Associated Students Inc. approved a proposed bylaw amendment on its first and second reading that would increase student presence on the Isabel Patterson Child Development Center (IPCDC) committee at the Senate meeting on Wednesday.
The proposed bylaw amendment requires the IPCDC committee to increase its number of meetings and student-at-large representatives.
The committee is made up of 10 members, voting and non-voting, who are either appointed by the Senate or chosen through an application process.
The committee is responsible for all decisions made regarding the IPCDC, including student and priority enrollment.
The current bylaw only requires the IPCDC committee to meet once during the fall and once during the spring.
If the bylaw is passed on its final reading Wednesday, the IPCDC committee will meet once every month until the end of the school year.
“A more effective committee will only result in better, effective facilities as a whole,” Senator for the College of Education Rosa Valle said.
Valle, chair of the committee, said she plans to discuss the roles of the committee members and review parent evaluations at the beginning of next school year’s meeting.
Valle authored the proposed bylaw amendments and worked with ASI Executive Director Richard Haller to rewrite the bylaws.
By increasing the number of meetings, the IPCDC committee hopes to thoroughly review the facilities and prepare the IPCDC for an audit.
“[In addition to having three student-at-large representatives], we also wanted to add a member to the committee, an alumni representative, which should be appointed by the Alumni Association Board of Directors,” Valle said via email.
There is currently one student-at-large representative serving on the IPCDC committee.
The purpose of increasing the number of student representatives to three is to allow more student opinions to be heard on the committee, according to Valle.
Valle said these changes were proposed to increase the efficiency of the committee and increase transparency between the IPCDC and the students.
“It is paramount that we have a strong student voice on the committee, seeing as to how we are dedicated to serving our students who have children,” Valle said.