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374 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [April 18
I. Appropriation bills
A. Biennial operating budget
B. Separate state appropriation for salaries of farm and home advisers
and for increased state support of the Extension Service in Agriculture
and Home Economics
C. Appropriation for Institution for Tuberculosis Research
D. Appropriation for buildings and other permanent improvements
E. Reappropriations of unexpended balances in building appropriations
for 1955-57
II. Amendments of laws authorizing the University to borrow funds to
finance construction of residence halls and other self-liquidating or
partially self-liquidating facilities:
A. To permit pooling of income from operations of these facilities for
debt services
B. To make the present law explicitly applicable to proposed student
services buildings
C. To provide for other desirable clarifications, including a specific statement
that the maximum 5 per cent interest rate limitation applies to a
bond issue as a whole
III. Amendment of General Assembly Scholarship Law
Legislative reapportionment and the addition of new members have
created numerous problems in the assignments of vacant scholarships,
and clarifying legislation is indicated. The University should lend its
support to any bills seeking to resolve these problems.
IV. Legislation designating the University of Illinois as the official state
agency to operate the Division of Services for Crippled Children
This will be necessary to formalize making the appropriation for the
Division of Services for Crippled Children a part of the University's
regular operating budget in order to avoid any questions as to the
University's authority to receive federal funds to supplement state
appropriations for these services.
V. Legislation to continue the Stores and Services account
This may be in the form of authority to transfer the account from
the state treasury to the University treasury. It would reduce the
amount of University income which must be reserved to provide working
capital and would facilitate handling of such transactions.
VI. Amendments of act creating University Retirement System.of Illinois
It is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees of the University
Retirement System of Illinois to secure the enactment of this legislation,
but the University should support these measures.
A. Survivorship benefit plan
Provided to make more adequate provisions for survivors of participants
of the System
B. Increase in retirement annuities
To eliminate the present total maximum of $4,500 and to increase the
percentage maximum from 60 per cent to 70 per cent of final rate of
earnings
C. Minor proposals
To correct inequities, simplify administration, and clarify the intent of
the present act
VII. Amendment of State Finance Act to remove the requirement that appropriations
for salaries of farm and home advisers must be distributed
equally among the counties
The present provision is an unnecessary complication since it does not
apply to the federal and contributed funds used to pay part of the
salaries of farm and home advisers. The Illinois Agricultural Association
will sponsor this legislation.
VIII. Legislation conferring upon the University police the same police powers
as regularly constituted police officers, with authority to make arrests,
to carry arms, and to perform other functions of peace and police officers
while on duty and on or near University property
On motion of Mr. Swain, these recommendations were approved.