The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate unanimously passed a resolution last night asking that Jose Texidor be reinstated or that someone else be appointed to take his place.

Texidor, a senior Crime Law and Justice lecturer, provided free legal advice to students until his contract was not renewed for this fall.

Penn State spokesman Tysen Kendig said last week that the services Texidor provided may be replaced by students from the Dickinson Law School.

Brock Coleman, USG Senate president, said the service needs to be reinstated as soon as possible.

"If the university plans on having law students from Dickinson take over, that's a transition that needs to happen simultaneously," Brock said. "Students need this service."

Coleman said while he would prefer that Texidor be reinstated to the position, another person would be acceptable as long as the service is resumed.

Vicky Triponey, Penn State Vice President for Student Affairs, said yesterday that Penn State was considering shifting possible future funding for student legal consultation from general funds to the student activity fee so that students would have more control over the funding. However, she said the shift could take as many as three years.

The senate also passed legislation last night that created an "Administrative Investigation Committee" that would follow changes in administration policies and refer them to appropriate senate committees for discussion.

The senate also approved the final form of a "constitutional convention" to re-evaluate the role of student government at Penn State. The proposal will be considered by Academic Assembly at their meeting next Monday.

Collegian staff writer Matthew Spolar contributed to this article.