59-B-12
Passed 29-0-1
2-8-16
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE
STUDENT SENATE
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UPDATING THE STUDENT SENATE BYLAWS TO __________
REFLECT NEW PAYROLL POLICIES______________________________________________
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NUMBER 59-B-12 DATE
INTRODUCED BY
February 1, 2016
JACOB WRASSE,_STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT
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WHEREAS, the Student Senate Bylaws define the structure of the UW-Eau
Claire Student Senate; and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws also enumerate policies pertaining to, among other
items, payroll for Senate employees; and
WHEREAS, UW-Eau Claire Human Resources has scaled back the total
number of students receiving lump sum payments on this campus; and
WHEREAS, the UW system has implemented new student payroll policies to
be compliant with the Affordable Care Act; and
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WHEREAS, these changes have shifted the method of payment and total
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number of allowed student work hours for sixteen of Student Senate’s twenty-six
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student employees; and
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WHEREAS, the changes identified in Attachment “A” reflect appropriate
amendments to the Student Senate Bylaws to codify these changes;
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BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the UW-Eau Claire Student Senate adopt
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the changes to the Student Senate Bylaws presented in Attachment “A” with
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immediate effect; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these changes shall supersede any
vestigial mentions of past Senate payroll practices in other documents; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in addition to the adopted changes, the
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Senate will continue to update its payroll practices to remain compliant with all
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levels of federal, state, and campus policies; and
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that upon passage, President Wrasse transmit a
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copy of this bill to Dr. James Schmidt, Chancellor; Dr. Patricia Kleine, Provost/Vice
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Chancellor; Dr. Beth Hellwig, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs; Dr. Joseph Abhold,
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Dean of Students; Mitch Freymiller, Chair, University Senate; Kristen Hendrickson,
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Director, Budget and Resource Planning; and David Miller, Director, Human
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Resources.