CHAPTER 801 FINANCES GENERALLY (71- 261, 76- 261, 80- 157, 80- 223, 83- 218, 90-141, 92-108)
92-126, 93-123)
801.1 Definitions
Student Body Funds - the total of all monies received by those activities, organizations, agencies, and auxiliaries which derive income from Student Activity Fees.
801.11 Organization - any organized student group registered with the University of Florida Office of Student Activities. This definition excludes consideration of Student Government and Student Government agencies and auxiliaries as being organizations.
801.111 Student Government, as per 801.12, shall consist of Student Government, Student Government Productions, and Accent.
801.12 Budget - plan of financial operation embodying an estimate of proposed expenditures for a given period or purpose and the proposed means or sources for financing such.
801.13 Fund - a sum of money and/or other resources separated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities under charter from the Student Senate.
801.16 Reserve - an account or fund established to indicate a specific surplus necessary to meet contingent liabilities upon directions from the Student Senate.
801.17 Special Request - money requested throughout the fiscal year by groups or organizations for events or projects not previously budgeted.
801.171 Audit Request Report Form - a report submitted by all organizations receiving Activity and Service Fee monies through a Special Request. This report indicates the completion of Special Request spending by an organization. The General Accounting Office utilized this report to initiate the conduction of a Special Request Audit.
801.18 Capital Improvements - Any permanent physical change or improvement benefiting the Student Body.
801.19 Supplementary Appropriations Bill - bill containing a budget or budget line item removed by a line item veto. Considered by Senate as a separate bill of law, with money being allocated out of reserves.
801.2 Income
The Student Activity fees shall be collected by the Cashier of the University upon registration of each full - time student and shall be held subject only to requisition by the Student Senate through the Treasurer of the Student Body.
801.21 All other monies received by chartered organizations from projects financed with Student Activity Fees must be deposited with the Student Government Finance Office and are also subject to requisition only by the Treasurer of the Student Body in accordance with Student Body Law. Monies collected on campus from Traffic Penalties and violation fees shall be deposited with the Office of the Student Traffic Court and may be used to defray the administrative costs of collection for student scholarship and loan purposes or the providing for additional parking facilities on campus.
801.22 The Vice President of Administrative Affairs will be responsible for insuring that the Money and Securities and Public Employee's Blanket bonds are in force and within state guidelines.
801.23 New sources of income that becomes available to organizations throughout the fiscal year shall be reported to the Treasurer within 15 days after that source becomes available.
801.3 Disbursements
No funds shall be disbursed with out approval by signature of the Treasurer of the Student Body except for telephone, telegraph, collect freight, postage, and like charges which out of necessity must be paid for when incurred.
801.31 The Treasurer shall act as Fiduciary Agent for all organizations and shall serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Student Body in accordance with the Constitutions, Finance Law, and Finance Manual.
801.4 Surplus Funds
At the end of each fiscal year, all monies remaining in the SG Productions outside revenue account, all salary grant accounts, Florida Players ticket revenues, Special Requests, SG Publications, Traffic Court and all other organizations that generate revenue in addition to the SG Budget, will carry forward to the next fiscal year.
801.5 During the period of April 1st through June 30th of each fiscal year, the Student Body President and Student Body Treasurer together may exercise the powers of either freezing or reverting unused funds remaining in student organizational accounts in order to prevent excessive expenditures by student organizations at the end of the fiscal year. Within this period of time, April 1st through June 30th of the fiscal year, only twenty- five (25) percent of the original amount allocated to organizations can be expended without the expressed approval of the President and Treasurer of the Student Body. If both the President and the Treasurer of the Student Body deem it appropriate, they may revert excess funds over the twenty- five (25) percent limit immediately.
801.6 Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Student Government of the University of Florida shall be from July 1 to June 30.
801.7 Line Item Transfer
A Line Item Transfer shall be a transaction which transfers Student Body Funds allocated to an organization by Student Senate from their original line item into another specified line item of to another Student Government Funded group.
CHAPTER 802 LINE ITEM TRANSFERS (92-117, 92-142, 93-123)
802.1 Line item transfers shall be subject to the following stipulations:
A. Each organization shall have the sole authority to transfer up to five hundred dollars ($500) between their line items once a semester.
B. Any line item transfers, excepting the aforementioned transfer in Section A, up to Fifteen Hundred Dollars may be approved by the Student Body Treasurer. Any additional line item transfers must go to the Senate Finance Committee and the Student Senate for approval.
C. Any line item transfer equal to or over the amount of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500) shall be treated as an authorization and must pass a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Student Senate present and voting on one reading after having passed the Senate Finance Committee on one reading by a majority vote.
CHAPTER 803 STUDENT GOVERNMENT COPY CENTER
803.1 The Student Government Copy Center. All funds allocated to Student Government Funded organizations for the purpose of copying will be placed in the Student Government Copy Center account. On the last day of the fiscal year (June 30), all the money left in the Student Government Copy Center Account will roll over into the next fiscal years copy center account.
803.2 Line item transfers from this account are prohibited.
803.3 Expenditures from this line item may be made for only the following items:
1. Paper
2. Toner
3. Copying Equipment
4. Other items directly related to copying.
CHAPTER 804 STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRINTING (71-120, 74-125, 74-177, 83-210, 90-141, 91-130, 93- 123, 95-110)
804.11 One copy of each issue of any publication, such as a yearbook, program, or poster, subsidiary to Student Government shall be submitted to the Office of the Treasurer.
804.2 All organizations receiving Student Body funds or otherwise benefitting from Student Government sponsorship must credit said sponsorship/funding in publication of any and all brochures, pamphlets, posters, mailing tickets, advertisements, programs, handbills, stationery, and letters, by inclusion of the following statement: "Funded and/or sponsored by SG/Student Government."
804.21 A copy of this chapter shall be given to the President or the Director of each Student Government funded/sponsored organization by the Student Body Treasurer at the time of each and every request for sponsorship/funding.
804.22 Upon the first violation of 804.2, the General Accounting Office will notify the organizational president, faculty advisor, and the Student Senate President, Budget Committee, Finance Committee and the Information and Investigation Committee of the violation. Upon the second violation in a fiscal year, the organization's funds will be frozen for thirty (30) days. Upon the third violation in a fiscal year, funds will be frozen for seventy-five (75) days. Upon the fourth violation in a fiscal year, Student Body funds will be closed to the organization for the remainder of the fiscal year. All notifications regarding violations and actions toward the organization's account must be made in writing and kept on file in the Student Body Treasurer's office.
