Senate Minutes October 30, 2012 Graduate Education Auditorium, 6:00 PM I. II. III. IV.

Call to Order 6:04 Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Special Orders A. Reports (5 minutes each) i. Advisors Report- None ii. Graduate Assistants Report 1. Congratulations to Senator of the Week- Will Simpson iii. Presidents Report iv. Vice-Presidents Report v. Secretarys Report vi. Treasurers Report vii. Cabinet Reports 1. Chief of Staff a. Elections commissioner for the local school system is needed b. The chair of sustainability gave a report discussing the earth tubs that our university invested in. viii. Chair of the Senates Report a. The motor voter bill is in action and volunteers are needed. b. Two procedural issues were talked about concerning amending the agenda and previous question. Senators cannot move items out of their assigned category ix. ASGJ Chief Justices Report a. Move to the end of the agenda Public Comment (3 at 2 minutes each) Old Business A. ASG Senate Bill No. 2 Senate Half Full or Half Empty Act i. Authored by Senator Will Hansen ii. Sponsored by Senator Will Hansen iii. Report- the Constitution and Code committee voted to pass the bill with amendments made to make the bill constitutional iv. Amendment by Autumn Lewis- a vote of confidence will be necessary after five weeks for permanent approval Pass, debate continues v. Amendment by Samm Vaughn- Fail vi. Voting on the Bill- 18-24, Fail

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B. ASG Senate Resolution No. 2 A Resolution to Support ASG Fresh HOGS i. Authored by Senator Amy May West ii. Sponsored by Senator Samantha Vaughn iii. Amendment made by Amy May West- omitting portion of bill that states the money allocated by Senate will be used specifically used for the Fresh H.O.G.S fall retreat- Pass iv. Amendment- from allocations budget v. Voting on Bill- 38-8 Pass C. ASG Senate Resolution No. 3 A Resolution to Allow Special Accommodation for Islamic Jumuah Prayer i. Authored by Senator Fowad Siddiqui ii. Sponsored by Senator Fowad Siddiqui iii. Parking- Voted to pass resolution iv. Diversity- Voted to pass resolution v. Voting on Bill- 26-17 pass D. ASG Senate Resolution No. 8 A Resolution to Support Online Academic Overrides i. Authored by Senator Madeleine Forrest ii. Sponsored by Senator Madeleine Forrest iii. Amendment- to insert similar to the Math Department or to establish a system via ISIS. iv. Committee Report- The academics committee- pass v. Voting on Bill- Pass E. ASG Senate Resolution No. 9 A Resolution to Support a New Outdoor Intramural Sports Complex i. Authored by Senator Ethan Dollar ii. Sponsored by Senator Ethan Dollar iii. Committee Report- Campus Life voted to pass this bill iv. Voting on Bill- Pass F. ASG Senate Resolution No. 10 A Resolution to Support the Morrill Act Sesquicentennial Celebration i. Authored by Senator Amy May West and Senator Ashton Dawson ii. Sponsored by Senator Amy May West and Senator Ashton Dawson iii. Committee Report- Press Relations, Voted to pass bill iv. Voting on the Bill- Pass New Business A. ASG Senate Bill No. 4 The ASG FY13 Operating Budget Act i. Authored by Treasurer Blake Hirschman and Secretary to Treasurer Mike Wyse ii. Sponsored by Chair of the Senate Mike Norton iii. Referred to Appropriations

B. ASG Senate Resolution No. 11 A Resolution to Support RazorQuest i. Authored by President Tori Pohlner ii. Sponsored by Senator Tyler Dean, Senator Audra King, and Senator Haley Wright iii. Referred to academics VIII. Announcements IX. Adjournment- 8:06 p.m