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Show Senate moves to single board approval stressed that what the senators were really debating was "the degree of power each bill delegated to the state board or commission." He then proceeded to attack sections throughout S.B. 10 specifically those dealing with the appointment of institutional presidents, the transferring of ' personnel among the schools, and the functions of the board. "We will give away the powers we don't have a right to give away to a single state board if this measure is adopted," Sen. Buckner concluded. Senator Robert F. Clyde, R-Heber, testified that his concern dealt with "whether or not the institutional boards will function with some significant purpose or become a florified alumni council with minimal tasks." He believed the state commission would allow for a closer relationship between the I - - ' ZZ ! ' V - v's L. a. ii , ,r,.)1,-n,f-l fry- . ,,; $ fl 1 -i fcnrti?ai . - . By Janet Hemming Staff Writer The Utah State Senate moved a step closer in their quest to select a state structure to co-ordinate higher education when they voted bv a 15-H majority with two absentees to push Senate Bill 10 to a third and final reading during Thursday's afternoon session. The vote culminated two days of debate between the supporters of S.B. 10, designed to establish a single state board to replace existing governing boards of the state institutions and the co-ordinating council on higher education, and S.B. 161, which would create a state commission to work jointly with existing institutions of higher education. Discussion on S.B. 161 has been tabled and the final debate on S.B. 10 is scheduled for special business at 2 p.m. Monday. Last Ditch Senator Merrill Jenkins, D-Odgen, made a last ditch effort to delay a roll call on the bill by requesting that a committee be formed to re-examine the issues for both proposals. At this juncture, Senator Warren Pugh, R-Salt Lake, arose to address the floor. "It would be a castrophe, gentlemen, if we moved to defer action on this important action. It would be highly unlikely that another committee investigation would yield much more information on this topic." He paused and then stated. "It is better that we do something, act in some manner, Utah State Senate passed Senate Bill 10 on establishing a single board of control for higher education Thursday to its third reading by a vote of 15-11 with two absences. government and the people and therefore breed enough interest among the people to have a voice in the proceedings of the commission. Fears Centralized Power "I fear centralized power. If you want the ultimate in efficiency you create a dictatorship, and S.B. 10 will create the most powerful group of men in the state," stated Senator Clyde. Rebuttal from Sen. Bunnell, co-sponsor of S.B. 10 delved on the uses and purposes of the local existing boards of regents and trustees. either for or against this measurer, than do nothing at all." Defeated The motion was voted on and then defeated. Prior to the roll call a polite but determined debate was waged among the senators in attempt to lobby for a majority vote on their favorite bill. Most of the proponents of S.B. 161 spoke during the morning and afternoon session, as the majority of discussion on S.B. 10 had been completed during Wednesday's meeting. Those senators addressing the floor attempted to point out what they felt were the discriminating differences separating the two bills. Senator Omar Bunnell, D-Price, a sponsor of S.B. 161, expressed the opinion that the heart of the issue was "how the institution relates to the community and whether the institutional boards (similar to the existing board of regents and trustees at Utah's nine state post-high school institutions) should be retained." He argued that "every institution (speaking of the colleges) has a spirit, a personality which makes it distinct," and this distinctness could best be maintained yet consolidated through a strengthened state commission. (S.B. 161). Degree of Power Senator S. LaMar Buckner, R-Odgen, presented an oratory in his opposition to S.B. 10. He |