Eastern students will vote on 13 proposed constitutional amendments during the Student Government elections April 17-18.

The proposed amendments, which would change key aspects of the Student Government constitution from allowing part-time students to run for senate to asserting students’ rights, were approved to be on the election ballot by the Student Senate Wednesday night.

While many of the 13 proposed revisions simply reword existing parts of the constitution, other proposals would change the title of vice president for public affairs to executive vice president, require executive officers to attend senate meetings, raise the grade point average required for an executive position to 2.25, allow part-time students to run for senate and assert students’ rights with University Housing.

Most of the proposals were passed unanimously. The proposals now go before the student body, where they must be approved by two-thirds of voters to be integrated into the constitution.

In other business, senate members approved five budget proposals submitted by the Apportionment Board last week.

The budgets allocate $441,000 in student fees to five boards – sports and recreation; “Players”, a group that subsidizes dramatic performances; the University Board; the Student Senate; and the AB itself – for FY2002.

Three motions were also tabled dealing with executive compensation, “Wuuzzuupp Week,” and the senate’s fledgling survey program.

One motion would give executive officers a flat compensation rate of $1,197 per year to be used towards any education-related expenses.

The bill was tabled after senate members disagreed on the rate of compensation.

Senate members agreed to continue discussing the bill via email.

Another bill would allocate $500 toward “Wuuzzuupp Week,” a campus event sponsored by Vice President for Student Affairs Art Davis.

Davis previously said that “Wuuzzuupp Week,” scheduled for later this month, will feature games, events and speakers around campus.

The motion was tabled to give senate members time to verify senate finances.

The third motion would assign responsibility for the senate’s semester-old survey program to the Student Relations committee.

The survey program, started last semester, has polled students on topics ranging from housing rates to the effectiveness of Student Government.

Senate member Ronnie Deedrick said the bill would allow the senate to continue the program.

Senate member Dwight Nelson said he would like to see the senate continue to survey students.

“It’s the best way to know what’s going on,” he said. “I like to hear the critiques and I like the feedback.”

Senate member James Paton, however, questioned the need for the survey program, saying that the senate has rarely acted on any of the feedback they receive.

“Why continue this (survey program) if we don’t act on any of the changes?” Paton asked.

All three motions will be voted on at next week’s senate meeting.