COBI 2015 - University of Utah

Overview
Issues
Performance
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

As the state's flagship institution, the University of Utah focuses on high quality instruction, research, and innovation, particularly at the graduate level. Its mission is to disseminate knowledge through teaching, publication, artistic presentation, and community engagement. The University of Utah is a major research institution that contributes to the economic base of the state through innovation, technology transfer, and commercialization. The university is also the primary deliverer of trained professionals in medicine, pharmacy, law and engineering for the state.

Funding History

Funding Issues

Student Participation

This request is to build capacity and quality to meet current and future student demands including the 66 percent goal. This request reflects institutional mission type, comparing the USHE institutions' per-student cost to that of their Carnegie peer institutions.

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Trend Analysis - 2015 General Session - University of Utah - Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health

Trend Analysis - 2015 General Session - University of Utah - School of Medicine

Trend Analysis - 2015 General Session - University of Utah - Statewide TV Administration

Trend Analysis - 2015 General Session - University of Utah - University Hospital

Trend Analysis - 2015 General Session - University of Utah - Utah Tele-Health Network

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - USHE Vehicle Expansion

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - Funding Transfer from State Auditor

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - USHE Tuition and Fees

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - Tuition Projections

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - USHE Tuition and Fees

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - Direct and Full Instructional Costs per FTE Student

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - Education and General Expenditures by Category

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - Higher Education Tuition and State Tax Funding

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - Mission Based Funding

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - Performance Based Funding

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - Tuition Waivers

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - USHE Degrees

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - USHE Graduation Rates

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - USHE Historical Enrollment

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - USHE Historical Funding

Issue Brief - 2015 General Session - USHE Mission, Enrollment, and Funding

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $569,856,700 from all sources for University of Utah. This is an 8.1 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $268,694,800 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 4.2 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 04. Capital Development - Huntsman Cancer Institute$1,850,000 ($1,850,000)

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$1,850,000$0Education Fund

$0 ($1,850,000)Education Fund, One-time

Prioritized #4 by the subcommittee. Received $2.5M in BEDL in 2013 G.S. Received $8.0M in IGG in 2014 G.S. Requesting $9.5M in IGG in 2015 G.S. with a goal of receiving $20M total from the state. Huntsman Foundation committed to providing at least $80M. Estimated O&M is $1,850,000.

06. Capital Development - UU Crocker Science Center$682,700 ($682,700)

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$682,700$0Education Fund

$0 ($682,700)Education Fund, One-time

Prioritized #6 by the subcommittee. UU committed to providing $21M. Estimated O&M is $682,700.

Attorney General Dedicated Credit Adjustments$12,000$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$12,000$0General Fund

This item designates additional funding appropriated to an agency to pay higher costs for Attorney General services, due to statewide and AG-specific compensation increases.

Compensation - USHE & UCAT$7,553,600$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$44,800$0General Fund

$5,666,000$0Education Fund

$1,840,000$0Dedicated Credits Revenue

$2,800$0GFR - Workplace Safety

No Description

Demographic Decision Support$450,000$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$450,000$0General Fund

No Description

Health Insurance - USHE & UCAT$1,939,000$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$8,000$0General Fund

$1,465,900$0Education Fund

$464,600$0Dedicated Credits Revenue

$500$0GFR - Workplace Safety

No Description

Higher Education Audit Billings$76,200$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$76,200$0General Fund

The State Auditor requests a reduction of $712,500 from General Fund revenue and an increase of the same amount to Dedicated Credit revenue. This change would shift the billing for audit services directly to colleges and universities. The corresponding increase in GF appropriations to higher education could be reduced to $404,000, with the expectation that the difference could made up in tuition (43.4% of Higher Education funding is from Dedicated Credits).

Mobile Home Park Helpline$0$35,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$0$35,000General Fund, One-time

Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue. Enactment of this bill would appropriate $35,000 one-time from the General Fund to the Attorney General's Office in FY 2016 to run a mobile home park helpline.

Museum of Natural History$150,000$150,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$150,000$0General Fund

$0$150,000General Fund, One-time

Eliminate building block provided in the 2014 General Session for the Museum of Natural History. Ongoing funding of $903,000 remains in the Higher Education Budget.

