Senator Attendance:
  1. How often must I attend Senate meetings?
  2. What happens if I miss too many meetings?
  3. How do I send an alternate if I cannot attend?
  4. How many times can I send an alternate?
  5. What happens if I send an alternate too many times?
  6. When are attendance records reset?

Council Voting Rights:
  7. What do I have to do to have my Academic Council considered a legal member of the Senate?
  8. How can my Council lose the right to vote?
  9. How can my Council's right to vote be reinstated?

1. How often must I attend Senate Meetings?
You must maintain an "adequate attendance" while a Student Senator. If you miss two consecutive meetings or three over your entire term you may be removed from your position by the Chair.
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2. What happens if I miss too many meetings?
You may be removed from your position by the Chair if you cannot make adequate attendance.
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3. How do I send an alternate if I cannot attend?
You must send another member of your divisional council. The alternate will count towards quorum and will be given full voting privileges. You must inform the Administrative Vice President of your alternate a minimum of 24 hours before a regularly scheduled Senate Meeting.
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4. How many times can I send an alternate?
An alternate can only be sent three times to regular Senate Meetings during a Student Senator's term.
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5. What happens if I send an alternate too many times?
If you exceed the allowance of three times during a term your absences will be counted as unexcused and you may be removed from your position.
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6. When are attendance records reset?
At the end of every year/term.
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7. What do I have to do to have my Academic Council considered a legal member of the Senate?
Your Academic Council must send an updated officer list to Administrative Vice President and the Student Life Office before the first SGA Senate Meeting of the academic year. Those Academic Councils represented at the first meeting of the academic year will be granted the right to vote and be considered legally holding office.
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8. How can my Council lose the right to vote?
Your Council will lose the right to vote if your representatives miss two consecutive Senate Meetings.
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9. How can my Council's right to vote be reinstated?
Your Council's right to vote will be reinstated when your representatives attend two consecutive Senate Meetings.
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