COBI 2015 - Utah National Guard

Overview
Issues
Performance
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Utah National Guard line item consists of three programs: Administration, Operations and Maintenance, and Tuition Assistance.

Funding History

Funding Issues

Military and Family Life Counselors

This is a budget increase to hire two Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLCs). Counselors will provide confidential non-medical counseling to support military service members and their families. This is intended to prevent lifestyle conditions that may compromise military and family readiness. Counseling addresses issues such as improving relationships at home, work, stress management, readjustment following a deployment, marital problems, parenting, grief and loss. In the past 13 years of wartime operations, significant problems have become manifest including suicide (double the rate of the general population), relationship challenges, family reintegration, violent behavior, unemployment, substance abuse, and addiction. MFLCs will assist military members to avoid or overcome these problems. One of UNG's key performance measures is personnel readiness. The ability of the service members' families to support military service directly affects the members' ability to remain in service. "Family conflicts" is one of the leading reasons for service members separating from military service. The "wellness" of the family directly affects the ability of a service member to perform in training and in combat.

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $53,239,600 from all sources for Utah National Guard. This is a 23.3 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $6,468,800 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 5.2 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 Federal Funds Adjustments$0$30,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$0$30,000Federal Funds

Annual adjustments of federal funds based on agency submission of grant changes.

Military and Family Life Counselors$210,000$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$210,000$0General Fund

Staff Analysis

Federal Funds:

Under provisions of 63J-5-103 the Utah National Guard does not require legislative authorization of its federal grants. Nevertheless the grants are shown here for legislative review.

Fiscal Year 2015:

FY15 Federal Funds Summary

Fiscal Year 2016:

UNG FY16 Federal Funds Summary

Intent Language:

The Analyst recommends the following intent language:

Under terms of Section 63J-1-603(3)(a) Utah Code Annotated, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Utah National Guard in item 1, Chapter 12, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

The Legislature intends that the Utah National Guard be allowed to increase its vehicle fleet by three vehicles for operations and maintenance if funding for the vehicles comes from appropriated federal funds.

Prior Year Budget Changes:

During the 2014 G.S. the Legislature made the following budget changes:

Moved $1 million in ongoing General Fund appropriations for Tuition Reimbursement into its own unique appropriation unit
Authorized $1.5 million in dedicated credits for the newly created Morale, Welfare, and Recreation program

During the 2013 G.S. the Legislature made the following change: Appropriated $169,400 General Fund for Operations and Maintenance (of which $19,200 was one-time reimbursement for Davis County windstorm mobilization).

Additional Measures

Administration

Operations and Maintenance

Tuition Assistance

Multiple units and individual service members have been recognized for their patriotic service, professional performance, and personal sacrifices. Elements of the Utah National Guard are strategically located throughout the state and can rapidly respond in times of disaster or emergency. In order to achieve their mission the National Guard uses five main performance measures:

UNG Readiness Measures

Personnel Readiness measures the number of Soldiers and Airmen assigned and available, leadership readiness, and deployability, including physical and medical readiness and civilian education. Recruiting and retention is a key performance measure in Personnel Readiness. Utah Army National Guard successfully achieved 100% strength and Utah Air National Guard successfully achieved 97% strength in 2014.
Training Readiness measures the individual and collective training performance of Soldiers and Airmen, including required military professional education, individual skills and weapons training, military specialty skills training, and collective unit training. UTNG has successfully met every deployment mission during the global war on terrorism.
Equipment on hand is an assessment of the required equipment assigned to a unit. Equipping levels are determined and funded by the Army and Air Force.
Equipment Readiness measures the maintenance status of key equipment. UTNG successfully maintains a very high level of equipment readiness.
Installation performance is measured using the Military Commander's Installation Status Report (ISR) as shown in the chart under the Operations and Maintenance program.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 132

SB0002: Item 178

Because of the requirement for the National Guard to train to peform federal missions, most of UNG's funding is federal through the Department of the Army and the Air Force. In Federal FY 2014, UNG received about $225 million in federal funds, down from about $343 million in FFY 2013. Federal funding cuts in FFY 2014 were in military construction (-$43 m), training pay (-$35 m), operations and maintenance (-$35 m), and full-time personnel support (-$5 m). Federal funding is expected to continue to decline until FFY 2017 when the state is programmed to receive about $37 million in military construction funds for a new facility at Camp Williams.