804.3 All Student Government Organizations shall provide copies of printed materials in enlarged letters and in audio format upon request.
804.31 All publications shall state the following:
"For individuals with print related disabilities, this publication is available in alternate format. Contact Student Government."
804.32 All advertising for events shall state the following:
"For special accommodations, contact Disability Affairs Cabinet, seventy two (72) hours in advance."
804.4 A copy of all publications and a copy of all advertising for events must be submitted to the Senate Information & Investigation Committee within sixty days from the date of disbursement.
804.5 Upon the Budget Chairman's request, the Information & Investigation Committee will submit a report detailing which Student Government Funded Organizations have complied with Chapter 804.
CHAPTER 805 OVERSPENDING (88- 140, 88- 144, 90-141, 93-123)
805.1 Overspending of line items is prohibited. Organizations which receive line item budgets or special requests are solely responsible for not overspending their line itemed amounts as allocated by the Student Senate.
805.2 If overspending of any line item occurs, the organization is responsible for reimbursing Student Government that amount. The amount overspent shall be taken from the Organization's:
A. External income.
B. Existing line items of its:
1. Current fiscal year budget.
2. Special request.
805.3 If the organization is unable to meet the obligation from the funds described in 805.2, the organization's President and Financial Officer must meet with the Student Body Treasurer to draft a payment law and a definite timetable.
805.4 Failure of an organization that has overspent Student Government funds to draft a payment plan, will constitute misuse of Student Body funds under Chapter 806 of the Student Body Statutes.
805.5 Any payment plan for an organization that has overspent Student Government Funds, shall be passed as a Bill of Law by the Student Senate. The Student Senate is not obligated to fund any outstanding obligations of an organization that has overspent SG funds. The only permitted retroactive funding from Student Government is for outstanding obligations of an organization which overspent SG funds and has an approved Payment Law.
805.6 Future funding of any organization that has overspent SG Funds will be contingent on the performance of the conditions stated in the established Payment Law. The Student Senate shall be the exclusive judge of such performance.
805.7 Failure of any organization to complete the conditions specified in the Payment Law shall constitute Misuse of Student Body Funds under Chapter 806 of the Student Body Statutes.
CHAPTER 806 MISUSE OF STUDENT BODY FUNDS (71-120, 83-219, 84-115, 90-141, 92-127, 95-110)
806.1 Failure to comply with the provisions of the Finance Law or procedures of the Finance Manual may result in action by the Student Body Treasurer to prevent further expenditures from the offending organization's fund, withholding salaries from the person(s) responsible or both.
806.2 Neither the Senate Budget Committee nor the Senate Finance Committee shall hear any funding requests from any organization that has failed to properly complete and submit an Audit Request Report Form within thirty (30) days after the date of a funded activity for the purpose of an interview and detailed audit of the expenditures in accordance with statute 831.51 or until such time as said report is turned in.
806.3 Misuse of Student Body Funds or property and willful disregard of the Finance Law by Chairman (or equivalent), Fiscal agent, (or equivalent), or any other individual either a member of a specific organization or individual student at large shall be chargeable by either the Treasurer of the Student Body or Student Senate acting upon recommendation of any of its members or acting through a member of the Senate. Such individual(s) upon recommendation of the Treasurer or vote of the Senate shall be tried by the Student Honor Court for violation of this section with Student Body appearing as party plaintiff.
806.4 No activity and service fee money shall be appropriated for any organization that has been found guilty of misuse of Student Body Funds twice within one fiscal year, for a period of up to one (1) calendar year from the date of the violation. This statute mat be suspended by a four-fifths vote of the Student Senate, vacant seats notwithstanding.
806.41 Any group suspected of violating Finance Law shall be referred to the Senate Information and Investigation Committee upon vote of a simple majority of those Senators present and voting, for an investigation. The I&I Committee shall report to the Student Senate their findings and should the group be found guilty of a misuse of activity and service fee money, the I&I Committee shall recommend a penalty. The Student Senate, by a majority vote of those Senators present and voting, may accept, amend, or reject the I&I Committee's findings and recommended penalty.
806.42 Upon an organization's first conviction in a given fiscal year, the penalty for a violation which does not exceed one hundred (100) dollars shall be a written reprimand. For violations equal to or in excess of one hundred (100) dollars, an organization shall not be eligible for Special Requests for a period of twenty-six (26) weeks from the date on which misuse occurred. This statute may be suspended by a four-fifths vote of the Student Senate, vacant seats notwithstanding.
806.43 An organization shall not be found guilty of misuse of activity and service fee money by the I&I Committee or the Student Senate when exceptional circumstances or conditions exist. These shall include, but are not limited to, the violation of the Finance Law or any provision of the Finance Manual as the result of incorrect information on the Law received through formal proceedings with any of the following: the Office of the Student Body Treasurer, the Senate Budget Committee, or the Senate Finance Committee.
806.44 No exceptional circumstances or conditions shall exist when any statute(s) in question contains well-defined provisions which are clearly absent of language which necessitates interpretation.
CHAPTER 807 ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS - AUTHORIZED TRAVEL EXPENSES (71-120, 73- 209, 77- 191, 80- 116, 80- 223, 81- 107, 81- 118, 82- 145, 83- 223, 84- 178, 84- 200, 86- 163, 87- 168, 90-141)
807.1 Travel Expense Regulations
All expenses authorized in this section shall be properly vouchered in accordance with procedure outlined in the Finance Manual.
807.11 Mileage for vehicles may be funded up to an amount mandated by the Florida Statutes for travel.
807.12 Bus, rail, or air fare will be paid as established by common carriers- - with an emphasis on efficient expenditure. Air fares shall be paid only for distances in excess of six hundred (600) miles or in special cases approved by the Treasurer. (This distance shall be calculated for this purpose for one way only).
807.2 Renumeration for special requested Travel Fund expenses shall not exceed 50 percent of the per-person amount. The amount allocated for a travel activity shall be on a reimbursement basis only. After completion of the travel activity, only Senate approved and receipted travel expenditures of the approved attenders shall be refunded on the 50 percent basis.
CHAPTER 808 ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS - EXTERNAL CONTROL
(71- 120, 73- 139, 80- 223, 82- 145, 87- 152, 88- 106, 88- 125, 90-141, 92-123, 93-123, 95- 110)
808.1 External Control
All proposed expenditures shall be in compliance with the approved budget and shall be properly encumbered in accordance with the University Business Office.
