Student Government Association

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The Florida State University
Student Government Association Constitution and
Statutes Workshop Title Six
Last updated May 2008
Bobby Seifter President Pro Tempore 60th Student
Senate
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Title Six of the Student Body StatutesOrganizatio
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• Purpose of Title Six
• Organizations listed in Title Six are unique in
  nature and do not fit into any other title in the
  Student Body Statutes.
• The creators of a Title Six organization have the
  freedom to define the leadership roles of their
  organization. The specifications of the
  organization - including leadership roles,
  purpose, operations and oversight - are outlined
  in the bill that creates the group.
• The Senior Class Council
• The Senior Class Council shall work to foster
  unity among the Senor Class of Florida State
  University. The day to day responsibilities
  include planning and implementing events and
  activities that directly involve the Senior
  Class.
• There is a President, Vice President, Secretary
  and Treasurer of the Senior Class Council that
  are elected in the Spring semester of their
  Junior year.
• The President and Vice President of the S.C.C.
  serve as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
  Golden Tribe Lecture Series. The Treasurer and
  Secretary are board members.

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• Panama City Student Government Council
• The PCC-SGC serves as a body that implements the
  laws set forth in the FSU-SGA Statutes as well
  specific policies effecting the Panama City
  Campus. PCC-SGC is not subject to the AS fees
  guidelines that effect the FSU-SGA.
• The PCC-SGC is made up of one President and ten
  representatives that serve as a forum for
  decisions on matters of broad concern to the
  students of the Panama City Campus.
• The PCC-SGC is entitled to pass four types of
  legislation That which changes chapter 603 of
  the Statutes or the Student Body Constitution,
  legislation concerning PCC matters only,
  legislation that changes the by-laws of PCC-SGC,
  and resolutions that deal with PCC and FSU
  relations.
• The PCC-SGC has the power to create a budget made
  up of the PCC portion of AS Fees.
• A copy of all PCC-SGC bills, resolutions and
  minutes are shared with the FSU-SGA and vice
  versa.
• All students registered at the Panama City Campus
  are eligible to vote in both the PCC-SGC
  elections and FSU-SGA elections. Regular FSU
  students may not vote for the PCC-SGC.
• The PCC-SGC has its own separate Finance Code
  which is similar in content and structure to the
  Finance Code featured in Title 800 of the Student
  Body Statutes.

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• The Oglesby Union Board
• The Union Board is made up of 12 elected and 5
  appointed officials who determine policies,
  program services, activities, amenities and
  facilities to be offered by the Oglesby Union
  Board and throughout the Oglesby Union Complex.
• A Union Board Selection Commission shall hold an
  initial screening process where it forwards a
  number of candidates to the Elections Office.
  From there, Students have the option to vote for
  up to 12 of the candidates on the ballot.
  Elections take place in the Spring.
• The Union Board participates in the budget
  process in relation to Union Departments, and
  after AS Distribution, they authorize Student
  Activity Center budgets and spending.
• The Union Board allocates space in the Oglesby
  Union Complex to organizations.
• Campus Recreation Board
• The Campus Recreation Board provides students and
  staff with activities and programs associated
  with the Leach Center and other campus recreation
  centers.
• The board is made up of 8 elected and 4 appointed
  officials. Elections take place in the Fall.
• The Recreation Board is primarily responsible for
  the establishing and developing of rules and
  policies which will ensure the operation and
  maintenance of the Campus Recreation facilities
  and programs in a coordinated, efficient, and
  effective manner.

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• Congress of Graduate Students
• The purpose of COGS is to provide graduate and
  professional students at FSU an opportunity to
  participate in the decision-making process, to
  consider, make recommendations and act upon
  aspects of graduate/professional student life at
  FSU, and to serve as the principal forum for
  decisions on matters of broad concern to the
  graduate/professional students at FSU.
• COGS can submit legislation to the Senate through
  the Senate President or Judiciary Committee when
  the legislation deals with chapter 607 of the
  statutes, or a resolution concerning university
  wide matters.
• COGS constructs its own budget which is composed
  of 30 of the AS Fees collected from Graduate
  Students.
• The Speaker of COGS is the highest ranking member
  of COGS. The body is dictated by the COGS Code,
  which is similar to the Senates Rules of
  Procedure.
• The Senate Pro Tempore is the official COGS
  liaison of SGA. The Pro Tempore shares all bills,
  resolutions and minutes of meetings as well as
  any information regarding issues facing graduate
  students with the COGS Information Officer
• Golden Tribe Lecture Series
• The Golden Tribe Lecture Series is an initiative
  that works to provide the student body with a
  series of speakers and lecturers. It is run by a
  board of students which is chaired by the Senior
  Class President and Vice President.

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• Homecoming Executive Council
• The purpose of the Homecoming Executive Council
  is to unite the Florida State Universitys
  administration, faculty, alumni and students in
  an inclusive celebration of the Universitys past
  accomplishments, present projects and future
  initiatives.
• The members of the Executive Council shall be in
  charge of all administrative projects regarding
  Homecoming including the budget, rules and
  regulations, and events/spirit activities.
• Homecoming Planning Commission
• The Homecoming Planning Commission has the
  authority to assess the effectiveness of past
  Homecoming activities, sub-allocate funds given
  to the Homecoming Executive Council by the
  Senate, and authorize/approve the Homecoming
  schedule.
• PowWow Planning Committee
• This committee organizes and promotes the annual
  Florida State University Pep Rally known as
  PowWow.
• Student Performing Arts Council
• This council shall work to unite the student
  performing arts groups on campus and to educate
  the student body on various aspects of the
  performing arts including student
  accomplishments.
• The Office of Legislative Affairs
• The purpose of OLA is to ensure the fair and
  appropriate representation of the student body in
  local, state and federal government. OLA offers
  an opportunity for interested students to
  participate in the legislative process.
  Furthermore, the OLA promotes civic engagement
  through mediums such as voter participation,
  testimony before governmental entities,
  communication with policy makers, and other forms
  of governmental relations.