GB 43, Accountable Audits Act
Referred to the Government Operations Committee by the Student Senate President
The Government Operations Committee reported the bill to Senate, GO-13
Adopted by consent
Online Text
(as of 10-13-2007, committee version)
NORTH
CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT SENATE
87TH
SESSION, 2007-2008
Government
Bill 43
A BILL TO BE ENTILED AN ACT TO
ESTABLISH AN NEED STUDENT
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
AUDIT SCHEDULE
Short Title: Accountable Audits Act
Sponsors: Senator Compton, Treasurer Foxx
Referred to:
Version: First Reading
First Reading: Second Reading:
WHEREAS, every student pays $8.85 yearly to Student Government as part of a student fee; and,
WHEREAS, currently the University only audits the Student Government budget if a problem arises; and,
WHEREAS, to prevent future problems; and,
WHEREAS, there is a call for a more accountably process and transparent process in Student Government expenditures; now therefore be it,
ENACTED, by the North Carolina
State University Student Senate that:
Section 1. Article
1 of the Chapter 5 Student Body Statutes shall be amended and creation of a new
¤5-1.24.b the following inserted:
¤5-1.2418.b
External Audits
The Student
Body Treasurer shall request a university audit every two years. Results of the audit shall be made
available to requesting parties and presented to the Student Senate Finance
Committee. Within thirtysixty,
3600,
days of the completion of the audit, the
Student Body Treasurer will create a plan of action to improve problem areas
for presentation to the Finance Committee and implementation. If Student Body Treasure has not
submitted a plan of action within thirty days, that responsibility shall fall
to the Finance Committee. Upon completion, the
finance committee shall report the plan
of action to the Student Body President and the Student Senate. After review, the
Student Body Treasurer shall be responsible for the implementation of the plan
of action.
Section 2. This
act shall be effective upon enrollment.