Student groups that rely on University Police to detail their events would receive a 10 percent discount on contracted security that costs them an estimated $60,000 a year, if Associated Student Government Senate passes a bill slated for vote tonight.

Groups are required to reserve UP services for certain on-campus events, such as parties and concerts.

Ebo Dawson-Andoh, former president of National Pan-Hellenic Council, brought the subject to the floor at the second ASG Senate meeting of Fall Quarter when he questioned University President Henry Bienen about discrepancies over what events require UP coverage.

Dawson-Andoh, said NPHC, the governing body of the historically black fraternity system, is required to pay for UP services when fraternities host parties at Norris University Center, while similar groups aren’t subject to the policy.

“We wanted to know why we pay for UP (security detailing) when it isn’t required for fraternity parties on North Campus,” said Dawson-Andoh, former A&O Productions senator.

“We never really got a straight answer.”

According to bill author Nicole Mash, ASG executive vice president, UP generally has discretion in which events need police detail, which costs $50 per officer per hour.

“The determination is completely up to UP,” she said.

This question of application — as well as concerns about UP mismanagement of student group contracts — prompted Mash, a Weinberg senior, to pen the bill giving the discount to groups reserving UP at least 30 days in advance.

Lt. Nick Parashis of UP could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

The legislation also has a provision to protect groups canceling reservations at least 10 days before their event, and it would mandate the creation of a UP billing and contracting system.

Mash said 3 percent, or $30,000 of the Student Activities Fee from which A-status student groups receive much of their annual funding, goes to defraying the cost of UP detail each year. She said B-status groups, not funded by the SAF, reported spending another $30,000 on security.

“It is an exorbitant amount, and my groups are very responsible,” Mash said.

The bill’s impact will be broad, discounting UP fees for all student groups paying for police detail with their own money, she said.

Le’Jamiel Goodall, ASG financial vice president, said the change would benefit groups and allow them to better manage their finances.

“There are about five or six large-scale programs each quarter that A-status groups put on, and the reduction will help them better fiscally manage their budgets,” he said.

Some student groups said the cost of UP coverage did not significantly impact how they run their organizations.

“We do factor such things into our account, but we make sure the we have the money available,” said Jonathan Berman, A&O Productions chairman. “But I know that if other groups did not have the budget that A&O often has, often it would be a great concern to them.”

Although it’s a small step, Mash said the discount and contract system would help.

“I solicited student group input. … Now there’s no forms, no bill, no documents that are signed,” she said. “There’s no entity on campus that determines whether groups go to UP, and they don’t always know they need to go.”

Senate also is set to vote on a bill discussing expansion of the target grading system to Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. If passed, the bill would allow students in Weinberg classes to set a target grade. Should the student not achieve his or her goal, grading would default to the normal pass/no credit system.