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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 21

and programs, a small portion ($2.40) would be allocated to the Mini Union to reduce the working capital deficit associated with maintaining required inventory levels, primarily in the bookstore operations. The chancellor at Urbana has recommended that the present Hospital-Medical-Surgical ( H M S ) Fee be split into its two components (one covering the cost of student health insurance, the other covering on-campus student health services) and that the component associated with on-campus student health services at McKinley Hospital and Health Center be increased by $7.00 to $40.00 per student per semester, effective in the fall term of 1979. The identification of the two separate fees will serve to highlight the differences between them. Approximately $6.00 of proposed fee increase is necessary to meet rising operating costs due to inflation as well as to cover required payments for the University's self-insurance program and an operating deficit in the 1978-79 academic year. T h e campus has recommended that $1.00 of the proposed increase be earmarked for repair and replacement needs of the hospital building, which are not a part of the Auxiliary Facilities System. Medical Center (per quarter) 1978-79 Student Service Fee $ 87 Health Service Fee 20 $107 Proposed 1979-80 $ 94 (Proposed dollar increase — $9.00) 22 (Proposed percentage increase — 8.41) $116

The student service fee at the Medical Center supports the operation of the Chicago Illini Union, Second Unit Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building, campus programs, security and student-related expenses in the Union-Residence Hall complex, student activities, campus recreation, and student government. T h e proposed increase is required to meet the inflationary effects on current operations, especially salaries, utilities, and general commodities. About 85 percent of the expenses covered by the service fee are plant or facility related, while approximately 15 percent of the total supports general programs and activities. The health service portion of the Hospital-Medical-Surgical ( H M S ) Fee at the Medical Center supports the costs associated with on-campus health services for students. Funds generated by this fee are used, in part, to reimburse the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics for the direct costs of laboratory work (including x-rays) and clinic referrals. Anticipated inflationary increases in these and related services for the coming academic year will require a $2.00 per quarter increase in the service portion of the H M S fee. Chicago Circle (per quarter) 1978-79 Student Service Fee $ 5 7 Pharmacy Fee 3 $ 60 Proposed 1979-80 $63 (Proposed dollar increase — $5.00) 2 (Proposed percentage increase — 8.33) $ 65

The student service fee at Chicago Circle supports the costs of student activities, intramural sports and recreation, intercollegiate athletics, the Chicago Circle Center, and — as distinct from the other two campuses — the Health Service. T h e proposed $6.00 per quarter increase is, for the most part, required to meet the