Standing Committees of the Senate

The Senate shall have the following Standing Committees: Administration and Rules, Appropriations, Budget and Finance and Student Affairs.

1. Administration and Rules
   1. Shall review all proposed changes to the Constitution, these By-Laws, the Rules of Order, or the Standing Rules.

   2. Shall review the performance of all officers and bodies of the Association with respect to these rules.

   3. Shall review all matters relating to Association elections and advise the Elections Commission regarding the same.

   4. Shall have primary responsibility for reviewing proposals for new service projects, service affiliates, or other agencies of the Association, except for new business projects or business affiliates.

   5. Shall review any matters that do not fall under the jurisdiction of any other Standing Committee.

   6. The Parliamentarian shall be an ex-officio member of this committee.

2. Appropriations
   1. Shall review the general finances of, and formulate fiscal guidelines for, all Association Boards and funds established under General Fees.

   2. Shall formulate Funding Policies, and review proposed changes to existing Policies.

   3. Shall review all allocation recommendations made by Association Boards to the Senate.

   4. Shall review all requests for Special Fees by student organizations.

   5. Shall review any proposed budget changes by student organizations receiving Special Fees.

   6. Shall review and approve the budgets of the Association Boards.

   7. The Financial Manager and the Directors of the Program Board and the Publications Board shall be ex-officio members of this committee.

3. Budget and Finance
   1. Shall review the general finances of, and formulate general fiscal guidelines for, the Association.

   2. Shall formulate Financial Policies, and review proposed changes to existing Policies.

   3. Shall formulate the Association Operating budget.

   4. Shall approve the budgets of, and review the performance of, the projects of the Business sector.

   5. Shall formulate guidelines for, and oversee the operations of, the Students' Organizations Fund, and shall review all requests by student organizations receiving funds from a General or Special Fee that they be permitted to deposit their funds outside the SOF.

   6. Shall oversee the operations of the Financial Office, the projects of the Business sector, and the finances of the Business Affiliates.

   7. Shall review and approve the budgets of projects in the Service Sector and have primary legislative oversight over the finances of the Service Projects and Service Affiliates of the Association, except for the Association Boards.

   8. Shall have primary responsibility for reviewing proposals for new business projects or affiliates, and shall review proposals for new service projects or affiliates or other new agencies of the Association with respect to their financial implications.

   9. Shall formulate personnel policies for the Financial Office and the projects of the Business sector.

   10. Shall review and formulate guidelines for University budget negotiations and the recovery of indirect costs.

   11. The Financial Manager shall be an ex-officio member of this committee.

4. Student Affairs
   1. Shall review all matters pertaining to general student activities.

   2. Shall review all matters pertaining to student organizations.

   3. Shall review all matters pertaining to the policies and administration of student services provided by the University or students.

   4. Shall review all matters pertaining to graduate and undergraduate education.

   5. Shall review all matters pertaining to University, school, and departmental policies and requirements.

   6. Shall review all matters pertaining to University research policies and activities.

   7. Shall review all matters pertaining to University residences.

   8. Shall review all policies of Residential Education.

   9. Shall be responsible for coordinating, with the COP, the Dorm Representatives Program.

   10. Shall be responsible for meeting with the Student Affairs division of the university administration at least once a quarter.