Show 1 a at t Launches Launches- a New War on Paperwork But Hopes F Arent Aren't High J 1 Over the thelast last year the federal federal government government government gov gov- asked colleges and universities universities universities' i to devote nearly nine million of work to filling out forms at a cost that may be as high as million N Now ow the government is launching the first stage of an effort to relieve colleges of the burden Without a doubt observes Warren Warren Warren War War- ren Buhler who ran a federal committee committee committee com com- on paperwork that ended its r work in 1977 Education is hit harder harder harder har har- der by paperwork than any other segment of society Even with President President President dent Carters Carter's announced intent to cut down federal paperwork the US U.S. Office Office Office Of Of- fice of Educations Education's 32 notices about forms in 1977 has risen to this year The lead agency in the first stage stag i in which the government will try to cut down on health and safety forms is something called Federal Education Data Acquisition Center FE Executive cut v Director Frank rank Corrigan v-Corrigan says I 7 I think people will see J results in 1980 The most important step toward reducing reducing reducing re re- re- re the number of forms colleges must complete annually is thought t to have been a 1978 act of Congress that limited the activities of outside conI con- con I The Pie Dept of Health Education Education Education tion Welfare HEW is infamous for hiring outside consultants who many 1 claim are most responsible for the proliferation proliferation proliferation pro pro- of federal information re re- re- re quests C Congress limited HEW to spending million on outside consultants consultants consultants con con- last year and there is a bill this year that would cut the amount to million Yet limiting the amount spent on outside consultants will not according according according accord accord- ing to some solve the problem by y it it- self A vast number number- one measure of I the problem is that no one knows how many of forms are mandated by law and cannot be eliminated without without with- with f out changing the law 1 Some more moderate solutions do exist House education committee Chief Counsel Jack Jennings for example would change many of the current exhaustive survey y questioning question question- ing one ne recent survey wanted to know mow how many fe feet t of shelving were in In every school library in the nation of each school and college to a system u of samplings based on scientific fic survey survey survey sur sur- sur- sur vey techniques used by pollsters t A uA lot of forms just dont don't do what they're supposed to 10 grouses Steve Hychka of the college and University Business Officers Association Weve got gotto to get some centralization and end multiple jurisdictions To do so so is reviewing all forms for redundant questions questions' and plans to place answers on on computers so that future takers survey-takers wont won't need to bother college officials so often |