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#Resolution TitlePrimary AuthorDate IntroducedSetting IntroducedAction at introductionCommittee(s) referredDate Voted on by DelegatesStatusOfficial PositionStanding PolicyDirected EntityDirected ActionOther comments
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2208AResolution to advocate for the revoking of students services fee contributions to UCPDLucy Andrews, President8/19/22Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to committeeCampus Affairs, Finance, Rules, Equity and Inclusion9/8/22Passedstudent services fees should not be directed to UCPD in any manner or for any purposeall Graduate Assembly officers and staff, particularly those holding CACSSF voting positions (traditionally President, VPoF, and CAVP)1. all Graduate Assembly officers and staff, particularly those holding CACSSF voting positions, be directed to advocate in CACSSF and other relevant spaces for the permanent cessation of all student services fee contributions to UCPD, including those currently allocated (e.g. to the mental health detective position) and those proposed in the future 2. all Graduate Assembly officers and staff, particularly those holding CACSSF voting positions, be directed to advocate in CACSSF and other relevant spaces that student services fees formerly directed to UCPD be allocated instead to services and programs that support holistic student wellbeing and safety, including basic needs security and mental and physical health care, particularly for students and communities targeted by policing and other forms of state violence.
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2209ASummer Exec Board Action ApprovalKrish Desai, Rules Officer9/1/22Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to delegates9/8/22Passed
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2209BResolution in support of Proposition 1, the Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom Legislative Constitutional Amendment, amending the California State Constitution to prohibit the state from interfering with or denying an individual's reproductive freedom, which is defined to include a right to have an abortion and a right to use, choose or refuse contraceptives.Alex Mabanta, Legistlative Affairs Director9/8/22Delegate's MeetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, External Affairs, Equity and Inclusion10/6/22Passedofficial position to unequivocally support the passage of Proposition 1 on the November 2022 Ballot to promote abortion access and reproductive justicestanding policy in support of reproductive justice, defined as “the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities”Communications Director, EAVP, Legislative Affairs Director1. That the Communications Director be directed to publicize this resolution via the Delegates Digest, social media, and other outlets at the Communications Director’s discretion 2. That the External Affairs Vice President (EAVP) and the Legislative Affairs Director be directed to represent the Graduate Assembly at and to host civic engagement events on campus supporting the passage of Proposition 1.
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2209CResolution for Assembly Review to approve Executive Board of the Graduate Assembly approval of Summer GRSO AllocationsBrooke D’Amore Bradley, Funding Officer9/22/22Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to delegates10/6/22Passed
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2209DResolution to amend the 2022-2023 Graduate Assembly budget to create new CalLink accounts to fund the SSGPDP workgroup chair and provide funds for meals during the meetings of the SSGPDP workgroup, to create a new CalLink page to house the new SSGPDP workgroup accounts, and to provide funds for the stipend of the Rules Compliance OfficerKrish Desai, Rules Officer and Tyler Lemon, Internal Vice President9/29/22Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, Finance10/6/22PassedVPoF, IVP1. That the Vice President of Finance be directed to work with the LEAD Center to create a new CalLink account to fund the SSGPDP workgroup chair stipend and transfer $10000 into this account from the GA Project Bank account 4-40-300116STIPEN-GA TREAS 2. That the Vice President of Finance be directed to work with the LEAD Center to create a new CalLink account to fund SSGPDP workgroup meals and transfer $400 into this account from the GA Project Bank account 4-40-300116STIPEN-GA TREAS 3. That the Vice President of Finance and Internal Vice President be directed to work with the LEAD Center to create a new SSGPDP workgroup CalLink page to house the SSGPDP workgroup chair stipend and meals accounts 4. That the Vice President of Finance be directed to transfer $5000 from the GA Project Bank account 4-40-300116STIPEN-GA TREAS into the Rules Officer stipend account 4-40-300132-STIPE-GOVT-GA RO in order to fund the stipend of the Rules Compliance Officer.
