The Finance Committee of Student Congress held a public hearing Wednesday evening to discuss possible amendments to Title V of the Student Code - the section that deals with financial affairs.
The hearing was aimed at soliciting input on the amendments from students and organizations who would be affected by the them.
But this venture did not go as planned, and only two representatives from student organizations attended the meeting.
Ashley Beard, treasurer for the Minority Student Caucus, was the only representative from an organization to speak to the Finance Committee.
Representatives from Student Congress introduced the eight proposed amendments. Student Body Treasurer Natalie Russell explained the section and the proposed changes.
These changes include revisions to clauses that are outdated, difficult to understand or that do not meet the high standards for which Student Congress strives, she said.
Russell said the most important and influential amendment proposed concerns the criteria a group must meet in order to request funding.
Daneen Furr, chairwoman of the committee, suggested that a requirement be added to this section stating that "to appear in front of the Finance Committee, a student organization must be officially recognized by the Carolina Student Union, and must have a certified (treasurer) who had passed the Treasurer's Test administered by the (student body treasurer)."
Furr said it is inefficient when an organization's treasurer who has not passed the test comes before the committee.
