REQUEST FOR ACTION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 
 
All requests may be typed and submitted to the Executive Vice President no later 5:00 p.m. Thursday in order to be included in the agenda for the following Tuesday. The Executive Vice President reserves the right to delay the Request for Action to a later Council session if the Executive Vice President feels the agenda for the next schedule meeting is full.
 
Item Number: 55 Legislation Number (B: Bill, R: Resolution): R50-50
Author:   Alvin Phan   Second:  Jordan Edmunds, Matthew Tsai
Synopsis: Creation of Constitutional Revision Ad-Hoc Committee
Date of Presentation: January 15th, 2015
 

 

Whereas, Article IV, Section B, Item 10 states, “[The authority of Legislative Council shall include, but is not limited to] Establish standing or ad hoc committees, i.e. Rules, Finance, Public Information, Special Task Forces, to assist in any legislative recommendations.”, and

 

Whereas, ad hoc committees have been created by Legislative Council to address various issues affecting the students, and

 

Whereas, the Legislative Council believes that the ASUCI Constitution is currently outdated and is in need of revisions and amendments,

 

Therefore, let it be resolved that an ad hoc committee be created, chaired by Alvin Phan (ASUCI Legislative Council), vice-chaired by Jordan Edmunds (ASUCI Legislative Council) and also consist of Matthew Tsai (ASUCI Legislative Council) that is responsible for listening to student input in order to draft a version of the ASUCI Constitution to be amended through the processes outlined in Article X of the ASUCI Constitution, and

 

Let it further be resolved that this committee will meet weekly in a location open for UCI undergraduates and members of ASUCI to attend, and

 

Let it further be resolved that this committee be named the “Constitutional Revision Committee”.


 
 
Referred to: Committee on Committees Committee on:
Vote Required: Majority FINAL VOTE: Passed YEA: 12 NAY: 0  ABS: 0
 
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE ON THE DATE OF January 20th, 2015 HAS TAKEN ACTION ON THIS LEGISLATION.    
   
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