The Student Services Finance Committee passed clarifying legislation Monday regarding rules for student groups applying for funding eligibility, closing a loophole that could potentially cause unfairness.
Representative Todd Garon sponsored the legislation that clarifies groups can only apply once per fiscal year for funding eligibility.
Under the old rules, a group that applied in the spring and was denied eligibility could reapply in the fall. SSFC Chair Devon Maier said it is now clear those groups cannot reapply until next spring, which makes the process clear and fair for all groups involved.
Maier said that although no group has ever taken advantage of the rule gap, the committee aims to prevent any future ambiguity.
Maier also updated the committee on his report to Chancellor Rebecca Blank, in which he detailed SSFC’s recommendations for the 2015-’16 budgets of non-allocable groups like Rec Sports and the Wisconsin Union, whose budgets are determined by the Chancellor.
He said Blank seemed responsive to SSFC’s recommendations, especially those concerning raising student wages.
