Student Government combined the Organization Relief Fund and Programming, Support, and Initiatives Fund committees Wednesday in a resolution voted on at the Senate meeting.
The resolution asks that the six PSIF accounts be merged into one with the exception of the spring concert fund, which covers Groovin’ on the Grounds and the ORF, undergraduate, graduate and veterinary science accounts be merged into the Student Organization Support Fund.
“Students want that concert. They need guaranteed funding,” said SG President J Hudson.
Hudson said Chancellor Michael Martin, LSU System President John Lombardi and multiple other University administrators must approve the merger of the accounts and committees.
In other business, Senate passed a resolution allocating $1,000 from the Senate Contingency fund to help Students for Life host Collin Mason, a research expert and director of media production at the Population Research Institute in Washington, D.C., to speak at the University.
Senators debated whether to rescind a resolution passed on March 23 that changed SG bylaws to address caucuses after the recent creation of an SG black caucus. The debate ended in a roll call vote and failed to pass.
The debate lasted half an hour, and senators argued whether the recession of the bill would allow for changes to both leadership and membership.
“If you aren’t living a black experience, I don’t know if you can lead the caucus,” said Sen. Ashley Hebert, Graduate School.
Sen. Christopher Sellers, Humanities and Social Sciences, said he felt the motion to rescind the legislation was an attempt to potentially limit membership access.
Sen. Jackson Voss, University Center for Freshman Year, said the purpose of the recession was to apply stricter rules for holding chair and co-chair positions in caucuses.
Senate Speaker Brooksie Bonvillain continuously reminded senators the debate was focused on the system of caucuses, not one caucus in particular.
The Senate also passed a resolution requesting the Center for Assessment and Evaluation implement a Computer Based Testing Center survey.
The resolution, written by Sen. Scott Sullivan, College of Science, asks the Computer Based Testing Center survey to ask if the staff was courteous, about the noise level during testing, whether the student prefers in -class or electronic testing, if students felt their belongings were secure, would material be better presented on paper and about the efficiency of the check-in process and the department of the class.