By ABIGAIL SHEARER
Tiger Media Network
On Thursday, the Student Government met to conduct regular business, including installing Bradyn Rockers as a new member of the Senate. Rockers will represent the Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
In New Business, 12 new bills were up for first reading, including proposed changes to student credit hour fees.
Bill No. 26.S.126 proposes a Sigma Alpha line-item change to move $82.70 from line item “Leadership Seminar Registration” to line item “Leadership Seminar Hotel”.
Bill No. 26.S. 127 proposes increasing the Parking Fee by $0.30 per credit hour, bringing the overall fee to $1.82 per credit hour.
Bill No. 26.S.128 proposes increasing the Tiger Media Network Fee by $0.24 per credit hour, bringing the overall fee to $2.80 per credit hour.
Bill No. 26.S.129 proposes increasing the Memorial Union Fee by $0.90 per credit hour, bringing the overall fee to $6.53 per credit hour.
Bill No. 26.S.130 proposes that the Campus Intramurals Fee increase by $0.02 per credit hour, bringing the overall fee to 0.98 per credit hour.
Bill No. 26.S.131 proposes reducing the Educational Opportunity Fund Fee by $0.12 per credit hour, bringing the overall fee to $0.50.
Bill No.26.S.132 proposes that the Athletic Bands Fee be reduced by $0.67 per credit hour, making the overall fee to $1.25
Bill No.26.S.133 proposes keeping student fees the same for the Tiger Fitness Center ($1.13), Public Safety ($0.00), Student Engagement ($2.01), Civic Engagement ($0.56), Food and Hunger Initiative ($0.39), Health and Wellness ($5.98), and Student Government Association ($0.66).
Bill No.26.S.134 proposes combining the $11.97 Athletics fee and the $0.24 Tiger Debs fee to a total of $12.21 per credit hour. Additionally, Bill No.26.S.135 proposes increasing the Athletic Fee by $1.66 per credit hour to bring the overall fee to $13.87 per credit hour.
If the Senate passes the proposed increase, the student body will vote to approve or deny the increase request. All requests over $1.00 must be approved by a student-body vote.
Bill No. 26.S.136 proposes that, in fiscal year 2027, $250,000 be transferred from the Allocations Fund to the Memorial Union Cost Center for a new roof for the building. If at the beginning of fiscal year 2029 the previously moved $250,000 is still in the account, the bill proposes that an additional $250,000 be moved from the Allocations Fund to the Memorial Union Cost Center.
The bill reads as follows:
“The Legislative and Political Action Committee recommends that in the fiscal year of 2027, $250,000 be moved from the Allocations Fund to the Memorial Union Cost Center to be used only for a new roof for the building.
That if at the beginning of fiscal year 2029, the previously moved $250,000 is still in the account, an additional $250,000 be moved into the Memorial Union Cost Center from the Allocations Fund.”
Bill No.26.S.137 proposes that the Agronomy Business Club’s Allocated Amounts be adjusted to $5,562.50 due to the trip being canceled.
Bill No. 26.S.138 proposes an AIGA line-item Change that “Kansas City First Fridays” be moved to the creation of a new line item, “Denver Spring Trip,” keeping the same distribution for each respective line item. This would move $1,014.40 in total.
These bills will be up for a vote after Spring Break.
In Old Business, senators voted on six bills.
Bill No. 26.S.124 proposed the 2027 fiscal-year allocations.
