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	Vol.7, No 19, September 30, 1999
	Proposal plans budget increase By Daniel Oliveira Daily Forty-Niner   Salary raises, hiring of faculty and staff, and better student services will head toward Cal State Long Beach if the Board of Trustees and the state approve a proposed $233.3 million budget request, said Cal State Long Beach President Robert Maxson. The budget proposal was announced by California State University system Vice Chancellor Richard West at the board meeting Sept. 15. "I think that what the system [plans to] ask the governor and Legislature is fair," Maxson said. "I don't think it's extravagant. I think it's an honest budget." If the budget is approved, faculty and staff members will receive a salary raise based on performance, Maxson said. "They richly deserve it," he said. In addition, CSULB will hire more faculty and staff members to provide better services to students, Maxson said. "[Students] won't have to wait in line, so they can get their grad checks quicker," he said, referring to improving the service in the Enrollment Services office. Budget money is allocated to CSU campuses based on the number of students, Maxson said. Because CSULB is the second largest campus in the CSU system, with more than 30,000 students, it will receive a larger percentage of the budget, Maxson said. San Diego State is first. "We're adding students at a level equivalent to a medium size campus per year," West said during the board meeting. "The debate that thereís no tidal wave appears not to be true." The board will hold a meeting Oct. 28 to vote on the budget request, said Ken Swisher, spokesman for the Chancellorís Office. If the budget is approved by the board and then by the state, it will be available July of 2000, Swisher said. Maxson said he is sure the state will approve the budget. "The question is if they will approve it to the full amount," Maxson said. "They will not turn down the budget. Itís a matter of how much."		Proposal plans budget increase Nonresident student fee increase considered Cults target stressed, lonely students Japanese-American woes in WWII camps depicted Vehicles collide off campus Stop abusive relations Fate of computers uncertain in Y2K Long Beach Dub All Stars to play at CSULB University art lecture intrigues audience Classic video picks for the weekend The beach trys to extend streak 49ers run into big-time meet Games begin in conference Freshman Thomas adds depth to 49er bench Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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