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The USG Constitution
HOUSE RULES of the United Students' Government
Rules of Procedure
A. A committee of the whole must be in session before members of the gallery can be recognized.
B. Member's of the gallery remarks are not to exceed five minutes, unless extended by a majority vote of the Senate.
C. Members of the gallery may not be recognized until all members of the senate who wish to speak on an issue have done so.
D. The author of a motion may speak first and last to his/her motion, concluding remarks not exceeding five minutes.
E. Meetings will begin at 8:45 pm on Tuesdays during the academic year.
F. Presentations made to the Senate body during the Senate meeting, other than by members of Senate must be in written form unless the Senate rules otherwise.
G. Any person or group wishing to address the Senate is limited to a ten-minute presentation, unless extended by a majority vote of the Senate.
H. Any additions and deletions to the House Rules must be submitted in writing and approved by a majority vote.
I. The chair reserves the right to call an emergency Executive Session of the Senate.
J. All other rules of procedure will be followed according to Robert’s Rules of Order Revised.
Conduct
A. There will be no alcoholic beverages allowed in any Senate meeting, by the Senate, the Executive Branch or the gallery.
B. Each member of the Senate is to remember his/her responsibility and arrive at the meetings sober.
C. All derogatory remarks and foul language are prohibited.
D. The members of the Senate and gallery shall show all speakers due respect.
E. All members of the Senate shall silence/turn off all electronic devices prior to the meeting being called to order.
F. Anyone not recognized by the chair shall have the respect to communicate by leaving the room.
G. The following items shall be prohibited when the Senate is in session:
1. Rimmed hats above the eyes
2. Electronic recording devices (unless approved by the USG Executive Branch).
3. Ear pieces (head phones, ear phones, etc.)
The USG Document Retention Policy
A. All minutes of Senate, standing and ad-hoc committee meetings, minutes of organizations' meetings when available, Officer Reports, Coordinator Reports, student bills and student resolutions shall be forwarded to the President for filing according to the USG document retention procedures which are as follows:
B. All minutes of the Senate and all student bills and resolutions shall be forwarded to the Record and USG's Webmaster for publication.
C. Each document shall be attached to a USG Document Retention form which shall contain the following information:
1. The type of document (bill, resolution, minutes and reports) and its legislative number.
2. The name of the introducer and which branch they are from.
3. The name of the filer.
4. The dates of the first and second readings of the document.
5. The date that the document was accepted or rejected and the vote that took place.
6. Once the information has been noted, the following signatures are needed on the document retention form:
a. Introducer's signature and the date signed.
b. President's signature and the date signed.
7. Each page of the document is to be initialed by the President or Executive Vice President.
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