Governor, the follow legislation has passed* and awaits your signature:
Fairness in Academic Admissions Act
Section I. Title
i. This bill may be known as the “Fairness in Academic Admissions Act.”
Section II. Substance
i. This act applies to any University, College, Graduate School, or other post-secondary institution (hereafter “post-secondary institutions”) (with the exception of historically black institutions) that accepts money from the Southern Regional Government or any local government in the South
ii. Post-Secondary Institutions that accept money from the Southern Regional Government or any local government in the South may not use race, ethnicity, religion, income, sex, gender, political ideology, or “legacy status” as a factor in admissions.
Section III. Enforcement
i. Post-Secondary Institutions found to violate this act by the Southern Attorney General shall be required to forfeit all government funds received in years where the institution violated this statute and shall additionally be fined the larger of $1,000,000 or 1% of the institution’s endowment.
ii. Residents of the Southern Region shall retain a private right of action against post-secondary institutions that violate this statute
*so does a vote with 1 yes, and 1 present count? I'm not sure if that violates quorum or anything
5.) A quorum is defined as the minimum number of members of the Chamber that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid, which is defined as a majority of the sitting Chamber.
This is in your rules. The question is what does present mean - voting, or just participating in the debate? Abdullah posted in the thread even though he did not vote.
Not sure what the precedent is here.
