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Issue date: 10/11/07 Section: Opinion
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Question:
I noticed that last week there were 2 pieces of legislature passed in SGA, Bill 01-07 F and Resolution 01-07 F. I am not in SGA and do not understand all the terms you use. What is the difference between a bill and a resolution? How do you come up with the names of bills and resolutions?
Answer:
I completely understand how confusing the terminology can be. There are two types of legislation that can be passed through the Student Government Association, Bills and Resolutions.
A bill is best described as a specific action that SGA wants to enforce and wants administration to recognize. On the other hand, a resolution is a recommendation or formal request made by the SGA to our administration. Both are extremely effective ways for SGA to communicate with administrators.
A piece of legislation is named by using a relatively basic formula. First, we determine if the legislation needs to be named a bill or resolution.
Once the type of legislation is determined, we find a number sequence that will define that specific document. The first two numbers represent what order the legislation was passed throughout the semester. The second set of numbers represents the school year in which the legislation was passed. And the last part of a legislations name is a letter that is determined by which semester the document was passed. An "F" represents fall and an "S" represents spring.
I noticed that last week there were 2 pieces of legislature passed in SGA, Bill 01-07 F and Resolution 01-07 F. I am not in SGA and do not understand all the terms you use. What is the difference between a bill and a resolution? How do you come up with the names of bills and resolutions?
Answer:
I completely understand how confusing the terminology can be. There are two types of legislation that can be passed through the Student Government Association, Bills and Resolutions.
A bill is best described as a specific action that SGA wants to enforce and wants administration to recognize. On the other hand, a resolution is a recommendation or formal request made by the SGA to our administration. Both are extremely effective ways for SGA to communicate with administrators.
A piece of legislation is named by using a relatively basic formula. First, we determine if the legislation needs to be named a bill or resolution.
Once the type of legislation is determined, we find a number sequence that will define that specific document. The first two numbers represent what order the legislation was passed throughout the semester. The second set of numbers represents the school year in which the legislation was passed. And the last part of a legislations name is a letter that is determined by which semester the document was passed. An "F" represents fall and an "S" represents spring.
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