FUNDING REQUEST PROCESS
Step One: Funding must be requested by an officially recognized USAO club or organization in good standing. Please check with Student Services if you are unsure about your club’s status. We do not consider requests from individuals or groups without a club or organization affiliation. Also, please ensure that all events are OPEN to all students to participate in or be a part of. We cannot fund a pizza party for your club’s members, but we can fund something the entire campus is welcome to attend. Finally, please note that as part of the SGA legislative process, you may be subject to a variety of spending restrictions – and the amount granted may vary. All final passed legislation is posted on our website and you must read it carefully.
Step Two: Fill out the online form below by Sunday at 5 p.m. on the week you want your matter brought up to the Student Senate and send it to our email: sga@usao.edu.
Step Three: You must have a Senator sponsor a bill to fund your request. They may work directly with you or independently to help move your idea forward. Ideally, your request will find a sponsor to write a bill at the meeting at which it is first discussed. If there is no sponsor, a request cannot move forward.
Step Four: Once a Senator has sponsored your request and authored legislation, it can be submitted to the Senate the following Thursday (one full week after your initial request was presented). Regular bills are discussed over a two week period; immediate action bills can be approved at one meeting.
Step Five: Student Senate will discuss all submitted forms at our regular meetings each Thursday from 11:05am-12:00pm. A representative from your club or organization must be present along with the senator who sponsored your funding request so that you both may speak to the senate about said request.
Step Six: Once legislation is passed, our advisors, Cameron Roberts and Dawn Reitasn-Brockman, will purchase items that you have requested. If your club or organization is requesting funds only and not material items, the SGA treasurer will contact you to get you said funds.
This is a two week process under normal circumstances. Please be prepared to submit this form a MINIMUM of TWO WEEKS before your scheduled event.