-30 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL 1/30

February 23, 1989

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
STUDENT UNION
Sponsored by:

Tri-Executives
Representatives-at-Large

Graduate Representative
Authored by:

Community Relations
Com missioner
Non-Traditional Student
A BILL

Chris Drummond
Susie Fairchild
Tim Kauffman
Karey Ullemeyer
Tammy Kang
Jim Mahoney
Dawn Massop
Jack Bigner
Quint Redmond
M. Geraldi

BILL HISTORY
The national percentage of non-traditional and/or students with children has been
steadily rising in recent history, thus adding to the existing body of graduate and
undergraduate students with families. Balancing work, family, school, children and
other facets of life can be overwhelming. One financial concern that appears is
that of child care. Often students with children are forced to decline their
educa tiona! options, even after the rigors of application and admission, due to the
high cost of child care.
Currently there are no programs in place to address the problem of child care
subsidies. The students are left to their own devices in paying for child care.
The purpose of this program is to:
1. encourage students or potential students with children to pursue
their educations
2. to improve the quality and continuity of the care that children
are receiving while their parents are away from home.
UCCCAP (University of Colorado Child Care Assistance Program) will address both
of these questions by offering a stipend to be used only for the purchase of
licensed, regula ted child care.
Furthermor.e, the Office of Financial Aid has agreed to administer/monitor the
fund based solely on need. Any full time, registered student at the University of
Colorado Boulder will be eligible to apply for funding.
BILL SUMMARY
This bill places a referendum question on the Spring 1989 UCSU Election Ballot
regarding the funding of the UCCCAP (University of Colorado Child Care
Assistance Program).
BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Council of the University of Colorado Student
Union, THAT:
SECTION 1:

Passage of this bill would put the following referendum
question on the Spring 1989 election ballot.

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"Would you be willing to add 25¢ per semester for a period
of 3 years to your student fees to support a University of
Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (UCCCAP) that
would provide need-based money to help student parents pay
for licensed, regula ted child care.
Yes
No
SECTION 2:

This bill shall take effect upon passage.

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David Hummels
President Pro-Tempore
UCSU Legislative Council

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