1.  The student body of each branch of the System may establish a student government. The student government shall adopt a set of bylaws which are subject to the approval of:

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(a) A majority of the students who vote in an election held for that purpose; and

(b) The Board of Regents.

2.  Such a student government to the extent of its authority set forth in the bylaws is self-governing and independent of the administration of the System, financially and otherwise.

3.  The Board of Regents shall collect a fee from each undergraduate student at a branch of the System for the support of the student government of that branch upon:

(a) Receipt of a request by the student government for the imposition of such a fee; and

(b) Approval by the Board of Regents of the amount of the fee so requested.