Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee researches and advocates on policies concerning students, and if you are searching for an example of their work, here it is: the Responsible Action Campaign. We feel that this existing campus-wide policy is unknown and we are reaching out to the student body to clarify the existing policy and what it is we are working on. The current Responsible Action policy has guidelines that encourage responsible action in the case that a student requires medical assistance for alcohol-related injuries. We believe that protecting the student body and making the university a safe place are both very important roles of the ASM.
To be clear, this policy allows for a student who chooses to call on behalf of another impaired individual to not be subjected to disciplinary sanctions. As long as the student cooperates with authority, they will not be given a citation. This policy applies only to University of Wisconsin-Madison police officers, at the moment.
The Responsible Action policy also protects victims of crimes, such as sexual assault, from disciplinary or criminal action due to illegal intoxication. Students should always feel safe reporting unsafe situations without the concern of their own personal disciplinary actions if they are under the influence.
We encourage you to contact us with your questions in regard to this policy or attend one of our Legislative Affairs Committee meetings, Mondays 7 P.M. in the SAC. As well, we are looking for students to be involved in the campaign to expand these rights and make Responsible Action a state law. We welcome your input at our meetings.
ASM legislative Affairs Chair Dan Statter and Vice Chair Morgan Rae.
