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Article VII (of the Constitution of the Student Association): BY-LAWS1. T e Assembly shall adopt and amend By-Laws of this Constitution by a two-thirds vote. Each Councilshall adopt By-Laws of its own by a two-thirds vote, without contradicting the Assembly By-Laws.2. T e Student Association may amend the By-Laws by a three-ffhs majority of votes cast at the nextscheduled election or at a special referendum.3. T e By-Laws shall be made available by the Elections and Rules Committee for public inspection.4. In no case shall the By-Laws be enacted or amended to contradict this Constitution.Pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution of the Student Association, the Assembly hereby establishes these Assembly By-Laws.ARTICLE I: THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION1. Members of the Student Association shall have the right to speak in front of the Assembly, to ask questions ofMembers of the Assembly, and to ask questions of the Members of the Executive Council. Members of the StudentAssociation shall be treated as guests and shall be governed accordingly under Roberts Rules of Order.2. T e rights of Members of the Student Association to speak before the Assembly shall not be construed so as toinclude the right to make motions, object to motions on the foor of the Assembly, vote on motions in front of theAssembly, or impede the Assembly in its business.3. All students registered at the University of Chicago, regardless of full- or part-time status shall be considered mem-bers of the Student Association, as long as they are in a degree-seeking program or are registered as Returning Schol-ars or Graduate Students at Large in the Graham School of General Studies.ARTICLE II: THE ASSEMBLY1. T e purpose of the Assembly shall be to legislate for the betterment of the student body of the University of Chi-cago and bring the concerns of individual constituencies to the attention of the entire Assembly.2. Pursuant to Article II 2(a) of the Student Association Constitution and Article II 1 of these By-Laws, the As-sembly shall ofcially record and make public all formally approved motions as proper resolutions or statutes. Anyofcial resolution or statute of the Assembly may be enacted by a majority vote of the Assembly or by a majorityvote of both Councils, but any proposed resolution or statute may only be introduced twice in any given quarter. Allenacted resolutions or statutes will have the force of these By-Laws.3. T e Assembly may not enact any resolution or statute that contradicts the Student Association Constitution orthese By-Laws, nor may the Assembly enact any resolution or legislative code concerning the selection or powers ofofcers and standing committees.4. Each member of the Assembly shall have only one unexcused absence from any meeting of the Assembly each quar-ter.5. T e Assembly may withdraw recognition or funding privileges from any Recognized Student Organization (RSO).6. T e Assembly, in joint session, shall have the power to approve appointments by the President of the Chairs ofStanding Committees and the Chairs of ad hoc Committees.7. At the frst Assembly meeting following any period during which the power of the Assembly has been delegated, theExecutive Committee shall present a report detailing all allocations of funds, minutes of all meetings, and records ofall correspondence of Student Government. No vote or action need be taken on this report by the Assembly.8. Elected representatives may designate a proxy as follows:Student Government Assembly By-Laws(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

a. T e proxy must be a registered student in the elected students constituency.b. T e elected representative must notify the Vice President for Administration in writing of the name of hisintended proxy no less than 24 hours before the scheduled Student Government Assembly or Committeemeeting.c. T e proxy shall have all privileges that are due an elected representative at that particular meeting.d. One person may serve as a proxy for only one representative for the duration of an Assembly meeting.e. T e elected representative is responsible for all of the actions of his proxy and any responsibilities of the du-ties of his ofce.9. T e President shall convene extraordinary meetings of the Assembly upon petition to the President by fve membersof each Council.10. T e time, place, and agenda of all Assembly and committee meetings shall be announced to the public. Announce-ments of meetings shall be made at each Assembly meeting, through public notice outside the Student Governmentofce and through other appropriate media before the meeting.11. T e Assembly shall be required to post and make public to their constituencies all minutes and other pertinent in-formation from the Assembly and the Executive Committee. Additionally, Assembly members shall post and makepublic the time of all Student Government meetings and proceedings, including but not limited to all Assembly andcommittee meetings. Any and all minutes must refect how each Assembly member voted in any and all votes taken,and all Assembly members must be listed by name.12. Assembly Representatives of the Student Association shall be elected during each autumn quarter and the springquarter that precedes it. All assembly members must be elected no later than the third week of Autumn Quarter. T eassembly shall be elected as follows:a. T e Assembly shall consist of thirty-four (34) representatives. Each Council shall have seventeen (17) repre-sentatives.b. Each electoral unit represented in each Council shall have at least one (1) representative.c. Each Council shall apportion their seats among their own constituencies according to procedures outlinedin the appropriate Council By-Laws.d. No representative shall be elected from an electoral unit in which he or she is not eligible to vote.e. A representative shall forfeit his or her seat upon withdrawing from the electoral unit from which he or shewas elected.13. Elected Representatives shall take ofce upon certifcation of the election and the completion of the outgoing Rep-resentatives term and shall serve until the last day of Spring Quarter.14. Each Council shall select from its membership a representative to function as its Liaison to the other Council.a. T e Council Liaisons shall be chosen by their home Council as determined by that Councils bylaws. T eofces shall be flled by the frst Council meeting afer the frst Assembly meeting of the Academic year.b. T e Council Liaisons shall be endowed with all the rights, privileges, and obligations aforded full membersof their host Council and be subject to all by-laws of that Council with the following exceptions:i. Council Liaisons shall not have the right to vote in their host Council,ii. Council Liaisons shall not be required to serve on committees in other than their home Councilnor shall they be expressly excluded from serving on such committees,iii. Council Liaisons shall not be required to attend activities associated with their host Council norshall they be expressly excluded from such activities.c. T e Council Liaisons shall be required to attend all meetings of both their home and host Councils.d. Council Liaisons shall have but not be limited to the following duties:i. Be responsible for communication of information between College and Graduate Council membersStudent Government Assembly By-Laws Page 2(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

