GOVERNMENT BILL 75

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

An act to establish a type c ticket distribution for football

 

Short Title: Football Camp Out Policy Act (Public)

Sponsored by: Senators Adams, Buskirk, Butler, Langley, McCarthy, Moye, Sevits, Stephenson, Thorton, and Wilburn.

First Reading: October 20, 2004  Version Date: October 18, 2004

Referred to: __________________________________________________________

 


BE IT ENACTED,            by the North Carolina State University Student Senate that:

 

Section 1.        The Student Body Statutes §9-2. shall be amended by striking:

 

            §9-2.2. Non-Block Seating Football Ticket Distribution.

a.       Overall Procedure:
On the first day of distribution, members of the Campus Community Committee will hand out vouchers from 10:00am – 6:00pm. On the following day, tickets will be distributed to the winning vouchers from 10:00am – 6:00pm. Any remaining tickets will be distributed on the third day from 10:00am – 6:00pm. The maximum number of tickets a student can pick up is 6, including guest tickets as per §9-1.8. Tickets are distributed in random order.

b.      Distribution Procedure:
All students wanting tickets to home football games must be in single file lines extending from the windows 1 and 2 (3, if needed). It is the student’s responsibility to keep up with their place in line. Members of the Campus Community Committee and Campus Police Officers can revoke any ticket privileges from nonconforming students.

c.       Guest Tickets:
A student can purchase one guest ticket per valid All Campus Card with exceptions to be determined by the Campus Community Committee prior to the football season.

d.      Students with Disabilities:
Those students with an apparent disability who are registered with the Athletic Ticket Office and the Student Organization of the Differently Abled (SODA) may request for a second ticket free with their All Campus Card for the use of a person aiding them into and out of Carter-Finley Stadium.

e.       Concerning Fraudulent Use of the All Campus Card:
Fraudulent use of an All Campus Card will result in loss of ticket privileges for the next event and the immediate confiscation of the All Campus Card. The violation will be referred to the Judicial Board for review. Fraudulent use of the All Campus Card includes but is not limited to students allowing non-students or alumni to use their cards to gain entrance to games or students using All Campus Cards other than their own.

f.        Exceptions:
Certain games will not follow this policy due the extenuating circumstances. These games will be identified by the Campus Community Committee and the Athletics Department. The guidelines for these games will be posted at least two weeks prior to the game via tickets.ncsu.edu.

§9-2.3. Block Seating for Football.

a.       General Rules and Regulations:
The minimum number for block seating is twenty-five (25) and the maximum is one hundred (100). There is a limit of 4,000 tickets available for block seating. A lottery will be held to determine which groups shall receive tickets and the ticket location. Guest tickets cannot exceed the number of student tickets. Some games may have an altered guest ticket policy determined by the Campus Community Committe according to §9-1.8.Please note that if an invalid ID number is in included on your submitted list the whole list will be invalid. The required form will be available online at http://tickets.ncsu.edu. Each group must have the following:
i. Printout of the completed online form from http://tickets.ncsu.edu.
ii. Payment for guest tickets
iii. Large manila envelope to hold your order for tickets
To be eligible for block seating, groups must submit their envelope with the above information between the hours of 8:30am and 10:30am on the block seating date at Reynolds Coliseum or before 1PM at the Ticket Office (5400 Trinity Rd). Groups will be randomly selected and the winning groups will be posted on the tickets.ncsu.edu by the end of the week. Tickets will be available on the same day as Ticket Distribution from 9AM to 10PM at Reynolds and any time afterwards until Friday 4PM at the Ticket Office (5400 Trinity Rd).

 

§9-2.4. AllCampus Card Failure.

If your All Campus Card is denied when scanned, the student will have until 6pm on the day of distribution to have their card rescanned in order to pick up your original ticket. The ticket will not be held past the 6pm. All Campus Cards and NC State Student Tickets are both required for NC State students to enter Carter - Finley Stadium. Admission will be refused otherwise. Student tickets will not be available at the stadium on game days.

