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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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campus recreation. T h e recommended decrease in this fee continues the plan begun last year to equalize fees at the two Chicago locations. The service fee for University Center students at Chicago supports the operation of the Chicago Circle Center, student programs, student counseling, intramural sports and recreation, and intercollegiate athletics. In addition to operational cost requirements, the recommended increase will provide additional support for intercollegiate athletics, student programs, and student counseling as well as the absorption of the continuing components and program costs at the Health Sciences Center. Health Service Fee T h e health service fee at Urbana-Champaign supports the on-campus health service for students at McKinley Hospital and Health Service and the Counseling Center. The increase is required to meet operational costs as well as the first year's debt service and repair and replacement reserve requirements for extensive renovation of McKinley Hospital and Health Service. The health-service fee at the Health Sciences Center and at the University Center supports on-campus health services for students. The recommended increase is required to meet increased operational and program costs. A separate pharmacy fee is assessed to meet the costs of medicine and drugs for students receiving prescriptions written by the health service at University Center. No change to this fee is recommended for FY 1986. Student Health Insurance Fee At each campus, the student health insurance fee covers the cost of premiums paid to the insurance company and the cost of administering the program. Recommended increases are due to improved plan benefits and increasing costs associated with health care in general. Facility Fee (Chicago Campus) In FY 1986, a facility fee will be charged at the University Center and at the Health Sciences Center, which will be used on a recurring basis to partially fund debt service and repair and replacement reserve requirements for the new residence hall and commons area. This fee will be implemented over a two-year period with an additional increment in FY 1987. The accompanying table presents current and proposed fee levels for the programs described above. T h e vice president for business and finance concurs in the fee levels proposed by the chancellors. I recommend approval. Urbana-Champaign 1984-85 $127 69 41 $237 Proposed dollar increase: $28* Proposed percentage increase: 11.8

1 The $28 increase includes J7 for debt service and repair and replacement reserve requirements for the new recreation structure, renovation of the Ice Arena, and renovation of McKinley Hospital and Health Service.

Student Service fee Health Service fee Health Insurance fee

Proposed, 1985-86 $138 81 46 $265 (per semester)