ii. Represent their home Council and its constituents at the host Councils meetings,iii. Communicate to their home Council any pertinent news or actions from the host Council,e. Both Councils shall have outlined in their by-laws a method for removing either Council Liaison. If removaloccurs, the Chair of the removing Council must communicate the action and reason(s) for it to the otherCouncil immediately following the meeting wherein the decision occurred. T e ofce shall not stand vacantfor more than one meeting of the host Council.15. For an elected members of SG who cannot fulfll their duties during their term and may therefore seek a leave ofabsence. T e procedures and protocols for this are as follows:a. A Member of the Student Association (member) runs intending to serve in the role for an entire year. Indoing so, she forgoes opportunities, as defned by Section 4 of Article V, that would make her unable tohold the position for its entirety. If a member does not or cannot fulfll her duties because she chooses toengage in any of the Section 4 opportunities, she will be permanently removed from her position, withoutthe opportunity to return to her position when she is again able to fulfll her duties. T e vacancy shall beflled according to Article V of the By-Laws. Exceptions are made during the summer quarter.b. If a member does not or cannot fulfll her duties because of a reason out of her control, as defned bySection 5 of Article V, the member may be allowed to return to her position. In such a circumstance, themembers respective Council--or, for a member of the Executive Cabinet, the General Assemblywill, uponpetition from the returning member, vote, afer allowing both parties reasonable time to state their case,whether she may return to her position when she is again able to fulfll her duties. T e vacancy, temporaryor permanent, shall be flled according to Article V of the By-Laws. Exceptions are made during the summerquarter.c. Any member reserves the right to decline to serve during anytime of her appointment by sending a letter tothe Slate and her respective Chair, if applicable. T e vacancy shall be flled according to Article V of the By-Laws.d. T e opportunities mentioned in Section 1 of Article V are defned as, but not limited to, activities, com-mitments, regular occurrences, and/or trips that the member knows or should know will confict withfulflling her duties as a Member of Student Government. Opportunities include, but are not limited to,study abroad; activities, organizations, classes, internships, job opportunities, or meetings that regularly orperiodically confict with Student Government Meetings; pre-planned - meaning at the time of running forthe position - leaves of absences from the University of Chicago; and voluntary leaves of absences from theUniversity, i.e., internship and job opportunities.e. Reason out of her control is defned as an occurrence, circumstance, or situation that: (1) the member didnot reasonably know would arise and did not voluntarily bring about; and (2) leaves the member unableto fulfll her duties. A reason out of her control includes, but is not limited to, family emergencies arisingafer the member has been elected or appointed to her position; and a University of Chicago imposed leaveof absence for Fall Quarter, Winter Quarter, or both.f. Member of Student Government is defned as any registered student who is elected by the student body ofthe University of Chicago; elected by General Assembly; or appointed or elected by her respective Graduateschool, division, or department.g. Student Government Meetings are defned as, but not limited to, the respective meetings - College Coun-cil, Graduate Council, General Assembly, Executive Cabinet - that a member is required to attend based onher position.ARTICLE III: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE1. T e purpose of the Executive Committee shall be to prepare and deliver regular reports and proposals on matters ofpolicy and action for the consideration of each Council or the Assembly as appropriate. It shall execute the policiesStudent Government Assembly By-Laws Page 3(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

of each body and perform any other functions each body may delegate to it.2. Chairs of ad hoc Committees shall have speaking rights at Executive Committee meetings but shall not vote.3. Roles and Duties of the elected and appointed ofcers of the Student Association:a. Presidenti. shall be Chair of the Executive Committee;ii. shall be the ofcial representative/spokesperson of the Executive Committee;iii. shall consult with/advise the Administration on matters which are of concern to the student body;iv. shall be ex ofcio & non-voting member of all committees;v. shall be responsible for the execution of all decisions of the Student Association;vi. shall sign all ofcial documents pertaining to the Student Association;vii. shall meet with Student Association Ofcers on a regular basis;viii. shall, in conjunction with the Vice President for Administration, be responsible for the develop-ment and management of the Student Government budget;ix. shall chair all joint sessions of the Assembly; andx. shall attend to other duties as requested by the Assembly.b. Vice President for Administrationi. shall assume the duties of the President of the Student Association in the event of the absence orresignation of the President;ii. shall serve as an ex-ofcio member of the Elections & Rules Committee, and shall stand in as theElections & Rules Committee to organize the Autumn Assembly Elections;iii. shall chair the Funding Advisory Board;iv. shall supervise the Secretary, Finance Committee Chair and the Chair of the Annual AllocationsCommittee, the Chair of the Community Service Fund,the Chair of the Sports Club Fund, theUncommon Fund; andv. shall fulfll the duties of treasurer of Student Government as follows:1. shall submit all budgets within Student Government to the Finance Committee;2. shall keep all fnancial records of the Student Government;3. shall supervise all Student Government fnancial transactions;4. shall maintain an on-going ledger(s) of all Student Association expenses and income;5. shall collect all Expense Request Forms from committee chairs and ofcers;6. shall provide information and train Student Government members about the expense re-quest process;7. shall prepare a fnancial report of expenses;8. shall consult with the Student Government Advisor about contracts; and9. shall meet with ORCSA Bookkeeping ofcials to update expenses and balance.c. Vice President for Student Afairsi. shall supervise the Committee on Recognized Student Organizations (CORSO);ii. shall supervise the Program Coordinating Council Chair and the Chair of the Coalition of Aca-demic Teams;iii. shall serve as the Vice-Chair of the Funding Advisory Board; andiv. shall serve as the SG representative to the University Community Service Center.d. Student Liaisons to the Board of TrusteesStudent Government Assembly By-Laws Page 4(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

i. shall keep the Student Association aware of the actions of the Board of Trustees;ii. shall keep the Board of Trustees aware of both the current needs of the Student Association and itslong-term interests; andiii. shall work towards the creation of a permanent position for one or more students as either voting orex-ofcio members of the Board of Trustees.e. Community and Government Liaisoni. shall regularly attend community meetings, at least once per month, and keep the Student Associa-tion aware of discussions, issues, and concerns brought up at these meetingsii. shall encourage student involvement with the Hyde Park and Woodlawn communities, andiii. shall actively seek out opportunities to include voice in community decision making.f. Secretaryi. shall report to the Vice President for Administration;ii. shall make available in the Student Government ofce, to any registered student, all records of theStudent Association;iii. shall be responsible for maintaining the operation of the Student Government ofce;iv. shall keep ofce stock of all important forms needed;v. shall conduct, under the direction of the Assembly and the President, all ofcial correspondence forthe Student Association;vi. shall make public the time and place of all meetings of the Student Association in advance;vii. shall keep all records of the Student Association and the Assembly, including minutes of Assemblyand Executive Committee meetings;viii. shall make Assembly minutes available for public inspection within 72 hours of the Assembly meet-ing;ix. shall plan and implement the end-of-year awards banquet for the Assembly;x. shall mail copies of all calendar events and resolutions to the President of the University, each Deanof Students in the University, College, Schools, and Divisions and the Dean of Student Services, theStudent Government Advisor, the Director of ORCSA; andxi. shall make copies of the minutes of all meetings available to the Student Association.g. Chair of the Finance Committeei. shall see that a written record of Committee recommendations is kept and distributed to each coun-cil;ii. must meet regularly with the Vice President for Administration;iii. should meet once per week with the Student Government Advisor; andiv. shall be responsible for the direction of the Committee.h. Chair of CORSOi. shall see that a written record is kept for all Committee business;ii. must meet regularly with the Vice President for Student Afairsiii. should meet regularly with the Student Government Advisor; andiv. shall be responsible for the direction of the Committee.i. Parliamentariani. shall assist the President in keeping decorum at Executive Committee and Assembly meetings;ii. must know Roberts Rules of Order;iii. must be a student enrolled at the University of Chicago; andStudent Government Assembly By-Laws Page 5(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

