ASUI Senate passed a bill eliminating green dot training and replacing it with an alternative, along with a bill which makes it easier for senators to obtain comments left on ASUI election ballots.
Instead of the six-hour long green dot training, which teaches sexual assault and stalking prevention, senators must now complete a prevention and intervention workshop. These workshops must be approved by the ASUI Director of Safety and Violence Prevention and the ASUI President, according to the ASUI Rules and Regulations.
“There are people that felt a training like this could be triggering if there’s been a survivor of sexual assault or stalking,” Sen. Nicole Skinner said.
The bill also adds an amendment allowing senators to be excused without explanation in the case that subject material is too personal and could be triggering.
The senate also passed a bill giving senators a print version of comments left on ASUI ballots.
Sen. Austin O’Neil said the bill would make seeing the comments easier, so senators would know what students want. The comments left on the ballets were open to the senators before but were not easily accessible, said Sen. Hannah Spear.
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