CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT ASSEMBLY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
UPDATE: The GAPSA General Assembly passed new amendments to the GAPSA Constitution on January 31st, 2024.
The most recent version of the Constitution (A/Const/45/R.2) is found below.
CONSTITUTION ARCHIVE:
The following archive includes PDFs of prior GAPSA Constitutions that have since been amended.
GAPSA Constitution (A/Const/44/R.6) ratified March 15, 2023.
GAPSA Constitution (A/Const/44/R.3) ratified February 15, 2023.
RECENT AMENDMENTS (AS OF 3/15/23):
2024
Refine budget reallocation rules (40-0-0),
Clarify the scope of the sunshine policy (39-0-0)
Require two Readings for all Bills (44-0-0) without exception (42-0-0)
Modify the schedule for elections (42-0-0)
Prohibit members of the Executive Board from being Speaker (42-0-0)
Regulate the appointment of Deputy Directors (42-0-0)
Refine Bylaws authorization and amendment (42-0-0).
2023
Constitutional Fixes (GA/44/RES/10/Corr.1))
Codification of Standing Rules (GA/44/RES/11)
General Assembly Procedures (GA/44/RES/12)
Attendance Policies (GA/44/RES/14)
Rules and Accountability (GA/44/RES/15)
The Speaker (GA/44/RES/16)
2022
New officers for and divisions of Finance, Operations, Programming, and Advocacy
New Deputy Director of Technology
2020
Executive Board and Committees restructured into divisions
2019
Sunshine Policy is officially part of the Constitution
Budget Amendment officially passed for financial accountability
GAPSA and G12+ Accountability Program (GAP) Amendment officially ratified by the GA