Meeting of the 49th Session of the
Missouri Students Association Senate – November 18th, 2009
I. Call To Order, Agenda, & Minutes Approval
II. Special Orders Of The Day
Confirmation
Student Affairs Chairwoman—Michelle Horan- APPROVED
At-Large Senator Election
III. Open Forum
· Tyler Rickets- increase communication between students and senators, set up table with senators where students can come talk to us at the beginning and end of the semester
IV. Speaker’s Report
· Internship for MSA- can offer credit for an MSA Senate internship
· Student Health Center- vaccines
· Fire Safety at Capital, need 2-3 students
· Jay Nixon- tuition freeze for next year, funding decrease by 5.2%
V. Clerks’ Report
VI. Committee Reports
Academic Affairs – Chairman Krause
· Nothing new, have a good break!
Budget – Chairman Sheppard
· Working with P&T for fee only for students wanting it
Campus & Community Relations – Chairwoman Garner
· Working on goals for new chair and next semester, met with P&T today, working with Campus Police on bike lights
Multicultural Issues – Chairwoman Holley
· 70 people came to Eat and Greet, great networking
Operations – Chairman Wood
· Formed internal oversight committee passed first two acts from last night
Student Affairs – Interim Chairwoman Horan
· Voted NO on 49-28, YES on 49-29
VII. Executive Reports
· Jordan Paul- met with Frankie Minor, new res halls want condom machines, STILL waiting on College Ave. report to come back, No bridge, but maybe a barrier; Mizzou loses 1800 students every year-meeting to combat this
· Tim Noce- Want to see how MSA works? Email him if you want to be on a committee
· Ryan Senciboy- Collegiate readership program, focus group 5-7 people, Thursday December 3 at 2:30pm
VIII. Second Reading of Acts
49-12 An Act to Change the Procedure for Electing At-Large Senators
· PASSED 34-4-2
49-14 An Act to Establish the MSA Office of the Inspector General
· PASSED
49-26 An Act to Address Senate Membership Constitutionality
- PASSED
49-27 A Bill to Modify Current MSA Policy Regarding Senator Absences
- Amendment PASSED
- BILL FAILED 14-21-7
IX. First Reading of Acts
49-28 An Act to Create a Historian’s Speech During Debates in Full Senate
49-29 An Act to Create a Per-Semester Stipend for MSA Senate Committee Chairs
X. Announcements
XI. Adjournment