808.11 Student organizations can only receive student body funds if they are registered with the University of Florida Office of Student Activities and adhere to Student Body Laws.
808.12 No Activity and Service Fee funds allocated to Student Government funded organizations are to be expended on any of the following purchases:
A. Food, Food Related Items, Banquet, Banquet Related Items (except when specified in a contract of Student Government or any of it's agencies)
B. Tips/Gratuities
C. Prize Monies/Scholarships
D. Clothing, except for uniforms, awards, or promotional items approved by the Student Body Treasurer.
E. Expenditures in support of or against a candidate seeking an elected office.
F. Expenditures in support of or against a political party.
G. Expenditures intended to directly influence federal, state and local legislation, executive actions or judicial decisions.
808.13 No Activity and Service Fee monies are to fund awards, recognition keys, etc. unless expressly allocated in the Annual Budget. If approved in a student organization's annual budget, no more than five (5) percent of an organization's budget or one hundred dollars, whichever is greater, can be used for awards, recognition keys, etc.
808.14 No Activity and Service Fee monies shall be allocated to areas that fall under the obvious responsibility of University agencies. The Senate Budget Committee or the Senate Finance Committee (whoever hears the request) must vote in favor on the validity of the request upon query by one of the committee members by two- thirds (2/3) of the members present and voting.
808.15 An accurate financial statement showing the present balance of all accounts and line items shall be prepared by the Student Government fiscal advisor and presented to the Student Body President, Vice President, Treasurer, President of the Student Senate, the Senate Finance Chairman, and the Senate Budget Committee Chairman by the end of the first week of each month.
808.16 Any organization subsidiary to Student Government realizing revenue from ticket sales shall use prenumbered tickets and shall file a report accompanied by the unsold tickets with the auditor, sending a copy of the report to the Treasurer's Office in accordance with the Finance Manual. Any other revenues received by such organizations must be reported in the same manner.
808.17 In order for any Student Government funded organization to bring a speaker, performer, or entertainer of any kind, costing over $1000.00, the group must approach, after receiving written authorization from the Student Body Treasurer, either ACCENT or Student Government Productions to handle all contract negotiations, contract agreements, and contract signing.
CHAPTER 809 ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS - SALARIES, SECRETARIAL AND HIRING (71- 120, 71- 184, 74- 140, 86- 170, 87- 171, 89- 107, 90-141, 91-127)
809.1 Remuneration for salaried students within student organizations shall be established annually by Student Senate as a part of the budget allocation. Student Body Funds not specifically designated for Student Salaries will only be allocated through regular procedures of the Student Senate with the approval of the President and Treasurer of the Student Body. The exception being that no Student Government official, either elected or appointed, shall be remunerated unless so established in the current operating budget. This is not intended to prohibit the hiring of personnel through the office of student employment and financial aid.
809.2 As the single exception of Section 809.1, the following officials shall be remunerated:
A. President of the Student Body
B. Vice- President of the Student Body
C. Treasurer of the Student Body
D. Chancellor of the Student Honor Court
E. President of the Student Senate
F. Attorney General of the Student Honor Court
G. Chief Defense Counsel of the Student Honor Court
H. Chief Justice of the Traffic Court
I. Student Government Productions Chairman
J. Accent Chairman
Remunerations for these officials shall be established as per Section 809.l. Salaries for Student Government officials shall not be changed for a current term of office.
All remunerated officers listed above, except the Chief Justice of the Traffic Court, must spend a monthly average of ten hours per week, Monday through Friday, during the Activity Center Hours, in their respective office areas. The Chief Justice of the Traffic Court must spend a monthly average of ten hours per week Monday-Friday, during the Student Traffic Court hours. The Student Body President, Student Body Vice President, Student Body Treasurer, Student Senate President, and the Chief Defense Counsel of the Student Honor Court must spend a monthly average of two of the ten hours per week that must be devoted to access to the Student Body between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. The total remuneration hours shall be established in the budget process and each remunerated officer listed above must fill out and sign a time sheet verifying access to the Student Body. These sheets will be periodically reviewed by the Senate Affairs and Ethics Committee or on a per request basis. Failure to comply with this stipulation may result in suspension of remuneration and/or impeachment and expulsion from office.
809.3 All staff secretarial positions including clerks, typists, stenographers and such, shall be filled by persons who previously are graded as qualified by the University Personnel Division. Salaries comparable to those paid for equivalent positions in the main University system shall apply, except that the current minimum wage per hour shall apply.
809.4 All secretarial positions shall be filled only after interviews and deliberations by a committee established specifically for that purpose of which at least the Treasurer of the Student Body and the President of the Student Body or his/her representative are members. This is equally applicable to full or part- time positions. Dual payment is authorized for a reasonable training period for personnel replacement.
CHAPTER 820 STUDENT GOVERNMENT RESERVES (92-142, 93-123)
820.1 Student Government Reserves will be classified into two separate accounts.
820.2 The first account will consist of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) which is for cash flow and emergency uses only.
820.21 Only the Student Senate may authorize the disbursement of these monies and only after a four fifths (4/5) approval by the Student Senate.
820.3 The second account will consist of the rest of the reserves above the three hundred thousand dollar ($300,000) cash flow and emergency use.
820.31 This account will be classified as a line item under Student Government for the purpose of the Activity and Service Fee Budget.
820.32 Any transfer of monies from this line item shall be passed by the Budget Committee and then sent to the Student Senate. This bill shall be passed by a majority approval on two readings and shall be subject to the Treasurer's approval or veto. If the bill is vetoed, it shall be placed on third reading and by a two thirds (2/3rds) vote of the Student Senate, the veto will be overridden.
CHAPTER 821 BUDGET PREPARATION LAW (69- 156, 70- 100, 73- 106, 79- 180, 80- 223, 81- 118, 82- 113, 82- 145, 83- 210, 86- 164, 87- 127, 88- 125, 89-142, 90-141, 92-108, 94-111, 95-108,95-110)
The Activity and Service Fee Budget Act
821.2 The areas that comprise the Activity and Service Fee Budget--Rec Sports, J. Wayne Reitz Union, Student Government, Performing Arts, Graduate Student Council, Student Legal Services, Board of College Councils, Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol (SNAP)-- shall submit their yearly budget request to the Senate Budget Chairman by the Friday of the second week of the Summer B term. The Senate Budget Chairperson which shall forward this request to the Student Body Treasurer within one week. The Student Body Treasurer will then have the option to send his recommendations to Senate Budget Committee no later than one week after receiving the Budget Requests from the Budget Chairman. Tape recordings will be made of the hearings for future references, and shall be kept for one year after the A&S Fee Budget Act passes a second reading in the Student Senate.
