Resolution 93-18: EXPRESSING STUDENT CONGRESS' POSITION RELATIVE TO STATE SENATE BILL 177

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Number	93-18
Description	SC opposes senate bill setting a limit on the number of hours students can take
Authored by	Glen Oliver Derrick Kinney
Sponsored by	Executive Committee Committee Chairmen
Date Submitted	Tuesday, April 20, 1993
Date Considered	Tuesday, April 20, 1993
General Body Vote	Thursday, January 1, 1970
Committee	Other
Result	n/a
Remarks	IMPLEMENTED
Whereas	This bill will hurt older, returning students to complete or retrain for thier degree; and
Whereas	This would severly limit additional classes taken by employees which can often lead to advancement and therefore generate more revenue for the state; and
Whereas	As many students, after recieving their degree in a technical field, often return for retraining and refresher courses; and
Whereas	The set number of hours limits the options of all students; and
Whereas	The bill makes no provision for changing a major, and the bill does not take into account that often a much greater number of hours is required for many students to gain their degree than listed in catalog degree plans; and
Whereas	The stereotyped "slacker" that this bill claims to be directed at does not, in fact, apply to the students that this bill would hurt.
Be It Further Resolved That	It is the opinion of the Student Congress, being the official representative body of the UTA students, that State Senate Bill 177 would be detrimental to the well-being of the university and its students by limiting funding recieved by the university, the options of its students, and the educational opportunities for all state redsidents; and
Be It Further Resolved That	Student Congress offically opposes the passage of State Senate Bill 177 in the interests of the University and the community it serves.