Senate Legislation

         The purpose of legislation in the Senate of Colle ge Councils is directly linked to Senate’s role as a student governance organization charged with representing students in academic affairs. College councils are the reason why pieces of legislation passed by the Senate of College Councils have legitimacy and have the potential to create positive change. A college council serves as the official student representative organization in a college/school and therefore serves as an advocate of and resource for the students it represents. Consequently and naturally, college councils gather together a diversity of students in their respective college who are dedicated to improving students’ experiences in their college. Thus, when a college council delegation votes on a piece of legislation at a Senate general assembly meeting, the delegation represents not just three isolated individuals from a college but an entire body of students officially dedicated to representing their fellow students in that college. When a piece of Senate Legislation gets passed by the Senate of College Councils, therefore, the message that approval sends is that a majority of the official college-level student governance organizations at the University of Texas are in support of the changes the legislation is advocating.

2011-12

 

 

• S.B. 1101 – In Support of Amending the Constitution and Bylaws of the Senate of College Councils to Include the External Affairs Committee in the General membership of the Senate of College Council

       S.B. 1101 – Policy Briefing

• S.R. 1101- Calling for the Creation of the Student Organization Endowment 

          S.R. 1101- Policy Briefing 

• S.B. 1102- Amending the Constitution and Bylaws of the Senate of College Councils 
• S.B. 1103- Amending the Internal Spending Rules of the Senate of College Councils
• S.R. 1102- In Support of Mandatory Electronic Course Instructor Surveys 

        S.R. 1102- Policy Briefing 

• S.R. 1103- In Support of Printing the University Honor Code on Identification Cards 

 S.R. 1103- Policy Briefing 

• S.R. 1104- In Support of Integrating Research and Inquiry-Based Courses into an Undergraduate Research Certificate Program

 S.R. 1104- Policy Briefing

• S.R. 1105- In Support of Developing a Comprehensive Degree Planner 

S.R. 1105- Policy Briefing 

• S.R. 1106- In Support of Increased Transparency of and Student Involvement in Learning Outcomes 

       S.R. 1106- Policy Briefing 

• S.R. 1107- In Support of Adding Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs to Tenure Considerations 

       S.R. 1107- Policy Briefing

       S.R. 1107- Addendum

• S.R. 1108- In Support of the Creation of  a Medical Humanities Certificate Program 

       S.R. 1108- Policy Briefing 

• S.R. 1109- In Support of a Consisten Faculty Peer Review System

       S.R. 1109- Policy Briefing 

• LACR 1101- In Support of Creating a Track System Within the Government Degree Plan

•  S.R. 1110- In Support of Study Abroad Curriculum Integration Packets 

S.R. 1110- Policy Briefing 

• S.R. 1111- Calling for University Policy to Assist in Reducing Course Material Costs
  

S.R. 1111- Policy Briefing

• S.R. 1112- In Support of Creating Unofficial Online Transcripts
• S.R. 1113- In Support of Displaying Waitlist and Enrollment Details in Course Schedule 

• S.R. 1114- In Support of the College of Natural Sciences Offering Minors
  

S.R. 1114- Policy Briefing

• S.R. 1115- In Support of a Specified Transfer Student Advisor in Each College 
  

S.R. 1115- Policy Briefing

2010-11

• S.B. 1001 – Amending the Constitution of the Senate of College Councils Adding AIESEC as an Agency of Senate
• S.B. 1002 – Amending the Constitution and Bylaws of the Senate of College Councils
• S.B. 1003 – Amending the Internal Spending Rules of Senate

S.B. 1003 – Policy Briefing

S.B. 1003 – (Revised) Internal Spending Rules of Senate

• S.B. 1004 – Amending the Bylaws of the Senate of College Councils

S.B. 1004 – Policy Briefing

• S.B. 1005 – Amending the Constitution of the Senate of College Councils to Allow for Financial Committee Proxy Voting

S.B. 1005 – Policy Briefing

• S.B. 1006 – Executive Board Appointments
• S.B. 1108- 2012-13 Discretionary Leadership Team Appointment