821.3 The proposed Activity and Service Fee Budget shall be submitted to the Student Senate for review at least six calendar days before consideration as a first (1) reading. Amendments to legislation must be submitted in writing to the Student Senate Secretary no later than six (6) calendar days after the affected legislation has been submitted to the Senate. After this date, amendments to the bill of legislation may not be adopted, however, amendments to the amendments may be made from the Senate floor.
821.4 The Senate Budget Committee shall submit the proposed A&S Fee Budget request with a line item breakdown, to the Senate Secretary no later than forty eight (48) hours after the final passage of the budget at the reconciliation meeting by the Senate Budget Committee.
821.41 In the Activity and Service Fee Budget Act the passage of such a bill requires the bill to be passed by majority vote of those Senators present and voting in identical form at two separate meetings of the Student Senate no closer than twenty four hours of each other.
821.5 The Activity and Service Fee Budget must pass on final reading seven calendar days prior to the initial balloting of the fall election.
821.6 This headnote shall be passed into law with every budget with the name of the separate organization inserted:
This budget shall be the official budget of the (fill in name) reflecting the full disclosures of all anticipated revenues and expenses for the fiscal year (fill in the year)
Should additional revenue be derived or additional financial resources gained the organization's fiscal agent shall notify the Treasurer of the Student Body within fifteen (15) days. Upon notification, the Treasurer of the Student Body shall present to the Student Senate the changed financial condition of (fill in the name) and the Student Senate shall re-examine the entire budget of the (fill in the name)
Failure to comply will result in a suspension of the disbursal of funds.
The funds allocated in this budget are to be expected only in the amounts indicated in each line item. There shall be no deviation except provided for by the laws of the Student Body or as allocated by the Student Senate.
Non-compliance will be dealt with by the Student Body Treasure according to the Student Body Law.
821.71 The Senate Budget Committee shall submit the proposed Activity and Service Fee Budget to the Activity and Service Fee Committee no later than fourteen calendar days after first being approved.
821.81 Members of the General Accounting Office shall be assigned by the Student Body Treasurer to specific organizations requesting budget funds upon the submission of said requests to the Student Body Treasurer, for the purpose of research and assistance.
821.82 Pursuant to Florida Statute 240.235, the Senate Budget Committee shall recommend to the Student Senate the allocation of the Activity and Service Fee Budget and for lawful purposes to benefit the Student Body in general, including but not limited to grants to duly-recognized student organizations, the membership of which is open to all University students without regard to race, gender, or religion. Such recommendations should be presented to the Student Senate as a Bill of Law.
821.83 Pursuant to Student Body By Law Number 6, each line item removed from the Activity and Service Fee Budget by the President or the Treasurer of the Student Body by line item veto shall recur on the floor of the Student Senate no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the last veto message has been submitted to the Senate President.
821.84 Any budget or line item failing to have its veto overridden may be submitted as a Supplementary Appropriations Bill to the Senate Budget Committee no later than fifteen calendar days after the override vote is taken on the Senate floor. If approved, the Supplementary Appropriation Funds shall be taken from reserves.
821.85 The Budget Act shall reflect all organizations requesting money even in the event that none is granted or a separated budget bill fails.
CHAPTER 822 The Student Government Funded Organizational Budget (92-126, 95-110)
822.1 All budget requests not included in the Activity and Service Fee Budget Act shall fall under the Student Government Funded Organizational Budget or the Student Government Special Events Budget and shall be administrated by the Budget Committee and shall be presented as separate bills of law for Senate consideration. Tape recordings will be made of the hearings for future references, and shall be kept for one year after the Student Government Funded Organizational Budget passes a second reading in the Student Senate.
822.2 All requests by organizations for funds are to be submitted to the Student Senate Budget Chairperson in the Spring semester of the fiscal year by a date and time specified by his office after advertisement of the deadline at least thirty (30) days in advance in a campus-wide newspaper. There shall be no exceptions to this deadline for any reason. Additionally, no organization, unless newly-chartered and not representing the same constituency as any organization in the previous year's Student Government Funded Organizational Budget, shall be allocated an annual budget via means of a special request. Similarly, an organization receiving a budget in the current year may not submit a special request for additional administrative funds as a supplement to their annual budget. The Senate Information and Investigation Committee will research and make determinations regarding the above issues.
822.21 The Senate Budget Committee will be responsible for notifying all relevant organizations as to forthcoming deadlines and budget hearings by campus advertisement and by mail, and all previously funded groups by mail.
822.3 The Senate Budget Committee shall submit the proposed Student Government Funded Organizational Budget with a line item breakdown to the Senate Secretary no later than forty eight (48) hours after final passage of the budget at the reconciliation meeting by the Student Budget Committee.
822.31 The proposed Student Government Funded Organizational Budget shall be submitted to the Student Senate for review at least six calendar days before consideration as a first reading. Amendments to the legislation must be submitted in writing to the Student Senate Secretary no later than six calendar days after the affected legislation has been submitted to the Senate. After this date, amendments to the bill of legislation may not be adopted, however, amendments to the amendments may be made from the Senate floor.
822.32 The Student Government Funded Organizational Budget must be passed in identical forms by majority vote of thos Senators present and voting at two separate Senate meetings no closer than twenty four (24) hours together.
822.33 The Student Government Funded Organizational Budget must pass on final reading no later than the last day of June.
822.4 This headnote shall be passed into law with every budget with the name of the separate organization inserted:
This budget shall be the official budget of the (fill in name) reflecting the full disclosures of all anticipated revenues and expenses for the fiscal year (fill in the year).Should additional revenue be derived or additional financial resources gained the organization's fiscal agent shall notify the Treasurer of the Student Body within fifteen days. Upon notification, the Treasurer of the Student Body shall present to the Student Senate the changed financial condition of (fill in name) and the Student Senate shall reexamine the entire budget of the (fill in name)
Failure to comply will result in a suspension of the disbursal of funds.
