2016年9月27日学生投票通过

的 学生会 Association (SGA) is the campus organization governing student activities and representing the students in college affairs. SGA会员由选举产生 学生团体. 的 美高梅博彩 学生会 Association acts as the voice of the student body, and student issues and concerns should be brought 请SGA会员注意. SGA提供了一种表达学生的 needs and ideas, in order to encourage self -respect, self -esteem, and individual 责任. SGA strives to have a closer understanding between the student body and the administration and faculty of 美高梅博彩.

学生社团章程

序言

We, the students of 美高梅博彩, in order to establish an effective student government, to provide the students with a means to express their needs and ideas, to encourage self-respect, self-esteem and individual 责任, and to strive toward an even closer understanding between the student body and the administration and faculty of the college, do hereby ordain and establish this constitution of the 学生会 Association of 美高梅博彩.

Article I - Name, General Organization, and Authority

第一节. 的名字, This organization will be named the 学生会 Association of East Georgia 州立学院,以下简称SGA.

第二节. 一般组织- Each extended 美高梅博彩 campus will have its own SGA consisting of a Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer, and a pre-determined number of Senators. All SGA units will be governed by and report to one President, and this President must be a full time student at the Swainsboro campus. 每个SGA将执行功能 and duties as related to the specific campus it 代表. 每个SGA单元将包括 of two (2) departments, the legislative department and the executive department.

第三节. 权威, 的 authority held by the SGA is that which has been delegated 总统先生 of the college through the Vice President for Student Affairs.

第II条-立法

第一节. 权力, All legislative powers will be vested in the Senates of each SGA unit. 参议院 将履行以下职责:

        1. To be a legislative body chosen through popular 选举s by the campus-specific student 美高梅博彩.
        2. To serve as a liaison between the student body and the faculty and administration 这所大学的.
        3. To make recommendations of approval or disapproval for all new clubs and organizations 在校园.
        4. To make recommendations to the Vice President for Student Affairs concerning the allocation of Student Services (Agency) funds to student clubs and organizations.
        5. To require at its discretion financial reports from student clubs and organizations receiving appropriations from the Student Services (Agency) budget.
        6. To make recommendations to the Vice President for Student Affairs concerning changes in college rules governing the conduct of students.
        7. To assist in planning and conducting the orientations of incoming students.
        8. To assist in the planning, implementation, and execution of campus-sponsored events, 活动和规划.
        9. 立法规范SGA选举.
        10. To execute any powers not specifically delegated herein but which, subject to the limitations of Article I - 第三节, may be undertaken in the interest of the student body and for the advancement or improvement of the college.
        11. To promote the general welfare of the student and institution.
        12. To serve as appointed student representatives on various campus committees, with mandatory standing appointments to the Judicial Hearing Panel. 学生行为主管 will work with the SGA Advisor to schedule Judicial Hearings and determine which Senators 需要出席每个会议吗. All Senators and Officers will be required to attend all mandatory trainings associated with being a member of the Judicial Hearing Panel.

第二节. 会员- 的 Swainsboro Senate will consist of six (6) Senators, and extended campuses’ senates will consist of four (4) Senators at each extended campus.

第三节. Grade Point Average and Student Standing Requirements - All Senators must maintain a grade point average of 2.0来任职并被录取 in twelve (12) or more semester hours during time in 办公室, at least nine (9) of which must be associated with the campus the Senator 代表. 学术地位 or disciplinary warning or probation disqualifies an 办公室holder 从办公室. 此外, any Senator found responsible for a Student Conduct Code violation will also be disqualified 从办公室.

第四节. 表示 – On the Swainsboro Campus, there will be two (2) Freshman Senators (0- 24 completed hours by beginning of term of 办公室), two (2) Sophomore Senators (25+ completed hours by beginning of term of 办公室 and NOT enrolled in an EGSC Bachelor’s Degree program), and two (2) Upperclassmen Senators (49+ completed hours by beginning of term of 办公室 AND enrolled in an EGSC Bachelor’s Degree program). 扩展校园参议院将会 consist of two (2) Freshman Senators (0-24 completed hours by beginning of term of 办公室) and two (2) Sophomore Senators (25+ completed hours by beginning of term of 办公室).

第五节. 审裁官 - 的 Vice-President of each SGA unit will serve as Chair of the unit’s Senate, but will have no vote unless the Senate is equally divided.

