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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH




 


The Legislative Branch is the law making body of the Student Government Association, and will be called the Student Senate. The Legislative Branch should also examine problems and arrive at possible solutions for the student body and make proposals to the Executive Branch for its approval.
 



Vice President
Shanay Davis
sdavis@savstate.edu

The role of the Legislative Branch shall be as follows:

  • The Legislative Branch will make all laws necessary and proper for the functioning of the Student Government Association in accordance with its stated Constitutional purposes.
     

  •  Bills/proposals originating in the Legislative Branch shall have the force of law only after Executive Branch approval.    
     

  • Should the Executive Branch fail to act upon a Legislative Branch decision of which it has been notified, the Legislative Branch decision will have the force of law after the 14th day from the date of notification.
     

  • A two-thirds (2/3) vote in the Legislative Branch shall override any Executive Branch veto and such bills will have force of law.
     

  • The Legislative Branch shall also have the power to create committees deemed necessary to perform its functions.
     

  • The Legislative Branch will nominate and vote on members of the Student Organization & Activities Resources Board (SOAR) Committee.


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