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GOVERNING DOCUMENTS
The Central Student Government has three main governing documents. These include the Constitution, Compiled Code, and Operating Procedures of the Student Assembly.
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The Constitution was ratified in 2010 by students at-large and dramatically changed the structure to what it is today. Apart from declaring the structure of the Central Student Government, the Constitution also defines its relation to other student governments, student organizations and enumerates basic student rights.
Past and Present Legislation
Assembly | Resolution | Name | Result | Date | Vote (Yes,No,Abstain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12th Assembly | AR 12-001 | A Procedural Resolution to Amend the Operating Procedures to Increase the Membership of Special Committees | Passed | 24/05/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-002 | A Procedural Resolution to Amend the Compiled Code to Have Less Regular Summer Assembly Meetings. | Passed | 19/04/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-003 | A Procedural Resolution to Authorize Standing Rules for the 12th Assembly | Passed | 19/04/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-004 | A Declarative, Directive, and Procedural Resolution for CSG to Launch an Annual Black History Month Social Media Campaign | Passed | 03/05/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-005 | A Directive and Procedural Resolution to Establish Monthly Student Affinity Organization Cross Cultural Talks with Central Student Government | Passed | 19/04/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-006 | A Procedural Resolution to Establish Permanent DEI Committee and for Establishing
Processes for Its Review of Any Resolution Before it is Passed by the Assembly | Passed | 24/05/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-007 | A Declarative and Directive Resolution urging the Board of Regents to raise the minimum wage for all employees across all three campuses to $15 | Passed | 24/05/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-008 | An Appropriations Resolution to Enact a Budget for the Current Operations of the Central Student Government | Passed | 24/05/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-009 | A Declarative Resolution to uphold the University of Michigan President’s commitment to providing abortion care by creating permanent posts on the CSG Instagram regarding the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and providing external abortion resources. | Passed | 12/07/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-010 | A Procedural Resolution to Amend the Compiled Code to Require All Members of the Central Student Government Assembly to Participate in a Disability Identity Based Workshop through Disability Culture-UM. | Passed | 27/08/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-011 | A Procedural, Declarative, and Appropriations Resolution to Reauthorize the Creation of, and Initial Funding for, a Task Force Charged with Awarding Scholarships to Students Who Demonstrate a Record of Empowerment, Advocacy, and Service to People with Disabilities | Passed | 27/08/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-012 | An Appropriations Resolution to Amend AR 12-008: The Spring/Summer 2022 CSG Consolidated Budget Act. | Passed | 12/07/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-013 | A Procedural Resolution to Amend the Compiled Code to Fix Processes in the Elections Code | Passed | 29/08/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-014 | A Procedural and Declarative Resolution to Create Rights and Responsibilities in the Executive and Legislative Branches for Collaboration on CSG’s Social Media Presence | Passed | 30/08/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-015 | A Procedural Resolution to Create an Inspector General Position for the Assembly | Passed | 30/08/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-016 | A Procedural and Appropriations Resolution to Allow Additional Flexibility in the Final SOFC Receipt Deadline | Passed | 30/08/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-017 | An Appropriations, Declarative, and Directive Resolution to Gather Student Opinions on
Their Housing Situations and Formally Support an Amendment to the Ann Arbor Housing
Code to Extend Protections for Tenants. | Passed | 08/09/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-018 | A Procedural Resolution to Create an Internship and Mentorship Program for the Assembly | Passed | 13/09/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-019 | An Appropriations Resolution to Enact a Budget for the Fall Operations of Central Student Government. | Passed | 13/09/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-020 | A Directive and Declarative Resolution to Demonstrate CSG Solidarity with Nurses as They Bargain with the University Administration for a New, Fair, and Just Contract | Passed | 13/09/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-021 | A Procedural and Directive Resolution to Reform the Community Concerns Section of the Agenda | Passed | 27/09/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-022 | A Procedural and Appropriations Resolution to Ensure the Independent Special Prosecutor is Paid on a per-Election Cycle Basis | Passed | 27/09/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-023 | A Procedural Resolution to Amend the Compiled Code to Remove the Requirement to
