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Full Senate March. 30, 20166:30 PM Alderson Auditorium

I. Call to Order

II. Guest Speaker: Vice Provost of Undergraduate Studies DeAngela Burns-Wallace

• Began on February 1st. Originally from Kansas City, undergraduate at Stanford and masters at Princeton. Worked for the federal government. Was assistant dean at Stanford. Worked as an Assistant Vice Provost at a small university in Columbia, Missouri. Excited with the role – this office makes up seven units: OFYE, Advising, Research, Civic and Social Responsibility, Career Center, AAAC, Writing Center, as well as KU Core and Curriculum committee. Our offices help provide the experiences around your academic home. We are looking at how we help students become more successful at this institute. Make sure what we are doing is impacting students. There’s a lot of work to do and I’m looking forward to meeting with new students. Thank you to Chancellor for extending this opportunity to me.

• Questions• What are some of your goals?

• This is an institution that has a lot of resources. We need to better coordinate those resources. How do we help all students better access resources.

• Harrison: I appreciate that we have a Vice Provost who cares more than just retention rates.

• What are some of the biggest issues you see facing undergraduates?

• Helping students decide on a major quicker. It’s not just about deciding students but also students who change their majors.

• How are we considering experiences for students working on-campus. Students will begin doing one-on-one advising appointments over the summer during orientation.

• In terms of tuition, have you been in on conversations setting the tuition?

• I will be. This isn’t solely about increasing tuition, as it is just one cost that students incur. We need to make sure we aren’t closing off opportunities to students

II. Approval of the Minutes

A. March. 9, 2016 Minutes• 46-0

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III. Officer Reports

A. Operation Flint• Trinity Carpenter: We have been collecting donations and water

cases. We have had good results but not what we want. We expected a company to pledge the cost of transportation and still haven’t figured that out quite yet. As idividuals and Student Senate, we are asking you to show up. OperationFlintKU@gmail.com. Our GoFundMe is shared on Twitter and FB pages. Many organizations are already involved.

B. Jessie Pringle, Student Body President• Ad Astra Per Aspera Scholarship

• Motivated student who has volunteered for HQCC and is majoring in psychology. Abigail Baldwin is our first recipient.

• Currently working in Career Center to help other students. An outgoing and excellent communicator who is in the UKan Teach Program. Congratulations to Mercedes.

• The origin of this scholarship – there used to be a slush fund for the Student Body President, but it is now a scholarship to benefit to students on campus. I am very proud to have the opportunity to give those out.

C. Chancellor Adams, Student Body Vice President• Have been working on outreach. Have had conversations with

people in the OMA for an event calling the Missing Conversation. This is a two-part activity that reaches out to organizations not usually involved with Senate. We want to hear voices from folks who aren’t as involved. I want to get the groundwork going so that whoever comes into office next year.

D. Adam Moon, Chief of Staff• No campaign paraphilia is allowed in the Senate chambers. That

would include buttons, teeshirts and other things. • Last meeting there were quite a few motions to suspend certain

rules to allow other actions to happen. In my viewpoint, bylaws cannot be amended by the body. Roberts Rules can be suspended, but in large part, most of the bylaws in SSRR cannot be.

• Questions• What rule is that in Roberts Rule of Order?

• Page 263 in my copy – rules that cannot be suspended.

• Could we suspend that rule then suspend others?• No.

• What do you consider a bylaw?• SSRR – all of it.

• Point of Information: It can be written into a specific rules change if you want to allow it to be suspended later.

E. Teale Muir and Ike Uri, CCO Executive and Managing Directors• Accepting applications for our development staff and coordinator

positions. Staff is due April 1st, April 8th for coordinators. Into the

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Streets week is coming up. F. Omar Rana, Director of Diversity and Inclusion

• I can’t believe this might be my last full senate! There is a lot of multicultural events coming up. Keep your eyes out – I’ll be adding them to BlackBoard. The video for intellectual disabilities program is in the works and should be up soon.

• We will be helping sponsor a book drive. We are partnering with TRIO – I’m going to law school next semester and test prep books can be very expensive. It will be the 11th – 15th. I will pass around a signup sheet.

• Questions• Lauren: I have an entire stack of books that I’m not

sure I can drop off. Would you consider driving around and picking them up from people?

• Yeah. • Jessie: If I have online PDFs, should I just email them?

