The sole legislative body of the legislative branch
is the Student Senate. Senators are elected by every
class and college on the campus including the law
school and the graduate school. There are also six
Senators elected at-large who chair the Senate’s
standing committees. The Senate Chair serves as the
head of the Senate and chairs all Senate meetings
and is in charge of the legislative agenda. The
Senate Chair is selected by a majority vote of the
sitting Senators at the time of vote. Senate
meetings deal with legislation much like other
governmental bodies under the guidelines of
parliamentary procedure. The Senate serves as a
liaison representing students to the faculty and
administration. The Senate is comprised of several
standing and special committees. The chairmen for
each of the special committees are appointed by the
Senate Chair.
Members of this
committee
will act as
a student voice in determining what legislation is
important to the students of
Texas
Southern
University,
and communicating that voice to the administration
of Texas Southern University and to the State
Legislature.
