Section IV

Further Information

  1. The SFAC shall consider and prioritize all emergency funding requests under very special circumstances.
  2. Departments requesting such emergency funds shall meet the following criteria: funds shall be requested for unforeseen circumstances only and the situation must be a true emergency that requires financial support within the next 6 months.
  3. All emergency funding requests must be co-signed or co-authored by a Vice Chancellor to ensure that the request is a true administrative and student services emergency.
  4. Emergency funding requests shall only be considered between Week 3 of Fall quarter and Week 9 of Spring quarter.
  5. The SFAC has the right to deny any Emergency funding request.
  6. The SFAC shall follow up with the department within 4 academic calendar weeks of receiving the emergency funding request.
  7. Once the Emergency funding request is approved, the committee shall send an official memo to the Chancellor for approval. Upon approval by the Chancellor, the funds shall be dispersed accordingly.
  1. Members will receive remunerations for their service on this committee. The amount of remuneration differs by position and complexity of responsibility of the role. The quarterly amounts for the 2021-2022 academic school year are as follows:
    1. Chair of External Affairs (CEA) $3,425.00
    2. Chair of Internal Affairs (CEA) $3,425.00
    3. Senior Representative $1,250.00
    4. Junior Representative $1,250.00
    5. Sophomore Representative $1,250.00
    6. Transfer Representative $1,250.00
    7. Graduate Representative $1,250.00
  2. These rates increase or decrease, effective September of a given school year based off of the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) annual change from the previous year. For example, for the 2022-2023 academic year, stipends will be adjusted according to the change in HEPI from 2021.
    Formula: New stipend = (Stipend from previous academic year) * (1 + HEPI)
  3. Stipends will be set in September of each academic school year and payment will be made in three equal amounts at the end of each quarter. 
  4. If a member misses one-fourth of scheduled meetings and responsibilities, as determined by the updated attendance sheet, the Executives can decide, if appropriate, to reduce or eliminate that member's stipend. If a member misses one-half of the meetings, that member will lose the stipend unless he or she is able to demonstrate an adequate increase in participation as judged by the Executives. 
  5. The Committee shall keep and maintain a historical record of the precise quarterly stipend amount paid for each type of committee member and their corresponding attendance (CEA, CIA, undergraduate student representative, and graduate student representative).
  6. SFAC stipends shall not impact eligibility for financial aid or any other form of scholarship, grant, or outside aid. However, since SFAC stipends are taxable income there may be a chance that combining this stipend with other forms of taxable wage may decrease eligibility for financial aid through FAFSA.
  7. All changes to the stipends are subject to the approval by the Chancellor.
  8. The committee support person shall hire all student voting members accordingly and will process the quarterly stipends through UCPath.
  1. A two-thirds majority of the members may at any time during the academic year recommend to the Chancellor that this Charter be amended.