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+UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
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+RULES AND PROCEDURES 
+OF THE 
+STUDENT SENATE 
+ 
+____________________________________________________________ 
+ 
+Issued by the Office of the Student Senate 
+Special Committee on Rules and Procedures 
+October 2008 
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+Amended through November, 2020 
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+RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE STUDENT SENATE  
+TABLE OF CONTENTS 
+________________________________________________ 
+ 
+I. 
+Officers of the Senate 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+4 
+1. 
+Senate President 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
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+2. 
+Senate President Pro Tempore 
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+ 
+3. 
+Senate Parliamentarian  
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+4. 
+Sergeant-at-Arms 
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+5. 
+Senate Secretary 
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+ 
+II. 
+Senate Liaisons  
+ 
+ 
+ 
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+ 
+ 
+7 
+1. 
+Appointment 
+2. 
+Cabinet Liaison 
+3. 
+Finance Liaison 
+4. 
+Judiciary Liaison 
+5. 
+University Police Department Liaison 
+6. 
+J. Wayne Reitz Union Student Union Liaison 
+ 
+III. 
+Meetings of the Senate  
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+9 
+1. 
+Regular Meetings 
+2. 
+Special Meetings 
+ 
+IV. 
+Attendance of Members  
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+13 
+1. 
+Roll Call 
+2. 
+Absence Excuses 
+3. 
+Quorum and Seating 
+4. 
+Compelling Attendance 
+ 
+V. 
+Floor Rules and Privileges 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+14 
+1. 
+The Chair of the Senate 
+2. 
+Floor Privileges 
+3. 
+Readings from Papers  
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+VI. 
+Rules Governing Debate  
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+16 
+1. 
+Consideration of Bills 
+2. 
+Consideration of Vetoed Legislation 
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+3. 
+Debate of Other Motions 
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+ 
+VII. 
+Voting 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+20 
+1. 
+Standard Voting Procedure 
+2. 
+Roll Call Votes 
+ 
+VIII. Executive Nominations  
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+ 
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+ 
+ 
+23 
+1. 
+Procedure 
+2. 
+Review of Qualifications 
+ 
+IX. 
+Public Comment  
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+24 
+1. 
+Rights to Comment 
+2. 
+Procedure 
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+ 
+2 
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+ 
+ 
+X. 
+Committees 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+25 
+1. 
+Types of Committees 
+2. 
+Authority Over Committees 
+ 
+XI. 
+Standing Committees of the Senate 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+27 
+1. 
+Replacement and Agenda Committee 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+27 
+2. 
+Budget and Appropriations Committee  
+ 
+ 
+ 
+28 
+3. 
+Judiciary Committee 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+30 
+4. 
+Rules and Ethics Committee 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+31 
+5. 
+Information and Communication Committee 
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+ 
+ 
+34 
+6. 
+Assignment to Standing Committees 
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+ 
+36 
+7. 
+Chairs of Standing Committees  
+ 
+ 
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+ 
+37 
+8. 
+Standing Committee Attendance 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+39 
+ 
+XII. 
+Vacancy Replacement 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+40 
+1. 
+Standard Vacancies in Senate 
+2. 
+Summer Replacements 
+ 
+XIII. Censure, Expulsion, and Officer Removal 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+42 
+1. 
+Censure 
+2. 
+Expulsion from the Senate 
+3. 
+Removal of Officers and Liaisons 
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+XIV. Legislation 
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+44 
+1. 
+Submitting New Legislation 
+2. 
+Written Amendments to Legislation 
+ 
+XV. 
+Senator Information and Voting Records 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+47 
+1. 
+Senator Information Forms 
+2. 
+Voting Records 
+ 
+XVI. Senate Executive Board  
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+ 
+ 
+48 
+1. 
+Membership 
+2. 
+Purpose and Meetings 
+ 
+XVII. Political Parties and Coalitions  
+ 
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+ 
+ 
+49 
+1. 
+Affiliation 
+2. 
+Composition of Parties and Coalitions 
+ 
+XVIII. Precedence of Documents 
+ 
+ 
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+ 
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+50 
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+XIX. Suspension and Amendment of the Rules 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+51 
+1. 
+Suspension of the Rules 
+2. 
+Amendments to the Rules and Procedures 
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+LEGISLATIVE HISTORY 
+___________________________________________________ 
+ 
+During the Fall 2013 term, Senate President Cory Yeffet charged an Ad-hoc Committee on Rules & 
+Procedures to review, clarify, and revise the version last updated by the Student Senate in the Spring 
+of 2011. The Committee created a new document that replaced the Rules and Procedures amended 
+in 2011 (Authorization 2011-116) and initially adopted by the Student Senate in 2008 (Resolution 
+2008-124).  
+ 
+MEMBERS OF THE AD-HOC COMMITTEE  
+ON RULES & PROCEDURES 
+OF THE STUDENT SENATE 
+FALL 2013 SESSION 
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+ 
+SUSAN WEBSTER, Ad-hoc Chairwoman  
+ELLIOT GRASSO, Senate President Pro-Tempore  
+JOSEPH MICHAELS, Budget and Appropriations Chairman  
+DAVIS BEAN, Allocations Chairman  
+AUSTIN SHERMAN, Judiciary Chairman  
+DYLAN FISHER, Rules and Ethics Chairman  
+JAMIE LOWSTETTER, Information and Communications Chairwoman 
+SAVANNAH BOWDOIN, Senate Majority Party Leader 
+MICHAEL CHRIST, Senate Minority Party Leader  
+ 
+Adopted with Student Senate Resolution 2014-106 
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+RULE I 
+OFFICERS OF THE SENATE 
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+(AMENDED: 2011-116, 2014-106, 2016-117, 2019-124, 2021-1003) 
+ 
+1. 
+Senate President: 
+a. Elections: 
+The President of the Senate will be elected at the first meeting of the Senate 
+following the validation of Senate elections results each Fall and Spring, or 
+whenever the office otherwise becomes vacant. After nominations from the floor 
+have closed, each nominee will have five minutes to address the body, followed 
+by a five-minute question and answer period. The President of the Senate will be 
+elected by roll call ballot from all Senators present and voting. A majority of all 
+votes cast will be required to win the election. In the event that no candidate 
+receives a majority of all votes cast, the Senate will hold a run-off election 
+between the two candidates that received the greatest number of votes. 
+b. Powers and Duties: 
+i. The President of the Senate will be the chief executive and administrative officer 
+of the Senate. 
+ii. The President of the Senate will direct the legislative processes of the Senate. 
+iii. The President of the Senate will hold the chair at meetings of the Senate. 
+iv. The President of the Senate will preserve parliamentary law, maintain the 
+decorum of meetings, and will serve as a neutral arbiter of the Senate. 
+v. The President of the Senate will enforce the Rules and Procedures of the Senate. 
+vi. The President of the Senate will issue subpoenas and/or subpoenas duces tecum 
+to Student Body Officers, Officials, Senators, and officers of Student 
+Government-funded organizations on behalf of the Senate in cases of 
+investigations. 
+vii. The President of the Senate or the President’s designee may administer oaths to 
+Student Body Officers, Officials, Senators, and officers of Student Government-
+funded organizations in cases of investigations. 
+viii. The President of the Senate may issue warnings to Senators for disruptive 
+conduct during meetings and any Senator who has received more than two 
+warnings from the meeting will be considered absent. A Senator who is 
+considered absent under this procedure will receive one-half absence for each 
+roll call vote they miss up to one absence for the meeting.  
+ix. The President of the Senate will submit an end of session transition report at the 
+end of each Fall and Spring session to the Senate Secretary that will detail the 
+activities of that session and offer suggestions to future Senate Presidents. 
+x. The President of the Senate will have all other powers and duties listed in these 
+Rules and Procedures. 
+ 
+2. 
+Senate President Pro Tempore: 
+a. Elections: 
+The President Pro Tempore of the Senate will be elected in the same manner and 
+at the same time as the President of the Senate, or whenever the office otherwise 
+becomes vacant. 
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+b. Powers and Duties: 
+i. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate will serve as the Chair of the Senate 
+whenever the elected Senate President is absent from the chair. 
+ii. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate willl assist the President of the Senate 
+in fulfilling the duties of said office. 
+iii. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate will serve as President of the Senate 
+whenever that office becomes vacant, until such time as a successor may be 
+chosen. 
+iv. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate will serve as the Chair of the 
+Replacement and Agenda Committee. 
+3. 
+Senate Members-At-Large: 
+a. Elections: 
+           The Senate will elect two (2) Members-At-Large at the same time as the President of 
+the Senate, or whenever the office otherwise becomes vacant. After nominations from the 
+floor have closed, each nominee will have five minutes to address the body, followed by a 
+five-minute question and answer period. The Members-At-Large will be elected by a standing 
+vote by all Senators present and voting. A majority of all votes cast will be required to win 
+the election. In the event that no candidate receives a majority of all votes cast, the Senate 
+will hold a runoff election between the two candidates that received the greatest number of 
+votes.  
+b. Powers and Duties 
+i. The Senate Members-At-Large will serve as voting members of the Replacement 
+and Agenda Committee. 
+ii. The Senate Members-At-Large will assist the Senate President and the Senate 
+President Pro Tempore in fulfilling the duties of the said office as requested.  
+ 
+4. 
+Senate Parliamentarian: 
+a. Appointment: 
+i. The President of the Student Senate may appoint the Senate Parliamentarian 
+whenever the office becomes vacant. 
+ii. The Student Senate Parliamentarian will be considered an exclusionary   office in 
+accordance with Chapter 130 of the Student Body Statutes. 
+iii. If the President of the Student Senate does not appoint a Senate Parliamentarian, 
+the President Pro Tempore of the Student Senate will perform all duties 
+prescribed in these Rules. 
+b. Powers and Duties: 
+i. The Senate Parliamentarian will assist the chair in presiding over meetings of the 
+Senate. 
+ii. The Senate Parliamentarian will, upon request, instruct the Senate President, 
+President Pro Tempore, and committee chairs and vice chairs on the proper 
+methods for chairing meetings. 
+iii. The Senate Parliamentarian will work to better the Senate’s general 
+understanding of parliamentary law, and will help any Senator with issues of 
+parliamentary law. 
+iv. The Senate Parliamentarian will upon request from any Senator, issue in writing 
+a non-binding opinion on matters of parliamentary law. 
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+5. 
+Senate Sergeant-at-Arms: 
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+a. Appointment: 
+i. The President of the Student Senate may appoint the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms 
+whenever the office becomes vacant. 
+ii. The Student Senate Sergeant-at-Arms will be considered an exclusionary office 
+in accordance with Chapter 130 of the Student Body Statutes. 
+b. Powers and Duties: 
+i. The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms will be tasked with maintaining order and 
+preventing individuals from disrupting meetings of the Senate as directed by the 
+Chair. 
+ii. The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms will remove individuals disrupting meetings of the 
+Senate as deemed by the President of the Student Senate.  Prior to removal the 
+disruptive individual must be issued at least two warnings.  The issuing of a 
+warning on the basis of disruption will be left to the discretion of the Senate 
+President. 
+iii. The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms will guard the doors of the Senate chambers, 
+preventing Senators entering the room from joining the voting body once a vote 
+has begun or once a quorum call has been made. 
+ 
+6. 
+Senate Secretary: 
+a. A member of the Student Government office staff will fill the role of the Senate 
+Secretary. 
+b. Powers and Duties: 
+i. The Senate Secretary will record the minutes of all meetings of the full Senate. 
+ii. The Senate Secretary will perform other clerical duties as determined by Student 
+Government Advising and Operations. 
+iii. The Senate Secretary will have all other duties listed in the Rules and Procedures.  
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+RULE II 
+SENATE LIAISONS 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2010-113, 2010-117, 2014-106, 2017-110, 2019-124, 2020-1064, 2021-1003, 2023-130) 
+ 
+1. 
