02/04/2008
Absent: Jeff
Guests present: Gabe, Brady, Kay (Tau Sigma), Josh, Stephanie, Amir, David Hoffman
SGA meeting: commons 318
Michael
* SGA blog looking for a name
Heather
* Harbor Hall café survey came in
* Cable TV survey going out
* Summer reslife positions available
* Master reslife plan going out
Steve
* Student Judicial Policy
* Collected information from 5 schools
JL 10-0708
* James McCauley
* No comments
Passing: 4
Opposed: 0
Abstained: 1
Absent: 2
JL 10-0708 passed
JL 11-0708
* Performs @ UMBC ceremonies
* Looking for sponsorship got money from provost
* Jay would like to support the rest of their equipment
* Worked a UMBC flag, got money for it from provost
* This would be the first time we are supporting them
* Would receive money from bursars office
Passing: 4
Opposed: 2
Abstained: 1
Absent: 1
JL 11-0708 passed
Josh:
* New bills that could affect UMBC students
* Presented with legislative package
* Senate bill 187 & 183 crossed out
* Senate bill 1
o 6 representatives
+ Will be chosen by those groups
o Advisory council – advise dept. of legislation on student related issues.
* Senate bill 5
o Immigrants or out of states residents are not allowed tuition rates lower than out-of-state tuition
o No position on this issue necessary
o Additional enforcements: requires proof of Maryland presidency
o Last year’s bill supported lowering the tuition of out of states
* Senate bill 36
o Senators are not allowed to give scholarships to their family members
* Senate bill 40
o See bill 5
* Senate bill 49
o Higher education commission – commission that oversees higher educations in the city of Maryland, putting in new programs
o MHC has the ability to approve new programs and also reject them
o This bill supports HBCU’s due to past under funding programs by the system of Maryland
* Senate bill 81
o Textbook fairness act
o Requires the school to publish the book’s author and ISBN nr online for students to but these books online
* Senate bill 84
o Concerning illegal immigrant
* Senate bill 146
o Graduate students
o 1 yr of service for every 1 yr they receive tuition
* Senate bill 201
o Allow 17yrs old to vote during the specific elections, these 17yr olds would have to be 18 by the time of the general elections
* Senate bill 283
o Limit the ability of legislators
o Preventing a press conference
* Senate bill 284
o This bill would remove the senatorial and delegate scholarships; this program provides legislators to grant both merit- and need-based to their constituents
o Funding is being cut
* Senate bill 438
o No position
* Senate bill 464
o Add another layer to the MHC review process
o No position
* House bill 3
* House bill 72
* House bill 176
* House bill 310
* House bill 338
o Supporting this bill
* House bill 506
o Support
* House bill 538
o No position
* House bill 603
o Oppose this bill
* House bill 687
o Support
Retreat
* Accountability
o Consequences for not following rules or regulations
o Suggestions: suspension of stipends for those not doing their assignments
Executive reports
* SGA elections are coming up, encourage everyone including first year ambassadors to run for elections
* General student body encourage to run for office positions
* Applications passed out and due March 14th
Prove it!!
* Committee is working on the applications sent in
* Retreat details e-mailed
The Book “retriever”
* Exchanging books amongst students
* Setting up an algorithm for students to put in their ISBN nr so the students that need these books could be matched up with students giving them away
Gabe
* Andrea Pratt
o ITA program back on track
Announcements
* 2 representatives from the UMBC bookstore at the next meeting
* Come up with names for the SGA blogs
Meeting adjourned at 7.20pm