Cuesta College Student Life & Leadership: ASCC Bylaws

Confirmation Committee

The role of the Confirmation Committee is to interview prospective Executive Cabinet candidates for the positions of Finance Director, Activities Director, Clubs Commissioner, Publicity Director, Outreach Director, and Secretary and to make final recommendation choices to Student Senate. The members of the Confirmation Committee will be made up of the newly elected President/Student Trustee, two (2) current Executive Cabinet members, three (3) appointed members from Student Senate, and the ASCC Advisor(s), who serve as non-voting, ex officio members (ASCC Constitution, Article III, Section 1, B3). The three Senators who will serve on the Confirmation Committee will be appointed by Senate by a majority vote. The Senators who serve on the Confirmation Committee will be appointed on the date the officer/general election results are ratified in Senate.

The following denotes the process:

  1. Interested students who meet the eligibility requirements to be considered for any of the above Executive Cabinet positions may submit an application.
  2. Position applications will be available in the Student Center.
  3. The Elections Committee will advertise the positions to the student body beginning the date the elective officers' packets are made available.
  4. The applications are due by noon in the Student Life & Leadership Office on the Friday before the officer/general elections.
  5. The Confirmation Committee will interview the candidates and provide recommendations to Senate by the second Senate meeting in May.
  6. Interviews and deliberations will be closed to the public and posted as such.
  7. The Senate must approve the recommendations at the last Senate meeting in May.
  8. All new officers will be sworn in at the last Senate meeting in May.
  9. In the event that there is no qualified candidate for any of the positions to be recommended to Senate, the Confirmation Committee will be required to advertise again at the beginning of the fall semester.
    1. Advertising in the fall will be for the first two weeks of the semester, allowing students to enroll in the Leadership 62 course.
    2. Interviews must take place in the third week, and recommendations presented to Senate by the fourth Senate meeting.
    3. All new officers must be sworn in by the fifth week of Senate.
  10. In case of a vacancy (when a person resigns from his/her position in mid-semester, or at the end of the fall semester) for any of the Executive Cabinet positions noted above, the President/Student Trustee may ask the Confirmation Committee to convene at any time to interview prospective candidates and make recommendations to Senate.
    1. The President/Student Trustee can make an announcement that the position(s) is/are available and request applications from any qualified Senate member.
    2. The President/Student Trustee can set a deadline for application due dates.
  11. The interview process must include only one question each from the Confirmation Committee members.
    1. Each candidate will receive the same questions.
    2. All questions will be limited to the job description.
Ratified Student Senate March 13, 1997
Amended by Student Body, ASCC General Election, April 1999
Amended by Student Body, ASCC General Election, April 2004