Legislative Branch
Meet the Senate
Senate Committees
The USF SG Senate is comprised of 4 committees and LegEx. All members of the senate are each placed on a committee. These committees have special focuses that each senator works to fulfill. To learn more about the committee's and the business that they are currently working on - please reach out to any of the students below. Please note that all meetings are subject to change.
POLICY COMMITTEE
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Brayden Jahn |
TBD |
Fall Meeting Date and Time: TBD,
The Senate Committee on Policy shall:
- Review all constitutional amendments, non-budgetary bills, and resolutions submitted to the committee chairperson by the office of the Senate President for the purposes of legality, efficiency, and tangibility.
- Have the power to amend any legislation put forth to the committee.
- Review standing legislative documents and recommend improvements when necessary.
- Require all legislation to go through at least one reading in committee.
- Collaborate with and assist the Office of the Attorney General on projects and initiatives.
ETHICS COMMITTEE
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| Venkata Rupesh Varma Konduru Chair sg-ethicschair@usf.edu |
TBD Vice Chair |
Fall Meeting Date and Time: TBD,
The Senate Committee on Ethics shall:
- Be responsible for maintaining the integrity of the office of Student Government and all associated entities.
- Review all Executive Branch nominations put forth by the Student Body President for confirmation, with the exception of all Cabinet members, Directors, and elected officials which shall be confirmed by the Senate.
- Review all Judicial Branch nominations put forth by the Student Body President for confirmation.
- Investigate complaints and grievances against Student Government or any Activity and Service fee funded entity.
PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
Kaitlyn Rodriguez
Chair
sg-programmingchair@usf.edu
TBD
Vice Chair
Fall Meeting Date and Time: TBD, Microsoft Teams
The Senate Committee on Programming shall:
- Identify and plan programming initiatives in collaboration with members of the committee and other bodies of student government.
- Develop a comprehensive annual events and initiatives calendar.
- Coordinate each activity's logistical arrangements, including venue selection, scheduling, marketing, and budgeting.
- Ensure effective event promotion and communication with the student body.
- Evaluate the success and impact of each program and make improvement suggestions.
RELATIONS COMMITTEE
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| Annabelle Folsom Chair sg-relationschair@usf.edu |
TBD Vice Chair |
Fall Meeting Date and Time: TBD,
The Senate Committee on Relations shall:
- Help facilitate relations between the student body and Student Government as well as their state and local governments in order to create awareness of any student issue.
- Conduct surveys based on issues relevant to the student body.
- Review all state, local and federal legislation that may affect the student body.
- Be in contact with all Florida Student Association representatives and receive reports on any student related issues within the organization.
- Propose new services and programs to advocate for student issues that may be executed by the Executive Branch.
- Write resolutions related to imperative student issues that have been brought forth to the committee.
LEGEX COMMITTEE
Pro-Tempore
Chair | sg-protempore@usf.edu
Meeting Date and Time: TBD,
SENATORS
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| Ameera Shahzad Anirudh Kaysap Sesham Ashfak Ahmed Chowdhury Brandon Manero Christian Chow Quan Claudia Martin Eizaguirre Faria Mohsen Fariah Ansari Grace Eaton Hoai Thu Nhi Le Huu Dang Pham Jackson Jones Joao 鈥淛P鈥� Magalhaes Joao Victor Guedes de Souza Kaitlyn Rodriguez Karina Diaz |
Karthik Yechuri |
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Alexa Michelle Matos |
Kenneth "Kenny" Bright |
| SARASOTA-MANATEE | |
| Alexis Santi Caranton Swank |
Melissa Jean Baptiste |