iv. shall advise the Executive Committee and the Assembly on the Constitution and By-Laws and shallundertake such other tasks as the President may instruct.4. T e President may appoint other ofcers to the Executive Committee, with the advice and consent of the Assemblyin session. For this purpose, the Assembly may create single member Committees.5. All elected and appointed ofcers of the Student Association shall attend Executive Council Meetings and keepregular ofce hours in the Student Government ofce.6. Each member of the Executive Committee shall miss no more than two (2) Assembly meetings every quarter.ARTICLE IV: ELECTIONS1. T e powers and duties of the Election & Rules Committee (E&R) shall be limited to those enumerated within theSG Constitution, By-Laws, and these election By-Laws.2. E&R shall have seven members. Members of E&R shall be chosen by majority vote of the Assembly. Any member ofthe Student Association is eligible to serve on E&R. Members of E&R shall choose one of its members to be chair ofthe committee.3. E&R may recruit volunteers to aid the committee in the administration of the elections (i.e., posting notices, run-ning polling locations). T ese volunteers need not be approved by the Assembly.4. Upon acceptance of their positions, all members of E&R shall sign commitments of neutrality in the elections,which shall be kept on fle by the Secretary until the end of their terms. If any member of E&R chooses to run forelection or support a candidate for ofce, this member shall inform a chair of E&R and resign from the Committee.5. T e term of membership for E&R committee members shall continue through the end of the Spring Quarter elec-tions, though membership may be renewed for more than one term.6. In the event of a vacancy on E&R, the Assembly shall choose a student to fll the vacancy.7. T e forthcoming availability of petitions shall be announced at least one week in advance of their availability andat least three weeks before Executive Slate elections occur. For Council elections, petition availability shall be an-nounced at least two weeks before the elections occur.8. All candidates for ofce shall be given a copy of the Student Government Constitution and By-Laws, and shall beinformed of all material rules and regulations, upon receiving petitions for candidacy. Such information shall also beavailable in the Student Government ofce.9. T e period of time allowed to obtain signatures for candidates petitions shall be not less than fve days, or greaterthan fourteen days.10. Signatures on each petition will be checked for their validity and appropriateness for nomination. Signatures will bedeclared invalid if the signer is not a member of the Student Association and/or the signer is not a member of thecandidates constituency.11. T e number of valid signatures required for a candidate to appear on the ballot shall be as follows:a. 300 for each Executive Slate from their respective constituencies;b. 150 for each Student Liaison to the Board of Trustees candidate from their respective constituencies; andc. 150 for each Community and Government Liaison candidate from their respective constituencies.d. T e number of signatures required to appear on the Assembly ballot shall be determined by each Council inthe appropriate By-Laws.12. Candidates or candidate slates wishing to run as write-in candidates must do one of the following:a. submit a petition to E&R before the beginning of the elections which states an intention to run and whichcontains at least one valid student signature; ORb. submit a timely petition to E&R afer having been declared a winner of a position, which states an intentionto accept the position and which contains at least one valid student signature.Student Government Assembly By-Laws Page 6(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

13. All campaigning shall comply with University and city regulations regarding posting and use of public and privateproperty, as well as state and federal laws.14. On election days, campaigning may not occur within 50 feet of any public polling place while polls are open. T isincludes verbal campaigning, as well as campaign posters and other non-verbal campaign materials.15. Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) may not use money allocated to them by Student Government to sup-port the campaign of any candidate or candidate team.16. T ere shall be no spending limits for the campaigns of Assembly representatives.17. Executive candidates slates shall receive a $150 copying account at the Reynolds Club, and shall limit other cam-paign-related expenditures to $200. Write-in Executive candidates slates shall limit campaign related expendituresto $350.18. Ofcial Liaison candidates shall receive a $50 copying account in the Reynolds Club, and shall limit other campaignexpenditures to $100. Write-in Liaison Candidates shall limit campaign expenditures to $150.19. Expenses shall be measured by their fair market value, not their actual cost. Where an item or service is donated toa candidate or given at a markedly reduced price that is not available to the general public, fair market value shall bedefned as the average or usual cost to obtain the item or service in the area in which it was obtained. Otherwise, theactual price of the item or service may be considered its fair market value, at the discretion of E&R.20. Candidates shall keep receipts of all campaign-related expenditures, and shall produce said receipts upon request byE&R. Refusal to cooperate with a request by E&R for production of any documents or records related to campaignexpenditures, or actions to purposefully mislead E&R on this matter, may be punishable as specifed in these By-Laws.21. No Student Liaison to the Board of Trustees candidate or Community and Government Liaison candidate can beafliated formally with any of the slates for the executive committee.22. Poll watchers may not be candidates or members of any candidates campaign teams.23. Each public polling location must be stafed by at least one administrator, faculty member, or staf member of theUniversity.24. Polling shall be done in such a manner as to reasonably secure against the possibility of vote fraud (e.g., ballot stuf-ing, vote falsifcation, elimination of valid votes, etc.).25. Properly-identifed (e.g., marked with a badge) judges from each candidate team shall be permitted to observe andinspect any public polling site in the presence of an administrator, faculty member, or staf member.26. T e names of all candidates, their afliation with any electoral group, and their School or Division shall be listed onthe ballot. T e order of the names shall be determined by lottery.27. Instructions regarding how to mark the ballot shall appear on each ballot.28. A student must present his/her valid student ID card in order to vote at a public polling site.29. A voter is entitled to vote only for Assembly candidates from the electoral unit in which he or she resides, as defnedin these By-Laws.30. Voters shall be allowed to select write-in candidates, and space for the names of such candidates shall be reserved onthe ballot.31. When proposed amendments to the Constitution and/or By-Laws are to be voted on by the Student Association,the full text of such amendments shall appear on the ballot and copies of the Constitution and By-Laws shall beplaced at each public polling site. Links to the above documents shall be provided on World Wide Web voting sites.32. One representative of each candidate or candidate team has the right to view the counting of votes.33. E&R, per the Constitution and these By-Laws, shall adjudicate all allegations of Elections By-Laws violations andshall attempt to handle all election-related cases speedily and efciently.34. Such allegations must be brought to E&R within one week of the end of the relevant elections. T ese allegationsmay be brought by any student, by any student group, or by any member of E&R.Student Government Assembly By-Laws Page 7(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

