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Speaker of the Senate
 
The speaker shall perform the following duties:
To open the Student Senate meetings promptly at 6:00pm on Tuesdays during regular session.
To cause the Senate to proceed with its business in the proper order under the rules, if a quorum is present, and to proceed upon each order of business.
To preserve order and decorum of the Senate.
To decide all points of order, subject to appeal to the Senate.
To explain or clarify any rule of procedure upon request.
To state each motion as it is made.
To recognize members who seek the floor for the purpose of speaking in debate or otherwise.
To state and put to vote all questions requiring a vote, and all questions upon which a vote is ordered, and to announce the vote.
To sign all documents which require his signature.
To be ultimately responsible for the processing of Senate approved
legislation, and to see that the legislation reaches the executive office within fortyeight (48) hours of passage.
To do and perform such other duties as may be required by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Student Government Association.
 
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Speaker
Pro Tempore
Tyler
Landry
 
Name:
Matt Babcock
Originally
From:
Pitkin, LA
Major:
Agriculture Business/ Pre-Law
Classification:
Senior
Goals:
Continue striving to generate funding for campus improvements and work to inform students about action taken by SGA
SGA
Involvement:
Speaker of Student Senate, Speaker Pro Tempore
Other
Involvement:
Alpha Zeta Honor Society, Agriculture Ambassadors, Block & Bridle, Union Board
 

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