+Appointments: 
+a. The President of the Senate may appoint Senate Liaisons to the other branches of 
+Student Government and University auxiliaries. 
+b. Senate Liaisons will serve at the leisure of the President of the Senate. 
+c. Senate Liaisons must also hold Senate seats. 
+d. The Senate President will meet with the Senate Liaisons at their leisure. 
+ 
+2. 
+Executive Branch Liaison: 
+a. The Executive Branch Liaison will attend meetings of the Executive Cabinet, as defined 
+by Section 213.4, S.B.S. and will report on the meeting of the Executive Cabinet to the 
+Senate as requested by the Senate President. 
+b. The Executive Branch Liaison will maintain an open and working relationship with the 
+Student Body Vice President, as well as serve as a facilitator between the Student Body 
+Vice President and the Senate. The liaison will report on the activities of the Student 
+Body Vice President to the Senate as requested by the Senate President.  
+c. The Executive Branch Liaison will attend meetings of the Student Government 
+Productions (SGP) and the Accent Speakers Bureau (ACCENT) and report on the 
+activities of both organizations to the Senate as requested by the Senate President. 
+d. The Executive Branch Liaison shall maintain an open and working relationship with the 
+SGP Chairperson and the ACCENT Chairperson, as well as serve as a facilitator between 
+the Chairmen and the Senate. The liaison shall report on the activities of the Chairmen 
+to the Senate as requested by the Senate or by the Senate President. 
+ 
+3. 
+University Police Department Liaison: 
+a. The University Police Department Liaison will report to the Senate on the activities of 
+the University Police Department, including matters pertaining to the Student Nighttime 
+Auxiliary Patrol (S.N.A.P.), crime prevention, and outreach programs as requested by the 
+Senate President. 
+b. The University Police Department Liaison will maintain an open and working 
+relationship with the Chief of Police, as well as serve as a facilitator between the Chief 
+of Police and the Senate. The liaison will report on the activities of the Chief to the Senate 
+as requested by the Senate President.  
+ 
+4. 
+J. Wayne Reitz Student Union Liaison: 
+a. The J. Wayne Reitz Student Union Liaison will attend meetings of the Reitz Union Board 
+of Managers and report on the activities of the J. Wayne Reitz Union to the Senate as 
+requested by the Senate President. 
+b. The J. Wayne Reitz Student Union Liaison will maintain an open and working 
+relationship with the J. Wayne Reitz Union Executive Director, as well as serve as a 
+facilitator between the Executive Director and the Senate.  The liaison will report on the 
+activities of the Executive Director to the Senate as requested by the Senate President. 
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+5. 
+Department of Recreational Sports Liaison: 
+a. The Department of Recreational Sports Liaison will attend meetings of the Department 
+of Recreational Sports Board of Directors and report on the activities of the Department 
+of Recreational Sports to the Senate as requested by the Senate President. 
+b. The Department of Recreational Sports Liaison shall maintain an open and working 
+relationship with the Department of Recreational Sports Director, as well as serve as a 
+facilitator between the Director and the Senate.  The liaison shall report on the activities 
+of the Director to the Senate as requested by the Senate or by the Senate President. 
+ 
+6. 
+Student Activities and Involvement Liaison: 
+a. The Student Activities and Involvement Liaison will report to the Senate on the activities 
+of Student Activities and Involvement, including matters pertaining to student 
+organizations and campus events, Sorority and Fraternity Affairs, and the David and 
+Wanda Brown Center for Leadership & Service as requested by the Senate President. 
+b. The Student Activities and Involvement Liaison will maintain an open and working 
+relationship with the Student Activities and Involvement Director, as well as serve as 
+facilitator between the Director and the Senate. The liaison will report on the activities 
+of the Director to the Senate as requested by the Senate President. 
+ 
+7. 
+Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Liaison 
+a.  The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Liaison will report to the Senate on the 
+activities of the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer and the Center for 
+Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement, as requested by the Senate President. 
+b.  The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Liaison will maintain an open and 
+working relationship with the Chief Diversity Officer and the Director of the 
+Center for Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement, as well as serve as a 
+facilitator between these individuals and the Senate. The liaison will report 
+on the activities of the Chief Diversity Officer and the Director of the Center 
+for Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement to the Senate as requested by the 
+Senate President. 
+ 
+8. 
+Sustainability Liaison: 
+a. The Sustainability Liaison will attend meetings of the Office of Sustainability 
+and report on the activities of the Office of Sustainability to the Senate as 
+requested by the Senate President. 
+b. The Sustainability Liaison shall maintain an open and working relationship 
+with the 
+Director of the Office of Sustainability, as well as serve as a facilitator 
+between the Director and the Senate. The liaison shall report on the 
+activities of the Director to the Senate as requested by the Senate or by 
+the Senate President. 
+9. 
+Registrar Liaison: 
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+a. The Registrar Liaison will attend meetings of The Office of the University 
+Registrar and report on the activities of The Office of the University 
+Registrar to the Senate as requested by the Senate President. 
+b. The Registrar Liaison shall maintain an open and working relationship with 
+the Director of The Office of the University Registrar, as well as serve as a 
+facilitator between the Director and the Senate. The liaison shall report on 
+the activities of the Director to the Senate as requested by the Senate or by 
+the Senate President. 
+c. The Registrar Liaison will collaborate with the Judiciary committee as a non-
+voting advisory member in the drafting of any apportionment legislation. 
+10. 
+Center for Undergraduate Research (CUR) Liaison: 
+a. The CUR Liaison will attend meetings of CUR r and report on the activities 
+of The Office of the CUR to the Senate as requested by the Senate President. 
+b. The CUR Liaison shall maintain an open and working relationship with the 
+Director of The CUR, as well as serve as a facilitator between the Director 
+and the Senate. The liaison shall report on the activities of the Director to the 
+Senate as requested by the Senate or by the Senate President. 
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+RULE III 
+MEETINGS OF THE SENATE 
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+(AMENDED: 2014-106, 2019-124, 2020-1064, 2021-1003, 2023-124) 
+ 
+1. 
+Regular Meetings: 
+a. Regular meetings will be conducted on campus at as consistent a time and 
+location as is possible. 
+b. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will set the time and location for 
+regular meetings at the beginning of each academic term, but this decision can 
+be overturned by a majority vote of the Senate. 
+i. The Senate Executive Board will release an amendable religious 
+holiday calendar every fall, spring, and summer term. 
+c. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will prepare the agenda for regular 
+meetings. 
+i. The agenda may be amended from the floor at the specified time by a 
+majority vote. The Senate may adopt the agenda by a majority vote and 
+if passed, will end amendments to the agenda. This motion will be 
+considered dilatory if there are still members of the Student Senate 
+waiting to be recognized by the chair. This motion is non-debatable 
+and non-amendable. 
+ii. The agenda will include sections for Roll Call, Pledge of Allegiance, 
+Invocation/Moment of Silence, Amendments to the Agenda, 
+Amendments to the Minutes, Public Comment, Student Body Officer 
+Reports, Committee Reports, Vetoed Legislation (if any), Second 
+Readings (if any), First Readings (if any), Announcements, Final Roll 
+Call, and any other matters which the Replacement and Agenda 
+Committee deem necessary. 
+iii. If the Replacement and Agenda Committee fails to meet, prepare, and 
+send the agenda by 3:00 PM ET on the day before the meeting of the 
+Senate, the Senate Secretary will prepare an agenda consisting only of 
+Roll Call, Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation/Moment of Silence, 
+Amendments to the Agenda, Amendments to the Minutes, Public 
+Comment, Vetoed Legislation (if any), Second Readings (if any), 
+Announcements, and Final Roll Call. This agenda may be amended 
+from the floor during Amendments to the Agenda. 
+iv. All legislation to be considered at a Senate meeting will be provided to 
+all Senators and will be made accessible to the public by being posted 
+on the Student Government website no later than 5:00 PM ET the day 
+before the meeting of the Senate for which the agenda will be used. 
+v. The agenda will begin with the following statement: “We will be 
+respectful of each other even when we disagree. We will direct all 
+comments to the issues. We will avoid personal attacks.” A Student 
+Senator who acts contrary to this statement, as determined by the Chair 
+of the Senate, will be issued a warning for disruptive conduct. 
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+d. The President of the Senate may cancel a regular meeting set by the 
+Replacement & Agenda Committee at their individual discretion. The 
+President of the Senate must cancel a regular meeting at least twenty-four (24) 
+hours prior to the start of the regular meeting. The President of the Senate 
+may cancel a regular meeting with less than twenty-four (24) hours notice if a 
+meeting space is not reserved or the meeting was not properly public noticed. 
+The President of the Senate may not cancel two consecutive regular meetings 
+unless quorum is unattainable due to vacancies.  
+ 
+2. 
+Special Meetings: 
+a. The President of the Student Senate or the Student Body President may call 
+special meetings of the Senate. 
+b. The President of the Student Senate will call for a special meeting of the Senate 
+upon receiving a petition requesting such bearing the signatures of a majority 
+of sitting Senators. This petition must include the intended purpose for the 
+special meeting, which must be reflected in the call for the meeting and the 
+agenda (see below). 
+c. Notice must be given a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours prior to the start of 
+the meeting to all members of the Senate. 
+i. Notice may be given at a prior meeting of the Senate, so long as that 
+meeting occurs more than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the special 
+meeting. 
+ii. Notification may be given by email 
+iii. The purpose of the meeting must be included in the call for the 
+meeting. 
+d. The officer who called the special meeting will prepare the agenda for that 
+meeting. 
+i. The agenda must remain germane to the purpose of the meeting, as 
+mentioned in the call for the meeting. 
+i. The agenda may be amended from the floor during Amendments to 
+the Agenda by a majority vote. The Senate may adopt the agenda by 
+a majority  vote  and  if passed, will end amendments to the 
+agenda. This motion will be considered dilatory if there are still 
+members of the Student Senate waiting to be recognized by the chair 
+at the moment the motion is made. This motion is non-debatable 
+and non-amendable.  
+ii.  The agenda will begin with the following statement: “We will be 
+ respectful of each other even  when  we  disagree.  We will direct   all 
+comments to the issue at hand. We will avoid personal attacks.” A 
+Student Senator who acts contrary to this statement as determined 
+by the Chair of the Senate will be issued a warning for disruptive 
+conduct. 
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+3. 
+Virtual Meetings: 
+a.  The Student Senate and the committees of the Student Senate may only 
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+conduct virtual  meetings  in  the  event  of a federal, state, or local state 
+of emergency   as   determined   by   the   University   of   Florida  
+administration impacting the Student Senate’s ability to meet in-person. 
+b.  Virtual meetings must comply with all applicable open meeting and public 
+notice requirements as established by Student Body Law. 
+c.  Virtual meetings will be conducted in a manner consistent with these Rules 
+and   Procedures   of   the   Student   Senate.   The   Replacement and Agenda 
+Committee may by a two-thirds vote adopt special rules to ensure the 
+orderly conduct of virtual meetings. 
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+RULE IV 
+ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS 
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+(AMENDED: 2011-116, 2014-106, 2019-124, 2019-1104, 2021-1003, 2023-125) 
+ 
+1. 
+Roll Call: 
+a. The Chair of the Rules and Ethics Committee (or Vice-Chair in the Chair’s 
+absence) or their designee will call the roll of the Senate whenever needed. If 
+no members of the Rules and Ethics Committee are present for roll call, the 
+Senate President may designate a Senator to call the roll of the Senate.  
+b. The roll will be called at the start of every meeting, as well as for any quorum 
+call or roll call vote. 
+c. Any Senator that fails to answer a roll call; or quorum call, will receive a one-
+half absence, with a maximum of one absence being given to a Senator per 
+meeting. 
+d. Voting records (see Rule VII §1) will be used to determine the final roll call 
+unless the final roll call is called for by a majority vote. 
+e. If a Senator turns in an incomplete voting record for final roll call the Senator 
+will receive one-half absence.  