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2210AResolution to compensate committee attendance Sayantan Mitra, CAVP and Laura Isaza, President-CoS10/6/22Delegate's MeetingMotioned to refer to committeeCampus Affairs, Finance, Rules11/3/22PassedCAVP, GA committee chairs1. That the CAVP be directed to set up a tracking method for graduate student representatives to report hours of committee attendance, which could be verified when they request for compensation 2. That GA committee chairs be directed to verify total semester hours of committee meeting attendance to the CAVP at the end of the semester via the tracking method.
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2210BResolution to recall Sayantan ‘Sunny’ Mitra from the position of Campus Affairs Vice President (CAVP) of the Graduate AssemblyLucy Andrews, President and Krish Desai, Rules Officer10/6/22Delegate's MeetingVoted on10/6/22Passed
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2211AResolution in support of a zero hour Michael Kielstra, GA Delegate11/3/22Delegate's MeetingMotioned to refer to committeeCampus Affairs, Rules3/2/23Did not passNot voted on at the 2/2/23 meeting because quorum was lost. At the 3/2/23 meeting, 10 votes were in favor, while 20 votes were against.
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2211BResolution to amend the Bylaws to clarify that GA affiliates have the right to not cross picket lines Connor Jackson, Labor Liaison and Lucy Andrews, President11/3/22Delegate's MeetingVoted on11/3/22PassedIVPThat the Internal Vice President of the Graduate Assembly be directed to review the Operational Policies of the Graduate Assembly and recommend any changes to the Executive Board needed to bring the Operational Policies into alignment with Bylaw 2.1.4.
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2211CResolution to amend the Bylaws to address concerns about officer and staff performanceLucy Andrews, President and Laura Isaza, President-CoS11/3/22Delegate's MeetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules2/2/23PassedRules Officer
That the GA bylaws be amended as follows:
Article 8 be appended to the bylaws:
8. Concerns about officer and staff performance
8.1 Officer performance. If the circumstance arises that there is concern with officer performance, concerned parties shall share those concerns in writing with the GA President.
8.2 Staff performance. If the circumstance arises that there is concern with staff performance, concerned parties will share those concerns in writing with the GA officer in charge of the office where the staff person is hired (“office executive”).
8.3 Officer communication. In case an officer’s performance is called into question the GA President will then express those concerns with the officer in question via an official email from the President’s GA account.
8.4 Staff communication. In case a staff member’s performance is called into question the GA officer in charge of the office where that staff person is hired will express those concerns with the staff member via an official email from the officer’s GA account.
8.5 Official response. The GA officer or staff person in question shall have up to 10 calendar days to respond in writing and schedule a meeting with the person who reached out to them. Within 5 calendar days of the responding email, the meeting shall be held.
8.6 Recovery action plan. The GA officer or staff member in question will discuss the circumstances preventing them from fulfilling their responsibilities as expected with either the GA President or office executive, respectively, and determine a plan of action to get on track with fulfilling their obligations as well as an agreed-upon timeline and tracking mechanism for said action plan, which will be outlined in writing, and saved in that officer’s office folder for that year.
8.7 Regular check-ins. The GA officer or staff person in question and President or office executive, respectively, will have bi-weekly check-ins for the duration of the agreed-upon timeline.
8.8 Final remediation. If the GA officer or staff person continues to fail to meet their responsibilities within the agreed-upon timeline with measurable progress and concerted and dedicated effort, a final remediation plan will be outlined lasting two weeks.
8.9 Resignation deliberations. If the level of effort and progress made is unsatisfactory after the final remediative two weeks, there will be a discussion within the GA executive body to explore the option of the officer or staff person’s resignation.
8.10 Resignation request. That after such deliberation, the GA President or responsible executive officer must send an email from their GA account to the officer or staff in question informing them of deliberations and offering them the opportunity to resign, with a one-week window of opportunity.
