The Domestic Partners issue was raised again at the Chancellor s Council by the Diversity Network, made up of EEO representatives from all the institutions. The question of whether to revisit this issue was raised. This was a large issue the last time it was looked at. At the first level, an institutional level, we are looking at library and wellness center privileges. At the second level, a systemwide level, we are looking at tuition remission for example.
Third level is the heath benefit issue, which is raised at the State.
Returning to House Bill 336, Richard Rose was able to print out the bill. It was decided that we still need to see the amendments in order to make an informed decision. Richard called Janet Bacon and she told him no amendments have been filed yet. She will check and get back to us. Delegate Turner has been putting pressure on the System to put something in writing.