Student Senate takes stance on TABOR II
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Maine Campus: After approving two resolutions at its Sept. 29 meeting, General Student Senate took a stance on TABOR II and decided it will no longer compensate executive positions during summers. Sen. Nate Wildes introduced a resolution on behalf of the Legislative Relations Committee titled An Act to Promote Discussion and Self-Education Regarding the Effects of TABOR II on the Undergraduate Student Population at the University of Maine. Wildes said it is “not taking a stance. It’s meant to be a resolution about a specific policy,” adding that the Legislative Relations Committee did not pass the resolution unanimously.
After presenting the resolution, Wildes and others were surprised by Sen. Ben Goodman’s amendment to the resolution. Goodman’s amendment changed the title to An Act to Recognize the Potential Detrimental Effects of TABOR on the Undergraduate Student Population at the University of Maine and added language language that took a stronger opposition to TABOR.
The resolution says: “Be it resolved that we, the General Student Senateof the University of Maine Student Government, Inc. believe that the consequences of a law such as TABOR will have detrimental and far-reaching effects on the Undergraduate Student population at the University of Maine. Therefore, in order to encourage the sustainability and viability of the University of Maine system we hereby reaffirm our 2006 stance that Student Government, Inc. stands strongly opposed to TABOR.”
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