• Yes, and print them off. G. Madeline Sniezek and Allyssa Castilleja, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer

• If everything passes, we’ll have around $15,000 that will roll over for next year. There is $13,000 going through tonight.

H. Madeline Dickerson, Student Rights Chair• I want to thank my committee – we are to this point because of all

of your hard work. We will be discussing the final revisions to the Student Code. I work with Stephanie Sharp – she runs a business that translates politics into English. There are a lot of opportunities interns.

• Questions• Can you talk about what happened with the Code in

Rights?• That will be discussed once we introduce

it. IV. Garrett Farlow, Chair of Personnel Services Committee

A. Thanks to Tymon, Sarah, Madeline and Ian. There is a current veterans center that is going to be in Summerfield. They hired the new director of it last week. One thing we talked about was an academic advisor for veterans. Another veteran said that he transferred because he couldn’t get his answers. We weren’t able to develop a standing committee – it’s hard to meet as boards.

• With the academic service advisor, what do you intend to do with that moving forward?

• We will be breaking into committee as a whole with a resolution.

V. Omar Rana, Member of Ad Hoc Committee on Appointed SeatsA. We have a bill going through to have the Internal Affairs Director

have responsibilities to review how appointed senators work and reach out to those senators. There has been a lot of talk about the number of appointed seats and talked about setting a cap and have an application process so the organizations who need seats the most will get it.

VI. Consent Agenda

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A. 2016-159: A BILL TO FUND STUDENTS FOR THE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE

B. 2016-160: A BILL TO FUND SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

C. 2016-162: A BILL TO FUND GRADUATE STUDENT ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (GSOEC)

D. 2016-163: A BILL TO FUND BROWN BAG DRAGE. 2016-172: A BILL TO FUND THE SOCIOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENT

ASSOCIATION HONORARIUMF. 2016-174: A BILL TO FUND KU ENERGY CLUBG. 2016-175: A BILL TO FUND THE ARABIC STUDENT LEARNING AND

APPRECIATION ASSOCIATIONH. 2016-145: A BILL TO FUND SPICMACAY AT KU’S EVENT, PARAMPARA

CONCERTI. 2016-148: A BILL TO FUND NON-TRADITIONALS IN LAW ASSOCIATION

• ApprovedVII. Regular Agenda

A. 2016-152: A BILL TO FUND CCO’S INTO THE STREETS WEEK• We have a keynote speaker for Into the Streets Week. It will be

April 21st – 27th. Beverly Goodwin. She is the creator of the hash tag #WhyIStayed.

• Bill passes, 50-0B. 2016-161: A BILL TO FUND Kansas University Remote Operating

Submersibles (KUROS) Project• This bill is to fund KUROS. We are asking for $1550 for supplies,

tools and general funding.• Bill passes, 52-0

C. 2016-164: A BILL TO FUND SAM BRINTON• An activist working to end gay conversion therapy. • Bill passes, 48-0

D. 2016-171: A BILL TO FUND KU MOCK TRIAL TEAM• This is a bill to fund the KU Mock Trial Team to go to

nationals. They’ve been prepping a lot for this and it looks good for KU’s image.

• We qualified for the national tournament in Greenville, South Carolina. One of 48 teams out of over 650.

• Bill passes, 45-1-1E. 2016-173: A BILL TO FUND DIALOG STUDENT ASSOCIATION

• This brings together groups in the community that are diverse. This year’s theme is to depolarize the world.

• Bill passes, 48-1-1F. 2016-165: A BILL TO AMEND STUDENT RULES AND REGULATIONS

ARTICLES II, V, AND APPENDICES TO ADDRESS APPOINTED STUDENT SENATE SEATS

• "In order to enhance representation in Student Senate, we need to be earnest in establishing relationships. Our bill comes to you from a subcommittee born out of the Action Plan set out by Jessie, Zach, and Adam. This subcommittee found that there is a disparity between creating appointed seats, and keeping those connections. The first part of our bill is meant to give social

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connections so that appointed seats from student groups and housing coalitions can create relationships, feel welcome, and really have a space in Senate. We do this by simply specifying a practice which is already coordinated by the upcoming Internal Affairs Director. The next part discusses how we correspond with groups if their seat is not filled, and gain more knowledge about what their group needs and desires. It is not in the student body’s interests to have seats without knowing how to maintain them, and the presence of a seat has not accurately created a line of communication for resources or relationships. We already gather information on which seats are vacant, so taking that one step forward is crucial to ensuring longevity. The last part discusses how we go about removing a seat, as there are no current protections for this. It may already be a norm to consult colleagues, keep communication open, and stay informed, but all parts of the bill come together to help better facilitate that in the future. This bill encourages civic participation, is in line with the goals of this body, and provides a strong approach towards a more inclusive Student Senate."

