Gender identity bill returns to SGA
By Megan McSwain
Published: Sunday, September 13, 2009
http://www.mtsusidelines.com/news/gender-identity-bill-returns-to-sga-1.472773The Student Government Association voted 25-3 in the first of two voting sessions to reinstate the bill proposal that would include "gender identity and expression" to the SGA constitution last Thursday.
The bill needs to pass by a two-thirds majority a second time in the SGA's next meeting to be reinstated and available for students to vote on, said SGA president, Brandon McNary. The bill then needs to be passed by the student body by a two-thirds majority to amend the SGA constitution.
The amendment to Article 2, Section 2 didn't pass the vote at the SGA Retreat over the summer. The issue was reintroduced in the SGA's first meeting of the semester by senator Samantha Nichols who had previously voted against it.
