FLORIDA S TATE I , UN. VERSITY STUDENT GoVERNMENT AssociATION

MEMORANDUM

TO:

FROM:

RE:

61 st Student Senate - .K, Mattie Durham ~~ Student Senate br~~m Assistant

Resolutions considered Spring Semester 2009

Res. Description Action Taken

8 Having the SGA Spring elections take place on PASSED 1-7-09. Wednesday , February 18, 2009.

9 Renewing the contract for the Pittman Law Group for PASSED 1-7-09. 2009, and continuing to hav e the Pittman Law Group serv e as the official lobby ing firm for the FSU SGA.

10 Having the SGA Accounting Office not approv e the FAILED 1-14-09 purchase of laptop computers without approval from YES-14, N0-16 . the Finance Committee and Senate, and allowing the Accounting Office to postpone approval of expenditures of this matter and having any resolution to approve a computer be referred to the Finance Committee.

11 Allowing the Asian American Student Union to spend PASSED 1-14-09. $3,000 to bring Eliot Chang to speak at their Lunar Banquet.

12 Supporting Without Word as a productiv e program that PASSED 1-21-09. will benefit the students at FSU.

13 Approv ing the proposed guidelines for the Serv ice PASSED 2-4-09. Oriented Allocations Committee.

14 Approv ing the proposed guidelines for the Special PASSED 2-4-09. Interest Allocations Committee.

15 Approving the proposed guidelines for the PASSED 2-4-09. Entertainment Allocations Committee.

16 Approv ing the proposed guidelines f o r the Career PASSED 2-4-09. Advancement Allocations Committee.

17 Approving the proposed allocations Spring 2009 for PASSED 1-28 - 09. the Special Interest Allocations Committee.

18 Allowing the Senior Class Council / Golden Tribe PASSED 1-28-09 Lecture Series to spend $5,000 to bring Alex is Lev i to speak at FSU at the Women's Leadership Dinner during Women ' s History Month.

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Res. Description Action Taken

19 Permitting the Women's Center to spend $6,000 to PASSED 2-28-09. bring the Guerilla Girls to perform at FSU, on Tuesday, March 31, 2009.

20 Allowing the Executiv e Office to spend $6,500 out of PASSED 2-4-09. Executive Projects to bring Mr. Sprinkles to speak at FSU at the SGA Leadership Retreat on, Sunday February 22, 2009.

21 Permitting the Hispanic Student Union to take more PASSED 2-4-09. than 20 students to the Florida Hispanic Latino Collegiate Forum in Gainesville, Florida.

22 Allowing the Black Student Union to spend $5,000 PASSED 2-11-09. out of Contractual Services to bring Kevin Powell to speak at FSU for Black History Month.

23 Approving the proposed guidelines for the College PASSED 2-25-09. Of Engineering Allocations Committee.

24 Allowing the Black Student Union to spend $7,000 PASSED 2-18-09. to bring Benji Brown, Queen Aisahah and Sean Larkins to FSU to perform at the Mind, Body and Soul Month event, as part of Black History Month on February 23, 2009.

25 Supporting the dollar ($1.00) cigarette excise tax PASSED 2-18-09. increase in the State of Florida .

26 Allowing the Black Student Union to spend $2,300 PASSED 2-25-09. to pay the vendor for services in hosting the Mind, Body, and Soul Month and the celebration of 41 years at FSU, at the Ramada Inn on February 28 , 2009.

27 Approving the expenditures to pay the Florida PASSED 2-25-09. Student Association ($26,562.91) and the United States Student Association ($7,898.75), for membership fees.

28 Approving the Office of Legislativ e Affairs PASSED 2-25-09. proposed legislative agenda supporting Senate Bill 762 and House Bills 23, 397, and 499.

29 Allowing the Hispanic Latino Student Union to spend PASSED 3-25-09. $9,000 to bring Jowell and Randy to FSU to perform at their concert on April 19, 2009.

