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The USG Constitution
ARTICLE IV
Section II
Executive Branch of USG
A. The day-to-day administrative and management functions within the USG shall reside with the Executive Vice President.
B. The Executive Branch shall be composed of:
1. All officers(The President, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Vice Treasurer, Senator Pro-Tem).
2. The Rules and Regulations Chair in ex-officio.
3. All standing Committee Chairs and any other persons that body shall choose by 2/3 vote.
C. Powers and Duties of the Executive Branch
1. Implement and coordinate the various programs and services of the USG.
2. Serve as the administrative body of the USG.
3. Create committees and appoint individuals to aid in the administrative function of the USG. Such action shall be presented for approval to the Senate.
4. Enforce all rulings of the Legislative and Judicial branches.
5. Recommend legislation to the Legislative Branch.
D. Meetings
1. The Executive Branch shall hold weekly meetings while college is in session.
2. Special meetings of the Executive Branch may be called by the President or by a majority of the members of the Executive Branch.
3. A quorum shall be required to conduct business. Quorum shall consist of a majority of the members of the Executive Branch.
E. Attendance
1. Requirements
a. All Executive Branch members are required to attend all Senate and/or respective committee meetings.
b. All Executive Branch members are required to attend any event that the Executive Branch deems necessary.
c. The Rules and Regulations Chair and Executive Vice President shall monitor committee and Senate absences and inform the President of any Violations.
2. Violations
a. Any member of the USG holding an office that has three (3) absences in one semester shall be immediately dismissed from office. After two (2) absences, the Rules and Regulations Chair shall issue a warning to the said Executive Branch member.
b. Anyone arriving after the conclusion of roll call to a Senate meeting will be charged with 1⁄2 an absence. Anyone leaving a Senate meeting early will be charged with 1⁄2 an absence; attendance to be taken before adjournment.
1) Only the President and/or Executive Vice President may excuse an individual from a Senate meeting.
c. For each liaison report not completed and turned in not completed the senator shall receive a 1⁄2 absence on due date.
1) Only the Senator Pro-Tempore may excuse an individual from a liaison report.
d. For any function an Executive Branch member fails to attend when he/she has previously committed to the function, they shall be charged a 1⁄2 absence.
1) Only the individual organizing the event may excuse a member from the event.
e. Any Executive Branch member shall have seven days to contest an absence from the date the absence occurred.
F. Qualifications of USG Executive Branch Members
1. Must be activity fee paying members of the USG.
2. All Executive Branch members must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5.
3. Must resign any officer position they may have in any of the USG organizations.
F. Training and Transition
1. The President of USG is required to develop and recommend, with the cooperation of the Executive Branch and Senate, an appropriate transition plan and training program for the officers of the incoming legislation.
2. The Treasurer until approval of a transition plan and training program shall withhold the final three stipend payments of all stipend executive officers.
3. This plan and program is to be presented and approved by the Senate no later than the meeting at which the annual budget is presented to the Senate for approval.
4. A majority vote of the Senate is required to pass this plan.
5. All executive officers of the proceeding legislature shall have concurrent powers to implement the training program.
6. All executive officers, Administrative Vice Presidents, and Senators shall partake in the training program.
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