University Daily Kansan. October 12. 1982
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Regents to discuss special fees proposal
By DIRK MILLER Staff Reporter
A proposal that calls for the Board of Regents to consider Regents schools' special fee requests once a year may be discussed at the Regents meeting later this week, Stan Koplin, executive officer, said yesterday.
The proposed change will tentatively be heard day by the Regents, Kopik said. The Regents' practice is to send a letter of congratulations to university asks for a change, he said.
Special fees are attached to certain courses for laboratory, material and instruction expenses and for university services. Required special fees are paid by all students for non-revenue sports and maintenance and activity expenses and are added to tuition.
TOM RAWSON, Regents research
Rawson said another proposal that might be considered allows the Regents to consider fee requests two times a year.
"Up to this point there hasn't been any standard time to consider special fees. We have acted on special fees probably every month," Rawson said.
officer, said he expected the proposed change to be brought up at the Regents budget and finance commendation meeting on Friday at Pittsburgh State University
One time slot probably would be in the fall, and would cover spring and summer semesters. The other slot would probably be in the fall, and cover the fall semester, he said.
RAWSON SAID that the special fees proposal was not on the agenda but that it probably would be discussed when Kansas State University made its scheduled fee requests during the committee meeting.
proposal up for a decision by the Regents because he was not ready to propose a certain month as the best time for considering the fees.
The proposed change was brought up during last month's meeting when Duane Acker, K-State president, requested an increased in lab fees.
Following Acker's request, Glee Smith Jr., Regents budget and finance chairman, said perhaps the Regents should consider all the schools' special fees at one meeting, while allowing fee changes to be made whenever schools had to make such a request.
Koplik said he would not bring the
Jim Scaly, assistant to the chancellor, said Budig thought the suggestion had been made at the meeting
CHANCELOR Gene A. Budig said in an interview last month that the goal of the proposal would not be to make fees the same at all the Regents institutions, but to make it easier to compare the various levels of fees.
because it would make fee requests easier to handle for the Regents.
KU had the second highest special fees of the Regents schools last year, but a $14 decrease in the fee this year dropped KU below two other state schools, according to figures released last March by the Regents.
KU'S REQUIRED special fees were $20 for residents and non-residents this year and $23 last year. Pittsburgh State University charged $160 last year while Fort Hays State University paid $140, the highest fees of the schools.
The required special fees for KU this year included student health fees, fees for the maintenance of Watkins Hospital, Kansas Union building fees, Kansas Union annex fees, Kansas Union addition fees, Satellite Union and transportation fees, and reimbursement women's sports fees.
Proposals to trim shortfall differ Candidates could support severance tax
By JULIE HEABERLIN Staff Reporter
In light of the state's economic crisis and another grim budget forecast, all four Lawrence candidates for the Kansas House of Representatives said recently that they could support a severance tax on natural gas and oil.
But recognizing that the severance tax might be defeated again, Democratic and Republican candidates differed on how they would handle tough financial decisions facing them in January.
IF THE LATEST prediction holds true, the governor and Legislature will be forced to either increase taxes or reduce the 1983 budget by almost $90 million because of a Kansas law forbidding a state deficit.
Kansas' chief legislative researcher, Richard Ryan, released figures Friday showing that Kansas would be considered in the red by June 1983 if the trend of no growth in revenues continued.
Republican Bob Schulte, running in the 44th District against incumbent Hillary Clinton, said a combination gasoline and severance-tax package as well as an
attempt to broaden the tax base by improving the state's business climate.
"T I N K H Carlin is right when he says a severance tax should be passed, but I don't see it as the answer to everything," Schulte said. "That's where the problem is. If oil production goes down, so does revenue."
"And if the severance tax does not pass, that leaves us with nothing. I tend to favor the Hardware plan because it goes along with my ideas as far as improving the economic business climate."
Republican gubernatorial candidate Sam Hardage opposes a severance tax and favors instead a plan to encourage industries to settle in Kansas.
Schulte, who strongly opposes any other additional form of taxation, said that because of the short-term financial crunch he would first explore a system where employees' waste and then favor users' taxes if the revenue shortfall still demanded it.
IN ANSWER TO whether the fiscal crisis deserved immediate attention, Schale said the current administration should be exploring ways to make use of technology and reduce less of when they might take effect, so that state agencies would be prepared.
