Campus/Area University Daily Kansan / Friday, April 15, 1988 3 Regents hear case for new fees increase Some revenue would go to fund for financial aid By Joel Zeff Kansan staff writer MANHATTAN — The Board of Regents yesterday heard the first read of a proposal to increase tuition rates for the fall 1989 semester. A tuition review committee made up of two Regents, two students and two college administrators submitted the proposal at the Manhattan meeting. The Regents will vote on the proposed 1989 rates in May. The proposal includes a 5 percent increase for Kansas residents and a 12 percent increase for non-residents above the 1988 fall semester rates. Fall 1988 tuition rates, which were approved last year, are scheduled to increase 3 percent for residents and 9 percent for non-residents. If the proposal passes, tuition at KU for resident undergraduates would be $578, resident graduates would pay $728, non-resident undergraduates would pay $1,977 and non-resident graduates would pay $2,127. Effective from the fall 1989 semester and do not include the campus privilege fee. The current campus privilege fee is $127.50. Richard Dodderidge, director of fiscal affairs for the Regents, said that the increase would help finance the Margin of Excellence plan and provide additional money for financial aid. "Part of the money will be funneled into financial aid," Dodderidge said. "If we are going to raise tuition, then we must raise additional financial aid revenue." The money for financial aid would come from a $6 restricted-use fee taken from tuition and placed into an Educational Opportunity Fund. The fund would become effective for the fall 1989 semester. Student leaders from the Regents institutions have proposed that 1 percent of the tuition increase be put in the Educational Opportunity Fund. The fund would be used by all Regents schools and would provide money for financial aid and stipends. Jason Krakow, student body president, said that students and financial aid officers at each university would supervise the fund. The Regents asked Krakow and the other student leaders to develop a comprehensive description of the purpose and operation of the fund for the May meeting. The tuition committee also recommended that the Regents prepare a comprehensive study of student financial aid. The committee recommended that the Regents waive 100 percent of fees for graduate teaching assistants for fall 1989. Now, 75 percent of the fees for GTAs are waived. In other action, the Regents heard the first report on comprehensive fee increases. KU's fee would increase $12 for the student health fee and would be added to the campus privilege fee. The committee also endorses a 4 percent student salary increase and a $50,000 increase in the Kansas Career-Work-Study program for fall 1989. The Regents also approved an assessment plan for undergraduate education. The plan would provide a common format for the Regents schools to evaluate their programs for the Regents, the Legislature and the general public. The plan would analyze basic skills, general education and specialized majors. "KU has always assessed its programs," said Judith Ramaley, executive vice chancellor. "This will just tell the Legislature what we are doing and provide an accountability of our programs." Legislative Roundup Dale Fulkerson/KANSAN By Elaine Woodford Margin goes to conference committee Kansan staff writer
DateSpecific billWhat happened
EducationMargin of Excellencein conference committee
Qualified admissionsdied in the House
Would give Rhodes scholars a scholarship for Kansas graduate school.on governor's desk
Would establish a scholarship for Kansas Honor Scholars.on governor's desk
Washburn budget under Regents jurisdiction.stuck in Senate Education Committee
Drunken DrivingKansas history mandatory in public schools.in conference committee
Ignition interlock devices in cars for people convicted of drunken driving.in conference committee
Vehicular manslaughter class D felony.in conference committee
Victims to testify on impact of drunken driving.stuck in Senate Judiciary Committee
MiscellaneousLicense suspension for drunken driving.stuck in Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee
Increased restrictions on smoking in public places.rejected by Senate
AIDS testing for people involved in crimes involving transmission of body fluids.stuck in Senate Judiciary Committee
The committee is moving toward a final decision on the amount of financing the Margin will receive for the first year of the three-year plan. Gov. Mike Hayden recommended allocating $7.1 million of the requested $15 million, deleting funds for mission-related enhancements and pay increases for non-teaching faculty. The future of two components of the Margin of Excellence plan, mission-related enhancements and pay increases for non-teaching faculty, will be discussed in the Appropriations conference committee today. as members of conference committees. When a bill is passed by both bodies of the Legislature, but in differing forms, such as the Margin of Excellence, it is sent to a conference committee, in which members from both chambers try to work out a compromise. The conference committee is made up of three members from the House and three members from the Senate. control services, we can help. 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"The Margin of Excellence comes into committee with the House and Senate $4.5 million apart," Werts said. "We'll just have to wait and see." A little on the side The House passed the Margin of Excellence with the addition of pay increases for non-teaching faculty but did not finance mission-related If you need abortion or birth Although the Kansas Legislature adjourned for a two-week break last Saturday, several state representatives and senators are still in Topeka State Sen. Merrill Werts, R-Junction City, who is also a member of the conference committee, said the plan should receive, at the very least, half of the targeted financing but that the Senate members of the committee strongly supported fully financing theMargin of Excellence. A car driven by an identified male KU student is about to be Sunnyside Avenue, tried to turn left onto Sunflower Road and hit a pulled upright by a tow truck. The car, which was traveling east on concrete guard rail yesterday. The driver was not injured. control services, we can help Education issues dominated session The Kansas Legislature began the first week of a two-week adjournment Monday, after a session full of higher education and drunken driving bills. Kansan staff writer Most of the higher education bills passed through the Legislature and await Gov. Mike Hayden's signature to become law. A spokesman from Hayden's office said Monday that the governor had not indicated his positions on higher education legislation. By Jill Jess Bogina said Tuesday that he didn't have a position on the bill and that he would concern himself with the Regents budget when it was discussed in committee today. State Sen. Gus Bogina, R-Leneca, chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, is a member of the conference committee. Bogina said in an interview March 31 that he was not in favor of financing the Margin of Excellence in any form. "I don't have a problem financing higher education, but supporting the so-called 'Margin of Excellence' is not the way to do it," he said. A bill that would pay the tuition of Kansans who were Rhodes Scholars to enter graduate programs at any college or university in the state was approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The bill was designed to help attract Kansas students back to the state. TAKE A RIDE ON THE WELLNESS CYCLE!! enhancements. The Senate passed the plan with full financing for all areas. Mission-related enhancements are requests for financing of such programs as research development and library expansion. WELLNESS WEEK APRIL 18-22 A bill that would limit smoking in public places was rejected by the Another incentive for Kansas students is the Kansas Honors Scholarship. 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A bill that would have placed appropriations for Washburn University under the Board of Regents budget instead of the state Department of Education budget remained in the state Senate Education Committee membership and the bill would not be considered this session. Several bills regarding higher education were killed in the House or Senate or never escaped committee. A bill that would require Kansas history to be taught in state public schools is in conference committee this week. A bill goes into a combined conference committee of House and Senate members when the two chambers pass different versions. State Affairs Committee. The bill would have required the installation of a device that a driver would have to breathe into in order to start his or her car. If the device detected too much alcohol on the driver's breath, the car would not start. The qualified admissions bill, which would have set a required high school curriculum for freshmen entering Regents schools, died during debate on the House floor. Despite efforts to revive the bill, it A bill that would have required ignition interlock devices in cars for people convicted of drunken driving remains in the House Federal and was stricken from the House calendar, effectively eliminating it from further consideration during the session. Limited Time Only Introducing the Super Taco from Taco Bell. A bigger taco stuffed with crisp lettuce, cheddar cheese, juicy beef and hearty beans. It's a mouthful alright. But for a limited time. So hurry. 1220 W. 6th St. 1408 W. 23rd St.