第六节. 参议院内部投票 - Each member of the Senate will have one (1) vote. 多数票,法定人数是 present, will be required to pass all legislation, recommendations, and resolutions, except where otherwise stipulated in this constitution. 在斯温斯伯勒校区, a quorum will be defined as four (4) members: one (1) Senator from each representative 类别和秘书/司库. 在扩展的校园,将定义法定人数 as three (3) members: one (1) Senator from each representative 类别和秘书/司库.

第七节. 职位空缺, In the event a Senate seat becomes vacant, a special 选举 will be called by the President of the SGA within twenty (20) days to fill the vacant seat.

8节. Impeachment and Dismissal of the President, Vice-President, or 财务处长 - When an 办公室r of the executive branch fails to exercise the duties required of him by his 办公室, the Senate may as a last resort bring charges of dereliction of 以三分之二(2/3)票反对他. 被控告的官员 are made will have an opportunity to defend themselves before the Senate. 一致 vote will be required to divest said 办公室r of his 办公室. 更换过程 是第III条第4款规定的吗.

第三条-行政人员

第一节. 权力, 的 executive power will be vested in the President of the SGA. 美国总统 SGA的职能如下:

        1. 的 President will represent the student body as a whole at all official school functions.
        2. 的 President will be the administrative head of all SGA units (Swainsboro campus 和扩展校园). 的 President is expected to maintain oversight of and communication with all extended campus SGA units, and will be responsible for being fully informed and updated on matters discussed in meetings of all SGA units.
        3. 的 President will have the power to veto any act of the Senate. 总统的否决权 may be overridden by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Senate.
        4. 的 President will appoint student members of the Election committee with the consent 参议院三分之二(2/3)的支持.
        5. 的 President will, from time to time (at least twice during the 一年), give information 全球最佳博彩平台SGA在参议院的状况.
        6. 的 President will work with the SGA Advisor to create agendas for each Swainsboro campus meeting at least one week prior to meeting, and will distribute the agendas to SGA Officers and Senators at least 2 days prior to meeting.
        7. 的 President will be responsible for leading each Swainsboro Campus SGA meeting.
        8. 的 President will call, plan, and lead one meeting per month of all SGA Officers. This meeting is mandatory for all Officers and can be open 对公众.
        9. 的 President is responsible for calling and planning unscheduled meetings when necessary. 这些 meetings may be campus-specific, and will be mandatory for all members of the 适用的SGA. 这些会议将不向公众开放.
        10. 的 President will be ineligible to serve in any other major elective or appointive post at 美高梅博彩 during his/her term of 办公室.
        11. 的 President will serve as a member of standing committees as appointed by administration.
        12. 的 President will be the only authorized SGA representative to the Student Advisory 美高梅博彩理事会.

第二节. 副总裁, 的 Swainsboro campus Vice President will serve the same duties and powers as the President, should the President be unable to discharge his or her duties or should 总统职位空缺. 每个扩展校区的副校长 SGA will be the primary figure and administrative head for his or her specific campus SGA. 的 extended campus Vice-President will work with the SGA Advisor to create agendas for his or her unit’s meetings, and will distribute the agendas to his or her unit’s Officers and Senators at least 2 days prior to meeting. 扩展校园副校长 will be responsible for leading each meeting, unless the President is present. 的 Vice President will serve as a member of standing committees as appointed by administration.

第三节. 财务处长 - 的财务处长 of each SGA unit will maintain a general surveillance of allocations made to various organizations and activities for the purpose of keeping them informed and within their budgets and will provide periodic reports on the status 被挪用的资金. All minutes of SGA meetings will be recorded by each unit’s 财务处长, and typed copies of the minutes should be distributed to the SGA Advisor and members of each unit no more than two days after the meeting. 分钟 of each extended campus unit meetings must also be sent to the President within the 同样的时间框架. Each 财务处长 will be responsible for updating the SGA D2L页面. 的财务处长 is the only voting 办公室r. 的财务处长 will serve as a member of standing committees as appointed by administration.

第四节. 职位空缺 - In case of vacancy in the 办公室 of the President of the SGA, the Swainsboro Campus Vice President will assume the 办公室 and call a special 选举 for Swainsboro Campus 副总裁在二十(20)天内. 在任何一个职位空缺时 of Vice President or 财务处长 of Swainsboro Campus or an extended campus unit, the President will call a special 选举 within twenty (20) days to fill the 合适的办公室.

第4条-选举

第一节. 参议院- Election to fill Senate positions will be held during the fall semester of each academic 一年.

