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Student Senate Update: 4/23/17

April 26, 2017

The Student Senate held a special session on Sunday, April 23. At the meeting, three motions were voted on.

Motion for ORC Disciplinary Action and Path Forward: A motion to discuss disciplinary action for the chairperson of the Oversight and Rules Committee (ORC) as well as recommendations for the Student Government Association (SGA) advisor and 80th Session SGA Student Senate.

  • Passed: Closed session.

Motion to Grant Emergency Temporary Power to SGA Advisor: A motion to temporarily allocate powers to SGA Advisor Gregg Heinselman to approve the ballot for the SGA election and referendum.

  • Failed: 8 in favor, 8 opposed, 1 abstained.

Motion to Cancel Student Senate Meeting of April 25, 2017: A motion to cancel the SGA Student Senate meeting of April 25.

  • Passed: 13 in favor, 3 opposed, 1 abstained.

The information in this update comes from the minutes posted to the Student Government Association FalconSync page every week. The Student Senate meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Willow River Room of the University Center. 

Comments

Transparency, please on 27 Apr 2017: Passed: Closed Session??? Votes MUST be disclosed in all circumstances. A secret vote is NOT LEGAL and a violation of WI STATE LAW.

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