ASSOCIATED STUDENTS
University of California, Santa Barbara
Senate Bill
Subject: A Bill To Redefine the A.S. STARK Fund
Author: Dustin Larrazolo
Second: Nawar Nemeh
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Bill Type: By-Law Internal Lock-In
Vote Required for Passage: 3/4
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
recommends to the A.S. Senate that the following action be taken:
Pass As Written:
Pass With Amendments:
Do Not Pass:
Refer To Committee:
Recommended by a Vote Of:
Chairperson's initials:
CONSTITUTION ANS BY-LAWS RECOMMENDATION
Grammatical
Recommendations:______________________________________________________________
Structural Recommendations:___________________________________________
Legal Code Violations:________________________________________
Pass with Amendments:____________________________________
Table:_________________________________________________________________________________
STUDENT -SPONSORED LEGISLATION
Student Sponsor:
Student Co-Sponsor: ___________________________
The Student-Sponsored Bill Liaison
has insured that this StudentSponsored Bill is correct in its form and adherence to the ASUCSB Legal Code.
Pass As Written:
Pass With Amendments:
Do Not Pass:
Refer To Ad-Hoc Committee:
FISCAL IMPACT
Amount:
$0
Account: _____________________________________________
A Bill
To …
Whereas: The STARK Bill of 2012-2013 secured a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) fund for student-led
projects in science, technology, and research; and,
Whereas: The STARK Fund has been awarded to one student group, to date and many students who
are active in research remain unaware of the fund; and,
Whereas: The College of Creative Studies Student Council and College of Engineering Student
Council are moving to finance independent research, creative activities, entrepreneurship, student-led
colloquia and courses, and promote student involvement as well as stimulate intellectual and creative
growth; and,
Whereas: Student Councils collaborate with students on a frequent and intimate basis and can
properly address the specific needs of their constituents, and student groups.
Therefore let it be enacted by the Associated Students in the Senate assembled:
SECTION 3. BY-LAW INTERNAL LOCK-IN FUNDING
A) Any modifications of Article V Section 2(B)(2) and Article V Section 3 requires a 3/4
affirmative vote.
B) Point of Order: It shall not be in order for any clauses of Article V Section 2(B)(2) and
Article IV Section 3 to be suspended.
C) Eligibility:
1) Programs and services proposed in the Students’ Initiative campaign:
- Student Group Culture Weeks and Graduations
- Student Initiated Outreach
- Educational Research Grants
- Academic Professional Conference Travel Grants
- United States Students Association Funding
- Club Sports Championship Travel Grants
- Special Interest Nexus Insert Publication Grants.
2) A.S. Boards, Commissions, and Committees that advance the accessibility and
diversity of the University that do not have ballot initiative lock-ins.
3) All Internal Lock-In Funding shall be allocated under the same policies and
procedures governing Associated Students entities regardless of non-A.S. status.
D) Creation:
1) A three-fourths (3/4) affirmative vote is required to create a By-Law Internal
Lock-In.
E) Modification and/or Removal:
1) A three-fourths (3/4) affirmative vote is required to modify and/or remove a
By-Law Internal Lock-In.
F) Six percent (6%) or no less than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000.00) of the total
A.S. unallocated fund shall be allocated to Student Initiated Outreach programs.
G) Two point seventeen percent (2.17%) or no more than twenty thousand dollars
($20,000.00) of the total A.S. unallocated fund shall be allocated to the United States
Students Association.
H) Six percent (6%) or no less than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000.00) of the total
A.S. unallocated fund shall be allocated to Senate Finance and Business Committee to
allocate to cultural weeks/months and graduations such as Black History Month and
Lavender Graduation.
I) Five percent (5%) of the total A.S. unallocated fund or no more than thirty-thousand
dollars ($30,000.00) shall be allocated to Senate Finance and Business Committee to
distribute to Sports Clubs’ championship/invitational type competitions’ travel costs and
board costs with a cap of three-thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per team per year.
J) Four percent (4%) of the total A.S. unallocated fund or no more than twenty-thousand
dollars ($20,000.00) shall be allocated to Senate Finance and Business Committee to
distribute to Academic Teams’ championship/invitational competitions’ travel costs with
a cap of five-thousand dollars ($5,000.00) to any one team per quarter.
K) No more than ten-thousand dollars ($10,000.00) of the total Senate Finance and
Business Committee/Student Organization Program Fund shall be allocated to Senate
Finance and Business Committee to distribute to the Science, Technology, Aerospace,
Research and Kapital (STARK) fund in order to distribute to student groups that are
inclined to the sciences and engineering realm. It will be used to fund student projects
that would be donated to the university. There will be a cap of five-thousand dollars
($5,000) per group.
K) No more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) of the Associated Students budget/
Senate Finance and Business Committee/Student Organization Program Fund shall be
allocated to the College of Creative Studies (CCS) Student Council, the College of
Engineering (CoE) Student Council, and the Senate Finance and Business Committee to
sponsor the Science, Technology, Aerospace, Research and Kapital (STARK) Fund. The
STARK Fund finances student groups that are dedicated to engineering,
entrepreneurship, technology, and the sciences. It will be used to fund student endeavors
that include, but are not limited to, the following: student-led colloquia and courses,
independent projects, research, and other creative activities that contribute to the
university’s scientific intellectual capital.
1) Four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) will be distributed to the CCS Student
Council and four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) to the CoE Student Council.
Student groups requesting funds from either council must attend a student council
meeting prior to their request, and must submit their application for funding one
week prior to their student council’s public forum meeting. A vote of simple
majority (50% + 1) of the council’s voting members is required to approve fund
disbursement. Each student council will provide a financial report to the Senate
Finance and Business Committee on the status and activity of their STARK Fund
distribution.
a) Unallocated STARK Fund monies allotted to each student council shall
remain under their jurisdiction in a rollover fund for the following
academic year.
2) No more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) will be allocated to the Senate
Finance and Business Committee.
K) No more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) of the Associated Students budget/
Senate Finance and Business Committee/Student Organization Program Fund shall be
allocated to the College of Creative Studies (CCS) Student Council, the College of
Engineering (CoE) Student Council, and the Senate Finance and Business Committee to
sponsor the Science, Technology, Aerospace, Research and Kapital (STARK) Fund.
1) The STARK Fund finances OSL-registered student groups that are dedicated to
engineering, entrepreneurship, technology, and the sciences. It will be used to
fund student endeavors that include, but are not limited to, the following: studentled colloquia and courses, student-led projects, research, and other creative
activities that contribute to the university’s scientific intellectual capital.
2) Each ASUCSB Student Council may allocate no more than $5,000 to any OSLregistered student group and must report their minutes to A.S. Senate. A vote of
supermajority (2/3 of voting members) is needed to approve fund disbursement.
Their financial officers/liaisons must also attend the Senate Finance and Business
Committee meeting following the allocation to report the status of the STARK
Fund. The Senate Finance and Business (F&B) Committee must include the
report in their minutes, and if the Senate F&B Committee disagrees with any
STARK Fund allocations, the ASUCSB Senate may reject the AS Student
Council’s minutes – based on the Senate F&B Committee’s recommendation.
3) ASUCSB Senate’s approval of each Student Council’s minutes allows for the
allocation of funds.
4) Both Student Councils and the ASUCSB Senate F&B Committee must advertise
the STARK Fund at the beginning of each quarter through the Office of Student
Life, so that students of all undergraduate colleges at UCSB have equal access to
applying to the fund.
5) Each ASUCSB Student Council is to allocate no more than $5,000 of the Fund
per year, per Council.