35. E&R members shall excuse themselves from deliberating in any campaign-related cases where such deliberationwould create a confict of interest.36. Write-in candidates are subject to the SG Constitution and By-Laws, with the exception of those regarding peti-tions. Violations of these documents by write-in candidates are subject to the same penalties as rule violations byofcial candidates.37. E&R may level penalties for election-related violations of the Student Government Constitution and By- Laws.Such penalties may include, but are not limited to, disqualifcation from the election, subtraction of a percentage ofvotes, re-votes, warnings, and/or mandated formal apologies38. Candidates may be held responsible for campaign-related Constitution or By-Laws violations committed by mem-bers of their campaign teams. A campaign team is defned as a candidate or candidates for ofce and those peopleand groups actively and/or publicly working towards the election of the candidates.39. T e constituency of the Executive Slate shall be all members of the Student Association; the constituency of theCommunity and Government Liaison shall be all members of the Student Association; the constituency of theGraduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees shall be all graduate members of the Student Association; and the con-stituency of the Undergraduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees shall be all College students of the Student Associa-tion.ARTICLE V: MEETINGS, QUORUM AND VACANCIES1. Any absence from any meeting can be forgiven by a majority vote of the Assembly. An Assembly absence is unex-cused if:a. the Assembly member does not notify the President, Secretary, or Parliamentarian of their anticipated ab-sence before their name is called in the initial roll call; ANDb. the Assembly does not excuse the absence.2. Vacancies for Assembly Representative positions shall be flled according to the appropriate Council By-Laws.3. Vacancies for an Ofcer position other than that of the President shall be flled in the following manner:a. A vacancy, which occurs afer the frst day of Autumn Quarter and before the Spring Quarter election, shallbe flled by the Assembly with majority vote.b. A vacancy, which occurs afer the Spring Quarter election, and before the last day of Summer Quarter, shallremain open until an Assembly is elected in the Autumn Quarter. An ofcer will be elected by majority voteof the Assembly.4. A vacancy in the Ofce of the President shall be flled by the Vice President for Administration.5. A vacancy shall not be flled by any person who is not eligible to vote in the constituency represented by the vacatedposition.6. Public notice shall be given of all vacancies and the procedures to fll them by the Elections and Rules Committee atleast two (2) weeks before the election.7. Quorum to conduct the voting business of the Assembly shall consist of a majority of voting members. T e proce-dure for determining quorum at the beginning of a meeting is as follows:a. T e initial roll call is taken when the President convenes the Assembly.b. Afer the roll is taken, the Secretary shall determine the total number of occupied seats, vacating those seatswhose members were not present for the roll call.c. When the total number of occupied seats is determined, quorum shall be determined by the Secretary asstated above, and business shall continue.8. In the event a subsequent quorum call occurs during the meeting, the same procedure outlined above shall be fol-lowed. Members leaving before answering the subsequent roll call, if unexcused, shall be counted absent for thatmeeting and subject to the penalties of absence. Initially absent members arriving to answer the subsequent roll callStudent Government Assembly By-Laws Page 8(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

shall be considered present for the meeting. A member can be considered absent (excused or unexcused) only onceper meeting.ARTICLE VI: COMMITTEES1. Membership of all Standing Committees shall be open to all members of the Student Association with such excep-tions as are refected in these By-Laws.2. Ex-ofcio members of all Student Government Committees shall not vote.3. A Committee Chair must be a member of the Student Association. Chairs shall not vote, unless in so voting theoutcome would be afected.4. All Committees shall keep records of their proceedings and attendance of members. T ese shall be available forpublic inspection. T ese reports shall be submitted to the Student Government Vice President for Administrationor Vice President for Student Afairs on a quarterly basis.5. T e time, location, and agenda of all committee meetings shall be made public in the same fashion as Assemblymeetings.6. Chairs of Committees may appoint secretaries to record minutes of meetings and attendance.7. T e Standing Committees of the Assembly shall be:a. the Election & Rules Committee (E&R)b. the Student Government Finance Committee (SGFC)c. Annual Allocations (AnnAl)d. the Committee on Recognized Student Organizations (CORSO)e. the Community Service Fund (CSF)f. the Sports Club Fund (SCF)g. the Program Coordinating Council (PCC)h. the Coalition of Academic Teams (CAT)i. the Summer Finance Committee (SFC)j. the Funding Advisory Board (FAB)k. the Uncommon Fund8. Each of the Standing Committees shall be selected and have duties as defned in these By-Laws.9. With the exception of E&R, which shall operate as defned in Article IV of these By-Laws, the membership of allStanding Committees shall be selected afer the Fall Quarter Elections.10. Where indicated in these By-Laws, Standing Committees shall have some seats designated for graduate students andsome for undergraduate students. Should a student needed to fll a Standing Committee seat not be found, the As-sembly may, by a two-thirds majority, suspend that designation and allow any student to fll the seat for a period ofone academic year.ARTICLE VII: STUDENT GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE1. T e Finance Committee (SGFC) shall review requests for Student Activity Fee funds from Recognized StudentOrganizations (RSOs) and make recommendations accordingly.2. SGFC members shall be elected from the membership of the Assembly afer the Autumn Quarter Elections. Allmembers shall serve a term lasting until the last day of Spring Quarter.3. T e Finance Committee shall consist of 6 students plus a non-voting Chair selected in the following manner:a. At the frst Assembly meeting of the fall quarter, the Assembly shall elect four members of the Assembly torepresent the Assembly on the Finance Committee. Of these four, two must be an undergraduate studentStudent Government Assembly By-Laws Page 9(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

