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| Name and Number of Resolution | Primary Sponsor | Date Introduced | Committee(s) Assigned | Final Status | Final Status Web Tracker | Date of Final Action | Summary of Bill | Affected Groups | Directed Action |
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| Emergency Order 19/20-001 Modifications to the Executive and Appointed Officer Leadership Institute and Senate Leadership Institute | Amma Sarkodee-Adoo | 7/27/19 | Inter-Semester Committee | Passed | Passed | 8/28/19 | Suspends ASUCBL 1110§3.3, requiring EAOLI to be held the week following spring finals week, until the beginning of fall 2019 | Executive and Appointed Officers | Suspends bylaw |
| SR 18/19-001 Advocacy Agenda | The Advocacy Agenda Revision Coordinator | 9/18/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 10/2/19 | Establishes the 2019-2020 Advocacy Agenda, an outward-facing document reflecting the primary advocacy goals and chief topics of concern for the ASUC | ASUC | Establishes 2019-20 Advocacy Agenda |
| SR 19/20-002 Condemning the Government of India for the Revocation Articles 370 and 35a | Sumrit Grewal | 9/4/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 9/11/19 | Condemns the Indian Government for stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its sovereignty and for human rights violations | ASUC | Takes stance |
| SR 19/20-003 Basic Needs Fee Oversight Committee | Nava Bearson | 9/4/19 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 9/11/19 | Establishes ASUCBL 3407: Basic Needs Fee Oversight Committee | Committees and Commissions | Establishes bylaw |
| SR 19/20-004 Clarifying Judicial Council Appointments | Jedidiah Tsang | 9/11/19 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 9/18/19 | Recognizes the legitimacy of Judicial Council appointments and their term limits. and recognizes four vacant seats to be filled by the 4th regular senate meeting | Judicial Council | Recognizes appointments |
| SR 19/20-005 In Support of the Climate Walk-out on 9/20/2019 | Sylvia Targ | 9/18/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 9/25/19 | Endorses walk-out of classes on Friday, September 20th to participate in rally to demand climate change actions | ASUC | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-006 In Support of Designating October as Zero Waste Month | Sylvia Targ | 9/18/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 9/25/19 | Recognizes October as Zero-Waste Month and supports Zero-Waste projects | ASUC | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-007 In Support of the Reduction of Single-Use Plastics at the UCs | Sylvia Targ | 9/25/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 10/2/19 | Supports eliminating all non-essential single-use plastics UC-wide | ASUC | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-008 Allocating Contingency Funds for the 2019-2020 Year | Sumrit Grewal | 9/25/19 | Senate Floor | Passed | Passed | 10/2/19 | Reallocates $30,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund and $61,000 from the Emergency Legal Defense Fund, for a total of $91,000, to the Contingency Fund | Senate | Reallocates funds |
| SR 19/20-009 Modifying Requirements for AAVP Grant Evaluation Committees | Aastha Jha | 10/2/19 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 10/13/19 | Amends ASUCBL 2301: AAVP Grants Process to set the minimum and maximum number of senators and students to sit on the Evaluation Committee for each grant. | AAVP | Amends bylaw |
| SR 19/20-010 In Support of the Designation of Agricultural and Resource Economics (M.S. & Ph.D) and Public Health Undergraduate Degrees to STEM | Andy Theocharous | 10/2/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 10/16/19 | Advocates for the reclassification of Agricultural and Resource Economics graduate degree programs and the Public Health undergraduate degree program as STEM | AAVP and EVP | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-011 Regarding the Prosecution of Non-Violent Activists | Liam Will | 10/2/19 | ExComm | Tabled Indef. | Tabled Indef. | 10/21/19 | Declares the six individuals being prosecuted in Sonoma County non-violent activists, encourages the Sonoma County District Attorney to dismiss such prosecution or exercise leniency | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-012 In Support of a Commitment by Chancellor Christ to End Hunger | Liam Will | 10/2/19 | ExComm | Not Passed | Not Passed | 10/7/19 | Endorses a commitment by Chancellor Christ to a Zero Hunger campus by 2025 | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-013 Condemning the RSF’s Defunding of the No Limits Program and Encouraging the Wellness Fund Committee to Reject RSF’s Proposals and Withhold Current Funding Unless They Agree to Immediately Fund the No Limits Program | Liam Will | 10/2/19 | ExComm | Tabled Indef. | Tabled Indef. | 10/21/19 | Condemns the RSF's defunding of the No Limits Program, supports the proposed revisions to the Wellness Fund Committee proposal | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-014 Affirming Protections for Non-Human Animals | Liam