30 Permitting the Senior Class Council to spend PASSED 3-18-09 . $19,500, from the Golden Tribe Lecture Series Account to bring Jerry Greenfield of Ben and Jerry's

Ice Cream to speak at FSU on April 6, 2009. He will speak about sustainability and giv e out free ice cream samples.

Florida State University, P.O. Box 3064027, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4027

Page three Memorandum May 1, 2009

Res Description Action Taken

31 Allowing the College Bowl Team to travel to PASSED 3-18-09. competitions more than three (3)times during this fiscal year.

32 Removing FSU SGA from membership in the Florida PASSED 3-18-09. Student Association (FSA) and the United States Student Association (USSA) and pay outstanding debts and pro-rate fees to USSA.

33 Having the Office of Technological Integration and PASSED 3-18-09. the Registrar's Office work to ensure adequate server space for registration, especially on opening days of registration and drop/add.

34 Asking Parking and Transportation Services to FAILED 3-18-09. consider making Woodward garage, during business hours, as high-occupancy only access to promote car-pooling.

35 Allowing the Hispanic Latino Student Union and the WITHDRAWN BY Black Student Union to spend more than $2,000 to SPONSOR 3-25-09. bring a play called "Platanos and Collard Greens" to FSU.

36 Allowing the American Institute of Chemical and PASSED 3-25-09. Biomedical Engineers to bring 33 and 40 students respectively to attend the Southern Regional Student Conference from April 3-5, 2009.

37 Treating all students at the Florida State PASSED 4-1-09. University fairly and not discriminate against them on any grounds and no entity of SGA shall discriminate toward another entity.

38 Amending the Rules of Procedure, Rules 6.18 and PASSED 4-8-09. 7.01 (F), concerning resolutions for the Fund Distribution Committees and designating what day the Budget Committee shall meet.

39 Asking the Florida Legislature to make higher PASSED 4-1-09. education one of its top priorities.

40 Allowing the Institute for Conservative Studies PASSED 4-1-09. to spend $3,500 to bring Reginald Jones to speak at FSU on April 15, 2009.

41 Allowing the Women's Center to spend $4,150 to PASSED 4-8-09. bring Amy Richards to speak at FSU on April 23, 2009.

42 Excusing the Hispanic Latino Student Union and the WITHDRAWN BY Black Student Union for turning in a resolution SPONSOR 4-8-09. late for an event that has already happened.

Page four Memorandum May 1, 2009

Res. Description Action Taken

43 Allowing the First Respondent Union to spend over PASSED 4-8-09. $1,000 for maintenance for their equipment.

44 Supporting Senate Bill 2012 and House Bill 397, PASSED 4-8-09. allowing the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 to be more inclusive.

45 Excusing the Hispanic Student Union and the Black PASSED 4-22-09. Student Union for turning in a resolution late for an event that A&S Fees will be used.

46 Asking the Florida Legislature to passed the PASSED 4-15-09. Seminole Gaming Compact.

47 Paying the new Student Body Deputy Treasurer for PASSED 4-22-09. the first three pay periods of the summer semester from the OPS Wages line of the Student Body Treasurer.

FLo RIDA S TATE \ U NIVERSITY S TUDENT GoVERNMENT AssociATION

August 6, 2009

MEMORANDUM

TO : The 61 st Student Senate

FROM: Mattie Durham Senate Program Assistant

RE: Resolutions considered during the Summer Session 2009

Res. Description

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Giving the Order of Omega permission to spend over $2,000 out of Contractual Serv ices for the online publication of the Tomahawk.

Allowing the Hispanic Student Union to spend $4,800 to bring two comedians for their event on June 27, 2009.

Giving permission to the Office of Legislative Affairs to spend $2,900 for the Lobby Tools program .

Action Taken

PASSED 5-13-09.

FAILED BY VOICE VOTE.

PASSED 5-20 - 09.

51 Non-renewal of the SGA Movie Contract for the PASSED 5-27-09. 2009-2010 school year.

52 Giving the Women's Center "after the fact" PASSED 6-10-09. purchase justification for their ev ent hosted on April 23, 2009.