and two must be a graduate student.b. T e remaining two members shall be RSO representatives appointed by the Executive Slate in conjunctionwith ORCSA and with the advice and consent of the Assembly. Preference should be given to having onegraduate student and one undergraduate student as RSO representatives.c. One ORCSA advisor shall serve as an advisor to the Committee.d. T e term for all members of the Finance Committee shall be for one academic year.4. Vacancies on the Finance Committee shall be flled at the following Assembly meeting in the manner in which thatSGFC member was selected.a. A vacancy will occur when a member of the Finance Committee has three unexcused absences, voluntarilyresigned, has been removed by the Assembly, or no longer hold the qualifcations of membership.b. An unexcused absence will be defned as failure to arrive at the meeting within thirty minutes of its starttime with no designated proxy or leaving at a time earlier than the scheduled end of the meeting with nodesignated proxy.5. T e Chair of the Finance Committee shall be appointed by the Executive Slate, with the advice and consent of theAssembly, from among the members of SGFC. T e Chair must be a current member of the Assembly.6. Upon the confrmation of the Chair by the Assembly, the Chair shall vacate his or her seat on the Committee. T evacant seat shall be flled by the eligible candidate with the highest number of votes not originally winning a seat onthe Committee.7. T e SGFC Chair shall appoint a Vice-Chair for SGFC. T e Finance Committee or the Assembly may overturn theChairs appointment by a two-thirds majority.8. T e Vice-Chair shall keep their status as a full voting member of the Finance Committee. In the absence of theChair, the Vice-Chair shall fulfll the duties of Chair as Acting Chair. While acting as Chair, the Vice-Chair shallnot have a vote on the Finance Committee. T e Chair may delegate any of the Chairs duties to the Vice-Chair.9. T e mission of the Finance Committee shall be to fund activities, whether individual or ongoing, that furthers thepurpose of the Activity Fee, which purposes include, but are not limited to the following:a. Improving the student life on campus by providing opportunities for participation in artistic, social, intellec-tual, educational, cultural, or informational activities of diverse types and varying magnitudes;b. Providing activities that collectively appeal to students from all of the Schools and Divisions within the Uni-versity, and that collectively reach the broadest range of interests and viewpoints that is practically feasible;c. Enabling activities and organizations to serve students as vehicles through which students can seek support,identity, and personal expression; andd. Providing activities which further the spirit of the University as a community of ideas.10. T e Finance Committee shall recommend Student Activity Fee Funds to RSOs for activities sponsored by one ormore RSOs based on consideration by the Finance Committee of the following factors:a. T e extent of the expected artistic, social, intellectual, educational, cultural or informational contribution tobe made directly or indirectly to the University as a community by the activity;b. T e number of student participants or spectators expected to beneft directly from the activity;c. T e cost of the activity per student expected to beneft directly by the activity, and whether such cost is con-sistent with the cost per student of similar activities funded by the Finance Committee;d. T e extent to which funds are likely to be available for the activity from other sources, whether they be Uni-versity or non-University sources; ande. Any other constitutional factor that the Finance Committee deems appropriate.11. T e Finance Committee shall not allocate Activity Fee Funds to directly contribute to any active political party orelection campaign. T e Finance Committee shall not allocate funds for an event or publication those purpose is topromote any candidate for ofce within or without the University.Student Government Assembly By-Laws Page 10(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

12. T e Finance Committee shall consider budgets for the funding of speakers without consideration of the point ofview of the speaker, provided that an open question and answer session will follow the speech, and considering thatthe event is in accordance with all other Finance Committee policies.13. All Finance Committee recommendations must be approved by both Councils according to the timeline set forthby the Assembly. In the event that the amount approved by each Council difers, the Executive Slate will choosewhich of the Councils decisions will stand. T e Executive Slate may not propose a third course of action nor over-turn a decision approved by both Councils.14. SGFC shall have the power to regularly conduct audits and reviews, on behalf of the Assembly, of any budgetsfunded by SGFC, and shall also have the power to undertake any action, on behalf of the Assembly, on any inconsis-tencies found.15. SGFC shall not have the power to revoke the recognition, privileges, or funding benefts of any RSO, however,SGFC may formally request the Assembly to do so according to the provisions set forth in Article II 2(h) of theStudent Association Constitution.16. RSOs shall have the right to speak in the defense of their budgets or their actions, and shall also have the right to ap-peal any decision made by SGFC, be it a funding recommendation or another action taken, to either the Assemblyor the Councils, and shall also be entitled to be notifed of these rights.17. T e Assembly shall establish and codify, by statute, the procedures and protocols for SGFC.18. SGFC Guidelines shall be adopted as an appendix of the RSO Funding Code, and as such shall be considered aspart of the Code. SGFC will operate from the Guidelines in determining allocation amounts however, SGFC maychoose deviate from these Guidelines should there be mitigating and extenuating circumstances.ARTICLE VIII: ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS1. Annual Allocations shall annually review requests for Student Activity Fee funds from Recognized Student Organi-zations and make recommendations accordingly.2. T e Annual Allocations Committee shall be chaired by incumbent Chair of SGFC and shall be composed of eightmembers of the Student Association chosen by the Assembly. Of the eight members chosen by the Assembly theremust be four Voting Assembly Members and four non-Assembly members, with a minimum of two graduate andtwo undergraduate students. Should a vacancy occur among the members the Annual Allocations Committee aferthe committee has been elected by the Assembly, the Student Government President, with the consent of the An-nual Allocations Committee Chair and the Chair of the appropriate Council, shall appoint a new student to fll thisvacant seat on the committee.3. T e Annual Allocations Chair shall only vote in the case of a tie.4. T e Annual Allocations Committee shall have the power to allocate up to 70% of the amount estimated to be avail-able for distribution from Student Activity Fee Funds.5. T e Assembly shall approve all Annual Allocations decisions.6. RSOs shall have the right to appeal any of Annual Allocations decisions to the Assembly, but shall not have theright to speak in the defense of their budgets in front of the Committee.7. T e Assembly shall establish and codify, by statute, the procedures and protocols for Annual Allocations.8. T e Annual Allocations Committee shall operate from the SGFC Guidelines in determining allocation amounts however, Annual Allocations may choose to deviate from these Guidelines should there be mitigating and extenuat-ing circumstances.ARTICLE IX: SUMMER FINANCE COMMITTEE1. T e Summer Finance Committee shall be composed of the President, the Vice President for Administration, andthe Vice President for Student Afairs.Student Government Assembly By-Laws Page 11(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