• Questions• Is this specific to organizations?

• Anything that can have an appointed seat. • Did the committee come to an idea on how many seats

could be removed?• We want to work on a cap to make sure this is a

more efficient process.• What is the criteria on who can apply for a seat?

• It’s not going to change what an appointed seat is, it sets up a new way of creating seats.

• Under this bill, would a seat for an Edward’s Campus senator?

• I would think under the bill itself, yes, but unless there’s a rule about what appointed seats can and cannot be.

• Negative Speech: Chance Maginness • I think we have to examine what the point of this ad hoc

committee is. It adds a bunch more regulations. We’ve gotten to

• Positive Speech: Harrison• I think most of the points I was going to make were asked

in the questions by the senators. Also, nowhere in this bill does it say that we are forcing them to fill the positions.

• Frank: Would you be open to withdrawing your bill and offering it as a courtesy and not a policy?

• No, I am not going to withdraw the bill. I think it is something that is necessary. This separates the power between three different executive board positions.

• Tomas: can you speak to the consideration that the committee put into time?

• It states that there will be a review session so there is a protective bubble.

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• Negative Speech: Isaac and Omar• Omar: There is no status quo for the internal affairs

director because it has never been a position. We like the questionnaire, but we thought maybe taking the questionnaire off due to time changes. We think it is good to have the questionnaire, but let it be open to more questions. We also think it is good to have the

• Isaac: As the person who has to do this now, I can say that the communications director would not be able to do it. There is already a lot to do and then adding these regulations is just more to do. It would be difficult to go to every student organization in a two week period.

• Amendment passesG. Bill passes, 36-3-4

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H. 2016-169: A BILL TO AMEND STUDENT SENATE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE II SECTION 1.2.I TO CREATE AN APPOINTED SENATOR SEAT FOR KU TRANSITION TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

• The program is progressing well and the people who will be in this program next year amaze me. There’s so much we can learn from this group. We need to break down this barrier and let them in this space.

• Bill passes, 42-1-1I. 2016-310: A RESOLUTION OPPOSING KANSAS SENATE BILL 513 AND

HOUSE BILL 2737: THE STUDENT PRIVACY ACT• This is a resolution opposing legislation that would require trans

individuals to use the bathroom of their birth. This is an overall narrative you’re seeing in the conservative state legislatures. It also would give individuals $2500 for calling out individuals who are using the “wrong” bathroom.

• Resolution passes, 45-2-2J. 2016-166: A BILL TO TRANSFER JURISDICTION OVER THE MULTICULTURAL

EDUCATION FUND FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENT SENATE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MULTICULTURAL STUDENT GOVERNMENT

• This transfers MEF to the multicultural student government. I think you’ll see a lot of Student Senate working with MSG. Sabine will still process this.

• Questions• Would the rules applying for funding still be in place?

• That would be something for Student Senate to determine. Allyssa has been looking into that. I have heard that some people are going to speak against the legislation, so if you have questions, please ask them now.

• What is the status of the government currently?• In my communications, they’ve been working with

others to develop that, along with University Senate.

• When will elections be held?• I can’t answer that question.

• On Rock Chalk Central, it looks like they’ve already had elections, can you explain how it exists in Rock Chalk Central?

• In order for them to be listed as an organization, being listed in there provided more legitimacy. There is interim leadership right now until an election is held.

• What is the timeline for Senate deciding the half over a thousand rule?

• It could just be done first cycle. I figured it would be better to leave to a new staff.

• Do you think it is a matter of trust that we’re giving the control of the funds to MSG after saying we would, regardless of their leaders?

• Yes.• Could you talk about groups you’ve met with?

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• The group we have now represents a lot of student organizations. I have heard ample response from people who want to be involved. It’s key to remember that MEF was under the OMA – a lot of these senators have already had a lot of interactions with MEF. It was created because multicultural student groups felt like they weren’t getting the funding they needed.

• Can you talk about MEF’s reserve and if you think MSF will make better use of this money?

