GB 45, Accountable Planning Act

Accountable Planning Act

GB 45, 87th Session

Version Info:

10-3-2007, committee version: HTML

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Basic Information:

Primary Sponsor(s):

Compton (Corresponding) and Foxx

Current Status:

Adopted by Senate

Report(s):

GO-11

Long Title:

AN ACT ESTABLISH NEED STUDENT GOVERNMENT PLANNING IN SPENDING

Summary of Purpose:

Requires the Comptroller to submit reports to the Senate Finance Committee estimate how line-item expenses will be spent

Consideration History:

9-20-2007:

Filed for introduction

9-23-2007 Senate:

First Reading
Referred to the Government Operations Committee by the Student Senate President

10-2-2007 Committee:

Government Operations Committee Consideration
The Government Operations Committee reported the bill to Senate by counted vote, 3-0, GO-11

10-3-2007 Senate:

Second Reading
Adopted by consent

Online Text

(as of 10-3-2007, committee version)

GOVERNMENT BILL 45

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT ESTABLISH NEEDED PLANNING IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT SPENDING

Short Title: Accountable Planning Act (Public)

Sponsored by: Senator COMPTON (corresponding) and Treasurer FOXX

First Reading: September 23, 2007 Version Date: October 3, 2007

(Committee Substitute)

Referred to: Government Operations .

WHEREAS, every student pays $8.85 yearly to Student Government as part of a student fee; and,

WHEREAS, the SG line items lack an accountable breakdown of expenditures; and,

WHEREAS, the charge of the Finance Committee per chapter 2 rule 10 subsection c states: The Committee on Finance shall ensure responsible expenditure of Student Body Funds. The committee shall review finance bills, advise the Treasurer and other officials on spending practices, regularly review the current balance sheet, inspect budgets and expenses of agencies and departments, advise and oversee the Treasurer on matters of Student Government facility usage, and review all matters pertaining to revenue generation by Student Government and its agencies.

WHEREAS, there is a joint effort to ensure Student Government spends its money wisely and appropriate as possible; 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 ¤5-1.18.c the following inserted:

¤5-1.18.c Line Item Breakdown

The Student Body Comptroller, in association with the Student Body Officers, shall be required to produce a beginning report with estimates for how each line item is to be spent with middle and ending semester updates.

(a) Reports shall be submitted to the Student Government Finance Committee

(b) Failure to produce reports result in the immediate freezing of all line items lacking said report

(c) Reasons as to why frozen line items should be unfrozen shall be presented, considered and voted on at the next scheduled Student Government Finance Committee meeting

(d) Frozen line items may be unfrozen by a 2/3 positive vote of the committee.

Section 2. This act shall be effective upon enrollment.

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