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Section 2–Changing the Student Activity Fee

  1. According to the City University of New York Board of Trustees Bylaws Article XVI, Section 16.2:
A referendum proposing changes in the student activity fee shall be initiated by a petition of at least ten percent of the appropriate student body and voted upon in conjunction with student government elections.
  • Where a referendum seeks to earmark student activity fees for a specific purpose or organization without changing the total student activity fee, the results of the referendum shall be sent to the college association for implementation.
  • Where a referendum seeks to earmark student activity fees for a specific purpose or organization by changing the total student activity fee, the results of such referendum shall be sent to the board by the President of the College together with his/her recommendation.
  • At the initiation of a petition of at least ten percent of the appropriate student body, the College President may schedule a student referendum at a convenient time other than in conjunction with student government elections.
  • Where the referendum seeks to affect the use or amount of student activity fees in the college purposes fund, the results of the referendum shall be sent to the board by the College President together with his/her recommendation.
  1. The Financial Management Office of the Student Activities Association must first verify any proposed revenue and percentage breakdown adjustment that would change the total of the student activity fee.
  2. If approved, a meeting should take place with the Office of Student Life, the Vice President of Student Affairs or his her designee, and any other affected designees of the proposed fee to discuss petitions, marketing plans, and/or strategic plans that will be utilized for the proposed fee.
  3. All petitions must be developed in consultation with the Office of Student Life containing date of birth or a portion of the social security number, first name, last name, and signature. Deadlines must be established to initiate petition distribution and collection. Petitions will need at least ten percent of the student body enrolled at the time and will be collected by the office of Student Life and sent to the Office of Enrollment Management for written certification.
  4. If ten percent of the student body enrolled at the time is certified on the petitions, then a proposition for the proposed fee must be developed for the ballot in consultation with the Office of Student Life. Written language established in the petitions that were certified by the Office of Enrollment Management must be reflected on the ballot. Approval of a fee adjustment on a ballot will require a majority of the students voting in the referendum. Adopted fee changes will be sent to the President of the College for approval.

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