Spring 2014
Committee:
Resolutions Committee
Whereas, The Student Senate for California Community Colleges currently holds the expectation that each delegate comes to the General Assembly familiar with the entire history of the Student Senate and has used previous resolutions to reference for his or her own submissions;
Whereas, This expectation creates an unreasonable learning curve for the delegates from General Assembly which will only get steeper and therefore more unrealistic as content continues to increase indefinitely, unabated by self-imposed limitations;
Whereas, It is incredibly difficult to even ascertain whether current practices are in compliance or are out of compliance with resolutions of the General Assembly; and
Whereas, There are frequently unintended consequences which follow the implementation of bolder resolutions and affording the General Assembly with a simpler process for remedying those unintended consequences allows the Student Senate for California Community Colleges the ability correct itself without resorting to the more difficult process of rescinding or amending
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges adopts necessary constitutional, bylaw, and procedural changes to the effect of implementing a long term eternal sunset or all General Assembly resolutions after five (5) years, unless those resolutions about to expire are individually reaffirmed by the Student Senate Council for another number of years specified in the reaffirmation; something previously adopted;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges be empowered to enact this resolution immediately, with any effective date(s), and by any committee or committees that it may be referred to for action.
Whereas, This expectation creates an unreasonable learning curve for the delegates from General Assembly which will only get steeper and therefore more unrealistic as content continues to increase indefinitely, unabated by self-imposed limitations;
Whereas, It is incredibly difficult to even ascertain whether current practices are in compliance or are out of compliance with resolutions of the General Assembly; and
Whereas, There are frequently unintended consequences which follow the implementation of bolder resolutions and affording the General Assembly with a simpler process for remedying those unintended consequences allows the Student Senate for California Community Colleges the ability correct itself without resorting to the more difficult process of rescinding or amending
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges adopts necessary constitutional, bylaw, and procedural changes to the effect of implementing a long term eternal sunset or all General Assembly resolutions after five (5) years, unless those resolutions about to expire are individually reaffirmed by the Student Senate Council for another number of years specified in the reaffirmation; something previously adopted;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges be empowered to enact this resolution immediately, with any effective date(s), and by any committee or committees that it may be referred to for action.