1 Tenth Senate Fall Session

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3 In the Senate

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5 Resolution # 06-F003

6 Authored By: Vice-President Smith

7 and Senator Johnson

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10 Whereas: Students who qualify for state administered health insurance coverage

11 are determined by the state in which they live that they are eligible for

12 and provided health insurance.

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14 Whereas: Forcing students to buy insurance coverage that are eligible for state

15 administered because of an economic disadvantage, makes getting a

16 college education more difficult. This creates a larger economic

17 division for low income students to try to overcome and obtain an

18 education. This could make recruitment of new students and retention

19 of currents students more difficult for LCSC.

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21 Whereas: Students who have health insurance are not required to use LCSC’s

22 Health Services; therefore, they are not required to be referred to a

23 doctor by Health Services.

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25 Whereas: Students already have a physician before coming to LCSC and do not

26 need a physician referral.

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28 Whereas: It is unethical to charge low income students for healthcare coverage

29 that is already provided free of charge by their state of residence.

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34 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASLCSC SENATE:

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36 Section 1: That LCSC and Health Services continue to accept state administered

37 health insurance plans as comparable health insurance coverage.

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39 Section 2: This resolution will pass upon a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the

40 ASLCSC Senate and the signature of the ASLCSC President.