Will | 10/2/19 | ExComm | Not Passed | Not Passed | 10/7/19 | Encourages investigation and prosecution of animal cruelty in commercial animal operations, affirms protection of animals | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-015 Encouraging the Campus Administration to Strengthen their Support & Publicization of the Blue & Gold Yearbook | Liam Will | 10/2/19 | ExComm | Not Passed | Not Passed | 10/7/19 | Encourages the campus administration to strengthen their support of the Blue & Gold Yearbook through GBO and the Koret Visitor Center | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-016 Condemning Kiwi Campus for its Exploitation of Underpaid Colombian Workers | Romario | 10/16/19 | ExComm | Tabled Indef. | Tabled Indef. | 10/21/19 | Condemns Kiwi Campus for profiting off of the labor of underpaid employees in Colombia in its operation of KiwiBots, calls for Kiwi Campus to immediately increase the wages of all its employees to a living wage | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-017 In Support of the EATS Act Expanding SNAP Eligibility Among College Students | Varsha Sarveshwar | 10/16/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 10/16/19 | Endorses the EATS Act introduced by Representative Gomez and encourages implementation of the legislation's proposed changes | ASUC | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-018 In Opposition to USDA Rule-Making on SNAP Broad Based Categorical Eligibility | Varsha Sarveshwar | 10/16/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 10/16/19 | Endorses the comment made by the Office of the External Affairs Vice President opposing the proposed USDA regulations | ASUC | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-019 Calling Upon the City and Campus to End the Lawsuit Over the Upper Hearst Project's Supplemental Environmental Impact Report | Varsha Sarveshwar | 10/16/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 10/16/19 | Calls upon the Campus to increase its annual contribution to City services, especially fire and paramedics, finance renovations and infrastructure improvements, work collaboratively with the City of Berkeley to end the lawsuit so the Upper Hearst Project can move forward | Campus, City of Berkeley | Call to Action |
| SR 19/20-020 Establishing the ASUC Budget Committee | Andy Theocharous | 10/16/19 | GovComm | Tabled Indef. | Tabled Indef. | 10/21/19 | Establishes a formal Budget Committee | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-021 In Support of a Formal Bereavement Policy | Derek Imai, Nava Bearson | 10/30/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 11/6/19 | Supports the implementation of a bereavement policy modeled off the Grief Absence Policy for Students (GAPS) | Academic Senate | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-022 Interim Fall Semester Spaces Allocation 2019-2020 | Andy Theocharous | 10/30/19 | GovComm and FiComm | Passed | Passed | 11/6/19 | Allocates 7 Eshleman half cubicles to 7 RSOs not included in ABSA | RSOs | Space Allocation |
| SR 19/20-23 Supporting the University of California Divestment of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea | Sylvia Targ | 11/6/19 | ExComm | Tabled Indef. | Tabled Indef. | 11/18/19 | Supports the inclusion of Indigenous voices to seekethical and inclusive science in research projects | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-024 In Support of Demanding the University to Expand the Number of Mental Health Resources on Syllabi | Sumrit Grewal | 11/13/19 | ExComm | Tabled Indef. | Tabled Indef. | 3/2/20 | Supports the inclusion of mental health on syllabi along with repeated reminders about said resources over the course of the semester | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-025 Improve and Institutionalize Diversity and Allyship Training | Omotara Oloye | 11/13/19 | GovComm | Updates the ASUCBL to better represent the values of the ASUC and to improve and institutionalize diversity training | |||||
| SR 19/20-026 In Support of A Fair Contract for Non-Academic Senate Faculty | Amma Sarkodee-Adoo | 11/13/19 | ExComm | Tabled Indef. | Tabled Indef. | 2/24/20 | Supports UC-AFT organizers and members in their collective action for fair wages and benefits. | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-027 In Support of Reducing Herbicide Chemicals on Campus | Sylvia Targ | 11/20/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 12/4/19 | Supports push for an organic campus and commitment to stop using herbicides containing Prop 65 listed chemicals | Campus | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-028 Condemning Kiwi Campus for its Low Compensation of Colombian Workers | Romario | 11/20/19 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 12/4/19 | Condemns Kiwi Campus for its treatment of underpaid Colombian workers | Kiwi Campus | Takes stance |
| SR 19/20-029 Establishing ASUC-Wide Town Halls | Haazim Amirali | 12/4/19 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 2/12/20 | Amends bylaws ASUC 1205, ASUCBL 1302, ASUCBL 1303, ASUCBL 1304, ASUCBL 1305, and ASUCBL 1306: Establishes a semesterly ASUC-wide Town Hall as a forum for open discussion with the student body, with the mandatory attendance of all Senators in the Fall and all Executives in the Spring | ASUC | Amends bylaw |
