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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

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of a proposal for a mandatory fee of $4.00 per semester, as a part of the residence hall contract, for the educational, social, cultural, and recreational needs and interests of residence hall undergraduate student residents. T h e income resulting from the fee would be directed to the support of such activities as athletic equipment purchase and tournaments, dances and social events, open houses, office supplies, Christmas and homecoming decorations, and film programs. The proposed fee is the same, in amount and prospective use, as the fee which has been collected from male undergraduate resident hall students since 1962 and from female residence hall students since 1969. T h e administration of the fee and funds derived from it would be in accord with the attached Residence Hall Student Assessment Plan which was formulated as a result of extensive consultation among all interested administrators and students. The plan, which provides for disbursement of funds under residence hall government direction and administrative controls, has recently been endorsed in a referendum of residence hall student residents. I recommend, accordingly, the continued collection of such an assessment on terras and conditions recommended by the Chancellor, substantially in accordance with the Assessment Plan as printed below which may be modified by the Chancellor to conform to appropriate business office procedures. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . Residence Hall Student Resident Assessment Plan Assessment. A. There shall be a non-refundable student resident assessment of $4.00 paid each semester by each undergraduate student resident of University-owned residence halls at the Urbana-Champaign campus for the support of educational, social, cultural, recreational, and residential activities and interests of the student residents. B. The assessment shall be collected by the University and deposited in Student Organization Fund accounts of the highest recognized area residence student government recognized as having jurisdiction, in accordance with constitutions approved by the residents or their representatives, over the residence area, hall, complex, or unit in which the students assessed reside. I I , Allocation of Proceeds. T h e duly constituted legislatures of the highest student residence government units shall allocate to the hall, floor, or other unit residence student government or group comprising the higher government jurisdiction, on a fair and equitable basis, the assessment moneys received by the higher government. I I I . Allocation Powers and Methods. T h e student residence government legislatures shall formulate and adopt their own procedures, subject to review and approval of the Housing Director, for the submission, review, modification, and approval of allocation requests and budget methods, and for alterations in initial allocations authorized by them. Allocations shall be subject to review and approval by the Housing Director for compliance with the criteria set forth herein and for compliance with law, University rules and regulations, and policies respecting permissible uses of state funds. I V . Operating Methods. Funds pro-rated to the higher governments may be allocated in the following manner: A. Amounts assigned to sub-governments or units comprising the higher government shall be credited to a Student Organization Fund account of that sub-government or units. B. Allocations shall be made fairly and equitably, on a per capita proportional basis. C. Allocations may be made only to pay for supplies, services, property, and other purchases for the use of the unit or organization to which the funds have been allocated. Allocations shall be conditioned upon compliance with necessary procedures for accountability relating to legal ownership, identification, location, possession, security, and maintenance of physical properties of the University of Illinois. I.