Student Assembly - Resolution 7 (2025-2026)

Establishing the Student Employment Policy Committee

• Term:
  2025-2026
• Assembly:
  Student Assembly
• Status: Acknowledged by the President
• Abstract: This resolution establishes the Student Employment Policy Committee as a Policy Committee of the Student Assembly to regulate the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment for undergraduate student workers.

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  Whereas, Article VI, Section 1, lines 291-293 of the Bylaws of the Student Assembly states:

  Committees will be established with the adoption of a committee charge to be included in these Bylaws. A committee’s charge must be adopted and placed in these Bylaws before its bylaws are to be considered. Committee bylaws shall be adopted with a majority vote.

  Whereas, Article VI, Section 2, lines 299-300 of the Bylaws of the Student Assembly states:

  Policy Committees shall review all policies and programs of sectors of the University that create policy directly affecting student life.

  Be it therefore resolved, that the Bylaws of the Student Assembly, Article VI, Section 2, be amended to add Subsection L as follows to establish the Student Employment Policy Committee.

  Student Employment Policy Committee

  1. Charge: The Committee will represent the interests of students employed by the University in any capacity. The Committee will be charged with making recommendations to the University regarding the working conditions, wages, benefits, and well-being of student workers as well as the policies regulating student employment. The Committee will work in partnership with the Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment to ensure that Cornell provides sustainable and equitable employment opportunities for its undergraduate student body.
  2. Membership: Membership shall consist of eight undergraduate student employees of the University.
  3. Chair: The Committee shall be chaired by the Student Workers’ Representative. In the event that the Student Workers’ Representative seat is vacant, the chair shall be elected by the Assembly.

  Be it further resolved, that Article III, Section 4, lines 103-104 of the Student Assembly Bylaws be amended to update the responsibilities of the Vice President for Policy:

  Chair the Policy Committee and oversee the Dining Services Committee, Student Health Advisory Committee, Environmental Policy and Planning Committee, Academic Policy Committee, Technology Committee, and Student Employment Policy Committee.

  Be it finally resolved, that the Student Employment Policy Committee be recognized as the official body within the Student Assembly responsible for all matters regarding the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment for undergraduate student workers.

  Respectfully Submitted,

  Aiden Vallecillo ’26
  Student Workers’ Representative, Student Assembly

  Dylan Carson ’28 
  College of Arts & Sciences Representative, Student Assembly

  Lydia Blum ’27

  College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Representative, Student Assembly

  Max Ehrlich ’26

  College of Industrial and Labor Relations Representative, Student Assembly

  Ezra Galperin ’27

  Representative At-Large, Student Assembly

• Resolution File:
  SAR7EstablishingTheStudentEmploymentPolicyCommittee.pdf (208.79 KB)
• Supporting Documents:
  SAR7AppendixAUpdatedBylawsRedline.pdf (536.52 KB)
• Sponsors: Aiden Vallecillo (ajv74), Dylan Carson (dpc227), Lydia Ella Blum (leb257), Max Ehrlich (mae222), Ezra Galperin (egg48)
• Reviewing Committee: