Section A. To approve by majority vote all events concerning the ASCSI.
Section B. To meet each Monday from 4pm-6pm through out the school Year except when such a meeting falls on a school holiday.
Section C. To promote in every way possible the interests and spirit of CSI.
Section D. To authorize all appropriations from ASCSI funds.
Section E. To approve a budget prior to July 1, for the ensuing year.
Section F. To keep the ASCSI members informed of all business brought before the Senate and any action taken.
Section G. To ratify all ASCSI presidential appointments.
Section H. To perform its appropriate duties when a vacancy occurs.
Section I. To enforce recall of any Senator, President, Vice President, Secretary, of Treasurer missing three regularly schedules meetings. Unless he/she can show just cause why he/she should not be recalled. Showing up more than fifteen minutes late constitutes an absence.
Section J. In the absence of the ASCSI Vice President:
Clause 1. The ASCSI Vice President may recommend a member of the ASCSI Senate to conduct the meeting.
Clause 2. If no recommendation is made then the ASCSI President shall conduct the meeting.
Section A. The elected offices are as determined in the constitution.
Section B. Each officer shall be required to work at various Senate sponsored activities.
Section C. Duties of the elected officers:
Clause 1. Attend all regularly scheduled Senate meetings.
Clause 2. Each Senator shall serve four hours in the Senate office each week.
Clause 3. The President, Vice President, Secretary and the Treasurer shall serve six office hours each week.
Clause 4. These hours shall be posted outside the Senate office.
Section D. The President shall:
Clause 1. Attend all Senate and executive meetings.
Clause 2. Call all special meetings of the Senate.
Clause 3. Make recommendations for appointed offices.
Clause 4. Has the power to veto legislations for appointed by the Senate. The veto must be done within 10 days of approval by the Senate.
Clause 5. Call all special elections in the case of an initiative or referendum.
Clause 6. Appoint members of the Senate to chair Ambassadors, Diversity, Interclub, Communications, Advertising, Intramurals and Activities.
Clause 7. Is a nonvoting member of the Senate.
Clause 8. Coordinate legislative contact on the state and local level assuming responsibility for student interest lobbying.
Section E. The Vice President Shall:
Clause 1. In the absence of the President form Presidential duties shall assume all of the duties of the President.
Clause 2. Serve as the chair of the Senate.
Clause 3. Vote in the case of a tie.
Section F. Duties of the Treasurer
Clause 1. To monitor and report all ASCSI controlled accounts.
Clause 2. To hold a position on a committee.
Clause 3. Keep a notebook of budget requests up to date.
Section G. Duties of the Secretary
Clause 1. To record and disseminate all records of the ASCSI
Clause 2. To keep minutes of all meetings of the ASCSI
Clause 3. To provide all correspondence and clerical work for the ASCSI.
Clause 4. To hold a position on a committee.
Section H. Duties of the Senators
Clause 1. To assist in the providing of activities for the ASCSI
Clause 2. To propose and enact legislation
Clause 3. To serve on various committees established by the Senate
Clause 4. To draw up a budget for the following year for various organizations on campus.
Section A. To enact legislation
Section B. To establish committees or other appendages necessary to assist in legislative and administrative functions
Section C. To approve all ASCSI expenditures.
Section D. To conduct investigations into matters concerning student welfare and to make recommendations to appropriate college authorities.
Section E. To establish election rules.
Section F. To grant recognition to campus organizations.
Section G. To approve the annual ASCSI Budget
Section H. Overrides veto by a 2/3 vote.
Section A. A quorum must be present in order for the Senate to conduct official business. A quorum will be a simple majority of voting members.
Section B. Senate meetings shall be conducted under Robert's Rules of Order.
Section C. In the case of a voting member being absent from a Senate meeting, she/he may vote by a proxy written ballot on issues brought before the Senate, via any voting Senate member present at the meeting.
