{"id":77375,"date":"2024-02-02T09:21:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=77375"},"modified":"2024-02-02T09:21:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:21:42","slug":"eof-bill-sent-back-to-committee-for-redistribution-of-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=77375","title":{"rendered":"EOF bill sent back to committee for redistribution of funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By RAEGAN NEUFELD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senators are delaying the vote on a bill regarding the Educational Opportunity Fund, which provides money for student projects, scholarships, and in some cases, salaries, so the EOF Committee can reevaluate the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senators decided to send Bill No. 24\/S\/107 back to committee because some of the funds need to be redistributed. Originally, the Committee recommended the Food and Hunger Initiative and Global Affairs be funded $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, for the next fiscal year. However, neither organization was represented at Thursday\u2019s meeting, and according to the SGA bylaws they are now unable to receive those funds.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Description and criteria of the Educational Opportunity Fund from the SGA webpage. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to adjust this bill to reflect those changes,\u201d President Ella Burrows explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If recommended by the committee, the $15,000 could be redistributed among the other seven entities that requested money. These include the Department of Agriculture, Physics, the Center for Empowering Victims of Gender-based Violence, Student Engagement, Study Abroad, Friendsgiving and the Academic Advising and Career Exploration Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While senators ultimately decided to send the bill back to committee, they also had the option to decide among themselves how to redistribute the money. Senators had reasons for both the options given. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the committee might have a better understanding of what\u2019s at stake here since they were the ones that went through the hearing process,\u201d Sen. Alicia Feyerherm said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Burrows, the Committee, which consists of herself, several students and the assistant director of Financial Aid, read through proposals from each organization and had meetings with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treasurer Jackson Sinsel, who is also on the committee, voiced his opinion that the other committee members should have a say in what to do with the funds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey made the decision and I would like for them to get to make the decision again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Logan Erichsen was in favor of making the adjustments during the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we need to amend (the bill) now, because it\u2019s not fair for us to ask (the other organizations) to show up again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senators discussed the options further with one another during a five-minute recess then decided to send the bill back. The motion passed with 17 votes, with two senators abstaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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