2. T e Summer Finance Committee shall allocate funds not to exceed 3% of the estimated total available for the yearin accordance with the guidelines of the Finance Committee.3. T e Assembly shall establish and codify, by statute, the procedures and protocols for the Summer Finance Commit-tee.4. T e Summer Finance Committee shall operate from the SGFC Guidelines in determining allocation amounts however, the Summer Finance Committee may choose to deviate from these Guidelines should there be mitigatingand extenuating circumstances.ARTICLE X: COMMITTEE ON RECOGNIZED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS1. T e Committee on Recognized Student Organizations shall consist of eight members, one of whom shall be ap-pointed Chair. Five members shall be chosen by the Executive Slate in consultation with ORCSA, and three shall bechosen by the Assembly from among its members. At least one of the three Assemblyappointed members must be agraduate student. One ORCSA staf member shall serve as an advisor to the Committee.2. Vacancies on CORSO shall be flled at the following Assembly meeting in the manner in which that CORSO mem-ber was selected.a. A vacancy shall occur when a member of CORSO has three unexcused absences, voluntarily resigned, hasbeen removed by the Assembly, or no longer holds the qualifcations of membership.b. An unexcused absence will be defned as failure to arrive at the meeting within thirty minutes of its starttime with no designated proxy, or leaving at a time early than the scheduled end of the meeting with nodesignated proxy.3. T e Chair of CORSO shall be appointed by the Executive Slate in consultation with ORCSA and with the ap-proval of the Assembly.4. CORSO shall meet no less than every two weeks during the Autumn, Winter, and Spring Quarters.5. CORSO shall be the ofcial student advisory committee to ORCSA.6. CORSO shall assess the resource needs of Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) in the University, facilitatecommunications between ORCSA and RSOs, provide quarterly development opportunities for RSOs, feld RSOcomplaints, review complaints against RSOs, and mediate disputes between RSOs.7. Upon recommendation from CORSO, the Director of ORCSA shall grant or withdraw RSO recognition to stu-dent groups.8. CORSO shall allocate ofce space within the Reynolds Club and Ida Noyes for RSOs on a yearly basis.9. T e Chair of CORSO shall prepare a yearly report for the Vice President for Student Afairs and the SG10. Assembly presenting CORSOs accomplishments and detailing current needs and concerns of RSOs. T is reportshall be presented at the fnal SG Assembly meeting of the Spring Quarter.ARTICLE XI: COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND1. T e Community Service Fund (CSF) shall review requests for Student Activity Fee funds from Recognized StudentOrganizations (RSOs) engaged in community service projects and make recommendations accordingly.2. T e CSF shall consist of six members plus a Chair. T e six members shall be chosen from the following constituen-cies and in the following manner:a. Two members shall be elected by the Assembly from among its own members. Of these two members, oneshall be an undergraduate student and one a graduate student.b. Two members shall be chosen from among the Community Service Leadership Training Corps (CSLTC)by the Executive Slate in consultation with the University Community Service Center (UCSC) and withthe approval of the Assembly. One of these members shall be a frst-year and one a second-year.Student Government Assembly By-Laws Page 12(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

c. Two members shall be chosen from among the Community Service RSO (CSRSO) membership by theExecutive Slate in consultation with the UCSC and with the approval of the Assembly.d. One staf member of the UCSC shall serve as an advisor to the CSF.3. Members of the CSF shall serve from when they are selected until their successors are selected according to the pro-visions set forth in Article X 2 of these By-Laws.4. Vacancies on the CSF shall be flled at the following Assembly meeting in the manner in which that CSF memberwas selected.a. A vacancy shall occur when a member of the CSF has two unexcused absences, voluntarily resigned, hasbeen removed by the Assembly, or no longer holds the qualifcations of membership.b. An unexcused absence will be defned as failure to arrive at the meeting within thirty minutes of its starttime with no designated proxy, or leaving at a time early than the scheduled end of the meeting with nodesignated proxy.c. Should a vacancy occur during the Summer Quarter, it shall be flled by the Executive Slate, in consultationwith the UCSC according to the qualifcations set forth in Article X 2.5. T e Chair of the CSF shall be the UCSC CSRSO Intern. T e Chair shall only vote in the event of a tie.6. T e CSF shall not allocate Activity Fee Funds to directly contribute to any active political party or election cam-paign. T e CSF shall not allocate funds for an event or publication whose purpose is to promote any external candi-date for ofce within or without the University.7. T e CSF shall consider budgets for the funding of speakers without consideration of the point of view of thespeaker, provided that an open question and answer session will follow the speech, and considering that the event isin accordance with all other CSF policies.8. All CSF recommendations must be approved by both Councils according to the timeline set forth by the Assem-bly. In the event that the amount approved by each Council difers, the Executive Slate will choose which of theCouncils decisions will stand. T e Executive Slate may not propose a third course of action nor overturn a decisionapproved by both Councils.9. T e CSF shall have the power to regularly conduct audits and reviews, on behalf of the Assembly, of any budgetsfunded by CSF, and shall also have the power to undertake any action, on behalf of the Assembly, on any inconsis-tencies found.10. T e CSF shall not have the power to revoke the recognition, privileges, or funding benefts of any RSO, however,CSF may formally request the Assembly to do so according to the provisions set forth in Article II 2(h) of theStudent Association Constitution.11. RSOs shall have the right to speak in the defense of their budgets or their actions, and shall also have the right to ap-peal any decision made by CSF, be it a funding recommendation or another action taken, to either the Assembly orthe Councils, and shall also be entitled to be notifed of these rights.12. T e Assembly shall establish and codify, by statute, the procedures and protocols for the CSF.13. CSF Guidelines shall be adopted as an appendix of the RSO funding code, and as such shall be considered as part ofthe code. T e CSF will operate from the Guidelines in determining allocation amounts however, CSF may choosedeviate from these Guidelines should there be mitigating and extenuating circumstances.ARTICLE XII: SPORTS CLUB FUND1. T e Sports Club Fund (SCF) shall review and allocate funds to RSOs seeking to engage in athletic competition.2. T e SCF shall consist of thirteen members, one of whom shall be appointed Chair. Nine members shall be chosenfrom the Sports Club RSO membership by the Executive Slate in consultation with the Universitys Athletic De-partment, and four shall be chosen by the Assembly from among its own members. At least two of the four Assem-bly-appointed members must be graduate students. All members shall serve from when they are selected until theStudent Government Assembly By-Laws Page 13(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

