UF student senators passed a resolution against unprecedented high tuition increases at Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting.
The resolution, which is a statement of opinion, opposed Florida legislation that would allow UF’s Board of Trustees to pass tuition increases greater than the current limit for the next academic year.
Tuition increases are currently capped at 15 percent each year.
The bill passed in the Florida House of Representatives and the Senate. It is awaiting approval from Gov. Rick Scott.
Students Party Assistant Minority Leader, Sen. Max Stein, said members of his party have already contacted other state universities in opposition to this bill. He said they will create a statewide Facebook group.
“We are going to urge Rick Scott to veto this bill,” he said.
Senators also passed resolutions supporting Regional Transit Systems bus drivers’ contract demands and UF Pi Day.
Students Party Minority Leader, Sen. Carly Wilson, also spoke at the meeting. She called for the resignation of Sen. Katie Waldman, who was named by former Student Senate President pro tempore Jason Tiemeier as the student walking around with him when he threw away hundreds of copies of the Alligator on Feb. 20.
Wilson said Waldman could have taken some action at the time. She also urged senators who knew what happened to come forward.
“You should not have let this cover-up continue,” she said.
Waldman declined to comment after the meeting.
Contact Samantha Shavell at sshavell@alligator.org.
Senate President Aundre Price sorts through new name tags for the senators at Tuesday night's meeting.