In State FY 2014, about 8 percent of the State of Utah appropriations came from the General Fund ($71 million federal, $6 million state). In FY 2015, federal expenditures are expected to decrease so that about 9 percent of the State of Utah appropriations will come from the General Fund ($63 million federal, $6 million state). In FY 2016, federal funding is expected to further decrease so about 12 percent of the State of Utah appropriations will come from the General Fund ($46 million federal, $6 million state).

Of the $6 million General Fund appropriation, $1 million is reserved solely for the Tuition Assistance program, $2.8 million is used for operations and maintenance ($1.4 million of which is utility costs), and the remaining $2.2 million covers personnel and human resource costs for the 218 FTE.

Overall, about 97 percent of all Guard expenditures are from federal funds (about $225 million in Federal FY 2014) and the remaining two percent is from the state (about $6 million).

The National Guard currently organizes its budget through 52 individual operating units, but is funded by the Legislature through 3 appropriation units.

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Programs	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Administration	1,660,500	1,790,500	1,887,100	1,937,400	1,078,000	0	1,078,000	(132,200)	945,800
Operations and Maintenance	34,454,200	46,980,600	48,734,700	76,026,400	67,281,800	85,300	67,367,100	(16,073,300)	51,293,800
Tuition Assistance	0	0	0	0	1,000,000	8,400	1,008,400	(8,400)	1,000,000
Total	$36,114,700	$48,771,100	$50,621,800	$77,963,800	$69,359,800	$93,700	$69,453,500	($16,213,900)	$53,239,600

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	5,017,800	5,006,500	5,736,500	5,956,200	6,129,700	0	6,129,700	323,500	6,453,200
General Fund, One-time	600,000	500,000	169,400	8,100	17,500	0	17,500	(1,900)	15,600
Federal Funds	30,547,500	45,126,700	44,634,600	70,957,100	63,192,600	60,100	63,252,700	(16,501,900)	46,750,800
Dedicated Credits Revenue	11,000	11,500	11,600	5,800	20,000	0	20,000	0	20,000
Transfers	(70,800)	(1,981,200)	51,800	1,013,600	0	0	0	0	0
Transfers - Intergovernmental	3,500	143,200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Transfers - Other Agencies	0	(1,500)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beginning Nonlapsing	46,000	40,300	74,500	56,600	0	33,600	33,600	(33,600)	0
Closing Nonlapsing	(40,300)	(74,400)	(56,600)	(33,600)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$36,114,700	$48,771,100	$50,621,800	$77,963,800	$69,359,800	$93,700	$69,453,500	($16,213,900)	$53,239,600

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	14,188,600	14,928,500	16,082,900	15,947,400	17,054,800	(1,111,800)	15,943,000	509,200	16,452,200
In-state Travel	40,300	39,900	29,900	42,600	29,900	13,100	43,000	0	43,000
Out-of-state Travel	231,400	339,900	210,700	279,100	210,700	68,300	279,000	0	279,000
Current Expense	13,578,900	16,848,100	22,111,700	21,196,800	21,690,500	1,616,000	23,306,500	(2,088,200)	21,218,300
DP Current Expense	392,000	224,000	408,800	92,400	406,000	(314,000)	92,000	1,100	93,100
DP Capital Outlay	32,700	304,500	23,000	50,200	23,000	27,000	50,000	0	50,000
Capital Outlay	7,650,800	16,041,200	11,334,300	39,566,700	29,740,200	(200)	29,740,000	(14,636,000)	15,104,000
Other Charges/Pass Thru	0	45,000	420,500	788,600	204,700	(204,700)	0	0	0
Total	$36,114,700	$48,771,100	$50,621,800	$77,963,800	$69,359,800	$93,700	$69,453,500	($16,213,900)	$53,239,600

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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	148	148	221	221	242.10	(17.10)	225	17.10	242.10
Actual FTE	210.50	222.90	239.50	215.70	0	0	0	0	0
Vehicles	33	34	37	36	34	2	36	(2)	34

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.