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Board of Trustees Policies - Student Assembly (8 NYCRR Part 341)
TITLE A--ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
TITLE B--MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSEMBLY
Representatives from member institutions
Organized student groups
Representative to act in person
TITLE C—OFFICERS
TITLE E--BYLAWS OF THE STUDENT ASSEMBLY
TITLE F—AMENDMENTS
TITLE A—ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
§ 341.1 Name.
There shall be a student assembly of State University of New York.
§ 341.2 Purpose.
The student assembly shall be the official organization by which State University students participate in university-wide governance. The student assembly shall provide the following:
(a) a forum for consultation and the exchange of information between State University students, the chancellor, and the State University of New York Board of Trustees on matters of a university-wide nature which affect student concerns; and
(b) a procedure for electing the student member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees.
The student assembly shall exercise such other responsibilities as the chancellor or the State University of New York Board of Trustees refer to it.
§ 341.3 Membership.
The student assembly shall consist of representatives from member institutions, and organized student groups as hereinafter defined.
§ 341.4 Member institutions.
Each campus of the State University shall be a member institution according to the following: the graduate division doctoral degree granting institutions; the undergraduate division at each of the doctoral degree granting institutions; each of the other State- operated campuses; each community college; New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University; and one from the four statutory colleges at Cornell University.
§ 341.5 Representatives from member institutions.
§ 341.6 Organized student groups.
(a) Students representing constituencies traditionally underrepresented within the student assembly shall have an opportunity to meet, communicate and recommend resolutions for consideration by the student assembly. The opportunity for these students to voice their concerns will enable the student assembly representatives to consider concerns and view points that may not otherwise be introduced. In support of this important effort, the student assembly shall prepare a list of organized student groups, consisting of student organizations requesting organized student group designation which are established pursuant to written bylaws and which have chapters of 10 or more full or part-time students at 10 or more campuses.
(b) After providing annual public notice and conducting an open hearing, the student assembly shall select those organized student groups which:
(1) are likely to remain in existence for more than one academic year;
(2) represent points of view not adequately represented in the student assembly or the executive committee; and
(3) will not be adequately represented without participation in the student assembly or the executive committee by duly elected representatives.
(c) Each selected organized student group shall be considered a standing committee of the student assembly. As a standing committee, it will meet to discuss issues of particular interest to its members and forward resolutions to the student assembly and the executive committee.
(d) Each organized student group will be allocated one nonvoting representative to the student assembly and the executive committee who shall be a student. The nonvoting representative will enjoy all the privileges accorded to representatives. Additionally, members of the organized student groups may serve on such other committees of the student assembly as appropriate.
(e) A group shall not be designated an organized student group or be seated in the student assembly if it has a policy or practice of restricting membership on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or age.
(f) Each organized student group shall elect its representatives to the student assembly and the executive committee from among the students elected by the campus chapters to serve on the organized student group. The campus selection process and the organized student group representatives election process shall be included in the student assembly bylaws.
§ 341.7 Eligibility.
Any representative from a member institution or organized student group or an alternate for a representative selected in accordance with §341.5(d) must be a student enrolled for credit who is included in a campus FTE base and meets the campus' requirements to stand for election and continues to be eligible to serve on the campus student government organization.
§ 341.8 Representatives to act in person.
§ 341.9 Officers.
The officers of the student assembly shall be the president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.
§ 341.10 Duties.
(a) President. The president of the student assembly shall preside at all meetings of the student assembly and shall exercise such other powers and duties as may be vested in the president by this Part and the bylaws of the student assembly. The president shall be an official member of all student assembly committees be responsible for a transition of officers between the time of election and June 1st, and serve as the student member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees.
(b) Vice president. The vice president shall perform such duties as prescribed by the president or the student assembly. In the absence of the president, the vice president shall perform all duties vested in the president by this Part and the bylaws of the student assembly, except serving as a member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees. In the event the president resigns or is no longer eligible to serve, the vice president shall become the president for the remainder of the term. The primary role of the vice president is to support the activities of the various committees of the student assembly.
(c) Treasurer. The treasurer shall perform such duties as prescribed by the president or the student assembly. The treasurer is the chief fiscal officer of the student assembly.
(d) Secretary. The secretary shall perform such duties as prescribed by the president or the student assembly. The secretary is the chief communications officer of the student assembly.
