Resolution 93-18: EXPRESSING STUDENT CONGRESS' POSITION RELATIVE TO STATE SENATE BILL 177
| Number | 93-18 |
| Description | SC opposes senate bill setting a limit on the number of hours students can take |
| Authored by |
Glen Oliver Derrick Kinney |
| Sponsored by |
Executive Committee Committee Chairmen |
| Date Submitted | Tuesday, April 20, 1993 |
| Date Considered | Tuesday, April 20, 1993 |
| Committee | Other |
| Result | n/a |
| Remarks | IMPLEMENTED |
| Whereas | This bill will hurt older, returning students to complete or retrain for thier degree; and |
| Whereas | This would severly limit additional classes taken by employees which can often lead to advancement and therefore generate more revenue for the state; and |
| Whereas | As many students, after recieving their degree in a technical field, often return for retraining and refresher courses; and |
| Whereas | The set number of hours limits the options of all students; and |
| Whereas | The bill makes no provision for changing a major, and the bill does not take into account that often a much greater number of hours is required for many students to gain their degree than listed in catalog degree plans; and |
| Whereas | The stereotyped "slacker" that this bill claims to be directed at does not, in fact, apply to the students that this bill would hurt. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | It is the opinion of the Student Congress, being the official representative body of the UTA students, that State Senate Bill 177 would be detrimental to the well-being of the university and its students by limiting funding recieved by the university, the options of its students, and the educational opportunities for all state redsidents; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | Student Congress offically opposes the passage of State Senate Bill 177 in the interests of the University and the community it serves. |