Student Senate members will appoint a new speaker of the senate at Wednesday’s meeting.

The appointment will follow Bill Davidson’s State of the Senate address that sums up the senate’s efforts this semester and provides a look to the future.

Student Senate members Mike Walsh, George Lesica, Ryan Herdes and Brian Scios will vie for the speaker of the senate position, Walsh said.

“We all get three minutes to speak and we have two people to speak on our behalf,” he said.

The senate also will vote on a proposal to increase the textbook rental fee by $3.80 to a total of $98.95 per semester.

The 4-percent increase is an addition to the removal of the textbook rental cap: no more than $95.15 for 12 or more semester hours.

The Tuition and Fee Review Committee voted down the recommended increase again Tuesday after the senate sent the proposal back to the committee for review.

Walsh said Dan Klingenberg, director of Textbook Rental Services, “wants the cap (removed) and the 4 percent increase because that’s the only way he can get out of the red.”

The senate will vote to allocate $400 from next year’s budget to print about 4,000 new shuttle bus schedules.

Senate members will also vote on a plan to punish inappropriate student actions at next year’s Homecoming Parade.

The proposed solutions are in compliance with Eastern’s Student Code of Conduct, External Relations Chair Kyle Donash said.

The code outlines behavior guidelines to be followed by individuals and organizations at school sponsored events, Donash said.

If passed, the Homecoming proposal will be sent to Shirley Stewart, acting vice president for student affairs, Donash said.

The senate will also vote on a proposal that the university purchase coffee exclusively from Fair Trade-certified companies.

The 16 Student Senate members elected last week will take their seats as a group for the first time at the meeting.

The senate meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.