A new Student Union Executive Board proposal, in response to that of the Allocations Board, would let the Union and Programming Council receive funding directly from the Dean of Students Office instead of going through a student board like all other student groups.

The proposal, which is gaining popularity among student groups, replaces the Allocations Board with a Student Funding Board, whose members would receive four academic credits and be chosen by an Acceptance Committee of two faculty advisers and student group representatives.

Briefly presented to the General Assembly at the Wednesday Union meeting, the proposal would require all student groups except the Union and Programming Council to go through the Student Funding Board — a new Allocations Board — said Union Vice President Mark DiCristofaro. Under the AB’s proposal, all student groups would be required to go through it for funding.

“It seems to be fairer than the AB proposal,” said Student Union President Brooke Feldman.

The Union and PC should receive funding directly from the Dean of Students Office and not be treated like other student groups because they contain representatives from those groups, said DiCristofaro, a College of Communication junior. Additional funding could be provided to the Union and PC through the Student Funding Board, he said.

“It’s a partial restructure and partially something new,” he said. “We’re throwing around the idea of changing the name to get rid of any bad stigmas attached.”

The credit-based positions provide an incentive to serve on the Board, said Feldman, a College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education junior. The proposal is based off of student input, she said.

“It takes away any bias,” DiCristofaro said. “It’s now an academic organization that is sponsoring leadership and academics through the professional and academic support, and it really allows for a group to make sound decisions.”

Any student can apply to be a student fellow, though they must have a grade-point average yet to be determined, he said. The Union does not have a timeframe for implementing the proposal, he said.

The proposal’s details — including how faculty advisers will be compensated and how student fellows will receive credit — still need to be worked out, Feldman said. The exact number of student fellows on the Board is still undecided, though the number would be comparable to the AB’s membership of between 14 and 25 students.

Feldman and newly elected Union Treasurer Ariel Gold met last night with the Presidents Council, a group of college government and RHA presidents, to discuss the proposal. Feldman said Council members expressed interest in the Union’s alternative model.

“A clearer idea of how to transition in stages to the final model was distributed to and discussed with members of the Presidents Council,” said Gold, a University Professors Program junior, in an email.

The details discussed with the Council will be released after further discussion with the General Assembly, Gold said.

The Allocations Board declined to comment.