Spring 2009
Committee:
Relations with Local Senates Committee
Whereas, California Code of Regulations Title 5 §51023.7(a)(4) states, “the governing board shall recognize each associated student organization or its equivalent within the district as provided by Education Code §76060, as the representative body of the students to offer opinions and to make recommendations to the administration of a college and to the governing board of a district with regard to district and college policies and procedures that have or will have a significant effect on students. The selection of student representatives to serve on college or district committees, task forces, or other governance groups shall be made, after consultation with designated parties, by the appropriate officially recognized associated student organization(s) within the district”;
Whereas, Due to the lack of historical memory, operations, resources and training of the student’s legal rights, liabilities, and the turnover of students in California community colleges, new student government members may have the possibility of being indoctrinated by the advisors vision of student government to the detriment of having a student driven organization which may lead to limitations in outside sources, networking, training, and the retention of said historical records; and
Whereas, It is important for student governments to have historical information about its past positions and other actions to protect the historical integrity of student government, which is essential to continue building a strong student governance body;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local senates to work with their administrators to ensure that students have support to establish a mechanism for providing students with historical records of their local senate activities;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges establish a student government alumni network in order to ensure continuity of student governance statewide; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local student senates organizations to create a similar local alumni network to protect the integrity of student government locally.
Whereas, Due to the lack of historical memory, operations, resources and training of the student’s legal rights, liabilities, and the turnover of students in California community colleges, new student government members may have the possibility of being indoctrinated by the advisors vision of student government to the detriment of having a student driven organization which may lead to limitations in outside sources, networking, training, and the retention of said historical records; and
Whereas, It is important for student governments to have historical information about its past positions and other actions to protect the historical integrity of student government, which is essential to continue building a strong student governance body;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local senates to work with their administrators to ensure that students have support to establish a mechanism for providing students with historical records of their local senate activities;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges establish a student government alumni network in order to ensure continuity of student governance statewide; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local student senates organizations to create a similar local alumni network to protect the integrity of student government locally.