The 2011
State Legislative Session
UNF Board of Trustees
June 21, 2011
$$ Projections $$
General Revenue
Fiscal Year
• 2011‐12
• 2012‐13
• 2013-14
• 2014-15
Growth Rate
6.4%
7.2%
6.2%
4.8%
2011 HOT TOPICS
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Medicaid Reform
Election Reform
Supreme Court Overhaul
State Employee Benefits
– (Retirement, Health, Union Dues)
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Growth Management
Corporate Tax Cuts
Government Reorganization
Gun Bills
Abortion
Immigration
Reapportionment
Constitutional Amendments
The FY 2010-11 STATE BUDGET
OVERVIEW
$69.7B State Budget – May 7
$69.1 B State Budget-May 26
Federal Stimulus Funds: $-0$528 M Trust Fund Sweeps
Education Cuts: -$2.6 B
$2.2 B in Reserves
2011-2012 State Budget - $69.7 B
(before vetoes)
29%
Education Receives 54% of the State
General Revenue/Lottery Funds
•STATE OPERATING BUDGET - $24 B
•EDUCATION OPERATING BUDGET - $12.9 B
Public
Schools,
$8,813.2
54%
15%
Other,
$725.3
SUS
$1,992.4
State
Colleges,
$1,027.6
Early
Learning,
$384.8
The FY 2011-12 STATE BUDGET
HIGHER EDUCATION $6.8 Billion
State University System:
-5.7%
Florida College System:
-1.3%
Private Colleges & Universities -6.3%
FRAG:
ABLE Grants:
-3.7% (-$41/award)
-40.3% (-$104/award)
Student Financial Aid:
-15.1%
2011-12 BUDGET PROVISO
Facilities Utilization Study:
Jan 15, 2012
State Employee Fee Waivers
Bar Dues
Governor’s Vetoes
All University Infrastructure – except:
FSU, UWF, FIU, FGCU & NCF
All University Projects – except:
USF Polytechnic New Campus $35 million
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Arthropod Research Lab – FAMU
Neuromusculoskeletal Research – USF-HSC
Economic Gardening Project - UCF
8% BASE TUITION INCREASE
SUS:
Increases caps for:
– A&S, Health, Athletic (40% of Tuition),
Technology Fee (5%)
– Financial Aid Fee (5%)
• 7% Differential for BOTs (already
assumed by the Legislature)
• Existing Law Allows Up To 15% for
Resident Graduate, Professional and
All Levels of Out-of-State (1009.24)
HB 7151
• Higher Education
Coordinating Council
• “Rules-to-Regs”
• Lost/Abandoned Property
–(s. 705.18, F.S.)
• Repeal of University
Concurrency Trust Fund
SB 2150
Administrative Salaries
Major Gifts
Excess Hours
Flexibility for the 30% financial
aid set-aside of Differential
Tuition
• UF Spring/Summer Enrollment
Pilot
• Bright Futures
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2011 Changes to Bright Futures
• SAT / ACT Scores
• Community Service
Hours
• Home Schoolers
• Accelerated Hours
• FAFSA
State Employee Pension Reform
• Contributions – 3% (Pre tax)
• COLA - suspended
• DROP - interest accrual rate
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• Average Final Compensation
• Vesting – tighter
• Retirement Age - older
WHAT DIED?
State Health Insurance Overhaul
Guns on Campus
Discontinuing Tenure
Eliminate HSSO’s
Eliminate BOG DSO
Professional Deregulation
“Must Accept” AP Exam Score
$142.9 Million of Base Budget to be Used
to Support Upper Level STEM courses
& require $ for $ match from
Foundation
FLORIDA’S OFFICIAL STATE AMPHIBIAN
THE BARKING TREE FROG
2012: Reapportionment