• There will be around $90,000. We cut the MEF fee a little bit to dip into that reserve.

• Do you forsee this taking away the opportunity for senators to interact with multicultural groups?

• They don’t do that now. They can do that through MA committee. Secondly, I think having MEF gives Senate an excuse to “deal with those groups.” By not having that cover for them, it forces them to more.

• Are you aware of any MEF requests that have been denied?

• I don’t believe so, but fewer requests have been coming in.

• When did Senate take control of MEF?• It was two years ago. OMA felt that if Senate was

going to continue being involved, Senate should take it on.

• Negative Speech: Donyell Wolfe• I felt very offended that we would make decisions about

things going on at our campus based on what is going on at other campuses (Mizzou). The roll call vote is the reason why MSG exists. I think that their rhetoric and tactics are not the way we should handle our business. Moving on to why this will impact us – we are putting the cart before the horse. We don’t know what type of leadership will take place. The name at Mizzou is about their first student who graduated from there who was African-American. I feel like their issues are going to be different from what we have going on here. Not everything Is perfect, but I believe that we have a different issues. If you google what is happening there, it is more black while it is different here. We also want to acknowledge the enrollment issue – they are experiencing a $30 million deficit because their incoming freshmen class is greatly lagging. I don’t want to see that happening here – I like my professors and don’t want them getting a pay cut or pay freeze. I know most of the Greek organizations that are black are not necessarily in favor of MSG. They lead issues like this, and it has been funny that none of them have been here. I think they would agree that they wouldn’t go to leaders who they don’t think would have their best interests in mind.

• Questions

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• It’s a problem that we had to search outside of our campus to find this support. You just stood up there and erased every experience that I’ve had at KU. I’ve had the same experiences. Did you not hear us when we came here and poured out about our experience? This is why the mistrust happens.

• I also am an African-American female. I have definitely experienced these issues on campus. Concerned Student of 1950 addresses the first student that graduated from their university. Have we had that praise at KU? KU has always been welcome here. They were probably marginalized then.

• Positive Speech: Alex Kinkead• Roberts Rules of Order is oppressive because it allows a

chair to control when people get to talk and when they can’t. This campus was made catered for people like me. In this room we have to be all nice and cordial and you can’t have an actual debate because you have to be recognized. The fact that people are still having side conversations and are looking at their computers is a problem. If you want to care about student then you wouldn’t be smirking and you would be actively involved. You are trying to protect yourself. I hope you guys see that as a white person, you may not like the way that Trinnity just spoke to you but I don’t care. She has been here week after week. Senate has been functioning in homeostasis. I know we’ve all had cultural competency, but it isn’t enough.

• Trinnity: My feelings are hurt. For an African-American to come up here and say that, the fact that this is a discussion in Student Senate. You received praise and positive responses for passing MSG. It was such a huge accomplishment and for you guys to disrespect it and tear MSG down is shameful. This is the reason I mistrust all of y’all. The fact that Adam Moon is going to argue that this isn’t possible is dangerous. 99.9% of other senate’s do not have the privilege of fee review. This was our secrecy – we knew that administrators and student senate would push back. We’ve been doing the work to have a presentable MSG. The fact that you are hell-bent on deterring it is very concerning. MSG if for all multicultural students if they identify or not. I don’t care what your methods are, if you want equity for me, I will support you.

• Questions• Dylan: Will MSG be able to make rule changes on

how that money is allocated?• They’re going to design a system that

works for them. • Stephonn: Do you see how problematic you can be

since people are tired of hearing you speaking to

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get it passed?• I’m not perfect, I make mistakes. Trinnity:

Next time others can invite me to speak instead of him. If personal bias can deter people, if we’re so welcoming, why is this an issue?

• Bill passes, 37-8-7K. 2016-167 A BILL TO PROVIDE EQUAL REPRESENTATION ON THE CAMPUS

FEE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND BOARD FOR THE MULTICULTURAL STUDENT GOVERNMENT

• Questions:• Can you please explain the logistics of the two legislative

groups working together?• I don’t think it is that difficult quite honestly. It

comes down to the effectiveness of the chair. • Brittany: Fee review is extremely important. We

get a schedule way in advanced and if you are on that schedule then you show up.