§ 341.11 Election of officers.
Officers shall be elected by the members of the student assembly at its annual business meeting. To stand for election and serve as an officer, an individual must be eligible to serve as a representative from the institution, must have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA, must be enrolled at a State University of New York campus and be nominated by a representative.
§ 341.12 Eligibility to serve.
In order to continue to serve as an officer, an individual must maintain eligibility to stand for election, in accordance with §341.7, must maintain a 2.25 cumulative GPA or higher, and must be enrolled at a State University of New York campus. For the purpose of this section, eligibility to continue in service shall be determined at the end of each semester. Once eligibility is lost, it cannot be regained by transfer to a new institution.
§ 341.13 Terms of office.
§ 341.14 Officer vacancies.
Vacancies shall occur in the position of student assembly officer upon the death, recall by the student assembly, resignation, incapacity as determined by the student assembly, loss of member status, loss of eligibility to serve as a representative, or loss of student status by the incumbent. Officer vacancies may be filled for the remaining portion of the unexpired term of office through an election at the next meeting of the student assembly or according to alternate bylaw procedures.
§ 341.15 Meeting.
The student assembly shall meet at least once each semester with the dates and places to be determined by the student assembly. The annual business meeting must be held during the month of April. Special meetings may be called by the executive committee, by the request of one quarter of the student assembly representatives, one quarter of the member institutions, or the chancellor; the date and place of a special meeting shall be determined by the executive committee and the meeting must be held no later than 30 days following the request to hold such a meeting.
§ 341.16 Agenda.
§ 341.17 Meeting notification.
Notice of all regularly scheduled or special student assembly meetings will be sent to all representatives, State University campus presidents, the chancellor and other State University offices as may be designated by the chancellor. The notice must be sent at least 30 days in advance for regularly scheduled meetings and seven days in advance for special meetings and must include the time, date, and place of the meeting, an agenda of scheduled business, and other items as may be required by the student assembly bylaws
§ 341.18 Executive committee.
(c) Meetings. Meetings of the executive committee are to be determined by its members with the requirement that all meeting notices required of the student assembly meetings be followed except for the time of notification which will be seven days for executive committee meetings. The president of the student assembly shall serve as the presiding officer of the executive committee.
(d) Institutional classification. The student assembly is empowered, via its bylaws, to, as necessary, classify member institutions for representation on the executive committee in accordance with the history and mission of each individual institution.
§ 341.19 Other committees.
(a) The student assembly may establish such other standing and ad hoc committees as it deems advisable and shall prescribe the functions of such committees. The membership of such committees is to be determined by the student assembly, according to the bylaws, and from among the students, faculty and staff of the State University of New York. Each standing committee will be allocated one nonvoting student representative to the student assembly and the executive committee. The nonvoting student representative will enjoy all the privileges accorded to representatives and shall be elected by and from the members of the standing committee. In order to serve as a member of the executive committee, an individual must be a student at a State University of New York campus and must maintain a cumulative GPA or 2.0 or higher.
(b) All committee reports shall be addressed to the student assembly. Committee reports and recommendations shall be in writing and shall be mailed to the student assembly members 14 days in advance of the meeting at which they are to be considered by the student assembly.
§ 341.20 Quorums.
§ 341.21 Rules of procedure.
Procedures at the meetings of the student assembly, the executive committee or other duly constituted committees shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, except as otherwise provided by this Part or the bylaws.
TITLE E—BYLAWS OF THE STUDENT ASSEMBLY
§ 341.22 Bylaws.
(a) The student assembly shall adopt, and may amend or repeal such bylaws as it deems advisable, consistent with this Part, governing its activities and procedures.
(b) The adoption, amendment or repeal of such bylaws must receive a two- thirds vote of the student assembly membership.
§ 341.23 Amendments.
The Board of Trustees shall approve all amendments to this Part. Amendments may be proposed by a member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees, the student assembly, the chancellor or a board-designated committee. The student assembly may propose amendments to the State University of New York Board of Trustees by a majority vote of student assembly members present at a student assembly meeting. The president shall convey the text of any proposed amendment(s) in writing to each member at least 14 days prior to its consideration by the student assembly. Amendments proposed by the student assembly shall be submitted by the chancellor to the Board of Trustees with recommendations. Unless otherwise provided, all amendments will become effective upon approval by the Board of Trustees.