UWSP smoking ban on hold
Posted on February 1, 2010
A proposal to make the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus entirely smoke free is on hold because of enforcement questions.
The resolution calls for "all UWSP buildings, grounds, functions and operations" to be completely smoke free by July 5 _ the same day Wisconsin's indoor smoking ban goes into effect.
University Affairs Committee Gerry Ring says the committee had the same questions surrounding a similar proposal in 2008 before the Faculty Senate. Those questions included issues such as enforcement, penalties and whether such a ban would infringe on students' rights.
Environmental health and safety officer Dick Bartos tells the Stevens Point Journal the proposal would likely be put on the back burner until summer.
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Information from: Stevens Point Journal, http://www.stevenspointjournal.com