Operate Elections Information Locations on Both Campuses During CSG Elections | Passed | 27/09/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-026 | An Appropriations and Declarative Resolution for CSG to Support the First Ever Student Org Cross Cultural Event | Passed | 13/10/2022 | 13-5-4 |
12th Assembly | AR 12-028 | A Procedural Resolution to Change Quorum Rules for Regular Committees | Passed | 02/11/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-029 | A Procedural and Directive Resolution to Create a Student Labor Coordinator Position
Within the Executive Committee Responsible for Coordinating with Labor Unions on
Campus in Regards to Working Conditions. | Passed | 28/01/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-030 | A Procedural Resolution to Permit Voting Members of the Assembly to Access the CSG Office in the Union | Passed | 25/10/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-031 | A Procedural Resolution to Amend the Operating Procedures to Create the Position of Deputy Parliamentarian and Detail their Duties | Passed | 04/11/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-032 | A Declarative and Directive Resolution Urging the University of Michigan to Provide
Academic Units with Sufficient Funding to Install Filtered Water Refill Stations throughout
their Facilities | Passed | 14/11/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-033 | A Procedural Resolution to Amend the Operating Procedures in Order to Clarify the Voting Procedures of the Assembly | Passed | 14/11/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-034 | A Declarative Resolution to Amplify the Black Student Union’s (BSU) More Than Four Platform on CSG Social Media Accounts | Passed | 14/11/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-035 | A Declarative and Directive Resolution advocating for Lecture Capture for all lectures that can support it. | Passed | 29/11/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-036 | A Procedural Resolution to Amend the Operating Procedures to Empower Ex Officio Representatives to Make Select Motions | Passed | 06/12/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-037 | A Directive and Declarative Resolution to advocate that Laundry Costs be covered in on-campus students’ “Room & Board” costs | Passed | 17/01/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-038 | A Declarative and Directive Resolution to Call on the Academic Human Resources of the
University to Fairly Negotiate with GEO on their Contract.
| Passed | 08/12/2022 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-039 | A Procedural and Appropriations Resolution to Amend the Compiled Code to Expand Deadline to Apply for Need-Based Compensation | Passed | 20/01/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-040 | A Procedural and Directive Resolution to Amend the Compiled Code to Create Whistleblower Protections | Passed | 20/01/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-043 | A Procedural and Directive Resolution to Overhaul the Procedures of How Ethics are Handled in CSG. | Passed | 03/02/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-044 | A Procedural and Directive Resolution to Amend the Elections Code to Require Candidates to Attend an Assembly Meeting. | Passed | 26/01/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-045 | An Appropriations Resolution to Enact a Budget for the Winter Operations of Central Student Government | Passed | 17/01/2023 | Unanimous Consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-046 | A Procedural Resolution to Amend the Consent Agenda and the Structure of the Agenda | Passed | 03/02/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-049 | A Procedural Resolution to Amend the Compiled Code to Bar Election Administrators and Judicial Officials from Associating with Campaigns | Passed | 21/02/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-050 | A Declarative Resolution to Advocate for the Creation of a Centralized Website System for Student Room Reservations | Passed | 07/02/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-052 | A Declarative and Directive Resolution to Communicate to the UM Administration and the Campus Community At-large of the Central Student Government’s (CSG’s) Endorsement of GEO’s Bargaining Platform as a Whole. | Passed | 21/02/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-053 | A Directive and Declarative Resolution for the Central Student Government (CSG) to Endorse CAPS’s letter to the Administration Advocating for a Competitive and Livable Salary and Publicizing the Letter on CSG’s Social Media Channels. | Passed | 21/02/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-055 | A Directive and Declarative resolution to advocate for academic flexibility following traumatic
events, increasing of funding for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), increased
outreach to the student body to gauge their concerns about safety on campus, and to voice these
demands through CSG’s communication channels | Passed | 21/02/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-058 | A Declarative and Appropriations Resolution to Assist the Muslim Coalition with Funding Community Iftars During Ramadan | Passed | 07/03/2023 | Unanimous consent |
12th Assembly | AR 12-059 | A Directive and Declarative Resolution to Advocate for the Expansion of Student Legal Services to the Flint and Dearborn Campuses | Passed | 07/03/2023 | Unanimous consent |
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