Activity and Service Fee

The Activity and Service Fee (A&SF) is a per credit hour fee used to fund activities and services that benefit the student body. As of fiscal year 2014, the A&SF is $11.67 per credit hour. A&SF funds are allocated by the Student Senate via bills, allocations, and the yearly Activity and Service Fee Budget which funds the Student Government Association (SGA) for the upcoming fiscal year.

Budget process and fiscal policy
The Senate is the body required by statutes to pass appropriations and to submit funding bills passed to the Student Body President for signature. Fiscal decisions are governed by rules and statutes regarding the budget process. Under state law (§ 240.235), the Senate has sole jurisdiction – except for the approval by the Senior Student Affairs Officer or their designee – over the allocation of the university's activity and service fee budget. Each fall, a budget committee is created and is responsible for the creation for the next fiscal years budget, including the allocation of funding to the various SGA branches, departments, agencies, services, and buildings. The annual budget is completed in early spring and presented to the Senate for consideration before the end of the spring semester. The proposed budget must be approved by the Senate, Student Body President, Senior Student Affairs Officer, and the university president.

The Senate is also responsible for the creation of rules governing the use of appropriated funds, including the setting of funding levels for bills and allocations, and the prohibition of use of funds for certain items and activities.

Administration
The Activity & Service Fee Business Office administers the dispersal of A&SF funding. As such, the Activity & Service Fee Business Office funds the SGA Computer Lab, SGA Print Lab, SGA Ticket Center, All Knight Studies, and other facilities funded by the Student Government Association. The Activity & Service Fee Business Office also handles the disbursement of funds allocated by the Senate and the President.