The funds allocated in this budget are to be expected only in the amounts indicated in each line item. There shall be no deviation except provided for by the laws of the Student Body or as allocated by the Student Senate acting through the Budget Committee.
Non-compliance will be dealt with by the Student Body Treasurer according to the Student Body Law.
822.5 Members of the General Accounting Office shall be assigned by the Student Body Treasurer to specific organizations requesting budget funds upon the submission of said requests to the Student Body Treasurer, for the purpose of research and assistance.
822.6 Pursuant to Florida Statute 240.235, the Senate Budget Committee shall recommend to the Student Senate the allocation of the Student Government Funded Organizational Budget for lawful purposes to benefit the Student Body in general, including but not limited to duly recognized student organizations, the membership of which is open to all University students without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. Such recommendations should be presented to the Student Senate as a Bill of Law.
822.61 Pursuant to Student Body By law Number 6, each organizational budget thereof removed from the Student Government Funded Organizational Budget Act by the President or Treasurer of the Student Body by line item veto shall recur on the floor of the Student Senate no later than fifteen days after the last veto message has been submitted to the Senate President.
822.62 Any budget failing to have its veto overridden may be submitted as a Supplementary Appropriations Bill to the Senate Budget Committee no later than fifteen calendar days after the override vote is taken on the Senate Floor. If approved, the Supplementary Appropriation Funds shall be taken from reserves.
822.63 The Budget Act shall reflect all organizations requesting money even in the event that none is granted or a separated budget bill fails.
CHAPTER 823 THE SPECIAL EVENTS BUDGET (92-126, 95-110)
823.1 The Special Events Budget will consist of the following events:
1. Black History Month - Black Student Union
2. Celebration - Friends of Celebration
3. Hispanic Heritage Month - Hispanic Student Association
4. International Awareness Week - VISA
5. Jewish Cultural Festival - Jewish Student Union
6. Women's History Month - Women's Studies Student Association
823.2 All requests by organizations for funds for Special Events are to be submitted to the Student Senate Budget Chairperson in the Spring semester of the fiscal year by a date and time specified by his office after advertisement of the deadline at least thirty (30) days in advance in a campus-wide newspaper. There shall be no exceptions to this deadline for any reason. Additionally, no organization, unless newly-chartered and not representing the same constituency as any organization in the previous year's Student Government Funded Organizational Budget, shall be allocated an annual budget via means of a special request. Similarly, an organization receiving a budget in the current year may not submit a special request for additional administrative funds as a supplement to their annual budget. The Senate Information and Investigation Committee will research and make determinations regarding the above issues.
823.21 The Senate Budget Committee will be responsible for notifying all relevant organizations as to forthcoming deadlines and budget hearings by mail, and/or campus advertisements.
823.3 The Special Events budget shall, be submitted to the Student Senate for review at least six (6) calendar days before consideration as a first (1) reading. Amendments to either legislation must be submitted in writing to the Student Senate Secretary no later than six (6) calendar days after the affected legislation has been submitted to the Senate. After this date, amendments to either bill of legislation (budgets) may not be adopted, however, amendments to the amendments may be made from the Senate floor.
823.4 The Senate Budget Committee shall submit the proposed Student Government Special Events Budget with a line-item breakdown, to the Senate Secretary no later than forty-eight (48) hours after the passage of each budget at the reconciliation meeting by the Senate Budget Committee.
823.5 The Student Government Special Events Budget passage of such a bill requires the bill to be passed in identical form by majority vote of those Senators present and voting on two (2) readings by the Student Senate no closer than 24 hours together.
823.51 The Student Government Special Events Budget must pass on final reading by the last Student Senate meeting before Spring Break.
823.52 This headnote shall be passed into law with every budget with the name of the separate organization inserted:
This budget shall be the official budget of the (fill in name) reflecting the full disclosures of all anticipated revenues and expenses for the fiscal year (fill in the year).
Should additional revenue be derived or additional financial resources gained the organization's fiscal agent shall notify the Treasurer of the Student Body within fifteen (15) days. Upon notification, the Treasurer of the Student Body shall present to the Student Senate the changed financial condition of (fill in name) and the Student Senate shall re- examine the entire budget of the (fill in the name).
Failure to comply will result in a suspension of the disbursal of funds.
The funds allocated in this budget are to be expended only in the amounts indicated in each line item. There shall be no deviation except as provided for by the laws of the Student Body or as allocated by the Student Senate acting through the Budget Committee.
Non- Compliance will be dealt with by the Student Body Treasurer according to Student Body Law.
823.61 Members of the General Accounting Office shall be assigned by the Student Body Treasurer to specific organizations requesting budget funds upon the submission of said requests to the Student Body Treasurer, for the purpose of research and assistance.
823.7 Pursuant to Florida Statute 240.235, the Senate Budget Committee shall recommend to the Student Senate the allocation of the Special Events Budget for lawful purposes to benefit the Student Body in general, including but not limited to grants to duly-recognized student organizations, the membership of which is open to all University students without regard to race, gender, or religion. Such recommendations should be presented to the Student Senate as separate Bills of Law.
823.71 Pursuant to Student Body By-Law Number 6, each organizational budget or line item thereof removed from either the Special Events Budget Act by the President or Treasurer of the Student Body by line item veto shall recur on the floor of the Student Senate no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the last veto message has been submitted to the Senate President.
823.72 Any budget or line item failing to have its veto overridden may be submitted as a Supplementary Appropriations Bill to the Senate Budget Committee no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the override vote is taken on the Senate floor. If approved, the Supplementary Appropriation Funds shall be taken from reserves.
823.86 The Budget Act shall reflect all organizations requesting money even in the event that none is granted or a separate budget bill fails.
CHAPTER 824 COLLEGE COUNCIL ANNUAL BUDGET PREPARATION (90-141)
824.1 Board of College Council (BOCC) Funding
The BOCC is responsible for annually coordinating the budget requests of each college council.
824.11 The BOCC Finance Committee will consist of the BOCC Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and five Executive at Large Members. The BOCC Treasurer will serve as President of the BOCC Finance Committee. No more than two students from any one college may serve on the BOCC Finance Committee.