| SR 19/20-030 Condeming the University's Lack of Action on Campus Climate for Black Students | Omotara Oloye | 12/4/19 | ExComm | Calls upon the Campus to act on the findings of the Campus Climate Hearing to improve the state of representational equity at the University for black students | Campus | Endorsement | |||
| SR 19/20-031 Encouraging Effective Senator Town Halls | Haazim Amirali | 12/4/19 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 2/12/20 | Amends ASUCBL 1205: Institutes a stipend reduction to encourage Senators to hold town halls pursuant to the requirements outlined in Communications-003 Outreach Policy | ASUC | Amends bylaw |
| SR 19/20-032 Condemning Bears for Palestine for Their Display in Eshleman Hall Glorifying Violent Terrorists | Milton Zerman | 12/4/19 | ExComm | Not Passed | Not Passed | 2/10/20 | Condemns the Bears for Palestine's display in Eshleman Hall for glorifying violent terrorists and asks for the removal or alteration of the display | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-033 In Support of a Contract between the Association and the NYT and the WSJ | Andy Theocharous | 12/4/19 | GovComm, ExComm, FiComm | Passed | Passed | 1/22/20 | Approves the contract with The New York Times and outlines the split of finances between the Graduate Assembly and the ASUC | Campus | Approves contract |
| SR 19/20-034 Approving a Contract with The Wall Street Journal | Andy Theocharous | 1/3/19 | Inter-semester Committee | Passed | Passed | 1/22/20 | Approves the contract with The Wall Street Journal, with the costs split such that the ASUC and Graduate Assembly each finance $17,531.69 and $5,843.89 respectively | Campus | Approves contract |
| SR 19/20-035 Election Violation Reform | James Weichert | 1/29/20 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 2/12/20 | Amends ASUC bylaw 4203: Clarifies the powers of the elections prosecutor to ensure consistent and transparent applications of elections bylaws to address violations | ASUC Elections | Amends bylaw |
| SR 19/20-036 Minor Bylaw Revisions | James Weichert | 1/29/20 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 2/12/20 | Amends ASUC bylaw 4201, 4202, 4204, 4207, 4104, 4106: Clarifies various provisions of elections bylaws, accounts of textual inconsistencies, includes preferred gender pronouns and the ballot, and corrects minor grammatical and formatting errors throughout the documentation | Campus, ASUC | Amends bylaw |
| SR 19/20-037 Condemning Partnership with Dignity Health | Romario | 2/5/20 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 2/12/20 | Condemns the University of California's parternship with Dignity Health and urges other UC student goverments to pass similar resolutions | UC system, campus | Takes stance |
| SR 19/20-038 In Support of Gender Neutralizing the 4th Floor Bathrooms of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union | Romario | 2/5/20 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 2/12/20 | Asks the Student Union to gender neutralize the bathroom signs on the 4th floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union and condemns harrassment and discrimination on the basis of gender in bathrooms | Campus | Takes stance |
| SR 19/20-039 Calling Upon the ASUC to Endorse Measures E, G, and H to Strengthen the City of Berkeley’s Public Schools | Varsha Sarveshwar | 2/5/20 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 2/12/20 | Endorses Measures E, G, and H to ensure adequate faculty and staff payment, renovation financing, and repair and maintenance staff financing. | Campus | Takes stance |
| SR 19/20-040 In Support of Terminating PepsiCo Pouring Rights | Sylvia Targ | 2/12/20 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 2/26/20 | Demands that the University ends its contract with PepsiCo indefinitely and refrain from seeking another exclusive contract in order to support local, ethical, and sustainable food and beverage partners | Campus | Takes stance |
| SR 19/20-041 Establishing the ASUC Budget Committee | Andy Theocharous | 2/12/20 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 2/26/20 | Establishes a formal Budget Committee pursuant to ASUCBL 3401 | ASUC | Amends bylaw |
| SR 19/20-042 In Support of Providing Funding for Security Cameras and Door Alarms for Eshleman 312 and Hearst Cages | Andy Theocharous | 2/12/20 | GovComm, FiComm | Passed | Passed | 3/18/20 | Confirms the placement of 5 door alarms on the entrance doors of Eshleman 312 and Hearst Gym cages space and 6 security cameras in Hearst Gym cages that will allow UCPD and the Office of the EVP to access recordings. The funding will come from the Capital Improvements Funds | -- | -- |
