulos

o In the Registrar’s Office, e-transcripts are now available for $5 • Student Affairs Director Reynolds

o The first Student Body President’s Advisory Board meeting is November 1 at noon • Public Relations Director Hill

o On October 25, 2011, the results for the Take Charge Challenge will be announced! • Campus Entertainment Programs Director Blattner

o Finding additional ways to generate funding for “big events” on campus APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/30 Approval of New Student Senators

Moved by Wilhoit. Introduced by Rauth. Warburton moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Speaker Rauth swore in Josh Smith and Danny Davis.

Res 11/12/31 Approval of Appointment to the University Honor Council Moved by J Lopez. Introduced by Spriggs. Long moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/32 Approval of Appointment to the Higher Learning Commission Steering Committee and Executive Committee

Moved by Sterling. Introduced by Spriggs. Kays moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/33 Approval of Appointments to the University Communications and Marketing Advisory Committee

Moved by Unruh. Introduced by Spriggs. Miller moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/13 Approval of Active Membership to Funding Requirements for Travel Requests Changes addressed by Abbott. Positive Debate: Abbott. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/13. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/13 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. Bill 11/12/14 Amendment to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association Student Activity Fee Funding Regulations Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/14. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/14 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. Bill 11/12/15 Allocation to KSU Heifer International Changes addressed by Long. Positive Debate: Long. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/15. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/15 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0.

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Hart moved to propose an amendment to Bill 11/12/15 to strike from lines 21,22, and 26 the numbers $544.00 and insert the numbers $400.00. Motion seconded and passed. Positive Debate on the Amendment: Hart The amendment passed by a vote of 54-0-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/17 Creation of the First Year Experience Committee Nuss moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Walden. Introduced by Fox. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/18 Allocation to Creative Art Therapies Students Moved by J Lopez. Introduced by Pierce. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/19 Allocation to Women in Design Moved by Davis. Introduced by Stoway. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Senator Lindemuth o Recognizing Senator Davis with an SGA t-shirt for terrific attendance at SGA meetings

• Director Williams o Iota chapter of Sigma Gamma Lambda having a Stroll Off in the Union o Black Student Union have the opening performance for Pant the Chant on October 24,

2011 at Bramlage Coliseum • Senator Hart

o Work session for Manhattan City Commission to remove all funding for social services is October 25, 2011 at 5:30 pm

• Senator Blattner o Second City Improve All Stars is on October 26, 2011 at 7:30 pm

• Senator Kerby o After the meeting, look in the Northeast sky to see Jupiter!

• Senator Brownlee o Submit questions for Pizza and Politics to jjbrownl@ksu.edu

• President Spriggs o K-State Chats with President Schulz on October 25 from 6-7pm

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/17 referred to the Senate Operations Committee Bill 11/12/18 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/19 referred to the Allocations Committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 51 Senators and 11 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Nuckolls. Adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

OCTOBER 27, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 48 Senators and 15 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Dr. Vicki Clegg – Director of the Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning o K-State 8 initiated this Fall

New program to give breadth of experience in a larger number of areas for students

Requirements stay the same regardless of a change in major Implemented to replace the University General Education program

• Ben Champion and Casey Lauer – K-State Take Charge Challenge o Sustainability and K-State

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Provisioning services regulating services, and cultural services

• Main findings o Humans have radically altered ecosystems in last 50 years o Changes have brought gains but growing at costs that threaten

achievement of development goals o Degradation of ecosystems could grow worse but can be reversed o Workable solutions will require significant changes in policy

• Business bottom line o Growing costs and risks

What are we doing at K-State? o Recycling, bicycle encouragement, research in renewable

energies, research in communication ideas, etc. What are we not doing at K-State?

o New student orientation, new academic programs in sustainability, campus watershed planning, campus planning for energy scarcity and climate change, etc.

K-State Energy Use • Utilities

o $15 million/yr = $42,000/day = $1,712/hr = $.50/sec o $625/student each year o Last year we were able to save about $700,000

• Space heating: 22%, Lighting:18%, Space cooling: 11%, Water heating: 10%, etc.

o Take Charge Challenge We won! $50,000 to the City of Manhattan and $50,000 to K-State Potential projects

• Solar thermal – Natatorium pool heat

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• Lighting occupancy sensors – Campus upgrades • Vending machine controls • Building envelope • President’s Residence Energy Audit

• Dr. Dorinda Lambert – Director of Counseling Services o Provides direct counseling services as well as outreach services for students o Annual 3% increase really helps with finances for the program o Students get up to four sessions for free, $15 for the next two sessions, $25 for any more o Staffing is at a minimum and there is little face to face time

Saw approximately 900 students last year o Privilege Fee proposal

FY13: 2.5% increase, FY14: 0% increase, FY15: 0% increase If implemented, clinical position would be terminated

o Asking for 2.5% increase for FY13, FY14, and FY15 • Matt Pray – K-State Student Union Food Committee

o Programs You First – giving employees the tools to have the correct knowledge of food

service Student catering – www.dineoncampus.com/kstate

o Launch program Otis Spunkmeyer – cookies, hot sandwiches, food for the right season/time of day,

etc. • Mobile vending on Monday-Thursday from 8:30-2:30 pm around campus • Less than $5 for a meal for cash only

Miller moved to have a 5 minute recess. Motion seconded and passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chair Taylor moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Allison o Senator Bryant o Senator Grice o Senator Guan o Senator Heinz o Senator Joyce o Senator LeCluyse o Senator Smith o Intern Bauer o Intern McKittrick o Intern Mergan o Intern Ritz o Intern Zhang

• Excused Absences: o Senator Bisch o Senator Dunn o Senator Hart

• Proxies o Kidd for Bisch

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o Bomberger for Dunn o Miller for Hart

• Announcements o Special announcement

SGA beat the Collegian in football by 35-0 o InTouch update

Sign up to make presentations o Festival of Trees

Money raised goes to the RSVP of the Flint Hills Email Speaker Rauth if you want to help decorate the trees

o Elections Commissioner Applications Attached to the email Natalie sent out for this week Due Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12 pm

o Pizza and Politics Submit questions to Speaker Rauth or Director Brownlee

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • College Council Allocations Chair Nuss

o CCAC cancelled this week • Allocations Chair Taylor

o Holding budget request workshops on Tuesday at 3:30pm, Thursday at 4:30, and Friday at 10:30 in the Union

• Governmental Relations Chair Lister o Looking to finish university funds on October 30, 2011 at 7 pm in the Union o There will be a costume contest

• Senate Operations Chair Miller o After Pizza and Politics, she will make a presentation on how to write legislation

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • President Spriggs

o Thank you for participating with chats with President Shulz o Tuition strategies committee meeting November 28, 2011 o Collaborating with the Student Advisory Committee with the Board of Regents to decide

which day to have for Higher Education Day in Topeka o First Year Experience Committee was developed by Dr. Bosco and Provost Mason to review

new student experience o Interested in K-State 8? Email President Spriggs at nspriggs@ksu.edu

• State Relations Director Brownlee o Email pre submitted questions to jjbrownl@ksu.edu

• Local Relations Director Scott o Aggieville Restoration project meeting on October 31, 2011 o Attended city work session on city budget to cut funding to social programs in the Manhattan

area • Student Director of Sustainability Hill

o Check will be Natalie’s office incase you need pictures o Thank you for participating in the Homecoming committee

Taylor moved Special Orders to consider Bill 11/12/17 in Final Action. Motion seconded and passed. FINAL ACTION

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Bill 11/12/17 Creation of the First Year Experience Committee Moved by Taylor. Changes addressed by Fox. Positive Debate: Fox. Bill 11/12/17 passed by a roll call vote of 48-0-0. APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/34 Approval of Appointment to the University Honor Council

Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Spriggs. Miller moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/35 Approval of Appointments to the First Year Experience Committee Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Fox. Nuss moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/18 Allocation to Creative Art Therapies Students Changes addressed by Pierce. Positive Debate: Pierce. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/18. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/18 passed by a roll call vote of 48-0-0. Bill 11/12/19 Allocation to Women in Design Changes addressed by Stoway. Positive Debate: Stoway. Taylor moved to amend the motion by striking the recommended $240.00 travel amount in line 24 and inserting the number $120.00 and striking the recommended $240.00 total amount in line 25 and inserting the number $120.00. Moved by Miller. Positive Debate: Taylor. Negative Debate: Nuss. Amendment to Bill 11/12/19 passed by a roll call vote of 27-19-2. Newly amended Bill 11/12/19 Positive Debate: Taylor. Negative Debate: Allen. Positive Debate: Loehr. Negative Debate: Tannahill. Tannahill moved the motion be referred back to the Allocations committee. Motion seconded. Negative Debate: Taylor. Positive Debate: Blattner. Negative Debate: Stoway. Negative Debate: Nuss. The motion to refer the motion back to the Allocations committee failed by a hand vote. Newly amended Bill 11/12/19 Positive Debate: Nuss. Negative Debate: Long. Positive Debate: Pierce. Positive Debate: Miller.

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Works moved Previous Question. Motion seconded. The motion to have previous question passed by a hand vote. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/19. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/19 passed by a roll call vote of 36-11-1. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/20 Educational Opportunity Fund Allocations for FY 2013 Nuss moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Lister. Introduced by Bormann. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/21 Increase in University Counseling Services Privilege Fee Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Wagner. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Speaker Pro tem Works o If you lose your name tag, let her know

• Intern Program Tannahill o Let first Open Period speaker know they have a ten minute limit prior to the presentation

• Courtney George o Lori Gilmore in the SGA Budget Office is holding a workshop on November 7 at 1:30 pm

in State Rooms 1 and 2 over SGA funding for student organizations interested • Speaker Rauth

o NBAF brochures in her office o The last meeting of the semester is Tuesday, November 29, 2011, not Thursday

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/20 to Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/21 to Privilege Fee Committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS ROLL CALL 43 Senators and 16 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Bryant. Adjourned at 10:12 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING ALUMNI CENTER BALLROOM

NOVEMBER 3, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 53 Senators and 15 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• K-State Theatre o The Adding Machine show is November 10-12, 2011 at McCain Auditorium

• K-State Athletics o Restructuring the point system for men’s basketball against Kansas University on

February 13, 2011 at 8 pm o Goals can be found on the previous meeting’s minutes

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Taylor moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Allison o Senator Grice o Senator Joyce o Senator Osarcuk o Senator Smith o Intern Haley o Intern Mische o Intern Zhang

• Excused Absences: o Senator Bomberger o Senator Bryant o Senator Kays

• Proxies o Brady for Bomberger o Lister for Kays o Woolsoncroft for Bryant

• Announcements o Festival of Trees

Bring $5 to the next meeting to donate to the RSVP of the Flint Hills o Meeting on Tuesday, November 29, 2011

COMMENDATIONS None

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COMMITTEE REPORTS • Governmental Relations Chair Lister

o City University Funding Recommendation • Agreement between the City of Manhattan and Kansas State University that taxes

raised on campus should be used for products that benefit both Manhattan and K-State • Proposals

• 17th and Anderson – 9% of the fund • Bluemont Avenue – 9% of the fund • Replacement of the track and turf at Memorial Stadium – 44% of the fund • Sidewalk on the North side of College Heights – 12% of the fund • Aggieville Business District improvements – 4% of the fund • Denison and North Platt Street crosswalk – 8% of the fund • Lighting around campus – 14% of the fund

• Other project considerations • Flint Hills Discovery Center • Bike Rental Program

• Senate Operations Chair Miller o Legislation Writing 101

• You are elected for a reason and you need to represent your peers as a K-State Senator • Wording

• Resolutions include what you are in support of and “resolved” • Bills include what you are trying to change and “enacted”

