REQUEST FOR ACTION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 
 
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Item Number: 73 Legislation Number (B: Bill, R: Resolution): R50-62
Author:   Alvin Phan   Second:  John Delshadi, Matthew Tsai, Jordan Edmunds
Synopsis: TGIF By-Laws Amendment - Vision, Article 1
Date of Presentation: February 24th, 2015
 

 Whereas, The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is an on-campus organization which funds and promotes sustainable and educational projects on campus, and;

 

Whereas, after consultation with the ASUCI Interim Executive Co-Director, Stephanie Van Ginkel, and the Administrative Affairs Vice-President, John Delshadi, the Rules Committee finds the TGIF By-Laws to be outdated and in need of revision, and;

 

Whereas, the TGIF By-Laws state: “The TGIF Bylaws may be amended with a â…˜ majority approval by the Sustainability Committee, and a â…” majority by the Legislative Council” (Article 15, TGIF By-Laws), and;

 

Whereas, the TGIF Sustainability Committee has recommended these changes be made to ensure TGIF can continue its’ operations, and;

 

Whereas, the TGIF Sustainability Committee has approved these changes be made with a â…˜ majority vote, in accordance with TGIF By-Laws Article 15,

 

Whereas it is in the constitutional authority of the ASUCI Legislative Council to revise ASUCI Governing Documents, and;

 

Therefore let it be resolved that The TGIF By-Laws be amended in the following manner:

 

TGIF By-Laws, Vision From:

The Green Initiative Fund shall be administered through a student majority governance board.

 

To:

The Green Initiative Fund shall be administered through a student majority governance board known as the TGIF Grant-Making Committee, AKA: The TGIF Funding Board.

 

TGIF By-Laws, Article I, Item b From:

TIGF shall only provide money for sustainability projects that UCI would not otherwise be able to fund, or projects not mandated by law or policy.

 

To:

TGIF shall only provide money for sustainability projects that UCI would not otherwise be able to fund, or projects not mandated by law or policy.

 
 
Referred to: Committee on:
Vote Required: Two-Thirds FINAL VOTE: Passed YEA: 10 NAY: 0  ABS: 1
 
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE ON THE DATE OF February 26th, 2015 HAS TAKEN ACTION ON THIS LEGISLATION.    
   
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