+ 
+2. 
+Absence Excuses: 
+a. If a Senator believes that an absence should be recorded as excused, that 
+Senator must submit an excuse to the Rules and Ethics Committee no later 
+than one week following the absence (see Rule XII §5). 
+b. The Rules and Ethics Committee will submit their recommendations of 
+excusal to the Senate for approval during the committee’s report. 
+ 
+3. 
+Quorum: 
+a. A quorum to conduct business will be a majority of the total membership of 
+the Senate. 
+b. Any Senator may raise a point of order regarding the presence of a quorum, at 
+which point the Chair of the Senate will instruct the Chair of the Rules and 
+Ethics Committee (or Vice Chair or their designee) to call the roll. 
+c. The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms will prevent any Senators entering the chambers 
+during the roll call from being recorded as present. 
+d. During roll call votes, if the number of senators present and voting does not 
+equal the quorum requirement, the Chair of the Senate shall instruct the Chair 
+of the Rules and Ethics Committee (or Vice Chair or their designee) to call the 
+roll. If it is established that there is no quorum, the vote shall be null and void. 
+ 
+ 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+RULE V 
+FLOOR RULES AND PRIVILEGES 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2011-116, 2016-117, 2019-124, 2019-1104, 2020-1064, 2021-1009) 
+ 
+1. 
+The Chair of the Senate: 
+a. The President of the Senate will hold the chair of the Senate; or in the Senate 
+President’s absence, first the Senate President Pro Tempore, second the Chair 
+of the Judiciary Committee, third the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations 
+Committee, fourth the Chair of the Rules and Ethics Committee, fifth the 
+Chair of the Information and Communication Committee, and sixth a Senator 
+elected from the body. 
+b. The chair will call meetings of the Senate to order. If fifteen minutes have 
+elapsed since the start time proposed in the call for the meeting, any member 
+of the Senate may call the meeting to order and surrender the chair to 
+whomever is first in the above line of succession. If none of these members 
+are present, the Senate will elect a temporary chair from the floor in the same 
+manner as the President of the Senate. 
+c. The chair will rule on all points of order and issues of parliamentary law. 
+d. The chair will deny the hearing of any dilatory motions and will issue a warning 
+for disruptive conduct to any Senator who has made a dilatory motion. 
+i. A dilatory motion is any motion that seeks to disrupt the business of 
+the Senate, is frivolous or absurd, or contains no rational proposition. 
+The chair does not have to recognize any motion that they hold the 
+independent subjective belief is dilatory.  
+ii. Motions to reconsider a question will be ruled dilatory when the Senate 
+President determines a vote has a clear and convincing majority. 
+iii. This section will also apply to incidental motions including, but not 
+limited to, points of information and parliamentary inquiries.  
+e. The Senate may appeal any decision of the chair with a three-fifths vote by a 
+rising vote. 
+i. When a decision of the chair on a question of order is appealed, the 
+appeal will be considered non-debatable. 
+ii. Points of order related to responses of parliamentary inquiries, points 
+of information, and decisions of recognition made by the chair may 
+not be appealed.  
+iii.  
+f. The Chair shall have the unilateral discretion at any time to recess any regular 
+or special meeting of the Student Senate for a set period of time. 
+i. A Senator may object to the recess and a vote of one-fifth of those 
+present and voting is required to sustain the objection. 
+ii. If the President of the Senate refuses to chair the meeting after an 
+objection has been sustained, then the chair will fall to the next willing 
+member in the line of succession pursuant to § (1)(a) of this Rule. 
+ 
+2. 
+Floor Privileges: 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+a. Senators who are rightfully able to vote will be able to speak in debate on the 
+floor. 
+b. The following people or their designees will be allowed as much time before 
+the Senate as is necessary to present items germane to their administrations, 
+and will have a total of five minutes each to yield to other speakers, so long as 
+the presentation remains germane to the administration of the yielding 
+individual. 
+i. The President, Vice President, and Treasurer of the Student Body 
+ii. The President-elect, Vice President-elect, and Treasurer-elect of the 
+Student Body 
+iii. Any Student Government Cabinet Chair, Cabinet Director, Executive 
+Secretary, or Agency Head 
+iv. The President and President Pro Tempore of the Senate, 
+v. Any Justice of the Supreme Court of the Student Body 
+vi. Any University Administrative Officer or Dean. 
+vii. The Senate Parliamentarian  
+c. Any committee of the Senate will be allowed as much time before the Senate 
+as is necessary to report on the activities of the committee and to make 
+recommendations to the Senate germane to the purview of the committee. 
+d. Senators who are declared absent during a meeting in accordance with Rule I 
+§ (1)(b)(viii) revoke all floor privileges granted under this rule for the remainder 
+of said meeting. 
+ 
+3. 
+Readings: 
+a. Any member may call for the reading of any section of the Student Body 
+Constitution and Statutes, Rules and Procedures of the Student Senate, or 
+Robert’s Rules of Order as it pertains to any motion, parliamentary inquiry, or 
+point of order being heard. 
+b. If any member should object to the reading, the question of entertaining the 
+reading will be put to a vote without debate, requiring a majority for the reading 
+to be entertained. 
+c. The Parliamentarian of the Senate, or, in their absence, the President Pro 
+Tempore of the Senate will perform all readings to the Senate. 
+d. Messages from any of the individuals listed in Section 2(c) of this Rule 
+delivered to the President of the Senate will be read in the place of their report. 
+ 
+4. 
+Parliamentary Inquiries: 
+a. Points of Order are defined as a question during a Student Senate meeting as 
+to whether correct parliamentary procedure is being followed. 
+b. Points of Information are defined as a question directed to the chair, or 
+through the chair to another person, for information relevant to the business 
+at hand. 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+RULE VI 
+RULES GOVERNING DEBATE 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2011-116, 2016-117, 2019-124, 2019-1104, 2021-1003, 2023-137) 
+ 
+1. 
+Consideration of Bills: 
+a. Any bill of law, authorization, special request, or resolution will be debated 
+pursuant to this section. 
+b. Readings will be by title only, except when otherwise called for by a majority 
+of those present and voting, in which case the Senate Parliamentarian will read 
+the bill in its entirety. 
+c. The authors and sponsors of the bill will be afforded five minutes to present 
+the bill to the Senate. 
+d. Following bill presentation, five minutes shall be allowed for non-debatable 
+technical questions of the bill’s authors and sponsors. 
+i. A non-debatable technical question will be any question that can be 
+answered with “yes,” “no,” or a known fact. 
+ii. The bill’s authors and sponsors may not be compelled to answer a 
+question. 
+iii. The question period may be extended by a majority vote. 
+iv. If there are no questions to be asked, the Senate will move into 
+discussion of amendments if there were any filed with the Senate 
+Secretary pursuant to Rule XIV §2 or reported by committees. If there 
+are no such amendments, Senate will move into debate. 
+e. Amendments that have been filed with the Senate Secretary pursuant to Rule 
+XV §2 or reported by committees will be heard following non-debatable 
+technical questions on the original bill. 
+i. Two minutes of presentation, two minutes of non-debatable technical 
+questions, two rounds of con and pro debate with one minute per 
+round per side, and then one minute of final privilege will be in order 
+when hearing amendments. 
+ii. Following the above debate procedure, the amendment will be put to 
+a vote. 
+f. Following the question period or debate on the last amendment to the bill 
+under consideration, whichever comes last, there shall be a period of pro/con 
+debate on the bill. 
+i. 
+Debate will be structured with three rounds of alternating con and 
+pro with three minutes per side per round, followed by one round of 
+four minutes per side. 
+ii. 
+Any Senator may yield their debate time to a specific Senator or to 
+like-minded speakers. 
+iii. 
+Debate may be limited or extended by a two-thirds vote so long as 
+each side is afforded an equal amount of time. 
+iv. 
+If a Senator’s speech is hostile to the side whose time they are using, 
+that Senator will be issued a warning for disruptive conduct and any 
+time used by that speech should be returned to the clock. 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+v. 
+If, during the course of debate, it is deemed necessary to return to a 
+question period, the Senate may do so with a three-fifths vote. The 
+question period will again last for five minutes, then moving back 
+into debate. 
+vi. 
+If there are no Senators wishing to speak on concurrent rounds of 
+con and pro, the Senate will move into final privilege. 
+g.  Following the debate period, the authors and sponsors of the bill will be 
+afforded three minutes of final privilege. 
+h. Following final privilege, the chair will put the question and the Senate will 
+vote on the adoption of the bill. 
+i. Amendments from the floor are prohibited unless the amendment is made by 
+unanimous consent. Amendments must be filed with the Senate Secretary 
+pursuant to Rule XIV §2 to be heard by the Senate unless the amendment is 
+made by unanimous consent. 
+ 
+2. 
+Consideration of Vetoed Legislation: 
+a. Whenever the Student Body President has vetoed any legislation and returned 
+it to the Senate, that legislation may be added to the agenda under Vetoed 
+Legislation by the Replacement and Agenda Committee after the Judiciary 
+Committee has re-evaluated the legislation on the established criteria and will 
+be debated pursuant to this section. 
+b. The Student Body President will have three minutes to explain the reasoning 
+behind the veto to the Senate; alternately, the Senate President will read a 
+statement from the executive not to exceed three minutes. Following this, the 
+bill’s authors and sponsors will have three minutes to again present the bill and 
+respond to the executive veto. 
+c. Following the presentation period, five minutes will be allowed for non-
+debatable technical questions for the bill’s authors and sponsors or for the 
+Student Body President. 
+i. A non-debatable technical question will be any question that can be 
+answered with “yes,” “no,” or a known fact. 
+ii. The bill’s authors and sponsors or the executive may not be compelled 
+to answer a question. 
+iii. The question period may be extended by a majority vote. 
+iv. If there are no questions to be asked, the Senate will move into 
+discussion of amendments if there were any filed with the Senate 
+Secretary pursuant to Rule XIV §2 or reported by committees. If there 
+are no such amendments, Senate will move into debate. 
+d. Amendments that have been filed with the Senate Secretary pursuant to Rule 
+XIV §2 will be heard following non-debatable technical questions on the 
+vetoed legislation. 
+i. Two minutes of presentation, two minutes of non-debatable technical 
+questions, two rounds of con and pro debate with one minute per 
+round per side, and then one minute of final privilege will be in order 
+when hearing amendments. 
+ii. Following the above debate procedure, the amendment will be put to 
+a vote. 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+iii. If the senate agrees to an amendment to vetoed legislation, said 
+legislation will be treated as a second reading from that point forward. 
+e. Following the question period, or debate on the last amendment to the vetoed 
+legislation under consideration, whichever comes last, there will be a period of 
+pro/con debate, with pro being in support of overriding the veto and con in 
+support of sustaining the veto. If an amendment is adopted pursuant to Rule 
+VI Section 2(d), the debate procedure will be that seen in Rule VI Section 1(f). 
+i. Debate will be structured with three rounds of alternating con and pro 
+with three minutes per side per round, followed by one round of four 
+minutes per side. 
+ii. Any Senator may yield their debate time to a specific Senator or to like-
+minded speakers. 
+iii. Debate may be limited or extended by a two-thirds vote so long as 
+each side is afforded an equal amount of time. 
+iv. If a Senator’s speech is hostile to the side whose time they are using, 
+that Senator will be issued a warning for disruptive conduct and any 
+time used by that speech will be returned to the clock. 
+v. If, during the course of debate, it is deemed necessary to return to a 
+question period, the Senate may do so with a majority vote. The 
+question period will again last for five minutes, then moving back into 
+debate with all debate times being reset. 
+vi. If there are no Senators wishing to speak on concurrent rounds of con 
+and pro, the Senate will move into amendments or final privilege. 
+f. Following the debate period, the bill’s authors and sponsors will be afforded 
+two minutes of final summation.  Following that, the executive who vetoed 
+the bill will be afforded two minutes of final summation. 