8.11 Removal proceedings. If the GA executive body supports the resignation of the officer in question and the officer refuses to resign, the GA executive body may draft a resolution for the removal of said officer from the role held, which may be introduced for voting at the next delegates meeting and is exempt from referral and fast-tracking timelines but must be noticed in the delegates meeting agenda.
8.12 Termination of employment. If the staff person in question refuses to resign after a request for their resignation was made, the GA officer who hired them may terminate their employment.
8.13 Disqualification. If the Delegate body votes to remove a GA officer from office, the removed officer cannot hold any GA office again that academic year.
8.14 President is exhibiting concerning performance. If the GA President is the officer exhibiting concerning performance, then the GA CAVP will take the place of the President in this process.
8.15 No conflict clause. No clause in this article shall be deemed to supersede the charter of the Graduate Assembly.
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2211DResolution to contract the executive fast-tracking timeline from two weeks to one weekKrish Desai, Rules Officer11/3/22Delegate's MeetingVoted on11/3/22Passed
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2212AResolution in support of the Affordable Action Plan (AAP) for medical patentsMegan Curtin, Diego De Nault, Allisun Wiltshire (Universities Allied for Essential Medicines at Cal) and Tyler Lemon, IVP1/24/23Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to committeeCampus Affairs, External Affairs, Rules, Equity and Inclusion2/2/23Passed1. the University of California Board of Regents should adopt the Affordable Access Plan in place at UCLA on February 2, 2023 as a universal licensing mechanism across all University of California campuses as a leader amongst institutions prioritizing access to life-saving medicines 2. UC Berkeley should pursue changes which will bring current licensing practices into alignment with the school’s principles of global engagement 3. UC Berkeley should work with third-party, non-profit organizations, such as Medicines Patent Pool and UAEM, during the process of updating its policies as UCLA did in order to ensure transparencyUC Berkeley should take a leadership role in expanding access to therapeutics by working to establish novel methods of licensing which go beyond what has previously been attempted at UCLA and other universitiesCAVP, EAVP1. That the Campus Affairs Vice President be directed to communicate the official positions and standing policies contained in this resolution to Berkeley Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA) 2. That the External Affairs Vice President be directed to communicate the official positions and standing policies contained in this resolution to the University of California Board of Regents.Originally intended for referral in December, delayed because of the cancelation of the December delegates meeting
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2212BResolution to amend the budget to increase Graduate Assembly Business Office wages Tyler Lemon, IVP and Allyson Tang, VPoF12/8/22Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, Finance, Equity and Inclusion3/2/23PassedVPoF1. That $2362.93 be transferred from commercial revenue account 4-63-300108-00000-GOVT-GA COMREV to business staff expenses account 4-40-300100-STIPE-GA OP in order to fund an increase in The Funding Assist’s pay by $0.26/hour and an increase in the Business Office Manager’s pay by $3.00/hour from February 27, 2023 to June 2, 2023 and to provide back pay at these rates from September 5, 2022 to February 26, 2023 2. That any future Business Office managers with at least one year of experience in the GABO be paid at least $21/hour, and all other future GABO employees with at least one year of experience be paid at least $17.25/hour 3. That the Vice President of Finance be directed to communicate the approval of this budget amendment and proposed amendments to future budgets to the LEAD Center and to ASUC Finance.Not voted on at the 2/2/23 meeting because quorum was lost
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2301AResolution for Assembly Review to Approve Executive Board of the Graduate Assembly Approval of Winter Break GRSO and DEI Funding Allocations Brooke D'Amore Bradley, Funding Officer1/24/23Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to committeeFunding, Finance, Rules2/2/23Passed
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2302AResolution for GA Pay EquityKrish Desai, CAVP / Interim Rules Officer / SSGPDP Workgroup Chair / ASUC Proxy to the Graduate Assembly2/2/23Delegate's MeetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, Finance3/2/23Tabled indefinitelyCould potentially be reintroduced at a later date
