The Florida State University

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The Florida State University
Student Government Association Constitution and
Statutes Workshop Title Two
Bobby Seifter President Pro Tempore 60th Student
Senate
Last updated April 2008
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Title Two of the Student Body StatutesMembership,
Power and Purposes of the Student Body

• Presidential Appointments
• The Senate shall approve all Presidential
  Appointments by a two-thirds vote.
• Upon the completion of a candidate search
  process, the President shall have 10 days to
  forward the candidate to the Senate.
• No office may filled without properly being
  advertised for at least two weeks (14 days). This
  advertisement usually takes place on the SGA
  Website or the school newspaper.
• The Senate Internal Affairs Committee is in
  charge of coming up with the format for SGA
  Applications.
• No Presidential Appointee may work as an officer
  or be paid AS Dollars until they have taken the
  Oath of Office, traditionally administered by the
  Senate Pro Tempore.
• Florida State SGA In The Sunshine and
  Transparency
• No meeting of SGA officials may take place
  without being properly advertised for 24 hours
  beforehand in some capacity. These meetings and
  their minutes must also be open to the public and
  all other SGA officials. This rule does not apply
  to specified cases within the Student Body
  Constitution and Statutes.
• Any individual wishing to obtain a copy of an
  official SGA document at any time, with limited
  exceptions, shall have that right.

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Title Two of the Student Body StatutesMembership,
Power and Purposes of the Student Body

• The Code of Ethics
• Student Government officials should act and make
  decisions with the goal of bettering the Student
  Body of Florida State University. All SGA
  officials shall act ethically, be independent and
  impartial in their actions, and not work for
  their private gain.
• No SGA official may take part in a vote or
  decision making process regarding an issue that
  they have personal financial interest in and
  where there is an opportunity for them to
  disregard the Student Body when coming to a
  decision.
• No SGA official may accept any form of
  compensation from an organization, group or
  individual who has the intention of influencing
  that said officials decision on a matter.
• Cases regarding ignorance to the Code of Ethics
  will be jurisdiction of the Student Supreme
  Court.
• Any violation of this code could potentially lead
  to suspension, impeachment or removal from
  office.

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Title Two of the Student Body StatutesMembership,
Power and Purposes of the Student Body

• Anti-Discrimination Policy
• No Student Government officer, employee, branch,
  agency, affiliated project, registered student
  organization, or any entity which receives any
  Student Government funding will practice
  discrimination of any kind. Discrimination will
  be defined as the differential treatment of a
  student based on, but not limited to race, creed,
  color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation,
  national origin, marital status, parental status,
  disability, socio-economic status, inability to
  pay dues, political orientation, class standing
  (freshman, sophomore, etc., unless allowed by
  Statute) or any combination thereof.
  Discrimination will be further defined as the
  denial of due process or the infringement of the
  substantive rights of any student guaranteed by
  the Florida State University Student Government
  Constitution and Statutes, or organization
  bylaws, University Rights and Responsibilities
  and State and Federal Constitutions.