RS30648 / S1176

It appropriates a total This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the College and Universities. of $678,550,500. Included in this bill is $4,369,900 in inflationary adjustments from dedicated funds for utility costs, communication costs, repair and maintenance services, travel costs, computer supplies, insurance, and other items including $2,310,700 for Boise State University (BSU), $1,941,900 for Idaho State University (ISU), and $117,300 for the University of Idaho (UI). Also included in this bill is $2,224,600 from dedicated funds for replacement items at Boise State University including vehicles, lab equipment, floor care, audio/visual and computer equipment, tools, lawn equipment, and other items, and $102,700 for human resources consolidation at BSU, ISU, and Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC). For the Enrollment Workload Adjustment (EWA), BSU received a reduction of $2,020,300, ISU received a reduction of $841,000, LCSC received an increase of $75,500, and UI received a reduction of $177,300. The bill also funds six line items. Line item 1 provides 0.50 FTP for a Higher Education Research Council Staff position, who would monitor and verify the allocation of the money distributed to the institutions for research and economic development. Line item 2 provides 1.00 FTP and $103,000 for academic technology support staff, who would support the faculty and staff at the institutions who utilize online education resources. Line item 3 provides 1.00 FTP and $96,100 for an Apply Idaho project manager, which would expand the application period to year-round and the applicant pool to any Idaho high school graduate. Line item 4 is a reduction of 10.00 FTP and a reduction of $1,203,900 to transfer internal audit staff from the institutions to the Office of the State Board of Education. Line item 5 is a reduction of $55,200 in operating expenditures, an increase of $52,200 in personal costs, and an increase of $3,000 in capital outlay from the General Fund for the HERC staff position in line item 1. Lastly, the bill provides a total of $5,937,200 for discretionary funding at each of the four institutions with $2,136,600 allocated to BSU, $1,614,000 to ISU, $370,100 to LCSC, and $1,816,500 to UI.

Bill Text

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note

Bill on Idaho Legislature site