House of Student Representatives
106th Session
Texas Christian University

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H.B. 106- __________________

Introduced By:

Action Taken ______________ _

Certified By:

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Speaker of the House

Date: ______________________

Duly Approved:

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Student Body President

“A Bill to Eliminate the Apportionment of House Seats to the Honors College”

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Whereas: The John V. Honors College is not a primary academic unit, but rather a
supplementary co-curricular program offered to select students at Texas
Christian University, and

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Whereas: The House of Representatives should accurately represent the student body,
and while twelve percent of the student body is in the Honors College, more
than half of the House of Representatives is comprised of students who are
affiliated with the college in addition to their primary academic program, and

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Whereas: In addition, as the current apportionment of seats stands, students within the
Honors College receive triple representation from their class, academic, and
honors representatives whereas non-honors students only receive double
representation, and

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Whereas: By eliminating seats currently reserved for Honors representatives, every TCU
undergraduate student will be equally represented in terms of seat allocation,
and

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Whereas: Reducing barriers of entry to the House of Representatives will communicate
that SGA strives to equitably represent the student body, and that as an
organization we are willing to critically look at ourselves and make changes;
therefore,

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Let it be enacted by the House of Student Representatives at Texas Christian University:

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(1) That the Student Body Constitution be amended according to the attached
appendix and be enacted for the 107th session of the House of Representatives
pending the passage of a student body referendum.

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