Board Policies
Chapter 3 - Educational Policies
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3.7 Statewide Student Association
Part 1. Statewide Student Association Recognition.
The Minnesota State University Student Association, for state
university students, and the Minnesota State College Student Association,
for state community and technical college students, are each recognized
as the one statewide student association for their respective
student associations and students.
Part 2. Campus Student Association Affiliation.
Each campus student association shall be affiliated with its
statewide student association and all students enrolled in credit
courses shall be members of their respective statewide association.
Part 3. Fees.
Each statewide student association shall set its fees and shall
submit any changes in its fees to the board for review. The board
may revise or reject the fee change during the two board meetings
immediately following the fee change submission. Fees shall be
collected for each enrolled credit by each college and university
and shall be credited to each association's account to be spent
as determined by that association. For purposes of this policy,
enrolled credits include all credits in which a student has enrolled
and not dropped before the institution’s drop deadlines.
Fees shall be forwarded by the institution to the statewide student
association whether or not the institution has received payment
for fees.
Part 4. Recognition Process.
Subpart A. Statewide student association
recognition. Recognition of the associations listed in
Part 1. shall continue until such recognition is repealed by
the board and succeeded by an appropriately constituted association
representing the same group of students.
Subpart B. Repeal of recognition.
- Repeal of recognition by the board shall occur if the following
actions occur:
- a. A two-thirds vote, by the existing statewide student
association indicating no confidence, expressed by a petition
to the board in accordance with the procedures set forth
in the governing documents; and
b. Two-thirds of existing campus student associations,
in accordance with their governing rules, submit petitions
indicating no confidence to the board.
- Dissolution of a statewide student association shall be
subject to each association's internal procedures as indicated
in their respective governing documents. Recognition of a
statewide student association is repealed automatically upon
dissolution of the student association. A notice of intent
to dissolve shall be sent to the board.
Subpart C. Recognition of new statewide student association.
Following repeal of recognition of a statewide student association,
recognition of a new statewide student association shall be
granted after the presentation of a petition to the board which
expresses support of the new association and is approved by
two-thirds of the campus student associations.
Part 5. Implementation.
The chancellor shall develop an agreements between Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities and each statewide student association
to implement this policy, including provisions addressing payment
of fees collected.
| Date of Implementation: |
10/18/94, |
| Date of Adoption: |
10/18/94, |
| Date &
Subject of Revisions:
01/20/05: editorial changes; removal of obsolete language;
definition of enrolled credit added; delegated authority
to chancellor for agreement approval.
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