Associated Students of the University of Washington
Student Senate
Session 14
 

A Bill to Improve Representation on the ASUW Student Regent Selection Committee

Whereas, The ASUW Board of Directors Bylaws ARTICLE XVI STUDENT REGENT SELECTION COMMITTEE SECTION 2: MEMBERSHIP currently reads:

“A. There shall be eleven voting members as follows:

1. Six ASUW representatives;

2. Three GPSS representatives;

3. One ASUW Bothell representative;

4. One ASUW Tacoma representative;

B. The ASUW representatives shall be delineated as follows:

1. ASUW President or proxy;

2. One ASUW Board of Directors member, to be selected by the ASUW Board of Directors;

3. One ASUW Student Senate Representative, to be selected by the ASUW Student Senate;

4. One Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Representative, to be selected jointly by the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association;

5. One Residence Hall Student Association Representative to be selected by the Residence Hall Student Association;

6. One Office of Minority Affairs Student Advisory Board Representative to be selected by the Student Advisory Board.

C. The ASUW President shall serve as chair during all even numbered sessions of the ASUW with the GPSS President as chair for all other years”; and

Whereas, the current makeup of the committee is designed to receive input from living groups; as highlighted by the representation of the Resident Halls, Fraternities, and Sororities of the University of Washington; and

Whereas, the commuter living group is the largest living group on campus, but is not currently represented on this committee; and

Whereas, decisions made by the Student Regent affect all students and all living groups; and

BE IT RECOMMENDED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDENT SENATE:

That, the ASUW Student Senate is of the opinion that the lack of commuter representation on the Student Regent Selection Committee is an extreme oversight and needs to be corrected; and

That, the ASUW Board of Directors Bylaws Article XVI Student Regent Selection Committee Section 2: Membership be amended to read:

“A. There shall be eleven voting members, as follows:

1. Six ASUW representatives;

2. Three GPSS representatives;

3. One ASUW Bothell representative;

4. One ASUW Tacoma representative;

B. The ASUW representatives shall be delineated as follows:

1. ASUW President or proxy from the Board of Directors;

2. One commuter student defined as an individual who is not recognized as belonging to either RHSA or IFC/PanHell, and who shall be appointed through the ASUW open selection, process absent a Student Senate recognized commuter union;

3. One ASUW Student Senate Representative, to be selected by the ASUW Student Senate;

4. One Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Representative, to be selected jointly by the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association;

5. One Residence Hall Student Association Representative to be selected by the Residence Hall Student Association;

4. One Office of Minority Affairs Student Advisory Board Representative to be selected by the Student Advisory Board.

C. The ASUW President shall serve as chair during all even numbered sessions of the ASUW with the GPSS President as chair for all other years.

History of Legislation

10/19/2007: Submitted for consideration
10/19/2007: Referred to the General Affairs Committee
10/30/2007: Amended by the General Affairs Committee
01/08/2008: Reported Without Opinion by the General Affairs Committee
01/08/2008: Placed on First Reading
01/08/2008: Amended by the Senate
01/22/2008: Referred to the Off-Campus Affairs Committee
02/19/2008: Amended by the Off-Campus Affairs Committee
02/19/2008: Reported Favorably by the Off-Campus Affairs Committee
02/26/2008: Placed on First Reading
04/01/2008: Placed on Second Reading
04/08/2008: Amended by the Senate
04/08/2008: Passed by the Senate

Legislation ID:
SB-14-1

Date Submitted:
10/19/2007

Sponsor:
Neil Rotta, Commuter 1, President Commuter Issues Caucus

Cosponsor(s):
David Kim, ASUW Senator
Chris Paredes, Latino Medical Student Association Senator