Merge pull request #33 from olin/constitution-onboarding

BA-1718-003: Add reading the Constitution to onboarding
olin · Apr 28, 2018 · 253ac21 · 253ac21
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 ## Student Government By-Laws
 Originally passed at a meeting of the Student Government on May 1st, 2015.
 ### Passed Amendments
+- 2018-04-04 BA-1718-003: Added reading the Student Government Constitution to the onboarding process for all officials.
 - 2018-04-04 BA-1718-002: Changed the definition of the Student Body to "all currently enrolled students of Olin College."
 - 2017-04-26 BA-1617-007: Clarified the election process
 - 2017-04-26 BA-1617-006: Changed the audit process such that the Chair and the Vice Chair of the Honor Board can conduct the audit of the Honor Board themselves

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 Each elected official must meet with their successor to discuss their respective
 transition document upon leaving office.
 
+All newly elected officials must read the Student Government Constitution prior
+to taking office. Outgoing officials must ensure that their successor has read the
+Constitution as part of the transition process.
+
 ### Article 12. Amendment Procedures.
 
 #### Section 1. Amending the Constitution.