• Negative Speech: Adam Moon• The way that I was framed in the conversation is what has

been happening all year wrong. I have been called racists and problematic, but none of my questions have been answered. The biggest problem that I have is not that all of the work is being done. Government gets its power from the people. We need to have that vote before we move forward with this. There’s no reason for immediacy – fee review doesn’t happen until the spring. Both potential SBP’s said they’re excited to make this happen. Let’s let them define that relationship. This isn’t a ploy – I’m not scheming to kill this later. Let’s just not put the cart before the horse. Next year’s leaders will know better on how this should work.

• Questions• Tyler: Cart before the horse is your argument.

Mostly the premise is the elections piece, along with university recognition. University Senate will review all of this, so won’t your concerns be addressed in a wider body?

• Sure, the issues will be addressed, and once they are, that is when we bring this legislation forward. We have the time to do this.

• Erin: Could someone be in both organizations and would there be a conflict of interest?

• That’ll be an issue fixed by the university governance system.

• Tymon: We’ve already been guaranteed that the elections will happen, shouldn’t we trust that they’ll be having elections?

• We aren’t intervening, we’re simply saying that an election should come first, it is how a government should start. We

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don’t need to approve their elections, they just need to have happened.

• Frankie: You mentioned that they need to address these issues, but how will they address issues without the power?

• It makes sense because they still have the power to form and have an election. To govern student funds and student fees, that requires the consent of the governed. They have power in the current system.

• Trinnity: You don’t get to determine how people frame you, it’s reflected in your actions, so if you don’t want to be called racist, don’t behave in that matter. How do you expect us to accomplish our goal without the power?

• It comes from where the power is given. The power shouldn’t come from Student Senate. It should come from the governed.

• Kat: Aren’t you all elected to represent the student body?

• Frankie: We were all elected to represent the student body and we’ve already approved MSG. Why can’t we use our elected positions to then validate giving them the power and empowerment?

• When you’re talking about representative democracy, it’s a compromise for direct democracy. There are certain instances when direct democracy is required and has been a common practice historically with student fees. There needs to be more of a look towards direct democracy.

• Kat: If you believe we should have the consent of all students, do you believe that before you make decisions, you should have the students say?

• Just because voter turnout is low doesn’t mean consent isn’t given. An election constitutes that consent because 80% of the people chose not to exercise their right. I don’t anticipate that any student government is going to get 100%. Every student has the right to have that effect. We don’t need it on every instance – once that consent is given, we’re good.

• Positive Speech: Frankie and Sophia• Adam said that with fees, students should be able to

decide what they do and do not pay for. That’s absurd because people probably wouldn’t even vote to fund Student Senate. And if they do, we are a PWI, I don’t see all of those students saying “they need that extra help.” Let’s talk about accountability – yes we did a roll call vote

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and we already basically approved this. • On Line 54, it says that this legislation shall only take

effect if University Governance recognizes the Multicultural Student Government. You can pass this through because this entire legislation is pending.

• Questions• Victoria: Do you know if University Senate will be

looking at it this year?• Tyler: The plan is the second meeting in

April.• Frankie: We talk a lot about precedent. By

not passing this, we are saying that we can vote for whatever we want and don’t follow through.

• Sophia: This legislation is pending based on university governance.

• Marcus: How would you feel by adding an amendment saying they have an election?

• Tyler: By being put in university governance, they’ll have to have an elections process in place.

• Danica: Student Senate was established before we had an election.

• Regardless of whether you agree with them, that conversation is gone. Look at the legislation that is in front of you.

• Negative Speech: Chance Maginness• I’m just trying to amend my Finance amendment with a

wording change that includes KBOR policy.• Questions

• Questions• Tyler: What is the KBOR policy?

• I’m not sure.• Sophia: Who was your informant about

KBOR?• KBOR

• Kellor: Could you give us any examples?• I talked to Kathy Reid. She

informed me that there are other things beyond University Senate. I don’t know what that looks like, and I don’t think it should matter. I just want to make sure we’re in line with University policies.

• Amendment passes, 28-7-7• Positive Speech: Tymon Wall

• An activist movement started Senate in 1969. • Trinnity: I’ve said this so many times – historically,

democracy in America does not work for those who are disenfranchised and we have not been empowered on campus. What we’re asking is not to give us lip service, but to give us legitimate power to sit with us. I don’t

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understand why I am up here having to beg for it. It is exhausting. For people to state how historically democracies have ran…it was not created for us.

