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▶ ANDREW ROSENTHAL
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A guide to Student Senate
THE EXECUTIVE STAFF
PRESIDENT Stephonn Alcorn
Senior from Gardner, Kan. Studying finance
VICE PRESIDENT Gabby Naylor
Senior from Providence, R.I. Studying accounting with an emphasis in information systems
POLICY & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Dalton Willey
Junior from Salina, Kan. Studying political science
CHIEF OF STAFF Danny Summers
Senior from Mission Hills, Kan. Studying political science and English with a minor in philosophy
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Connor Birzer
Senior from Ellinwood, Kan Studying political science and communications studies
TREASURER
Allyssa Castilleja
Senior from Olathe, Kan Studying accounting
Photos courtesy of Student Senate
STUDENT UNION
FACILITY
$59.70 (13.12%)
Building Fee - $41.00
Burge Union Fee - $18.70
$12.00
STUDENT RECREATION $62.50 (13.7%)
LEGAL SERVICES FOR STUDENTS $16.00 (3.5%)
Operations - $44.00
Sports Clubs - $4.00
Facilities & Maintenance
- $2.50
Recreation Center
expansion bond -
$12.00
13.7%
Student
Recreation
13. 12% Student Union Facility
STUDENT SENATE ACTIVITY FEE $14.15 (3.1%)
20. 7% Campus Transportation
BREAKING DOWN STUDENT FEE
All students pay a student fee in addition to tuition. This year the student fee is
Bus Purchases - $25.85
$455
9. 1% other fees
CAMPUS TRANSPORTATION $94.20 (20.7%)
Safe Ride/Safe Bus -
$16.30
Operations - $52.05
34% Student Health
Counseling &
Psychological Servicer
(CAPS) • $27.40
STUDENT HEALTH $156.95 (34%)
Bert Nash - $1.60
Facilities, Maintenance &
Equipment - $3.50
Operations - $124.45
HOW A BILL GETS PASSED
Any senator can author a bill,but it must be sponsored by at least one other senator. Technically, an unlimited number of senators can be sponsors on that bill.
Once a bill is drafted and sponsored, it is sent
to the Student Body Vice President, who assigns it to be heard in two of the four committees.
For example, if a bill gives funding for a project in the Asian American Studies Program, it would likely
be assigned to the Finance and Multicultural Affairs Committees The legislation is then heard in both committees, and it must pass both by a simple majority before it can be heard by Full Senate.
If the bill passes both committees, the Student Body Vice President will then put it on the schedule to be debated at Full Senate the next week.
With the exception of a few types of bills, everything must again pass by a simple majority of senators present before it moves on to the Student Body President.
Legislation code: a bill is a piece of legislation that allocates funding, creates a
program, etc. A resolution is essentially Senate giving its opinion on something in the news, like a controversial piece of legislation in the Kansas Legislature, or something the University itself has done.
Source: Student senate rules and regulations
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