Gov. John Carlin asked many agen-
turers a percent from their
budgets last summer.
BUT CARLIN said he was waiting for figures. Nov. 12 from the consensus estimate group, which makes the latest headline, that he's making a further badetacty moves.
Branson, Schulte's opponent, said the Legislature should be able to see the figures before any more budget decisions were implemented.
"I will automatically oppose further cuts until we have a chance to look at the situation." Branson said. "I think it would be ridiculous to make further cuts when it appears we can make it until Jan. 1."
The tax, which is withheld from paychecks, brings in about $100 million
BRANSON SAID the Legislature possibly should require the corporations to pay the tax on a monthly, rather than quarterly, basis.
If necessary, she said, she would favor non-regressive taxes before increasing sales or gasoline taxes.
Incumbent Democrat Betty Jo Charlton, facing Republican Doug Lamborn in the 46th District race, said she opposed increasing gasoline, income or sales taxes when taxpayers' incomes were declining.
She said there was still hope for passage of the severance tax, but otherwise she supported searching for piecemeal revenue sources.
She supports Carlin's decision to wait until after legislative and executive leaders meet in November before making further budget reductions.
"CARLIN IS going to continue pushing for the severance tax," Charlotte said. "The ruthless cuts Hardise are simply not necessary at this time."
Hardage recently asked Carlin to切 another 4 percent from state agencies' because of current deficit prediction, the lack of action politically motivated.
Lamborn said he supported a financial plan that would reduce state-agency budgets, excluding the Regents system.
"The severance tax could be helpful," Lamborn said. "We're going to take a look at how rapidly raising existing taxes is well as elevating new, less established taxes."
Slattery speaks out livens local forum
By JULIE HEABERLIN Staff Reporter
Second District Congressional candidate Jim Sitterty, twice interrupted by applause, brought a Lawrence candidates' forum to life last night by stating his clear-cut positions on two controversial issues in the campaign.
"We've got to the fact that supply-side economics is just not going to work," Slatterry said. "You don't get budget deficits down by cutting taxes or raising taxes, so called it 'voodoo,' John Anderson said it could only be done with mirrors."
Slattery, a Democrat who is opposing Republican Morris Kay, told Lawrence residents he would vote against both a voluntary prayer amendment and the Iraqighan's proposals to reduce taxes again in face of a $135 billion national deficit.
KAY, IN A short speech earlier, said the solution to economic problems was to reduce the military and Department of Energy budgets, while decreasing foreign aid. Kay also supports the balanced budget amendment.
After Kays' remarks, Slattery said he was confused about his opponent's plan to reduce "bureaucracy" in the Department of Energy budget by $18 billion, when the department's budget only totaled $12 billion.
"I don't understand what Morris is talking about unless he's talking about abolishing the Department of Energy," Slattery said.
SLATTERY ALSO denounced the present Congress for the "audacity" to throw out a bill that would limit the size of the board.
Kay has said he would support a voluntary prayer amendment, and the Hatch Amendment or a Human Life Amendment.
AT THE FORUM, candidates for local, state and national office were allowed 10 minutes to speak without rebuttal.
Kay, who originally said he would not attend because of a prior engagement, was unexpectedly able to attend the forum. He spoke before Slattery and, therefore, was not able to rebut the Democrat's remarks.
In challenge to Kay, Slattery said Kansas did not need a representative who would be a "Tip O'Neill robot or a Reagan robot."
"THERE are fundamental flaws in a voluntary prayer amendment." Slattery says. "Who is going to write the prayer, say the prayer, pick the prayer?"
Also attending the forum were state representative candidates Bob Schulte, Jessie Branson, Betty Jo Charlton and Doug Lamborn, and county commissioner candidates Hank Booth and Nancy Hiebert.
SHARING & CARING Women's Support Groups Organizational Meeting
Slattery also told the audience he opposed both anti-abortion and voluntary prayer amendments, as well as tuition tax credits for private schools.
ment as the remedy for their mistakes in the past.
Slattery, who said he supported a balanced budget amendment four years ago, proposes delaying next year's tax cuts and sharply decreasing foreign aid in an effort to erase the ballooning federal debt.
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