 

And inserting the following:

 

§9-2.2. Distribution Type A

a.       General Rules and Regulations:
The minimum number for block seating is twenty-five (25) and the maximum is one hundred (100). There is a limit of 4,000 tickets available for block seating. A lottery will be held to determine which groups shall receive tickets and the ticket location. Guest tickets cannot exceed the number of student tickets. Some games may have an altered guest ticket policy determined by the Campus Community Committe according to §9-1.8.Please note that if an invalid ID number is in included on your submitted list the whole list will be invalid. The required form will be available online at http://tickets.ncsu.edu. Each group must have the following:
i. Printout of the completed online form from http://tickets.ncsu.edu.
ii. Payment for guest tickets
iii. Large manila envelope to hold your order for tickets
To be eligible for block seating, groups must submit their envelope with the above information between the hours of 9:00am and 10:00am on the block seating date at Reynolds Coliseum or before 12PM at the Ticket Office (5400 Trinity Rd). Groups will be randomly selected and the winning groups will be posted on the tickets.ncsu.edu by the end of the week. Tickets will be available on the same day as Ticket Distribution from 9AM to 10PM at Reynolds and any time afterwards until 4PM on the last business day before said game at the N. C. State Ticket Office (5400 Trinity Rd).

 

 

§9-2.3. Distribution Type B

a.       Overall Procedure:
On the first day of distribution, members of the Campus Community Committee will hand out vouchers from 10:00am – 6:00pm. On the following day, tickets will be distributed to the winning vouchers from 10:00am – 6:00pm. Any remaining tickets will be distributed on the third day from 10:00am – 6:00pm. The maximum number of tickets a student can pick up is 6, including guest tickets as per §9-1.8. Tickets are distributed in random order.

b.      Distribution Procedure:
All students wanting tickets to home football games must be in single file lines extending from the windows 1 and 2 (3, if needed). It is the student’s responsibility to keep up with their place in line. Members of the Campus Community Committee and Campus Police Officers can revoke any ticket privileges from nonconforming students.

c.       Guest Tickets:
A student can purchase one guest ticket per valid All Campus Card with exceptions to be determined by the Campus Community Committee prior to the football season.

d.      Students with Disabilities:
Those students with an apparent disability who are registered with the Athletic Ticket Office and the Student Organization of the Differently Abled (SODA) may request for a second ticket free with their All Campus Card for the use of a person aiding them into and out of Carter-Finley Stadium.

e.       Concerning Fraudulent Use of the All Campus Card:
Fraudulent use of an All Campus Card will result in loss of ticket privileges for the next event and the immediate confiscation of the All Campus Card. The violation will be referred to the Judicial Board for review. Fraudulent use of the All Campus Card includes but is not limited to students allowing non-students or alumni to use their cards to gain entrance to games or students using All Campus Cards other than their own.

f.        Exceptions:
Certain games will not follow this policy due the extenuating circumstances. These games will be identified by the Campus Community Committee and the Athletics Department. The guidelines for these games will be posted prior to the game via http://tickets.ncsu.edu.

 

 §9-2.4 Distribution Type C

a.       Ticket Allocation
Based on determination of demand and overall student ticket availability the Committee on Campus Community shall allocate no more than one-thousand (1,000) of available tickets for any game to Type C distribution.  Half of the Type C Distribution tickets shall be allotted from Type A, and half from Type B.  The remainder of the tickets will be distributed under Type A and Type B guidelines for distribution.

b.      General Characteristics
Type C ticket distribution shall be in nature of a long-term, overnight, organized wait to receive tickets, commonly referred to as “campout”.

c.       Specific Procedures
The Committee on Campus Community shall adopt specific procedures and binding guidelines for the administration and execution of Type C distribution.

 

§9-2.5. AllCampus Card Failure.

If your All Campus Card is denied when scanned, the student will have until 6pm on the day of distribution to have their card rescanned in order to pick up your original ticket. The ticket will not be held past the 6pm. All Campus Cards and NC State Student Tickets are both required for NC State students to enter Carter - Finley Stadium. Admission will be refused otherwise. Student tickets will not be available at the stadium on game days.

 

Section 2.        This act shall be effective upon its enrollment.