Subcommittee Summary Background The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee reviews and approves the budget for three principal areas of state government. The subcommittee makes recommendations to the Executive Appropriations Committee and the whole Legislature for final approval for the following areas:
- The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE)
- The Utah Education Network (UEN)
- The Utah Medical Education Program (UMEP)
Funding Detail During the 2008 General Session, the Legislature appropriated a total budget of $1,267,363,400 for FY 2009, which includes $319,355,700 in General Funds, $36,343,900 in Uniform School Funds, and $493,828,700 in Education Funds. The FY 2009 appropriation was reduced during the September 2008 Special Session by $33,980,900 - increasing the General Fund appropriation to $382,096,300 and decreasing the Uniform School Fund to $35,443,900 and the Education Fund to $397,432,400. | Sources of Finance | 2005
Actual | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Approp | | General Fund | $467,103,400 | $488,219,100 | $232,267,300 | $361,487,600 | $424,439,900 | | General Fund, One-time | $945,300 | $10,000 | ($16,186,800) | ($301,894,100) | ($42,343,600) | | Uniform School Fund | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32,643,400 | $33,739,800 | | Uniform School Fund, One-time | $0 | $0 | $29,824,000 | $667,200 | $1,704,100 | | Education Fund | $183,520,900 | $195,002,100 | $484,481,000 | $413,092,700 | $353,729,100 | | Education Fund, One-time | $0 | $12,962,400 | ($2,854,600) | $315,023,400 | $43,703,300 | | Federal Funds | $10,491,345 | $13,529,779 | $15,214,352 | $9,266,500 | $6,729,800 | | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $320,032,787 | $336,529,980 | $352,102,640 | $396,319,200 | $397,108,200 | | Dedicated Credits - Land Grant | $1,040,435 | $1,807,732 | $1,943,425 | $1,702,100 | $1,108,500 | | Federal Mineral Lease | $1,883,019 | $2,846,550 | $2,742,853 | $2,687,200 | $1,745,800 | | GFR - Cigarette Tax Rest | $4,284,500 | $4,284,500 | $4,284,500 | $4,284,500 | $4,284,500 | | GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account | $0 | $0 | $0 | $389,300 | $298,800 | | GFR - Prison Telephone Surcharge Account | $0 | $100,000 | $819,436 | $886,600 | $1,000,000 | | GFR - Tobacco Settlement | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | | Trust and Agency Funds | $0 | $0 | $0 | $209,100 | $0 | | Land Grant Mgt Fund | $0 | $0 | $0 | $478,200 | $0 | | Transfers | $6,504,205 | $14,579,661 | $13,024,259 | $16,878,400 | $33,000 | | Transfers - Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice | $34,500 | $34,500 | $34,500 | $34,500 | $34,500 | | Transfers - Interagency | $590,776 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Transfers - Within Agency | $51,492 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Other Financing Sources | $0 | $233,722 | $871,096 | $172,000 | $0 | | Beginning Nonlapsing | $67,647,843 | $75,902,488 | $89,083,749 | $84,433,400 | $2,066,800 | | Closing Nonlapsing | ($76,709,602) | ($92,835,294) | ($89,697,443) | ($66,065,800) | $0 | | Total | $991,420,900 | $1,057,207,218 | $1,121,954,267 | $1,276,695,400 | $1,233,382,500 |
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| | Agencies | 2005
Actual | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Approp | | University of Utah | $328,224,822 | $349,757,124 | $370,458,878 | $418,574,700 | $397,878,800 | | Utah State University | $192,635,573 | $202,987,187 | $210,946,996 | $239,487,200 | $232,206,200 | | Weber State University | $92,035,145 | $97,360,349 | $107,221,141 | $113,956,800 | $112,580,100 | | Southern Utah University | $40,928,459 | $42,718,804 | $47,968,334 | $54,487,100 | $52,535,100 | | Utah Valley University | $87,587,195 | $93,756,875 | $98,794,210 | $124,922,500 | $120,718,200 | | Snow College | $22,598,018 | $23,413,806 | $24,772,759 | $26,983,600 | $26,641,900 | | Dixie State College | $23,593,259 | $25,485,526 | $27,079,251 | $35,035,900 | $32,923,100 | | College of Eastern Utah | $15,250,902 | $16,445,384 | $16,540,250 | $19,700,100 | $20,470,100 | | Salt Lake Community College | $93,857,271 | $95,626,867 | $100,332,500 | $107,975,300 | $107,805,500 | | State Board of Regents | $22,836,362 | $24,796,886 | $25,799,435 | $40,118,600 | $31,780,800 | | Utah College of Applied Technology | $48,060,194 | $55,492,810 | $61,021,613 | $63,845,400 | $62,969,500 | | Utah Education Network | $23,116,100 | $28,626,900 | $30,248,100 | $30,598,300 | $33,233,400 | | Medical Education Council | $697,600 | $738,700 | $770,800 | $1,009,900 | $1,639,800 | | Total | $991,420,900 | $1,057,207,218 | $1,121,954,267 | $1,276,695,400 | $1,233,382,500 |
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| | Categories of Expenditure | 2005
Actual | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Approp | | Personal Services | $760,481,298 | $804,723,580 | $859,544,074 | $920,341,100 | $977,462,200 | | In-State Travel | $7,615,809 | $8,368,476 | $9,069,406 | $10,738,400 | $5,720,200 | | Out of State Travel | $248,300 | $334,200 | $291,100 | $421,100 | $378,300 | | Current Expense | $163,593,691 | $176,608,568 | $174,696,041 | $233,623,900 | $180,522,800 | | DP Current Expense | $9,691,000 | $12,547,100 | $14,680,400 | $15,055,600 | $17,576,700 | | DP Capital Outlay | $4,019,200 | $5,945,100 | $4,788,400 | $3,466,200 | $2,204,000 | | Capital Outlay | $9,540,216 | $8,961,390 | $11,756,160 | $16,249,400 | $6,804,100 | | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $36,231,386 | $39,718,804 | $47,128,686 | $76,799,700 | $42,714,200 | | Total | $991,420,900 | $1,057,207,218 | $1,121,954,267 | $1,276,695,400 | $1,233,382,500 |
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| | Other Indicators | 2005
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Actual | 2007
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Actual | 2009
Approp | | Budgeted FTE | 12,356.8 | 12,570.2 | 12,887.0 | 13,403.7 | 13,912.8 | | Vehicles | 1,997 | 1,897 | 1,948 | 1,984 | 1,948 |
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