University of Colorado
Student Union
Legislative Council
April 3, 2007 67LCB2-Approval of ASC Bylaws
Sponsored by: Boyce Postma Leg. Council President
Hadley Brown Tri-Executive
Authored by: Boyce Postma Leg. Council President
Ryan Biehle Legislative Affairs
Director
Hadley Brown Tri-Executive
Approval of Associated
Students of
Bill
History
Since
the dissolution of the Colorado Student Association (CSA) in 2003, higher
education has had no formal representative body on the state and federal level.
In November of 2006, a working group of student leaders from universities and
colleges across the state began working on the foundation of a board that would
come to be known as the Associated Students of Colorado (ASC). Their first
public event was a lobby day at the state capital on March 5th 2007.
It has been regarded as a great success, with many believing it was the main
reason for higher education receiving more money than even the governor was
asking for. On April 28th, 2007, members from participating schools
ratified the ASC Bylaws, officially bringing the ASC into existence. In order
for each school to formally be a member, their respective student governments
must also ratify the ASC Bylaws.
Bill Summary
Whereas:
Higher education has suffered from not having representation on the local,
state and federal level, and
Whereas:
The main goal of the ASC is to represent all students attending higher
education institutions, and
Whereas:
Higher Education requires a much larger monetary allocation than it currently
receives in order to provide a competitive and high quality education, and
Whereas: The University of Colorado Student Union
would greatly benefit form increased communication and collaboration with
Whereas:
The University of Colorado at Boulder wishes to be an active member of the
Associated Students of Colorado and support events and legislation contributing
to the greater good of higher education, and
Whereas:
Two representatives will need to be selected to represent the UCSU at ASC
meetings, and
Whereas:
The ASC Bylaws shall not trump any rule set forth in the
THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED:
Section 1: The University of
Colorado Student Union recognizes the Associated Students of Colorado as a
legitimate representative board of all students attending higher education
institutions, and
Section 2: Legislative
Bylaws Article VII, section C, subsection 2 shall have a new subsection L,
titled Associated Students of Colorado. It shall read as follows:
l.
Associated
Students of
a. The Executive(s), and the Legislative Council
President shall each appoint one member of the Legislative Council or Executive
staff to represent UCSU at ASC meetings. These appointees shall also serve on
the Legislative Affairs Commission.
b. Both appointments shall be ratified by the
Legislative Council before they may serve on the ASC board.
c. The term of the ASC representative shall terminate at
the end of the spring session annually.
d. Once ratified, appointees must attend all ASC
meetings through the duration of their term
e. In the event that an appointment misses two or more
ASC meetings without a valid reason, the Executives and/or President of
Legislative Council may withdraw their appointment and appoint another with the
process described above.
, and
Section 3: The
Section
4: This bill shall take effect upon passage by the Legislative Council and upon
either obtaining the signatures of two Tri-Executives or the elapse of six days
without action by the Tri-Executives.
Vote Count
5/3/07 Passed Acclamation
6/7/07 Passed 14-0-0
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Boyce Postma Hadley Brown
Legislative Council
President Tri-Executive
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Charles Gilford III Sarah Divine
Tri-Executive Tri-Executive