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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 11

Champaign campus, associated with general cost increases and debt service. Subsequent to that meeting, student referenda were held that endorsed increases in some of these fees.1 The SEAL/SORF/SGA fee is revised per the Fall 1995 student fee referendum to reflect greater program support for student organizations (SORF) and to reduce the support required for student government (SGA) given a change in its scope. The campus transportation fee is revised per the Spring 1996 student fee referendum to reflect expanded service (hours, routes) under the contract with the local mass transit carrier. The following table presents the current, previously approved, and proposed fee levels for the programs described above. The chancellor at Urbana recommends approval of the proposed fee levels. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved. Summary of FY 1997 Semester Student Fees

FY 1996 Student Fees Service Fee General Fee Health Fee Campus Transportation SEAL/SORF/SGA 5 Krannert Total Fall Semester Total Academic Year . . . . $125 85 124 18 10 5 $367 $734 Approved* FY 1997 $131 90 129 18 10 5 $383 $766 (+4.4 percent) Proposed* FY 1997 $131 90 129 25 12 5 $392 $783 (+6.7 percent)

Student Disability Insurance Fee and Insurance Contract, College of Medicine, Chicago

(13) The interim chancellor at Chicago recommends the initiation of a new disability insurance fee, to be effective for Fiscal Year 1997, for all College of Medicine students and award of a contract to Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, to provide the disability insurance coverage. The estimated cost of the contract is $105,008 annually. Disability insurance for medical students is advantageous for the following reasons: 1. The Council on Medical Education (CME) of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently revised their accreditation standards to require the availability of disability insurance to medical students in all medical education programs. 2. During the course of their training, medical students are often placed in more high risk situations than other students as they are exposed to clinical

1 In the Fall 1995 student referendum, students voted to increase the SORF fee from $5 per semester to $7 per semester. T h e vote was: Yes— 1,566; No — 917. Additionally, in the Fall 1995 student referendum, students voted to decrease the SGA fee from $1 per semester to $1 collected only in the Fall semester. T h e vote was: Yes — 1,641; No — 838. 2 In the Spring 1996 student referendum, students voted to increase the fee for campus transportation to $25 per semester. T h e vote was: Yes — 2,075; No — 6 8 1 . 5 Approved by the Board of Trustees, November 9, 1995. 4 Trie campus transportation fee and the S E A L / S O R F / S G A fees were approved by a student referendum after the November 1995 board meeting. They are recommended now for approval by the Board of Trustees. 5 Fee includes SORF, $7; SEAL, $4; SGA, $ 1 . (SGA collected Fall semester only.)