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2302BResolution in support of the establishment of the Graduate Assembly Fee Referendum in ASUC Spring 2023 General ElectionsGA Governance Workgroup (Jose Marrero Rosado, Chair; Robert Schutz; Madolyn Hyytiainen-Jacobson; Alexios Aimilios Mitropoulos; Jacob Moeller; Raymond Chu; Connor Luellen; Jason Silvestri, Delegates)2/14/23Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, Finance, External Affairs, Governance3/2/23PassedThat the GA takes the Official Position that the Graduate Assembly Fee Referendum should be included on the 2023 ASUC Elections Ballot of all graduate and professional students (Appendix A)VPoF1. That the GA Vice President of Finance be directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the ASUC Election Council and ASUC Senate 2. That the GA 2022-2023 Budget is amended to increase the expense line “ASUC Collaborative Projects” from $0 to $4,000 for the purpose of supporting ASUC Election outreach activities and voting incentives, with money coming from GA Commercial Revenues, and to be spent at the discretion of the GA Governance Workgroup.APPENDIX A: Language for inclusion on the graduate student ballot of the ASUC Elections, 2023:

This referendum will end graduate student contribution to the ASUC Fee, and replace it with a new Graduate Assembly Fee. This fee would be sent to the Graduate Assembly. However, it could be transferred to an approved successor to the Graduate Assembly.

Fee Start: Fall 2023
Fee Sunset (unless extended): Spring 2030
Fee Amount: $33.00 per semester (Spring and Fall only)
Return-to-aid: $11.00 (33%)
Paid by: all U.C. Berkeley academic and professional graduate students, including students in self-sustaining graduate and professional degree programs
Purpose: student government funding

Do you approve this fee proposal?
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2302CResolution condemning University of California’s investment in and support of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea and calling for the University to revoke support for this project.McKalee Steen, External Affairs Vice President2/21/23Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to committeeEquity and Inclusion, External Affairs, Rules3/2/23Passed1. That the Graduate Assembly adopt an official position condemning the UC’s support of the TMT project on Mauna Kea and calling for the UC to revoke support of this project on Mauna Kea 2. That the Graduate Assembly adopt an official position condemning the UC’s support of any future support of the TMT project on any site of importance to indigenous communitiesEAVP, VPE&I1. That the External Affairs Vice President and the Vice President for Equity and Inclusion be directed to communicate the official position contained in this resolution to the University of California Board of Regents and Office of the Chancellor 2. That the External Affairs Vice President work with the relevant communities on campus to oversee and plan an event to inform the broader UC Berkeley community of the GA’s official position on this matter.
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2302DResolution to amend the 2022-2023 Budget to Allocate Funding to the Sylvia Bracamonte Memorial Scholarship FundAllyson Tang, Vice President of Finance2/21/23Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to committeeFinance, Rules3/2/23PassedVPoFThat the GA allocate an additional $3,000 for the 2022-2023 GA budget line item “Sylvia Bracamonte Memorial Scholarship Fund” to align the budget line with the passed resolution #2104A from the GA Commercial Revenue 4-63-300108-00000-GOVT-GA COMREV Account.
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2303AResolution to permanently establish the GA Workgroup on Self-Supporting Graduate Professional Degree ProgramsKrish Desai, SSGPDP Workgroup Chair3/2/23Delegate's MeetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, SSGPDP, Campus Affairs5/4/23PassedCouldn't vote on it on 4/6/23 due to losing quorum
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2303BResolution to repudiate Sayantan ‘Sunny’ Mitra’s continued representation of the graduate student bodyKrish Desai, CAVP3/2/23Delegate's MeetingVoted on3/2/23PassedCAVP1. That the Graduate Assembly issues Letters Patent expressing its will on this matter; 2. That the Graduate Assembly unequivocally and assuredly asserts that Sayantan Mitra does not in any way represent the Graduate Assembly in any forum whatsoever 3. That the Graduate Assembly calls upon the cooperation of all campus partners and urges and implores them to respect the indisputably and categorically expressed will of the Graduate Students that Sayantan Mitra may not serve as our representative 4. That no revenue of the Graduate Assembly shall be provided to Sayantan Mitra 5. That the Campus Affairs Vice President is directed to communicate this to appropriate campus partners.
