Chancellor Memo LBR 081204



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MEMORANDUM FROM CHANCELLOR

August 12, 2004

TO:                  University Presidents

FROM:              Debra Austin, Ed.D.

Subject:            2005-2006 Legislative Budget Request

At the July 22 Board of Governors' meeting, the Board approved the 2005-2006 legislative budget request. This request supports the goals and objectives identified in the Board's Strategic Plan. Highlights of the budget request include funds for the following issues:

1.     Cost to Continue - $71.1 million

a.      PO&M for Phased-in and New Space
b.      Ratio of In-State to Out-of-State Students
c.      Increased Cost of Operations
d.      OCR Agreement
e.      IFAS Workload
f.       Major Gifts

2.     Access - $85 million

a.       Enrollment Growth
b.       FSU Medical School
c.       FAMU Law School

3.     Critical State Needs - $24.6 million

4.     Building World-Class Institutions & Meeting Community Needs - $119.4 million

a.       Academic Enhancements
b.       FCLA
c.       Programs of Preeminence
d.       Centers of Excellence
e.       Florida Lambda Rail - Internet 3

In the Board's agenda packet, each issue adopted by the Board included a brief description of the project. The information describing each issue can be found at this web address: http://www.fldoe.org/bog/meetings/2004_07_22/agenda.asp .

I do want to provide some additional clarification regarding the "Academic Enhancements" issue. In arriving at a dollar amount per university, we looked at three separate issues; 1) a 2.5% faculty and staff salary increase, 2) graduate research and teaching assistant health insurance and 3) various research projects identified in the university plans. While the sum of these issues was used to determine the allocation for each university for the "Academic Enhancements" issue, the universities will have flexibility to expend these funds to address issues such as research and economic development, graduate research and teaching assistant health insurance, recruiting and keeping quality faculty and staff, and/or community or institutional issues needed to meet the Board's Goals and Objectives. Specific projects recommended by the universities or through SUPA are not been tied to these funds. At a minimum, institutions will be expected to improve graduation rates, minimize the number of excess hours, implement programs and services that expedite student movement from access to graduation, provide incentives for students to graduate in a timelier manner, efficiently utilize buildings, and implement policies that strongly support the Strategic Plan. If funds were appropriated we would require university plans on how these funds would be used to meet the Strategic Plan.

Attached are two spreadsheets, one showing the legislative budget request allocated by university and the other reflecting the enrollment growth requested through the new funding model adopted by the Board in May. If you have any questions, please contact me.

C:        Council of Academic Vice Presidents
           University Budget Officers

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