Download - 84 th Legislative Session Steven Johnson Texas Association of Community Colleges June 2nd, 2015
• The State Budget and Community Colleges
• Legislation
• The Road Ahead
• Questions
Update: 84th Session
State Budget: Community Colleges • 90% / 10% split between contact hours & student success
points was maintained.
• Student Success Points were not funded at level to maintain a “compete against yourself” system.
• Conference Committee used updated spring contact hours and student success points.
• Conference Committee used a 90% hold-harmless for college instructional funding.
• Conference Committee approved all college employee benefit funding petitions.
• Added a new “Reporting Requirement” rider of all colleges.
State Instructional Funding
Budget2014-15
Introduced Base Bill
Final Budget2016-17
Core Operations $50,000,000 $50,000,000 $50,000,000
Student Success Points $172,015,292 $164,095,535 $169,168,401
Contact Hours $1,547,844,778 $1,476,859,817 $1,522,515,612(+ $3,963,138 HH)
Total $1,769,860,070 $1,690,955,352 $1,745,647,151
- 4.5 %from 2014-15
- 1.4 %from 2014-15
State Budget: Community Colleges
Community Colleges are Meeting Student Demand
2002-03 2004-05 2006-07 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 2014-15 -
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
510,000 550,000
575,000
670,000
733,000 700,000 695,000
Community College Enrollment
2002-03 2004-05 2006-07 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 2014-15 2016-170
0.5
1
1.5
2
1.571.5
1.611.7
1.75 1.74 1.77 1.745
State Instructional Appropriations(in billions)
State Funding has Remained Flat
The Effect
2002-03 2004-05 2006-07 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 2014-15 2016-17 TACC Request $-
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,238
$1,921 $1,981
$2,115 $2,134
$1,669
$1,816 $1,853 $1,978
State Appropriations per FTSE (annual)
Policy & Bills
Community College Priorities
• Baccalaureate Expansion at Community
Colleges
- SB 271 / HB 1384 both died during the Session
- HB 3348 by Clardy provides for the creation of a pilot
project to study the feasibility of a baccalaureate in
dental hygiene at Tyler Junior College
• Common Course Numbering
- HB 61 by McClendon died in the Senate
Passed• Campus Carry – SB 11
• Block Scheduling – HB 1583
• Transfer – SB 1189
• Dual Credit – HB 18
• Tax Rates - SB 1760
Did Not Pass• Undocumented Student In-State Tuition
• Tax Rate Roll-back Changes
• Extension of Telecommunications Discount
Policy & Bills
The State Budget & Economy: 85th SessionMoney will be Available• $6.4 billion left unspent
• $11.1 Economic Stabilization Fund (Rainy Day)
Constraints• More than $9 billion less available in revenue
• Tax relief: Franchise and Property Tax
• Other approved tax exemptions
• Public School Finance Ruling• Additional state dollars into system?
• Slowing of State’s Economy• Lower price of oil = Lower tax revenue
• Sales tax: rate of increase is slowing
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