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JSU President Urges All To Contact State Legislators about Proration Issues |
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JACKSONVILLE -- February 23, 2001 -- JSU President Dr. Bill Meehan issued the following statement
this morning: "The Alabama Legislature is now in special session dealing with the current budget. "The issue now before the Legislature might increase our proration from 6.2% to 9.8%. If this happens, our prorated budget would be cut an additional 3.6% which will amount to nearly $1 million or a total cut of $2.8 million. This is devastating. "In addition to the cuts this year, the 2001-02 budget will also be reduced. This will sharply curtail any planning, purchases, additional faculty and staff. "Below is a list of our local Legislative body. I urge you to contact them and tell them that Jacksonville State University deserves the same across-the-board treatment as all other facets of education. "It is time for action." Dr. Meehan also said the Alabama Council of College and University Presidents (COP) has asked Gov. Don Siegelman to give across-the-board, "equitable treatment for all levels of education" in connection with proration. COP's letter to Gov. Siegelman states: "Unanimously, the COP has agreed that we support equitable treatment for all levels of education in Alabama (e.g. in the event K-12 and higher education budgets are cut, any cuts should be equal across the board). "It is our understanding that you will work to improve the situation of higher education to achieve equitable treatment for higher education with K-12. On that basis, we concur with your decision to call for a special session of the legislature and we commit ourselves to the achievement of an equitable outcome for all parties. "Alabama's public colleges and universities provide the quality education that makes a difference for the future of this state. Indeed, K-12 and higher education are interdependent. We enroll graduates of K-12 and K-12 employs principals and teachers who are products of higher education in Alabama. It is worth remembering that 9 out of 10 teachers in Alabama's public school classrooms were prepared in Alabama's public universities." The Honorable Don Siegelman Governor of Alabama State Capitol 600 Dexter Avenue Room N-108 Montgomery, Alabama 36130 SENATORS Lowell Barron (DeKalb, Jackson, Madison) P. O. Box 65 Fyffe, AL 35971 Phone: (256) 623-2811 Gerald O. Dial (Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Cherokee, Randolph, Lee) P. O. Box 248 Lineville, AL 36266 Phone: (256) 396-5600 Del C. Marsh (Calhoun) P. O. Drawer 2365 Anniston, AL 36202 Phone: (256) 237-8647 Larry Means (Etowah, St. Clair) 331 Albert Rains Boulevard Gadsden, AL 35901 Phone: (256) 547-6386 Hinton Mitchem (Blount, DeKalb, Marshall) Box 297 Albertville, AL 35950 Phone: (256) 878-1631 REPRESENTATIVES Barbara B. Boyd (Calhoun, Talladega) Calhoun County Administration Building P. O. Box 2132 Anniston, AL 36202 Phone: (256) 236-4603 Craig Ford (Etowah) P. O. Box 8208 Gadsden, AL 35902 Phone: (256) 547-2727 Blaine Galliher (Etowah, St. Clair) 174 S. 26th Street Gadsden, AL 35904 Phone: (256) 543-6169 Steve Hurst (Calhoun, Talladega) 155 Quail Run Road Munford, AL 36268 Phone: (256) 761-1935 Richard Lindsey (Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb) 14160 County Road 22 Centre, AL 35960 Phone: (256) 475-3400 Jack Page (Etowah) 314 Haralson Avenue Gadsden, AL 35901 Phone: (256) 546-5365 Mike Rogers (Calhoun) 51 Pawnee Drive Anniston, AL 36206 Phone: (256) 235-2240 Gerald Willis (Calhoun) 22641 AL Hwy. 9, North Piedmont, AL 36272 Phone: (256) 447-9038 |
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