The UF Student Government Senate Judiciary Committee supported an initiative Sunday to increase funding for the Disability Resource Center.
After The Alligator published an article on the center’s need for funds, the committee unanimously approved a resolution, which is a written statement with no legislative weight, to support increasing funding. The Senate will vote on it Tuesday.
In the committee meeting, Senator Ben Lima (Inspire, District D) said the resolution proposes SG and the UF administration work together to increase funding.
Before the DRC resolution was approved, Senator Graham Boone (Impact, Business Administration) said Senate needs to consider why there is an increase in demand.
“This problem is going to be perpetual if they continue to increase funding. There is more and more resources available to all students, and it’s going to be exhausted naturally,” he said during the meeting.
Boone, who uses the DRC himself, later told The Alligator he wants to find why more students are using the center before increasing the funds.
“My concerns are just rather than being reactive to problems, looking at what the issue is at hand,” he said.
The committee also unanimously approved a resolution to raise awareness about the economic hardships of international undergraduates.
The committee also passed several code revisions, including one that would require SG social media accounts to include closed captioning in pre-recorded videos to improve accessibility.
Contact Christina Morales at cmorales@alligator.org. Follow her on Twitter at @Christina_M18.
