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Student
Senate
Overturns
Presidential
Veto
of
HEA
Reform
Resolution
5/12/00
On April 27, The George Washington
University chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) introduced
a resolution at the last Senate meeting condemning the Higher Education
Act of 1998 (HEA) drug provision, which delays or denies financial aid
to any student with a drug conviction. The resolution had received
widespread student support and passed by a vote of more than 20-to-1.
Former Student Association President Caity Leu vetoed the resolution several
days later.
Following Leu's veto, GWU
SSDP lobbied student Senators to call an emergency meeting to override
the veto. On May 5th, the Student Association reconvened during final
exams for an emergency Senate meeting. The veto was overridden by
a two-thirds vote.
GWU SSDP President Kristy
Gomes said, "This sends a message that students care deeply about this
issue. The student Senators called for an emergency meeting solely
to condemn this law. Congress should take note and repeal the HEA
drug provision."
Former President Caity Leu
told the Week Online, "The democratic process was followed and the Senate
decided it was an important enough issue to override my veto." David
Burt, former Senator and incoming president of the Student Association,
called President Leu's veto "unjust and unwarranted."
(See our HEA action alert
below.)
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Issue #137, 5/12/00
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