Court bill withdrawn
Breann Schossow
Issue date: 10/22/09 Section: Campus News
On Monday night, a Student Senate commission director withdrew a bill in support of a referendum to add a student court to UW-Eau Claire after discussion of the issue.
The student court's responsibilities would have included the following, according to the bill:
- provide an independent review for senate for efficient and fair rulings
- conduct annual review of senate election procedures and act as an independent judge for election issues
- handle internal disputes of student organizations
- offer mediation services for students referred by Dean of Students office
- handle final appeals from organized activities after completion of the Finance Commission deliberation and appeal process
Discussion of the issue during the meeting revolved around how justices of the student court would be appointed and the amount of power the court would have.
Academic Affair Commission Director Adam Sorelle and author of the bill said that in preparation for this bill, he asked for input before writing it and at the bill's introduction, announced that he was open to any changes.
"I think one of the problems with bringing this kind of change to students is, I want to get everything right," he said. But the cause for withdrawal last night, he added, was that there seemed to be confusion about the bill.
"I can understand," he said. "I am willing to make compromises."
Sorelle said the bill is tentatively scheduled for next Monday's meeting.
The student court's responsibilities would have included the following, according to the bill:
- provide an independent review for senate for efficient and fair rulings
- conduct annual review of senate election procedures and act as an independent judge for election issues
- handle internal disputes of student organizations
- offer mediation services for students referred by Dean of Students office
- handle final appeals from organized activities after completion of the Finance Commission deliberation and appeal process
Discussion of the issue during the meeting revolved around how justices of the student court would be appointed and the amount of power the court would have.
Academic Affair Commission Director Adam Sorelle and author of the bill said that in preparation for this bill, he asked for input before writing it and at the bill's introduction, announced that he was open to any changes.
"I think one of the problems with bringing this kind of change to students is, I want to get everything right," he said. But the cause for withdrawal last night, he added, was that there seemed to be confusion about the bill.
"I can understand," he said. "I am willing to make compromises."
Sorelle said the bill is tentatively scheduled for next Monday's meeting.
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