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Student Assembly Resolutions

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Term Resolution Abstract Status
2025-2026 SA R51: Updating the Bylaws with a Contingency Plan for Vacancies in the Independent Offices This resolution updates the Bylaws to include a timeline of approval for, option for a vote of no confidence for, and… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R50: Tri-Semesterly Committee Chair and Liaison Reports Establishes all Committee Chairs and Liaisons to report on their progress at three3designated dates each semester to… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R49: Attendance Callouts Verbally announcing noted absent representatives after roll call and recording representatives’ early departures. Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R48: Public Comment Duration Establishes a one-hour limit for public comment per meeting to ensure efficient meeting operations while maintaining… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R47: Committee Chair Information Transfer Ensuring that information gets passed down from previous committee chairs to the current term chair, through a master… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R45: Creating a Membership Spotlights & Accountability Mechanism Creation of a formal communication requirement that highlights all representative actions over the course of the… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R44: You Get a Cookie! Creating a less hungry assembly by giving out cookies, a token of appreciation, if you will. Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R43: Creating Restrictions & Evaluation Criteria around the Special projects Fund Creation of a formal requirement that restricts utility of the Special Projects Fund beyond just “extracurricular… Rejected by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R42: A Resolution Enacting the Enforcement of Resolution 9 This resolution clarifies the Cornell Administration’s obligation to enforce Resolution 9 under the Student Assembly… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R41: Restructuring the Executive Board Restructuring the Student Assembly Executive Board to include the Chairs of the Policy, Finance, Communications, and… Tabled Indefinitely
2025-2026 SA R39: Rebranding the Student Assembly to the Cornell Student Governance Assembly Rebranding the Cornell Student Assembly to the Cornell Student Governance Assembly. Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R38: Increasing Outreach Requirements Highlighting that just one forum or outreach meeting per term is not sufficient to serve Cornell’s student body.… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R37: Maximum Printing Cap Highlighting that some courses require students to print material that far exceeds students’ printing allocation.… Returned by the President
2025-2026 SA R36: Establishing a Student Assembly Year-Round Grant and Review Committee Establishing a Student Assembly Year-Round Grant using funding from the Student Assembly Reserves to access educational… In Discussion
2025-2026 SA R35: Transferring Funds to the Administrative Account This resolution transfers $3,000 from the Initiatives Subaccount to the Administrative
Subaccount.
Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R34: Standardizing Resolution Authors and Endorser Rules Standardizing the use of “endorsers”, “authors”, and “reviewers” on resolutions. It establishes and uses the term “… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R33: Making General Election Day A Campus Holiday Designating the general Election Day as a university-wide campus holiday to promote student civic engagement and remove… Rejected by the President
2025-2026 SA R32: Approving Special Projects Request for the Speech and Debate Society at Cornell This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for the Speech and Debate Society at Cornell to attend the… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R31: Transferring Additional Funds to the Special Projects Fund This resolution approves transfers funds from the Student Assembly reserve account to the Special Projects subaccount. Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R30: Approving Special Projects Request for Air and Sea Hospitality This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for Air and Sea Hospitality to attend a professional… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R29: Approving Special Projects Request for the Cornell Capital Club This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for the Cornell Capital Club to attend the Cornell Capital… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R28: Approving Special Projects Request for the Med-In Black Association This resolution approves $2500.1 of Special Projects funding for the Med-In Black Association for the Future Healers… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R27: Implementing the Cup Return Project This resolution seeks to implement the Cup Return Project, a plan to introduce reusable cups to Cornell Dining Retail… Committee Review
2025-2026 SA R26: Approving Special Projects Request for the Young Democratic Socialists of America This resolution approves $3000 of Special Projects funding for the Young Democratic Socialists of America Cornell… Adopted by the Assembly
2025-2026 SA R25: Approving Special Projects Request for Ethiopian Eritrean Student Association This resolution approves $4800 of Special Projects funding for the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Association, or EESA, for… Adopted by the Assembly