• Senate Operations • Makes sure the legislation has the right formatting and wording • Turn it into the committee at 6pm on the Tuesday prior to the Senate meeting

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • President Spriggs

o Thanked Director Brownlee for putting together a successful Pizza and Politics o Working with Evan Tuttle and Bruce Shubert for the Aggieville Restoration Project

• $5,000 power wash after Fake Patty’s Day • Improvements to Triangle Park

• Replace gazebo • Add trash cans and recycling bins • Flag clips on light poles

o Technology initiative of platform • Umberger 105 ribbon cutting was November 2, 2011 • Add students to the committee and plan an event for students to provide feedback on

potential technology implementations on March 13, 2012 for students and faculty o Campus safety initiative of platform

• Getting estimates on blue light systems for one to be inside Seaton Hall, the Union and Hale Library

• Looking to put panic buttons inside the buildings around campus • Begin a PR campaign so students know who to call when lights are out, etc.

o Updates • February 16, 2013 – 150th year anniversary

• Contact President Spriggs at nspriggs@ksu.edu and you’re interested in providing input on how to celebrate the occasion

• Mass transit is becoming more feasible because aTa Bus is finding funding in other locations

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• Being able to utilize student id’s to get free transportation services o Campus security

• Increasing awareness for bicyclists travelling via roads APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS None FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/20 Educational Opportunity Fund Allocations for FY 2013 Changes addressed by Bormann. Positive Debate: Bormann Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/20. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/20 passed by a roll call vote of 53-0-0. Bill 11/12/21 Increase in University Counseling Services Privilege Fee Changes addressed by Wagner. Positive Debate: Wagner. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/21. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/21 passed by a roll call vote of 51-0-2. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Res 11/12/36 Resolution in Support of Continued Funding of Social Services Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Taylor Held for referral. Bill 11/12/22 Amendments to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws Kidd moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by West. Introduced by Nuss. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/23 Statutes Amendment to Repeal Holton Hall Council Moved by Miller. Introduced by Wilhoit. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/24 Allocation to Indian Student Association Moved by Lopez. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/25 Allocation to Kappa Kappa Psi Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Ruiz. Held for referral. Res 11/12/37 KSU SGA Recommendations for the Disbursement of the City/University Special Projects Fund for the Calendar Year 2013 Moved by Hart. Introduced by Lister. Held for referral. Taylor moved Special Orders to move Bill 11/12/24 into Final Action. Positive Debate: Taylor. Motion to consider Bill 11/12/24 passed by a voice vote. Positive Debate: Taylor. Bill 11/12/24 passed by a roll call vote of 53-0-0. OPEN PERIOD

• Chair Taylor o Last budget request workshop on November 4, 2011 at 10:30 am

• Senator Rezac o On November 15, 2011, Miss America, an agriculture advocate, will be speaking in

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Forum Hall speaking about Food for Thought o There will be five tickets given to college senators to show representation across campus

for a pre-event mixer • Senator Bryant

o Let him know if you’re interested in dressing up as Santa Clause on December 2, 2011 from 7-10 pm for a parade

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION

• Resolution 11/12/36 referred to the Senate Operations Committee • Bill 11/12/22 referred to the Senate Operations Committee • Bill 11/12/23 referred to the Senate Operations Committee • Bill 11/12/24 referred to the Allocations Committee • Bill 11/12/25 referred to the Allocations Committee

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 52 Senators and 15 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Kidd. Adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

NOVEMBER 11, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 52 Senators and 17 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Kansas State University President Kirk Shulz o K-State 2025

Campaign to raise dollars from alumni o K-State will remain in a BCS conference in the Midwest

Excited to welcome Texas Christian University and West Virginia to the Big XII o Tuition and Fees

Continue to work together to decide major issues such as keeping cost reasonable o Updating campus master plan o Process for calling snow days

At 5am, Bruce Shubert and the campus police make an assessment of the campus At 6am, recommendation is made to President Shulz At 7am, the text messaging system is utilized to inform students

• Deb Nuss, Sunflower CASA Board member o Discussing the City Commissioners eliminating funding to the social services of

Manhattan Funding has existed for approximately twenty-five years Recommendation to City Commissioners

• Asked for 2% of the general fund for the City of Manhattan to go to social services

• Asked to continue Advisory Board for social services • Asked to carry over unused funding to future years • Recommending passed ordinances are permanent for at least ten years

Petition Ordinance • In order to sign, you must be registered voter inside the Manhattan city

limits • Plans to have 2,000 signatures by January 27, 2012

Find more information • Facebook: S.O.S. (Save Our Social Services)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Nuss moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Dunn o Senator Smith

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o Senator Warburton o Senator Wilhoit o Intern Bauer o Intern Zhang

• Excused Absences: o Intern Coordinator Tannahill o Senator Bisch o Senator Rito o Senator Kays

• Proxies o Works for Tannahill o Kidd for Bisch o Walden for Rito o Lister for Kays

• Announcements o Meeting on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in the Ballroom

Dress for the holiday! o KARL Internships o InTouch Feedback o Festival of Trees - FUNdraising

COMMENDATIONS Res 11/12/38 Commendation to the Take Charge Challenge Team

Moved by Taylor. Introduced by Reynolds. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/39 Commendation to the United States Military, Veterans and ROTC Moved by Haas. Introduced by Miller. Nuss moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

COMMITTEE REPORTS • College Council Allocations Chair Nuss

o College Council Allocations Committee meeting after Thanksgiving will be in Fiedler Hall Room 1094

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Multicultural Affairs Director Williams

o Attempting to bridge the gap between SGA and MSL • Multicultural event Closer Winter Chill Fest

• On December 2, 2011 from 7-8:30pm in the Union Courtyard • Alpha Phi Alpha Black and Gold Pageant

• On December 3, 2011 from 6-8pm in Forum Hall o Coretta Scott King Gardens of Engagement

• Being placed in front of the new Welcome Center • Reflection, education, and action portions with an overlap portion containing

Dr. Martin Luther King’s bust Wagner moved Special Orders to consider Bill 11/12/26 for Introduction to Legislation. Motion seconded and passed by a hand vote. Bill 11/12/26 Continuance in Student Publications Inc. Privilege Fee Works moved that author summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed.

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Moved by Works. Introduced by Wagner. Held for referral. APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/40 Approval of Elections Commissioner Moved by Miller. Introduced by Rauth. Deforce moved to send the resolution back to the Senate Operations Committee for approval Positive Debate: Grice Negative Debate: Nuss Special comments: The resolution was not passed out of the Senate Operations Committee Positive Debate: Reynolds Speaker of the Senate position yielded to Speaker Pro tem Works Negative Debate: Rauth Speaker of the Senate position yielded to Speaker Rauth Positive Debate: DeForce Grice moved to Suspend the Rules in order to call Previous Question. Motion passed by a 2/3 hand vote. The motion to send Resolution 11/12/40 back to the Senate Operations Committee failed by a hand vote of 20-26-4. Works moved unanimous consent. Objected. Allen moved to Suspend the Rules in order to end all debate and call Previous Question. Motion passes by a 2/3 hand vote. Resolution 11/12/40 passed by a hand vote of 35-12-3. Speaker Rauth swore in Danny Unruh as Election Commissioner FINAL ACTION Res 11/12/36 Resolution in Support of Continued Funding of Social Services Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor Negative Debate: Walden Positive Debate: Nuss Negative Debate: Abbott Positive Debate: Taylor Negative Debate: Allen Negative Debate: Rezac Positive Debate: Archer Negative Debate: Grice Taylor moved to refer this to the executive committee for further changes Positive Debate: Taylor Negative Debate: Walden Positive Debate: LeCluyse Motion passes by a hand vote of 48-2-2 Allen moved to have a 7 minute recess. Motion failed by a hand vote. Res 11/12/37 K-State SGA Recommendations for the Disbursement of the City/University Special Projects Fund for Calendar Year 2013 Changes addressed by Lister. Positive Debate: Lister.

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Miller moved to bulk roll call Resolution 11/12/37. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/37 passed by a roll call vote of 49-0-1. Bill 11/12/22 By-Laws Amendment regarding CCAC Membership Changes addressed by Nuss. Positive Debate: Nuss. K. Lopez moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/22. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/22 passed by a roll call vote of 49-0-1. Bill 11/12/23 Statutes Amendment regarding Holton Hall Council Changes addressed by Miller. Positive Debate: Miller. Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/23. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/23 passed by a roll call vote of 49-0-1. Bill 11/12/25 Allocation to Kappa Kappa Psi Changes addressed by Kueser. Positive Debate: Kueser. Positive Debate: Pierce Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/25. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/25 passed by a roll call vote of 49-0-1. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Modiri moved to move to suspend all of the introductory readings and refer them back into committee. Negative Debate: Miller Motion failed by a hand vote. Bill 11/12/27 By-Laws Amendment regarding Filling of Vacant Senate Seats Moved by Kennedy. Introduced by Miller. Held for referral. Modiri moved to move to suspend the introductory readings Bill 11/12/28 through Bill 11/12/34 and refer them back into committee. Positive Debate: Nuss Motion passed by a 2/3 hand vote of 36-13-1. Bill 11/12/28 Allocation to Theater Appreciation and Participation Suspended. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/29 Allocation to KSU Potter’s Guild Suspended. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/30 Allocation to Golden Key International Honor Society Suspended. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/31 Allocation to On The Spot Improv Suspended. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/32 Allocation to Japanese Student Association Suspended. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/33 Allocation to American Choral Directors Association Suspended. Held for referral.

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Bill 11/12/34 Allocation to Collegiate Music Educators Association Suspended. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Senator Grice, Intern Bolin, Director Scott, and Senator J. Lopez o On November 11, 2011, there will be hosting an all-you-can-eat Pancake Feed at Delta

Upsilon from 10 pm- 2am for $5 • Senator Rezac

o On November 15, 2011, Miss America will be hosting a Food for Thought lecture in McCain at 7 pm for free

• Senator Lindemuth o Petitions are available to pass around if you’re interested

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION Resolution 11/12/36 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/27 referred to the Senate Operations Committee Bill 11/12/28 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/29 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/30 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/31 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/32 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/33 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/34 referred to the Allocations Committee SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

• To sign a petition, one must be a registered voter in the City of Manhattan; one's address (regardless if temporary or permanent) must match the address on the voter registration.

o To illustrate, a student who is registered to vote in Manhattan and lives in a dorm, apartment or living group, that address must be on the registration. It is possible to change one's voter registration to their college address and update their address if one has moved.

• To carry a petition, one must be a registered voter in the state of Kansas. ROLL CALL 51 Senators and 18 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by J Lopez. Adjourned at 9:58 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

NOVEMBER 17, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 49 Senators and 13 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Amy Button-Renz, K-State Alumni Association President o Alumni Assocation: Enhancing the Kansas State University family through lifelong

involvement o Recruitment and Retention Programs

For Sophomores Only, Just for Juniors, Wildcat Warm Up Student Alumni Board – Wildcats Forever Student Ambassadors

o Membership Continue #1 status in the Big 12 Conference – 15 years Numerous benefits to include K-State magazine, discounted football tickets for

Homecoming, etc. o Alumni and Student Connections

Increase of 12% attendees at all events Increase of more than 27% at student events

o Campus Collaboration Multicultural programs, legislative advocacy, athletics

• Steve Wolgast, Director of Student Publications, Inc. o Mission: Promote and encourage student speech that’s independent of control from the

University and faculty. Less than 1/3 of the students are majoring in Journalism Students have the opportunity to purchase digital yearbook issues and previous

year’s yearbooks Projected to end FY12 in the black, after the last three years have been in the red

• Chair Emilee Taylor o Reflection of our purpose: To represent the students of Kansas State University

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Miller moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Grice o Senator Guan o Senator Kueser o Senator Loehr o Senator Osarcuk

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o Senator Rezac o Senator Rito o Senator Scott o Senator Smith o Intern Bolin o Intern McKittrick o Intern Ryan o Intern Zhang

• Excused Absences: o Senator Kidd o Senator Woolsoncroft o Intern Ewers o Intern Kennedy o Intern Marquess

• Proxies o Taylor for Kidd o McWhirter for Woolsoncroft

• Announcements o Meeting on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in the Union Ballroom

Wear holiday apparel o InTouch feedback

Will be attached in the minutes subsequent to the meeting o Festival of Trees FUNdraising o Explanation of the expulsion process

Removal of Res 11/12/42 COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • College Council Allocations Chair Nuss

o Meeting the Sunday after Thanksgiving break in the Fiedler 1094 at 7:00 pm • Allocations Chair Taylor

o Meeting on Sunday after Thanksgiving break in OSAS from the back door • Senate Operations Chair Miller

o Remarks on the expulsion process o Will not be meeting next week but continue to turn in legislation to Chair Miler’s box in

OSAS DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Vice President Bormann

o Update • Entertainment package is close to being finalized

• Students should see the concrete plan early next semester • Director of Safety, Kate Wright, will speak in second open period about the final plans

for the blue light project • Watch twitter for updates from Public Relations Director Hill • Tuition enhancements legislation are being introduced tonight,

• If you have questions about it be sure to ask Vice President Bormann • Big 12 SGA Conference in Kansas City this weekend with President Spriggs, Speaker

Rauth, Director Brownlee, and Chief of Staff Schooley

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• Director Fox o First Year Experience Committee

• Better advertisement for Week of Welcome • Tutorials for K-State Online

• Chief of Staff Schooley o Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee

• Discussing the Dead Week Policy soon • Send suggestions to Chief of Staff Schooley or Director Reynolds

o Follow @KStateSGA twitter to get Cabinet updates • Director Spencer

o Disappointed to hear the introductory of legislation went through without reading • Technology Coordinator Stavropoulos

o Student input for o Potentially collaborating the Zimbra calendar and Google calendar

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/41 Appointments to the Student Centered Tuition Enhancement Committee

Moved by Miller. Introduced by Bormann. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

FINAL ACTION Wagner moved Special Orders to consider Bill 11/12/26 before Res 11/12/36. Motion seconded and passed. Wagner moved Bill 11/12/26 be moved back into Privilege Fee Committee Positive Debate: Wagner Negative Debate: Davis Positive Debate: LeCluyse Positive Debate: Lindemuth Motion passes by a 2/3 hand vote. Bill 11/12/26 was referred back to the Privilege Fee Committee. Res 11/12/36 Resolution in Support of Continued Funding of Social Services Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor Positive Debate: Hart Positive Debate: Lister Wagner moved for everyone to be moved as authors. Motion seconded. Objection. Wagner moved everyone be added, except for those who were not in favor of the resolution. All senators except Abbott, Grice, Specht, and Walden were added. Motion seconded and passed. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Resolution 11/12/36. Motion seconded and passed Resolution 11/12/36 passed by a roll call vote of 47-0-4. Bill 11/12/27 By-Laws Amendment regarding Filling of Vacant Senate Seats Changes addressed by Miller. Positive Debate: Miller Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/27. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/27 passed by a roll call vote of 51-0-0. Bill 11/12/28 Allocation to Theater Appreciation and Participation Changes addressed by J. Lopez.

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Positive Debate: J. Lopez. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/28. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/28 passed by a roll call vote of 51-0-0. Bill 11/12/29 Allocation to KSU Potter’s Guild Changes addressed by J. Lopez. Positive Debate: J. Lopez. Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/29. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/29 passed by a roll call vote of 51-0-0. Bill 11/12/30 Allocation to Golden Key International Honor Society Changes addressed by Long. Positive Debate: Long. K Lopez moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/30. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/30 passed by a roll call vote of 51-0-0. Bill 11/12/31 Allocation to On The Spot Improv Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Negative Debate: Nuss. Positive Debate: Blattner Positive Debate: Stoway Nuss moved to amend the motion to change lines 27 to read “Recommendation,” line 28 to read “LSE - 3,500,” line 29 to read “Total 3,500,” and line 33 to read “3,500.” Miller moved to consider the amendment. Motion seconded. Positive Debate: Nuss Negative Debate: Taylor Negative Debate: DeForce Motion fails by a hand vote. Tannahill moved to amend the motion change lines 28 to read “$5,000,” line 29 to read “$5,000,”and line 33 to read “$5,000.” Miller moved to consider the amendment. Motion seconded. Positive Debate: Tannahill Negative Debate: Grice Negative Debate: Taylor Motion fails by a hand vote. Positive Debate: Nuss Positive Debate: McWhirter yields time to President of On The Spot Improv, Chris Littrell Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/31. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/31 passed by a roll call vote of 49-2-0. Bill 11/12/32 Allocation to Japanese Student Association Changes addressed by Stoway Positive Debate: Stoway Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/32. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/33 passed by a roll call vote of 51-0-0. Bill 11/12/33 Allocation to American Choral Directors Association Changes addressed by Kaliff

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Positive Debate: Kaliff Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/33. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/33 passed by a roll call vote of 50-1-0. Bill 11/12/34 Allocation to Collegiate Music Educators Association Changes addressed by Abbott Positive Debate: Abbott Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/34. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/34 passed by a roll call vote of 51-0-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/35 Allocation to Blue Key National Honor Society Miller moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded. Objection. Motion passed by a voice vote. Division of the House was called. Motion passed by a hand vote. Moved by Scott. Introduced by Haley. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/36 Allocation to The Wildlife Society Moved by Unruh. Introduced by Abbott. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/37 Allocation to Professional Convention Management Association Moved by Long. Introduced by Ruiz. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/38 Statute Amendment regarding Election Regulations Moved by Bryant. Introduced by Unruh. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• The Senate body serenaded Senator Buchanan for his 22nd birthday • Senator Kays

o K-State PROUD Campaign o A packet will be left in OSAS for Senators or Interns in the Senate body to be able to

donate The packet will be picked up the November 30, 2011 after the Senate meeting

• Senator Hart o Heifer International

Information regarding the organization and The Most Important Gift Catalog will be passed around

The funds raised for the benefit concert during Ag Fest will go to Heifer International

• Director Wright o Received the funding for the blue light system for student safety

Will be installed in Hale Library, the Union, and Seaton Hall o Working with Director Scott to implement a Community Emergency Response Team

• Director Blattner o Wants to implement a program where there are extra umbrellas available to students

outside of campus buildings on rainy days If you have suggestions email a7777@ksu.edu

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/26 referred to the Privilege Fee Committee Bill 11/12/35 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/36 referred to the Allocations Committee

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Bill 11/12/37 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/38 referred to the Senate Operations Committee ROLL CALL 49 Senators and 9 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Taylor. Adjourned at 10:22 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

NOVEMBER 29, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 48 Senators and 15 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Taylor moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Bisch o Senator DeForce o Senator Dunn o Senator Osarcuk o Senator Smith o Intern Ewers o Intern Mergen o Intern Mohler o Intern Zhang

• Excused Absences: o Senator Bomberger o Senator Davis o Senator Johnson

• Proxies o Tannahill for Davis o Wilhoit for Johnson o Brady for Bomberger

• Announcements o Speaker Rauth’s fundraising cup made it to $100.00!! o There is no Senate next week o Bill 11/12/38 will not be considered for Final Action because it was moved back into

committee COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • College Council Allocations Chair Nuss

o Congratulations and thank you to the committee members that attended the emergency

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committee meeting prior to Student Senate o There is a meeting this upcoming Sunday, December 4, 2011

• Senate Operations Chair Miller o Mass distribution needs to be defined differently for Senate elections regulations o Looking at the elections statutes to be more organized

• Plans to be complete before the next election cycle • Communications Chair Works

o Diversity Programming Committee • $150,000 for FY 2012 to be split between two semesters • Resolution will be approved later in the meeting

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Local Relations Director Scott

o City Commission is having a work session tonight to improvements to the Bluemont area of campus

o Working on plans for a Master Plan for Triangle Park o No more budgetary progress until after the fiscal year is over

• Student Director of Sustainability Hill o Expect an e-mail along with the minutes tomorrow for a potential bike share program for

campus in the coming years APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS None FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/26 Continuance in Student Publications Inc. Privilege Fee Changes addressed by Wagner. Positive Debate: Wagner. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/26. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/26 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-2. Bill 11/12/35 Allocation to Blue Key National Honor Society Changes addressed by Haley. Positive Debate: Haley. Taylor moved to propose an amendment to Bill 11/12/35 the monetary values to change $1,000.00 to $600.00. Miller moved to consider the amendment. Motion seconded and passed. Positive Debate on the Amendment: Taylor. The motion to amend Bill 11/12/35 seconded and passed. Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/35. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/26 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-2. Bill 11/12/36 Allocation to The Wildlife Society Changes addressed by Pierce. Positive Debate: Pierce. Scott moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/36. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/36 passed by a roll call vote of 54-0-0. Bill 11/12/37 Allocation to Professional Convention Management Association Changes addressed by Taylor.

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Positive Debate: Taylor. Sterling moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/37. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/37 passed by a roll call vote of 54-0-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Res 11/12/42 FY 2012 Diversity Programming Committee Allocations Taylor moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Taylor. Introduced by Works. Taylor moved Special Orders to consider Res 11/12/42 in Final Action Motion seconded and passed by a hand vote. Positive Debate: Works Negative Debate: Allen Positive Debate: Williams Negative Debate: Dongili Positive Debate: Grice Resolution 11/12/42 passed by a vote of 39-6-4. OPEN PERIOD

• Senator Kays o Promoted K-State PROUD, donate early to get your shirt early!

• Director Williams o Encouraged Senate body to attend DPC-sponsored events

• Senator Kidd o Announced Greek-Community coat drive. All fraternities and sororities will be accepting

donations until the start of the semester • Senator Warburton

o Commended DPC Committee for their hard work and for those who debated on the Senate floor

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION None ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 49 Senators and 15 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Nuss. Adjourned at 8:41 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

JANUARY 26, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 53 Senators and 17 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• K-State Theatre o The Madwoman of Chaillot

Thursday, Friday, Saturday Feb. 9-11 at 7:30 p.m. in Nicholas Hall APPROVAL OF MINUTES Deforce moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Guan o Senator Smith o Senator Specht

• Excused Absences: o Senator Bisch o Intern Brill o Intern Mische

• Announcements o Meetings will be on February 2, February 9, February 16, February 23, March 1, March 8,

March 15, March 29, and April 5 this semester COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • Privilege Fee Chair Wagner

o Privilege Fee Committee is starting to review the Lafene Privilege Fee budget o Meeting will be this Monday, January 30, 2012 at 5:30 pm in Lafene Health Center

• College Council Allocations Chair Nuss o CCAC will not be meeting this Sunday

• Communications Chair Works o Starting the “Get out the Vote” Campaign

• Sign up two people you think would make good Senators, and we will invite them to an information session before a meeting prior to the filing deadline

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o Tennis court project update will include an outdoor recreational complex o PFC will enter its last year under student privilege fee coverage o Tuition committee met to lay out a new plan with the recently released budget o Look for an email requesting comments on Conceal/Carry Resolutions

• State Relations Director Brownlee

o Focusing on legislation on Conceal/Carry Resolutions o High Education/State Relations day on Sunday, February 26, 2012

• Email jjbrownl@ksu.edu if interested in attending • International Affairs Director Tan

o International Student event tomorrow January 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the International Student Center

o There will be a speaker at 1:00 pm in Forum Hall • Multicultural Affairs Director Williams

o SGA is invited to support Multicultural Affairs at 1:00 pm tomorrow January 27,2012 at the MLK Memorial beginning at Long Park and ending at Ahearn Field house

• Technology Coordinator Stavropoulos o Umberger 105 survey results are in o Tuesday, March 13, 2012 will be the Teaching Learning Technology Showcase o Email feedback!

