The Associated Student Government (ASG) unanimously passed two pieces of legislation during their meeting Tuesday: A resolution supporting the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act and the ASG Bylaws Revision, which ensures student organizations are spending the money they are allocated.
In addition, a bill supporting the creation of a student/alumni involvement database was presented to Student Senate.
Both pieces of legislation passed Tuesday were reviewed by senate at last week's meeting.
According to Student Body President senior John Stefanski the resolution supporting the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act provides reinforcement to legislation that currently exists at the national level.
The resolution will promote tax-deductible charitable contributions made to on-campus collegiate housing. The contributions will provide the installation of safety devices within the housing like sprinklers and alarm systems.
During debate on the resolution, junior senator Calvin Davis remarked on its ability to demonstrate ASG's continued support of national improvement to college housing.
"[The resolution] adds support to what is currently in place," he said. "Miami University doesn't want to hinder efforts that are going on statewide and nationwide by rejecting this legislation."
The resolution passed Student Senate by unanimous consent.
Following, senate also passed the Audit Bylaws Revision by 38-0.
According to ASG Treasurer sophomore Kyle Hees, the bill will tweak current bylaws in place that oversee the funding of student organizations.
Hees said after he and the ASG audit committee initiated a series of random audits to various student organizations, he found many organizations were not utilizing the money ASG funded them at the beginning of the semester. The bylaw revision stipulates that each organization provide documentation to the audit committee outlining the money they spend throughout the semester. This is to ensure that ASG's money is not being wasted.
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"[The revision] makes our audit committee more efficient," Hees said.
The meeting concluded with the presentation of a bill supporting the creation of a student/alumni involvement database.
According to the bill's author, Secretary for Alumni Affairs junior Conor Nelson, the bill proposes the creation of an online database that stores information collected from The Hub, such as individual involvement in sports or organizations that can be utilized by alumni and students in the future. Alumni will be able to look back on the organizations they participated in during their college careers, and students will be able to view and contact the alumni that were involved in their organizations in the past.
Nelson said the installation of the database will allow Alumni Affairs to easily contact and reconnect with alumni, thus increasing the likelihood of donations and contributions.
"Why can't we call upon our alumni to reach our goals as a university?" he said.
This bill will be voted upon at next week's meeting.
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