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Committee shall meet at least once between meetings of the Student Senate
acting as a steering committee preparing all agendas.
Section 2. President's Council
Membership: Vice President of the Student Government Association and the
Presidents of all chartered student organizations or their alter
nates. The Vice President shall be chairperson.
The President's Council shall assist chartered organizations
sponsored and funded by the Senate in planning and coordinating
their activities.
Duties:
Section 3. Finance Committee
Membership: Four students. Three members shall be seniors. The President of
Student Government Association may designate an additional
member from the Junior Senate after the Fall elections. The
chairperson shall be the Treasurer of the Student Government
Association.
The Finance Committee shall:
1) Prepare an annual budget for the allocation of the Student
Activity Fund to be presented to the Senate for adoption in the
second week of the Fall term.
Duties:
2) Make recommendations to the Senate on all requests for funds
other than those previously budgeted.
3) Make recommendations to the Senate for the assessment of
student activity fees.
4) Make a review of the student activity fund at the end of each
term and to make recommendations to the Senate for changes
caused by the addition, deletion, inactivity of particular
organizations.
Section 4. Election/Screening Committee
Membership: Six students. Four members shall be seniors and two shall be
juniors. The President of the Student Government Association may
designate an additional member. The chairperson shall be a Senior
Senator.
The Election/Screening Committee shall review all candidates for
general and special elections and committee selections, verify the
authenticity of all candidates for office and membership on commit
tees, shall conduct the electorial process, tabulate its results, and
issue notices of results of elections to the student body within one
day after the closing of the polls. The Election/Screening Commit
tee shall also serve as a screening committee for vacancies within
the Senate, for membership to the Student Court (Standards
Board), and Appeals and Hearing Board, and for the appointment of
an advisor. All references to the screening committee or the court
screening committee will be referred to this committee. It shall also
formulate guidelines and procedures for the conduct of election
campaigns.
Duties:
Charter Review Committee
Section 5.
Membership: Six students. Three members shall be seniors and three shall be
juniors. The President of the Student Government Association may
designate an additional member. The chairperson shall be a Senior
Senator.
Duties: The Charter Review Committee shall review all applications for
student organization charters. They shall recommend to the Senate
for acceptance or rejection of all applications. They shall monitor all
organizations and recommend to the Senate if charter shall be re
voked for any reason it deems justifiable.
ARTICLE XII STUDENT REPRESENTATION ON FACULTY ORGANIZA
TION COMMITTEES
Section 1.
Designated Positions
The Faculty Organization of Capitol Campus has designated positions for
student representation/membership on Faculty Organization Committees. The
committees and number of positions are as follows:
1) Committee on Academic Affairs (two students)
2) Committee on Academic Admissions Standards (two students)
3) Committee on Student Affairs (SGA President, two students)
4) Committee on Academic and Athletic Standards, Awards and Scholarships
(two students)
5) Committee on Bookstore Activities (one student)
6) Committee on Community Contacts (one student)
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ARTICLE XIII STUDENT COURT
The Student Court shall be i distinct and separate student organization from
the Student Government Association, and is charged by the constitution of the
Student Court. The SGA shall refer any and all constitutional questions to the
Student Court whose decisions shall be final. No member of the SGA Senate may
be a member of the court.
ARTICLE XIV IMPEACHMENT
Section 1. Cause of Impeachment
The President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Student
Government Association shall be subject to impeachment if, during the exercise
of their office, they shall infringe upon the constitution or the laws of the student
body.
Section 2. Method of Impeachment
A petition for impeachment may be initiated by any member of the student
body and, if supported by a simple majority of the Senate, shall have the force of
an indictment. In that case, the Senate, presided over by the Chief Justice of the
Student Court (Standards Board), shall try the impeachment case.
Section 3. Indictment
If the indictment is supported by a two-thirds majority of the Senate, it shall
become binding.
Section 4. Advisor
The advisor of the Student Government Association shall be present at all
impeachment proceedings.
ARTICLE XV RESIDENT LIVING
Section 1. Resident Assistants
Jurisdiction This constitution acknowledges the right of the Administration of
the Capitol Campus of the Pennsylvania State University to ex e rcise its authority
through the agency of Resident Assistants.
Designation - The Student Government Association shall act in an advisory
capacity through the Meade Heights Board of Governors and the Resident
Student Council in matters pertaining to the designation of Resident Assistants.
Section 2. Resident Government
Meade Heights, the Residence Halls, and the University Apartments shall
form their own governing body with a self-governing constitution established
under the SGA constitutional guidelines.
ARTICLE XVI CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS
Section 1. Charters
All bonafide clubs or organizations which might at any time wish to establish
themselves in the midst of the Penn State Capitol Campus must secure a charter
from the Senate. No club or organization shall be chartered which shall not
conform to the "Policies and Rules for Students" handbook of the Penn State
Capitol Campus for that respective year.
Section 2. Procedures for Registration
An organization must submit 10 copies of its proposed constitution (including a
statement of purpose and membership qualifications), a list of offices, and the
name of the advisor to the SGA.
The organization requesting recognition must have and maintain a minimum
of 12 students.
In order to be brought before the senate, the organization must request (in
writing) a senator to propose the matter to the senate.
The proposal must bear the signatures of at least two other senators and 20
students that support the organization.
Section 3. Charter Revision
All charters issued by the Senate shall be subject to revision each term or as
often and in such manner as the Senate shall deem necessary.
Section 4.
The Senate reserves the right to revoke the charter if any organization which
shall not be (at any time) in accordance with the principles and regulations
established by the Constitution of the Student Government Association.
7) Committee on Computer Facilities (one student)
8) Committee on the Library (two students)
9) Committee on Physical Plant (one student)
10) Faculty Council (three students)
Right to Revoke
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