“Ban the Box” refers to ABTS wanting to remove the box on the Common App that requires applicants to indicate whether or not they have a criminal history.

Also, the GA voted to abstain from the bill when it is voted on at the ABTS meeting.

As far as bills passed, the first of three major bills was a bill to support the legalization of the possession of pepper spray on campus.

The bill states, “Both the MSU Police, Board of Trustees, and University Regulations confirmed that the possession and use of pepper spray on campus is outlawed under the classification of the stated regulations.”

The classification the bill language refers to is that of which deems pepper spray a chemical weapon, Communication Arts and Sciences representative and bill seconder Joshua Slivensky said.

The next bill discussed was a bill regarding allocation of funds to start up a Spartan Support Network.

The Spartan Support network is modeled off of a program that exists at University of Michigan. The goals of this program are “to be an organization that strives to destigmatize mental health, while establishing an inclusive and welcoming community through peer-to-peer support groups and campus-open social events,” the bill states.

Regarding the goals of the Spartan Support Network, bill introducer and Vice President for Student Allocations Lauren Fish said, “We want there to be a program led by people that are passionate about the issue.”

The bill will allocate $5,000 to help start up the Spartan Support Network here at MSU.

The third of the noteworthy bills that were passed on Thursday night concerned the newly vacant vice president for academic affairs position. The bill proposed to forego the election of a new VPAA.

The bill states, “Due to the elections procedures as defined by the Code of Operations, time constraints and limitations for election packets are hindering on the election of a new Vice President to settle in to the duties of the department and productively carry out new initiatives for the 53rd session.”

Instead, bill introducer and Council of Students with Disabilities Representative Julia Christensen proposed the intern who would likely take on the majority of the work, plays the role of a VP.

“We do have an intern for Academic Affairs and knowing how this process works, he would end up taking on a lot of the day-to-day work,” Christensen said. "What this bill would do is give him a new job title and some slightly extended hours.”

All three of these bills passed unanimously.