The proposed smoking policy created by the Interior Facilities Environments Committee will go into effect June 1 if it is approved by NIU President John LaTourette.

A survey conducted by the committee in November indicated a majority favored a smoking policy in some form, said Pat Hewitt, committee member and assistant to the vice-president of budget and planning.

The committee was established to deal with the interior well- being of the university buildings with the idea of a smoking policy being brought up at the meeting in April 1987.

If approved, the policy will prohibit smoking in public areas of NIU-owned buildings. Smoking “will not be allowed in private offices where smoke intrudes into public areas or in buildings that use 100 percent recirculated air and have sealed windows,” the policy states.

The policy has been submitted to the administrators of faculty, students, supportive professional staff and operating staff for further discussion and recommendation.

Judy Bischof, chairman of faculty constituency, said the proposal will be presented Feb. 3 for discussion.

The proposals were passed out to the operating staff for review and will be on the agenda for the Feb. 11 meeting, Dianna Strink, president of operating staff, said.

Dick Durfee, chairman of the supportive professionals staff, said the staff will not meet until the middle of February to discuss the proposal.

Residence halls and the Holmes Student Center are being reviewed separately because of their different uses.

Bob Fredrickson, university food service director, said each residence hall makes their own smoking policy concerning the cafeteria. This policy is made jointly by the residence hall council and the food service staff and will continue until the Interior Facilities Environment Committee reviews the residence hall sitiuation.

Neptune Residence Hall provides a smoking area in the cafeteria, while Gilbert and Stevenson South prohibit smoking during mealtimes. Grant food service representatives declined to comment, while a Douglas food service representative said the matter is under consideration.

“The policy seems to be in agreement with all of the groups on campus, so if this does not get approved, I would think something close to it will,” Hewitt said.

George Shur, University Legal Council director and member of the committee, said the president is sensitive to the concerns of non-smokers on campus. However, Shur said he could not speculate on the outcome of the policy.

Student Association President Jim Fischer said, “There is no obvious reason why the policy should not pass, but it is hard to say how many complaints President LaTourette will receive.”

Personnel officer Gary Smith said his office would handle all complaints referring to civil service employees and would follow standard disciplinary guidelines.

The provost and judicial office representatives could not be reached for comment Tuesday.