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Graduate and Professional Student Assembly - Resolution 9 (2020-2021)

Extending Voting Membership to Standing Committee Chairpersons

  • Term:
    2020-2021
  • Assembly:
  • Status: Accepted by the President
  • Abstract: The GPSA grants voting rights only to a subset of its members, the composition of which is proportional to the Assembly constituent divisions. This resolution amends the GPSA Charter to grant ex officio Voting Membership to the chairpersons of the GPSA standing committees, provided that the Chairpersons are democratically elected, and that no future amendment allows Chairpersonship to be granted without a general election.
  • Resolution File:
  • Supporting Documents:
  • Sponsors: David Dunham (dd567)
  • Reviewing Committee: Executive Committee

History

Action Date
Introduced to the Assembly Dec 7, 2020
Tabled Dec 8, 2020
Tabled Feb 1, 2021
Adopted by the Assembly Feb 15, 2021
Conveyed to the President Feb 16, 2021
Accepted by the President Mar 5, 2021

Associated Meetings

Assembly/Committee Date Meeting Minutes Details
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Dec 7, 2020 View Minutes of Dec 7, 2020 meeting View Dec 7, 2020 Meeting
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Feb 1, 2021 View Minutes of Feb 1, 2021 meeting View Feb 1, 2021 Meeting
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Feb 15, 2021 View Minutes of Feb 15, 2021 meeting View Feb 15, 2021 Meeting