Lobby Corps Bylaws

The Lobby Corps is a system of organized and skilled students within the CSU charged with presenting and maintaining the student perspective and presence in the State Legislature and at Board of Trustees.

1. Purpose of the CSSA Lobby Corps
   
   1. To ensure regular, quality student representation on legislative matters pertaining to the CSSA Policy Agenda.
   2. To ensure that the primary legislative advocacy duties of CSSA are conducted by student volunteers.
   3. To ensure that legislative district office visits of the CSSA Lobby Corps are augmented by the visitation of at least one campus per month in the state capitol.
      
      
2. The Lobby Corps Officer
   
   1. The LC Officer shall be charged with coordinating the formation of a Lobby Corps unit on each of the 23 CSU campuses.
   2. He/She shall coordinate the efforts of the statewide Lobby Corps for maximum efficiency and effectiveness in presenting to the Legislature and the Board of Trustees, the student perspective. It is to be clearly understood that each campus Lobby Corps represent and/or lobby for individual student or campus concerns, and CSSA issues that have been approved by the CSSA Board of Directors. Individual Lobby Corps are not official lobbyists for the CSSA.
   3. She/he shall be the contact person for anyone who needs information regarding the Lobby Corps.
   4. He/She shall give updates to the CSSA Board of Directors at the monthly CSSA meetings.
   5. She/He shall organize monthly visits to the capitol from a different campus of the CSU system to maintain the student presence.
   6. He/She shall appoint an aide to assist with the LC efforts from a Northern or Southern campus opposite from where the coordinator is stationed.
   7. She/He shall coordinate systemwide CSU voter registration and education efforts.
   8. He/She shall supply the necessary materials or information concerning LC efforts in response to CSU campus requests. If you are a dues-paying campus, CSSA will cover the costs. If you are a non dues-paying campus, you will pay a nominal fee to cover printing and postal costs only.
      
      
3. Scope of the CSSA Lobby Corps
   
   1. Students serving in the CSSA Lobby Corps are empowered to advocate the legislative agenda of CSSA.
   2. The CSSA Lobby Corps shall have no policymaking authority; the CSSA Board of Directors retains ultimate authority over legislative policy.
      
      
4. Membership of the CSSA Lobby Corps
   
   1. CSSA Board of Directors
   2. Campus Lobby Corps Committee Members
      
      
5. Composition and Responsibilities of the Campus Lobby Corps Committee
   
   1. Each campus shall have the authority to establish a campus LC under its representative student body organizations oversight.
      
      
6. Legislative Affairs Committee support for the CSSA Lobby Corps
   
   1. It shall be the duty of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Legislative Affairs Committee to provide the Board of Directors and Campus Lobby Corps Committees or Subcommittees with all appropriate legislative information.
   2. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Legislative Affairs Committee will provide the Campus Lobby Corps Committees or Subcommittees with a bi-weekly schedule of legislative hearings and other developments pertaining to CSSA advocacy efforts.
   3. The Legislative Affairs Committee will be responsible to ensure that each Campus Lobby Corps Committee or Subcommittee receives skill training in professional advocacy techniques.
      
      
7. Oversight
   
   1. Each Campus Lobby Corps Committee or Subcommittee will update the LCO activities each month.
   2. Campus Lobby Corps Committee or Subcommittees Members may speak as members of CSSA, but not as official representatives.
   3. Campus Lobby Corps Committees or Subcommittees may not speak in the name of CSSA on any issue for which CSSA has not established an official position, or duly approved interim decision.
      
      
      1. Alleged violations of the above Article VI, Section B, part C or subsection 6 will be evaluated by the Legislative Committee.
      2. Any Campus Lobby Corps Committee or Subcommittee which the Legislative Committee determines to have violated Article VI, Section B, part C of subsection 6 may be excluded from the CSSA Lobby Corps by a 2/3 vote of the Board of Directors. This expulsion becomes defunct at the annual Board of Directors transition in June.