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The purpose of this bill is to clarify and more accurately delineate the relationship and responsibilities
of COGS vis-à-vis the Law Student Council by prohibiting leadership overlap in the organizations and
expanding upon procedures for allocations and amendments by LSC including the addition of default
rules.
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David Grimes Joyce Howard
Speaker of the House Director of Student Affairs
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Quinn Straub Mary Coburn
Deputy Speaker for Finance Vice President for Student Affairs
6 September 2010
300.3 Selection of LSC members shall be as stated below:
A) LSC shall be composed of seven (7) law students elected as members-at-large by the
Law School students.
B) Three (3) members shall be elected in the Fall Semester, and the other four (4)
members shall be elected during the Spring Semester. Each member shall serve a
term of one year (12 months), beginning immediately after the elections. Elections
shall be conducted in accordance with a procedure pre-approved by the Speaker of
COGS.
E) Before any individual may stand for election to LSC, they must be approved by the
Law School Council Selections Commission, the Commission hereafter. The
Commission shall conduct interviews of all interested students to determine if they
possess the requisite knowledge and availability to serve on LSC. A decision to
deny a candidate the ability to run for office is non-appealable.
2. In the event that the Commission fails to meet in a timely manner before an
election for LSC, all candidates shall be considered approved for placement
on the ballot and qualified to hold office, notwithstanding any other
qualifying provisions of the COGS Code or Student Body Constitution and
Statutes.
F) No person shall be eligible to serve on the LSC board if they are a member of the
COGS Executive Committee.
300.6 Appropriation
A) LSC shall allocate those funds granted to it by COGS to the Recognized Student
Organizations at the Law School in a fiscally responsible manner, keeping in mind
the purpose of the allocation, which is to provide activities and services for the
benefit of the maximum number of students.
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B) LSC shall submit a proposed budget of the registered Law School organizations to
the Congress of Graduate Students in a timely manner and comply with all other
requirements of the annual budget process.
C) All LSC allocations, whether original allocations, or after the fact amendments to the
budget, shall require the signature of either the Speaker of COGS, or the Deputy
Speaker for Finance. The Speaker or Deputy Speaker may deny any allocation or
amendment deemed excessive or irresponsible.
1) Allocations and Amendments from the LSC account line in the COGS budget
shall only be made by LSC in accordance with the provisions of this code,
and only after securing the signature of the LSC Chair shall they be submitted
to COGS for review. The Speaker of Deputy Speaker for finance may
authorize the allocation or amendment by affixing their signature; to reject an
allocation or amendment shall require that the Speaker and Deputy Speaker
for Finance both agree to veto the measure. If the Speaker and/or Deputy
Speaker take no action within two weeks (10 school days) from submission
of a measure, the measure shall be considered approved.
D) LSC, or registered Law School organizations, may petition COGS or the Student
Senate for additional funds at any time during the fiscal year including the
preliminary allocation.