• Public Relations Director Hill o Every other Friday, look for a letter from President Schultz to be featured in the Collegian o Created a marketing committee to improve K-State’s marketing strategy o Follow the Twitter accounts! o Look for a newsletter from the Cabinet towards the end of the semester

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/43 Approval of New Student Senators

Moved by Miller. Introduced by Rauth. Nuss moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Speaker Rauth swore in Karen Elliot and Bret Amidon. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/39 Statue Amendment regarding Registration of Student Organizations Moved by Haas. Introduced by Miller. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/40 FY 2012 Addition to Fine Arts Budget from Reserve Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/41 FY 2012 Addition to CCAC Budget from Reserve Moved by Kays. Introduced by Nuss. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/42 Allocation to Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators Moved by J. Lopez. Introduced by Haley. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/43 Allocation to Hispanic American Leadership Organization Moved by Sterling. Introduced by Pierce. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/44 Allocation to Collegiate Farm Bureau Moved by Kays. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/45 Allocation to Ecumenical Campus Ministry

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Moved by Unruh. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. Taylor moved Special Orders that Bills 11/12/40, 11/12/44, and 11/12/45 be considered in Final Action. The motion to consider was seconded. Positive Debate: Taylor The motion to consider Bills 11/12/40, 11/12/44, and 11/12/45 in Final Action was passed by a hand vote. Nuss moved Special Orders that Bill 11/12/41 be considered in Final Action. The motion to consider was seconded. Positive Debate: Nuss The motion to consider Bill 11/12/41in Final Action was passed by a hand vote. FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/40 FY 2012 Addition to Fine Arts Budget from Reserve Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/40. Motion seconded and passed. Bill 11/12/40 passed by a roll call vote of 55-0-0. Bill 11/12/41 FY 2012 Addition to CCAC Budget from Reserve Changes addressed by Nuss. Positive Debate: Nuss Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/41. Motion seconded and passed. Bill 11/12/41 passed by a roll call vote of 55-0-0. Bill 11/12/44 Allocation to Collegiate Farm Bureau Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Warburton moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/44. Motion seconded and passed. Bill 11/12/44 passed by a roll call vote of 55-0-0. Bill 11/12/45 Allocation to Ecumenical Campus Ministry Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Haas moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/45. Motion seconded and passed. Bill 11/12/45 passed by a roll call vote of 53-1-1. OPEN PERIOD

• Director Williams o Delta Sigma Theta will be holding their 1st Annual Mr. Crimson and Cream Scholarship

Showcase at the Union Ballroom on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6 pm o Purchased 56 tickets for SGA to attend!

• Senator McWhirter o Collecting purple slips at the end of the meeting

• Vice President Bormann o Campus Master Plan meeting will be next Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 12:30-1:30

pm in Union Room 207 • Senator Kays

o Encouraged everyone to apply for Student Foundation Applications are due Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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o On The Spot Improv has a performance in Forum Hall on this evening, Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 8 pm

• Senator Davis o Addressed Collegian Editorial “Student Senate Purpose Clear, Certain Areas Lack

Professionalism” by Jakki Thompson SGA spends a lot of time putting together legislation behind the scenes that other

people don’t realize Encouraged everyone to get back to the basics of Robert’s Rules of Order

• Speaker Rauth o Encouraged anyone with more than 90 credit hours to apply for Blue Key

Applications can be found at www.k-statebluekey.org Applications are due Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 12 pm in Leadership Studies

Room 103 REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/39 be referred to the Senate Operations Committee Bill 11/12/42 be referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/43 be referred to the Allocations Committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 57 Senators and 18 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Unruh. Adjourned at 8:21 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M. Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

FEBRUARY 2, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 53 Senators and 17 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Miller moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Kidd o Senator Rezac o Senator Smith o Senator Warburton o Intern Bolin o Intern Mische

• Excused Absences: o Senator Woolsoncroft

• Proxies o McWhirter for Woolsoncroft

• Announcements o Voter Registration Event will be Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 8 pm o State Higher Ed Day will be Monday, February 6, 2012 o There will be an Executive Committee meeting on Sunday, February 5, 2012 o Reminder – Do not wear campaign t-shirts in the Office of Student Activities and Services

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • College Council Allocations Chair Nuss

o CCAC meeting this week is at 4 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012 in the Office of Student Activities and Services

• Allocations Chair Taylor o There will be a few numerical changes to one piece of legislation tonight

• Governmental Relations Chair Lister o The GR Committee is drafting legislation for the Voter Registration event

• The committee meeting is at 7 pm on Monday, February 6, 2012 in Union Room 208 • Communications Chair Works

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o Sign up to work at the booth and talk to Greek houses o The SGA website will be up again by next meeting o There will be an informal gather to get potential senators informed about SGA

• Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 6:30 pm outside the Big 12 Room DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Local Relations Director Scott

o Brad Shoen with the Riley County Police Department will be speaking at the next meeting o Manhattan City Commission meetings are on Tuesdays at 7 pm and the work sessions at 5 pm

• Parliamentarian Rickel o Currently serves as the student representative for the Riley County Police Department

• If anyone has any last comments to make about Fake Patty’s Day, send them to Parliamentarian Rickel or attend the meeting Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 11:30 am at Kite’s Bar and Grill

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/44 Approval of New Student Senators

Introduced by Rauth. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Rauth swore in Seetharaman and Wolf. FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/39 Statue Amendment regarding Registration of Student Organizations Changes addressed by Miller. Positive Debate: Miller. Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/39. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/39 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. Bill 11/12/42 Allocation to Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators Changes addressed by Haley. Positive Debate: Haley. Negative Debate: Allen. Positive Debate: Amidon. Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/42. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/42 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. Bill 11/12/43 Allocation to Hispanic American Leadership Organization Changes addressed by Pierce. Positive Debate: Pierce. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/43. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/43 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/46 Allocation to Sensible Nutrition and Body Image Choices Moved by McWhirter. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/47 Allocation to Tau Beta Sigma Moved by Patterson. Introduced by Osarcuk. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/49 Allocation to Alternative Spring Break Moved by Unruh. Introduced by Long. Held for referral.

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OPEN PERIOD • Speaker Rauth

o Invited everyone to sing happy birthday to Senator Rito • Senator K. Lopez

o Congratulated Director Williams on how well he did at the Mr. Crimson and Cream Scholarship Showcase

• Senator Bisch o K-State Proud t-shirts are in! Come pick yours up after the meeting

• Senator Wilhoit o There will be a graduate senator meeting about the constitution on Monday, February 6,

2012 at noon in the School of Leadership Studies Room 201 • Senator Abbott

o Encouraged everyone to apply for internships with Lynn Jenkins • Director Williiams

o Black Student Union will have an event on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 7pm in Union Room 212 to inform student about black history month

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/46 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/47 referred to the Allocations Committee Bill 11/12/49 referred to the Allocations Committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 55 Senators and 15 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Unruh. Adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

FEBRUARY 9, 2012 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 50 Senators and 14 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Brad Schoen with the Riley County Police Department o Fake Patty’s Day

Manhattan community members and visitors will not see much change in the approach this year; however, there will be more regulations in bars

Many policemen and women will be placed in Aggieville and to the east and north of Aggieville

Needs help spreading the word and trying to educate everyone so they know the expectations of the event

Paying more attention to neighborhoods o Bluemont Avenue

26,000 cars use it per day • Many accidents happen because of cell phones, high usage, etc.

40% of the crime in Manhattan happens in a five block radius of Aggieville Much of RCPD is found in that area at all times of day

• Senator Dunn o Sick Policy

Meeting in the next two weeks to discuss whether or not a policy should be implemented and what it would address

APPROVAL OF MINUTES DeForce moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Amidon o Senator Guan o Senator Kays o Senator Kerns o Senator J. Lopez o Senator Osarcuk o Senator Specht o Senator Sterling o Senator Wolf o Intern Collingwood o Intern Knight o Intern Mergen

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o Intern Mische • Excused Absences:

o Senator Wilhoit o Intern Mohler

• Proxies o Lopez for Wilhoit

• Announcements o Voter Registration Event: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 8 pm at Johnny Kaws o Cats in the Capitol next Thursday, February 16, 2012 o Huelskamp Event: Monday, February 13, 2012 before the KU game

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • Governmental Relations Chair Lister

o GR Committee meeting briefly after tonight’s meeting, no meeting this week • Senate Operations Chair Miller

o Reorganizing the Elections Statutes • Redefining the term mass distribution • Meeting next Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 6 pm

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • President Spriggs

o Student Recreational Complex Expansion Update • Grand opening November/December

o K-State Athletic Row Facility o Outdoor Recreation Complex Proposal

• Asking for $1.3 million from Privilege Fee surplus funds from SGA • Projected cost total of $2.1 million

o Addressing the email sent out on behalf of K-State Athletics – Coach Frank Martin • If you have comments/questions email President Spriggs

• State Relations Director Brownlee o Higher Ed Day in Topeka was a success!

• Discussed Conceal and Carry • In support of the state government funding $15 million to K-State for vet med

research, etc. • Speaker pro tem Works

o Thank you for those who worked the booth and talked to Greek chapters this week! o Chalking is happening Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 3 pm in front of the Union o The website is finished! We’re waiting for it to be launched o If you have any quotes about how exciting SGA is send them to Director Hill

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS None FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/46 Allocation to Sensible Nutrition and Body Image Choices Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Bisch moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/46. Motion seconded and passed

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Bill 11/12/46 passed by a roll call vote of 55-0-0. Bill 11/12/47 Allocation to Tau Beta Sigma Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Walden moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/47. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/47 passed by a roll call vote of 55-0-0. Bill 11/12/49 Allocation to Alternative Spring Break Changes addressed by Long. Positive Debate: Long. Unruh moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/49. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/49 passed by a roll call vote of 55-0-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/50 Increase in Student Health Privilege Fee Taylor moved that the author summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Miller. Introduced by Wagner. Held for referral. Resolution 11/12/46 Allocation of Student Bond Surplus Funds Moved by Unruh. Introduced by Spriggs. Hart moved Special Orders that Resolution 11/12/46 be considered in Final Action. There was a second. There was opposition. Positive Debate: Hart gave speaking privileges to President Spriggs. Negative Debate: Miller Positive Debate: Reynolds Negative Debate: Bryant Positive Debate: DeForce Positive Debate: Wagner Intern Allen moved to Suspend the Rules in order to call previous question on voting. There was a second. There were no objections. Motion passes by a 2/3 hand vote. Positive Debate: Spriggs Positive Debate: Nuss Resolution 11/12/46 passed by a roll call vote of 56-0-0. Resolution 11/12/45 Resolution in Support of Voter Registration Drive Moved by Rito. Introduced by Lister. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Senator Bisch o If you donated to K-State PROUD, you can pick up your shirt after tonight’s meeting

• Senator Bryant o Madwoman of Chaillot is playing Friday, February 10, 2012 and Saturday, February 11,

2012 • Senator Lindemuth

o Commending President Spriggs for bringing Resolution 11/12/46 o History lesson for Washburn Courts o Ricky Lee Kim, a graduate from Kansas State University, is a top movie star in South

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• Chair Lister o Sell- A-Fella is on Saturday, February 12, 2012 at AGR to support Cystic Fibrosis

• Speaker Rauth o Blue Key applications are due next Thursday, February 16, 2012 at noon in the

Leadership Studies Building Room 103 o The Banquet and Senate meeting will be at the Country Club on Thursday, March 29,

2012 REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/50 referred back to the Privilege Fee Committee Res 11/12/45 referred back to the Government Relations Committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 53 Senators and 14 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by LeCluyse. Adjourned at 9:04 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