Section D. An appeals committee consisting of al least one freshman and one sophomore senators, an executive officer and a senate advisor will review the circumstances and determine if the appeals warrants further consideration. Recommendations of the appeals committee must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the Senate. If the senate does not concur with the recommendations of the appeals committee, the appeal will be returned to the committee for further consideration.
Section E. A senator or executive member can only appeal once during their full four semester term of office.
Section A. The term "Student Organization" shall apply to all organized groups which conform to the qualifications of the Senate and have constitution, advisor and list of members.
Section B. All organizations so recognized must meet the requirements as set for organization by the senate.
Section C. The Senate may revoke approval of any organizations which fail to maintain the qualifications as required by the Senate.
Section D. The Senate may extend approval to temporary groups or committees as it deems necessary.
Section E. Funding Criteria:
Clause 1. Interclub Council will consider funding only those clubs and organizations that enhance the image of the College of Southern Idaho and also directly benefit CSI students.
Clause 2. To be eligible for funding, a club or organization must participate in the designated activities assigned by the Interclub Council chairperson.
Section F. Allocations of Funds:
Clause 1. The maximum allocation per club will be $300.00 per semester or $20.00 per student per semester which ever is least.
Clause 2. Each club will be required to have a representative from their respective club at 3 meetings or more during the semester in order to receive any sort of funding from Interclub Council.
Clause 3. All awards/payments are at the distinction of the Interclub Chairman and Co-chairman.
Section G. Funding Requirements:
Clause 1. To be considered for funding a club must present the following information to the chairperson of the Interclub Council:
Clause 2. All requests for funds by exsisting clubs or organizations must be submitted by the third meeting of each semester.
Clause 3. New clubs may request funding at any Interclub meeting during the semester in which they are recognized.
Section A. Colors. The official colors of the association shall be Gold and Black.
Section B. Mascot. The official mascot of the ASCSI shall be The Golden Eagle.
Section A. Active membership shall be granted to those students who have paid their tuition/fees, are in good standing, and hold a current student body identification card.
Section A. All members either elected or appointed to the ASCSI Senate shall receive scholarship in the amount equal to full time tuition and general student fees. As outlined in the ASCSI election contract.
Section A. Definitions
Clause 1. Bills shall be defined and referred to as: a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment.
Clause 2. Simple Majority shall be defined and referred to as: 50 percent plus one.
Clause 3. Super Majority shall be defined and referred to as: 2/3.
Clause 4. Unanimous shall be defined and referred to as: without any dissention.
Section B. Only Senators who are in good standing may sponsor a bill.
Section C. All proposed bills shall proceed in consecutive order, in three stages, Introduction, debate, and vote stages.
Clause 1. Introduction Stage: the bill’s sponsor shall introduce the bill and summarize in writing and verbally to the Senate. No vote or debate shall be permitted. Clarifying questions shall be allowed.
Clause 2. Debate Stage: Senators and the public shall debate the merits of the Bill. The public shall schedule their floor time with the Vice-President.
Clause 3. Voting Stage: Bills may proceed to the voting stage no less than seven (7) days after the debate stage. Without a justifiable reason, voting shall proceed without further delay. The Secretary shall record each Senators vote in the voting record log and it shall be public record.
Section D. No bill shall proceed to the Debate Stage before a two-week (14 days) public posting and review period.
Clause 1. All bills shall be posted in The Tower, while it’s in operation, all senate calendars, senate office, senate web site, and sent through student emails. The non-existence of one does not void this clause. Clause 2. The Communication Chairperson shall be responsible for the public postings.
Section E. It shall be proper and necessary to override, by a super majority vote, the time restrictions in Article IX, Section C, Clause 3, and Section D, thirty days (30) before the last day of Senates spring term in order that the Senate finish their duties before Senates session ends.
Clause 1. Senate shall make a good faith effort to make all bills available to the public and allow public input.
Section F. In the event, extraordinary circumstance warrants, Article IX, Section C, Clause 3, and Section D, Clause 1 may be suspended. By a unanimous vote of the Senate.
Clause 1. There must be a unanimous vote for each extraordinary circumstance and the suspension shall sunset with each conclusion.