I. Officer Reports
· Mattie Carter – Chair
o Welcome new members
o Welcome Bill and Lance, advisors for Students Affairs
§ Get to know them, they are great resources!
o Refer to Johnathan
§ Amendments to article 4 of BILL-2017-090.
· I encourage you to reflect on this amendment and have a collaborate effort to work on it.
· The purpose was to allow the court of appeals to review actions taken by student senate to make sure they comply with the student bill of rights.
· Presently our court cannot invalidate bills passed. It might be an issue in the future.
· One feature for this committee, the president may choose and interview people and make a nomination to the senate. This will allow the committee to create a recommendation that will form a list that the president may choose from for a nominee that the senate may then elect
· This will create more involvement with a committee.
o New members- Plethora of senator positions are open! Check the senate website and reach out to Chief of staff about applying!
o New members have voting rights!
· Adam Steinhilber– Vice Chair
o I’m here to help new members. We have a sheet to help understand how the committee runs. If you have any questions, ask me!
o Check our twitter @KUStudentRights
· Nick Rose – Secretary
o New members give me your emails
· Martin Doherty – Student Rights Committee Associate Senator
o I’m the student rights senator to connect the members of the rights committee to the student senate.
o I can help members write a bill if needed.
II. Approval of Minutes
a. Motion to approve
b. PASSED
III. New Business
a. BILL-2017-090: A BILL TO FUND UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS COURT OF TRAFFIC APPEALS (TRAFFIC COURT)
i. Presented by Jonathan
1. Some Edits to the Bill
2. Nicole Marcotte - Chief Justice of Court of Parking Appeals
a. We work to review parking appeals
b. 700 to 900 appeals in a school year
c. We hold hearings after reviewing a case to allow students to appear at a hearing.
i. 150-200 hearings a year
d. We hold records of all decisions and record all hearings.
e. We would like to have funding as our own officers had to fund in the past.
f. Questions:
i. What is the actual total you are asking for?
1. 540 for the whole school year.
3. Negative Speech- Sophie
a. I would to make the amendments proposed in Finance.
i. Advertising is now it’s own category.
ii. Motion to Call to Question
1. Seconded
iii. PASSED
IV. Election:
a. Campus Fee Review Subcommittee (1)
i. Meet February 2-5
ii. It’s an all-day event to decide the fees before they are presented in Finance.
iii. NOMINEES
1. Frank McGuinness
iv. Move to acclimate
1. Seconded
v. Frank McGuinness is the new representative
V. Announcements
a. None
VI. Adjournment
a. Passed
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