Resolutions
The Senate has the authority to initiate, pass, and amend Resolutions in order to promote the interests of and improve the welfare of the members of the Association or which are deemed necessary and proper for the functioning of the Association.
Resolutions Tracker
| No. | Resolution | Primary Sponsor | Introduced | Status | Vote | Link | Last Updated | Bill Summary | Action Taken | Affected Groups | Ayes | Nays | Abstain | Absent | Committee 1 | Report | Committee 2 | Amended |
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| 1 | Establishing the Constitutional Commission | Aguilar (2023) | May 23, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 23-0-1 | View | May 23, 2021 | The Sixth Senate of the Vassar Student Association establishes the Constitutional Commission to serve as a temporary task force over the 2021 summer break that will review and revise the Governing Documents to accurately and completely reflect the governing operations of the Vassar Student Association. | Establish Committee | Association | ||||||||
| 2 | Refreshed Constitution and Bylaws | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 20-1-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | ||||||||||
| 2-01 | Adopting the Rules of Order of the Senate | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 20-1-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Senate of the Vassar Student Association is required to adopt Rules of Order (ROS) as stated in Section 1, Clause F of Article II of the Bylaws of the Vassar Student Association. Thus, we adopt Robert’s Rules of Order as its guiding rules of order in the ROS. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-02 | Dissolving the Boards System | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 19-1-1 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Boards System of the Vassar Student Association has fallen out of date and is no longer utilized. Thus, we dissolve it. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-03 | Establishing the Board of Residential Affairs | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 20-1-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Boards System was dissolved in Resolution 2-2. Thus, we reintroduce the Board of Residential Affairs as an independent and collaborative governing body for residential houses. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-04 | Dissolving the Student Delegates System | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 18-2-1 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Student Delegations to Joint Committees operates as an unregulated and unresponsive body of the Senate of the Vassar Student Association. Thus, we dissolve it and will have senators serve as student representatives on joint committees of the College. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-05 | Adopting the Chair of Athletics and Athletics Committee | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 17-2-2 | View | August 29, 2021 | In partnership with the Student Athlete Advisory Council, the Vassar Student Association establishes the position of Chair of Athletics and the standing Senate Committee of Athletics whose charge shall be to oversee initiatives to foster communication between athletes and non-athletes. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-06 | Memorandum of Understanding between the VSA and SAAC | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 18-2-1 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association delegates approval of legislation directly impacting the role of the student athletes on Vassar’s campus to the Student Athlete Advisory Council. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-07 | Eliminating the Student Labor Senators and Adopting the Chair of Student Labor and Student Labor Committee | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 19-2-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association eliminates the position of Student Labor Senator and establishes the position of Chair of Student Labor and the standing Senate Committee of Student Labor whose charge shall be to oversee initiatives to improve the employment conditions of the members of the Association. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-08 | Adopting the Chair of Community Affairs and Community Affairs Committee | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 19-2-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association establishes the position of Chair of Community Affairs and the standing Senate Committee of Community Affair whose charge shall be to oversee initiatives to foster greater exchange between Vassar and Poughkeepsie. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-09 | Eliminating the Chair of Planning and Planning Committee | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 20-1-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association dissolves the position of Chair of Planning and the standing Senate Committee on Planning, and confirms the merger appointment of Lauren Leiker, the current Chair of Planning, as the first Chair of Communications. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-10 | Adopting the Communications Committee | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 19-2-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association establishes the standing Senate Committee of Communications whose charge shall be to oversee initiatives to improve the communications between the Association and the members of the Association. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-11 | Amending the Suffrage of Members on Senate Committees | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 19-2-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association establishes that each standing Senate Committee shall explicate their voting membership in the Bylaws of the Association and that all open committees shall be permitted to grant any member of the Association who is a non-voting member of the committee temporary voting membership on the committee by a unanimous consent vote of the voting members of the committee as explicated in the Bylaws. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-12 | Adopting the Committee Assignments Procedure | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 18-2-1 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association adopts an official process for the Vice President’s assignment of Class Senators to standing Senate Committees and joint College Committees. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-13 | Amending the Senate Vote on Allocation Pre-Approvals | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 20-1-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association amends its current disbursement voting requirements to only require the consent of the Senate for non-unanimous recommendations that exceed $750.00 made by the Finance Committee. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-14 | Dissolving the Preliminary Organizations Levels System | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 20-1-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Preliminary Organizations Levels have not been enforced or recognized by the Senate of the Vassar Student Association for a substantial amount of time. Thus, we dissolve it. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-15 | Approving the Employment of a Public Relations Intern | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 20-1-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association may now hire a Public Relations Intern, who shall be responsible for the proper management and maintenance of the social media of the Association. They shall report to the Chair of Communications. