1. Opening Graphic

2. 2014 Legislative Report & Budget Update
David L. Buhler, Commissioner of Higher Education
March 28, 2014

3. 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

4. 2014 Legislation
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5. Legislation of Note
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• Snow College Concurrent Education
• USTAR Governing Authority Amendments
• Education Taskforce Reauthorization

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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
-1.0%
2.6%
7.2%
5.0%
12.6%
4.8%
-11.5%
-1.9%
3.2%
6.0%
11.3%
-15.0%
-10.0%
-5.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
(State Tax Funds)
Great
Recession

12. Public Education
48%
Higher Education
15%
Executive Offices
& Criminal
Justices
8%
Exec. Approps.
1%
Business, Econom
ic Dev., & Labor
3%
Natural
Resources, Ag., &
Env. Quality
1%
Retirement &
Independent
Entities
1%
Infrastructure &
General
Government
7%
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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Ongoing One-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

18. 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

19. Thanks to the USHE legislative team
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20. 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)

21. Questions
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22. Opening Graphic