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HOUSE BILL 98-1343

BY REPRESENTATIVES Grampsas, Owen, and Romero;

also SENATORS Lacy, Blickensderfer, and Rizzuto.

Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of higher education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Part VI of section 2 of chapter 310, Session Laws of Colorado 1997, is amended to read:

Section 2. Appropriation.

PART VI

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION















(1) DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE












Health, Life, and Dental

296,241



232,400




33,000

a

27,285

(T)b

3,556


Short-term Disability

10,115



10,053




62

a





Salary Survey, Anniversary Increases, and Shift Differential

183,276



173,521




9,755

a





Workers' Compensation

664



609




55

a





Legal Services for 661 hours

31,727



31,727









Purchase of Services from Computer Center

2,125



2,125










Payment to Risk Management and Property Funds

8,021



7,140




881

a







532,169


























a These amounts shall be from the various sources of cash funds throughout the Department.

b This amount shall be from Limited Gaming revenue received by the State Historical Society.


(2) COLORADO COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION












(A) Administration51, 52, 53

1,833,391



1,833,391
























(B) Division of Private Occupational Schools

442,809







442,809

a













(7.0 FTE)




















a This amount shall be from the Private Occupational Schools Fund.


(C) Special Purpose














Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

81,000



81,000










WICHE - Optometry

281,600



281,600








Higher Education Programs of Excellence

2,899,831






168,397

a

2,731,434

(T)b



Colorado Children's Trust Fund

697,572






222,572

c

175,000

d

300,000


Veterinary School Program Needs

285,000



128,250




156,750

e





Lowry Rent Subsidy

300,000



300,000










Higher Education/K-12 Linkage Grant Program54

600,000



600,000










Technology Grant Program55

4,000,000



4,000,000










Enrollment/Cash Fund Contingency56

6,000,000







6,000,000

f





Beth-El School of Nursing

2,378,368



1,094,700




1,283,668

g






17,523,371


























a This amount shall be from the Colorado Student Loan Program.

b This amount, which includes statewide and departmental indirect cost recoveries, shall be from the Governing Boards.

c This amount shall be from the Colorado Children's Trust Fund.

d This amount shall be from reserves in the Colorado Children's Trust Fund.

e This amount shall be from the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education.

f This amount shall be from tuition and cash fund revenue from the Governing Boards, in addition to what is appropriated to the Governing Boards. This spending authority may be transferred to the Governing Boards.

g This amount shall be from tuition and other than tuition revenue.















(D) Financial Aid














Need Based Grants

29,239,141


29,239,141









Need Based Grants, Part-time Students

1,250,000



1,250,000










Merit Based Grants

12,726,591


12,726,591









Work Study58

12,707,714


12,707,714









Required Federal Match

3,376,350



2,076,350








1,300,000


Veterans'/Law Enforcement/POW Tuition Assistance

50,747



50,747










Native American Students pursuant to Section 23-52-105, C.R.S.

3,535,802



3,376,812






158,990

(T)a


Grant Program for Nurses Training

220,800



220,800











63,107,145














82,906,716

























a Of this amount, which includes statewide and departmental indirect cost recoveries, $83,876 shall be from the Governing Boards, $3,283 shall be from the Colorado Children's Trust Fund program, $1,868 shall be from the Private Occupational Schools, $1,439 shall be from the Council on the Arts, and $68,524 shall be from the State Historical Society.















(3) TRUSTEES OF THE STATE COLLEGES IN COLORADO59










Governing Board and General Campuses












General Fund and Tuition Allocation

112,680,610


67,160,659




45,519,951

a




Other Than Tuition Revenue

1,822,047






1,816,947

b

5,100

c



Auxiliary Revenue

5,741,771






5,741,771

d






120,244,428
























a This amount shall be from tuition revenue.

b This amount shall be from other than tuition revenue.

c This amount shall be from the State Colleges Undergraduate Enrichment Fund. For purposes of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Article X, Section 20 of the State Constitution, these moneys are included for informational purposes as they are continuously appropriated by a permanent statute or constitutional provision.

d This amount shall be from auxiliary revenue.















(4) STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE59, 60, 61












Governing Board and General Campuses












General Fund and Tuition Allocation

242,762,265


132,193,002




110,569,263

a




Other Than Tuition Revenue

21,594,118






21,434,118

b

160,000

(T)d




21,634,118









200,000

(T)d



Auxiliary Revenue

29,455,650







29,455,650

c






293,812,033














293,852,033


























a This amount shall be from tuition revenue.

b This amount shall be from other than tuition revenues. Of this amount, $1,900,000 shall be from interest earnings and is listed for purposes of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Article X, Section 20 of the State Constitution. Such moneys are included for informational purposes as they are continuously appropriated by a permanent statute or constitutional provision.

c This amount shall be from auxiliary revenue.

d This amount shall be from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund pursuant to Section 34-63-102, C.R.S. This amount represents a 1998 calendar year grant; any unexpected balance on June 30, 1998 is intended to roll forward and remain available for expenditure in FY 1998-99.















