Legislative Documents

2016-2017 SGA Senate Archive

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Announcements

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Vacancy Announcement – September 13, 2016

Acts

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Act A-01-16: An Act to Approve the Organizational Funding Requests Suggested by the Financial Affairs Committee for the Month of April 2016, and for Other Purposes

Act A-02-16: An Act to Establish a Pay Scle

Act A-03-16: An Act to Increase Participation and Efficiency in Senate Sessions

Act A-04-16: An Act to Amend the Pay Scale

Act A-05-16: An Act to Adopt Open Textbooks

Act A-06-16: An Act to Ratify the Operating Budget of the Student Government Association for the 2017 Fiscal Year

Act A-07-16: An Act to Approve the Organizational Funding Requests Suggested by the Financial Affairs Committee for the Month of September 2016, and for Other Purposes

Act A-09-16: An Act to Establish a Pay Scale

Act A-10-16: An Act to Approve the Organizational Funding Reuqests Suggested by the Financial Affairs Committee for the Month of October 2016, and for Other Purposes.

Act A-13-17: An Act to Approve the Organizational Funding Requests Suggested by the Finanical Affairs Committee for the Month of January 2017, and for Other Purposes

Act A-14-17: An Act to Make Attendance Mandatory for Higher Education Day

Act A-15-17: Syllabus Bank Advertisement Act

Act A-16-17: An Act to Investigate Improving Student Sexual Health

Act A-17-17: An Act to Offer Free Ponchos

Act A-18-16: Support Our Scholars Act

Bills

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Bill B-01-16: A Bill to Update Caucus Regulations in Senate

Bill B-02-16: A Bill to Repeal Discriminatory Dress Code Provisions in the SGA Code of Laws

Bill B-04-16: A Bill to Add Senate Chief of Staff to the SGA Bylaws

Bill B-05-16: A Bill to Amend the Introduction and Approval of Resolutions

Bill B-06-16: A Bill to Open the Floor to Student Concerns and Petitions at the Beginning of Each Senate Session

Bill B-07-16: A Bill Renewing FAC Eligibility Requirements

Bill B-08-16: The McCaskey-Cervino Rules and Regulation Bill

Bill B-10-17: A Bill to Amend the Senate Rules and Regulations

Bill B-12-17: A Bill Adopting a Biweekly Format for The Student Senate

Bill B-15-17: A Bill to Improve the Funding of the SGA “Got Meals?” Program

Constitutional Amendments

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Amendment C-02-17: SGA Constitutional Amendment

Resolutions

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Resolution R-01-16: A Resolution Confirming the Executive Council’s Selections for Appointed Officer Positions

Resolution R-02-16: A Resolution to Foster Collaboration Amongst the 21st SGA Senate

Resolution R-03-16: A Resolution Confirming the Speaker of The Senate’s Selections for Appointed Positions

Resolution R-04-16: A Resolution To Request for the Prompt Update of the SGA Governing Documents

Resolution R-05-16: A Resolution Confirming the Updated SGA Directors List

Resolution R-06-16: A Resolution Congratulating Dr. Mary Lee Caldwell on being Named Director of Student Governance and Citizenship

Resolution R-07-16: A Resolution Supporting Academic Integrity Week

Resolution R-08-16: A Resolution to Appoint Three SGA Senators to the Needs Based Scholarship and Military Dependent Scholarship Committee

Resolution R-09-16: A Resolution Encouraging Stronger Relationships Between Students and their Advisor

Resolution R-10-16: A Resolution Calling for the Writing of a New Constitution

• Voting Record for R-10-16

Resolution R-11-16: A Resolution Urging for the Completion of the University of Alabama’s Suicide Prevention Training Program by at Least One Executive Member of each Source-Registered Organization

Resolution R-17-16: A Resolution Supporting the Black Warrior Riverwalk Cleanup

Resolution R-18-16: A Resolution Acknowledging and Commending the Source and the Office of Student Involvement for “The Foundation” Program

Resolution R-21-16: A Resolution Commending and Thanking the 2016 Homecoming Committee

Resolution R-22-16: A Resolution Supporting a Town Hall Meeting

Resolution R-23-16: A Resolution Calling for Adherence to the SGA Constitutional Grants of Power

Resolution R-24-16: A Resolution Condemning Racism and Intolerance at the University of Alabama

Resolution R-25-16: A Resolution Supporting the “Hope After the Hurriance” Campaign for Hurriance Matthew Relief

Resolution R-26-16: A Resolution Creating a 2016 SGA Partnership with Beat Auburn Beat Hunger

Resolution R-27-16: A Resolution to Strengthen Campus Cybersecurity

Resolution R-28-16: A Resolution Commending the Black Warrior Riverwalk Cleanup

Resolution R-29-16: A Resolution to Urge and Request University Housing and Printing Services to Provide and Maintain a Working Printing System in all Residence Halls

Resolution R-30-16: A Resolution Encouraging Better Communication Between the SGA and the Elections Board

Resolution R-32-16: A Resolution Calling for the Capstone Creed and the SGA Mission Statement to be Recited at all Meetings

Resolution R-35-17: A Resolution Encouraging the Incentivizing of Student Football Tickets

Resolution R-36-17: A Resolution Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team on a Fantastic 2016-2017 Season

Resolution R-37-17: A Resolution to Increase Engagement Among the Student Body Through an External SGA Newsletter

Resolution R-38-17: A Resolution Congratulating and Thanking Director of Athletics William R. “Bill” Battle on the Announcement of his Retirement

Resolution R-39-17: A Resolution Congratulating the University of Alabama Public Relations Program on Its 2016 Top 5 National Ranking