April 21, 2005                          62LCB#11 The Cost Center Fee Standardization Act of 2005

 

Sponsored by:                          Eugene Pearson                        Legislative Council 2nd VP

                                                Jason Reid                                Representative

 

Authored by:                            Eugene Pearson                        Legislative Council 2nd VP

 

Bill History

 

The University of Colorado Student Union’s Cost Centers provide some of the most amazing services to the membership of the UCSU, and society in general.  Some of the best events and services that cost centers provide are collaborative efforts among the various UCSU Cost Centers.  The UCSU Cost Centers have never been defined adequately in how they should be charged for the goods and services that are provided to them by other cost centers.  This has lead to confusion within the various UCSU Cost Centers – clearly they are not University Academic Departments, nor are they Student Groups in the traditional sense of that notion.  Moreover, the taxation that occurs through the GAIR charges increase the cost to the fee paying membership of the UCSU.

 

Bill Summary

 

This bill charges the various UCSU Cost Centers with minimizing the transfer payments between them and standardizing the costs of the goods and services that are provided by other cost centers.  The legislation also seeks to encourage further collaboration between the various cost centers as well as between student groups.

 

THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Council of the University of Colorado Student Union, THAT,

 

SECTION 1:  The UCSU cost centers shall be exempted from provisions which limit the number of student fee sources that may be used for a single event.

 

SECTION 2:  UCSU Cost Centers shall not charge other UCSU Cost Centers more for goods and services than the lowest amount that is charged to any other entity.

 

SECTION 3:  The UCSU Cost Centers in conjunction with the UCSU Finance Board shall evaluate the budgets for the various UCSU cost centers in such a way that minimizes the amount of GAR/GIR taxed on transfers between the cost centers.  The SOFO budget shall be adjusted in such a way that is neutral to the SOFO budget.

 

SECTION 4:  The provisions outlined in Section 2 and 3 of this legislation shall be completed such that the enumerated actions shall go into effect for the 2006 – 2007 fiscal year.

 

SECTION 5:  This bill takes effect upon passage by the Legislative Council and upon obtaining the signatures of the Tri-Executives.

4/28/05                                                Passed                                                             11-1-1

5/5/05                                                  Passed                                                             10-2-1

 

 

                                                                                                                                               

Naomi Lopez                                                               Joseph Neguse                        

Legislative Council President                                         Tri-executive

 

                                                                                                                                               

Veronica Crespin                                                          Garrett Stanton

Tri-executive                                                                Tri-executive