taken by an officer or by officers of the Student Government Association by a two-thirds vote. The Senate also shall have the power to direct an officer his/her performance by majority vote, as set forth by the constitution.
(F) The Student Senate shall have the responsibility for reviewing and giving initial approval for chartering student organizations that it deems have fulfilled the requirements for recognition established by it through the Student Government Association. The Student Senate may, after due consideration and recommendations from the Student Government Association, recommend revoking the charter of an organization or place it on suspension for a period not exceeding one year. In carrying out this responsibility, the Student Senate shall have joint jurisdiction with the University's President's Cabinet in the regulation and promotion of student activities.
Section 6. Meetings and Procedures
The Senate shall meet at least twice each month during the academic year in joint session with Student Government Association Officers, or upon the discretion of the Chairperson of the Senate. Meetings shall be open to all Kentucky State University students.
Additional meetings of the Senate may be scheduled at the request of the President or by a majority of Senate members present and voting, or by petition bearing the signatures of 100 full-time students. Senators shall be notified at least 24 hours preceding the date of a special meeting. In that event, the meeting shall be chaired by the president of the SGA.
Sixty percent of the total membership of the Senate shall constitute a quorum.
No business shall be transacted at a special meeting of the Student Senate unless a quorum of the voting members is present.
No Senator shall have more than one vote.
Section 7. Attendance Policy.
In order to maintain Senator Status, each Senator is expected to attend all meetings of the Student Senate. Senators shall be permitted no more than three absences from meetings during one semester. The Senator must notify the SGA First Vice-President before the meeting if he/she must be absent. Failure to do so will constitute an unexcused absence. No more than two of these absences shall be unexcused.
The following constitute an excused absence: illness, court appearance, serious illness or death in the student's immediate family, patriotic duty and/or an activity whereby the student represents the University off-campus and is required to be absent, field trips or other academic class activities, and/or classes which conflict with meeting times.
All other absences shall be unexcused.
Any senator entering a meeting after roll call shall be considered tardy.
Tardiest shall be judged excused and unexcused by the same considerations used in judging absences.
Two Unexcused Tardiest shall be equivalent to one unexcused absence.
The SGA First Vice-President, Chairman of the Senate, shall have the power to enforce or make any exceptions to these regulations.
Failure by any Senator to uphold these attendance regulations may result in dismissal from the Senate.
A Senator violating these rules shall be permitted the opportunity to defend his/her absences before the Senate.