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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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To MEMBERS OF T H E BOARD OF TRUSTEES :

At the request of the President of the University, the advice received from the three Senates and the Nonacademic Employees Advisory Committee concerning the Provisional Code of Conduct for Persons Employed on the Staffs of State-Operated Institutions of Higher Learning is reported to you: 1. At its meeting of April 30, 1968, the Chicago Circle Senate adopted a recommendation of its Committee on Educational Policy for "Senate approval of the Provisional Code of Conduct promulgated by the Board of Higher Education and of the employees designated by the Board of Trustees as subject to the disclosure requirements of the Provisional Code." 2. The Medical Center Senate on May 29 passed a motion providing: "That approval be granted to the Provisional Code of Conduct with the understanding that only the officers specified at the March 20, 1968, Board meeting of the University Trustees be obliged to file written disclosures and that there will be no exception to this practice to other University personnel without the employment of standard University procedures." 3. The Urbana Senate on June 7 accepted a motion proposed by its Committee on Educational Policy providing that, "The Faculty Senate of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana campus, does not object to the 'Provisional Code of Conduct' dated February 6, 1968." 4. Advice from the University of Illinois Nonacademic Employees Advisory Committee (representing each campus) was received from its chairman on June 12: "It was the feeling of the members that the present Chapter V I I I , Conduct and Discipline of the Policy and Rules, was sufficient and covers our employees better than the Provisional Code of Conduct. "It was also recommended that reference to the Provisional Code of Conduct in the Policy and Rules would be sufficient, such as is done on Retirement." Although as indicated, the Committee felt that existing University policies and procedures are adequate, it was recognized that the code is required by State law and no objection to the provisional text was made.

EARL W. PORTER

Secretary,

Board of

Trustees

RECOMMENDATIONS OF T H E STAFF OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON TUITION A N D GRANTS (46) The President of the Board of Trustees took note of the fact that the Board of Higher Education had requested the Trustees reaction to a document entitled "Staff Recommendations on Tuition and Grants for Students at Public Senior Colleges and Universities." The document had been sent by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees on July 11 for study and review. The President of the University and the Vice President and Comptroller reviewed the implications of the several recommendations and the Vice President and Comptroller presented a written analysis, a copy of which is filed with the Secretary of the Board, Following general discussion of the question, Mr. Clement offered the following resolution. Resolution The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois has received from the Board of Higher Education a document prepared by the staff of that Board: "Staff Recommendations on Tuition and Grants for Students at Public Senior Colleges and Universities." The document has been submitted to this Board and to the other institutional governing boards in order that the Board of Higher Education may have their several reactions to it. _ Traditionally the Board of Trustees has adopted policies designed to limit tuition and fees and other charges to students to the minimum level designed to permit maximum opportunity for Illinois youth to take advantage of the University's programs. This position is of course fundamental to the philosophy of the land-grant institutions throughout the nation. From time to time, in the light of the general economy of the State of Illinois, the trustees have increased fees as the existing situation might indicate. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees does not object to the increase of $75 in