GB 150, Diversity Committee Duties Act
Referred to the Government Operations Committee by the Student Senate President
The Government Operations Committee discontinued consideration of the bill by consent, GO-62
Online Text
(as of 3-2-2005, as initially introduced)
GOVERNMENT BILL 150
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
An act TO rEVISE THE STANDING COMMITTEE DUTIES OF THE
COMMITTEE ON dIVERSITY
Short Title: DIVERSITY COMMITTEE DUTIES ACT
(Public)
Sponsored
by: Senator Marshall
First
Referred
to:
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WHEREAS, the African American Culture Center’s primary
focus is to “promote awareness of and
appreciation for the African American experience,” the Office of Diversity and African American Affairs’ primary focus is to
“promote academic excellence, retention, and success of African American
students and faculty and members of other underrepresented groups” and being
that this later mission is more inclusive of any ethnic background while still
retaining the previous center’s ties to African Americans and;
WHEREAS, students with disabilities also form part of diversity on campus, and the diversity committee already deals with policies and student concerns involving disability by interacting with members within the Office of Equal Opportunity which also oversees the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Advisory Committee and other disability services and;
WHEREAS, many attempts to uncover the guidelines explaining the Erase-ism program proved unsuccessful, and the fact that the Diversity Committee retains the power to hold a diversity program even if said program is not defined in the Diversity Committee charter, now, therefore be it
ENACTED, by
the
Section
1. Senate Rule 10(c) Committee on
Diversity shall be amended by striking:
(c) Committee on Diversity.
The Committee on Diversity shall be responsible for policies concerning
free expression of ideas and beliefs cultural differences between students of
the University, discrimination on campus, the African-American Cultural
Center, the Women’s Center, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs,
and the implementation of the Outstanding Person Award and Erase-ism.
And inserting
(c) Committee on Diversity.
The Committee on Diversity shall be responsible for policies concerning the
free expression of ideas and beliefs, cultural differences between
students of the University, discrimination on campus, the Office of
Diversity and African American Affairs, the Office of Equal Opportunity, the Women’s
Center, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, and the implementation of
the Outstanding Person Award.
Section
3. This act shall be effective upon its
enrollment.