| SR 19/20-043 In Support of Proposition 13, the School and College Facilities Bond, on the March 2020 Ballot | Varsha Sarveshwar | 2/19/20 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 2/26/20 | Endorses Proposition 13, the School and College Facilities Bond, to authorize a $15 billion general obligation bond including $2 million for the University of California | UC system, campus | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-044 Creating the Better Elections Reform Committee as a Temporary Ad Hoc Committee | James Weichert | 2/19/20 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 2/26/20 | Creates the Better Elections Reform Committee (BERC) as a temporary ad hoc general committee to investigate and evaluate the possibility and feasibility of the use of a public campaign finance system | ASUC Elections | Creates committee |
| SR 19/20-045 Resolving Countback Tabulation Irregularities | James Weichert | 2/19/20 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 2/26/20 | Amends ASUCBL 1206: Vacancy & Removal of Senators to remove countback tabulation irregulation | ASUC Senate | Amends bylaw |
| SR 19/20-046 Amending ASUCBL 1103 to Reflect New Hiring Processes | ASUC Oversight Committee | 2/19/20 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 2/26/20 | Amends ASUCBL 1103: Administrative Office to reflect new hiring processes | ASUC Admin Office | Amends bylaw |
| SR 19/20-047 In Opposition to a University of California Cohort-based Tuition Model or an Increase in Tuition for the Following Year | Varsha Sarveshwar | 2/26/20 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 3/4/20 | Recommends against a cohort-based tuition model | UC Board of Regents | Takes stance |
| SR 19/20-048 In Support of $20 Million Ongoing Funding to Provide Resources for Foster Youth, Undocumented, and System-Impacted Students | Varsha Sarveshwar | 2/26/20 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 3/4/20 | Endorses the State of California's $20 million funding to the University of California to provide resources for foster youth, undocumented, and system-impacted students in 2020-21 | UC system | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-049 In Support of University of California, American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) | Varsha Sarveshwar | 2/26/20 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 3/4/20 | Supports the UC-AFT's in their collective action for fair wages and benefits | UC-AFT | Endorsement |
| SR 19/20-050 Amending the Resolution on the Contract with the New York Times | Andy Theocharous | 2/26/20 | FiComm | Passed | Passed | 3/4/20 | Corrects a typo in SR19/20-033 about what the GA pays for the New York Times contract | Graduate Assembly | Amends resolution |
| SR 19/20-051 Approving a Contract with The Wall Street Journal | Jedidiah Tsang | 2/26/20 | Senate Floor | Passed | Passed | 2/26/20 | Approves a contract between the ASUC and Wall Street Journal, splitting the financing between the ASUC and GA | ASUC, GA | Approves contract |
| SR 19/20-052 In Support of the Class Pass Renewal Referendum | Varsha Sarveshwar, Omotara Oloye | 3/4/20 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 3/11/20 | Supports the renewal of the Class Pass Fee, a binding student fee that provides unlimited access for students on AC Transit | Campus | Supports bill |
| SR 19/20-053 In Support of Re-establishing the ASUC Sustainability Commission’s Status as an Active Commission | Sylvia Targ | 3/4/20 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 3/11/20 | Reestablishes the Sustainability Commission's status as an active commission | ASUC | Reestablishes committee |
| SR 19/20-054 Establishing ABSA Allocation Transparency for ASUC Fiduciaries | Haazim Amirali | 3/11/20 | GovComm, FiComm | ||||||
| SR 19/20-055 Affirming the Language of the T.R.A.N.S.F.E.R Remedy Act | Carolyn Le | 3/11/20 | GovComm | Passed | Passed | 3/18/20 | Affirms that the version of SR 18/19-072 is the version voted and passed upon by the student body | ASUC | Ratifies resolution |
| SR 19/20-056 In Support of the 2019-2020 Budget Task Force Recommendations | Andy Theocharous | 3/18/20 | ExComm | Passed | Passed | 4/1/20 | |||
| SR 19/20-057 Establishing the University Development and Alumni Relations Committee | Andy Theocharous | 3/18/20 | GovComm | ||||||
| SR 19/20-058 In Support of Adopting an A+/A/A-/B+ Grading System for Spring 2020 | The ASUC | 3/18/20 | Senate Floor | Passed | Passed | 3/18/20 | Support the adoption of an A+/A/A-/B+ grading system for the Spring term of the 2019-2020 academic year | Academic Senate | Takes stance |
| SR 19/20-059 In Support of a Cost of Living Adjustment for Graduate Students | Nava Bearson | 4/1/20 | ExComm | ||||||
| SR 19/20-060 Waiving the Cal Student Store Textbook Scholarship Requirement | Aastha Jha | 4/1/20 | GovComm | ||||||
| SR 19/20-061 Creating the COVID-19 Financial Relief Committee | Romario | 4/1/20 | Senate Floor | Passed | Passed | 4/1/20 | |||
| SR 19/20-062 Establishing the COVID-19 Financial Relief Fund | Romario | 4/1/20 | Senate Floor | Passed | Passed | 4/1/20 | |||
| SR 19/20-063 In Support of the Continued #Fight4Spaces Movement | Romario | 4/8/20 | |||||||
| SR 19/20-064 Annual Budgeting and Space Allocation, 2020-2021 | Andy Theocharous | 4/6/20 |
*Data has been truncated for brevity. Further details on senate resolutions can be found from the data source.