[Students] Student Government Association restructure referendum

[A&M-Commerce Students]

Good afternoon,
Next week Wednesday and Thursday on your MyLeo, students have the opportunity to vote in the Student Government Association Restructure referendum.

The legislation reads:
Whereas, the Student Government Association of Texas A&M University - Commerce has found that there is inadequate representation for each Academic College on campus.

Whereas, the Student Government Association of Texas A&M University - Commerce wishes to have a closer and more direct relationship with the Academic Deans on campus, and feels that it is imperative to take action to address this problem and provide a long-term solution.

Whereas, the Student Government Association of Texas A&M University - Commerce feels that there is a critical need for a restructuring of the Academic Affairs Committee to represent and properly address student concerns from each academic college.

Therefore, Be it Resolved, that the Student Government Association of Texas A&M University - Commerce will initiate a referendum to go before the student body for the purpose of altering the structure of the Academic Affairs Committee and Senate in the following ways:

*         Academic representative positions shall be created as a part of the Academic Affairs Committee.

*         Deans from each college shall take part in the appointment process for the Academic Representative positions.

*         There shall be no more than one (1) academic representative per academic college.

*         The academic affairs committee shall be changed to the Academic Affairs Council which shall compose of one at-large member of the Senate as chair, and Academic Representatives as members.

*         Academic representative members shall be entitled to full senatorial rights and responsibilities and may be held accountable for impeachment and other sanctioning processes.

*         The Senate will be changed to include academic representative members among the 30 Senate positions, therefore, decreasing the number of at-large members by the amount of academic colleges.

*         Academic representative members shall not be permitted to hold chair or officer positions in the Senate unless agreed upon by the Executive Board.

*         Academic representative members shall be re-selected by the college Dean if they wish to hold the position for an additional term and shall not go through the normal election process. Representative members are; however, allowed to run for election as at-large candidates for Senate or Executive Officers.

*         Academic representative members shall share the same term of office as at-large Senators stated in the constitution.

If you have any questions please contact SGA Vice President of Senate Affairs Dustin Egolf at aegolf at leomail.tamuc.edu<mailto:aegolf at leomail.tamuc.edu> or SGA Internal Affairs Chair Jasmine Williams at jwilliams190 at leomail.tamuc.edu<mailto:jwilliams190 at leomail.tamuc.edu>.

Thank you,
Jeremy Sippel (he/him/his)

Assistant Director of Student Government Association & Student Organizations

Rayburn Student Center

P: 903.468.3316



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