COBI 2015 - USU - School of Veterinary Medicine

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FY 2016 Appropriation

The Joint Professional School of Veterinary Medicine was approved in anticipation of an increased need for veterinarians in the State. The program focuses on large animals, but does not limit students to that specific area.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $4,912,500 from all sources for USU - School of Veterinary Medicine. This is a 0 percent change from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $3,238,800 from the General/Education Funds, a change of 0 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time

Statute

The following laws govern the Joint Professional School of Veterinary Medicine:

UCA 53B-18-1301 provides for a partnership to establish a veterinary education program.

During the 2011 General Session, the Legislature approved H.B. 57, "Joint Professional School of Veterinary Medicine" which allowed Utah State University to enter into a partnership with Washington State University for a four-year program to train veterinarians. The program is designed to educate 20 Utah resident students and 10 nonresidents. The students complete their first and second years of study in Logan, then finish their third and fourth years at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. The Legislature originally appropriated $1.7 million in state funding to establish the program and pay the nonresident portion of the tuition for the Utah residents during their third and fourth years. To that, the Legislature added $1.5 million in FY 2015.

The first cohort in the program began in the Fall of 2012. This group completed their second year in 2013-2014 in Logan and has now moved on to finish its last two years in Washington. Additional cohorts have started in Fall of 2013 and 2014.

Intent Language

SB0002: Item 98

The Legislature intends that the Utah State University report on the following performance measures: (1) graduation rates (100 percent, 150 percent, and 200 percent) by cohort, with comparisons to national averages; (2) transfer and retention rate, by cohort; (3) job placement rates following graduation, by discipline; (4) degree completion per discipline; (5) percentage of students enrolling in, and successfully completing, developmental mathematics course who immediately or concurrently enroll in college level math (1030 or higher); and (6) the amount of grant money applied for and received and the number of research/outreach initiatives funded by non-state-funded grants. The Legislature intend that this information be available to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee by December 31, 2016.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	0	0	0	0	3,200,000	0	3,200,000	0	3,200,000
Education Fund	0	0	0	0	38,800	0	38,800	0	38,800
Dedicated Credits Revenue	0	0	0	0	1,673,700	0	1,673,700	0	1,673,700
Total	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,912,500	$0	$4,912,500	$0	$4,912,500

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	0	0	0	0	3,589,900	899,800	4,489,700	0	4,489,700
In-state Travel	0	0	0	0	60,000	0	60,000	0	60,000
Current Expense	0	0	0	0	1,262,600	(899,800)	362,800	0	362,800
Total	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,912,500	$0	$4,912,500	$0	$4,912,500

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	0	0	0	0	9	3.33	12.33	(3.33)	9

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.