+g. Following final summation, the Chair will put the question and the Senate will 
+vote on overriding the veto of the bill, with the affirmative in favor of 
+overriding the veto. 
+h. Amendments from the floor are prohibited unless the amendment is made by 
+unanimous consent. Amendments must be filed with the Senate Secretary 
+pursuant to Rule XIV §2 to be heard by the Senate unless the amendment is 
+made by unanimous consent.  
+ 
+3. 
+Debate of Other Motions: 
+a. When the Senate is hearing any other debatable motion, there will be two 
+rounds of alternating con and pro debate with one minute per round per side. 
+b. The time afforded to all speakers may be limited or extended by a two-thirds 
+vote, provided that any limitation applies to all subsequent speakers. 
+c. Following the above debate procedure, the motion will be put to a vote. 
+4. 
+Special Rules Governing Debate:  
+a. The Senate may add special rules to the agenda from the floor during 
+Amendments to the Agenda pertaining to the structure of debate with a two-
+thirds vote of the Senate.  
+b. The Replacement and Agenda Committee may add special rules to the agenda 
+pertaining to the structure of debate with a two-thirds vote of the committee. 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+The Senate may suspend these special rules by a two-thirds vote from the floor 
+during Amendments to the Agenda. 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+RULE VII 
+VOTING 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2014-106, 2016-117, 2018-123, 2019-124, 2019-1104, 2020-1064, 2021-1003, 
+2023-118, 2023-127) 
+ 
+1. 
+Standard Voting Procedure: 
+a. Unless otherwise stated, the standard method for all votes requiring a majority 
+will be by voice, and the method for all votes requiring two-thirds, two-fifths, 
+or one-fifth of the body will be done by rising (not counted) vote. 
+b. The chair will declare the outcome of all votes. 
+c. Whenever a member doubts the result of a voice vote or rising vote (not 
+counted), either because the result appears close or because they doubt that 
+the representative number of members present have voted, they can call for 
+Division of the Assembly, thereby requiring the vote to be taken again. 
+i. Divisions will be conducted by counted rising vote. 
+ii. Divisions take precedence over any motion on which a vote is being taken 
+or has just been taken. It may be called for from the moment the negative 
+votes have been cast until the announcement of the result is complete, or 
+immediately thereafter before any debate or business has intervened.  
+iii. Divisions can be applied to any motion on which the Senate is called upon 
+to vote by voice or rising (not counted). No subsidiary motion can be 
+applied to it. 
+iv. Divisions do not require a second, are non-debatable and are non-
+amendable. 
+v. Divisions cannot be reconsidered. 
+vi. When it is clear that there has been a full vote and there can be no 
+reasonable doubt as to which side is in the majority, a call for Division is 
+dilatory. 
+d. No one may cast a vote for another Senator, under pain of penalty as outlined 
+in Chapter 309 of the Student Body Statutes. 
+e. Senators will indicate how they voted on all main motions on voting records 
+to be kept in the Senate’s collection of public records, with the exception of 
+any main motion not printed on the voter record that is done under unanimous 
+consent. 
+f. No Senator may explain their vote when a vote is taking place. A Senator may 
+only state yes, no, or abstain when voting. If a Senator does not comply with 
+this provision, the Chair of the Senate will issue a warning for disruptive 
+conduct. 
+g. No Senator may raise a privileged motion not related to the vote while a vote 
+is taking place. 
+h. A Senator has the right to change their vote up until the result is announced.  
+i. No Senator may abstain from a vote except in cases wherein voting would 
+present a conflict of interest. 
+i. A conflict of interest exists whenever a Senator stands to gain an 
+individual benefit from the matter being considered. 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ii. Senators who abstain from voting in a voice vote due to a conflict of 
+interest must indicate a reason for the abstention on their voter record. 
+j. The chair will not be required to vote except in the event of a roll call vote 
+where their vote would affect the result. 
+k. The following types of legislation will be subject to the number of readings as 
+listed below.  
+i. Bills that require one reading:  
+a. An Authorization 
+b. A Resolution 
+d. A Rules and Procedures Change 
+e. A Special Request  
+ii. Bills that require two readings: 
+a. A Constitutional Amendment  
+b. A Reserve Transfer  
+c. A Statute Change  
+d. A Student Body Law 
+iii. Bills that require three readings:  
+a. A Vetoed Bill  
+l. Unless stated otherwise, the standard method for hearing the Activity and                    
+Service Fee Budget will be as follows:  
+i. The Activity and Service Fee Budget must be presented to the Student 
+Senate no less than six days prior to first readings.  
+ii. The Activity and Service Fee Budget must be passed through two 
+readings. If the budget is amended, the amended budget must pass 
+through two readings with identical form.  
+ 
+2. 
+Roll Call Votes: 
+a. When not otherwise called for, a roll call vote may be ordered by a majority 
+of the Senators present and voting at any time before the next question is 
+spoken on.  
+b. The roll call will be conducted in accordance with Rule IV §1.  
+i. The name of the Chair of the Senate shall be called last during a roll 
+call vote. 
+c. Senators may abstain from voting in the roll call vote in cases of conflict of 
+interest pursuant to Section 1(h) of this rule.  
+i. When the Senator wishing to abstain has their name called, they will 
+explain the reason for the abstention to the Senate for consideration.  
+ii. The Senator abstaining will write the reason for abstention on their 
+voting record.  
+d. Roll call votes will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting, 
+indicating how each Senator present voted.   
+ 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+3. 
+Special Rules Governing Voting: 
+a.  The Senate may add special rules to the agenda from the floor during 
+Amendments to the Agenda pertaining to voting with a two-thirds vote of the 
+Senate. 
+b.  The Replacement and Agenda Committee may add special rules to the agenda 
+pertaining to voting with a two-thirds vote of the committee. The Senate may 
+suspend   these   special   rules   by   a  two-thirds  vote  from  the  floor during 
+Amendments to the Agenda. 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+RULE VIII 
+EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2011-116, 2016-117, 2019-124, 2019-1104, 2021-1003) 
+ 
+1. 
+Procedure: 
+a. Whenever the Student Body President (or their designee) makes a nomination 
+that requires the approval of the Senate, the final question will always be, “Will 
+the Senate approve this nomination?” 
+i. This question will be considered automatically, and as such it is 
+unnecessary to make a main motion regarding executive nominations. 
+ii. Debate over this question will begin with five minutes of questions of 
+the Student Body President (or their designee) or the nominee in 
+question. 
+iii. After the question period, debate will be structured with three rounds 
+of alternating con and pro with three minutes per side per round, 
+followed by one round of four minutes per side. 
+iv. The same parliamentary motions regarding question periods and 
+debate in bill consideration will be in order for executive nominations. 
+ 
+2. 
+Review of Qualifications: 
+a. Executive nominations will be submitted to the Replacement and Agenda 
+Committee Chair, no later than 12:00 PM ET, two days before the 
+Replacement and Agenda Committee’s meeting date. 
+b. Judicial Branch nominations will be submitted to the Judiciary Committee 
+Chair no later than 12:00 PM ET, two days before the Judiciary Committee’s 
+meeting date. 
+c. The above listed committees will review each nominee and will determine if 
+they meet all qualifications required to hold the office for which they are 
+appointed. 
+d. The above listed committees may be recognized to report their findings to the 
+Senate when the Senate is considering the nomination in question. 
+ 
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+ 
+ 
+RULE IX 
+PUBLIC COMMENT 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2011-116, 2018-101, 2018-115, 2018-125, 2019-1104, 2020-1064, 2021-1003, 
+2021-1051) 
+ 
+1. 
+Rights to Comment: 
+a. Each member of the Student Body may speak in public comment. 
+b. Students may sign-up for public comment by submitting an electronic request 
+that specifies the matter on which the student wishes to speak to the Senate 
+President and Senate Secretary by 5:00 PM ET the day of the meeting of the 
+Senate. 
+c. Students must be present in the Senate chambers to receive public comment 
+time. 
+ 
+2. 
+Procedure: 
+a. Public comment must be held before any pending legislation or nominations 
+are heard. 
+b. Each student signed up for public debate must have five minutes to speak. 
+c. Students may only yield their speaking time to the Chair of the Senate.  
+d. If a student does not exhaust their speaking time, it will automatically be 
+yielded to the Chair of the Senate. 
+e. The Senate is prohibited from extending or limiting the speaking time of any 
+speaker.  
+f. Students may reserve their speaking time once during public comment, causing 
+their name to be passed on the list. 
+g. Speakers must direct all comments to the Chair of the Senate. Any speaker that 
+directs a comment at an individual other than the Chair of the Senate will be 
+issued a warning for disruptive conduct. A speaker will automatically yield their 
+time to the chair if they receive more than two warnings.  
+h. Speakers may project a presentation or other digital media during public 
+comment. All materials projected must be submitted to the Senate President 
+and Senate Secretary along with the electronic request to speak by 5:00 PM ET 
+the day of the meeting of the Senate. 
+3. 
+ Goodbye Speeches: 
+a. During the last meeting of the Fall and Spring term before the validation of 
+Senate election results, the Replacement & Agenda Committee will add a 
+period following public debate for goodbye speeches for Senators not 
+returning to the Senate.  
+b. A Senator who is giving a goodbye speech will be allowed the time necessary 
+to adequately deliver their speech.  
+c. A Senator must notify the Senate President and Senate Secretary in writing by 
+5:00 PM ET the day of the meeting of the Senate to give a goodbye speech.  
+ 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+RULE X 
+COMMITTEES 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2011-116, 2016-117, 2019-124, 2020-1064, 2021-1003) 
+ 
+1. 
+Types of Committees: 
+a. Standing Committees of the Senate will be established by Rule XI of these 
+Rules and Procedures.  
+b. Standing Committees will report verbally at every meeting of the Senate on 
+their activities since they last reported to the Senate. Standing Committee 
+reports can be sent electronically by a majority vote of the Senate in place of a 
+verbal report.  
+c. The Senate President may establish ad-hoc committees to hear business as 
+established in their creation. 
+i. The Senate President will appoint the members and the chair of ad-
+hoc committees. 
+ii. The Senate President may discharge any ad-hoc committee of the 
+Senate. 
+iii. The Senate may, by a two-thirds vote, discharge any ad-hoc committee 
+of the Senate. 
+iv. The Senate President will be kept informed of any ad-hoc committee 
+business. 
+d. Ad-hoc committees may report to the Senate once they have completed the 
+task(s) that they were created for. 
+e. Ad-hoc committees may report to the Senate on their current activities and 
+progress as needed. 
+ 
+2. 
+Authority Over Committees: 
+a. The Senate may refer any legislation to a committee of the Senate (already in 
+existence or to be newly created) by a majority vote. 
+b. Legislation that has already been referred or is automatically referred may be 
+discharged from a committee by a two-thirds vote. To discharge legislation 
+from an ad-hoc committee which is the sole purpose of that committee’s 
+creation will be to discharge that committee altogether. 
+c. The Senate may order any committee to create a report to the Senate by a 
+majority vote on any matter germane to that committee’s normal duties. 
+d. The Senate may, by a two-thirds vote, remove any member from a special 
+committee or remove a member as Chair of a special committee (see Rule XII 
+§§7 and 8 for removal from Standing Committees). 
+e. The Senate may also receive minority reports following the regular report of 
+any committee. 
+i. Minority reports may be issued by one or more members of a 
+committee dissenting from the official report of the committee. 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+ii. If any Senator should object to the reading of a minority report, the 
+support of one-fifth of those Senators present and voting is required 
+for the report to be entertained. 
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+ 
+ 
+ 
+RULE XI 
+STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2009-100, 2009-104, 2009-121, 2009-140, 2010-122, 2011-114, 2011-116, 2011-
+130, 2014-106, 2014-111, 2016-117, 2018-114, 2018-121, 2019-124, 2019-1104, 2020-1034, 
+2020-1064, 2021-1003, 2023-122, 2023-136, 2023-142) 
+ 
+1. 