• Questions• Jacey: I just want to say, how many times does

Trinnity have to come up here. This Is just a cycle. • Bill passes, 39-3-6

L. Legislation Generated from the Floor on Veterans Services• Having an academic advisor is needed for Veterans and what

they really want. Thank you to everyone who has sponsored this. Right now, students don’t have that inclusive environment. This strengthens recruitment and brings in a mentorship aspect. I won’t read the definitions, but there are a couple studies that more than 40% of post 9/11 veterans don’t know of the resources that are available. I urge you to serve the people that have served you already.

• Resolution passes unanimouslyM. 2016-168 A BILL TO AMEND STUDENT SENATE RULES AND REGULATIONS

ARTICLE VI SECTION 3.6.3.2 TO CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT ALLOCATION PROCESS FOR THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES REQUIRED CAMPUS FEE

• Tyler: This bill fixes a confusing process for community groups. This was discussed in Finance. The problem is that a lot of these organizations depend on it throughout the year. They’re often not getting the money in time. This just goes from Student Safety Board to the Treasurers to sign off.

• Bill passes, 37-0N. 2016-177: A BILL TO AMEND STUDENT SENATE RULES AND

REGULATIONS• Previously the UDK has had a contract with Student Senate. We

don’t have a contract with them this year so it would be lined out like bus ads. This year it went through the Comms Director. We didn’t approve that contact in block.

• Questions• Sophia: Why was the contract?

• Isaac: There has been a lot of money leftover at the end of each year that is basically thrown at advertisements in the summer. This increases accountability.

• Bill passes, 41-1O. 2016-176 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 6.2.8.4 OF STUDENT SENATE RULES

AND REGULATION: STUDENT RIGHTS COMMITTEE• Harrison: The idea behind this is pretty simple – it creates a public

subcommittee with the purpose of reading SSRR to streamline the rules and make it easier to understand. It’s a 192 page document that gets longer, so is too much for just the CoS to go through.

• Questions• Chance: Does this charge already exist?

• This is just about cleaning the Rules and Regulations.

• Negative Speech: Chance Maginness

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• This legislation makes me feel uncomfortable. I think that having this all go through at once could allow someone to go in and slip something into Rules and Regulations. This might be a left-field argument, but this is a real possibility that someone could slip it right by us. I’m also concerned about the word “public” – regular people don’t walk into Congress and change rules.

• Bill fails, 18-11-14P. 2016-312 A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING REVISIONS TO THE

STUDENT CODE OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES• Madeline: In the past Right’s meeting, we went with the draft

that was proposed by student. Why we decided to go this way – we had a vote in Rights but students were worried that the Vice Provost would go over student heads and there would be no student input. I think the vote to move forward with the current draft is to show that students have a voice. I don’t have a lot of answers on the end of what will happen at the top. My job as Chair is to advise you in making sure your constituents have a voice.

• Mattie: We decided to move forward with the new draft, though we amended a lot back in. In Rights Committee, we amended something in to elaborate on mental health. There was an amendment to remove jurisdiction over off-campus. There is something that says if you violate a federal or state law and that also goes against campus policy, the university could proceed.

• Questions• Tymon: Do you believe that the jurisdiction clause as it

stands should remain?• Mattie: No.

• Lauren: Why?• Mattie: It was amended to read as a

compromise because there was concerns we don’t want the university to overstep. My concern is sexual violence and other things that occur off campus.

• Madeline: The university has the responsibility to protect student’s opportunities and success.

• Jacey: What happens if we don’t pass this?• We don’t have clear answers on that.

• Jacey: If we don’t pass this, do we function on the old code until they figure it out?

• Tymon: Our best guess is that Tammara would pass on her draft without revisions.

• Marcus: Do you believe as it stands, the Vice Provost will pass this on to the Chancellor?

• Once we decide what is going to move forward, that decision goes to Dr. Durham. I can’t give you a clear answer on whether it would pass. We need off-campus jurisdiction for Title IX.

• Sophia: Is there a point that off-campus ends?

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• The way the code reads now is they have none off-campus. If someone proposes an amendment, we can discuss that.

• Brittney: Maybe this is just a clarification, campus does not have jurisdiction unless it is related to Title IX or discrimination?

