Golden Rule Review Committee
Meeting 10
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Called to order at
- Members in Attendance: Chairman Van Voorhees, Vice Chairman Gottlieb, Secretary Snider, Mr. Chapman
- Entertained motion to amend Section 18, Para G, subPara1 to change requisite GPA from 2.5 to 2.75
o Failed 2-2
- Examined Rule 16, Section J
o
Amend Rule 16, Section J, Paragraph E1 to read “The name of the organization, the chief student officer
name, and an address if applicable”
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Removes references to advisors
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Rationale:
It is not the normal practice of OSRR to maintain contact with advisors
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Passes 3-1
o
Rule 16, Section J,
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Insert “and/or Student
Organization regulations” after “Rules of Conduct”
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Unanimously approved
o
Rule 16, Section K,
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Strike “and advisor(s)”
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Unanimously approved
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Rationale: It is not the normal practice of OSRR to
maintain contact with advisors
o
Rule 16, Section K,
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Amend Sentence 1 to
read “Provided, however, that the required notice stated above has been given
to the group along with its representative(s) but a representative failed to
attend a scheduled hearing without providing a satisfactory reason for the
absence, the group will be placed on immediate social probation until such time
that the group appears before a hearing.”
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Unanimously approved
o
Rule 16, Section K,
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Strike “mixer”
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Unanimously approved
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Rationale: A mixer is a social.
o
Rule 16, Section K,
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Strike “conclaves” and
replace with “retreats”
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Unanimously approved
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Rationale: A conclave is defined as effectively any
meeting. A retreat is more specific to
leaving the general UCF area for a meeting.
o
Rule 16, Section K,
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Strike all occurrences
of “hearing panel” and replace with “hearing”.
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Unanimously approved
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Rationale: A hearing may not necessarily have a panel.
o
Rule 16, Section K,
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Insert “upon request”
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Passed 3-1
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Rationale: OSRR does not have subpoena power
o
Rule 16, Section L,
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Amend sentence 2 to
read “Suspension of UCF Registration: Temporary severance of the organization's
relationship with UCF for a specific period of time. The period of time and any
requirements that must be satisfied before re-registration must be specified in
the recommendation of the hearing body.”
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Unanimously approved
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Rationale: The hearing body is not necessarily a hearing
panel.
o
Rule 16, Section L,
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Replace “panel” with
“body”
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Unanimously approved
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Rationale: The hearing body is not necessarily a panel.
o
Rule 16, Section L,
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Strike “(see
Administrative Action). Note: disposition of administrative action may be
extended in cases involving student organizations.” and replace with
“suspension of all organization activities with the exception of regular
business meetings.”
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Unanimously approved
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Rationale: For clarification purposes.
o
Rule 16, Section M
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Create paragraph 4 beginning
with “The appeal must be made…”
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Unanimously approved
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Rationale: Creation of the logical fourth paragraph
o
Rule 16, Section M,
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Insert “The Associate
Vice President for Campus Life shall have fourteen (14) calendar days after
receiving the appeal to review the case and render a decision.” after
“reconsideration.”
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Unanimously approved
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Rationale: The current process allows for any amount of
time. It is the committee’s opinion that
a decision should be rendered in a reasonable amount of time.
o
Rule 16, Section M,
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Insert “designee”
after all instances of AVP of CL or VP SDES.
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Unanimously approved
o
Rule 16, Section M
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Insert “The Vice
President of Student Development & Enrollment Services” shall have fourteen
(14) calendar days after receiving the appeal to review the case and render a
decision.
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Unanimously approved
o
Rule 8, Section B
& C
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Insert “The Associate
Vice President for Campus Life [or Vice President of Student Development &
Enrollment Services] (as appropriate) shall have fourteen (14) calendar days
after receiving the appeal to review the case and render a decision.
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Unanimously approved
o
Adoption of 2 Free
Speech Assembly Areas
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The area behind Health
& Public Affairs 2 bordering the sidewalks and road adjacent to Engineering
2.
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The triangle formed by
the sidewalks bordering Colbourn Hall, the John C. Washington Center, & the
Colbourn Hall Faculty Parking lot.
o
Recommendations from
the UCF Police Department regarding In-Line Skating &c.
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Be more specific
regarding stairwells, parking garages, parking lots, outside railings.
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Solicitors are already
covered.
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Police will respond to
any complaints and calls.
o
Amend Rule 18, Para D
to read “In-line skating, skateboarding, and scooters are prohibited on the
roadways and parking garages/lots.
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Unanimously approved
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Rationale: Parking garages/lots are dangerous places for
skateboarding etc.
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