FEBRUARY 16, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 50 Senators and 14 Interns were present for roll. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Unruh moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Allison o Senator Amidon o Senator Buchanan o Senator Dunn o Senator Kerby o Senator Kidd o Senator Modiri o Senator Tannahill o Intern Knight o Intern Mische o Intern Mergen o Intern Ritz

• Excused Absences: o Senator Heinz o Senator Bryant

• Proxies o Haas for Heinz o Zinke for Bryant

• Announcements o Voter Registration Event: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 8 pm

Volunteers for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are needed o Filing deadline is February 17, 2012 o Exec Committee meeting is Sunday, February 19, 2012

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • College Council Allocations Chair Nuss

o This week’s meeting is moved to Union Room 202 • Faculty Senate Representative Lindemuth

o Board of Student Publications

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• Moving forward to establish a magazine using The Jayhawker to lay the foundation • Finding funding around the state by placing the magazines in various establishments

such as Hyvee DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Vice President Bormann

o Please take the survey sent out on the listerv on Designated Access through iSIS o Will take action in March among the student body

• Campus Entertainment Programs Director Blattner o VIPCats: Designed to provide students with the opportunity to purchase an enhanced

experience with the entertainment provided on campus • Annual membership is $20.00, similar to the Wildcats Forever program • Members will be able to meet and greet the performer, get discounts on UPC films, T-

Shirt, membership card, additional promotional gifts • Director Fox

o Currently analyzing the sheet that all students moving into the dorms receive with upcoming events and contact information for school

OPEN PERIOD

• Brian Kniehoff – Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness o Higher Learning Commission (HLC): Accrediting body that governs the Midwest

states that shows a sign of quality, allows students to receive financial aid, and allows us to work with the military A site visit team of twelve people will be visiting this upcoming semester

on April 9-11, 2012 and they will be visiting with students from the Senate body

What to keep in mind • What is the mission of K-State? • What is K-State 2025? • What does it mean to be a land grant institution?

What is the student’s role? • Be ready to come to a meeting and represent the students of K-

State • Spread the word to fellow students across campus

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS None FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/45 Resolution in Support of Voter Registration Drive Changes addressed by Lister Positive Debate: Lister. Bill 11/12/45 passed by a roll call vote of 51-0-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/48 Allocation to Children’s and Adolscent Literature Community Moved by Walden. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/51 Allocation to National Art Education Assocation Moved by Long. Introduced by Marquess. Held for referral.

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Bill 11/12/52 Allocation to African Student Union Moved by Patterson. Introduced by Long. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/53 Allocation to Muslim Students Assocation Moved by Kaliff. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. Resolution 11/12/48 Acknowledging K-State Proud as the Official Student Body Philanthropy Moved by Miller. Introduced by Grice. Held for referral. Resolution 11/12/49 Changes to the College of Agriculture Student Council Constitution Kays moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Lister. Introduced by Miller. Held for referral. Lister moved Special Orders that Resolution 11/12/49 be moved into Final Action Positive Debate: Lister Positive Debate: Miller The motion to move Resolution 11/12/49 from Introduction to Legislation into Final Action passed by hand vote Positive Debate: Miller Resolution 11/12/49 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-0. OPEN PERIOD • Intern Allen – HandsOn K-State

o Nominate your friends or organizations for Community Service Awards o Due March 3, 2012 by 5 pm

• Senator Lister o Thanked everyone for attending Cats in the Capitol

• Speaker Rauth o Invited everyone to sing Happy Birthday to K-State

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION

• Bill 11/12/48 referred to the Allocations Committee • Bill 11/12/51 referred to the Allocations Committee • Bill 11/12/52 referred to the Allocations Committee • Bill 11/12/53 referred to the Allocations Committee

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS

• Resolution 11/12/48 referred to the Senate Operations Committee ROLL CALL 50 Senators and 14 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Works. Adjourned at 8:22 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

FEBRUARY 23, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 50 Senators and 16 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Larry Moeller, M.D. – Staff Physician at Lafene Health Center o Spoke on behalf of Lafene Health Center in favor of the 5% privilege fee increase up for

debate at tonight’s meeting APPROVAL OF MINUTES DeForce moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Bomberger o Senator Brady o Senator Dongilli o Senator Lister o Senator McClarty o Senator Unruh o Senator Williamson o Senator Woolsoncroft o Intern Heinz o Intern Mische

• Excused Absences: o Senator Allison o Senator Long o Intern Brill o Intern Haley

• Proxies o Haas for Allison

• Announcements o Thank you for attend the Voter Registration event! Registration cards are available at the front o Primary elections are next week

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • Allocations Chair Taylor

o Where does the money go?

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• Began with $35,000.00 and has about $4,500.00 remaining • Campus wide student group size has been 50% more than 25 students and 50% less

than 25 students • Senate Operations Chair Miller

o The authors have removed their names from the K-State Proud legislation and it has been dropped

• Communications Chair Works o Get Out the Vote is next week. Please sign up to help work at a booth in the Union!

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS None APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/50 Approval of New Student Senator In the absence of our new senator it will be moved to the next meeting FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/50 Increase in Student Health Privilege Fee Changes addressed by Wagner. Positive Debate: Wagner. Negative Debate: Taylor. Positive Debate: Nuss. Negative Debate: LeCluyse. Positive Debate: Amidon. Negative Debate: Rito Negative Debate: DeForce Chair Taylor, Senator Grice, Senator Miller, Senator Kays, and Senator DeForce moved to amend the motion by changing lines 38 to read “4,637,057” and later to read “4,822,539” and line 39 to read “5,015,440.” Chair Miller moved to consider the amendment. The motion seconded and passed. Positive Debate: Taylor Positive Debate: Miller Negative Debate: Nuss Positive Debate: DeForce yields speaking privileges to Kevin Kirkland Motion passed by a hand vote. Positive Debate: Grice Positive Debate: Tannahill Bill 11/12/50 passed by a roll call vote of 50-1-0. Bill 11/12/48 Allocation to Children’s and Adolescent Literature Community Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/48. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/48 passed by a roll call vote of 33-17-2. Bill 11/12/51 Allocation to National Art Education Association Changes addressed by Marquess. Positive Debate: Marquess. Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/51. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/51 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-0.

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Bill 11/12/52 Allocation to African Student Union Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Negative Debate: Archer. Positive Debate: Nuss. Positive Debate: Marquess. Kays moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/52. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/52 passed by a roll call vote of 49-2-0. Bill 11/12/53 Allocation to Muslim Students Association Changes addressed by Kidd. Positive Debate: Kidd. Bill 11/12/53 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/51 Resolution Supporting In-State Tuition for Honorably Discharged Veterans Moved by Scott. Introduced by Tannahill. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/54 Allocation to International Coordinating Council Moved by Bisch. Introduced by Kidd. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/55 Allocation to Pussycat Press Printmaking Club Moved by Patterson. Introduced by Stoway. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/56 Allocation to G-7 Pershing Rifles Moved by Taylor. Introduced by Marquess. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Senator McWhirter o Latino Youth Leadership Conference to enhance writing skills will be held on Saturday,

March 3, 2012 Grab a flier!

• President Spriggs o Showed a picture of the new climbing wall at the Rec that has a powercat o Showcased his dance moves from his performance at Dancing with the K-State Stars

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION

• Bill 11/12/51 will be referred back to the Government Relations Committee • Bill 11/12/54 will be referred back to the Allocations Committee • Bill 11/12/55 will be referred back to the Allocations Committee • Bill 11/12/56 will be referred back to the Allocations Committee

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS ROLL CALL 51 Senators and 15 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Collingwood. Adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

MARCH 1, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 43 Senators and 09 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• International Student Programs o Marcelo Sabates – Interim Associate Provost for International Programs

Strongly supportive of their international students If we do not expose all types of our students, we will be opposing our mission as a

land grant university as well as President Schulz’ K-State 2025 plan o Sara Thurston Gonzalez – International Student Center

Disappointed with the article in the Collegian Has been able to personally see many benefit from the interactions of all students

on campus, especially those that interact with international students o Professor David Lehman – Marketing Department in the College of Business

Has had an incredible experience with teaching multicultural students Encourages everyone to get to know students from other countries because he has

had an absolutely an incredible experience teaching these students Call to action – reach out to our international students on campus

o Dr. Yu – Chinese Students and Scholars Association Providing systematic justification for the article in the Collegian The Collegian should apologize because of the lack of ethical journalist and the

extremely unclear arguments Should the author be getting paid to write an apology article?

• Action needs to be taken by the Board of Directors • K-State Opera

o The Crucible March 8-10, 2012 at 7:30 pm and March 11, 2012 at 2:30 pm in Nichols Theatre

o Hamlet April 19-21, 2012 and April 25-27, 2012 at 7:30 pm and April 28, 2012 at 2:30

pm in Nichols Theatre • Beth Turtle – K-State Libraries

o Student Center Tuition Enhancement Funds that proposal was denied funding Library is trying to digitize a few different materials to include Royal Purple,

theses, dissertations, and other publications that would be available to students in an internet archive

The project would cost $100,000 total and is asking for partial funding • Matt Decapo – Students for Environmental Action

o Where do waste, energy, food, and water come from and where does it go? o Proper Waste Management

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Make sure all recyclables are thrown into a proper place Separate and compost food waste

o RecycleMania – 8 weeks long 105,000 lbs of waste is produced each week on our campus We can easily save K-State money by recycling rather than paying $45/ton at the

landfill o Call to Action – What can SGA do?

Educate others about savings Get more recycling bins around campus so it’s more convenient and sort your

waste properly Use reusable containers

APPROVAL OF MINUTES There were no objections to approving the minutes. The minutes were approved. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Allison o Senator Amidon o Senator Bryant o Senator Haas o Senator Heinz o Senator Kaliff o Senator LeCluyse o Senator Osarcuk o Senator Specht o Senator Stoway o Senator Wagner o Senator Zinke o Intern Bolin o Intern Connell o Intern Haley o Intern Heinz o Intern Mergen o Intern Mische o Intern Mohler o Intern Platt o Intern Ryan o Intern Weber o Intern Works

• Excused Absences: o Senator Kidd o Senator Guan o Senator Woolsoncroft o Intern McKittrick

• Proxies o Bisch for Kidd o Wilhoit for Guan o McWhirter for Woolsoncroft

• Announcements o Congratulations to Chair Lister and President Spriggs for making it to the General Elections!

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COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS None DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Vice President Bormann

o Fake Patty’s Day – Safety measures students should take • All alcohol laws will be enforced • Police will be checking ALL house parties • Take care of yourself and others. Don’t be a victim • SafeRide will run from noon to 3 am • Additional police forces will be on duty

o Please spread the message! Posters will be placed around the residence halls and emails will be sent out

o Legislation for SCTE – providing seed money for starting programs • Committee made extremely difficult decisions • $994,708 allocated to programs this year

• Technology Coordinator Stavropoulos o Teaching, Learning, Technology Showcase will be held Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in the

Union Ballroom from 10-1:30 pm • Please spread the message!

o A Google Doc will be sent out with the minutes o There will be a focus group meeting afterwards from 1:30-2 pm to compile feedback

• Speaker pro tem Works o On Monday, March 5, 2012 at 5 pm, we will meet outside of OSAS o Wear SGA shirts to inform students around campus that you can help them if they have

questions • Tyler Sharp on behalf of Attorney General Works

o Chief justice of student review board update • Discussed some recent cases and how exactly the board functions • Administrative option is given to few cases (sixteen thus far) • Sanctions are made to be as educational as possible • The first expulsion was made this year for the first time in fifteen years

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 11/12/50 Approval of New Student Senator

Moved by Miller. Introduced by Rauth. Miller moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Speaker Rauth swore in Zuleica Gerardo FINAL ACTION Wilhoit moved Special Orders Resolution 11/12/52 be considered in Final Action Res 11/12/52 Declaration of Continued Support for the Kansas State International Community Changes addressed by Xu Tan. Positive Debate: Xu Tan. Senator West moved to amend the motion by adding before Section 2: “A copy of this resolution be sent to the office of the Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, requesting a public statement clarifying the facts behind international students at K-State and of support for the international community.”

