The Government of the Student Body finance committee has concluded its review of requests for fall special allocations and has submitted recommendations to the senate.

Fall specials, which offer a second opportunity for student groups to request money from GSB, provide money to organizations to use during the spring semester, said Jeremy Williams, GSB finance director.

Each group submits a budget, which undergoes review by the finance committee, Williams said. The committee takes into account the size of the request and the amount of money available to recommend how much money each organization should receive.

Williams described this fall’s procedures as “pretty average.” Thirteen organizations collectively requested more than $22,000, an amount that exceeded the $13,000 reserved for fall specials, according to the resolution that will be presented to the GSB senate at its meeting tonight.

The finance committee recommended almost $11,000 be distributed among the organizations, $2,000 less than available in the account.

If the senate does not agree with any appropriations made by the committee, the senate can send it back to the committee with one of three recommendations: increase money to the organization, decrease money or zero fund the organization.

The finance committee then will review GSB’s recommendations and decide whether to alter the amounts.

The senate will be presented with the committee’s decisions at the GSB meeting Oct. 27, when senators can either accept the reviewed amount or vote for zero funding, Williams said.

Any leftover funds traditionally are transferred from the fall specials account to the special projects account. However, because the special projects account is substantial at this point, Williams said several other options are being considered.

“It might be better to use the money elsewhere,” he said.

GSB will meet tonight at 7 in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union to discuss the following:

Old Business

• A bill to change the rules on office hours for GSB senators. By Borre, Skutnik and others.

• A bill to allocate $4,060.67 to the ISU Lacrosse Club for the purchase of new equipment. By Wisher, Edmiston and others.

• A bill to allocate $1,000 to the Asian Pacific American Awareness Coalition to fund an Asian American Awareness Concert for ISU and the surrounding community. By Patel and Bell.

• A bill to allocate $800 to reestablish the Rifle and Pistol Club for the 1999-2000 academic year. By Gruman, Weaver and others.

• A bill to allocate $1,000 to fund the GSB Senate/IRHA Special Committee on the Department of Residence. By Weaver, Cordaro and others.

• A bill to allocate $206 to the Russian Speaking Students Association to fund a cultural event planned for Oct. 22. By Edmiston and Chandrupatla.

• A resolution to establish a committee to endorse recommendations made by the Catt Hall Review Committee. By Mosby and Weaver.

New Business

• A bill to allocate $200 to the ISU Forestry Club to fund a trip to the Midwestern Forestry Conclave in Kaiser, Mo. By Friedrichsen and Schmitz.

• A bill to allocate $450 to the Mu Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi to send representatives to the National Convention of KDP in Baltimore, Md. By Schneider and Dlouhy.

• A bill to approve fall special allocations, amounting to $10,848, which was previously approved by the finance committee. By Doorenbos, Nimmer and others.