53 Paying the Deputy Student Body Treasurer from PASSED 6-17-09. the Student Body Treasurer OPS Wages line for

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the duration of the absence of the Student Body Treasurer.

Approving the operation guide l ines for the Programming Allocations Committee.

Approving the operation guidelines for the Resource and Trav el Allocations Committee.

Approving the operation guidelines for the Organizational Fund Line Item.

PASSED 7 - 15 - 09.

PASSED 7-15-09.

PASSED 7-15-09.

Florida State University, P.O. Box 3064027, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4027

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Page two Memorandum August 6, 2009

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Approving the proposed changes to the Academic Honor Code Policy put forth by the Academic Honor Code Policy Committee.

Having a FSU Green Certified Program.

Honoring the life of Senator James "Jim" King.

Action Taken

POSTPONED UNTIL FALL SEMESTER 2009.

PASSED 7-29-09.

PASSED 7-29-09.

FLORIDASTATE I UNIVERSITY . STUDENT GoVERNMENT AssociATION

December 16 , 2009

MEMORANDUM

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61 st Student Se~aJ • .. w Mattie Durham Y ted Senate Program As i~•tant Resolutions considered Fall semester 2009

Description

Setting the date of the Fall Student Government Association Elections on October 14 , 2009.

Giving the Black Student Union authorization to spend $3,835 on thei r Essence of Ebony event on Sunday , September 20 , 2009, at the FSU Alumni Association ballrooms.

Giving the Black Student Union authorization to spend $6,500 on their 5··" Annual COBOL Showcase on Saturday , October 17, 2009, which will be held at the Moon.

Asking the 61 5t Student Senate to develop a fair appeals process

for organizations that are denied funding from the Fund Distribution Committees.

A plan for sustainability of student life at the Florida State University.

Asking the 61 5t Student Senate to endorse the DREAM Act.

Approving the annual reapportionment for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Student Senate seats .

Supporting the idea of funding 15,000 rally towels to be distributed to FSU students at the September 26, 2009, football game against the University of South Florida.

Working to educate the student body about the sustainable initiatives taking place and the best practices to implement them, to make FSU a sustainable campus.

Endorsing the expenditure of the University Libraries in the described manners to enhance the academic experience of the Florida State University student body.

Thanking the University Athletics Department members for assisting in passing out the rally towels to the student body at the game on Saturday, September 26 , 2009.

Honoring the life of Ashby Stiff, Professor Emeritus of the Dedman School of Hospitality.

Supporting FSU Head Coach Bobby Bowden on a job well done.

Allowing the Black Student Union to have the Bobby E . Leach Ball at the Leon County Civic Center on December 5, 2009.

Florida State University, P.O. Box 3064027, Tal lahassee, FL 32306-4027

Action Taken

PASSED 9-2-09.

PASSED 9-2-09.

PASSED 9-2 - 09.

FAILED 9-2-09.

TABLED 9-2- 0 9.

PASSED 9-2 - 09.

PASSED 9-9-09.

PASSED 9-9-09.

PASSED 9-9-09.

PASSED 9 -16 -09.

PASSED 9-20-09.

PASSED 10-7-09.

PASSED 10-7-09.

PASSED 10-14-09 .

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Memorandum Page two December 16, 2009

Res. Description Action Taken

74 Changing the Rules of Procedure Rule 10.04. FAILED 10-21-09.

75 Allowing the Women's Center to spend $3,000 to bring Dan Savage PASSED 10-21-09. to speak at FSU.

76 Allowing the Hispanic Latino Student Union to spend $5,000 to PASSED 10-21-09. help bring Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberta Menchu to speak at FSU in conjunction with PeaceJam, on March 19-21, 2010.

77 Giving permission to the Jewish Student Union to host the PASSED 10-21-09. Holocaust survival event off campus at Hillel on November 9, 2009.

78 Giving permission to the Asian American Student Unio to have an PASSED 10-21-09. Potluck event off campus at Tom Brown Park on November 11, 2009.