| 2026-2027 Allocation Recommendations | ||
| Club Name: | Requested 26-27 | Recommended |
| Accounting Club | $6,000 | $5,800 |
| Agronomy Business Club | $32,894.40 | $9,405.60 |
| AIGA | $58,788.12 | $21,283.12 |
| AGD | $16,475 | $6,234 |
| AGR | $10,700 | $5,764.60 |
| AKPsi | $15,170 | $10,041 |
| ASA | $43,137.50 | $11,152.20 |
| American Medical Student Association (Pre-Med Club | $2,190 | $1,132.20 |
| Art History Club | $8,510.40 | $3,125.94 |
| Associated General Contractors of America | $4,700 | $3,220 |
| Association of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $10,600 | $5,855 |
| Biology Club | $1,582 | $1,295.39 |
| Black Student Union | $2,494.40 | $1,244 |
| Block and Bridle | $18,420 | $6,189.60 |
| Catholic Disciples | $80,045 | $32,235 |
| Ceramica: Clay Club | $31,470 | $9,960 |
| Christian Challenge | $73,450 | $32,310 |
| Circle K International | $16,660 | $5,962.50 |
| Collegiate DECA | $17,321.20 | $6,334.20 |
| Collegiate Farm Bureau | $10,806.50 | $6,011.74 |
| Creative Arts Society | $43,640.69 | $15,710.49 |
| Criminal Justice Club | $39,140 | $13,773 |
| Cyber Security | $4,435.80 | $3,543.60 |
| Delta Zeta | $11,949 | $11,025 |
| Disc Golf Club | $4,446 | $3,542.20 |
| Economics Club | $11,300 | $3,430 |
| Encounter | $80,250 | $19,525 |
| Eta Sigma Delta | $9,350 | $7,303.60 |
| FHSU Young Democrats | $805 | $414 |
| Finance Club | $21,000 | $7,320 |
| Flamenco Club | $2,544 | $2,544 |
| Fraternity and Sorority Life | $46,498.40 | $18,921.80 |
| Fort Hays Honor Society | $9,400 | $4,160 |
| GASP | $27,147.50 | $11,629.25 |
| HALO | $61,700 | $27,990 |
| IDSA | $33,584.10 | $20,866.60 |
| International Business Club | $38,800 | $13,680 |
| Korean Student Association | $600 | $600 |
| Marketing Club | $21,750 | $13,800 |
| Model UN | $69,976.98 | $26,300 |
| Muslim Student Association | $69,130 | $27,719 |
| National Association for Music Education-Collegiate | $1,615 | $1,317.90 |
| NSSLHA | $32,562 | $18,212 |
| Palette Society | $12,430 | $7,629 |
| Phi Alpha Theta | $12,000 | $5,720 |
| Pi Sigma Alpha | $3,875 | $3,875 |
| Pre-Professional Healthcare Club (HHP) | $1,000 | $100 |
| PRSSA | $33,803.20 | $8,901 |
| Rodeo Club | $130,700 | $57,151 |
| Rotaract Club | $2,642.50 | $2,312.50 |
| Shooting Sports | $117,157 | $50,575 |
| SHRM | $61,725 | $14,890.70 |
| Sigma Alpha | $36,000 | $5,364 |
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon | $3,350 | $1,610 |
| Sigma Chi | $2,996.50 | $2,166.50 |
| Sigma Phi Epsilon | $6,943 | $5,131 |
| Sigma Tau Delta | $4,740 | $3,732 |
| Ski and Snowboarding Club | $9,528 | $4,224 |
| Social Work Club | $34,000 | $10,320 |
| Sociology Club | $1,971 | $0 |
| Student National Association of Teachers of Singing | $4,333.60 | $2,683.60 |
| Students for Life | $12,975 | $7,580 |
| Teachers of Tomorrow | $3,042.80 | $1,544 |
| TEECA | $21,394.96 | $10,219.20 |
| Traditional Martial Arts Alliance | $32,066.28 | $11,238.97 |
| Women in STEM | $650 | $650 |
| Appropriations | $10,000 | |
| Totals | $1,652,362.83 | $685,501.00 |
There was $15,710.49 available for relocation because the Creative Arts Society did not attend the meeting; therefore, their funds were to be distributed among other organizations.
After a 25-minute recess, Senator Olivia Pince called on the National Association for Music Education- Collegiate, the Associated General Contractors of America, Model UN, Pi Alpha Theta, Fort Hays Honor Society, SAE, Interior Design, Rodeo, and Association of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers to ask what line item(s) they would like the extra allocated money to go toward.
After those groups shared where they wanted the funds to go and another 10-minute recess, the following changes to the bill were proposed:
- National Association for Music Education Collegiate – Registration $283.50 & Mileage $13.50
- AGC – Hotel $640 & Registration $360
- Model UN – Hotel St Louis $2,500
- Pi Alpha Theta – hotel $1,000
- FHHS – Hotel $480 & Registration $520
- SAE – $1000 Registration for Ritual Academy
- IDSA – $1000 ASID Gather Registration Dallas
- Rodeo Club -$434.83 Colby, KS, $434.83 Durant, OK, $434.85 Stillwater, OK, $434.83 Alva, OK, $434.83 Manhattan, KS, $434.83 Fort Scott, $434.83 Garden City, $434.83 Weatherford, OK, $434.83 Guymon, OK
- Association of Diagnostic Medical Sonography – $1,995 Registration, $1,800 hotel, $205 Airfare
The amendments were adopted, and then the bill was passed.
Bill No.26.S.125 proposed that collegiate DECA move $203 from line item “2026 International Career Development Conference Registration” and $638 from line item “2026 International Career Development Conference Airfare” to the line item “2026 International Career Development Conference Hotel.” It passed unanimously.
Announcements
- Sign-up projects for the Big Event are live and available here.
- Women and Creative Leadership will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 23 in the Black and Gold Room
- Legislative Coffee will be at 8 a.m. on March 28 at Hays Public Library
- The SGA President and Vice President Debate will be at 5:30 p.m. on March 31 in Cody Commons.
SGA will reconvene after spring break.