Research and Graduate Programs$2,400,000$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$2,400,000$0Education Fund

The state's two research universities' mission includes graduate programs at the doctoral and professional levels. These advanced levels of education and training maintain the quality of instruction at the U of U and USU, build Utahs'd economy, and promoote innovation among the workforce.

Rocky Mountain Center Funding Enhancement$0$125,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$0$125,000General Fund, One-time

Provide state tax funds to the RMCOEH

School Safety and Crisis Line$150,000$150,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$150,000$0Education Fund

$0$150,000Education Fund, One-time

Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue. Enactment of this bill appropriates $150,000 ongoing and $150,000 one-time from the Education Fund to the University of Utah - University Neuropsychiatric Institute to implement the School Safety and Crisis Line as outlined in the bill. Enactment of the bill could reduce costs for the Legislature by $1,600 per year for fewer legislators serving on the commission.

Tuition Projections$26,243,700$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$26,243,700$0Dedicated Credits Revenue

No Description

Utah Research Institute for Mine Safety and Productivity$0$10,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$0$10,000General Fund, One-time

Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue. This bill appropriates $9,999 one-time in FY 2016 for the Utah Research Institute for Mine Safety and Productivity.

UU Orson Spencer Hall Redevelopment O&M$1,049,500 ($1,049,500)

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$1,049,500$0Education Fund

$0 ($1,049,500)Education Fund, One-time

This pays for future O&M on a non-state funded building authorized in S.B. 9.

UU William C. Browning Building Addition O&M$199,700 ($199,700)

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$199,700$0Education Fund

$0 ($199,700)Education Fund, One-time

This pays for future O&M on a non-state funded building authorized in S.B. 9.

The following are performance measures tracked within this organization.

Degrees Awarded, FTE Student Enrollment, Graduation Rates

Students Served, Scholarships Awarded, Peer Advisors

Number of Applicants, FTE Student Enrollment

Patients Admitted, Net Patient Revenue, Outpatient Visits

RDEP Beneficiaries Practicing in Utah, RDEP Beneficiaries in Advanced Education Program

Museum Admissions, School visits

Utah Households Watching KUED, KUED Outreach Programs, KUED Funding

Number of Graduates, Continuing Education and Outreach, Business Impacted

Health Centers Supported, Videoconferencing Endpoints, Community Programs

Commission Meeting Particpants, Community Partners, % with Access to Resource Centers

Funding to Research Laboratories, Funding to Clinical Laboratories, Funding to General Research

Statute

The following laws govern the University of Utah in addition to the laws mentioned previously:

UCA 53B-17-101 outlines Educational Telecommunications, including KUED, KUER, and UEN.
UCA 53B-17-401 establishes the College of Mines and Earth Sciences.
UCA 53B-17-501 authorizes the Research Park.
UCA 53B-17-601 establishes the Utah Museum of Natural History.
UCA 53B-17-701 establishes the Museum of Fine Art.
UCA 53B-17-801 sets up the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.

Intent Language

SB0002: Item 88

The Legislature intends that the University of Utah 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.

SB0002: Item 88

The Legislature intends that the University of Utah be authorized to purchase 15 new vehicles for its motor pool.

SB0003: Item 141

The Legislature intends that the University of Utah use $450,000 appropriated by this item to provide demographic data and decision support to the Legislature as well as to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and other state and local entities as funds allow.

The University of Utah receives funding from the General Fund, Education Fund, Dedicated Credits, Land Grant Trust Management Fund, and the Cigarette Tax, Tobacco Settlement, and Workplace Safety Restricted Accounts.

