content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington,  D.C.  20549
  
                                     _____
  
  
                                   FORM 8-K
  
  
                                CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
  
                              DECEMBER 12, 1995                 
               Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                                       
  
                            STAFF BUILDERS, INC.                 
            (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
  
  
           DELAWARE                     0-11380            11-2650500    
  (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File No.)    (IRS Employer
             of incorporation)                              Identification No.)
  
  
    1983 MARCUS AVENUE,  LAKE SUCCESS,  NEW YORK            11042  
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)
  
  
                                 (516) 358-1000                  
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
                                  NOT APPLICABLE                            
    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) (Zip Code)
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  Item 5.   Other Events
  
            On December 07, 1995, the board of directors of Staff Builders,
  Inc. authorized the repurchase, from time to time, of up to 2.4 million
  shares of its Class A and Class B Common Stock on the open market or in
  negotiated transactions, depending upon market conditions and other factors.
  <PAGE>
  
  
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
  by the undersigned herunto duly authorized.
  
                                     STAFF BUILDERS, INC.
  
  
  
  Dated: December 12, 1995           by: /s/ Gary Tighe
                                     ------------------------
                                     Name:  Gary Tighe
                                     Title: Senior Vice President
                                            Finance and Chief                
                                            Financial Officer
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington,  D.C.  20549
  
                                     _____
  
                                   FORM 8-K
  
                                CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
                              DECEMBER 12, 1995                 
               Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                                       
  
                            STAFF BUILDERS, INC.                 
            (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
           DELAWARE                     0-11380            11-2650500    
  (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File No.)    (IRS Employer
             of incorporation)                              Identification No.)
  
    1983 MARCUS AVENUE,  LAKE SUCCESS,  NEW YORK            11042  
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)
  
                                 (516) 358-1000                  
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                  NOT APPLICABLE                            
    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) (Zip Code)
  Item 5.   Other Events
  
            On December 07, 1995, the board of directors of Staff Builders,
  Inc. authorized the repurchase, from time to time, of up to 2.4 million
  shares of its Class A and Class B Common Stock on the open market or in
  negotiated transactions, depending upon market conditions and other factors.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
  by the undersigned herunto duly authorized.
  
                                     STAFF BUILDERS, INC.
  
  Dated: December 12, 1995           by: /s/ Gary Tighe
                                     ------------------------
                                     Name:  Gary Tighe
                                     Title: Senior Vice President
                                            Finance and Chief                
                                            Financial Officer