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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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merit of premiums by the employee. Two years ago a staff committee, including representation from the six state-supported institutions of higher education, made an exhaustive study and recommended a comprehensive plan whereby the universities would pay the full cost of the insurance for staff members and 50 per cent of the premium for dependents. This proposal was riot approved by the General Assembly because of questions relating to comparable provision for other state agencies. Since that time the federaj government has approved a program for federal employees, and the trend of providing such benefits by industry has continued. Representatives of the six state-supported schools have again considered such a program, and all are recommending that funds to provide benefits^ similar to those proposed two years ago be included in the biennial appropriations for 1961-63. Under the present proposal, however, the state would pay only the cost of the insurance policy for the employee himself. The pian proposed would cover the first $250 of all hospital expenses, and 80 per cent of additional costs. It would also cover 80 per cent of medical expenditures in excess of $50 while hospitalized. Each person would be insured for a maximum benefit of $15,000. The premiums for employees paid from other than state appropriations would be charged to the respective funds from which the employees are paid. V. To Provide for Increased Enrollment in 1961-62 A. Teaching Staff $1 420 000 Enrollment at the University of Illinois In 1950-61 exceeded by about 500 students the estimates on which the present biennial budgets were based. The excess has been absorbed partly through increases in teaching load beyond those anticipated in the provision made for increased enrollment, and partly by means of staff additions provided temporarily from budget savings. An estimated increase of approximately 1,000 additional students is expected in the regular session of 1961-62. It is estimated that 84 additional staff members at an average salary of approximately $7,500 for the academic year would be needed for this increase ($1,260,000 for the biennium). Some 50 staff members at an average salary of $1,600 for the regular summer session will be needed to provide for the additional enrollment ($80,000 per year or $160,000 for the biennium). The total of $1,420,000 for the biennium represents a reduction of almost 30 per cent from the figure of $2,011,812 for the biennium requested by the deans and directors. B. Nonteaching Staff, Expense, and Equipment $1 100 000 It takes more than just teachers to provide university education for a student. As the enrollment increases, therefore, more counseling staff, laboratory assistants, technicians, and clerks are needed in the instructional departments. Library staff and book purchases must also be increased in proportion to the rise in enrollment. Although the relationship is not so direct, administrative services such as purchasing and collection of funds require modest increases in personnel. The work load of the Admissions and Records Office expands even more rapidly than the increase in enrollment, because students increasingly apply to several universities before deciding which one they will attend. Growth io enrollment has necessitated the conversion of the present tabulating equipment to IBM 1401 Electronic Data Processing equipment, which will involve a substantial increase in rental but will permit more rapid processing of business data and student records. Deans and directors requested the sum of $967,956 a year or $1,935,912 for the biennium for nonteaching staff, expense, and equipment. The Budget Committee reduced these requests by more than 40 per cent to a total of $1,100,000. VI. To Provide for Increased Enrollment in 1962-63 over the 1961-62 Level A. Teaching Staff $550 000 The enrollment in the second year of the biennium is not estimated to increase as much as in the first year; however, approximately 800 additional students are expected. It is estimated that 67 additional staff members will be needed during the academic year 1962-63 and 32 additional staff members during the summer session of 1963. The amount recommendedis slightly greater than that requested by the deans and directors, mainly due to shifts to the second year of the biennium of positions requested by deans and directors for the first year of the biennium.