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BRITISH COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES

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Monday, July 11 President Unruh joined college administrators
and some board chairmen in a meeting with Ministry officisais.
The discussion dealt with implications of the budget speech
and government bills now on the order paper. Some items of
interest were:

COLLEGE BOARDS

The minimum number of members on a college board will he
reduced from 7 to 5. All appointments will be by Order-in-
Council. There will no longer be appointees of school boards
on college boards. President Unruh has expressed his intention
to discuss with the Minister "the process for selection anu

the provisions for ensuring continued responsiveness to
community."

PROVINCIAL COUNCILS

The three provincial councils will be eliminated. The Minister
"wants to ensure that the limited funds available to the
Ministry of Education are used directly for college services
instead of for the support of intermediary bodies." The
action emphasizes the Minister's statement to delegates at

our recent annual meeting when he said: "I want it understood
that the Ministry of Fducation is to administer education

in this province... and if it can't do the job, then we'll
examine the Ministry." The effect of this change on the
powers of boards is not clear. However, in the proposed
amendments, subject to the Minister's function in establishing
in consultation with boards, policy or directives for post-
secondary cducation and training in the province, the boards
have the power "to determine courses or programs to be offered
or cancelled at the institution."

STUDENT AID

The total allocation has been reduced from %$6.2M to $5.2M.
The amount available to each individual applicant has been

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