final report on the 2014 legislative session
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2014 Legislative Report & Budget Update
David L. Buhler, Commissioner of Higher Education
March 28, 2014
Session Overview
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• New Revenues• First week focus on
existing budget• Record number of bills
introduced• Passed 3rd most bills in
state history• Historic reinvestment in
USHE
2014 Legislation
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Legislation of Note
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• Snow College Concurrent Education
• USTAR Governing Authority Amendments
• Education Taskforce Reauthorization
Other Legislation
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• Utah Telehealth and Education Network Amendments
• State Procurement Revisions
• Veterans Centers• College Credits for Veterans• Tuition Gap Coverage for
Veterans• In-state Tuition for Military
Servicemembers and Veterans
A lot of effort…
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• Input on several other bills that could have harmed USHE
• Fiscal impact of proposed legislation
• Legislative inquiries
• Didn’t happen, but could have…– Admitting any student with HS
diploma, ignoring GPA, ACT, etc. to U of U
– Required instruction on the Establishment Clause in higher education
– Reduced requirements of statewide scholarships
Budget Update
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Historic Reinvestment
in Higher Education
“The year of equity.”
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• State revenues are growing - $397M new dollars– $253M ongoing– $144M one-time– Slightly less than last year
• 2nd largest increase for Higher Education in a decade
2014: $81.5M (11.3%)
2013: $41M (6%)
2012: $21.3M (3.2%)
2014 Budget Overview
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Budget Increase from Previous Years
2003
-04
2004
-05
2005
-06
2006
-07
2007
-08
2008
-09
2009
-11
2011
-12
2012
-13
2013
-14
2014
-15
-15.0%
-10.0%
-5.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
-1.0%
2.6%
7.2%5.0%
12.6%
4.8%
-11.5%
-1.9%
3.2%
6.0%
11.3%
(State Tax Funds)
GreatRecession
Public Education48%
Higher Education15%
Executive Offices & Criminal Jus-
tices8%
Exec. Ap-props.1%
Business, Economic
Dev., & Labor3%
Natural Re-sources, Ag., &
Env. Quality1%
Retirement & Independent
Entities1%
Infrastructure & General Gov-
ernment7% Social Services
15%
Legislative Allocation of New Revenues
(State Tax Funds Only)
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• Compensation (1.25%)$12.7M
• Mission-based Funding – Acute Equity$50M
• Mission-based Funding – Distinctive Mission$7M
• Snow College Rural Concurrent Enrollment$1.3M
• Dixie State University Implementation$2M
• USU Veterinary Medicine & Graduate Programs $2.5M*
• Statewide Scholarships$3.5M*
• Performance Based Funding$1.5M*
• Internal Service Fund Adjustments (risk, liability, etc.) $1.2M
*All or a portion are one-time funds
Budget Highlights – USHE Priorities
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OngoingOne-time
• USU Extension (Water Conservation)$500,000
• UU College of Nursing$150,000
• Veterans Tuition Gap Coverage $125,000$75,000
• Statewide Data Alliance $555,000• DSU Computer Crime Lab $250,000• USHE College Readiness $1M• SUU Shakespeare Festival
$ 50,000• USU ASSERT & Sound Beginnings $150,000
Budget Highlights – Other Legislative Priorities
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• WSU Science Building $57.4M• USU Eastern Central Instruction
$19M• USU Brigham City Campus $7.5M• UU Huntsman Cancer Institute
$8M• DSU East Elementary Purchase
$1M• Snow Sevier School Long-term Lease Buyout
$3M
• Planning and Design approval for UU Crocker Science Center
• Bonding Authority for UU Utility Infrastructure
Capital Development Budget
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• Total Capital Development: $95.9M– 2013: $63.5M– 2012: $24.2M– 2011: $48.5M– 2010: $109M
• Capital Improvements: $100.2M*– 2013: $87.7M– 2012: $71.9M
*$21.2M for UU utility infrastructure
Capital Development Budget
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• Graduation rates (100%, 150%, and 200%), with comparisons to national averages
• Transfer and retention rates, by cohort• Job placement rates following graduation, where
feasible• Cost per degree, with comparisons to national
averages• Percentage of students enrolling in, and
successfully completing, developmental mathematics course who immediately or concurrently enroll in college level math (1030 or higher)
*Report to Legislature by January 15, 2015
Budget Intent Language
Team effort
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• Regional legislative events• One-on-ones with legislative leadership• Regents & Trustees• Presidents/Commissioner• Partnerships (Ed First, Prosperity 2020, United
Way, Industry)• Institutional and Commissioner’s staff
Thanks to the USHE legislative team
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Thanks to the USHE legislative team
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*Not pictured
• Jason Perry (UU)
• Natalie Tippetts (UU)
• Neil Abercrombie
(USU)
• Wyatt Ellertson
(USU)*
• Brad Mortensen
(WSU)
• Chris Millard (WSU)
• Donna Law (SUU)
• Rick Wheeler (Snow)
• Frank Lojko (DSU)
• Henrie Walton (DSU)
• Cameron Martin
(UVU)*
• Chris Taylor (UVU)
• Maria Millett (USA)
• Spencer Jenkins
(USHE)
Questions
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