last day of the Spring Quarter. One Athletic Department staf member shall serve as an advisor to the Committee3. Vacancies on the SCF shall be flled at the following Assembly meeting in the manner in which that SCF memberwas selected.a. A vacancy will occur when a member of the SCF has three unexcused absences, voluntarily resigned, hasbeen removed by the Assembly, or no longer has the qualifcations of membership.b. An unexcused absence will be defned as a failure to arrive at the meeting within thirty minutes of its starttime with no designated proxy or leaving at a time early than the scheduled end of the meeting with nodesignated proxy.4. T e Chair of the SCF shall be appointed by the Executive Slate in consultation with the Athletic Department andwith the approval of the Assembly. T e Chair shall only vote in the event of a tie.5. T e SCF shall not allocate Activity Fee Funds to directly contribute to any active political party or election cam-paign. T e SCF shall not allocate funds for an event or publication whose purpose is to promote any external candi-date for ofce within or without the University.6. T e SCF shall consider budgets for the funding of speakers without consideration of the point of view of thespeaker, provided that an open question and answer session will follow the speech, and considering that the event isin accordance with all other SCF policies.7. All SCF recommendations must be approved by both Councils according to the timeline set forth by the Assem-bly. In the event that the amount approved by each Council difers, the Executive Slate will choose which of theCouncils decisions will stand. T e Executive Slate may not propose a third course of action nor overturn a decisionapproved by both Councils.8. T e SCF shall have the power to regularly conduct audits and reviews, on behalf of the Assembly, of any budgetsfunded by SCF, and shall also have the power to undertake any action, on behalf of the Assembly, on any inconsis-tencies found.9. T e SCF shall not have the power to revoke the recognition, privileges, or funding benefts of any RSO, however,SCF may formally request the Assembly to do so according to the provisions set forth in Article II 2(h) of theStudent Association Constitution.10. RSOs shall have the right to speak in the defense of their budgets or their actions, and shall also have the right to ap-peal any decision made by SCF, be it a funding recommendation or another action taken, to either the Assembly orthe Councils, and shall also be entitled to be notifed of these rights.11. T e Assembly shall establish and codify, by statute, the procedures and protocols for the SCF.12. SCF Guidelines shall be adopted as an appendix of the RSO funding code, and as such shall be considered as part ofthe code. T e SCF will operate from the Guidelines in determining allocation amounts however, SCF may choosedeviate from these Guidelines should there be mitigating and extenuating circumstances.ARTICLE XIII: PROGRAM COORDINATING COUNCIL1. T e Program Coordinating Council (PCC) shall distribute activities fee funding to the major campus programmingorganizations.2. PCC shall also serve as a body through which the aforementioned organizations generate new programming ideas,share resources, and maintain continuity between the programming needs of the student body and the program-ming of the individual organizations.3. PCC shall consist of four members elected by the Assembly from among its own members plus one representative,chosen in a manner determined by the representatives organization, for each member organization. Of the four As-sembly members, two must be graduate students. All members of PCC shall serve from when they are selected untilthe last day of the Spring Quarter. One ORCSA staf member shall serve as an advisor to the Council.4. Vacancies on PCC shall be flled by the following Assembly meeting in the manner in which that PCC member wasStudent Government Assembly By-Laws Page 14(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

selected.a. A vacancy will occur when a member of PCC has two unexcused absences, voluntarily resigned, has beenremoved by the Assembly, or no longer has the qualifcations of membership.b. An unexcused absence will be defned as a failure to arrive at the meeting within thirty minutes of its starttime with no designated proxy or leaving at a time early than the scheduled end of the meeting with nodesignated proxy.5. PCC shall elect one of their own as Chair. T e Chair shall only vote in the event of a tie.6. PCC shall not allocate Activity Fee Funds to directly contribute to any active political party or election campaign.PCC shall not allocate funds for an event or publication whose purpose is to promote any external candidate forofce within or without the University.7. PCC shall consider budgets for the funding of speakers without consideration of the point of view of the speaker,provided that an open question and answer session will follow the speech, and considering that the event is in accor-dance with all other PCC policies.8. All PCC recommendations must be approved by the Assembly by the end of each Spring Quarter.9. T e Assembly retains the power to regularly conduct audits and reviews of any budgets funded by PCC, and retainsthe power to undertake any action on any inconsistencies found according to the provisions set forth in Article II2(h) of the Student Association Constitution.10. PCC members shall have the right to speak in the defense of their budgets or their actions, and shall also have theright to appeal any decision made by the Assembly, be it a funding recommendation or another action taken andshall also be entitled to be notifed of these rights.11. T e Assembly shall establish and codify, by statute, the membership, procedures, and protocols of PCC.

ARTICLE XIV: COALITION OF ACADEMIC TEAMS1. T e Coalition of Academic Teams (CAT) shall distribute activities fee funding to the academic teams.2. CAT shall also serve as a body through which the aforementioned organizations generate new programming ideas,share resources, and maintain continuity between the programming needs of the student body and the program-ming of the individual organizations.3. CAT shall consist of two members elected by the Assembly from among its own members plus one representative,chosen in a manner determined by the representatives organization, for each member organization. Of the two As-sembly members, one must be a graduate student. All members of CAT shall serve from when they are selected untilthe last day of the Spring Quarter. One ORCSA staf member shall serve as an advisor to the Coalition.4. Vacancies on CAT shall be flled by the following Assembly meeting in the manner in which that CAT member wasselected.a. A vacancy will occur when a member of CAT has two unexcused absences, voluntarily resigned, has beenremoved by the Assembly, or no longer has the qualifcations of membership.b. An unexcused absence will be defned as a failure to arrive at the meeting within thirty minutes of its starttime with no designated proxy or leaving at a time early than the scheduled end of the meeting with nodesignated proxy.5. CAT shall elect one of their own as Chair. T e Chair shall only vote in the event of a tie.6. CAT shall not allocate Activity Fee Funds to directly contribute to any active political party or election campaign.CAT shall not allocate funds for an event or publication whose purpose is to promote any external candidate for of-fce within or without the University.7. CAT shall consider budgets for the funding of speakers without consideration of the point of view of the speaker,provided that an open question and answer session will follow the speech, and considering that the event is in accor-dance with all other PCC policies.Student Government Assembly By-Laws Page 15(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

