The Mississippi State University Student Association Senate met this Tuesday to discuss new appointments and four pieces of legislation.
To start the meeting properly, three new senators were sworn in to fill some of the vacancies left by former senators’ departures. Maya Spates, Angela Reives and Kam Brown were all approved by a Senate vote and were given the Oath of Office by President Tyler McMurray.
Additionally, two resolutions were passed. Resolution 51 expressed student support for the Kaelin Kersh Act, which recently passed through the Mississippi House of Representatives on Feb. 8. The bill will require emergency vehicles authorized to be marked with blinking, rotating or oscillating lights to use in the event the vehicle goes 30 mph above the speed limit.
Resolution 52 expresses student support for House Bill 1550, which would allow for a three-year state tax exemption for any students who graduate from a four-year Mississippi university and then work within the state.
Bill 35 reworked the SA constitution to eliminate unused clauses and redundancies, which pertained to fiscal matters in the SA.
Finally, Act 13, an appropriations bill, passed. The bill appropriated funds for Beta Upsilon Chi’s Island Party 2018 event.
The meeting concluded with Vice President Layton Little announcing a new poll to gauge student interest for vending machines being placed in the library. Depending on student participation, the data could be used to present interest for vending machines to administration. The poll will be conducted through OrgSync, and, based on the results, the Senate may begin to use the same method for more legislative purposes.
