Robert’s Rules + Meeting Procedure
Before speaking during discussion, a member should first do this.
What is be recognized by the President?
Every student enrolled at FAMU College of Law is automatically considered this.
What is a member of the Student Bar Association?
This officer presides over Executive Board meetings.
Who is the President?
This officer generally oversees SBA committees and conducts monthly meetings with committee chairs.
Who is the Vice President?
This is the total 2026–2027 allocation being divided under the proposed SBA funding plan.
What is $15,000?
This is the phrase you would use to formally bring a proposal before the Board.
What is “I move to…”?
Executive Board meetings must be open to this group.
What is the public?
This officer maintains SBA minutes, agendas, governing documents, and official records.
Who is the Secretary?
Committee chairs must meet with the VP at least this many days before the monthly SBA meeting.
What is 5 days?
Under the proposed plan, this is the maximum annual Base Funding request for a student organization.
What is up to $400?
Before SBA begins conducting official business, this must be established.
What is quorum?
The general Executive Board agenda must be posted this many hours before the meeting.
What is 72 hours?
This officer serves as custodian of SBA funds and chairs the Budget Committee.
Who is the Treasurer?
During that monthly VP meeting, committee chairs are expected to discuss these three things.
What are updates, plans, and initiatives?
This proposed funding category contains $2,500 and is designed to encourage organizations to work together.
What is Collaborative Programming?
Put these in the correct order: Vote, Motion, Discussion, Second.
What is Motion → Second → Discussion → Vote?
The President appoints someone to a position and says, “It’s official because I appointed them.” What is missing?
What is Executive Board approval?
These two non-voting officers both advise on the Constitution and Bylaws and work together during the Spring Constitutional Convention.
Who are the Attorney General and Parliamentarian?
A committee chair’s written report is due to the SBA Secretary this many hours before the next Executive Board meeting.
What is 48 hours?
Name three factors the Bylaws say the Budget Committee should consider when evaluating organization requests.
Any three of:
A Board member starts debating a completely different issue while another motion is still pending. This basic parliamentary rule explains why the Chair should stop them.
What is only one subject matter should be before the group at a time?
It is Spring semester and someone wants to change the Constitution or Bylaws. This is where the change must now be proposed.
What is the Spring Constitutional Convention?
A student tells a Class Representative about a problem. The Representative listens but never brings it to SBA and never tells the class what SBA decides. What core responsibility did the Representative fail to perform?
What is serving as the communication bridge between the class and SBA?
Your committee wants to host a program that falls within the responsibilities of a College of Law department. Before moving forward, the committee chair must do this.
What is inform and seek approval from the appropriate Dean, Director, or department head?
An organization says, “The Treasurer approved our request, so we already bought everything.” What is wrong with that statement?
What is the Treasurer/Budget Committee recommendation is not final Executive Board approval?