USAC recap – May 10

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government that represents the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel.

Agenda items

• The council did not allow General Representative Aaliya Khan to amend the agenda to add on a special presentation in a 6-6-0 vote. Council needs a two-thirds vote to amend the agenda.

• The council unanimously voted to amend the election code, mandating the election board to respond to all complaints filed during election week within 24 hours.

• In an 11-0-1 vote, the council amended the election code mandating the election board to randomize its ballot if financially feasible.

• The council approved an allocation of $6,700 to student groups and an undergraduate student government office from the Contingency Programming Fund.

• The council approved to allocate leftover funds from the discretionary fund to the USAC endowment.

Officer reports

• President Heather Rosen said she talked to administrators, including Youlanda Copeland-Morgan, associate vice chancellor for enrollment management, to discuss plans to increase engagement between alumni and undergraduates.

• Internal Vice President Heather Hourdequin said she will discuss lighting and safety issues in Westwood with LA City Council member Paul Koretz June 2.

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