friday, march 7, 1980
daily nebraskan
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Bill advanced to increase
dependent children aid
The Legislature Thursday advanced to
the second stage of floor debate a bill
which would increase the amount of
money available for aid to dependent
children.
With a vote of 25-0, the Legislature
voted to increase state support to depen
dent children by 17 percent or $4 million.
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Dependent children are in families
whose income is below federally recog
nized poverty levels.
The amended bill would change the
dollar amount from $250 to $293 per
month and would count the mother and
first child as one dependent. Each addi
tional child would be eligible for state sup
port of $7 1 , an increase from $60.
An amendment to the bill, which was
also approved by a vote of 250, would
allow fathers who are unable to work to be
, counted as a dependent and also receive
$71.
Sen . Glenn Goodrich of Omaha, who co
sponsored the bill along with Sen. Ernest
Chambers of Omaha, said he wanted the
fathers included in the bill.
If a father is unable to work and does
not receive government support, then he
is a liability on the mother and child,
Goodrich said. -
Sen. Orval Keyes of Springfield express
ed concern that the Legislature would
appropriate more money than the state
could afford.
However, Sen. Vard Johnson of Omaha
supported the bill. He said that even the 17
percent increase provided by the bill would
not be enough. According to welfare de
partment figures, those receiving aide to
dependent children would need an increase
of 30 percent to keep up with inflation.
"This is a very modest effort on our
part," Johnson said. "If the bill fails we
will have fallen short of the mark to help
our needy families.
"Even if we pass the bill we will be
taking a shot in the dark at helping our
needy families because we don't know
what (how much) it takes," he said.
Sen. Dave Land is of Lincoln agreed with
Johnson, saying that $4 million may not be
enough. -
"We are, in fact, still strides behind of
where we should be,' Landis said.
The Latin American Stu
dent Association will meet,
at 6:30 pjn. in the Nebras
ka Union. Room number
will be posted.
The UNL Folk Dance
Club will meet at 7:30 pm.
in Mabel Lee Hall 119.
Quentin Faulkner, pro
fessor at the UNL School of
Music, will perform a recital
on the Bendient-organ at
the Wesley House, Sunday.
Faulkner will play J.S.
Bach's Art of Fugue in two
recitals at 4 and 8 pon.
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Prof. C. Bradley Moore
of the University of Califor
nia, Berkeley, will speak on
laser induced chemistry at ,
3:30 p. m. today in room
112, Hamilton Hall.
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