824.12 The BOCC Finance Committee will recommend to the BOCC the annual budget proposal. The BOCC will then adopt or amend the proposed budget and submit it to the Student Body Treasurer, Student Body Vice President and the Student Body President for approval and inclusion in the annual A&S Fee Budget Act prior to the date that budgets are due in the SG Finance Office, as stipulated by the Student Body Treasurer. After the Activity and Service Fee has been set for the next fiscal year, the Student Body Treasurer, Student Body Vice President and Student Body President will determine the amount of student body funds available for allocation to the college council system. If that amount is less than the amount the BOCC requested, the budget request will be returned to the BOCC for revision until their internal allocations meet The Student Body Treasurer, Student Body Vice President and Student Body President's recommended budget cap. The Student Body President and Student Body Treasurer shall then include its recommendation in the Activity and Service Fee Budget Act.
824.13. Monies given to BOCC or a college council must be spent in accordance with student body law. College councils will be given complete financial jurisdiction over any and all professional/academic/ honor/social organizations related to their college or colleges. The organizations in their jurisdiction will not be eligible for separate funding, or special requested, from Student Government.
824.14 The BOCC Treasurer will work with the Senate Budget Committee and with the Student Body Treasurer, to insure that proper financial procedures are followed.
824.15 The BOCC Finance Committee is solely responsible for the organizations classified under BOCC.
824.2 The following organizations shall be classified as under BOCC.
Fisher School of Accounting Council:
1. Beta Alpha PSI*
2. Florida Accounting Association*
3. Florida Accounting Alliance
Student Agricultural Council:
1. Agricultural Engineering Club
2. Agriculture Education Society*
3. Agriculture Operations Management Club*
4. Agronomy-Soils Club*
5. Alpha Zeta Honorary Agricultural Fraternity
6. Block And Bridle Club*
7. Citrus Club*
8. Dairy Science Club*
9. Entomology and Nematology Student Organization*
10. Environmental Horticulture Club*
11. Food And Resource Economics Club*
12. Food And Resource Economics Graduate Student Council
13. Food Science And Human Nutrition Club
14. Forestry Club*
15. Gator Nama*
16. Livestock Judging Team
17. Microbiology and Cell Science Student Organization*
18. Minorities In IFAS
19. Ornamental Horticulture Club
20. Poultry Science Club*
21. Pre-Vet Club
22. Sigma Pi Alpha*
23. Student Chapter Of The Wildlife Society*
24. Vegetable Crops Club*
Architecture College Council:
1. American Institute of Architecture Students*
2. American Society of Interior Designers
3. Student Chapter Of American Society of Landscape Architects*
4. Student Planning Association*
5. National Organization Of Minority Architects*
6. Gargoyle Honor Society*
College Council Of The School Of Building Construction:
1. American Association Of Cost Engineers
2. American Institute of Contractors*
3. Associated Builders and Contractors*
4. Construction Management Association of America
5. Graduate Resume Yearbook
6. Management Marathon Team
7. National Association of Minority Contractors*
8. Sigma Lambda Chi*
9. Student Contractors And Builders Association*
10. Student Contractors and Cost Engineers
Business Administration College Council:
1. AIESEC -FLORIDA*
2. Alpha Kappa PSI*
3. American Marketing Association
4. Association For Computing Machinery
5. Decision And Information Society (DIS Society)*
6. Delta Sigma PI*
7. Financial Management Association-Honor Society*
8. Hispanic Student Business Association*
9. Minority Business Society*
10. Society For Human Resource Management*
11. Undergraduate Economic Society*
12. Upsilon Pi Upsilon
Dentistry College Council:
1. L.H. Taylor Society for Women Dentists
2. Hispanic Student Dental Association
Education College Council:
1. African-American Education Guild*
2. Association For Childhood Education International*
3. Florida Student National Education Association*
4. International Reading Association
5. Kappa Delta PI
6. Student Council For Exceptional Children*
Benton Engineering Council:
1. Alpha Nu Sigma*
2. Alpha Pi Mu*
3. Alpha Sigma Mu
4. American Ceramic Society
5. American Congress Of Surveying and Mapping
6. American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics*
7. American Institute Of Chemical Engineers*
8. American Nuclear Society*
9. American Society Of Agricultural Engineers*
10. American Society Of Civil Engineers*
11. American Society Of Mechanical Engineers*
12. American Society Of Metals/The Minerals, Metals And Materials Society
13. Association For Computing Machinery*
14. Epsilon Lambda Chi*
15. Eta Kappa NU*
16. Florida Engineering Society*
17. Human Factors Society Student Chapter*
18. Institute Of Electrical And Electronic Engineers*
19. Institute Of Industrial Engineers*
20. Institute Of Transportation Engineers*
21. Keramos
22. Mini-Baja
23. National Society Of Black Student Engineers*
24. Pi Tau Sigma*
25. Sigma Gamma Tau*
26. Society Of Automotive Engineers*
27. Society Of Engineering Sciences*
28. Society Of Environmental Engineers*
29. Society Of Hispanic Engineering Students
30. Society Of Plastics Engineers*
31. Society Of Women Engineers*
32. Tau Beta Pi*
33. Upsilon Pi Epsilon*
34. Engineers Fair
Fine Arts College Council:
1. Alpha Psi Omega*
2. Art History Association*
3. Florida Potters Guild
4. Kappa Kappa Psi*
5. Men's Glee Club*
6. Tau Beta Sigma*
7. Theatre Strike Force
8. University Chamber Singers*
9. VOX Graphics
10. Women's Chorale*
School Of Forest Resources & Conservation College Council:
1. Student Chapter Of The Wildlife Society*
2. Forestry Club*
3. Society Of American Foresters, Student Chapter*
College Of Health And Human Performance Student Council:
1. Association For Fitness In Business*
2. Delta Psi Kappa*
3. Florida Association of Professional Health Educators*
4. Leisure Education And Parks Students*
5. Rho Phi Lambda*
6. Student Athletic Trainers Association*
7. Student Health Outreach Team*
Student Council Of The College Of Health Related Professions:
1. Student Occupational Therapy Association*
2. Student Physical Therapy Association*
3. University Rehabilitation Association
Journalism College Council:
1. Advertising Society*
2. Alpha Epsilon Rho*
3. Association Of Black Communicators*
4. Public Relations Student Society Of America*
5. Radio And Television News Directors Association*
6. Society Of Professional Journalists-Sigma Delta Chi*
Law College Council:
1. American Bar Association - Law Student Division
2. Association For Advancement Of Health And Law*
3. Black Law Student Association*
4. Christian Legal Society*
5. Entertainment, Arts, & Sports Law Society*
6. Environmental Law Society
7. International Law Society*
8. Journal Of Law And Public Policy
9. Law Association For Women
10. Moot Court
11. Phi Alpha Delta*
12. Phi Delta Phi
13. Spanish-American Law Student Association
14. Trial Team
College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences Student Council:
1. Alpha Epsilon Delta*
2. Alpha Kappa Delta*