• Correct. • John: If the administration is threatening to pass their

own version, why do we have the student voice?• Even if we don’t know the outcome, we have

the opportunity to have a voice. • Negative Speech: Nick Steiner

• David Watson: There was a lot of discussion last week at jurisdiction. 1) that this is a solely greek issue, and 2) that the university only take stance on sexual assault. 75% of students live off-campus. As the current code already covers off-campus, I propose that we amend legislation to what is found in the current code. Law enforcement and the legal process in place may take too long. The university has proven that the university doesn’t act quickly long enough, with reference to a court case from 2013. Would the university act appropriately? We can cite what the university has done in the past, such as from the Huffington Post article last year. Even if the university can act in a timely and appropriate matter: how are they able to protect students off-campus?

• Questions• Tymon: Are you aware that in the case, the

university would have been able to prosecute if we had this clause?

• The whole point of this case is that the university says they would have more power,

• Omar: As a point of information, please refrain from using graphic details in regards to sexual assault.

• Harrison: You said you have proof that students oppose off-campus jurisdiction. What is that?

• I never claimed it as fact but as my opinion.

• Lance said the university has the ability to address sexual assault and discrimination. I am proposing we go back to that.

• Negative Speech: Harrison Baker• The reason why we have lost lawsuits is

because the current code is bad. This is why the administration created a draft. I urge you to fail this amendment. I am a student who lives off-campus who is informed and supports off-campus jurisdiction. The reason why they are

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slow is because they don’t have the jurisdiction. This would make it more efficient.

• Lance: The current code has the exact language. We want this current legislation because it includes the chancellor’s notes. There is jurisdiction for sexual violence with this amendment.

• John: Why do have local authorities not have power to put you in prison?

• Danica: There is also things we have to consider – Title IX has no statue of limitations while laws do.

• John: Are you saying there is no off-campus jurisdiction for sexual violence?

• This by itself does not without the chancellor’s note. It says that the university has the ability to prosecute cases of sexual assault.

• John: Could you clarify what the note is?• I believe that it is the note being

referred to. What I’m saying is that the note is insufficient.

• Amendment passes, 23-21-2• Negative Speech: Omar, Mady, Kellor and Nitin

• Mady: I am proposing an amendment and want to talk about the reasoning behind my amendment. Sexual violence stats: Only 32 of every 100 amendments are reported. If you truly want to prioritize the survivors, I think this amendment is the best way to go about it. If there is not off-campus jurisdiction in the code we pass, it is highly unlikely the university will allow it. If the Vice Provost is to off-campus jurisdiction, it has to be a case when the on-campus safety of the person is at risk or if it is legally required. If you’re found guilty by the university and innocent by court of law, you can appeal that decision. If you can’t find a better alternative, please support this.

• John: What is wrong with the original in getting passed by the chancellor?

• There’s no mention of off-campus jurisdiction. • Nick – David: What is the middle ground?

• I think this is the middle ground.• Nitin: As an RA, a disappointment to me that I had

people come to me and they couldn’t be helped. We need this.

• John: As an RA, was that an off-campus issue?• People can come off-campus. We tried to help,

even though it wasn’t our duty. Even though you might live on campus, this can happen to you off-campus.

• Danny: Does it seem right to you that 16 members of one Greek house who were at their second Rights

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meeting made this amendment?• No

• Amendment passes, 42-2-4• Negative Speech: Tyler Childress

• Amendment: think it is important where you could get into rules that you didn’t know you were breaking in terms of taking property from the university. Adds “intentionally any knowingly.”

• Questions• Jessie: How do you prove intention?

• It can be proven in multiple ways. They’re not doing a reasonable doubt standard. The university should have to prove that you did it knowingly other than you having to prove that you did it unknowlingly.

• Amendment passes, 44-0-1• Negative Speech: Kellor Yde

• Amending language on mental health issues. This was passed by Rights and we have worked out the wording.

• Questions• Jessie: What is the difference between self-

cutting and self-harm?• There are specific concerns that were

addressed. • Jacey: Since we put self-cutting, should we add

every other sort of self-harm?• This is including but not limited to.

• Gabby: Have you looked at other university codes?

• Several other codes have been cited. • Amendment passes, 42-1-5

• Bill passes, 43-3-5VIII. Announcements

A. Israel Week starts April 5th – 11th

B. DLP is having a community service event on Friday.C. Saturday is the FNSA PowowD.Sunday is Jayhawk Jallack.E. Next month is GayprilF. Shoutout to Chancellor for doing an awesome job as chair.

IX. AdjournmentA. 11:48 a.m.