Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Higher Education
Appropriations Subcommittee
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Group: Higher Education - Utah Education Network

Agency: Utah Education Network

Function

The Utah Education Network (UEN), a partnership of Utah's public and higher education institutions, delivers education statewide through state-of-the-art technology. It operates a public television station, KUEN-9, which includes UEN-TV, MHz Worldview, and UEN-TV News. It works closely with partner station KUED-7. It provides educational interactions through Interactive Video-Conferencing (IVC), and connects state institutions to each other and the Internet. UEN's mission is to "provide the citizens of Utah access to the highest quality, most effective instructional experiences, administrative support services, library services, student services, and teacher resources regardless of location or time."

Statutory Authority

Utah Code Annotated 53B-17 establishes UEN and assigns its responsibilities.

  • UCA 53B-17-102 establishes UEN as a consortium and partnership between public and higher education to support the telecommunications technology, internet access, and programs/services for the delivery of distance education for educational institutions throughout the state.
  • UCA 53B-17-103 requires the Legislature to provide appropriation, subject to budget constraints, for the operation of UEN for the services listed above.
  • UCA 53B-17-104 directs UEN to coordinate the statewide development and implementation of the data network for education.

Performance

UEN has specific accountability measures for which it maintains an on-line dashboard. It measures its performance in 'visits' to various web sites, usage of the Pioneer Library, and sessions of interactive video conferencing. It also closely monitors network utilization and reliability, among other things, and reports those results monthly to its steering committee.

Funding Detail

UEN's financial resources come from General and Education Fund appropriations, federal grants, federal e-rate discounts, and reimbursement by education entities. As UEN's state appropriation has decreased, it has aggressively pursued federal grants.

In past years, UEN's budget has been appropriated in numerous line items. Since FY 2008, it has all been appropriated to one line item, allowing UEN maximum flexibility in managing resources.

Sources of Finance
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
General Fund $261,100 $242,700 $219,500 $219,500 $175,600
General Fund, One-time $0 $7,400 $2,200 $0 $0
Uniform School Fund $14,506,000 $13,573,400 $12,597,900 $0 $0
Uniform School Fund, One-time $640,000 $1,463,900 $1,078,200 $0 $0
Education Fund $5,214,600 $4,867,200 $4,591,100 $17,270,800 $16,904,400
Education Fund, One-time $705,000 $519,200 $228,700 $1,000,000 $0
Federal Funds $2,574,000 $2,375,900 $2,728,500 $3,344,200 $7,892,900
Dedicated Credits Revenue $3,740,600 $8,299,800 $8,253,600 $10,524,800 $10,690,000
Transfers $55,500 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Financing Sources $172,000 $876,400 $2,379,300 $1,229,000 $834,200
Beginning Nonlapsing $3,068,900 $217,200 $115,000 $300,000 $0
Closing Nonlapsing ($217,200) ($115,000) ($300,000) ($1,253,300) $0
Total
$30,720,500
$32,328,100
$31,894,000
$32,635,000
$36,497,100
 
Line Items
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Utah Education Network $30,720,500 $32,328,100 $31,894,000 $32,635,000 $36,497,100
Total
$30,720,500
$32,328,100
$31,894,000
$32,635,000
$36,497,100
 
Categories of Expenditure
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Personnel Services $9,193,900 $9,925,500 $9,572,400 $9,686,600 $9,657,700
In-state Travel $190,800 $157,400 $162,000 $170,200 $180,000
Out-of-state Travel $414,400 $224,100 $183,500 $127,800 $224,000
Current Expense $2,224,600 $1,927,900 $1,796,300 $2,048,300 $2,365,800
DP Current Expense $15,037,400 $16,125,900 $18,094,000 $19,510,100 $17,764,000
DP Capital Outlay $3,404,800 $3,798,400 $2,032,800 $1,009,600 $6,232,200
Capital Outlay $254,600 $168,900 $53,000 $82,400 $73,400
Total
$30,720,500
$32,328,100
$31,894,000
$32,635,000
$36,497,100
 
Other Indicators
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Budgeted FTE 110.0 113.6 113.3 111.0 111.0
Actual FTE 116.0 118.1 113.3 112.7 0.0
Vehicles 11 10 14 14 14






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