Reservations toward and Accountability of Tuition Increases for the 2012-2013 Academic Year

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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION SENATE

Friday, March 16th, 2012 Sponsored by: Valentino Lamorie Jeremiah Burton Brooks Proctor Paige Wilson Stephen Collier Laura Schreiner Josh Wolfaardt Rast Gozeh Authored by: Jarod Gray Representative At Large Representative At Large Representative At Large Representative At Large Representative At Large Representative At Large Senator of Public Affairs Senator of Graduate Studies Student Government President

A RESOLUTION RESOLUTION SUMMARY

PURPOSE: For the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) Student Government Association to raise both concerns and reservations on behalf of UCCS students to the University of Colorado Board of Regents regarding a projected 7 percent tuition increase for the 2012-2013 academic year.

WHEREAS : T HE STUDENTS O F THE UNIV ERSITY O F CO LORADO COLORADO SPRINGS ARE ENT IT LED BE AR T HE BURDEN OF F UNDING

Reservations toward and Accountability of Tuition Increases for the 2012-2013 Academic Year

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BOT H T HE IR EDUCAT ION AND THE EXISTENCE OF T HE IR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LE ARNING. UCCS STUDENTS ARE EN TIT LED TO HAVE FU LL ACCOUNT ABILITY AND T RANSPARENCY O F HOW PROJECTED TUIT ION INCRE ASES ARE TO BE SPENT FOR T HE NEXT ACADEMIC YE AR. WHERE AS: CO LORADOS SLO W ECON OMIC RECOVERY, SINCE LATE 2008, HAS RESU LTED IN T HE LOW-TO-NO INCOME INCRE ASE O F MANY STUDENTS AND T HEIR FAMILIES, MAKING CONT INUED TUITION INCRE ASES MORE DIFFICU LT TO ABSO RB. WIT H TUIT ION INC REASES EXPECTED TO BE VOTED ON IN APRIL 2012, ST UDENTS MUST BE GIVEN ASSURANCES FROM T HE BOARD OF RE GENTS T HAT TUIT ION INCRE ASES ARE ON LY FOR NE CESSARY UNIVERS ITY FUNDING REQUIREMENTS AND NOT TOWARD FRIVILOUS PAY INCRE ASES FOR SENIOR CU O FFICIALS.

THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE ASSEMBLED THAT:

UPON PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, THE UCCS SGA WILL PUBLICLY EXPRESS ITS CONCERNS AND RESERVATIONS FOR ANY INCREASE IN TUITION FUNDING. THESE CONCERNS AND RESERVATIONSALSO REFLECT WHAT MANY MAJOR COLORADO MEDIA OUTLETS, ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS HAVE EXPRESSED IN THE PUBLIC ARENA. THE UCCS SGA PUBLICLY DECLARES ITS SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AND THE INCURRED FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS THEY UNDERTAKE TO EARN AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE OR HIGHER. FURTHERMORE, THE UCCS SGA WORKS TO ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE FULL ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON THE ALLOCATION OF THEIR TUITION DOLLARS AND WHERE PROJECTED TUITION INCREASES ARE TO BE ALLOCATED.

A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE JUDICIAL BOARD, AND THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT.

AND THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED;

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WHEN T HE SPE AKER OF T HE HOUSE HAS SIGNED T HIS RESO LUTION AND NOTIFIE D T HE PRE SIDENT OF T HE SENATE THAT IT HAS BEEN AFFIRMED BY BOT H LE GIS LAT IVE BODIES T HIS RESO LUT ION SHALL BE E FFECTIVE IMMEDIATE LY PENDING APPROVA L BY T HE OTHER BRANCHES, OR AS SPECIFIED IN T HE UCCS SGA CONSTITU T ION.

LEGISLATIVE ACTION Date 3/16/2012 3/23/2012 Action Pass or Fail Pass or Fail Vote 5 Yes; 1 No; 1 Abstain; 1 Recuse 0 Yes; 0 No; 0 Abstain; 0 Recuse

_____________________ Speaker of the House Curtis Evans

_____________________ Speaker Pro-Tempore Mary Commerford

_____________________ President of the Senate Diana Timmerman

_____________________ President Pro-Tempore Megan Moyles

Executive

Approval _________________________ Veto ______________________________