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2303CResolution for GA Accounts SweepKrish Desai, CAVP3/2/23Delegate's MeetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, Finance5/4/23PassedVPoFThe Vice President of Finance is directed to transfer the funds detailed in Appendix A to the Flex Funding Account 4-40-300220-00000-GA Funding-GA Group Funding under the parent account GA FUNDING AWARDS 4-51-300220-00000
Couldn't vote on it on 4/6/23 due to losing quorum
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2303DResolution Stating the Official Position of the Graduate Assembly in Support of the Proposed Class Pass Student Fee Renewal ReferendumGraham Northrup, Rules Officer3/23/23Delegate's MeetingVoted on3/23/23PassedThe Class Pass Student Fee Renewal Referenda should be included on the 2023 ASUC Elections Ballot of all graduate and professional studentsVPoFThat the GA Vice President of Finance be directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the ASUC Elections Council and ASUC Senate.This was a special delegates meeting called specifically to discuss and vote on Resolution #2303D.
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2303EResolution for GA Pay ParityKrish Desai, CAVP3/23/23Delegate's MeetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, Finance5/4/23PassedVPoFThat the Vice President of Finance is directed to monitor changes to GSR and GSI salaries and implement any wage changes annually during the budgeting process, such that changes are not instantaneous but rather occur once per fiscal year at the start of the fiscal year
Couldn't vote on it on 4/6/23 due to losing quorum
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2304AResolution in support of ACA-4, Voting Rights for All Californians Amendment, which would amend the California Constitution to remove the disqualification of incarcerated people from civic participation.Alex Mabanta, Legistlative Affairs Director4/6/23Delegate's MeetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, External Affairs, Equity and Inclusion5/4/23PassedThat the Graduate Assembly takes an official position to unequivocally support the passage of ACA-4 and its correspondent proposition on the November 2024 Ballot to remove the disqualification of incarcerated people from civic participationEAVP, Legislative Affairs Director, Communications Director1. That the External Affairs Vice President (EAVP) and the Legislative Affairs Director be directed to host civic engagement events on campus supporting the passage of ACA-4, and to represent the Graduate Assembly at similar events held elsewhere 2. That the Communications Director be directed to publicize observances via the Delegates Digest, social media, and other outlets at the Communications Director’s discretion
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2304BResolution to dissolve the Student Union Oversight Workgroup and create the stipend staff position of Student Union LiaisonTyler Lemon, IVP4/6/23Delegate's MeetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, Finance, Campus Affairs5/4/23PassedPresidentThat the President be directed to appoint the Student Union Liaison to the SU Board and to the Lower Sproul Fee Committee
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2304CResolution to amend the 2022-2023 Graduate Assembly budget to provide funding for unpaid 2021-2022 Graduate Assembly Business Office bills from the ASUC Student UnionTyler Lemon, IVP4/25/23Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules, Finance5/4/23PassedIVP, VPoF1. That the Internal Vice President is directed to discontinue the printer lease from UCSF as soon as possible and purchase a new printer 2. That the Vice President of Finance be directed to communicate the approval of these budget amendments to SU Finance
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2304DResolution to amend the bylaws under bylaw reviewGraham Northrup, Rules Officer4/25/23Executive board meetingMotioned to refer to committeeRules5/4/23Passed
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2305AResolution to fix SSGPDP workgroup budgetKrish Desai, SSGPDP workgroup Chair5/23/23Executive board meetingVoted on5/23/23PassedThat $1000 be transferred to 4-40-300268-STIPE-GOVT-SSGPDP from Project bank. Voted on by exec because the delegate body is out of session over the summer.
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