+Replacement and Agenda Committee: 
+a. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will consist of the following 
+members: 
+i. The Senate President Pro Tempore, as Chair 
+ii. The Senate President 
+iii. The leader of each political party or coalition (see Rule XVII) 
+iv. The Two Senate Members-At-Large 
+v. A member of the Student Body that is appointed by the Senate 
+President Pro Tempore as the Replacement and Agenda Committee 
+Clerk, who serves as the taker of minutes, for the Replacement and 
+Agenda Committee, as an ex-officio non-voting, non-speaking 
+member. 
+1. Should the chair choose not to fill this position, a committee 
+member will serve as the taker of minutes. 
+b. Duties: 
+i. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will prepare the agenda for 
+regular meetings of the Senate in accordance with Rule III §1. 
+ii. The Replacement and Agenda Committee may add special rules to the 
+agenda pertaining to the structure of debate and voting with a two-
+thirds vote of the committee. The committee may not change the 
+threshold required to approve a nominee or legislation. The Senate 
+may suspend these special rules by a two-thirds vote. 
+iii. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will recommend to the 
+Senate the voting members of the other standing committees. The 
+Senate shall hear these recommendations during the committee’s 
+report (See §7 of this Rule). 
+iv. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will recommend to the 
+Senate the voting members of the other standing committees. The 
+Senate shall hear these recommendations during the committee’s 
+report (See §8 of this Rule). 
+v. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will recommend to the 
+Senate replacement Senators to fill any vacant seats. The Senate will 
+hear these recommendations during the committee’s report (See Rule 
+XIII). 
+1. Following a vote by the committee regarding a vacant position, 
+the Replacement and Agenda Committee Chair will notify all 
+applicants within twenty-four (24) hours of the committee’s 
+decision. 
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+ 
+ 
+vi. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will review the qualifications 
+of all executive nominations that require Senate approval, except for 
+those nominations to the judicial branch, determining if they are 
+eligible to hold said office. 
+vii. The chair of the committee will submit an end of session transition 
+report at the end of each Fall and Spring session to the Senate Secretary 
+that will detail the committee’s activities of that session and offer 
+suggestions to future chairs. 
+c. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will meet at least once every two 
+school weeks at the time and place determined by the chair, unless there is no 
+business to be heard by the committee, and as otherwise ordered by the Senate 
+by a two thirds vote. The Chair may call additional meetings at their leisure. 
+ 
+2. 
+Budget and Appropriations Committee: 
+a. The Budget and Appropriations Committee will consist of the following 
+members: 
+i. Nine Senators named to the committee by the Senate (See §7 of this 
+Rule), one of which will be the Committee Chair (See §8 of this Rule). 
+ii. A member of the Student Body that is appointed by the Budget and 
+Appropriations Committee Chair as the Budget and Appropriations 
+Committee Clerk, who serves as the taker of minutes, for the Budget 
+and Appropriations Committee, as an ex-officio non-voting, non-
+speaking member. 
+1. Should the chair choose not to fill this position, a committee 
+member will serve as the taker of minutes 
+b. Duties: 
+i. The Budget and Appropriations Committee will examine, amend as 
+needed, and report to the Senate the Activity and Service Fee Budget. 
+ii. The Budget and Appropriations Committee will examine, amend as 
+needed, and report to the Senate on all student organization 
+operational budgets. 
+iii. The Budget and Appropriations Committee  will  examine,  amend  
+as needed,  and  report  to  the  Senate  on  all  student  organization 
+event requests. 
+iv. The Budget and Appropriations Committee will examine, amend as 
+needed, and report to the Senate on all student organization travel 
+requests. 
+v. The Budget and Appropriations Committee will hear and decide on 
+all appeals stemming from decisions of the Travel Grant Sub-
+Committee. 
+vi. The Budget and Appropriations Committee will examine, amend as 
+needed, and report to the Senate on any requests for line-item budget 
+changes and reserve funds. 
+vii. The Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair will submit into the 
+Senate records all budget requests and other documents submitted to 
+the committee. 
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+viii. The Budget and Appropriations chair of the committee will submit an 
+end of session transition report at the end of each Fall and Spring 
+session to the Senate Secretary that will detail the committee’s activities 
+of that session and offer suggestions to future chairs. 
+c. Review of Legislation: 
+i. Proposed budgetary legislation that is to be reviewed by the Budget 
+and Appropriations Committee will be submitted to the committee 
+no later than 12:00 PM ET, two days before the committee meeting 
+at which it is scheduled to be heard.  
+ii. The Budget and Appropriations Committee reserves the right to 
+debate, amend and review all budgetary bills. The process of review 
+shall be as follows:  
+1. Five minutes of presentation from an 
+author or sponsor  
+2. Five minutes of question-and-answer 
+period  
+3. Five minutes of debate  
+4. Two minutes of final privilege  
+iii. If a bill is amended by the Budget and Appropriations Committee, 
+any author or sponsor may withdraw their name from the bill.  If the 
+bill then has no listed author, the Budget and Appropriations will 
+become the author of said bill. 
+iv. The Budget and Appropriations Committee may pass, postpone, 
+table, or fail each bill:  
+1. Each bill postponed by the Budget 
+and Appropriations Committee shall 
+be reviewed in the next committee 
+meeting or it will be considered failed.   
+2. r the Budget and Appropriations 
+Committee will be sent to the full 
+Senate.   
+v. Proposed legislation that is to be reviewed by the Budget and 
+Appropriations Committee will be sent to all Senators by the Budget 
+and Appropriations Committee Chair no later than twenty-four (24) 
+hours before the committee meeting at which it is scheduled to be 
+reviewed. 
+d. Student Government-Funded Organizations: 
+i. Any organization requesting funding through the Budget and 
+Appropriations Committee must submit all forms and documents 
+required by the committee. 
+ii. All Student Government-funded organization requests are to be sent 
+to all Senators at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the 
+committee hearing at which said request should be heard. 
+e. The Budget and Appropriations Committee will meet at least once every two 
+school weeks at the time and place determined by the Chair, unless there is no 
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+business to be heard by the committee. The committee will also meet as 
+otherwise ordered by the Senate by a two-thirds vote. The Chair may call 
+additional meetings at their leisure. 
+f. The Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair must send any reserve 
+transfer bills or changes to the originally approved budget to all Senators 
+twenty-four (24) hours before the duly called budget meeting. 
+ 
+3. 
+Judiciary Committee: 
+a. The Judiciary Committee shall consist of the following members: 
+i. Nine Senators named to the committee by the Senate (See §7 of this 
+Rule), one of which will be selected as the Committee Chair (See §8 of 
+this Rule). 
+ii. A member of the Student Body that is appointed by the Judiciary 
+Committee Chair as the Judiciary Committee Clerk, who serves as the 
+taker of minutes, for the Judiciary Committee, as an ex-officio non-
+voting, non-speaking member. 
+1. Should the chair choose not to fill this position, a committee 
+member will serve as the taker of minutes 
+b. Duties: 
+i. The Judiciary Committee will review all non-budgetary bills, 
+resolutions, and proposed constitutional amendments submitted to the 
+Senate (see below). 
+ii. The Judiciary Committee will review the qualifications of all 
+nominations to the judicial branch, determining if they are qualified to 
+hold said office. 
+iii. The Judiciary Committee will submit into the Senate records all 
+documents created by or submitted to the committee and make copies 
+available at the next meeting of the Senate following their 
+creation/submission. 
+iv. The Judiciary Committee will, before every Fall general election, 
+submit to the Senate legislation regarding the apportionment of the 
+Senate (see below). 
+v. The Judiciary Committee Chair will submit an end of session transition 
+report at the end of each Fall and Spring session to the Senate Secretary 
+that will detail the committee’s activities of that session and offer 
+suggestions to future chairs. 
+vi. The Judiciary Committee Chair will once every fall and spring terms 
+present a workshop on how to draft and submit legislation. This 
+workshop can be done in conjunction with or separate from the new 
+Senator orientation.  
+c. Review of Legislation: 
+i. Proposed legislation that is to be reviewed by the Judiciary Committee 
+will be submitted to the committee no later than 12:00 PM ET, two 
+days before the committee meeting at which it is scheduled to be heard. 
+ii. The Judiciary Committee will review legislation as to its 
+constitutionality, implication, legality, format, and clarity, and may 
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+submit to the Senate amendments to legislation reviewed by the 
+committee. 
+iii. The Judiciary Committee reserves the right to debate, amend and 
+review all bills. The process of review shall be as follows: 
+1) Five minutes of presentation from an author or 
+sponsor 
+2) Five minutes of question-and-answer period 
+3) Five minutes of debate 
+4) Two minutes of final privilege 
+iv. If a bill is amended by the Judiciary Committee, any author or sponsor 
+may withdraw their name from the bill.  If the bill then has no listed 
+author, the Judiciary Committee will become the author of said bill. 
+v. The Judiciary Committee may pass, postpone, table, or fail each bill: 
+1) Each bill postponed by the Judiciary Committee shall 
+be reviewed in the next committee meeting or it will be 
+considered failed. 
+2) The Judiciary Committee Chair of the committee will 
+inform the author of the bill as to why it failed using 
+the aforementioned criteria in the meeting the bill was 
+reviewed. 
+3) Only bills passed by the Judiciary Committee will be 
+sent to the full Senate.  
+vi. Proposed legislation that is to be reviewed by the Judiciary 
+Committee will be sent to all Senators by the Judiciary Committee 
+Chair no later than twenty-four (24) hours before the committee 
+meeting at which it is scheduled to be reviewed. 
+d. Apportionment of the Senate: 
+i. The Judiciary Committee will draft legislation to set the apportionment 
+of the Senate, either reapportioning it with a bill amending the section 
+of the Student Body Statutes regarding apportionment or 
+recommending to the Senate that the apportionment of the Senate be 
+maintained in its current state. 
+ii. The committee will begin drafting apportionment legislation no earlier 
+than the start of the Summer A term and must submit the legislation 
+to the Senate no later than three weeks before the Fall general election. 
+iii. If the legislation proposed by the committee fails to be adopted by the 
+Senate, the Senate may either recommit the legislation with 
+instructions or may adopt other legislation setting apportionment. 
+e. The Judiciary Committee will meet at least once every two school weeks at the 
+time and place determined by the Chair unless there is no business to be heard 
+by the committee. The committee will also meet as otherwise ordered by the 
+Senate by a two-thirds vote. The Chair may call additional meetings at their 
+leisure. 
+ 
+4. 
+Rules and Ethics Committee: 
+a. The Rules and Ethics Committee will consist of the following members: 
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+i. Nine Senators named to the committee by the Senate (See §7 of this 
+Rule), one of which will be selected as the Committee Chair (See §8 
+of this Rule). 
+ii. A member of the Student Body that is appointed by the Rules and 
+Ethics Committee Chair as the Rules and Ethics Committee Clerk, 
+who serves as the taker of minutes, for the Rules and Ethics 
+Committee, as an ex-officio non-voting, non-speaking member. 
+a) Should the chair choose not to fill this position, a committee 
+member will serve as the taker of minutes. 
+b. Duties: 
+i. The Rules and Ethics Committee will investigate whenever a Senator 
+files a petition with the Senate Secretary calling for a Senator’s censure 
+or expulsion, whenever ordered by the Senate, or otherwise at the 
+discretion of the committee, the conduct of any Senator (see below). 
+ii. The Rules and Ethics Committee will receive complaints from the 
+student body regarding the compliance of Student Government 
+funded organizations with the Student Body Constitution and Statutes, 
+and University of Florida Rules and Regulations, and shall investigate 
+complaints as deemed necessary by the committee (see below). 
+iii. The Rules and Ethics Committee will review all absence excuses and 
+recommend action on these excuses to the Senate. 
+iv. The Rules and Ethics Committee will hear appeals from resignations 
+by non-attendance and may expunge absences from a Senator’s 
+attendance record as outlined in Chapter 323 of the Student Body 
+Statutes. 
