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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 20

REPRESENTATIVES OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION

President Clement called attention to the following provisions in the Act of the General Assembly of Illinois creating a Board of Higher Education: "the respective chairmen of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, and the Teachers' College Board; one member of each of the three foregoing Boards selected by the members thereof; and the Superintendent of Public Instruction." "The members of the Board appointed respectively by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, and the Teachers' College Board shall each hold office for two-year terms expiring on January 31 of odd numbered years. "The members of the Board shall continue to serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors have been appointed." The term of Mr. Wayne A. Johnston having expired, the Board was asked to take action in the matter of its representation. On motion of Mr. Williamson, Mr. Johnston was reelected as the member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to serve with the President of the Board on the Board of Higher Education; Mr. Johnston voted "No."

BIENNIAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS FOR 1963-65

Mr. Howard W. Clement and Mr. Wayne A. Johnston, members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois who are also serving on the State of Illinois Board of Higher Education, submitted the following report.

On October 17, 1962, the Board of Trustees adopted a budget request, for the operation of the University of Illinois in the bienniura 1963-65, to be presented to the Governor and the General Assembly, and authorized the President of the Board, the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board, and the President of the University to present the request to the appropriate offices, officials, and committees. Similarly on November 9, 1962, the Board of Trustees adopted a capital budget with similar authorizations and instructions. As a part of the budgetary review process, both budgets were submitted to the Illinois Board of Higher Education.^ The Board has reviewed both budgets and has made recommendations concerning them. The differences between the original budgets as presented by the Board of Trustees and the recommendations of the Board of Higher Education are reflected in the tables which follow this report. In summary, for operations the Board of Trustees requested an increase of $31,044,000, which amounted to an increase of 21.4 per cent over the amount available for the 1961-63 biennium. The Board of Higher Education approved a request for an increase of $26,616,681, an 18.4 per cent increase. If the opening of the Congress Circle campus is deferred, further reductions will be made, subject to a maximum total reduction of $3,232,000 if the Congress Circle campus does not open until September, 1965. In the capital budget, the Board of Trustees approved a request of $39,865,240, which included a reappropriation of unused bond issue funds, or an increase in new funds of $33,893,740. The Board of Higher Education has approved a request of $25,368,540, including unused bond issue funds, or a net amount of new money of $18,968,540, to be increased subsequently by whatever additions to the power plant may be mutually determined as required by the new facilities approved.