Section 1: Composition and Purpose
Subsection A: Composition of the Assembly SGA shall entrust its governance to the elected members of Assembly, which shall consist of the Executive Board, the Representative Council, and the Honor Board.
Subsection B: Purpose of the Assembly The Assembly shall represent the interest of SGA to the College.
Subsection C: Composition of the Executive Board The Executive Board shall consist of the President of SGA, Vice-President of SGA, Treasurer of SGA, Secretary of SGA, Head of the Honor Board, and Chair of Social Justice & Equity.
Subsection D: Candidate Status of the Assembly Officers of the Assembly shall be elected as specified in the Elections Bylaws and shall assume office immediately for a term of one year and/or until a successor takes office. The student shall be a candidate for a Bryn Mawr A.B. degree.
A person may concurrently hold more than one position specified in Article II, Section II, of this Constitution but may not vote twice. Voting for the second position must be done via proxy. The proxy voter must be a person from the same committee, Dorm Leadership Team, or AMO group.
Subsection E: Responsibilities of the Assembly As representatives of the student body, members of the Representative Council, Appointed Positions, Appointments Committee, Honor Board and the SGA Executive Board are held to the highest standards of the Honor Code.
Each assembly member is expected to attend their respective meetings.
Section 2: Authority
Subsection A: Constitutional Authority The authority of the Constitution and Bylaws shall bind all matters connected with the Assembly. All matters not prescribed by the articles of this Constitution shall be subject to parliamentary authority, unless such authority is inconsistent with this Constitution.
Subsection B: Parliamentary Authority The Assembly may adopt as its Parliamentary Authority the Rights of Plenary in conjunction with the Social Honor Code.
Subsection C: Right to Petition Members of SGA have the right to present a petition signed by one-third of the members of SGA to the Secretary of SGA in order to:
- Convene a meeting of SGA
- Convene a special meeting of the Assembly
- Convene a special meeting of any committee or body of officers
- Request any matter of concern be referred to a vote of SGA
- Address matters involving SGA Common Treasury Dues