University Daily Kansan, April 20, 1983
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House panel endorses work-study plan
By DIANE LUBER
Staff Reporter
TOPERA — The House Ways and Means Committee endorsed a work-study program for Board of Regents schools yesterday, but tied money for the program to student employee contracts to the Legislature has yet to negotiate.
After debating the issue for 1½ hours and rejecting several motions, the committee agreed to a proposal by State Rep. Rochelle Chisteron, R-Neodesha, that would allow individual Regents schools to funnel any money they might receive for student salary increases into a work-study program.
STUDENT SALARY increases for the Regents system could amount to $120,000 or less if the Legislature decides to raise the salaries by no greater than the 4 percent that it has considered raising other state employ-
Funds for the program have been greatly reduced since Gov. John Carlin asked the Legislature early in the
session to allocate $700,000 for a work-study program.
Committee Chairman Bun Binten, *K.Topeka*, urged the committee to
"We ought to walk before we run," he said.
After proposals by several committee members to allocate state funds for the program were rejected, State Rep James Lowther, R-Emporia, said. The chairman should we ask to take the run. But may we'll have to crawl."
The committee's recommendation will be included in the omnibus bill, the final appropriations bill, which must receive the approval of both the House and the Senate before it goes to the governor.
STUDENT SALARIES are now lumped together with faculty and classified employees' salaries in the Regents budget. Chronister's proposal would make student salaries a separate budget and would allow each Regents school to finance and administer its own work-study program.
If the Legislature adopts the governor's proposal to raise faculty, classified and other state employees, it is likely that staff will be available for the work-study program.
Carlin wants the Legislature to delay his proposed 4 percent salary increase for faculty, classified and other state employees until Jan. 1. Under Carlin's proposal, those employees would get, in effect, a 2 percent annual raise.
A 2 percent increase in student salaries over the $5.6 million allocated by the U.S. Department of Education.
BUT IF THE LEGISLATURE agrees to a proposal by Senate President Ross Doyen, R-Concordia, and House Speaker Mike Hynley. R-Atwood, who has been the district's entire year, the work-study program might not receive any money at all.
State Rep. Don Mainey, D-Topeka,
proposed allocating $700,000 for the
program, and State Rep. Mike
Meacham, R-Wichita, proposed
which the committee had agreed to when it stated the proposal earlier in the session.
State Rep. Bill Wisdom, D-Kansas
City, said, "I think we'll be doing the students a great injustice if we don't fund this program."
COMMITTEE MEMBERS argued over whether the central Regents office or each individual Regents institution should administer the program.
But Bunten said, "I find it a little difficult to put half a million dollars into a new program when we're struggling over other issues like state employee salaries, which should be a higher priority."
Lowther said that each school should be allowed to adjust its program to suit its campus and its job market.
Students eligible to participate in the proposed program would have worked at part-time jobs that related to their studies. Students who could have been subsidized by the state.
The state would have provided 50 percent of the wages if the student was employed in the private sector, 80 percent if the student was employed by a public agency and 100 percent if the student was employed by a state institution
KU football player free on bond after mistrial
The trial of KU football player Gary Coleman ended in a mistrial yesterday after the jury deliberated for 2½ hours without reaching a verdict.
Judge Ralph King announced the decision and released Coleman on a recognizance bond of $8,000.
King will set a new trial date May 6. Coleman is charged with aggravated battery for allegedly hitting Virginia Gay Johnson in the face with a goblet Dec. 21, 1982, at the Sanctuary, 1401 W. Seventh St.
King announced the mistrial after denying the jury's request to review
testimony already given, because he said the jury had requested that too much evidence be presented.
Evidence cannot be reintroduced after the defense and prosecution have been completed.
THE JURY VOTED nine to three in favor of acquittal, said Genevieve Hunsinger, a juror.
Huninger said she did not know why the jury could not reach a conclusion.
Jerry Harper, Douglas County district attorney, also said he did not know where the case was.
Dean Burkhead, attorney for Cole
man, said, "The jury was very attentive during the whole trial and if they couldn't reach a decision, they just couldn't reach a decision."
Burkhead said during the trial that Johnson, the wife of Ace Johnson, the owner of the Sanctuary, had accused him of rape. The court which Coleman was setting on her tray.
To convict Coleman on the charge of aggravated battery, King said, the jury would have to decide unanimously that he had struck Johnson with intent to do bodily harm. King said the jury would
KING ALSO - GAVE the jury the alternative of converting Coleman on a death sentence.
Conviction of battery would require the jury to decide that Coleman had made physical contact with Johnson without the intent to do bodily harm.
also have to decide that the blow resulted in disfigurement to her.
In his closing argument, Burkhead said the only way Johnson could have received her injuries was if she had ducked and hit herself with the glass.
"He did not want to harm her."
Burkhead said. "He was her guest."
Commission extends application deadline
By NED STAFFORD Staff Reporter
The Lawrence City. Commission last night extended to April 29 the deadline for people who want to apply for the vacant seat caused by Commissioner Barkley Clark's resignation.
The city paid for advertisements in a local newspaper last week that asked those who wanted to nominate people to send a statement to the city manager's office listing their candidate's qualifications and a signed statement from the candidate that he was willing to serve.
Clark announced last week that he would resign from the commission May 2. The remaining four commissioners will choose Clark's successor.
CITY MANAGER BUFORD Watson said that only one candidate had applied as of yesterday. The commission approved a motion asking Watson not to release the names of candidates until 5 p.m. April 29.
Former Commissioner Don Bims has said that he is interested in serving Former Mayor Marc Francisco also said she would serve. Neither were reelected in April 5 as President of the city, who has applied is not known.
Watson also said that the city attorney had informed him that the discussion of candidates for the position must be done in open session.
The commission does not have to choose Clark's successor from the list of candidates.
COMMISSIONER NANCY Shontz
She also said she thought some people who wanted to apply might not because the process had to be done publicly.
In other action, the commission approved on first reading an ordinance that would extend the city's water supply to Sunflower Cablevision by 15 years.
mean that the deadline be extended because she said a number of people had expressed interest in applying but wanted more time to decide.
Commissioner Ernest Anglo said he had no objection to allowing another week for applications but the deadline to extend the deadline below that.
"I'm not sure I want to debate issues with people who can't make up their minds in two weeks," he said.
THE NEW AGREEMENT would also decontrol the rates that Sunflower charges for cable service and those that the company fee the city charges Sunflower
The current agreement expires next April.
Sunflower now pays a franchise fee for basic cable service of 3 percent for the first 5,000 customers, 4 percent for up to 10,000 customers and 5 percent for more than 10,000 customers.
Sunflower asked last month for a flat 3 percent franchise fee. But the 3 percent would include premium services such as HBO and Cinema, which are not included in the fee.
Shontz said she thought the applications should be kept secret until the deadline because she said she was ready to gain an advantage by publicity.
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