Student Government Association Meeting | Photo by Christian Peters | The Wright State Guardian
Two resolutions as well as Constitution and Bylaw changes were discussed at the Student Government Association meeting on April 5.
Resolution 22-02
Vice President Sabrina D’Alesandro presented Resolution 22-02, which calls for increased opportunities for students with disabilities.
The resolution, if passed, would require all student organizations to go through accessibility training and list the accessibility status of all events on Engage, flyers and other marketing materials.
“I also want to note that a big thing with this resolution, in particular, is that this is a start to a larger thing that myself and the next administration have talked about. I think a lot of times accessibility is ignored on campus, and this will be the start of a continued relationship with ODS and SGA,” D’Alesandro said.
D’Alesandro said she hopes this resolution will lead to future resolutions advocating for students with other disparities such as low-income students and minority students.
The resolution was moved to old business to be discussed further at next week’s meeting.
Resolution 22-03
D’Alesandro also presented Resolution 22-03 which condemns Ohio House Bill 616 and Florida House Bill 1557.
Ohio House Bill 616 essentially combines the language from Florida House Bill 1557 regarding LGBTQ+ topics with Ohio House Bill 327, which SGA previously condemned, which prohibits teaching and discussing racially diverse topics in schools. The resolution condemns these bills due to their vague language and potentially harmful effects they would have on students and teachers.
“I think having the language in both Ohio House Bill 327 and Florida House Bill 1557 in one should be a cause for alarm and something that we should protect our Wright State students and our students in Ohio from,” D’Alesandro said.
The resolution was moved to old business to be discussed further at next week’s meeting.
Constitution and Bylaw changes
Constitution and Bylaw changes were presented by Policy Administrator Chris Jenkins.
According to the Constitution, all positions in the SGA Governing Body shall be appointed and first interviewed by at least four people authorized to serve on the Appointment Committee.
The President, vice president, outgoing president and vice president and members of the board are authorized to serve on the committee, according to the Constitution.
Once a nominee is approved by the committee, the Senate will vote on whether or not to appoint them to the intended position.
Major changes to the Bylaws involve election procedures which include:
- The SEC may, by majority decision, reduce the number of signatures required based on the state of student involvement during petitioning.
- The SEC may, by majority decision, extend the election timeline due to unforeseen circumstances.
- Written-in candidates must attain the lesser of 20 votes or ten percent of the presidential votes.