+v. The Rules and Ethics Committee will issue warning letters and letters 
+of resignation by non-attendance to Senators as outlined in Chapter 
+323 of the Student Body Statutes.  
+vi. The Rules and Ethics Committee will enforce constituency 
+requirements as outlined in Chapter 324 of the Student Body Statutes. 
+vii. The Rules and Ethics Committee or Senate Secretary shall collect all 
+voting records at meetings of the Senate and file them in the Senate 
+office. 
+viii. The chair of the Rules and Ethics Committee Chair will submit an end 
+of session transition report at the end of each Fall and Spring session 
+to the Senate Secretary that will detail the committee’s activities of that 
+session and offer suggestions to future chairs. 
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+c. Investigation of Senators: 
+i. The Rules and Ethics Committee will set dates and times for hearings 
+regarding the investigation and shall set deadlines regarding evidence 
+submission. 
+ii. The Rules and Ethics Committee will serve Senators with notice that 
+they are being investigated by the committee and shall include in this 
+or subsequent notice the times and locations of any hearings pertaining 
+to the investigation no later than three days prior to a hearing. 
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+iii. The Rules and Ethics Committee will issue all subpoenas required to 
+conduct the investigation as outlined in Chapter 308 of the Student 
+Body Statutes. 
+iv. The Senator(s) that filed the resolution of censure or expulsion will act 
+as the plaintiff(s) in any hearing regarding the investigation, presenting 
+evidence calling for disciplinary action against the Senator(s) under 
+investigation. The plaintiff(s) may obtain a student designee to 
+represent them at hearings of the committee. When conducting an 
+investigation on orders from the Senate or on the committee’s own 
+initiative, the Rules and Ethics Committee will appoint a willing 
+Senator to act as the plaintiff, unless another Senator is chosen to act 
+as the plaintiff by the Senate. 
+v. The Senator(s) being investigated will be considered the defendant(s) 
+in any hearing regarding the investigation. The defendant(s) may obtain 
+a student designee to represent them at hearings of the committee. 
+vi. Both sides may present opening statements to the committee before 
+evidence is heard, with the plaintiff presenting first. 
+vii. Following opening statements, both sides will present their arguments 
+to the committee. During the presentation of arguments, members of 
+the committee may interject to ask questions, but such questioning and 
+answers thereof shall not use time afforded to the side presenting its 
+arguments. 
+viii. Following the presentation of arguments, both sides may present 
+closing remarks to the committee, with the plaintiff presenting first. 
+ix. The Rules and Ethics Committee may impose time restrictions on each 
+stage of the hearing, so long as each side is afforded an equal amount 
+of time for each stage of the hearing. 
+x. Following closing remarks, the committee will move into deliberations. 
+No new evidence may be presented and only committee members will 
+be recognized to speak. 
+xi. If the committee deems that the charges presented are well founded, 
+the committee shall report to the Senate a resolution calling for the 
+defendant’s censure or expulsion. If the committee deems the charges 
+to be not well founded, the committee shall recommend to the Senate 
+that the defendant be exonerated. 
+d. Investigation of Student Organizations: 
+i. The Rules and Ethics Committee will inform the president of a student 
+organization that their organization is being investigated by the 
+committee and shall inform them of the times and locations of any 
+hearings pertaining to the investigation no later than three days prior 
+to the hearing. 
+ii. The investigation will be conducted in the same manner as the 
+investigation of Senators (see above), with the student(s) filing the 
+complaint (or the designee of the committee) acting as the plaintiff, 
+and the president of the organization or their student designee acting 
+as the defendant. 
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+iii. The committee may recommend to the Senate any appropriate action, 
+including, but not limited to, the suspension or termination of Student 
+Government funding. 
+e. The Rules and Ethics Committee will meet at least once every two school 
+weeks at the time and place determined by the Chair, unless there is no 
+business to be heard by the committee. The committee will also meet as 
+otherwise ordered by the Senate by a two-thirds vote. The Chair may call 
+additional meetings at their leisure. 
+f. No Senator who is currently on probation for not completing constituency 
+requirements may be appointed to the Rules and Ethics Committee.  Any 
+Senator on the Rules and Ethics Committee placed on constituency probation 
+will be automatically removed from the committee. 
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+5. 
+Information and Communication Committee: 
+a. The Information and Communication Committee shall consist of the 
+following members: 
+i. 
+Nine Senators named to the committee by the Senate (See §7 of 
+this Rule), one of which will be selected as the Committee Chair 
+(See §8 of this Rule). 
+ii. 
+A member of the Student Body that is appointed by the 
+Information and Communication Committee Chair as the 
+Information and Communication Committee Clerk, who serves as 
+the taker of minutes, for the Information and Communication 
+Committee, as an ex-officio non-voting, non-speaking member. 
+a) Should the chair choose not to fill this position, a committee 
+member will serve as the taker of minutes 
+b. Duties: 
+i. The Information and Communication Committee will organize Senate 
+social events. 
+ii. The Information and Communication Committee Chair or their 
+designee will administer orientation sessions for all new Senators, 
+Senators-elect, and Replacement and Agenda Committee nominees to 
+vacant seats (see below). 
+iii. The Information and Communication Committee will organize at least 
+one Senate retreat during the fall, spring, and summer Senate semesters 
+(see below). 
+iv. The Information and Communication Committee shall be responsible 
+for the Senate’s public relations. 
+v. The Information and Communication Committee will post 
+information regarding any open Senate seats in a conspicuous place at 
+the J. Wayne Reitz Union and Turlington Plaza no later than four days 
+before the Replacement and Agenda Committee conducts interviews 
+for any open seats. 
+vi. The Information and Communication Committee will ensure that 
+information regarding any open Senate seats is posted in a conspicuous 
+place on the official Student Government website no later than four 
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+days before the Replacement and Agenda Committee conducts 
+interviews for any open seats. 
+vii. The Information and Communication Committee may, at its 
+discretion, distribute information regarding any open Senate seats to 
+electronic mailing lists maintained by Student Government Advising 
+and Operations 
+viii. These notices must be posted no later than four days before the 
+Replacement and Agenda Committee interviews for any open seats. 
+ix. The Information and Communication Committee will, at the request 
+of any committee chair or Senate officer, distribute relevant 
+information to Student Government agencies, cabinets, officers and 
+officials, Student Government-funded organizations, faculty members, 
+or other campus and community officials. 
+x. The Information and Communication Committee will disseminate a 
+newsletter during the first week of every month that details the bills 
+and resolutions that have been passed by Senate, tabling dates that 
+indicate days and times students can expect to speak to senators, 
+project or policy updates from ad-hoc committees, and any other 
+information the Information and Communication committee deems 
+necessary. 
+1. The choice to opt into the newsletter shall be listed in a visible 
+place on the official Student Government website and the 
+official Student Senate page. 
+xi. The Information and Communication Committee will be responsible 
+for live streaming all Senate meetings from a set location in the Senate 
+Chamber that allows all speakers to be visible at all times. The 
+Information and Communication Chair or their designee will be 
+responsible for starting and ending the live stream. The equipment 
+utilized by the Information and Communication Committee to live 
+stream Senate meetings must be owned by Student Government. 
+xii. The Information and Communication Committee Chair will submit an 
+end of session transition report at the end of each Fall and Spring 
+session to the Senate Secretary that will detail the committee’s activities 
+of that session and offer suggestions to future chairs. 
+xiii. Develop and administer a student feedback form via the official 
+Student Senate Instagram page for the Student Senate. The form shall 
+allow students to share their thoughts, comments, and concerns as well 
+as provide their respective demographics. The Information and 
+Communication Committee Chair will share feedback with the 
+corresponding Student Senator(s) based on demographics or to any 
+Senator who requests it.  
+c. Orientation Sessions: 
+i. 
+The Information and Communication Committee Chair or their 
+designee will hold an orientation session prior to any new Senator’s 
+second regular meeting of the Senate. These orientations will be 
+mandatory and any Senator failing to attend will be removed from 
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+Senate. The Rules and Ethics Committee may excuse this absence in 
+the same manner as any other Senate absence. 
+1. If a Senator is excused from an orientation session, they will 
+be required to attend a make-up session within a two-week 
+period.  
+2. Failure to attend a make-up session will result in removal from 
+Senate.  
+ii. 
+The orientation session will include, but not be limited to, instruction 
+regarding the Student Body Constitution, Titles III and VIII of the 
+Student Body Statutes, the Senate Rules and Procedures, 
+parliamentary procedure (as it applies to meetings of the Senate), the 
+drafting of Senate legislation, and the requirements of Senators. 
+iii. 
+Senators and Senators-elect in attendance will be given directions to 
+find the Student Body Constitution, Student Body Statutes, and the 
+Senate Rules and Procedures, as well as a supplement containing all 
+amendments to these documents made after the date they were last 
+revised. 
+iv. 
+The orientation session will include all other activities deemed 
+necessary to prepare new Senators for their positions. These may 
+include mock Senate sessions, clinics for drafting legislation or 
+parliamentary law, and question and answer sessions with existing 
+Senators. 
+d. Senate Retreats: 
+i. 
+During the fall and spring semesters, Senate retreats will be held no 
+earlier than the second week of classes and no later than seven days 
+before the first day of final exams. 
+ii. 
+During the summer semester, the Senate retreat will be held no 
+earlier than the second week of the summer A/C semester and no 
+later than seven days before the first day of final exams for the 
+summer B/C semester.   
+iii. 
+Senate retreats should not be held during any university-recognized 
+break or holiday if possible. 
+iv. 
+The retreat will not be held in the Senate Chamber and should be 
+held at a location where no formal Senate business occurs if possible. 
+v. 
+Senators who attend a retreat will receive a one-half absence credit 
+on their attendance record. 
+e. The Information and Communication Committee will meet at least once every 
+two school weeks at the time and place determined by the Chair unless there 
+is no business to be heard by the committee. The committee will also meet as 
+otherwise ordered by the Senate by a two-thirds vote. The Chair may call 
+additional meetings at their leisure. 
+6. 
+Assignment to Standing Committees: 
+a. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will announce in their report to the 
+Senate all open standing committee seats. 
+b. Members of the Senate seeking a committee seat must submit a request for the 
+seat with the Replacement and Agenda Committee no later than 12:00 PM ET, 
+two days before the meeting at which the interviews will be held. 
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+c. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will interview all Senators who have 
+requested open committee seats, and will recommend to the Senate the 
+Senator the committee deems best suited for the seat. 
+d. The Senate will hear these recommendations individually, unless otherwise 
+agreed to by a two-thirds vote. 
+e. The appointment process for these recommendations will be as follows: three 
+minutes of presentation, three minutes of questions and answers, three rounds 
+of alternating con and pro debate with three minutes per round per side, and 
+two minutes final privilege.  
+f. The Senate may, when considering the committee’s recommendation, open 
+the floor to nominations with the support of two-fifths of the members 
+present. 
+i. If other nominations are made, elections will be held for the committee 
+seat by rising vote, unless ordered to be by a roll call vote. 
+ii. If a nomination from the floor is made, debate will proceed with three 
+alternating rounds of con/pro for each candidate, each to be one 
+minute in length, followed by one round of two minutes per candidate.  
+If more than one additional floor nomination is made, there will still 
+be three alternating rounds of con/pro for each candidate, each to be 
+one minute in length, followed by one round of two minutes per 
+candidate. 
+g. If the Senate does not adopt the committee’s recommendation, the floor will 
+immediately be opened to nominations, and elections will be held for the 
+committee seat by rising vote, unless ordered to be by a roll call vote. 
+h. Senators may serve on no more than two standing committees as a voting 
+member at the same time. 
+i. The Senate may remove a member from a standing committee of the Senate 
+in accordance with Rule XIII. Members of the Replacement and Agenda 
+Committee may not be removed in this manner. 
+ 
+7. 
