Student Health Fee passed
New clinic to be built near or at Laney College
Ryan Simon
Issue date: 2/4/10 Last update: 2/4/10 at 3:24 PM PST
Section: News
The Board of Trustees had planned since last spring to implement a "health fee" in the spring of 2010. On schedule they unanimously approved board resolution 10/11-7, Assessing Student Health Supervision and Services Fee, Tuesday, Jan. 26, during the first meeting of this semester.
It will be mandatory for all students except those who depend upon prayer for healing, who are under an approved apprenticeship-training program, or are non-credit students. The above students must complete a waiver.
"I am very excited about this initiative that student services and student equity committees have been working on with trustee Linda Handy," said trustee Nikki Gonzalez-Yuen. "I think we are at a launching point."
However, he noted, "When we did the bus Easy Pass, the main problem was we didn't think about staffing, and didn't figure out how to actually implement collection of student fees."
Attempting to avoid those past mistakes, Trustee Gonzalez-Yuen said, "For the Peralta Student Health Services we are appropriately funding the staff" and he moved to amend the board resolution to direct the chancellor to establish procedures for the efficient and effective collection of fees.
The draft plan is to be presented at the first board meeting in June 2010. These fees will be deposited into a restricted fund to pay for student health services. They will be paired with $2 million from Peralta Measure A, which issued bonds to repair, renovate, construct, acquire, and equip classrooms, educational buildings and college campuses.
The money from Measure A has been set aside for the renovation of a building for the health clinic which will take an estimated $1 million to construct according to the Board of Trustees. Along with this money the Alameda Health Care Services Agency (HCSA) will provide $35,000 per year of support for two years.
The Alameda agency agreed to award an award by SingleStop USA, a "revolutionary initiative to slash poverty nationally with an approach that is simple, effective and ultimately paradigm-shifting" by bridging the information gap "separating low-income families from life-changing public benefits, tax credits and other essential services that remain untapped and inaccessible."
These funds will go to the winner of a request for interest made to Alameda County care facilities for poor families who will collaborate on the health clinic.
Key Information for Peralta Students
• Student fee of $17 per semester, $14 per summer or intersession, and $10 for part-time students, or those enrolled in fewer than nine units.
• Health clinic will take approximately 12 to 20 months to build
• Student governments of Merritt, Laney, and College of Alameda supported expanded student health services in a referendum last year
It will be mandatory for all students except those who depend upon prayer for healing, who are under an approved apprenticeship-training program, or are non-credit students. The above students must complete a waiver.
"I am very excited about this initiative that student services and student equity committees have been working on with trustee Linda Handy," said trustee Nikki Gonzalez-Yuen. "I think we are at a launching point."
However, he noted, "When we did the bus Easy Pass, the main problem was we didn't think about staffing, and didn't figure out how to actually implement collection of student fees."
Attempting to avoid those past mistakes, Trustee Gonzalez-Yuen said, "For the Peralta Student Health Services we are appropriately funding the staff" and he moved to amend the board resolution to direct the chancellor to establish procedures for the efficient and effective collection of fees.
The draft plan is to be presented at the first board meeting in June 2010. These fees will be deposited into a restricted fund to pay for student health services. They will be paired with $2 million from Peralta Measure A, which issued bonds to repair, renovate, construct, acquire, and equip classrooms, educational buildings and college campuses.
The money from Measure A has been set aside for the renovation of a building for the health clinic which will take an estimated $1 million to construct according to the Board of Trustees. Along with this money the Alameda Health Care Services Agency (HCSA) will provide $35,000 per year of support for two years.
The Alameda agency agreed to award an award by SingleStop USA, a "revolutionary initiative to slash poverty nationally with an approach that is simple, effective and ultimately paradigm-shifting" by bridging the information gap "separating low-income families from life-changing public benefits, tax credits and other essential services that remain untapped and inaccessible."
These funds will go to the winner of a request for interest made to Alameda County care facilities for poor families who will collaborate on the health clinic.
Key Information for Peralta Students
• Student fee of $17 per semester, $14 per summer or intersession, and $10 for part-time students, or those enrolled in fewer than nine units.
• Health clinic will take approximately 12 to 20 months to build
• Student governments of Merritt, Laney, and College of Alameda supported expanded student health services in a referendum last year
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Reginald James
posted 2/09/10 @ 1:10 AM PST
Fairly decent reporting for your first meeting.
Two corrections; however, to clarify. "Nicky" is the trustee's correct spelling.
Also, students at Merritt, Laney and COA did not approve this measure through a "referendum" last year. (Continued…)
Reginald James
posted 2/18/10 @ 2:55 AM PST
Michael,
A referendum generally implies that a proposition went before the general student body for an election.
Each council may adopt resolutions that may not have to go before the student body. (Continued…)
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