FY 2012 Budget & Legislative Changes USRPC August 31, 2011 F&A Rate Proposal Negotiation • Signed 4 Year agreement with DHHS on 8/25/11, effective 9/1/2011
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FY 2012 Budget &
Legislative Changes
USRPC
August 31, 2011
F&A Rate Proposal Negotiation
• Signed 4 Year agreement with DHHS on
8/25/11, effective 9/1/2011 – 8/31/2015
o On Campus Organized Research & Instruction
• Increase of 2.5% to 47%
o On Campus Other Sponsored Activities
• Established at 35%
o Off Campus Rate
• Capped at 26% (Administrative rate maximum)
FY 2012 Budget
Changes to UTSA’s state budget
represent a loss of $11 million in
discretionary funding and deep
reductions in Special Items
Total GR reduction = <$12.8 million>, or
12.5% less than amount originally funded in
the last biennium
FY 2012 Budget
Permanent Base Reductions passed on
to Special Items:
Institute of Texan Cultures <$488,282>
Center for Water Research <$131,250>
Texas State Data Center <$113,813>
TexPREP
<$139,298>
SALSI
<$1,265,000>
P-16 Council
<$250,000>
FY 2012 Budget
Balance of permanent reductions to state
appropriations will be covered by:
Increases in base tuition revenue budgets:
Statutory tuition – enrollment growth & change in
mix between UG and GR SCH
Designated tuition – enrollment growth & rate
change
Overhead recovery from auxiliary enterprises
Prior year ‘savings’ of unallocated base
designated tuition revenue
FY 2012 Budget
No permanent budget reductions will be
passed on to E&G and 19-7 accounts other
than “Special Items” previously mentioned
After covering the $11 M in discretionary
reductions, funds are available for:
$3.4 Million in E&G merit, Faculty Tenure &
Promotion & equity salary increases
$1 Million - FY12 permanent budget requests
$2+ Million - FY12 one time budget priorities
Salary Increases
2.25% Merit pool for base salary adjustments
Effective November 1, paid with December payroll
For meritorious performance 2/1/10 – 1/31/11
Must be hired as of 2/28/11 to be eligible
Staff Equity $112,000
Effective September 1
To address compression, market
Faculty Tenure & Promotion Awards $247,000
FY12 Base Budget Allocations
Total $1,000,000 (See attached list for details)
Academic Affairs $792,500
Business Affairs
47,500
Research
50,000
Student Affairs
75,000
Marching Band
35,000
FY12 One Time Funding Awards
(See attached list for details)
Academic Affairs $1,033,000
Business Affairs
195,521
Community Services 164,000
Research
177,650
Student Affairs
301,829
President’s Office
194,500
Univ Advancement 483,000
Renovations
225,000
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
SB 5 – effective June 17, 2011
We are no longer required to follow Gov Code
Ch 2254 B, re: consulting contracts.
Consulting contracts may be treated as any other
contract for services.
No finding of facts
No publication on Texas Register & notifications
to the Governor and LBB
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
SB 5 – effective June 17, 2011
Electronic Funds Transfer –a reference to
payment of salary or wages has been removed
to facilitate EFT usage.
Internet Access to Financial Transactions – must
link to transparency reports on comptroller’s
website. (UTSA IMPLEMENTED)
Allows electronic & digital signatures to improve
efficiency and lower costs of operations.
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
SB 5 – effective June 17, 2011
Expedited process for THECB approval of
construction projects and real estate purchases.
Project must be on campus master plan, certify
compliance with institutional standards, with no
outstanding deficiencies from recent facilities audit.
Open Meetings for Fee Committees
Requires committees to post notice & hold open meeting,
under institutional rules. Final recommendations of the
student fee advisory committees must be made public.
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
SB 5 – Elimination of Reports:
Eff 9/1/11 these reports are no longer required:
Crime statistics report (Ed Cd 51.216)
Class size reports (Ed Cd 51.403(b)(c))
Timely Graduation report (Ed Cd 51.4033)
Matching scholarship report (Ed Cd 61.087(c))
Annual Debt Report to AG (Gov Cd 2107.005)
Non Financial Data report (Sq ft. of state buildings; details of who
was paid a professional fee and the amount; HUB strategic plan
progress, vehicles purchased, vacation leave payments made to
employees, employees with assigned state owned or leased vehicles)
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
SB 5 – Elimination of Reports:
Effective 9/1/13 state law is repealed re:
Technology Workforce Grants (Ed Cd 51.859)
Veteran’s Tuition Exemptions (Ed Cd 54.203(h))
Institution TPEG Guidelines (Ed Cd 56.034(c))
Deferred maintenance report (Ed Cd 61.0582)
Total Cost of Attendance (Ed Cd 61.066(c))
Report on ARP/ATP progress (Ed Cd 142.005-006)
Report on customer service (Gov Cd 2114)
Annual aircraft use (Gov Cd 2205.041)
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
HB 9 - Higher Education Outcomes-Based
Funding Act
To ensure student outcomes are aligned with
state’s education goals
Applies only to general academic teaching
institutions
Establishes a committee (one representative per
university system) to review formula funding
issues
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
HB9 – not more than 10% of the total amount
of base general revenue funding may be based
on the following success measures:
# of degrees awarded
# of degrees in critical fields (engineering, computer sci,
math, physical science, allied health, nursing & teaching
certification in math or science)
# of degrees awarded to “at risk” students (Pell grant
recipient or a student who is over 20 yrs old; had
SAT/ACT scores lower than national mean, is a part time
student, or earned a GED w/in past 6 yrs)
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
HB 9 – Board shall adopt rules to
administer the act’s requirements
including data submission by institutions
& various reports to the Joint Oversight
Committee (including highlighting best
practices on improving student outcomes
& higher ed governance).
Expires August 31, 2013
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
HB 399 – Personal Financial Literacy Training
THECB will make rules regarding requirements;
training will begin no later than the Fall 2013
semester
HB 452 Temporary Housing between
academic terms for students under the
protection of Family & Protective Services
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
HB 736 – Internet Access to Information (not
an exhaustive list)
SFR
% of T/TT w/teaching responsibilities
% of SCH Lower Division courses taught by T/TT
Faculty Rank by Gender & Ethnicity
Avg Faculty Salaries by Rank
State funding & total revenue spent per FTEF & FTES
Research expenditures per FTEF
# of Endowed chairs & professorships
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
HB 736 – Internet Access to Information (not
an exhaustive list)
% of UG students receiving student loans & avg
annual amount
% of UG students receiving federal or state grants &
avg annual amount
Total academic costs (TAC) & % of budget that
revenue represents
% increase in TAC in each of the 5 most recent years
% of first time UG that are transfer students
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
HB 1163 (SB 32) Peace Officers Exemptions
Exempts tuition & lab fees for a criminal justice or
law-enforcement related degree program for eligible
peace officers that apply for the exemption at least 1
week before the last date of registration.
THECB responsible for rules
If funds are not appropriated to cover cost of HB
1163, report is made to Senate Finance Committee
and House Appropriations Committee
Legislative Changes
Impacting Higher Education
SB 28 Texas Grant Readiness Reform Act
Changes eligibility beginning awards for 2013-2014
SB 36 Academic Advising Quality
Empowers THECB to develop a method of assessing
academic advising effectiveness
SB 639 Tuition Exemptions for Dependents of
Residents Deployed for Combat Duty
Requires legislative funding but if sufficient $’s are
not available, THECB will prorate available funding