3. Criminology And Law Honor Society*
4. Delta Sigma Rho*
5. English Graduate Organization*
6. English Society*
7. Eta Sigma Phi*
8. Florida Anthropological Student Association*
9. Florida Journal Of Anthropology
10. Gamma Theta Epsilon (IOTA Phi Chapter)*
11. Geology Club*
12. Japan Interaction Club*
13. Linguistics Club
14. Minority PreProfessional Association*
15. National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)*
16. Phi Alpha Delta (Prelaw Chapter)*
17. Phi Alpha Theta*
18. Pi Mu Epsilon
19. Pi Sigma Alpha
20. Pre-Legal Honor Society*
21. Pre-Med American Medical Association At UF*
22. PreProfessional Service Organization (PSO)*
23. Psi-Chi*
24. Russian Club*
25. Speech And Debate Society*
26. Speech Communication Undergraduate Association
27. Student Honors Organization (SHO)*
28. Students In African Studies Association*
29. University Chemistry Society*
Medical College Council:
1. Alpha Omega Alpha
2. American Medical Association (AMA) - Medical Student Section*
3. American Medical Student Association*
4. American Medical Women's Association*
5. Christian Medical Society*
6. Equal Access
7. Family Practice Student Organization
8. Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity*
9. Physician's Assistants
10. Physicians For Social Responsibility-Student Affiliate*
11. Student National Medical Association*
Nursing Student Council:
1. Student Nurses' Association*
College Of Pharmacy Student Council:
1. Academy Of Students Of Pharmacy*
2. Kappa Epsilon*
3. Kappa Psi
4. Phi Lambda Sigma*
5. Rho Chi
6. Rho Pi Phi
Veterinary Medicine College Council:
1. Alpha PSI*
2. Aquatic Animal Medicine Club
3. Large Animal Club
4. Student Chapter, American Association Of Zoo Veterinarians (Zoological & Wildlife Medicine Club)*
* Indicates that the group is a registered student organization.
CHAPTER 825 VOLUNTEERS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AFFAIRS (92-142); 94-108
825.1 The following organizations will be classified as under VISA:
1. African Student Union
2. Bangladesh Student Association
3. CARIBSA
4. Cuban American Student Association
5. Chinese Student Association
6. Club Creole
7. European Student Association
8. Friendship Association of Chinese Student and Scholars
9. Greek American Student Association
10. Hellenic Student Association
11. Indian Student Association
12. Indonesian Student Association
13. Korean Student Association
14. Latinos En Accion
15. Lebanese American Student Association
16. Pacific Bridge
17. Russian Club
18. Turkish Student Association
CHAPTER 831 SPECIAL REQUESTS (69- 155, 74- 170, 77- 185, 77- 190, 78- 220, 80- 223, 81- 118, 81- 145, 82- 145, 83- 210, 84- 115, 87- 152, 88- 125, 88- 137, 90-141, 93-123)
831.1 All Senate Finance Committee Special Requests shall be introduced by filing such requests with its Chairman/Coordinator no later than five days prior to the committee meeting at which it will be reviewed. The amount and purpose of the request shall be submitted to the committee by the head and/or financial officer of the organization.
831.11 The Senate Finance Committee shall hear all special requests.
831.2 A Special Request submitted the Senate Finance Committee from a Student Government funded organization must be received eight (8) weeks before the planned event. There shall be no exceptions to this rule. Additionally, no Activity Fee funds will be expended for services already under contract by outside organizations who have not received Student Government approval prior to such an undertaking. There will be no retroactive funding.
831.21 All requesting groups must exhaust all other external potential funding sources before seeking student body funds. The committee hearing the request must approve by two- thirds (2/3) of the members present and voting that this requirement has been met before said committee can hear the request.
831.22 No new Senate Finance Committee special request bills shall be considered by the Student Senate in a regular or special meeting within fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the 1st day of elections.
831.3 The Treasurer of the Student Body shall consider the request and append his recommendation thereunto prior to the committee meeting at which it will be reviewed. The Treasurer shall recommend Yes, No or state that he has no recommendation and then send the request to the appropriate financial committee.
831.4 The committee shall then consider the request and the Treasurer's recommendation. The committee may recommend Yes, No or state that the members have no recommendations.
831.5 All special requests given a positive or neutral recommendation by a majority of the appropriate financial committee shall be placed on the Senate agenda by the Replacement and Agenda Committee. If a request received a negative recommendation, the chairperson of the committee shall be responsible for posting the request in the Senate office for not less than one week. This posting will include the nature of the request, the reason for negative recommendation, and the vote on the request. The reason for negative recommendation will be stated in the opinion of the chairperson based on debate within the committee.
831.51 Immediately following the approval of special request funding to any organization, Student Government Finance Shall send an Audit Request Report Form and a copy of Chapter 805 of the Student Body Statutes to the financial officer of the organization. The financial officer of the organization shall report to the General Accounting Office within thirty (30) days after the date of the funded activity for the expenditures. This section shall be enforced pursuant to Chapter 805 of the Student Body Statutes.
831.52 A copy of 831.51 shall be clearly printed on all forms for the Budget Committee and Finance Committee Special Requests.
831.6 In any case, there shall be no funding of duplicate requests within the BOCC/Student Government/Student Organization hierarchy. On-campus housing projects shall fall under the jurisdiction of IRHA and/or Mayor's Council. Organizations which do not fall under a particular constituency council shall fall under the jurisdiction of the Student Government Cabinet administrated programs. Organizations deriving constituency participation in areas of academic professionalism and/or honoraries shall fall under the financial jurisdiction of the Board of College Councils (BOCC)
and shall not be eligible to special request student body funds directly from Student Government.
831.7 The Student Body Treasurer, with the concurrence of the Student Body President and Student Body Vice President, will, during the Summer B term of each fiscal year, estimate from historical data the amount needed for the Senate Finance Committee to allocate as Special Requests. This amount shall be appropriated in accordance with this chapter, separated into monies for allocation into the Special Request Fund and into the Travel Fund from which the Senate Finance Committee will allocate student body funds to organizations making special requests during the fiscal year. The Special request funds' allocations shall be submitted to the Senate Budget Committee, which will make its recommendations to the Student Senate to be approved before the completion of the Summer B academic term.
