General Assembly

Resolutions

Definition

Resolutions are official statements of the Associated Students of Occidental College once passed by the ASOC General Assembly and ASOC Senate.  Before a resolution can be voted on, it must have been publicized to the student body for at least one week.  

Section 2.  Types and Formats.

A.     Types of Resolutions: Resolutions can be proposed in three formats: Action, Discussion and Declaration.

1.      Action Resolutions: Have a statement of the problem and proposed action (committee, letter, etc.).  Action Resolutions are voted on in the GA and passed on to the Senate for ratification.

2.      Discussion Resolutions: Have a statement of the problem and propose a discussion during the GA about the problem.  No other action is proposed.  No vote is taken and the resolution is not passed to the Senate but Senate is made aware that the discussion took place. 

3.     Declaration Resolutions: A student group makes a written declaration notifying the GA of their position on an issue and discussion at the GA meeting is up to the writers of the resolution.  No vote is taken and it is not passed on to Senate for a vote, but Senate is made aware of the resolution.  The presentation of the resolution is made by the authors of the resolution, but the discussion is facilitated by the GA co-chairs.

B.     Format of Resolutions: Resolutions can be proposed in two formats: Closed and Open.

1.      Closed Resolutions: A Closed Resolution cannot be changed by the general body of the General Assembly.  It must be vote on in its original form.

2.      Open Resolutions: An Open Resolution can be changed by the general body of the General Assembly.  If the resolution is changed during a meeting, it may not be voted on until the next meeting. 

Section 3. Meeting with Co-Chairs.

Students are required to meet with at least one of the Co-Chairs prior to the meeting in which they will present their resolution.  Should the student fail to meet with a Co-Chairs, the Co-Chairs have the right to postpone the resolution until that individual meeting has occurred.

Section 4. Support.

Resolutions should come to the GA with at least 5 students’ support.  Those 5 students’ names should appear on the resolution.  The 5 students should be familiar with the resolution.  All supporting students are encouraged to attend the meetings in which their resolutions is presented. 


Passed

2006-2007

 

 

2005-2006

 

Failed

2005-2006

 

Withdrawn

2007-2008

 

2006-2007