Student Senate Minutes
September 9, 2015
7:00 pm Case Study 2
In the Student Union on the OSU-Stillwater Campus
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Call to Order the Student Senate of the Student Government Association of Oklahoma State University
Roll Call
Swearing in of New Senators, Supreme Court Justices, and Executives:
I, state your name, do solemnly affirm that I will discharge to the best of my ability, the responsibilities entrusted to me, as an
officer of the Student Government Association of Oklahoma State University
Pledge of Allegiance
Guest Speakers and Student Concerns
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Steve Spradling- Director of Parking and Transportation – fall parking changes, he is an advocate for the students, many game
day parking changes. 686 new spaces overall next spring and 200 spot parking garage by Student Union. 6 new AGA buses.
Advisor’s Report – John Mark
Executive Reports
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Alex Marianos- Big Event Director- a day of service to the community of Stillwater. Exec Apps are out on Campus Link.
b. Colton Clark-Communications Director-Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to get the word out about what the different
branches of SGA are involved in.
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Cowboy Cousins- 200 people got paired up last night, continue to stay up to date.
d. Wyatt Shaw- first FRC meeting was a success, interested in volunteers to organize a mock senate.
New Business
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F15BL008- A bill to provide co-sponsorship funds to Model United Nations OKSTATE
i. Author Ex: Taylor- a mock U.N group, planning on having a conference at the end of October, but due to a lack of funding
the date has been moved to Feb., needing money now to start planning and be prepared for this event.
1. Price question: Is this your first year as a recognized organization?
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No
2. Steadley: Are they allowed to use our funds in a semester that they did not request to originally use the funds in?
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Uncertain
3. Price motions to table the bill until next week’s senate-second Truong
b. F15BL009- A bill to provide funds to the Society of Petroleum Engineers
i. Author Ex: Stedley motions to table the bill until next week- Fanning seconds
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F15BL001 – A bill to amend the SGA Constitution
i. Author Ex: Price- a bill making small grammatical amendments
1. Motion to vote by roll call
2. Bill passed
d. F15BL006 – A bill amending Title II
i. Price Author- update the name Dancemarathon to Cowboyathon
1. Motion to vote by consent
2. Bill passes
e. F15RS001 – A resolution to appoint the Attorney General and a Supreme Court Justice
i. Price speaking- appointing a justice
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Lauren Clark, Junior Agribusiness, Involvement in SGA
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David Hyger,Senior, Engineering Major
2. Lane question: why and how did you hear about it?
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Lauren Clark did it because of Kyle prompting to apply.
b. David was interesting and knew the positon was open.
3. Tinnin close questions-Steadly second
4. Steadley motions to vote by consent
5. Bill passes
Legislation to be forwarded to committees
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
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09/2/15 – Taylor motions to approve-Steadley seconds
i. Minutes Approved
President/Vice-President Reports
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President – Kyle Hilbert
i. Res. Life Communication director, improving the ties and communication, improving involvement in SGA organizations
ii. Task Force, go through senate get senates approval, senators and exec to work together to make students more engaged
in SGA
b. Vice President – Taylor Dennis
i. Programming Announcements- Cowboyathon Golf Tournament in Guthrie.
ii. Friday night dirty curdy Into the Streets Benefit
iii. Special Projects-Dad’s day tailgate and food provided
iv. Sustainability-tailgate recycling needs volunteers for dad’s day
v. FRC 400+, 52 were selected, plugging in applicants who didn’t get FRC and keeping them involved in FRC
Senate Reports
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Liaisonsi. OSU Tulsa –Kinnison-no report
ii. OSU Institute of Technology –Beebe-no report
iii. OSU OKC –Sandavol- no report
iv. GPSGA –Slawson-no report
v. FRC –Lostlen-mock senate volunteers
b. Representativesi. Board of Regents for A&M Colleges –Tinnin1. Office building inhabited by the spears school of business
2. The dairy center is going to be changed to helm hall
3. Budget was extended on the Edmon Lowe tower
4. Construction projects for the roads after this football season
5. Improvements to Blackwell
6. Improved consultants for res hall action
7. Cycling the 400 students out of Drummond
ii. Board of Regents for Higher Education –Johnson- no report
iii. Faculty Council – Lane- no report
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Committee Chairs
i. Budget – Jeremiah Taylor
1. Groups that are not recognized or registers will not receive funds from us
2. To split our funding per semester to keep better track of funding to even it out.
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Tinnin question- are we going to make an effort to help groups who can’t be funded
by us?
-It depends on the situation of their other funding resources
ii. CSO – Andrew Steadley
1. Meeting with groups to receive more ideas about how to help the students.
iii. Internal Affairs – Sarah Sauer
1. 3 pieces of legislation out of committee, title 9 is going to be further discussed so we can input long lasting
changes
iv. PAC – Rodney Tinnin – no meeting tomorrow
v. University – Jake Fanning –no report
d. Constituency Reports
e. Arts and sciences stucco apps coming out
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Business stucco apps due Friday by 4:00pm
Vice Chair’s Report- Dillon Johnson- none
Chair’s Report – Josh Jackson
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Senate twitter @OSUSGASenate, log office hours and go to your committees , fill out proxy forms , if you missed the retreat
email josh , read the bills before senate
Announcements
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Hoco royalty apps out
b. Hoco Big committees out
Informal Discussion
Adjournment
This agenda shall not be construed as preventing: The introduction of new legislation not listed, the reconsideration of any motion
of the immediately preceding Senate meeting, or any regular procedural motion or any motions by an appropriate majority which
allows the introduction and final consideration of Legislation in the same meeting so long as that legislation is listed in this agenda.
Posted at 3:00 p.m. on September 1, 2015 by Josh Jackson, Senate Chair (jajosh@okstate.edu) 405-744-6500.