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Taylor moved to consider the motion Positive Debate: West Motion to accept the amendment passed by a hand vote. Senator West moved to amend the motion by adding Section 4: “A copy of this resolution be sent to Student Publications Incorporated Board of Directors, Student Publications Incorporated Director Steven Wolgast and the Kansas State Collegian Editor-in-Chief Caroline Sweeney asking a Public Apology be made.” Positive Debate: West deferred to Xu Tan Negative Debate: Taylor Negative Debate: DeForce Positive Debate: Seetharaman Allen moved to Suspend the Rules in order to call Previous Question on the amendment The motion to Suspend the Rules passed by a 2/3 hand vote. The amendment failed by a hand vote. Positive Debate: Xu Tan Archer moved to amend the motion by striking lines 31, 32, 34 and 3. Nuss moved to consider the amendment Positive Debate: Archer Speaker Rauth ordered a recess. Negative Debate: Dongili DeForce moved to Suspend the Rules in order to call Previous Question on the amendment Motion passes by a 2/3 hand vote The amendment failed by a hand vote. Senator Walden moved to amend the motion by striking the words “published by an Agency accepting Student Privilege Fees” from line 31 and “or the Student Body” from line 35. Nuss moved to consider the amendment Positive Debate: Walden Negative Debate: Grice Allen moved to Suspend the Rules in order to call Previous Question on the amendment Motion passed by a 2/3 hand vote. The amendment failed by a hand vote. Senator Grice moved to amend the motion by changing lines 31 and 32 to read “Journalistic opinion expressed in the article titled “Public Universities Should Not Accept Students, from Countries that have Bad Relations with U.S.,” has offended many in the international community at Kansas State University;” and line 34 strike the words “, or the Student Body” Positive Debate: Grice Negative Debate: Archer Chair was yielded to Speaker pro tem Works Positive Debate: Rauth Positive Debate: Miller Positive Debate: Taylor Positive Debate: Spriggs Amendment passed by a hand vote Chair was yielded back to Speaker Rauth

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Miller moved Special Orders that the Student Governing Association be added as authors. There were no objections. The motion passes by a roll call vote of 52-0-2 Res 11/12/51 Resolution Supporting In-State Tuition for Honorably Discharged Veterans Changes addressed by Tannahill. Positive Debate: Tannahill. Nuss moved to bulk roll call Res 11/12/51. Motion seconded and passed Res 11/12/51 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-0. Bill 11/12/54 Allocation to International Coordinating Council Changes addressed by Kidd Positive Debate: Kidd. Allen moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/54. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/54 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-0. Bill 11/12/55 Allocation to Pussycat Press Printmaking Club Changes addressed by Taylor Positive Debate: Taylor Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/55. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/55 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-0. Bill 11/12/56 Allocation to G-7 Pershing Rifles Changes addressed by Marquess. Positive Debate: Marquess. Positive Debate: Walden Bryant moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/56. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/56 passed by a roll call vote of 52-0-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Res 11/12/53 Approval of FY 2013 Student Centered Tuition Enhancement Committee Allocations Miller moved that the author Resolution 11/12/53 summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Bormann. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/57 Allocation to Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences Moved by Lopez. Introduced by Kidd. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/58 Allocation to Student Health Advisory Committee Moved by Unruh. Introduced by Marquess. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Senator Bryant o Government Relations meeting on Monday, March 5, 2012 at the bowling alley

• Senator Hart o There will be a meeting on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 7 pm in the Cats Pause Lounge

about glass bottle recycling • Senator Grice

o Donate to K-State PROUD by Friday, March 2, 2012 at the booth in the Union • Director Reynolds

o There have been a few recent examples to include articles in the Collegian as well as other comments made that we shows members of the Student Senate body need to do more research and represent K-State and SGA better by providing more accurate information

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• Director Xu Tan o Thanked everyone for the hard work with the International Resolution

• President Spriggs o Recently communicated with Mayor Sherow and was told that mass transit legislation will

be heard by the City Commissioners. They will be speaking next week and answering any questions

• Senator Wilhoit o On Monday, March 5, 2012 in Union Room 213 at noon there will be a graduate student

council meeting and they will be going over changes of constitution and by-laws Considering forming a new Senate body separate than student senate If you have questions contact awilhoit@ksu.edu

• Senator DeForce o Down to three potential deans for the College of Education

March 5-7, 2012 at 1 pm in the Little Theatre they will be making presentations • Director Williams

o Way to put passion behind the discussion in tonight’s meeting! The longest it took SGA to push one piece of legislation through was in March

1973 when it took 1.5 hours! REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION

• Bill 11/12/53 referred to the Senate Operations Committee • Bill 11/12/57 and 11/12/58 referred to the Allocations Committee

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS ROLL CALL 50 Senators and 07 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Kidd. Adjourned at 11:40 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

MARCH 8, 2012 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 53 Senators and 12 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Jim Sherow – Mayor of Manhattan o Congratulations to Nate Spriggs and Grant Hill for winning this year’s Presidential

elections o Asked the Manhattan City Commission to reconsider the public transportation legislation

and bring it back to the agenda by the end of the month. They declined In April, we need to use our rights to vote and know whom we are voting for!

o Tuesday, April 3, 2012 and Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 7:00 pm there is a public comments section of City Commissioner’s meeting where members of the community can speak about anything that cannot be found in the agenda

• Anna Smith – Director of the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency o aTa Bus: Providing General Public Transportation to the Flint Hills Region o Approximately 11,000 rides anticipated for 2012 and about half of them will be used by

K-State students o $10.51 per capita operating costs in Manhattan, much lower than Ames ($115.03),

Lawrence ($40.39), and Salina ($15.16) o There is a 30 minute service frequency and a 60 minute service frequency

Gas is budgeted at $4.00/gallon and if gas prices go above, they will constantly used the 60 minute service frequency

• Bill Spiegel – Supervisor of the KSU Recycling Facility o K-State Game Day Recycling on the Sunday after home football games

Automated recycling sorters to come next year! o Recyclables include the following:

Aluminum cans, cardboard, magazines, plastic bottles, newspaper, mixed paper, and glass

o In a recent eight-day period, we collected $2,615.37 worth of recyclables. If it went to the landfill it would have costed $734.17

o This year’s Recycle Mania is from February 4 – March 31, 2012 o Last year, we collected 77,039 lbs and so far this year, we have collected 94,360 lbs o If you would like to volunteer to help clean up with Students for Environmental Action for

Fake St. Patty’s Day, please email jcoover@ksu.edu o If you have any questions about recycling in general at K-State, please email

wspiegel@ksu.edu or call 785-532-7430 • Samuel Brinton - SGA Alumnus, Graduate Student at MIT

o Thank you to those who impacted him and those who have stood up for him o As student senators, we are the voice. We need to listen to other students on campus and

change things that need to be changed

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APPROVAL OF MINUTES Taylor moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Archer o Senator Hart o Senator Osarcuk o Senator Patterson o Senator Warburton o Senator Wolf o Senator Woolsoncroft o Intern Collingwood o Intern Connell o Intern McKittrick o Intern Mergen o Intern Mische o Intern Mohler o Intern Ruiz o Intern Ryan

• Excused Absences: o Senator Archer o Senator Guan o Senator Wolf

• Proxies o Zinke for Archer o Wilhoit for Guan o Seetharaman for Wolf

• Announcements o Banquet and Meeting: Thursday, March 29 at 5:30 pm at the Manhattan Country Club o Congratulations to new senators and those who won new positions in the general election o Be aware of Fake Patty’s Day

COMMENDATIONS Res 11/12/54 Commendation to Kansas State University Black Student Union

Introduced by Williams. Miller moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

COMMITTEE REPORTS • Privilege Fee Chair Wagner

o Members of this committee will not be meeting again o Bond surplus legislation is coming through next week o Increase in Privilege Fee by 1.4% and is about $191,000

• College Council Allocations Chair Nuss o The last meeting is this week Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 7:00 pm in Union Room 204

• Allocations Chair Taylor o There will be a meeting this Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the OSAS Conference

Room • Four allocation requests and three competition teams requesting money • Email emileet@ksu.edu if you are attending

o $100,000 allocation requests for $45,000 available

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• Governmental Relations Chair Lister o Results of bowling social:

• Rauth and Grice or Die won • Justin Bieber, or Director Brownlee, lost

• Senate Operations Chair Miller o There will be a meeting on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 6:00 pm o Legislation is coming through about changing the elections statutes o Graduate Student Council is bringing their constitution to the Student Senate floor soon

• Speaker pro tem Works o Awards for the banquet will be passed out, please fill out blue sheets and hand them back by

the end of the meeting DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Vice President Bormann

o Student Centered Tuition Enhancements: FY 2013 Overview and Proposal Summaries • Funds allocated out of undergraduate tuition by administration each year to be used by

students’ discretion for: • Funding programs that enhance the student experience • Seed money for the creation and implementation of new programs/initiatives

• Each year the funds receive approximately $1 million and unused money goes back to administration

• Guidelines: Must have definite, predictable outcomes, affect large number of students, has limited or no other sources of funding, and provide significant enhancements to students’ experience

• Local Relations Director Scott o Fake Patty’s Day

• There will be a zero tolerance system for parking • Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 9:30 am trash pick up will begin at Triangle Park

• Student Director of Sustainablity Hill o Will be picking up aluminum cans and taking donations to give to K-State PROUD

• If you have cans, email gghill@ksu.com • Technology Coordinator Stavropoulos

o Teaching, Learning, Technology Showcase will be held Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in the Union Ballroom from 10-1:30 pm

o There will be a focus group meeting afterwards from 1:30-2:00 pm to compile feedback o Check your email for the Google Doc sent out last week

• Safety Director Wright o Three prototypes to choose from for the safety stations

• To be placed in Seaton Hall, the Kansas State Student Union, and Hale Library o Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)

• Neighborhood watch groups for natural disasters APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS None FINAL ACTION Res 11/12/53 Approval of FY 2013 Student Centered Tuition Committee Allocations Changes addressed by Bormann. Positive Debate: Bormann Negative Debate: Bryant

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Intern Faflick moved to Suspend the Rules in order to make a few grammatical changes. The motion seconded and passed. Positive Debate: Nuss Positive Debate: Amidon Positive Debate: Taylor Positive Debate: Collingwood Negative Debate: Allen Positive Debate: Reynolds Positive Debate: Amidon Nuss moved to bulk roll call Resolution 11/12/53. Motion seconded and passed Resolution 11/12/53 passed by a roll call vote of 48-6-2. Bill 11/12/57 Allocation to Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor Positive Debate: Noodles Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/57. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/57 passed by a roll call vote of 58-0-0. Bill 11/12/58 Allocation to Student Health Advisory Committee Changes addressed by Marquess. Positive Debate: Marquess Negative Debate: Bryant Positive Debate: Taylor Scott moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/58. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/58 passed by a roll call vote of 54-4-0. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/59 Allocation to Heifer International Long moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed Moved by Lister. Introduced by Abbott. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/60 Allocation to Bike State Collective Moved by Miller. Introduced by J. Lopez. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/61 Allocation to Student Alumni Board Moved by Kidd. Introduced by Lopez. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/62 Allocation to Student Foundation Moved by Sterling. Introduced by Kidd. Held for referral. Res 11/12/55 Resolution Supporting the Learning Compact Moved by Amidon. Introduced by Schooley. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Senator Wilhoit o Next week, there will be a commendation for Todd Simon and we will also address

