Appropriations Committee
As stated in the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Student Government Association (SGA) Governing Documents, the appropriations power shall be vested in the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ SGA Appropriations Committee as a Standing Committee and the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ SGA Senate.
The Appropriations Committee shall be responsible for:
- Assisting the student body in adhering to the Appropriations Guidelines when drafting, submitting, and presenting any bill requests to the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ SGA; and
- Assessing the needs and validity of each bill request and the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ student(s) requesting funds in committee; and
- Screening, recommending, and advising bill requests to the Senate in Senate Sessions; and
- Creating, maintaining, and dispersing a committee budget in partnership with the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ SGA President and ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ SGA Senior Coordinator at the beginning of each academic semester; and
- Creating, maintaining, and dispersing an up-to-date financial report or ledger that will be presented to the Senate and student body each long semester of appropriated monies.
In short: Appropriations allocates funds to Registered Student Organizations (RSO’S) and individual students for things like conferences; academic programs, events, and workshops; philanthropy events; educational speakers and symposiums; and graduation events and organization-specific regalia.
The Appropriations Committee in its sole and absolute discretion reserves the right to appropriate funding on a first come, first served basis based on the submission date of the bill request and for the following activities shown in order of priority:
- Conferences
- Academic programs, events, and workshops
- Philanthropy events
- Educational speakers and symposiums
- Graduation events and organization-specific regalia
If you or your organization requires funding, please download the following documents and visit our to submit a bill application.
THE SGA APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE IS NOT ACCEPTING BILL REQUESTS AT THIS TIME.
THE FUNDING PERIOD FOR BILL REQUESTS WILL OPEN IN THE FALL 2025 SEMESTER.
STAY TUNED TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
Committee Membership
Natalie Gutierrez, Chair & Senator at-Large
Hajalett Escalante, Co-Chair & Collegiate Senator of Liberal Arts
Rebecca Ochoa, Collegiate Senator of Engineering
Alexandro Dominguez, Collegiate Senator for Graduate Studies
Grecia Ortega, Collegiate Senator of Health Sciences
Alexa Hernandez, Collegiate Senator of Nursing
Jesse Corralejo, Senator at-Large
Vanessa Gonzalez, Senator at-Large