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Student Government Association

SGA Constitution & Bylaws

University of Oklahoma Health Campus
Student Government Association Constitution

(Amended April 14, 2026)

  • Article I: Title
    • The name of this organization shall be the University of Oklahoma Health Campus Student Government Association (OUHC SGA).
  • Article II: Membership
    • Section 1: Every enrolled student of the OUHC shall be a member of the OUHC SGA.
    • Section 2: Herein is created the Student Senate of the OUHC SGA, to be a branch of the Student Government Association.
    • Section 3: Representation of each college student body of the OUHSC shall be through membership to the SGA Student Senate.
      • Clause 1: Colleges receiving membership shall include:
        • A. College of Allied Health
        • B. College of Dentistry (to include proportional representation of the Dental Hygiene program)
        • C. College of Nursing
        • D. College of Medicine (to include proportional representation of the PA program)
        • E. College of Pharmacy
        • F. College of Public Health
        • G. Graduate College
  • Article III: Purpose
    • The purpose of the SGA Student Senate shall be to represent members of the OUHC Student Government Association in the regulation and coordination of all phases of student government; to serve as an agency for the maintenance of cordial and cooperative relationships among students, their governing bodies, alumni, faculty, and University administration; to conserve and propagate the ideals and traditions of the health sciences, and to promote honesty and individual achievement in academic affairs. The SGA Student Senate will promote such activities as it deems valuable in the furtherance of this purpose of mutual concern to the membership of the OUHC Student Government Association.
  • Article IV: Student Government Association
    • The Student Government Association (SGA) shall be defined as the three branches of student government, comprised of the Executive Board, the Executive Council, and the Student Senate as described herein.
  • Article V: Legislative Branch (Student Senate)
    • Section 1:
      • Clause 1: Legislative powers of the OUHC SGA shall be vested in the SGA Student Senate and student councils in each college as set out herein.
      • Clause 2: Specific powers shall reside in the SGA Student Senate unless otherwise delegated to the individual college Student Councils herein.
      • Clause 3: Membership of the SGA Student Senate shall be selected for one-year terms and shall be elected at large by the individual college Student Councils.
        • A. SGA Senators shall comprise the voting members of the OUHC SGA.
        • B. Representation is given on a basis of one voting member per 100 students enrolled, with each college constituency guaranteed at least three voting members and restricted to a maximum of 10 voting members.
          • 1. For 1-300 students, the college shall receive 2 voting members.
          • 2. For 301-400 students, the college shall receive 3 voting members.
          • 3. For 1101-1200 students, the college shall receive 10 voting members.
        • C. A list of the SGA Senators shall be provided to the OUHC SGA by each college constituency president as soon as they are elected.
          • 1. Updated lists shall be provided to the OUHC SGA as necessary.
        • D. OUHC enrollment numbers shall be presented to the SGA President during the spring of each academic year for deciding the following year’s Senate representation.
        • E. If the individual College Student Councils fail to fill their respective SGA Senate seats, the SGA Executive Board shall select senators from their respective Colleges.
        • F. In addition to the elected Senators, each college Student Council may select up to two Alternates to serve in the Student Senate that will have the same duties and responsibilities as a Senator but will be non-voting members unless the designated Senators are absent and the number of voting members has not been fulfilled by those Senators present for voting.
      • Clause 4: All SGA Student Senators shall be subject to the rules of recall of their individual college councils.
    • Section 2: One-half (1/2) plus one (1) of the SGA Student Senators shall constitute a quorum to do business. The SGA Student Senate may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent Senators in such a manner and under such penalties as the SGA Student Senate may provide.
    • Section 3: The SGA Student Senate shall have the right of impeachment and removal of officers by a concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting membership.
    • Section 4: The SGA Student Senate shall recommend campus-wide student rules and regulations and appropriate revenues of the University of Oklahoma Health Campus Student Government Association.
      • Clause 1: Every bill, which has been approved by the SGA Student Senate by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, shall be presented to the SGA President. If (s)he signs the bill, it will become effective. If (s)he vetoes it, the SGA Senate shall then proceed to reconsider it. If any bill is neither signed nor vetoed by the President within ten days (except Sundays) after it was presented to him/her, the same shall be enacted in like manner as if (s)he had signed it.
      • Clause 2: Having been enacted by the SGA, all acts except those specifically dealing with the internal operation of the SGA shall be presented to the designated Health Campus Student Affairs Advisor and then to the Provost of the Health Campus. If they approve, they shall sign it, but if not, they shall return it with his/her objections to the SGA Senate, which shall proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration, two-thirds (2/3) of the SGA Senate agree to pass the bill, it shall be presented to the President of the University for his/her consideration with the Board of Regents of the University being the next and final tier.
  • Article VI: Executive Branch
    • Section 1: The Executive Branch of the SGA shall consist of these executive board offices advised by the designated Health
    • Campus Student Affairs Advisor:
      • A. President
      • B. Vice-President & Senate Chair
      • C. Secretary
      • D. Treasurer