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-16 | Amending the Legislative Process | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 19-2-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association amends the legislative process to clarify the scope of legislation and provide Class Senators the sole power to introduce legislation in the Senate. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-17 | Eliminating the Referendum System of the Board of Elections and Appointments | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 18-1-2 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Referendum System of the Board of Elections and Appointments has not been enforced or recognized by the Vassar Student Association for a substantial amount of time, and the Senate has acted on issuing Referenda previously. Thus, we eliminate it. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-18 | Amending the Purview and Protocols of the Judicial Board | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 18-2-1 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association amends the purview and protocols of the Judicial Board to clarify its responsibilities, limitations, legal standards, and general operations. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-19 | Amending the Disciplinary Process for Student Organizations | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 19-2-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association shall try all organizational violations of the Bylaws, or other offenses, through the Judicial Board, with the Association serving as plaintiff. The Judicial Board will determine, by a preponderance of the evidence, the validity of the offenses, and determine a proper sanction based on the severity. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-20 | Adopting the Representation Precedence of the VSA to the Judicial Board | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 19-2-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association shall establish representation precedence for legislation that is subject to judicial review so that the primary sponsor of the legislation may represent the Senate at those judicial review hearings. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-21 | Adopting a Conflict of Interest Policy for the Association | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 19-1-1 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association shall adopt the policy on a Conflict of Interest that shall apply to all members of the Association, with the purpose of ensuring that no member utilizes their membership in the Association to advance their personal or financial interests above those of the Vassar Student Association. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-22 | Adopting a Rights and Responsibilities Policy for the Association | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 20-1-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association currently holds no standardized member rights and responsibility policy, particularly now with a Judicial Board conducting hearings. Thus, we adopt one. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 2-23 | Adopting an Oath of Office Policy | Constitutional Commission (Summer 2021) | August 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 19-2-0 | View | August 29, 2021 | The Vassar Student Association shall adopt the policy on an Oath of Office that shall apply to all members of the Association, with the purpose of ensuring that each member recognizes the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of entering into an elected or appointed position in the Vassar Student Association. | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | Association | ||||||||
| 3-01 | Raise the Wage Act | Mangan (2023) | October 15, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 30-0-1 | |||||||||||||
| 3-02 | Fair Compensation and Responsive Accountability Act | Aguilar (2023) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Creating an Equity and Inclusion Treasurer | Mazurkiewicz (Vice President) | September 29, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 29-0-2 | View | September 29, 2021 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Amending the Joint Committees for the Chair of Community Affairs | Mazurkiewicz (Vice President) | September 29, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 29-0-2 | View | October 3, 2021 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Amending the Bylaws to Clarify the College President’s Veto Timeline for the Legislation | Aguilar (2023) | October 13, 2021 | Sent to College | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fossil Fuel Divesment Act | Mangan (2023) | October 15, 2021 | Tabled Indefinitely | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Strategic Planning and Advocacy Accountability Act | Aguilar (2023) | October 24, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 30-0-1 | November 17, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Administrative Engagement and Oversight Act | Aguilar (2023) | October 24, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 30-0-1 | Novmber 17, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Senate Transition Retreat Act | Aguilar (2023) | October 24, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 31-0-0 | View | November 3, 2021 | |||||||||||
| 11 | A Recommendation to Extending Voting Rights to the President of the Vassar Student Association | Aguilar (2023) | October 26, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 31-0-0 | November 17, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | A Recommendation to Enhance the Language Graduation Requirement | Mangan (2023) | October 27, 2021 | Sent to College | 31-0-0 | View | November 3, 2021 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Student Advocacy and Casework Act | Mangan (2023) | October 27, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 30-0-1 | November 14, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Campus Activities Review Act | FitzGerald (2022) | November 11, 2021 | Sent to College | 30-0-1 | November 21, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Amending the Membership Guidelines of the Finance Committee | Aguilar (2023) | October 27, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 28-0-3 | |||||||||||||
| 16-1 | The Revised Senate Structure Act | Aguilar (2023) | November 29, 2021 | Tabled Indefinitely | December 1, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| 16-2 | Fair Compensation and Responsive Accountability Act | Aguilar (2023) | November 30, 2021 | Passed in Committee | December 1, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | House Team Pay Subsidy Act | Mangan (2023) | December 1, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 17-11-0 | December 1, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| 18a | Vassar Washing Allocation For Student Health (V-WASH) | Stevens (2025) | November 10, 2021 | Passed in Committee | December 1, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| 18b | The Copying and Residential Expenses (CARE) Act | Stevens (2025) | November 10, 2021 | Passed in Committee | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Waste Reduction Act | Mangan (2023) | October 27, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 28-0-3 | December 1, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | A Recommendation to Remove Sanctioning Parameters for the Student Conduct Process | Scannell (2023) | Passed in Senate | 27-0-4 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | A Recommendation to Implement Retroactive NRO Options | Scannell (2023) | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Amendment to Expedite Legislation | FitzGerald (2022) | November 10, 2021 | Passed in Senate | 28-0-3 | November 10, 2021 |
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