Organizations asking for money from the Inter-Residence Hall Association might have to follow different procedures in the future.

Kyle Perkins, president of Towers Residence Association, said he wrote three finance reform bills, making bylaws dealing with finances clearer.

Perkins said in the past few years, campus organizations have requested money from IRHA to sponsor fund-raisers. He re-wrote the current bylaw to allow groups to request money for fund-raisers, as long as they pay IRHA back the money requested, allowing them to keep profits beyond the initial loan. In the past, these groups have not had to pay IRHA back.

“It’s not that I’m trying to discourage groups from coming to ask for money, but make them more responsible with the money that we give them for the fund-raiser,” he said.

Michelle Pinkston, Helser Hall representative, said deciding whether groups should pay IRHA back should be done on a case-by-case basis.

“I think that it depends on the actual event that they are handling — if they are able to return money easily or if it would be a struggle,” she said.

Another bill asks that a clause be added to a bylaw to require groups requesting money for a conference or event to report to IRHA parliament on the attendance and financial outcome of the event, Perkins said.

“It’s more of a bill for the future, so [IRHA] is a little bit more critical of the money that was spent,” Perkins said.

The current bylaw says any organization receiving funds must submit a financial statement to the IRHA Finance Committee, but it is not being enforced, Perkins said.

The third finance reform bill calls for IRHA members requesting funds from the special projects account to request a minimum of $1,000, Perkins said.

The current bylaw is unclear, in that members could ask for as little as $5, Perkins said.