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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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EDWARD T. TOYOOKA, Assistant in Anesthesiology (one year from July 1, 1963)* CHAKI.ES H . WILLIAMS, Assistant in Anesthesiology (one year from July 1, 1963)2 DONALD H. WILLIAMS, Assistant in Anesthesiology (one year from July 1, 1963)* WILLIAM E. WOLF, Assistant in Anesthesiology (one year from July 1, 1963)* COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS (7) The Seventy-third General Assembly of Illinois enacted a bill, approved by the Governor on August S, 1963, for "An Act relating to the establishment of County Agricultural and Home Economics Extension Councils and County Extension Boards to cooperate with the University of Illinois College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service and the United States Department of Agriculture in conducting educational programs in agriculture, home economics, and subjects relating thereto in the several counties, and authorizing the levy of an annual tax therefore." This law authorizes counties to raise funds for support of these programs by taxation if approved by referendum, or to assign funds for the purpose from general revenues of the county and to pay such funds to the University of Illinois. The law also gives the Board of Trustees of the University additional authority in carrying out the programs of cooperative extension. Distinctive features of this law are: (1) recognition by the Legislature of the County Extension Councils; (2) establishment of Extension Boards to serve as liaison groups between the County Councils and County Boards of Supervisors (or Commissioners); (3) specific delegation of the University of Illinois as an agency eligible to receive county funds in the support of Cooperative Extension programs in the counties; and (4) removal of the limitation of $5,000 on funds which County Boards of Supervisors or Commissioners may allocate from county tax funds in support of the Cooperative Extension programs in counties where the population exceeds certain numbers. In the past, the Board of Trustees has delegated administration of the activities of the Cooperative Extension Service through the President to the Director of the Cooperative Extension Service and, although there are no major policy or operational changes involved in the implementation of this new county extension law, it is deemed advisable for the Board to reaffirm its previous delegation of responsibility. The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Cooperative Extension Service requests approval by the Board of Trustees of the following: Delegation of A u t h o r i t y t o t h e Director of Cooperative E x t e n s i o n to C a r r y Out t h e P r o v i s i o n s of t h e C o u n t y Cooperative E x t e n s i o n L a w The recently enacted County Cooperative Extension Law authorizes the Board of Trustees to provide for the creation of county extension councils and boards. Heretofore the University has administratively created and supervised similar councils. The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Cooperative Extension Service recommends that pursuant to the County Cooperative Extension Law, the Director of the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, under the President of the University, be directed and authorized to establish county extension councils and multi-county councils, to establish procedures for their operation substantially as provided in the Extension Council Guide, a copy of which has been approved by the President and is filed with the Secretary of the Board, to create county extension boards, and to carry out the other provisions of said Act on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. A copy of the Extension Council Guide is submitted herewith. I concur. T h e S e c r e t a r y r e p o r t e d that since some preliminary steps to initiate t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of t h i s p r o g r a m n e e d e d t o b e t a k e n p r i o r t o S e p t e m b e r 1, 1 9 6 3 , t h e E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e o f t h e B o a r d w a s c o n s u l t e d a n d g a v e i n t e r i m a u t h o r i z a t i o n , s u b j e c t t o f u r t h e r a c t i o n b y t h e B o a r d of Trustees. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h e B o a r d d e l e g a t e d a u t h o r i t y to t h e D i -