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Constitution

Section 1. Personnel

  1. Student Organization Representatives.
    1. There must be at least one (1) representative from each active student organization appointed by the President of that specific organization.

Section 2. Purpose, Authority, Powers, and Responsibilities

  1. Student Organization Representatives shall represent the interests of their specific organization, and shall be free to chair or serve on any committee as directed by SGA.
  2. Student Organization Representatives are required to attend four (4) total meetings per year (two per semester).
  3. Due to limited meeting attendance requirements, any SOR shall only provide insight to SGA and shall have no voting power.

Section 3. Resignation or Removal

  1. Any Student Organization must attend two (2) meetings per semester or four (4) per year, or that organization may lose funding from the Student Organization Funding Committee.

Section 4. Student Organizations Funding Committee

  1. Funds are available from the Student Government Association, derived from student services fees, to assist student organizations in hosting a variety of personal and professional development programs. These funds are processed through the Student Organizations Funding Committee (SOFC). SOFC requests must be submitted on JagSync a minimum of two (2) weeks ahead of the event or activity requesting funds for.
  2. The SOFC membership changes yearly. It will be composed of a Chair, the Chief Financial Officer, and a minimum of one (1) other student member as appointed by the SGA President. A minimum of one (1) of the SOFC members will be a professional staff member from the Division of Student Affairs.
  3. Qualifications for Funding
    1. Only student organizations recognized, and in good standing with the Department of Student Involvement will be considered for funding. Offices or departments that are not recognized as a student organization are not eligible. The Director of Student Organizations will receive a list of student organizations from the Director of Student Involvement at the beginning of each academic year.
    2. Organizations must have been established for a minimum of six (6) weeks to be eligible for funding consideration. Organizations that are not yet chartered (e.g., interest groups) can be approved for funding under the special circumstances that they have been active as an interest group for at least six (6) weeks.
    3. Each chartered organization can receive up to $500 for each academic year (September-August). Each interest group can receive up to half of the amount ($250) received by chartered organizations.
    4. Organizations and interest groups receiving funds from student services fee costs centers will not be eligible for funding from the SOFC.
    5. All organizations are required to appoint at least one (1) student as a Student Organization Representative (SOR); that member or a designated substitute must attend two (2) SGA meetings per semester.
    6. All organization SOR’s are required to attend the first mandatory Student Organization Training hosted by Student Life.
    7. The Texas A&M University - Victoria Student Government Association Executive Board reserves the right to make an executive decision regarding student organization funding under extreme circumstances as to be decided by the chair and verified by the Advisor(s).