Thursday’s Inter-Residence Hall Association meeting included three bills on the agenda that dealt with the Department of Residence, ISU Dining and the non-profit organization Students Today Leaders for Life.

IRHA passed one bill and delayed voting on two during its first meeting of the spring semester. 

The dining resolution bill to change the meal plan structure was approved through a vote of 26-0-1. The bill has been a topic of discussion since the middle of last semester, and IRHA has now accepted it. No new changes have been made to the bill.

The bill would change the structure of meals plan at Iowa State to include two unlimited and two limited meal plans for students, however concerns over cost and efficiency have drawn some criticism from students. 

The Students Today Leaders for Life proposal was introduced to the council, which then proceeded to postpone voting until the next meeting.

The bill would allocate $2,100 in the hope that students increase leadership, community service hours and more. IRHA members postponed the bill so they could announce this to the students in their respective residence halls.

The Department of Residence has submitted a bill that would increase the cost of living by 3 percent in all “traditional residence halls.” The funds from the increase would be put in the Improvement Fund to pay for renovations and projects done by the Department of Residence. IRHA will discuss the bill at its next meeting.

IRHA also added a new representative for students living in Geoffroy Hall.