1. Officer Reports

●Mattie Carter – Chair

oAssistant to kansas commissioner,

▪Don’t text and drive pledge contest

▪Pledge to not text and drive

▪School with most pledges is winner

▪Online or through text, on facebook

▪Ends on Tuesday Nov. 22nd

▪KU KState football game is when winner is announced

▪Thurs Nov 17, Virtual reality simulator to get pledges

▪For facility, alumni, fans and students. Anyone can take it

▪Contact insurance department for further questions

oMeeting with Stefan to discuss changes not made in full Senate

●Adam Steinhilber– Vice Chair

oMentorship program handouts

●Nick Rose – Secretary

oAbsences and email

  1. Approval of Minutes
  2. Motion to approve
  3. seconded
  4. Elections
  5. Student Rights Committee Associate Senator (1)
  6. Open to anyone not currently a senator
  7. Martin and Anna nominated
  8. Matin wins
  9. New Business
  10. BILL-2017-023: A BILL TO FUND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY (ACM) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
  11. Presentated by Jack
  12. General funding for office supplies
  13. Club does education events
  14. Open to all students
  15. Questions
  16. None
  17. Called to question
  18. Seconded
  19. Passed
  20. BILL 2017-025: A BILL TO FUND THE KIOSK
  21. Presented by Grace
  22. Design magazine
  23. Art and literature by KU students
  24. Wins awards nationally
  25. Amended to $3000 for Fall Semester
  26. Spring is unchanged
  27. Money goes to printing, nothing else
  28. Questions
  29. How are they distributed?
  30. Through Student Senate and city of Lawrence
  31. Negative Speech for Amendment
  32. Strike line from $5000 to $3000
  33. Motion to call to question on Amendment
  34. Seconded
  35. Passed
  36. Motion to call to question
  37. Seconded
  38. Passed
  39. BILL 2017-028: A BILL TO FUND OBOE STUDIO CLUB
  40. Presented by Alyssa
  41. Most of event is funded by outside senate
  42. Open to most students
  43. Questions
  44. None
  45. Motion to call to question
  46. Seconded
  47. Passed
  48. BILL 2017-032: A BILL TO FUND INTERNATIONAL PEER SUPPORT
  49. Presented by Alyssa
  50. TABLED IN FINANCE
  51. Motion to Table
  52. TABLED
  53. BILL 2017-029: A BILL TO AMEND STUDENT SENATE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE II SECTION 1 AND ARTICLE VII SECTION 7
  54. Presented by Taylor and Connor
  55. College of Liberal Arts has enacted legislation similar to this bill
  56. Logistically sound feasible task
  57. Academic seat should be based off academic interests
  58. Freshmen and Sophomore seats was created in 60’s for general student body, Juniors and Seniors for individual interests.
  59. 5 categories and 6 category At Large
  60. Each category represents an area of academics
  61. Each category has 2 representatives
  62. One must be underclassmen
  63. Questions
  64. How are seats done by category? Does one category get more than another.
  65. 20% of seats apportioned to At Large
  66. Each Category after At Large gets two seats
  67. Motion to extend by questions on floor
  68. Passed
  69. Questions
  70. How would administration ensure students are enrolled in that major?
  71. Dean Stamp
  72. Dean office determines they are part of that major
  73. How would you implement dual majors? Would they run for more than one?
  74. You could represent either one. Can only run for one.
  75. What if people switch majors, would they transfer to new position or step down?
  76. If someone switches majors they should step down from that seat
  77. At Large seats are up for debate
  78. What are the errors of the current system?
  79. Issues of proper representation, such as Freshmen and Sophomore and transfer of credits.
  80. A junior may be a second year residence
  81. Representation should be towards academic interest
  82. Motion to extend questions
  83. Passed
  84. Questions
  85. Would you consider on seats being proportion by people applying to be majors.
  86. There are people who want to be involved are not because their is a bias of specific majors (i.e. PoliSci)
  87. Would this bill require you to get signatures only from your major?
  88. Anyone for At Large, major are only for any other categories
  89. Can one major only vote for their major?
  90. Can vote for their major and At Large
  91. What about undecided?
  92. At Large was originally intended for them.
  93. What happens if other categories not filled?
  94. Stay vacant so remains available for people in that major
  95. What would the size of the categories be?
  96. Unknown for the moment
  97. WIll more students in a major determine the seats?
  98. Yes
  99. Negative Speech by Chance
  100. Has to answer three questions Is it necessary, will it restrict access, will it lead to more problems?
  101. If it ain't broken don’t fix it
  102. We can fix the sophomore and Freshmen problem by changing credit system
  103. No student is prohibited from getting a seat no matter the major.
  104. Won’t change the amount of people running
  105. Will exclude people who want to be involved because not enough seats for their major.
  106. Would make senate more exclusive
  107. If you switch majors you will lose your seat.
  108. Too many students switch
  109. People who get involved in senate want to be involved, shouldn’t force others
  110. We already have unfilled seats.
  111. Some majors may not be interested
  112. Less voices because less seats
  113. Bill is unnecessary, just changing things for the sake of change. We can fix our problems through different methods.
  114. Will lead to seat fillers rather than actually representatives.
  115. Questions
  116. Clarify diversity and allowing broader access?
  117. Will lead to diversity of majors rather than diversity of opinions.
  118. Less voices due to less people.
  119. Again it would exclude people.
  120. Do you think the reason people are not involved from other majors because not interested or lack of opportunities?
  121. There is nothing to preclude them. No official rules
  122. Students are often busy and there are many factors other than lack of opportunities.
  123. Question
  124. Do we want more diversity if we can fill those seats?
  125. Doubt the seats will be filled.
  126. Will lack people who are interested in student senate.
  127. More majors yet less interest.
  128. Do you think this creates an institutional barrier?
  129. What system is better despite its flaws, all systems have flaws.
  130. Will be unnecessary change.
  131. Only people elected will be people who are most popular in a major.
  132. Anyone without social capital will not have a chance.
  133. What if seats were limited to mainly At Large, would allow more seats for people interested yet still help those in majors?
  134. Will only help a couple.
  135. Will still have less seats filled.
  136. Those who are not interested will not stay, so wouldn’t it be better to have seats available to people who were interested later.
  137. Senate would be a revolving door, people would never stay as a senator.
  138. People new to Lawrence have a hard time getting the signatures how would this impact it?
  139. There would be a bigger issue.
  140. Positive speech by Canstanza
  141. Important for diversity.
  142. The system is broke, even people in political science have a hard time because they don’t know many people.
  143. Will harm minority students if not passed because they know less people without their majors.
  144. There shouldn’t be one type of people in senate.
  145. If seats can be filled that falls on the senate.
  146. Argues it would be easy to fill
  147. Questions
  148. How does current system stop freshmen from getting seats if no seats were open despite major?
  149. The more people you know the higher chance you are to get connection
  150. Minorities don’t know as many people outside their major.
  151. What would you tell a senator from disadvantaged background that they had to lose seat due to losing seats?
  152. Look to At Large seats available.
  153. Can amend the bill.
  154. Called to Question
  155. Seconded
  156. Passed
  157. Announcements
  158. None
  159. Adjournment
  160. Adjourned at 7:50

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