AB looking at two bylaw changes

The Apportionment Board will vote to pass two bylaws and possibly allocate additional funds to fee-funded boards tonight at 7 p.m. in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Two revisions to the AB bylaws are waiting to be passed. One will stop fee-funded boards from purchasing clothing with their budget unless it directly benefits the students.

Purchasing T-shirts for giveaways, however, would be permitted, said Amy Leonard, student vice president of business affairs.

The other revision will clarify the guidelines for money allocated to non-fee-funded boards.

Leonard said members from the University Board and Student Government would be in attendance to ask for additional funds at tonight’s meeting but was unsure if representatives from other boards would be present.

A representative from Dramatic Players was unable to attend last week’s meeting to discuss with the AB its budget plans for the year but might attend tonight’s meeting.

The AB has met once a week for the past three weeks. After tonight, the board will not meet again unless additional allocations are needed or an emergency arises.

“We’ll be meeting whenever,” Leonard said. “This semester will be pretty slow unless something comes up. We’ll be taking it as it comes to us.”