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Fall 2006
Committee:
SSCCC
Whereas, The California Code of Regulations Title 5 §50002 (a) states, “A Student Senate for the California Community Colleges has been established in conjunction with local associated student organizations...”;

Whereas, Each local associated student organization operates in unique local circumstances but is faced with situations that may not be unique to other local associated student organization;

Whereas, Local associated student organizations that are, or have, faced similar situations may offer assistance from local experience to other local associated student organizations; and

Whereas, Obtaining information regarding local associated student organizations to be used as a resource may help identify and set systemwide student priorities, strengthening the coalition of local associated student organizations that is the Student Senate for California Community Colleges while increasing the resolve of local associated student organizations and the Student Senate for California Community Colleges in matters of student representation;

Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges produce an annual “State of the Local Senates” report containing information about local associated student organizations, which provides a systemwide outlook and analysis of the state of local student representation;

Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges, in conjunction with the production of this report, compile an online database of all local associated student organization governing documents and ensure that the final report is available via the Student Senate website;

Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge local associated student organizations to cooperate with all efforts made by the Student Senate for California Community Colleges to produce this report; and

Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges annually present this “State of the Local Senates” report to the local associated student organizations beginning at the 2007 Spring General Assembly.