The Inter-Residence Hall Association will again discuss changes to the 1999-2000 Terms and Conditions of the residence hall contract at its meeting tonight.

IRHA parliament will vote on a bill that deals with a policy requiring students to leave their rooms 24 hours after their last final exam in the spring semester.

The bill asks that the clause be removed because other policies could effectively handle the issue. The bill also calls for improved communications on what changes will be made to the Terms and Conditions each year.

Chris Benson, Birch-Welch-Roberts, said the bill might split into two bills at the meeting. He said the IRHA Internal Affairs Committee thought it would be better to separate the issues in the bill.

“It’s easier to address one issue and address a bigger one separately so the point is not lost,” said Benson, author of the bill.

Benson said the Internal Affairs Committee wanted to make sure the Department of Residence did not think the only problem was with the 24-hour policy. He said IRHA also wanted them to be aware of the perceived communication problems between the Department of Residence and residence hall students.

The bill was first read three weeks ago. Associate Director of Residence Virginia Arthur was on hand to answer questions about the policy, but Department of Residence staff still is discussing how to enforce the policy. Arthur asked for input from IRHA parliament members.

The bill was on last week’s agenda, but parliament voted to postpone the vote because of the Veishea legislation at that meeting.

“We wanted to focus on the Veishea bills instead and give the 24-hour policy the time it deserves,” said IRHA Vice President Joe Foster. “It is too important of a subject to pass over because we wanted to get something else done.”

Contents of the Terms and Conditions have been a concern to IRHA throughout the year. Last week, IRHA passed a bill that called for the DOR to remove a sentence that required Veishea to be alcohol-free in the residence halls even before the Veishea pledge was approved.

Foster said there wasn’t as much discussion over the content of the Terms and Conditions last year. He said parliament members have been especially concerned about what is in the contract this year.

“They really care about their students, and they’re taking a hard look at the issues,” he said. “They’re making sure their students’ rights and wishes are upheld.”

In new business, a bill to authorize funding for the campus radio station KURE [88.5 FM] will receive its first read tonight. Both IRHA and the Government of the Student Body give KURE equal financial support.

Foster said the agreement might change in the next few years.

“Hopefully, [IRHA and GSB] are going to change roles in the future,” he said. “It just makes sense. KURE is for the entire campus, not just for the residence hall students.”

IRHA technically has control of the radio station and serves as its governing body. Foster said discussion about KURE funding will include the same issues as in previous years. IRHA parliament considered zero-funding the station last year.

The meeting will be 7 tonight in the Large Conference Room in the Maple-Willow-Larch commons.