      • E. Campus Activities Board Chair
        • Clause 2: In the absence of the President, the Vice-President/Senate Chair, Secretary, etc. in the above order, shall preside as acting President.
    • Section 2: The executive power of the OUHC SGA shall be vested in the SGA President who shall, at the time of his/her election and for the entire term, be a member of the OUHC Student Government Association.
      • Clause 1: In the case of the removal of the SGA President from office, resignation from office, or his/her inability to discharge the powers and duties of the office, those powers and duties shall fall upon the SGA Vice-President & Senate Chair.
      • Clause 2: If the SGA President leaves office during the academic year of his/her presidency, an election shall be held at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the SGA Student Senate.
    • Section 3: The SGA President shall nominate and appoint all officers of the OUHC SGA not otherwise provided.
    • Section 4: The SGA President, or a member of the Executive Board, shall represent the OUHC Student Government Association on official occasions and in conjunction with HSC Student Affairs, coordinate student activities, and services. They may convene the SGA Student Senate in a special session with one week’s notice and shall take care that all acts of the SGA Student Senate are faithfully executed.
    • Section 5: The SGA Student Senate shall create such organizations as shall be necessary to the implementation of the President’s powers and duties.
  • Article VII: Meetings
    • Section 1: The SGA President shall be able to call a general meeting of the SGA Executive Council.
    • Section 2: The OUHC SGA Vice President & Senate Chair shall be able to call a general meeting of the SGA Student Senate.
    • Section 3: Any member of OUHC SGA may initiate legislation.
    • Section 4: Any bill being considered for passage by the SGA Student Senate may, by a majority two-thirds (2/3) vote of the SGA Student Senate, be approved.
  • Article VIII: Budget
    • Section 1: Operating expenses of the OUHC SGA shall be 10% of all student activities fee monies. The remaining 90% shall be returned to the respective college student councils. This transfer shall come from student activity fees and shall be made directly from the bursar’s office to the Student Association account.
      • Clause 1: Funding shall be based upon current enrollment.
      • Clause 2: SGA reserves the right to reclaim any unused funds at the start of the next fiscal year to maximize benefits for enrolled students. Student activities fee monies distributed to college student councils shall be expended within the fiscal year they are received.
    • Section 2: A proposed and approved budget shall be established by the SGA and approved by quorum vote of the SGA Student Senate, then forwarded to Health Campus Student Affairs Leadership for approval. Said budget shall be established by September 15th and revised as necessary.
    • Section 3: Support of activities not included in the SGA budget may be received by special request by either a college student council or University recognized student organization. Proposed budgets must be passed by a two-thirds (2/3) quorum vote of the Executive Council.
  • Article IX: Officer Elections
    • Section 1: The SGA Student Senate shall elect the SGA executive board during the month of April.
    • Section 2: Any OUHC SGA member may run for any executive office
    • Section 3: Candidacy nominations for executive board positions shall open one month prior to the date of the election and shall remain open until midnight the Sunday immediately preceding the day of elections.
      • Clause 1: Candidates may only be initially nominated to one (1) executive board position.
    • Section 4: Executive board candidates must be present at the time of the election, or provide an official proxy.
    • Section 5: Executive Board candidates shall be voted on by the SGA Senators and current Executive Board.
      • Clause 1: Filled seats in which the senator is absent may only be filled by an alternate senator as described in Article X, Section 3.C.1 of Senate Bylaws.
      • Clause 2: If any SGA Student Senate seats for a college are vacant, the college may fill those seats with their Alternate seats.
      • Clause 3: If an Executive Board member steps down from his/her position prior to the end of the year, timely notification of the open position will be distributed across campus (through Daily News, email, or another comparable method). Potential candidates must submit a brief platform to the remaining Executive Board members at least one week prior to the next general SGA meeting. Eligible voting members of the SGA Student Senate at the next meeting will hold an election.
      • Clause 4: If an Executive Board member steps down from his/her position prior to the end of the year, the responsibilities will be distributed among the remaining board members to ensure optimum continuity of ongoing projects until a new officer can be appointed by the Executive Board.
    • Section 6: The following shall be the order of the executive board elections:
        • 1. President
        • 2. Vice President/Senate Chair
        • 3. Secretary
        • 4. Treasurer
        • 5. Campus Activities Board Chair
      • Clause 2: Candidates who have lost their initial election may choose to run in the elections of the positions that occur subsequently.
      • Clause 3: Officers shall begin their term of office immediately and shall subsequently resign from their respective SGA Student Senate position if applicable.
    • Section 7: Terms of office shall last one academic year i.e. April to April.
  • Article X: Amendments
    • Section 1: Amendments may be proposed to this constitution. Such proposals are to be submitted in writing to the Secretary or made by the motion at an SGA Student Senate meeting. Proposed amendments shall be tabled a minimum of two (2) weeks before being voted upon.
    • Section 2: Amendments must be approved by two-thirds (2/3) voting members of the SGA Student Senate.
    • Section 3: All amendments, after the SGA Student Senate vote, must be approved by HC Student Affairs, who will then notify the HC Provost.

(Previously amended January 31, 2021, January 20, 2020, April 8, 2019, March 27, 2012, and October 18, 2009)