8. All CAT recommendations must be approved by the Assembly by the end of each Spring Quarter.9. T e Assembly retains the power to regularly conduct audits and reviews of any budgets funded by CAT, and retainsthe power to undertake any action on any inconsistencies found according to the provisions set forth in Article II2(h) of the Student Association Constitution.10. CAT members shall have the right to speak in the defense of their budgets or their actions, and shall also have theright to appeal any decision made by the Assembly, be it a funding recommendation or another action taken andshall also be entitled to be notifed of these rights.11. T e Assembly shall establish and codify, by statute, the membership, procedures, and protocols of CAT.ARTICLE XV: THE UNCOMMON FUND1. T e Uncommon Fund shall review request for Student Activity Fee funds from all students.2. Members of the Uncommon Fund shall be elected in Autumn Quarter afer Autumn Quarter Elections and shallserve a term lasting either until the end of Winter Quarter of the following year or their graduation, whichevercomes frst.3. T e Uncommon Fund shall consist of 8 students plus a non-voting Chair selected in the following manner:a. T e Uncommon Fund Chair shall be suggested by the former years Chair to be approved by the ExecutiveSlate.b. T e eight-voting members shall consist of two members of the Assembly to represent the Assembly on theUncommon Fund. Of these two, one must be an undergraduate student and one must be a graduate student.c. T e remaining six members shall be students appointed by the Executive Slate in conjunction with ORCSAand the years Chair and with the advice and consent of the Assembly. Preference should be given to havingthree graduate students and three undergraduate students fll these six positions.d. One ORCSA advisor shall serve as advisor to the Committee.4. Vacancies of the Uncommon Fund shall be flled in the manner in which the Uncommon Fund member was se-lected.5. T e mission of the Uncommon Fund shall be to fund activities, projects, and other initiatives that are uncommon,initiative and impactful which purposes include, but are not limited to the following:6. Improving the student life on campus by providing opportunities for participation in artistic, social, intellectual,educational, cultural, or informational activities of diverse types and varying magnitudes;7. Providing activities that collectively appeal to students from all of the Schools and Divisions within the University,and that collectively reach the broadest range of interests and viewpoints that is practically feasible;8. Enabling activities and organizations to serve students as vehicles through which students can seek support, identity,and personal expression; and9. Providing activities which further the spirit of the University as a community of ideas.10. T e Assembly shall establish and codify, by statute, the membership, procedures, and protocols of the UncommonFund.ARTICLE XVI: FUNDING ADVISORY BOARD1. T e Funding Advisory Board (FAB) shall consist of the SGFC Chair, CSF Chair, SCF Chair, PCC Chair, CATChair, and Uncommon Fund Chair.2. T e Vice President for Administration shall serve as Chair. T e Vice President for Student Afairs shall serve asVice-Chair.3. T e President shall serve as an advisor and ex ofcio member.4. T e Funding Advisory Board shall meet at least once a quarter to discuss the state of each of the committees.Student Government Assembly By-Laws Page 16(Updated as of March 7, 2013)

ARTICLE XVII: STATE OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION REPORT1. T e President of the Student Association, during the Spring Quarter, shall submit a State of the Student AssociationReport to the President of the University, the Board of Trustees, and the Faculty Senate with the request that thereport be read into the minutes of the latter organizations and entered into the University Record. T is report alsoshall be sent to the Editors of the Chronicle and other campus media.2. T e President should work with the Committee Chairs and members of the Assembly to formulate this report.T e report should cover aspects of both the academic and communal life of the University, identify problems andpropose solutions in these areas.3. Both Student Liaisons to the Board of Trustees will add a section on his or her activities to the State of the StudentAssociation Report presented by the President of the Student Association.4. T e Community and Government Liaison will add a section on his or her activities to the State of the Student As-sociation Report presented by the President of the Student Association.5. T e leadership of each Legislative Council shall add a section detailing the activities, concerns and proposals of eachCouncil to the State of the Student Association Report.

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History: Ratifed by the Student Association: May 11, 2000 Amended by the Assembly: June 3, 2004 CORSO Redefned (Article IX) Amended by the Assembly: March 2, 2005 SGFC Chairman Selection (Article VII) Amended by the Assembly: February 1, 2005 SA Court Removal (Articles II, IV, and V) Amended by the Assembly: February 1, 2005 Two Liaisons (Articles III, IV, and XI) Amended by the Assembly: February 1, 2005 Fire Escape on PCC (Article III) Amended by the Assembly: December 7, 2005 Capital Improvements (Article VII) Amended by the Assembly: January 4, 2006 Graham School (Article I) Amended by the Assembly: April 5, 2006 Election Timeline (Article II) Amended by the Assembly: April 5, 2006 Petitions and Campaign Finance (Article IV) Amended by the Assembly: November 8, 2006 SGFC Membership (Article VI) Amended by the Assembly: November 29, 2006 34 Representatives in the Assembly (Article II) Amended by the Assembly: January 24, 2008 Vacancies defned in SGFC, absentee procedure defne (Article VII) Amended by the Assembly: January 24, 2008 Membership of Annual Allocations limited to four non-voting Assembly Members, Hearings added to Annual Allocation Procedure (Article VIII) Amended by the Assembly: February 14, 2008 SGFC Appeal Notifcation is 24 Hours with the Appeals due at avariable times depending on desired response time (Article II) Amended by the Assembly: May 8th, 2008 Added the role of the Council Liaison to both College and GraduateCouncil (Article II) Amended by the Assembly: April 16, 2009 SGFC Restructuring and Reforms (Articles VII and VIII) AmendedbytheAssembly:November5,2009SGFCObservers,SGFCFollow-UpReportConfrmation,andAssemblyVoteTallies(ArticlesIIandVII) AmendedbytheAssembly:May6,2010AssemblyStatutesandResolutions;ReorganizationofRSOFund-ingDocumentation(ArticlesII,VII,VIII,IX,X) AmendedbytheAssembly:May27,2010AdditionofCSF,SCF,PCC,CAT&FABasStandingCommittees(ArticlesIV,VI,X,XI,XII,XIII,XV) AmendedbytheAssembly:April12,2012ResponsibilityAmendmentforElectedOfcials(ArticleII) AmendedbytheAssembly:March7,2013AdditionofUncommonFundandCommunityandGovernmentLiaison(ArticlesIII,XV)Student Government Assembly By-Laws Page 18(Updated as of March 7, 2013)