Graduate Student Council constitution changes • Senator LeCluyse

o A Presidential Preference Caucus for Kansas Republicans will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Susan B. Anthony Middle School

• Senator McWhirter

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o New Student Services is hiring o Team Tumaini, a group of five students, is travelling to Kenya with the International

Service Teams this Summer. On Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 10-4 pm they will be holding a bake sale outside of the Dusty Book Shelf in Aggieville Saturday

• Senator Walden o Commending Intern Allen for bringing up valuable debate in tonight’s legislation

• Parliamentarian Rickel o March appreciation of women month – thank the women in your life

• Director Williams o There is an increasing amount of diversity seen on campus o We must have at least 23,000 students on campus in order to remain a land grant

institution o Highly encourage everyone to go to the Diversity Programming Committee events

• Senator Kidd o If anyone would like to purchase a Flex Watch, you can choose from ten colors and ten

percent goes to one of ten charities • Director Spencer

o Commending Parliamentarian Rickel for keeping order in the Student Senate body at tonight’s meeting

• Vice President Bormann o Commending everyone who participated in the SCTE debate as well as the committee that

spent hours putting it together o If anyone is passionate about where SCTE funding goes, be sure to reach out to next

year’s administration • Senator K. Lopez

o Commending Vice President Bormann on all of the hard work put into the SCTE legislation

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION

• Bill 11/12/59, Bill 11/12/60, Bill 11/12/61, and Bill 11/12/62 referred to the Allocations Committee

• Resolution 11/12/55 referred to the Senate Operations Committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS

• A new version of the constitution and by-laws will be presented at the next meeting o If anyone is interested in seeing the changes early, come to the Executive Committee

meeting at 9:30 pm in the OSAS Conference Room or Senate Operations Committee ROLL CALL 51 Senators and 11 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Kidd. Adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

MARCH 13, 2012 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 45 Senators and 8 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Roberta Maldonado Franzen – Office of Affirmative Action o Changes made to policy concerning discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence

Includes employees, applicants of employees, vendors, etc. Includes all events that are university sponsored, K-State Olathe, K-State Salina,

etc. Outcome for all cases are determined by one administrator from Student Life and

one administrator from the Office of Affirmative Action • Nathan Schriver – K-State Collegian

o Approved that the forum is coming back! It will be twitter based #thefourom beginning on April 2, 2012 The name and twitter handle will be published with the message

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Taylor moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Abbott o Senator Archer o Senator Bisch o Senator Clopine o Senator Gerardo o Senator Haas o Senator Heinz o Senator Rezac o Intern Coordinator Tannahill o Senator Williamson o Senator Wolsoncroft o Intern Bolin o Intern Ewers o Intern Ghandi o Intern Heinz o Intern Knight o Intern McKittrick o Intern Mergen o Intern Mische

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o Intern Mohler o Intern Ruiz o Intern Ryan

• Excused Absences: o Senator Rito o Senator Seetharaman

• Proxies o Walden for Rito o Wilhoit for Seetharaman

• Announcements o On March 29, 2012, the banquet is at Manhattan Country Club and the meeting will be in the

Big XII Room of the Union o Speaker Rauth and Chief of Staff Schooley will be attending Big XII Conference over Spring

Break COMMENDATIONS Res 11/12/56 Commendation for Dr. Todd Simon’s Service to Kansas State University

Moved by Miller. Introduced by K. Lopez. Nuss moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/47 Commendation to Speech Forum Participants Moved by Kays. Introduced by Davis. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

COMMITTEE REPORTS • Allocations Chair Taylor

o Presentation will be next week for Allocations to academic competition teams • Senate Operations Chair Miller

o Elections regulations changes are coming out tonight DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Chief of Staff Schooley and Student Affairs Director Reynolds

o Enhanced Classroom Experience Committee • Purpose: A committee shall be formed to assist in defining and enacting policies and

procedures that will foster learning environments that are engaging, cutting-edge and thought-provoking

• Representative from each academic college, Hale Library, Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning, iTac, and other technology experts on campus

• 2011-2012 Projects: Learning Compact, University Dead Week Policy, K-State Teach Evaluation Methods, Availability of syllabi on iSIS

• Learning Compact: We, the students and faculty of Kansas State University, agree that the best learning culture is one in which students and teachers will work with great vigor and mutual respect to achieve excellence

• Purpose: To serve as starting point for discussion, recruitment tool, describes the culture of education at K-State

• Plan: Gain passage through Student and Faculty Senate and send to Provost Mason for implementation

• Technology Coordinator Stavropoulos o Thank you for attending the showcase – great turn out

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS None

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FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/59 Allocation to Heifer International Senator Kidd moved to withdraw the motion due to lack of attendance for this event’s allocation. There were no objections to withdrawing the motion. Bill 11/12/60 Allocation to Bike State Collective Changes addressed by J. Lopez Positive Debate: J.Lopez Taylor moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/60. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/60 passed by a roll call vote of 48-0-1. Bill 11/12/61 Allocation to Student Alumni Board Changes addressed by J.Lopez Positive Debate: J. Lopez Patterson moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/61. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/61 passed by a roll call vote of 48-0-1. Bill 11/12/62 Allocation to Student Foundation Changes addressed by Kidd Positive Debate: Kidd Kays moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/62. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/62 passed by a roll call vote of 48-0-0. Res 11/12/55 Resolution Supporting the Learning Compact Changes addressed by Schooley Positive Debate: Schooley Taylor moved to bulk roll call Resolution 11/12/55. Motion seconded and passed Res 11/12/55 passed by a roll call vote of 48-0-1. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Bill 11/12/63 Allocation to Asian American Student Union Moved by Miller. Introduced by Osarcuk. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/64 Allocation to Potter’s Guild Moved by Kennedy. Introduced by Kidd. Held for referral. Miller moved that all authors summarize legislation except Bill 11/12/73. Motion seconded and passed. Bill 11/12/65 Amendments to the KSU SGA Constitution Moved by Miller. Introduced by Rauth. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/66 Amendments to the KSU SGA By-Laws Moved by Miller. Introduced by Rauth. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/67 Amendments to Educational Opportunity Fund Guidelines Moved by Miller. Introduced by Bormann. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/68 Amendments to Student Centered Tuition Enhancement Guidelines Moved by Miller. Introduced by Bormann. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/69 Amendments to Election Regulations Code Moved by Patterson. Introduced by Miller. Held for referral.

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Bill 11/12/70 Amendments to Diversity Programming Committee Guidelines Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Works. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/71 Amendments to Senate Standing Rules Moved by Miller. Introduced by Rauth. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/72 Amendments to Privilege Fee Guidelines Moved by Kidd. Introduced by Wagner. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/73 FY 13 Academic Competition Team Allocations Moved by Nuss. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD

• Speaker Rauth o Showed “Everything is Amazing and Nobody is Happy” video o Seniors, please meet at the front table after the meeting o Don’t forget the next meeting is at the Manhattan Country Club

• Senator Hart o Glass Recycling focus group: College of Architecture is using the research to make

receptacles and put around the buildings for recycling • Director Reynolds

o Clarification of vote totals needed to pass amendments Constitution – 3/4 By-laws, EOF, and statutes – 2/3 Remaining bills – 1/2

• Senator Pierce o A doctor at Lafene Health Center personally thanked her for the 5% increase in Privilege

Fee funding REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION

• Bill 11/12/63, 11/12/64, and 11/12/73 referred to the Allocations Committee • Bill 11/12/65, 11/12/66, 11/12/67, 11/12/68, 11/12/69, 11/12/70, 11/12/71, and 11/12/72 referred

to the Senate Operations Committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS ROLL CALL 48 Senators and 8 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Kidd. Adjourned at 9:47 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

MARCH 29, 2011 7:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 7:23 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 47 Senators and 08 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Bill Smriga – K-State Student Union o August 2011: Listening tour, assessment, visibility

Assessment findings were addressed to include • Strengths – Student focused, experienced staff, etc. • Challenges – Technology, funding, etc. • Opportunities – retail changes, promotion opportunities, etc.

Priorities • Students – leadership and fiscal responsibility • Programs – Organizational structure and assessment

Fiscal philosophy – Aggressively seek alternative revenue opportunities to relieve pressure on Student Privilege Fees in order to keep costs affordable for students

Space Use Changes – Shear Dynamics, computer store, Greekdom, party room, ID Center, Powercat Financial, billiards room

Upgrades and improvements – Carpet and paint in OSAS, tile installation near Commerce Bank, Passport Issuance in ID Card Center

• St. John Bible Task Force o Warren and Mary Lynn Staley, both K-State alumni, have donated St. John’s Bible to K-

State It is a heritage edition that is a fine art reproduction of the original St. John’s

Bible One of 299 others, 7 volumes in each $150,000 estimated value We are the second land grant university to receive the heritage edition behind

Arizona State University It will be held in the Department of Special Collections on the 5th floor of Hale on

public display all the time • Pages will be turned everyday for new illuminations to be shown

o Events Yuval Ron Ensemble on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 7:30 pm in McCain

Auditorium for free See handouts for three workshops and two films that will be offered next week

• Bob Reader – State Senate Candidate o Running for Kansas Senate on the issues of controlling state spending, fostering job

growth, and advocating for education • Mock Trial Team

o Thanking K-State SGA for financial support

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APPROVAL OF MINUTES Miller moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Amidon o Senator Elliot o Senator Heinz o Senator Osarcuk o Senator Seetharaman o Intern Coordinator Tannahill o Intern Heinz o Intern Marquess o Intern McKittrick o Intern Mergen o Intern Mische o Intern Mohler o Intern Ruiz o Intern Ryan

• Excused Absences: o Senator Gerardo o Senator Guan o Senator Ragoschke

• Proxies o K. Lopez for Ragoschke o Wilhoit for Guan

• Announcements o Last meeting is next Thursday, April 29, 2012 o Speaker of the Senate Rauth and Chief of Staff Schooley attended Big XII on the Hill

Spoke with five different senators and congresswomen each about Pell Grants, student loan interest accrual, etc.

COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS • Allocations Chair Taylor

o Campus wide funding is finished! o Brief meeting for the Allocations Committee members immediately follow tonight’s Student

Senate meeting • Senate Operations Chair Miller

o Last meeting is next Tuesday, April 3, 2012 DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Vice President Bormann

o Designated Access Project will be presenting to the new senators when their term begins o Application process for new freshman to K-State has been updated

• President Spriggs o Commission Strategies Committee

• Final stages of approving recommendations for administration • Review Passport Protection Program

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• Campus Entertainment Programs Director Blattner and President Spriggs o Campus Entertainment Fund – Increased support for campus entertainment programming

• Large event process – What’s currently in place • Slow process, availability uncertain, high student ticket prices, etc.

