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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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by the President or by any of the Senates. The President shall submit the proposal for the new campus to the Board of Trustees for action with the advice of the University Senates Conference. If the proposal is enacted, the University Senates Conference shall serve as an advisory body to the President in developing procedures to establish the campus as a part of the university system.]

On motion of Mr. Hahn, these amendments were approved.

Distribution of Royalties from the Free Press (Exception to the Genera/ Rules)

(13) On January 30, 1981, an agreement was executed between the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and The Free Press, a division of Macmillan Publishing Co., for the publication of a book, Health and the Law: A Primer for Health Professionals, by Tom H. Christoffel, associate professor of health resources management in the School of Public Health, Health Sciences Center, Chicago. Under the agreement, royalties are to be paid by the publisher to the University as "author." However, no consideration was given to the internal distribution of these royalties. Professor Christoffel obtained a grant from the National Library of Medicine to support the book's development. The grant included a portion of his salary and funds for some editing, research, and clerical support. Since the book was developed under terms of a grant to the University for the purpose of producing such material, it is classified as a "work for hire" under the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure. However, the book is entirely the idea and work of Professor Christoffel. T h e question of royalty distribution has been examined by the Committee on Copyrightable Works, which recommends that 100 percent of the royalties be assigned to Professor Christoffel. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Hahn, this recommendation was approved.

Medical Staff Bylaws, Chicago

(14) T h e Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals has as a requirement for accreditation of all hospitals the existence of Medical Staff Bylaws approved by the Board of Trustees of the institution. The bylaws set forth the organization of the medical staff of the hospital including membership categories and rules for their administration; corrective action, hearing, and review; Executive Committee function, composition, and election; appointment and removal of medical staff members with administrative responsibilities; and duties and election of officers of the medical staff. The medical staff of the University of Illinois Hospital recently revised its bylaws. T h e chancellor at Chicago recommends approval of the revised bylaws. (A copy of the bylaws is filed with the secretary.) I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , t h e revised b y l a w s w e r e a p p r o v e d .

Oil and Gas Lease, Saline County

(15) T h e University owns an experimental field of 15 acres near Raleigh, Illinois, in Saline County. The land, a gift from community subscribers in 1909, has been used by the College of Agriculture for agronomic and forestry research and is now used by the Cooperative Extension Service for demonstration purposes. The land appears to have potential for oil production. William G. Bcaven and Associates, Morganfield, Kentucky, has offered a one-year oil and gas lease and a