The CUB Accounting rules specify that an outside account is not allowed. Micki added that the group could present a plan at the beginning of the year suggesting what the group wants to do and then could prepare and present a report at the end of the year saying that this is what they did. Abraham reiterated that the group could indicate at the beginning of the year how they planned to use the funds. That is a lot of money to have GPSA hope it will be accounted for at the end of the year. Micki believed the next GPSA President would check the reports and review prior minutes to determine how groups were doing.
Graduate students tend to be responsible adults.
This plan could be tried and revised, if needed, next year. This is a good incentive to involve people with GPSA who would not otherwise become involved. The budgets are proposed in the Spring. Camaradas requested GPSA affiliation in September of 1996 and were not given affiliation until the last meeting of the year, and at that point they had no money for the following year. Micki said it would not be automatic but, instead, would need to be requested annually.