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Line Items	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Education and General	394,237,600	402,173,000	423,031,300	470,706,900	443,104,200	7,828,500	450,932,700	41,727,400	492,660,100
Educationally Disadvantaged	611,300	679,500	648,900	752,300	719,600	5,400	725,000	8,400	733,400
School of Medicine	37,769,400	38,744,500	39,771,300	39,398,800	48,563,700	1,848,900	50,412,600	835,100	51,247,700
Health Sciences	0	11,249,600	8,499,100	15,523,800	10,562,100	0	10,562,100	0	10,562,100
University Hospital	4,783,200	4,995,600	5,074,200	5,353,300	5,152,400	0	5,152,400	138,000	5,290,400
Regional Dental Education Program	824,700	783,300	824,400	1,308,000	1,324,400	1,005,600	2,330,000	35,200	2,365,200
Research and Training	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Service	1,961,500	3,341,200	2,847,600	2,065,000	1,720,400	600	1,721,000	(158,100)	1,562,900
Statewide TV Administration	2,269,800	2,401,900	2,502,400	2,583,400	2,450,600	0	2,450,600	48,100	2,498,700
Mineral Lease Research	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Land Grant Management	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Area Health Education Centers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poison Control Center	2,181,500	2,245,600	2,448,100	2,583,200	2,100,000	397,800	2,497,800	50,600	2,548,400
Utah Tele-Health Network	676,500	597,200	447,000	479,200	0	0	0	0	0
Center on Aging	11,300	0	65,100	112,700	102,500	0	102,500	2,200	104,700
Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational a	144,200	147,200	92,000	119,900	154,800	0	154,800	128,300	283,100
Total	$445,471,000	$467,358,600	$486,251,400	$540,986,500	$515,954,700	$11,086,800	$527,041,500	$42,815,200	$569,856,700

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	205,984,300	193,919,700	131,535,200	148,625,400	136,138,900	0	136,138,900	(39,259,000)	96,879,900
General Fund, One-time	(14,041,100)	817,200	(104,932,100)	(66,500,000)	0	(70,000,000)	(70,000,000)	34,920,000	(35,080,000)
Education Fund	26,161,400	34,348,500	100,592,800	101,356,800	121,690,000	0	121,690,000	53,436,800	175,126,800
Education Fund, One-time	5,643,700	0	104,500,000	65,800,000	150,000	70,000,000	70,150,000	(38,381,900)	31,768,100
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	6,824,700	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dedicated Credits Revenue	205,865,100	231,686,500	241,280,800	261,087,400	244,328,800	14,382,800	258,711,600	28,539,300	287,250,900
Dedicated Credits - Land Grant	957,900	957,900	957,900	957,900	957,900	0	957,900	0	957,900
GFR - Cigarette Tax	3,287,800	5,230,400	4,800,000	4,300,000	4,800,000	0	4,800,000	0	4,800,000
GFR - Tobacco Settlement	4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000	0	4,000,000	0	4,000,000
GFR - Workplace Safety	150,000	150,000	88,300	152,500	154,800	0	154,800	3,300	158,100
Transfers - Commission on Criminal and J	34,500	34,500	34,500	34,500	34,500	0	34,500	0	34,500
Transfers - HED	3,699,800	3,699,800	3,873,900	3,556,700	3,699,800	(3,699,800)	0	3,556,700	3,556,700
Beginning Nonlapsing	9,249,000	12,346,100	19,832,000	20,311,700	19,820,000	(17,115,100)	2,704,900	0	2,704,900
Closing Nonlapsing	(12,346,100)	(19,832,000)	(20,311,900)	(2,696,400)	(19,820,000)	17,518,900	(2,301,100)	0	(2,301,100)
Total	$445,471,000	$467,358,600	$486,251,400	$540,986,500	$515,954,700	$11,086,800	$527,041,500	$42,815,200	$569,856,700

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	341,317,100	364,343,000	382,562,500	403,637,200	401,863,100	16,153,900	418,017,000	38,009,000	456,026,000
In-state Travel	3,477,700	3,293,000	4,063,900	4,577,900	3,617,200	911,000	4,528,200	(100)	4,528,100
Current Expense	86,435,800	82,601,500	91,465,500	126,428,000	103,936,000	(2,433,300)	101,502,700	4,506,200	106,008,900
Capital Outlay	2,784,100	2,674,400	2,953,000	2,786,700	2,336,500	657,100	2,993,600	100	2,993,700
Other Charges/Pass Thru	11,456,300	14,446,700	5,206,500	0	4,201,900	(4,201,900)	0	300,000	300,000
Transfers	0	0	0	3,556,700	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$445,471,000	$467,358,600	$486,251,400	$540,986,500	$515,954,700	$11,086,800	$527,041,500	$42,815,200	$569,856,700

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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	3,841.75	3,941.30	3,952.60	3,987.10	3,983.25	(64.12)	3,919.13	64.12	3,983.25
Actual FTE	3,947.90	3,968.15	3,945.20	3,973.60	0	0	0	0	0
Vehicles	501	517	517	563	517	53	570	(53)	517

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.