        1. Senator positions on all campuses will be elected the 2nd Tuesday of September. 选举 will be campus-specific in terms of voting AND candidate eligibility.
        2. Candidates will be elected at large from the student body of each individual campus, and must meet the criteria set forth in Article II, Sections 3 and 4 of the SGA Constitution. 的 two students in each Senator category receiving the highest number of votes in the general 选举s will be elected to fill the Senator positions.
        3. All Senators will assume 办公室 immediately upon their certification by the 选举 委员会. All terms of 办公室 will be served concurrently during the academic 一年.
        4. 的 选举 委员会 will have the final authority to determine a candidate’s category.

第二节. President, Vice-President, and 财务处长 - 的 President, Vice-President, and 财务处长 will be elected in a general 选举 to be held during the spring semester of each academic 一年.

        1. Candidates for President, Vice-President, and 财务处长 must have a minimum 24个学时的学分和2.平均成绩5分,并被a minimum of 12 hours at EGSC, at least 9 of which must be from the campus he or she 代表. All 办公室rs must also plan to be enrolled full time at EGSC for the Fall 以及选举后的春季学期. 学术或学科的地位 warning or probation disqualifies an 办公室holder 从办公室. 此外,任何公职人员 found responsible for a Student Conduct Code violation will also be disqualified from 办公室.
        2. 的 President must be elected by a majority of the students voting on ALL campuses.
        3. 的 Vice-Presidents and 财务处长s must be elected by a majority of the 学生在每次校园选举中投票. 在任何行政职位的竞争中 in which none of the candidates receives a majority of the vote, the President of the SGA will call a run-off 选举 within ten (10) days between the top two (2) 特定种族或种族的候选人.
        4. All enrolled students are eligible to vote for President. 副总裁兼司库秘书 选举是针对校园的.
        5. 的 President-elect, Vice-President-elect, and 财务处长-elect will take 办公室 immediately upon 选举 and serve in their respective capacities through 下一学年.

第三节. 候选请愿书- All candidates for President, Vice-President, 财务处长, and Senate must turn in to the 选举 委员会 a petition containing the signatures of at least ten percent (10%) of the students enrolled at the 美高梅博彩 campus 他或她希望代表.

第四节. 附加要求- In addition to the criteria and requirements previously set forth in the Constitution, an additional requirement of all candidates will be that if elected they will be able to attend scheduled meetings of the SGA on a regular basis. 此外,一旦当选,参议员 and Officers will be required to assist with the planning, implementation, and execution of a variety of campus-sponsored events, 活动和规划.

In the event an executive 办公室r or senator fails to attend SGA meetings regularly, the senate may bring charges of dereliction of duties by a simple majority vote. 更换 will be appointed on a temporary basis by the senate.

第五条修正案和批准

参议院, in session, and a quorum being present, may propose amendments to this 宪法以多数票通过. 提议的修正案可以被批准 in a special 选举 held one week after said Senate action by a fifty-one percent (51%) affirmative vote of the students who participate in the 选举.

In the event the SGA Constitution must be amended prior to the 选举 of 办公室rs, the SGA advisor may appoint a minimum of two students from each campus to serve as an advisory group for the purpose of proposing amendments. 咨询小组将 开会并提出宪法修正案. SGA顾问将纪念 the proposal and the proposed amendments will be presented for student vote in a special 选举. A fifty one percent (51%) affirmative vote of students who participate in 修正案的批准需要经过选举.

第一节. 会议-

        1. SGA units are expected to meet a minimum of 2 times per month, resulting in a minimum of 8 meetings per Fall and Spring semesters, on their respective campuses. 频率, times, and locations of regularly scheduled SGA meetings will be determined by each 在参议院选举后立即加入SGA.
        2. All regularly scheduled SGA unit meetings are open 对公众 and must be advertised 像这样.
        3. Officers from all SGA units must attend one joint monthly meeting, which will be facilitated 总统先生. This meeting is mandatory for all Officers and is open 对公众.
        4. 的 President reserves the right to call meetings as he or she deems necessary. 这些 meetings are mandatory for all applicable Senators and Officers, and are not open 对公众.
        5. Any Senator or Officer who accumulates more than two (2) absences from meetings in one semester may be at risk for probation, suspension, or expulsion from SGA. 后果 will be handled on a case by case basis, and will be at the final discretion of the SGA总统.
        6. SGA meetings will be conducted in accordance with parliamentary procedure using Roberts 议事规则.