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===== The Rules of Order of the Undergraduate Senate ===== | ===== The Rules of Order of the Undergraduate Senate ===== | ||
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=== History of the Rules of Order === | === History of the Rules of Order === | ||
Fall 2010: Created by the 12th Undergraduate Senate. | Fall 2010: Created by the 12th Undergraduate Senate. | ||
- | === Rules of Order 1: Order of Business === | + | * [[ug-senate:order1|Rules of Order 1: Order of Business]] |
- | The order of business for each meeting of the Undergraduate Senate and its constituent committees and sub-committees, except when otherwise specified, shall be as follows: | + | * [[ug-senate:order2|Rule of Order 2: Definition and Form of Motions, Bills, Resolutions, and Orders]] |
- | + | * [[ug-senate:order3|Rule of Order 3: Authors and Sponsors]] | |
- | - Call to Order | + | * [[ug-senate:order4|Rule of Order 4: Assignment of the Floor]] |
- | - Roll Call | + | * [[ug-senate:order6|Rule of Order 6: Yielding the Floor]] |
- | - Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting | + | * [[ug-senate:order7|Rule of Order 7: Acceptance of Modifications to a Motion]] |
- | - Acceptance of the Orders of the Day and Action Calendar | + | * [[ug-senate:order8|Rule of Order 8: Division of a Resolution or Order]] |
- | - Old Business | + | * [[ug-senate:order9|Rule of Order 9: Division of a Bill]] |
- | - Open Forum | + | * [[ug-senate:order10|Rule of Order 10: Special Fee Requests]] |
- | - Report of the Executive of the Association | + | * [[ug-senate:order11|Rule of Order 11: Methods of Voting]] |
- | - Report of the Financial Manager | + | * [[ug-senate:order12|Rule of Order 12: Conflicts of Interest]] |
- | - Reports of Association Committees and Departments | + | * [[ug-senate:order13|Rule of Order 13: Appeal from the Decision of the Presiding Officer]] |
- | - Report of the Presiding Officer | + | * [[ug-senate:order14|Rule of Order 14: Amendment]] |
- | - Report of the Deputy Chair | + | * [[ug-senate:order15|Rule of Order 15: Motion to Reconsider]] |
- | - Report of the US Committees | + | * [[ug-senate:order16|Rule of Order 16: Previous Notice]] |
- | - New Business | + | * [[ug-senate:order17|Rule of Order 17: Suspension of the Rules of Order of the Undergraduate Senate]] |
- | - Final Comments | + | * [[ug-senate:order18|Rule of Order 18: Motion to Recess]] |
- | - Adjournment | + | * [[ug-senate:order19|Rule of Order 19: Effective Communication during Meetings]] |
- | + | * [[ug-senate:order20|Rule of Order 20: Rules of Order Not Explicitly Mentioned]] | |
- | Items 7, 8, 9 and 12 shall be omitted for meetings of the committees and sub-committees of the | + | |
- | Undergraduate Senate. | + | |
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- | A. Explanations of Items\\ | + | |
- | Reports should be made by the head of a Department or the chair of a Committee, or a member of the Department or Committee designated by the chair or head of the body. Written summaries of Oral reports shall be included in the agenda packets, if available before the meeting. The Presiding Officer shall entertain questions from the members of the Undergraduate Senate and direct them to the individual making the report after each written and/or oral report has been concluded.\\ | + | |
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- | Any member of the Undergraduate Senate may, at any time at least one minute after the beginning of an oral report, interrupt the speaker and call for an ending of the report and questioning. If this motion passes, then the next item of business in the Orders of the Day shall be considered. No action items shall be considered at this time, unless otherwise specifically provided for in these Rules.\\ | + | |
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- | All original main motions shall be considered action items. Action items shall be considered in the order presented in the Action Calendar.\\ | + | |
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- | For meetings of the Undergraduate Senate, in the event that the Chair of the Senate is unable to be present at a meeting of the Undergraduate Senate, the Deputy Chair of the Senate shall act as Presiding Officer. In the event that neither the Chair nor the Deputy Chair, another member of the Executive Committee shall act as Presiding Officer.\\ | + | |
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- | For meetings of committees and sub-committees of the Undergraduate Senate, in the event that the Chair of the committee is unable to be present at a meeting, the Deputy Chair of the Committee shall act as Presiding Officer for meetings of committees and sub-committees of the Undergraduate Senate. In the event that neither the Chair nor the Deputy Chair, the Chair of the Senate or Deputy Chair shall act as Presiding Officer.\\ | + | |
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- | - Call to Order\\ | + | |
- | At the time the meeting is scheduled to begin, the Presiding Officer shall call the meeting to order.\\ | + | |
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- | - Roll Call\\ | + | |
- | At each meeting, the Presiding Officer shall call the roll to determine which members of the Undergraduate Senate/committee are present and which are absent. It is the duty of any member arriving after the roll call to alert the Presiding Officer of their presence.\\ | + | |
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