• Background: How the campus entertainment fund concept was formed • Function and purpose

• Provide additional funding for major campus entertainment through the partnership of the K-State Student Governing Association, the Student Union, the Union Governing Board, and the Union Program Council

• Provides K-State students with major event(s) during both fall and spring semesters

• Engages more students when generating ideas for major events • Provides more co-sponsorship opportunities with campus organizations • Simplifies the current major event planning process • Removes risk of major events from the K-State Student Union • Offers major events to K-State students at a reduced rate • Puts K-State’s programming dollars on par with regional institutions

• Proposed Privilege Fee Contract • 2012-2013: $100,000 and $150,000 (a 50% increase) the following three

years • Where the new budget would fit

• UPC Privilege Fee Allocations - $201,184.00 • UGB Campus Entertainment Fund - $150,000

• $2.35/student/semester in 2013 and $3.53/student/semester for the following three years

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS None FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/63 Allocation to Asian American Student Union Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor. Bisch moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/63. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/63 passed by a roll call vote of 49-0-1. Bill 11/12/64 Allocation to Potter’s Guild Changes addressed by Kidd. Positive Debate: Kidd. Works moved to bulk roll call Bills 11/12/64 through 11/12/73. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/64 passed by a roll call vote of 49-0-1. The chair was yielded to Speaker pro tem Works. Bill 11/12/65 Amendments to the KSU SGA Constitution Changes addressed by Rauth. Positive Debate: Rauth. Senator Wilhoit moved to amend Bill 11/12/65 by inserting Section 1001. Subsection A: When proposed changes are introduced a copy be sent to college councils and deans for their knowledge by the Student Senate Secretary and renumber current subsections A and B to B and C. Taylor moved to consider the amendment. Motion seconded and passed Positive Debate: Wilhoit

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Negative Debate: Rauth Positive Debate: Miller The amendment passed by a hand vote. Bill 11/12/65 held for bulk roll call Bill 11/12/65 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. Bill 11/12/66 Amendments to the KSU SGA By-Laws Changes addressed by Rickel Positive Debate: Rauth Chair Lister moved to amend Bill 11/12/66 by inserting in line 674 “privileged” after “any” and inserting “points of order, points of information, and points of clarification” after “motions,” so that if passed line 673-674 would read “interns shall have the ability to make any privileged motion, points of order, points of information and points of clarification, but may not sponsor legislation without a Senator co-sponsor.” Taylor moved to consider the amendment. Motion seconded and passed. Positive Debate: Lister Negative Debate: Taylor The amendment fails by a hand vote. Bill 11/12/66 held for bulk roll call Bill 11/12/66 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. The chair was yielded back to the Speaker Rauth. Bill 11/12/67 Amendments to the Educational Opportunity Fund Guidelines Changes addressed by Bormann. Positive Debate: Bormann. Bill 11/12/67 held for bulk roll call Bill 11/12/67 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. Bill 11/12/68 Amendments to Student Centered Tuition Enhancement Guidelines Changes addressed by Bormann. Positive Debate: Bormann. Bill 11/12/68 held for bulk roll call Bill 11/12/68 passed by a roll call vote of 48-0-2. Bill 11/12/69 Amendments to Election Regulations Code Changes addressed by Miller. Positive Debate: Miller. Bill 11/12/69 held for bulk roll call Bill 11/12/69 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. Bill 11/12/70 Amendments to Diversity Programming Committee Guidelines Changes addressed by Works Positive Debate: Works Bill 11/12/70 held for bulk roll call Bill 11/12/70 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. The chair was yielded to Speaker pro tem Works. Bill 11/12/71 Amendments to Senate Standing Rules Changes addressed by Rauth Positive Debate: Rauth Bill 11/12/71 held for bulk roll call

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Bill 11/12/71 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. The chair was yielded back to Speaker Rauth Bill 11/12/72 Amendments to Privilege Fee Guidelines Changes addressed by Wagner. Positive Debate: Wagner. Bill 11/12/72 held for bulk roll call Bill 11/12/72 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. Bill 11/12/73 FY 2013 Academic Competition Team Allocations Changes addressed by Taylor Positive Debate: Taylor Miller moved to have a five minute recess. The motion failed by a hand vote. Negative Debate: Miller Positive Debate: Walden Bill 11/12/73 held for bulk roll call Bill 11/12/73 passed by a roll call vote of 48-0-2. Miller moved that authors for Resolution 11/12/58 and 11/12/59 summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Bryant moved to have a three minute recess. Motion seconded and passed. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Res 11/12/58 Approval of Graduate Student Council Constitution Moved by Kidd. Introduced by Wilhoit. Held for referral. Res 11/12/59 Approval of Engineering Student Council Constitution Moved by Miller. Introduced by Unruh. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/74 Creation of Campus Entertainment Fund Privilege Fee Kidd moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Bryant. Introduced by Wagner. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/75 FY 2013 Allocation to Sigma Alpha Iota Scott moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Bryant. Introduced by Abbott. Held for referral. Bill 11/12/76 FY 2013 Allocation to LGBT and Allies Nuss moved that the author summarizes legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Davis. Introduced by Taylor. Held for referral. The chair was yielded to Speaker pro tem Works. Bill 11/12/77 FY 2013 Allocation to Mortar Board Bisch moved that all authors summarize legislation. Motion seconded and passed. Moved by Davis. Introduced by Kidd. Held for referral. The chair was yielded back to Speaker Rauth. Res 11/12/60 Approval of 2012 SGA Elections Results Moved by McWhirter. Introduced by Miller. Held for referral. OPEN PERIOD Senator Lindemuth

o Received a letter from ata Bus and they are encouraging everyone to attend the Public

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Comments section of the Manhattan City Commissioner’s meeting on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 7 pm

Senator Wilhoit o There will be a meeting for the general body of Graduate Student Council in Leadership

Studies Building Room 201 at noon on Monday, April 2, 2012. President Schulz is speaking in an open forum format

o Higher learning commission is coming Tuesday, April 3, 2012 and speaking to graduate students

Senator Walden o Pershing Rifles G-7 took first in the competition we allocated them money to go to!

Director Blattner o Questions about Campus entertainment? He will be available for questions following the

meeting Senator Sterling

o Kansas House of Representatives passed legislation, by a vote of 89-27, that would allow people to discriminate against the LGBT community

Parliamentarian Rickel o A bill has been introduced to the House of Representatives called the Student Loan

Forgiveness Act of 2012 (HR4170). It would allow graduates who have debt to pay 10% of discretionary income for ten years and all else would be forgiven

Speaker Rauth o Senator K. Lopez was featured in the Wall Street Journal for having a Samsung Juke! o Announcement from Griffin Page – K-State Cancer Fighters will be hosting a dodge ball

tournament on April 14, 2012 o Next week is our last meeting, anticipate a longer meeting – it will start at 6:30

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION

• Resolutions 11/12/58, 11/12/59, 11/12/60 and Bill 11/12/74 will be referred to the Senate Operations Committee

• Bills 11/12/75 through 11/12/77 will be referred to the Allocations Committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS ROLL CALL 44 Senators and 08 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Davis. Adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM

APRIL 5, 2012 6:30 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Rauth called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Rauth led the pledge. ROLL CALL 41 Senators and 06 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD

• Bill Smriga – Director of the K-State Student Union o In support of the campus entertainment proposal

Provides seed money needed to bring “big entertainment” to campus Allows for more speedy decision making resulting in more successful outcomes

• Beth Bailey – Assistant Director of the K-State Student Union o In support of the campus entertainment proposal

Streamline the process rather than going to various organizations for approval Longer periods of time for students to purchase ticket sales Have 50% co-sponsored of events Committed to seeing “big entertainment” on campus

• Hazen Short – President of the Union Program Council o In support of the campus entertainment proposal

Not only a campus for academics but entertainment and UPC is that source • McSpadden – Incoming president

o In support of the campus entertainment proposal Sees the opportunity to grow leadership through this experience

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Bryant moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences:

o Senator Abbott o Senate Amidon o Senator Buchanan o Senator DeForce o Senator Heinz o Senator Johnson o Senator Kidd o Senator Long o Senator J. Lopez o Senator McWhirter o Senator Modiri o Senator Rezac o Intern Coordinator Tannahill o Senator Wolf

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o Senator Woolsoncroft o Intern Bolin o Intern Connell o Intern Heinz o Intern Knight o Intern Mergen o Intern Mische o Intern Mohler o Intern Ruiz o Intern Ryan

• Excused Absences: o Intern Brill o Intern Ewers o Intern Haley o Intern Marquess o Intern Platt

• Proxies o None

• Announcements o This is the last meeting!

COMMITTEE REPORTS None DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Parliamentarian Rickel

o Provided maps from this year’s Fake Patty’s Day as well as from year’s passed for Senators to look at improvement

• President Spriggs o Highlights about budget proposals

• Majority is about inflation and increases • Additional funding went to promoting student retention programs, mandatory cost

increases, etc. • Look for this information in a coming e-mail

• Student Director of Sustainability Hill o Year in review

• Beat KU in the Take Charge Challenge and won $100,000 • Fully functioning Recycle Center

• RecycleMania is still being calculated, but we had 54,000 lbs. more than last year!

• EcoReps are finding specific rooms and buildings to fix the temperatures throughout campus

• Speaker pro tem Works o Diversity Programming Council didn’t have quorum. She will present to the next term about

the results APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS None FINAL ACTION Bill 11/12/74 Creation of a Campus Entertainment Fund Privilege Fee

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Changes addressed by: Wagner Positive Debate: Wagner Negative Debate: Lister Positive Debate: LeCluyse Positive Debate: Bisch Positive Debate: Blattner Positive Debate: Wagner Negative Debate: Lister Positive Debate: Rito Neutral Debate: Grice Positive Debate: Pierce Positive Debate: Spriggs Positive Debate: K. Lopez Bill 11/12/74 passed by a roll call vote of 48-1-1. Res 11/12/58 Approval of Graduate Student Council Constitution

Changes addressed by Wilhoit. Positive Debate: Wilhoit

Taylor moved to bulk roll call Resolution 11/12/58. Motion seconded and passed Res 11/12/58 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. Res 11/12/59 Approval of Engineering Student Council Constitution

Changes addressed by Unruh. Positive Debate: Unruh. Nuss moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/76. Motion seconded and passed Res 11/12/59 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. Bill 11/12/75 FY 2013 Allocation to Sigma Alpha Iota Changes addressed by Taylor. Positive Debate: Taylor Bisch moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/75. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/75 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. Bill 11/12/76 FY 2013 Allocation to LGBT and Allies Changes addressed by Pierce Positive Debate: Pierce Miller moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/76. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/76 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. Bill 11/12/77 FY 2013 Allocation to Mortar Board Changes addressed by Taylor Positive Debate: Taylor Kays moved to bulk roll call Bill 11/12/77. Motion seconded and passed Bill 11/12/XX passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. Res 11/12/60 Approval of 2012 SGA Elections Results Changes addressed by Miller Positive Debate: Miller Nuss moved to bulk roll call Resolution 11/12/60. Motion seconded and passed Res 11/12/60 passed by a roll call vote of 50-0-0. COMMENDATIONS

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Res 11/12/61 Commendation to Tim Lindemuth Introduced by Rauth. Nuss moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/62 Commendation to Attorney General

Introduced by Rauth. Taylor moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/63 Commendation to Student Body President and Student Body Vice President

Introduced by Rauth. Miller moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/64 Commendation to Student Body President’s Cabinet

Introduced by Spriggs. Davis moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/65 Commendation to Speaker and Speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate

Introduced by Spriggs. Walden moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/66 Commendation to Student Senate Officers, Student Senate Standing Committee Chairs, and Elections Commissioner

Introduced by Rauth. Davis moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

Res 11/12/67 Commendation to 2011-2012 Student Senate and Student Senate Interns Introduced by Spencer. moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent.

INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION None Speaker Rauth ordered a ten minute recess. OPEN PERIOD

• Speaker Rauth awarded Intern Kennedy the Intern of the Year award • Speakers for the closing meeting of the term:

o Senator Wilhoit o Senator Hart o Senator Davis o President Spriggs o Senator Haas o Senator Buchanan o Director Blattner o Senator Bryant o Senator Grice o Chair Lister o Senator Archer o Director Reynolds o Vice President Bormann o Director Williams o Bill Muir o Senator Lindemuth

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o Senator DeForce o Chair Wagner o Speaker pro tem Works o Speaker Rauth

REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION None ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 50 Senators and 10 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Lister. Adjourned at 12:06 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Abby M Guenther, Student Senate Secretary

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