The National Association of College and University Residence Halls 2003 bid team will be updating members of the Inter-Residence Hall Association Thursday on their progress in putting together a bid for the national conference to come to Iowa State in 2004.

Bid team members will inform IRHA what requested money will be used for and how money given to them has already been spent, said Heather Minish, IRHA leadership adviser. A bill will also be presented at the meeting that would help pay for 19 ISU residence hall students to attend the conference.

The National Association of College and University Residence Halls, or NACURH, is a weeklong leadership conference that runs from May 22 to 25, Minish said. Among other learning opportunities, students will learn how to deal with issues residence hall governments have, she said.

Supporting NACURH financially allows more students to attend and lessens the cost of attendance, said Eric Peters, Willow Hall representative and IRHA president-elect.

“By giving the delegation money, IRHA is allowing its leaders to have a chance to attend an amazing conference that they will learn a lot from,” Peters said.

Two bills concerning custodial fines will also be introduced at the meeting. One bill requests the Department of Residence cease taking custodial fine money out of house accounts. The bill states the purpose of house accounts is to promote house social activity. The other bill requests “a schedule of fines and a definition of non-routine service” by custodians be added to the Department of Residence terms and conditions.

A bill calling for a change in the way IRHA elections are paid for will also be introduced. Union Drive Association President Jennie Erwin said the election commissioner’s stipend could be cut in half, to $50, to reflect the fact the election is done electronically rather than manually. The bill would also officially make IRHA, rather than individual associations, responsible for funding elections, she said.

Another bill, asking for a computer processor to be purchased by the organization will be presented. The new IRHA server hosts several organizations, including Maple, Birch, Welch and Roberts halls and the Residence Hall Leadership Organization, said Brandon Judas, Union Drive Association at-large representative.

The processor needed is being discontinued. If IRHA chooses not to purchase the processor now, there would be a need for an upgrade, costing around $1,000, Judas said. “We want this server to have enough speed to last for many years to come,” he said.

A bill asking the Department of Public Safety to begin towing cars that do not have the proper permit stickers in student and staff lots will also be introduced Thursday.

The IRHA meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Gallery Room in the Memorial Union.