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A bill to establish an independent, ad-hoc Oversight Committee, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: David Liang (Representative, Class of 2022)
Co-Sponsors: Tony Ma (Representative, Class of 2021), Brett Barbin (Representative, Class of 2019),
Eugene Miravete (Representative, Class of 2020), Alex Pu (Representative, Class of 2022), Anya
Wang (Representative, Class of 2022), Bruce Li (Representative, Class of 2019), Ridgley Knapp
(Representative, Class of 2020)
Mission Statement
To better support Recognized Student Organizations and Graduate Student Equivalent
Organizations and to uphold fiscal responsibility of the University of Chicago Student Government
by facilitating communication between SG funding committees and RSOs/GSEOs, conducting
audits to identify inefficiencies in the funding process, and making regular recommendations to the
Assembly.
Be it enacted by the Assembly of the University of Chicago Student Government (UCSG):
Title I: Purpose and Power
1. The Student Government Oversight Committee (SGOC) shall be instrumental in upholding
the fiscal responsibility of UCSG by auditing student organizations which receive financial
support from the funding bodies of UCSG and shall make recommendations to the
Assembly accordingly.
2. The SGOC shall conduct regular audits on activities, events and initiatives by Recognized
Student Organizations (RSOs) and Graduate Student Equivalent Organizations (GSEOs)
which are funded, either partially or in full, by the following committees of the UCSG:
a. the Student Government Finance Committee (SGFC)
b. Annual Allocations (AnnAl);
c. the Community Service Fund (CSF)
d. the Sports Club Fund (SCF)
e. the Program Coordinating Council (PCC)
f. the Coalition of Academic Teams (CAT)
3. The SGOC shall make quarterly reports to the Assembly, detailing the findings of the
auditing process and recommending best practices for supporting RSOs and GSEOs.
4. The SGOC shall have the power to officially recommend the Assembly to take actions on
RSOs or GSEOs suspected of financial misconducts.
5. The SGOC shall not have the power to revoke the recognition and privileges of any RSO or
GSEO nor shall it suspend the funding benefits of any RSO or GSEO indefinitely.
However, the SGOC may request the Assembly to formally revoke the recognition,
privileges and/or funding benefits of an RSO or GSEO, either definitely or indefinitely, in
accordance with the provisions set forth in Article II § 2(h) of the Student Association
Constitution.
6. RSOs and GSEOs shall have the right to speak in defense of their organizations in front of
the Assembly or the Councils when a SGOC recommendation concerning them is heard,
and shall also be entitled to be notified of these rights.
Title II: Membership
1. The SGOC shall consist of eleven members, a non-voting Chair and a non-voting ex-officio
member selected in the following manner:
a. The Chair of the SGOC shall be a member of the Student Association appointed by the
Executive Slate.
b. The President of the Student Government shall serve as a non-voting ex-officio member on
the SGOC.
c. Two members of the Student Association shall be appointed by the Executive Slate.
d. The SGFC, CSF, SCF, PCC, and CAT shall each elect one of their members to serve on the
SGOC.
i. Members elected by the aforementioned funding committees shall act as the liaisons
between the SGOC and their respective funding committees
ii. The College Council and Graduate Council representatives serving on the
aforementioned funding committees shall not be elected through this channel
e. The College and Graduate Council shall each elect two of their members to serve on the
SGOC.
i. In the event that either council fails to meet its quota of elected representatives, that
Council may vote by two-thirds majority to seat a constituent in lieu of an elected
representative.
2. The term for all members of the Oversight Committee shall be for one fiscal year.
3. Vacancies on the Oversight Committee shall be filled at the following Assembly meeting in the
manner in which that SGOC member was selected.
a. A vacancy will occur when a member of the Oversight Committee has three unexcused
absences, voluntarily resigned, has been removed by the Assembly or both Councils, or no
longer hold the qualifications of membership.
i. An unexcused absence will be defined as failure to arrive at the meeting within thirty
minutes of its start time with no designated proxy or leaving at a time earlier than the
scheduled end of the meeting with no designated proxy.
Title III: Auditing Code
1. The Assembly shall establish and codify, by statute, the procedures and protocols for SGOC,
and this shall be called the Auditing Code. Under no circumstances should the SGOC operates
without a Code.