Thursday, March 6, 2008
Student Senate committees met last night at the Burge Union. Bills that pass both committees that they go through will head to full Senate next Wednesday.
Multicultural fund put under Senate rules
Both the finance committee and student rights committee passed legislation to move the Multicultural Education Fund Board under the authority of Student Senate Rules and Regulations. The board is in Appendix N of Student Senate Rules and Regulations, which is not subject to Senate oversight.
Students chose through referendum to pay $1.50 per semester to the board, which equals about $80,000. The board then helps fund multicultural events and groups. The board is classified as a funding board, which is not subject to a fee review every three years like other boards are.
Brian Hardouin, law senator, said moving the board would increase accountability for student fees. He also said that moving the board would make fees subject to Student Executive Committee review.
Nancy Hoch, chair of the Multicultural Education Fund Board, said she agreed the board needed some kind of review, but did not agree that Studex should be the body that reviews. She suggested instead that a new appeals board be created to review all groups like the board.
“I don’t think Senate appeals to Studex through process should be directed solely at MEF,” Hoch said.
Creation of a National Latino Fraternity seat
The student rights committee unanimously passed legislation to create a Senate seat to represent the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organization, or NAFLO. The three other Greek organizations have representatives on Senate.
Jason Oruch, off-campus senator who wrote the bill, said the University’s NAFLO is one of two in the entire nation. He said creating a seat for the organization would set a precedent for other schools around the country.
Oruch said members of Latino fraternities and sororities created NAFLO this year after being asked to leave the National Pan-Hellenic Council, an organization of black fraternities and sororities. The Latino organizations were not one of the nine nationally-approved NPHC members, so the national organization told the Lawrence chapter to remove them.
Expansion of KJHK
The finance committee passed legislation to fund the $75,000 KJHK 90.7 FM expansion project. The bill was passed last semester in students right committee but tabled in finance. Funds from the project will come from the Student Senate Reserve Account if passed in full Senate.
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Senate Notebook: March 6, 2008
It's also worth mentioning Jose Artiaga and Janice's legislation to clarify the 15 dollar athletics student fee was passed by Student Rights. I left before it went through Finance, anyone know what happened there?
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