831.71 Events which receive Special Request funding for two (2) consecutive years shall thereafter be ineligible to receive Student Body Funds through the special request process, and shall only be eligible for funding through the budget process.
831.721 The only eligible expenses to be requested for travel are those that are directly related to an organization's travel activity. This shall include, but not be limited to, registration fees, hotel expenses, and transportation expenses. Requests for student body funds to pay for travel expenses related to bringing performers or speakers to campus shall not be provided for by this fund. Such requests shall be deemed part of honorarium expenses and only be eligible to be special requested from the Special Request Fund.
831.722 Remuneration for valid Travel Fund expenses shall not exceed 50 percent of the per-person amount. The amount allocated for a travel activity shall be on a reimbursement basis only. After completion of the travel activity, only Senate approved and receipted travel expenditures of the approved attenders shall be refunded on the 50 percent basis.
831.73 Special Request Fund
During the Summer B academic term, the Student Body Treasurer, with the concurrence of the Student Body President and Student Body Vice President, in accordance with 831.7, shall propose to the Senate Budget Committee allocations of student body funds from reserves, if available, into a Special Request Fund for the purpose of providing student body funds to organizations, capital improvements, and projects that benefit the student body as a whole. The Senate Budget Committee shall send its recommendations to the Student Senate, to be approved no later than the last day of the Summer B academic term. All requests shall be heard by the Senate Finance Committee and submitted to the Senate for approval.
831.8 Pursuant to Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution of the University of Florida Student Body, no special request account shall remain open past six (6) months of second reading in Senate unless a waiver is obtained from the Student Body Treasurer. Additionally, no Activity and Service Fee Funds obtained by special request will be spent on a program, event, or other expenditure which takes place after six (6) months of second reading in Senate.
CHAPTER 832 GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE (80- 112, 84- 115, 87- 152, 90-141; 94-107)
832.1 Definition - The General Accounting Office (GAO) is a group of qualified students who serve as the internal auditors for all Student Government accounts.
832.2 Function - The GAO shall function as the major component of evaluation and control unit of Student Government.
832.3 Authority - As a division of Student Government Finance, the GAO is directly responsible to the Leadership Committee. Their only authorities are those set forth in this chapter or any subsequently imposed by the Leadership Committee, which are consistent with the spirit of this law.
832.31 The Leadership Committee - The Leadership Committee will be solely responsible for determining the direction of the GAO. The committee will be chaired by the Student Body Treasurer who shall be a voting member. The other voting members shall consist of:
1. Student Body President
2. Dean of Student Affairs
3. Student Senate Budget Chairman
4. Student Senate President
5. Student Government Senior Accountant
6. An accounting professor, which will be a two
year rotating appointment by the Student Body
President.
Ex-officio members of the committee shall be:
1. Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
2. Representative from the Internal Management
Auditing Office
832.32 The Leadership Committee will meet quarterly or as often as they deem appropriate, to decide on the major direction of GAO for that period; to advise GAO concerning up coming audits and how to most efficiently achieve their audit tasks; to evaluate current work and make any requests for specific audits that the Committee deems necessary.
832.4 This office is created to evaluate the past performance of any entities or individual projects funded with Activity and Service Fees or in addition, any entity or project determined appropriate by the GAO Leadership Committee.
832.41 The GAO will accomplish this task by:
A. performing periodic audits,
B. taking periodic inventories and accounting for all
assets purchased with Activity and Service fees,
C. performing surveys and statistical analysis where
appropriate,
D. publishing reports concerning an organization's
performance based on their findings,
E. overall monitoring of accounts to insure compliance
with state law, university policy, and student
government codifications.
F. evaluating the Student Government structure as a
whole to insure continued efficient operation as
well as good internal control,
G. assisting the independent external auditor at his/
her request.
H. examining all thirty day reports submitted by groups
requesting and receiving funds from Finance
Committee Special Requests.
832.5 Membership - Minimum qualifications for a staff member of the GAO are as follows:
832.51 Members must be enrolled or a graduate of an accredited Accounting school.
832.52 If currently enrolled as a student, must be in good academic standing with the college; on a 4.0 grade scale, 2.5 is the minimum acceptable GPA.
832.525 The staff of the GAO will include one "Lead" position that will be filled by the staff member who has shown through his/her work and interaction with the other staff to be the most capable to supervise the day to day operations of the GAO staff. This person will be appointed by and report directly to the Leadership Committee and will discuss and share day to day responsibilities for the GAO staff with the Student Government Accountant.
832.53 All members must have successfully completed appropriate courses to accomplish the necessary tasks as determined by the Student Government Accountant. The hiring of the individual staff members will be the responsibility of the Student Government Accountant with interview assistance from the Lead person. All hirings will be subject to review by the Leadership Committee.
832.54 Membership optimum - The number of individuals composed the GAO will be determined by the workload. Optimally, each student auditor will be assigned to a group of related accounts. The number of such accounts should be within workable guidelines that would allow the student auditor to fulfill the intent of this law for each entity he or she is assigned.
832.6 Integrity - Members of the GAO must be disinterested students who are not members of the organizations (entities) which they audit. Nor should they derive any greater benefit from the organization from which they audit than that which would ordinarily be enjoyed by any other fully-matriculated student.
832.61 Student auditors are expected to be aware of any comply with the recognized professional code of ethics governing auditors as promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Generally Accepted Accounting Principals.
832.615 Malfeasance of anyone in this position will warrant immediate expulsion. This conduct will be evaluated by the Leadership Committee.
832.62 Working papers - the working papers of the GAO are those documents generated as a result of their work. Consistent with generally accepted auditing standards, the working papers are the property of the entity for whom the auditor work - in the instant case, SG Finance, and therefore they are not the property of the entity that was audited.
832.7 Funding - The GAO will be annually funded as a component part of the Student Government Budget under the subtitle "General Accounting Office" separately and apart from any other entity.
832.71 Funding shall be at a level that is sufficient to cover salaries and other operational costs. This would include funding a combination of OPS and CWSP salaries for an average of 15 hours per week, per person, for 45 weeks per year.
832.72 The number of individuals funded for the GAO should be determined in accordance with 832.54 but not less than six (6) staff members.
832.73 Members of the GAO will be renumerated at no less than minimum wage (allowing for a reasonable lag time in increases due to University Processing).
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