1. Officer Reports
  • Martin Doherty – Chair

Called to order, really looking forward to code revision

  • Quailan Homann – Vice Chair

Absent, presenting a bill

  • Brendan Phillips – Secretary

No officer report

  • Serena Peter – Student Rights Committee Associate Senator
  1. Elections
  2. University Judicial Board (1 undergraduate student, 2-year term)
  3. Brief description: The Judicial Board shall act to resolve, to whatever extent possible, conflicts, complaints and grievances subject to its jurisdiction and arising within the University community, to hear appeals from other bodies where appropriate Rules and Regulations so provide, and, subject to and in accordance with the control of the Chancellor and the Board of Regents as provided by law, to recommend solutions.

Martin- introduced and description read. This has to be an undergraduate student and this is a two year term, this is a really important role

Jasmine nominates herself

Charles moved to acclimate

Approved unanimously

  1. Approval of Minutes

Minutes approved

  1. New Business
  1. BILL 2018-310: A RESOLUTION IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED BY KU GOVERNANCE IN “THE ANALYSIS OF KU AIRCRAFT FLEET OWNERSHIP, OPERATION AND COST SAVINGS POTENTIAL” BY THE PLANNING AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Charles takes over as chair

Martin- This is moving in support of the analysis, will cut costs and allow lower income students to better afford tuition

Lev- reading statistics about the jet. Jet is not being flown efficiently. The cost over 1 million dollars. We spent twice as much per nautical mile than average. We should rework ku aviation policy, not made with any plane experts. We buy a new plane and rent out the one we have now. We could potentially see the reduction of the cost of tuition. Higher education is a human right.

Has the chancellor responded to senex request that athletics pay for the use of the jet

Not that I know of there is a law that prevents the intermingling of state and private funds

Has the chancellor responded to the request that the athletic fee that

Called to question

Bill passes

  1. BILL 2018-309: A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE PROPOSED ACTIONS BY THE FCC TOWARD NET NEUTRALITY

Zach- the internet is currently regulated so that we cannot be charged for using different sites. This is a way to show that we as students care about what we’re charged as students

Jasmine- positive speech- resolution is very important. The billing is very important. They can tack on charges for using some kinds of apps. This is very important for those with access needs, if I want to use my brailer it will be an extra 25 dollars a month. If I go to use my facebook or twitter they can keep adding more charges to the bills. For someone like myself I’m looking at one hundred, one hundred fifty dollars.

Called to question

Bill passed.

BILL 2018-091: A BILL TO AMEND SSRR ARTICLE 7 SECTION 3

Moved to the top of the agenda

Charles- instead of getting rid of the signature requirements, it allows 24 hours for making up invalid signatures. Most everything else is the same

Moved to amend

Amendment approved

Jasmine- The part I authored regards accessibility needs because we want to make sure we are involving everyone regardless of the size of the need. Its really important to keep this part in.

Called to question

Bill passed

  1. BILL 2018-092: A BILL TO AMEND SSRR ARTICLE 7 SECTION 5

Charles- This space is just making space for regulations regarding elections to be put all in one place. Last year there was some hullabaloo over handing a phone to a student for voting and the elections commission unanimously approved it. It also

Will this allow students to interfere with other students walking on wescoe

Legislating against that would be difficult

Moved to call to question on the amendment

Amendment passes

Nelly- We could really been thoughtless voting in the past. Phones have been just passed around. There needs to be more discussion.

Charles do you want to amend the bill at this time?

Nelly- no

Jasmine- We only have two meetings left until the election

Nelly- I felt comfortable since this won’t affect the election until april

Charles- we could discuss it in full senate

Nelly – failing this would make it take even longer.

Jasmine- Please keep in mind that tabling this bill or tabling anything would continue to add to whats already been tabled and to go into last full senate with so many tabled items would make the interpreters stay longer and cost full senate more money.

Called to question

Bill passes.

  1. BILL 2018-093: A BILL TO AMEND SSRR ARTICLE 7 SECTION 6

The first change is in section 6 line four. Students can only be disqualified if the violation has been determined to be eggregess.

How would the commission identify something as aggreges

Charles- there are some expressed classification of acts. The commission can determine some non-expressed violation

Called to question

passed

  1. BILL 2018-094: A BILL TO AMEND SSRR ARTICLE 7 SECTION 7

Zach- this changes requirements for freshmen senate elections, allowing first year students to vote, not just freshmen. Moves the elections back a few weeks. Allow people to think it over and make more friends. This clarifies rules regarding what it means for current senators interfering with the elections.

Charles- Part of this shortens the code so it is easier to read

Called to question

Bill passes

  1. BILL 2018-095: A BILL TO AMEND SSRR ARTICLE 4 SECTION 1

Charles- This fixes definitions in the elections codes to be consistent with the changes we made in the other bills.

Would it be more efficient to eliminate distinctions between years

Charles- That would make it more biased towards freshmen and sophomore

Mattie- could you explain the distinction between classes

Called to question

Bill passes

  1. BILL 2018-090: A BILL TO AMEND SSRR ARTICLE 8 SECTION 4

Moved to the bottom of the agenda

Indefinite recess

Reconvened

Chance- Rhonda asked me to do this. People have created fees at different times which creates difficulties for Rhonda. Fees must be proposed by December 1st. This streamlines the process and clarifies the rules this year.l

Can Rhonda be notified in any way now.

Chance- there is an oversight in the rules regarding proposing the fees

Called to question

passed

  1. Announcements

Jasmine- If you know of a staff or faculty member that would be willing to be the staff or advisor for us let me know. We must have that advisor in place by December 31 or we will lose the group completely. We are looking for a president and more members.

It is very important that we think about what we table because we will have to extend the time interpreters time or I will be left without an interpreter. It is very important to keep in mind when tabling items

  1. Adjournment

Meeting adjourned

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