+Chairs of Standing Committees: 
+a. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will announce in their report to the 
+Senate all open chair positions of standing committees. 
+b. Senators seeking the Chair of a standing committee will submit a request for 
+chair with the Replacement and Agenda Committee no later than 12:00 PM 
+ET, two days before the meeting at which the interviews will be held. If the 
+Senator is not a member of the standing committee they are seeking to chair, 
+they will also be considered for an open committee seat. 
+c. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will interview Senators who have 
+requested to be a chair and will recommend to the Senate the Senator the 
+committee deems best qualified to hold the Chair. 
+d. The Senate will hear these recommendations individually, unless otherwise 
+agreed to by unanimous consent. 
+e. The appointment process for these recommendations will be as follows: three 
+minutes of presentation, three minutes of questions and answers, three rounds 
+of alternating con and pro debate with three minutes per round per side, and 
+two minutes final privilege.  
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+f. The Senate may, when considering the committee’s recommendation, open 
+the floor to nominations of other members of the standing committee in 
+question with the support of two-fifths of the members present. 
+i. If other nominations are made, elections will be held for chair by rising 
+vote, unless ordered to be by a roll call vote.  
+ii. If a nomination from the floor is made, debate will proceed with three 
+alternating rounds of con/pro for each candidate, each to be one 
+minute in length, followed by one round of two minutes per candidate. 
+If more than one additional floor nomination is made, there will still 
+be three alternating rounds of con/pro for each candidate, each to be 
+one minute in length, followed by one round of two minutes per 
+candidate.  
+g. If the Senate does not adopt the committee’s recommendation, the floor will 
+immediately be opened to nominations of other members of the standing 
+committee in question, and elections will be held for chair by rising vote, unless 
+ordered to be by a roll call vote. 
+h. The chair of a standing committee is not permitted to be a member of any 
+other standing Senate committee. 
+i. The Senate may remove a Senator as chair of a standing committee in 
+accordance with Rule XIII. The Chair of the Replacement and Agenda 
+Committee may not be removed in this manner. 
+j. The chair of each committee may rule absences from committee meetings as 
+being either excused or unexcused and file attendance records with the Rules 
+and Ethics Committee (See §9 of this Rule). 
+k. Each committee chair may appoint a committee clerk who will be responsible 
+for recording the minutes of the committee, placing the finalized minutes in 
+the respective committee file, and submitting a copy to the Senate Secretary, 
+before the following week’s Senate meeting.   
+l. The chair will appoint a vice-chair, who will carry out the duties of the Chair 
+in their absence. 
+m. Each committee chair will be required to conduct an audio recording for the 
+entire duration—excluding recesses—of each standing committee meeting 
+that must be submitted to the Senate Secretary, before the following week’s 
+Senate meeting. 
+i. If the committee chair is not present at a meeting of a standing 
+committee meeting, then the committee vice-chair shall be responsible 
+for conducting and submitting the audio recording to the Senate 
+Secretary, before the following week’s Senate meeting. 
+ii. At the committee chair’s discretion, the committee clerk may also be 
+charged with conducting and submitting the audio recording to the 
+Senate Secretary, before the following week’s Senate meeting. 
+n. In the Replacement and Agenda Committee, only a Senate Member-At-Large 
+may be the Vice-Chair. 
+o. If the chair and vice-chair are not present at a meeting of a standing committee, 
+the committee will elect a temporary chair from among its membership by a 
+majority of those present and voting. 
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+p. The Senate President may not act as the chair of any committee of the Senate, 
+except for the Senate Executive Board. 
+q. At the first meeting of the new Senate term, after the validation of Senate 
+election results each Fall and Spring, following the election of the Senate 
+President and Senate President Pro- Tempore, the chair of each standing 
+committee must vacate their chair and committee seat. 
+8. 
+Standing Committee Attendance: 
+a. Upon accumulating one unexcused absence from committee meetings in the 
+fall or spring semesters, or one absence in either of the summer terms, the 
+Rules and Ethics Committee will notify a Senator that if another unexcused 
+absence from that committee is added to their attendance record, they will 
+resign from that committee by non-attendance. 
+b. Upon accumulating two unexcused absences from committee meetings in the 
+fall or spring semesters, or two unexcused absences in either of the summer 
+terms, a committee member will automatically resign from that committee by 
+non-attendance. 
+c. Committee Chairs are responsible for reporting absences as excused or 
+unexcused to the Rules and Ethics Committee. 
+i. For an absence to be excused, committee members must submit their 
+excuse to their committee chair no later than one week following the 
+absence in question. Committee chairs must include these excuses in 
+their attendance report to the Rules and Ethics Committee. 
+ii. Reasons for absences to be excused include, but are not limited to, 
+exams, death in the immediate family, severe illness, or other 
+extenuating circumstances as determined by the committee chair. 
+iii. Committee members may appeal the committee chair’s decision 
+regarding absence excuses to the Rules and Ethics Committee. 
+d. Members of the Replacement and Agenda Committee cannot resign from the 
+Replacement and Agenda Committee by non-attendance. 
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+RULE XII 
+VACANCY REPLACEMENT 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2010-122, 2014-106, 2016-120, 2019-124, 2019-1104, 2020-1064, 2021-1003, 
+2021-1010, 2023-119) 
+ 
+1. 
+Standard Vacancies in Senate: 
+a. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the Senate, the Replacement and Agenda 
+Committee will announce the vacancy in their report to the Senate, as outlined 
+in Chapter 340 of the Student Body Statutes. 
+b. Information regarding Senate vacancies will be made public by the 
+Information and Communication Committee as soon as is possible (see Rule 
+XII §6). 
+c. The Replacement and Agenda Committee will interview all applicants for 
+replacement Senate seats, and may recommend to the Senate the applicant the 
+committee deems best suited for the seat in a fair, objective, unbiased manner. 
+d. Applicants will submit any documents required by the Replacement and 
+Agenda Committee, including an affidavit affirming to the qualifications of the 
+applicant to hold the seat in question, no later than 12:00 PM ET, two days 
+before the meeting at which the interviews will be held. 
+e. The appointment process for these recommendations will be as follows: three 
+minutes of presentation, three minutes of questions and answers, two rounds 
+of alternating con and pro debate with one minute per round per side, and 
+one-minute final privilege.  
+f. The Senate may, when considering the committee’s recommendation, open 
+the floor to nominations of the other applicants for the seat in question with 
+the support of the majority of the members present. 
+i. If other nominations are made, elections will be held for the Senate 
+seat by rising vote, unless ordered to be by a roll call vote. 
+ii. If a nomination from the floor is made, each nomination along with 
+the committee’s recommendation will be allowed 5 minutes of 
+presentation followed by 3 minutes of question and answer. Debate 
+will proceed with three alternating rounds of con/pro for each 
+candidate, each to be one minute in length, followed by one round of 
+two minutes per candidate.  If more than one additional floor 
+nomination is made, there will still be three alternating rounds of 
+con/pro for each candidate, each to be one minute in length, followed 
+by one round of two minutes per candidate. 
+g. If the Senate does not adopt the committee’s recommendation, the floor will 
+immediately be opened to nominations of the other applicants for the seat in 
+question, and elections will be held for the Senate seat by rising vote. 
+i. Each nomination will be allowed 5 minutes of presentation followed 
+by 3 minutes of question and answer. Debate will proceed with three 
+alternating rounds of con/pro for each candidate, each to be one 
+minute in length, followed by one round of two minutes per candidate. 
+If more than one additional floor nomination is made, there will still 
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+be three alternating rounds of con/pro for each candidate, each to be 
+one minute in length, followed by one round of two minutes per 
+candidate. 
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+2. 
+Summer Replacements: 
+a. Whenever a Senator is not enrolled in classes at the university’s main campus 
+in either of the summer terms, that Senator may appoint a summer 
+replacement to hold their seat for the summer term(s) that they will not be 
+enrolled in classes. 
+b. The Senator retaining a replacement will submit all necessary forms, including 
+an affidavit affirming the qualifications of the applicant to hold the seat in 
+question. 
+c. If a Senator’s summer replacement resigns or is expelled from the Senate, the 
+vacancy will be filled pursuant to §1 of this Rule, provided that the original 
+Senator will still regain their seat at the start of the fall semester (or Summer B 
+if the original Senator is not enrolled for Summer A). 
+d. Whenever a Senator is not enrolled in classes at the university in either of the 
+summer terms, that Senator may, instead of appointing a replacement, request 
+that the Replacement and Agenda Committee interview for a summer 
+replacement as outlined in §1 of this Rule, so long as that Senator submits this 
+request within the same timeline outlined in Chapter 309 of the Student Body 
+Statutes for appointing a replacement. 
+e. If a Senator chooses to appoint a summer replacement to hold their seat for 
+the summer term(s) that they will not be enrolled in classes, then the Senate 
+must confirm said appointment in accordance with the Constitution of the 
+Student Body.  
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+RULE XIII 
+CENSURE, EXPULSION, AND OFFICER REMOVAL 
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+(AMENDED: 2020-1064, 2021-1003) 
+ 
+1. 
+Censure: 
+a. Any Senator may request the censure of another Senator by filing a petition 
+for censure with the Rules and Ethics Committee. 
+i. Censure will be the official warning of the Senate to refrain from 
+similar actions in the future. 
+ii. Senators may be censured for repeatedly disrupting the business of the 
+Senate, inappropriate actions during the discharge of statutorily 
+mandated duties, or for violations of Student Body Law. 
+b. Upon receiving a petition for censure, the Rules and Ethics Committee will 
+investigate the charges as outlined in Rule XII §5(c). The Rules and Ethics 
+Committee may choose to not investigate a petition for censure that is 
+substantially similar to a petition that has already been heard. 
+c. If the Rules and Ethics Committee recommends censure to the Senate, the 
+Senator subject to censure will be informed by the Rules and Ethics 
+Committee no later than three (3) days before the meeting of the Senate at 
+which the resolution for censure will be heard. 
+d. The Senator subject to censure will have final privilege when a resolution for 
+censure is being debated in the Senate. 
+e. A vote of two-thirds of the membership of the Senate is required to censure a 
+Senator. 
+f. When the Chair has called a Senator to order, and has subsequently named 
+that Senator and asked the Senate of what actions should be taken, a Senator 
+may move from the floor to censure that individual. The motion to censure in 
+this case will be heard immediately after being properly moved and seconded. 
+g. If a Senator is censured twice within a one-year period, the Rules and Ethics 
+Committee will automatically investigate that Senator and may, at the 
+committee’s discretion, submit a resolution calling for that Senator’s expulsion 
+to the Senate. 
+ 
+2. 
+Expulsion from the Senate: 
+a. Any Senator may request the expulsion of another Senator from the Senate by 
+filing a petition calling for expulsion with the Rules and Ethics Committee. 
+b. Upon receiving a petition calling for expulsion, the Rules and Ethics 
+Committee will investigate the charges as outlined in Rule XII §5(c). The Rules 
+and Ethics Committee may choose to not investigate a petition calling for 
+expulsion that is substantially similar to a petition that has already been heard. 
+A petition calling for expulsion of another Senator must have at least twenty 
+(20) signatures of support. 
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+c. If the Rules and Ethics Committee fails to initiate proceedings within two 
+weeks of the filing date of the petition or does not submit a recommendation 
+to the Senate within four weeks, the full Senate will take up the matter. 
+d. If the Rules and Ethics Committee recommends expulsion to the Senate, the 
+Senator subject to expulsion will be informed by the Rules and Ethics 
+Committee no later than three (3) days before the meeting of the Senate at 
+which the resolution for expulsion will be heard. 
+e. The Senator subject to expulsion will have final privilege when a resolution 
+calling for expulsion is being debated in the Senate. 
+f. A vote of two-thirds of the membership of the Senate is required to expel a 
+Senator. 
+g. The expulsion of a Senator becomes effective immediately after the final 
+announcement of the vote. 
+ 
+3. 
