Special Legislative Committees of the Senate

The Senate shall have the power to create special legislative committees for specific purposes, to vest in them all appropriate powers of the Senate, to determine their composition, and to designate the chair of each special committee. All substantive actions of a special legislative committee shall take the form of recommendations to the Senate, except as otherwise provided herein.

1. Committee on Committees
   1. Shall make recommendations to the Senate on appointments to the Nominations Commission and of the Committee Staff Assistants.

   2. Shall consist of at least four elected Senators, including at least one from the Student Affairs committees, and including at least one graduate and one undergraduate.

   3. The chair of the Nominations Commission, the Senior Committee Staff Assistant, and a member of the Council of Presidents shall be ex-officio members of this committee.

   4. Shall select a Chair from among its members, who shall be an elected Senator, to be confirmed by the Senate.

2. Committee on the Judiciary
   1. Shall review all policies pertaining to student conduct.

   2. Shall consist of at least three elected Senators, at least one from the committee on Administration and Rules.

   3. A member of the Council of Presidents; a student member of the Committee of Fifteen, the Student Conduct Legislative Council, and the Stanford Judicial Council; and a representative from the Ombudsman's office, shall be ex-officio members of this committee.

3. Audit Committee
   1. Shall annually review the audit of the Association's finances for the previous year, including meeting with the auditors as necessary, and report on the results to the Senate and the members of the Association.

   2. Shall monitor internal controls and the adequacy of the Association's accounting, financial, and operational controls and of its policies and practices on financial reporting.

   3. Shall consist of three Senators, one from the Budget &Finance Committee and two at large, preferably one each from the Appropriations Committee and the Administration &Rules Committee, and the Controller of the University or designee.