Article VI – General Assembly

Article VI – General Assembly

Section A – Time and Place

1. The Senate shall meet weekly at 11:00am on Thursdays in Heath Hardwick Hall 104.
2. The Vice President may change the meeting time or place provided proper notice to the Senate body.
   1. The Vice President shall confer with the PPT before any changes to meeting time or place are made
   2. Proper notice shall be given 24 hours prior to updated meeting time or place to entirety of Senate body

Section B – Speaker Chair

1. The Speaker Chair shall preside over the session.
2. The Vice President shall normally act as Speaker Chair.
3. If the Vice President is absent for any reason, the PPT shall act as Speaker Chair for the session.
4. If both the Vice President and the PPT are absent for any reason, the Chairman of Governmental Processes shall act as Speaker Chair for the session.
5. The Speaker Chair may allow non-Senators to speak in session at their discretion.
   

Section C – Dress Code

1. Women shall wear business casual attire including collared shirts or blouses, and pants without holes or skirts of appropriate length.
2. Men shall wear business casual attire including collared shirts, pants without holes, and closed toed shoes.
3. Senators with campus jobs or labs immediately before or after session are exempted from abiding to the previous two clauses so long as they fulfill other clauses contained in this section.
4. Senators may wear cultural dress provided it is considered professional attire in the country/culture of its origin and it complies with LeTourneau University standards of appropriate attire. This shall include cultural dress from the former Republic of Texas.
5. Shorts are prohibited
6. Sunglasses are prohibited
7. The PPT shall have the authority to enforce and interpret dress code as necessary.
8. The Vice President shall have the authority to override the dress code at any time.
9. Dress code shall apply to the Vice President, Senators, and substitutes.
   

Section D – Standing Rules

1. The Senate standing rules shall be Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 11th Edition, or an abridged version deemed sufficient and provided by the Public Records and Relations Committee.
   

Section E – Senate Lobbyists

1. A Senate lobbyist shall:
   • check in with the PPT and presiding Speaker Chair before the start of a meeting at which the lobbyist wishes to speak;
   • have the right to speak and answer questions during open debate time only on issues pertaining to the group the lobbyist represents, as determined by the presiding officer;
   • follow Senate time and procedure rules;
2. A Senate lobbyist shall not vote, make motions, nor introduce legislation.