Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) will present the student body with nine proposed amendments to the BSG constitution Wednesday. Students will be given a chance to vote on these amendments, which have all been passed by a vote of at least four fifths of the full BSG body. The amendments are as follows:
-The Spring Elections Amendment, which moves all class elections, with the exception of first-year elections, to the second Wednesday in April.
-The Leadership Council Amendment, which creates a council made up of the BSG president, all college house presidents, all class presidents, and the Inter-House Council (IHC) chair. The council will meet at least once a month.
-The Removal of Student Matters Section Amendment, which removes a lengthy section of the constitution titled "Student Matters."
-The President's Role Amendment, which clarifies the duties of the BSG president, who will serve as BSG liaison to the administration and students; be a member of all BSG committees, the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee of the Trustees, and the Judicial Board selection process; coordinate the activities proposed by BSG committees; and set the weekly BSG agenda.
-The Officer Role Amendment, which defines the roles of all BSG officers including the vice president of facilities, the vice president of student affairs, the vice president of BSG affairs, the vice president of student organizations, and the vice president of academic affairs.
-The Clubs and Funding Amendment, which states that the Student Organization Oversight Committee (SOOC) will charter and oversee all clubs on campus and the Student Activities Funding Committee (SAFC) will provide funding for club-sponsored events. Both the SOOC and the SAFC will create rules for these processes, to be voted upon by BSG every year.
-The Outside Involvement Amendment, which replaces "Student Matters" and states that students may express an opinion to BSG during a public comment time at the beginning of each meeting. Students may propose a bill to the appropriate BSG committee or have it endorsed by their class representatives.
-The Hired Secretary Amendment, which allows BSG to hire an independent secretary to keep the minutes at all BSG meetings.
-The Representation Realignment Amendment, which removes the six BSG members representing each of the College Houses and replaces them with six new representatives: two appointed by the IHC to represent the house system, one appointed by the IHC to represent chem-free interests, one appointed by the Executive Board of the Activities Board, one elected by the Residential Life staff, and one community service representative.
In order for the amendments to go into effect, they must pass with two-thirds of the vote in favor. Voting will take place online from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.