R 25, ID Opposition Act

ID Opposition Act

R 25, 86th Session

Version Info:

9-18-2006, as initially introduced: HTML PDF

11-1-2006, as amended by Senate: HTML

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Basic Information:

Primary Sponsor(s):

Hankins

Current Status:

Enrolled

Report(s):

UA-05

Long Title:

AN ACT TO OPPOSE THE REQUIREMENT OF ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TO CARRY A UNIVERSITY ID ON CAMPUS

Summary of Purpose:

Opposes a possible University regulation

Consideration History:

9-20-2006 Senate:

First Reading

9-27-2006 Committee:

University Affairs Committee Consideration

10-25-2006 Committee:

University Affairs Committee Consideration
The University Affairs Committee reported the bill to Senate by counted vote, 3-2, UA-05

11-1-2006 Senate:

Second Reading
Adopted by roll call vote

Online Text

(as of 11-1-2006, as amended by Senate)

1RESOLUTION 25

A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED

An act to oppose the requirement for all students, faculty, & staff to carry a University id Everywhere on campus

Short Title: ID Opposition Act (Public)

Sponsored by: Senator hankins

First Reading: September 20, 2006 Version Date: June 28, 2006

Referred to: __________________________________________________________.

WHEREAS, the Campus Security Task Force recently presented a requirement to the University Council that calls for students, faculty, and staff to carry University identification on campus; and,

WHEREAS, the claim is that requiring a University ID on campus would reduce the crime rate on campus; and,

WHEREAS,the regulation operates under the belief that if a person enters a building and is asked to show some ID then they would be less likely to commit any crimes on campus as well as a deterrent to criminals off-campus; and,

WHEREAS, the common reason a student carries their ID is to be able to eat in the dining halls on campus, and;

WHEREAS, off-campus students more commonly do not eat in the dining halls and only carry their ID on them if they just have it or need it for some reason, and;

WHEREAS, asking student, faculty, or staff to question other students, faculty, and staff about providing ID invites an open door for profiling and prejudices, and;

WHEREAS, the most high profile crimes on campus in the past year have been committed by on campus students who would have had the proper identification, and;

WHEREAS, conflict is created more so when a person shows their suspicion of another person when questioning them about whether or not they belong on campus, and;

WHEREAS, many students invite guest to come visit them at the University and these guest would be discouraged from doing so if this were enforced, and;

WHEREAS, there appears to be no plan for enforcement which gives breath to the notion that this requirement is a facade that will not keep students safer, and;

WHEREAS, we acknowledge that there are areas of our campus that need to have some sort of

check on it but feel like this is a poor way to go about it, now therefore be it;

RESOLVED, that the North Carolina State University Student Senate does not support the requirement for all students, faculty, & staff to carry a University ID everywhere they go on campus and encourages the University to find a more substantial, realistic way to keep our campus safer.

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