+Removal of Officers, Liaisons, and Committee Members: 
+a. Senators may request the removal of a Senate Officer, Liaison, Committee 
+Chair, or Committee Member from their respective offices in the same manner 
+as requesting the expulsion of a Senator, namely by filing a petition to remove 
+the Officer or Liaison with the Rules and Ethics Committee. 
+b. If the Rules and Ethics Committee recommends removal to the Senate, the 
+Officer, Liaison, Committee Chair, or Committee Member subject to removal 
+will be informed by the Rules and Ethics Committee no later than three days 
+before the meeting of the Senate at which the resolution for removal will be 
+heard. 
+c. The Officer, Liaison, Committee Chair, or Committee Member subject to 
+removal will have final privilege when the resolution calling for removal is 
+being debated in the Senate. 
+d. A vote of two-thirds of the membership of the Senate is required to remove a 
+Senate Officer, Liaison, Committee Chair, or Committee Member. 
+e. The following Officers and Liaisons may be removed using this procedure: 
+i. Senate President 
+ii. Senate President Pro Tempore 
+iii. Senate Member-At-Large 
+iv. Senate Parliamentarian 
+v. Sergeant-at-Arms 
+vi. All Senate Liaisons 
+vii. All Committee Chairs 
+viii. All Committee Members 
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+RULE XIV 
+LEGISLATION 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2019-124, 2019-1104, 2020-1064, 2021-1003, 2021-1005, 2021-
+1006, 2023-144) 
+ 
+1. 
+Submitting New Legislation: 
+a. All bills of law, resolutions, authorizations, and special requests must be 
+submitted to the chair of the committee assigned to hear that type of legislation 
+by a Student Senator. If no committee is assigned to hear or is able to hear a 
+piece of legislation, that legislation will be referred to the Replacement and 
+Agenda Committee so that it may be considered for addition to the agenda. 
+b. All bills of law, resolutions, authorizations, and special requests may only be 
+authored and sponsored by the following Student Government Officials: 
+i.  Any Member of the Student Senate 
+ii.  The President, Vice President, and Treasurer of the Student Body 
+c. If a committee creates legislation, that committee may directly submit 
+legislation to the Replacement and Agenda Committee for addition to the 
+agenda or may first refer that legislation to the committee normally tasked with 
+hearing that type of legislation. 
+d. Legislation not added to the agenda by the Replacement and Agenda 
+Committee may be added to the agenda from the floor with a majority vote if 
+it has not previously been failed or postponed indefinitely by a committee of 
+the Senate during the same term. Any legislation to be added to the agenda 
+from the floor must be submitted to the Senate Secretary no later than 11:59 
+PM the day before the Senate meeting at which the legislation may be added 
+to the agenda. Legislation may not be added to the agenda from the floor 
+unless it has already been reviewed by the committee assigned to hear that 
+type of legislation. 
+e. Legislation may not be submitted for referral to a committee if it is 
+substantially similar to legislation that has previously been failed or postponed 
+indefinitely by a committee of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate until 
+after the first meeting of the Senate following the validation of Senate election 
+results each fall and spring. Legislation may not be added to the agenda if it is 
+substantially similar to legislation that has previously been failed or postponed 
+indefinitely by a committee of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate until 
+after the first meeting of the Senate following the validation of Senate election 
+results each fall and spring. 
+f. Whenever any legislation particularly affecting one or more student 
+organizations is to be heard by the Senate, the president(s) of the affected 
+organization(s) must be notified by the Chair of the committee assigned to 
+hear that legislation (or their designee) no later than three days prior to the first 
+meeting of the Senate at which the legislation is to be heard. This provision 
+does not apply if the affected organization(s) is bringing the legislation before 
+the Senate. 
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+g. All outstanding legislation at the end of each academic semester and at the 
+Senate meeting when validation of Senate election results occurs each fall and 
+spring will be procedurally withdrawn. 
+h. Provisos shall be written under the following guidelines: 
+i. Code Revisions, Primary and Subsidiary Budgets, Authorizations, and 
+Special Request Authorizations shall refer to Black’s Law Dictionary 
+definition of a Proviso, alongside other privileges outlined under Rule 
+XIV, Section 1(h)(ii) of the Rules and Procedures of the Student 
+Senate. 
+ii. Resolutions shall be primarily focused on setting conditions which 
+help to properly promote and recognize the influences and figureheads 
+related to the bill in question. This can include but is not limited to: 
+Resolution forwarding to related stakeholders, recognizing non-
+eligible author/sponsor contributors, and setting standards for posting 
+resolutions on applicable social media applications. 
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+2. 
+Written Amendments to Legislation: 
+a. Written amendments to legislation must be submitted to the Senate President 
+and Senate Secretary no later than 11:59 PM ET the day before the meeting of 
+the Senate at which the amendment is to be heard. 
+b. All written amendment that are submitted pursuant to this section will be 
+provided to all Senators before the start of the meeting in which the 
+amendments will be heard. 
+c. Written amendments may be submitted and heard by the Senate to amend any 
+legislation that is being considered in first reading, or for legislation currently 
+on the table, so long as that legislation is taken up from the table before the 
+amendment is heard. 
+d. Written amendments may not be submitted and heard by the Senate to amend 
+any legislation that is being considered in second readings. 
+e. All submitted amendments to legislation shall be labeled with the author(s) of 
+said amendment to legislation. 
+ 
+3. 
+Budget Requests: 
+a. The Student Senate authorizes the Budget and Appropriations Committee to 
+hear event, travel, and Student Organization Operational Budget requests 
+from registered student organizations. These requests will not require a bill of 
+law to be approved. 
+b. The Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairperson will make the 
+Student Senate aware of any approved travel, event, and Student Organization 
+Operational Budget requests in writing within seventy-two (72) hours of final 
+approval.  
+c. A Student Senator, with signatures from twenty voting members of the 
+Student Senate, reserves the right to file a veto petition for any approved event, 
+travel, or Student Organization Operational Budget, if the Senator believes the 
+request violates a provision of the 800 Codes. The Senator must cite the code 
+being violated in the veto request and must submit the petition to the Senate 
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+Secretary no later than seventy-two (72) hours after the Budget and 
+Appropriations Chairperson has made the Student Senate aware of the 
+approved request. 
+d. The veto petition will be added to the agenda and be heard under the 
+committee report that approved the request. The veto petition will be debated 
+in accordance with the established procedure for a bill under first readings. 
+The veto petition will require a two-thirds vote of the members of the Student 
+Senate present and voting at a regular meeting to be overturned. 
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+RULE XV 
+SENATOR INFORMATION AND VOTING RECORDS 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2008-157, 2014-106, 2018-122, 2019-124, 2020-1064, 2021-1003) 
+ 
+1. 
+Senator Information Forms: 
+a. All Senators will be required to keep in the Senate office files an accurate 
+record of their contact information. 
+b. Included on the information form will be the following information: 
+i. The Senator’s full legal name 
+ii. Senate seat held 
+iii. Political party affiliation (see Rule XVIII) 
+iv. University classification, major and college 
+v. Phone number, mailing address, permanent address (if different), and 
+University of Florida email address 
+c. Senators must submit updates to their information forms whenever the above 
+listed information changes. 
+ 
+2. 
+Voting Records: 
+a. Senators are required to submit accurate voting records to the Rules and Ethics 
+Committee or Senate Secretary at each meeting of the Senate. 
+b. The content of these voting records will be placed in a file associated with that 
+Senator in the Senate office and will be considered a matter of public record.  
+The file may be located in a physical storage space or an electronic database 
+accessible on the Student Government website. 
+c. If a Senator fails to submit a voting record, the Rules and Ethics Committee 
+may give one-half absence to that Senator. 
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+RULE XVI 
+SENATE EXECUTIVE BOARD 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2011-116, 2014-106, 2016-120, 2019-124) 
+ 
+1. 
+Membership: 
+The following Senators will be members of the Senate Executive Board: 
+i. The Senate President, as Chair 
+ii. The Senate President Pro Tempore 
+iii. The chairs of all standing committees 
+ 
+2. 
+Purpose and Meetings: 
+a. The Senate Executive Board will serve as a forum to allow for communication 
+between the standing committees of the Senate and to aid the members in the 
+completion of their duties. 
+b. The Senate Executive Board will meet at the Chair’s leisure, or as otherwise 
+ordered by the Senate by a two-thirds vote. 
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+RULE XVII 
+POLITICAL PARTIES  
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2016-120, 2019-124, 2020-1064, 2021-1003) 
+ 
+1. 
+Affiliation: 
+a. All new Senators must indicate their party affiliation when submitting their 
+information forms to the Senate office. 
+i. Replacement Senators must indicate their affiliation in the same 
+manner as any other Senator. 
+b. Senators may choose to affiliate with any political party that has participated 
+in Student Government elections within the past two election cycles, or may 
+choose to be recognized as an independent. 
+c. Senators may change their affiliation at any time by submitting notification in 
+writing to the Senate President, Senate President Pro Tempore, Senate 
+Secretary, or other Senate office staff. 
+ 
+2. 
+Composition of Parties: 
+a. Political parties will consist of all of the Senators who have properly indicated 
+their affiliation with that party. 
+b. Any political party with eight or more members will receive representation on 
+the Replacement and Agenda Committee (see Rule XII §1). 
+c. Political parties will select their party leaders by signing petitions for party 
+leadership and submitting them to the Senate Secretary and Senate President 
+Pro Tempore in writing. The party member who receives the signatures of a 
+majority of the party will be the party leader. 
+d. Political parties may choose assistant party leaders in the same manner as a 
+party leader, who will represent the party at the Replacement and Agenda 
+Committee in the event of the party leader’s absence or in the event of a 
+significant conflict of interest. 
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+RULE XVIII 
+PRECEDENCE OF DOCUMENTS 
+ 
+(AMENDED: 2019-124, 2020-1064, 2021-1003) 
+ 
+1. 
+Precedence of Documents: 
+a. The Student Senate will be governed by, in order of precedence, the 
+Constitution of the Student Body, the Statutes of the Student Body, and these 
+Rules and Procedures of the Student Senate. The guiding, but non-binding, 
+authority shall be first the rulings of the Senate President and then the latest 
+edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised. 
+b. The Senate will abide by all applicable state and federal law. 
+c. If there is a question of procedure not discussed in any of these documents, 
+the chair, with consultation of the Senate Parliamentarian if possible, shall 
+apply principles of justice and general parliamentary law to determine the 
+correct course of action. 
+i. The Senate President may put this question before the Senate. 
+ii. Any decision made by the chair in this manner may be appealed in the 
+same manner as any other decision of the chair. 
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+RULE XIX 
+SUSPENSION AND AMENDMENT OF THE RULES 
+ 
+(AMENDED 2011-116, 2018-125, 2019-124, 2021-1003, 2023-126) 
+ 
+1. 
+Suspension of the Rules: 
+a. The provisions within these Rules and Procedures and Robert’s Rules of Order 
+Newly Revised as a parliamentary authority may be suspended by a two-thirds 
+vote at any time that no question is pending. 
+b. Rules may only be suspended in order to allow a particular course of action, 
+which must be stated in the motion to suspend the rules. 
+c. The provisions within the following Rules may not be suspended by any 
+means: 
+i. Rule I 
+ii. Rule III 
+iii. Rule IV (except for section 1(b) regarding recesses) 
+iv. Rule IX 
+v. Rule XII 
+vi. Rule XIV 
+vii. Rule XV 
+viii. Rule XVII 
+ix. Rule XVIII 
+x. Rule XIX (this Rule) 
+ 
+2. 
+Amendments to the Rules and Procedures: 
+a. Amendments to these Rules and Procedures will be submitted to the Judiciary 
+Committee as a resolution and will require a two-thirds vote in the Senate for 
+adoption, and cannot be moved from the floor. 
+b. Amendments will not take effect until signed by the Senate President or after 
+ten (10) school days of the presentment. 
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