Roberts Rules Basics
This is the term for the minimum number of people required to discuss and note on business items.
What is quorum?
NSSA must post an agenda this many business days before a meeting.
Three business days.
This office serves as the chief executive of the Nevada State Student Alliance.
Who is the President?
All NSSA members must be enrolled in this type of institution.
What is Nevada State University?
This change updated all instances of "NSC" to "NSU" to reflect this new official university name.
What is Nevada State University?
If you disagree with an idea, you should debate this, not the person.
What is the motion?
Public comment must be allowed at these times in a meeting.
Before business items and at the end of the meeting.
Senators can represent these groups on campus.
What are the academic schools?
Only students in this academic standing can hold a positon in NSSA.
What is good standing?
The "Oath of Office" was replaced with this new agreement that outlines an officer's duties and ends with a formal pledge.
What is the Contract of Service?
This word means keeping discussion relevant to the topic at hand.
What is Germane?
This Nevada law ensures government deliberations are conducted openly.
Nevada's Open Meeting Law.
The President must present this type of update to the Senate during meetings.
What is an officer report?
To be elegible for office, a student must be enrolled in this minimum number of credits.
What is six?
This former NSSA committee was removed and replaced by the Student Life Activity Board (SLAB).
What is the Involvement Committee?
When making a motion, this person gets to speak first in the discussion.
The person who made the motion.
These two things must be kept and made public after every meeting.
What are meeting minutes and recordings?
The Senate can pass these to make official decisions.
What are motions/resolutions?
This is the term length for most NSSA officers.
What is one academic year?
For filling vacancies, the previous presidential appointment process was replaced with this type of committee.
What is the NSSA Search Committee?
In Robert's Rules, this is the term for setting aside a motion temporarily.
"Tabling" the motion.
This official can investigate violations of the Open Meeting Law.
Who is the Nevada Attorney General?
This fraction of the Senate must approve for a constitutional amendment to pass.
What is two-thirds?
This process can remove a member from office for violating the Constitution.
What is impeachment?
This change ensures that all constituion and by-law amendments are reviewed by this university office before a Joint Session vote.
What is the Nevada State University General Counsel?