(5) REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO59










(A) Board of Regents and General Campuses












General Fund and Tuition Allocation

389,627,768



178,597,824




211,029,944

a





Other Than Tuition Revenue

34,161,656






34,066,656

b

95,000

(T)c




34,351,656









285,000

(T)c



Auxiliary Revenue

28,432,257






28,432,257

d






452,221,681













452,411,681



























a This amount shall be from tuition revenue.

b This amount shall be from other than tuition revenue. Of this amount, $4,098,023 shall be from interest earnings and is listed for purposes of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Article X, Section 20 of the State Constitution. Such moneys are included for informational purposes as they are continuously appropriated by a permanent statute or constitutional provision.

c This amount shall be from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund pursuant to Section 34-63-102, C.R.S. This amount represents a 1998 calendar year grant; any unexpected balance on June 30, 1998 is intended to roll forward and remain available for expenditure in FY 1998-99.

d This amount shall be from auxiliary revenue.















(B) Health Sciences Center














(1) Advisory Commission on Family Medicine












Residency Training Programs

2,217,542













Commission Expenses

95,517














(1.0 FTE)














2,313,059



323,310






1,989,749

(T)a

















a This amount shall be from Medicaid funds appropriated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.















(2) Colorado Child Health Plan













Administration62

561,285









561,285

a













(8.5 FTE)




Colorado Child Health Plan

4,638,715



1,013,598




211,300

b

3,413,817

a




5,200,000


























a Of these amounts, it is estimated that $650,000 shall be donated from University Hospital, $950,532 shall be from private donations, and $2,374,570 shall be from program reserves.

b This amount shall be from fees.

















459,734,740













459,924,740


























(6) TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES59










General Campus

General Fund and Tuition Allocation

39,432,030


16,406,791




23,025,239

a





Other Than Tuition Revenue

353,260






353,260

b





Auxiliary Revenue

389,625






389,625

c







40,174,915


























a This amount shall be from tuition revenue.

b This amount shall be from other than tuition revenue.

c This amount shall be from auxiliary revenue.















(7) UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO59












General Campus

General Fund and Tuition Allocation

63,371,023


35,796,875




27,574,148

a





Other Than Tuition Revenue

3,103,450






3,103,450

b





Auxiliary Revenue

1,246,800






1,246,800

c







67,721,273

























a This amount shall be from tuition revenue.

b This amount shall be from other than tuition revenue.

c This amount shall be from auxiliary revenue.















(8) STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES

AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION STATE SYSTEM COMMUNITY COLLEGES59












Governing Board and General Campuses












General Fund and Tuition Allocation

164,937,512


101,388,561




63,548,951

a





Other Than Tuition Revenue

7,907,940







5,657,940

b

2,250,000

(L)c



Auxiliary Revenue

2,663,700






2,663,700

d







175,509,152


























a This amount shall be from tuition revenue.

b This amount shall be from other than tuition revenue.

c This amount shall be from local property tax collections.

d This amount shall be from auxiliary revenue.















(9) LOCAL DISTRICT JUNIOR COLLEGE GRANTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 23-71-301, C.R.S.

14,251,858


14,251,858
























(10) DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION












(A) Administrative Costs

604,909



604,909














(9.0 FTE)
























(B) Colorado Vocational Act Distributions pursuant to Section 23-8-102, C.R.S.

16,346,692



16,346,692
























(C) Area Vocational School Support

10,000,590



10,000,590
























(D) Sponsored Programs














(1) Administration

1,450,758














(28.5 FTE)












(2) Programs

12,199,408













13,650,166











13,650,166















(E) Customized Job Training59a

3,133,400



3,133,400
























(F) Existing Industry Training59a

625,220



625,220
























(G) Job Training Partnership Act

991,520









991,520

(T)a













(2.0 FTE)


















a This amount shall be from federal Job Training Partnership Act funds, appropriated in the Department of Labor and Employment.

















45,352,497

























(11) AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER












Administration

13,145,000









13,145,000

(T)a



Auxiliary Revenue

170,000







170,000

b






13,315,000

























a This amount shall be from the appropriations for the State Board of Community Colleges and Occupational Education, the Trustees of the State Colleges, and the Regents of the University of Colorado.

b This amount shall be from auxiliary revenue.















(12) COUNCIL ON THE ARTS












Personal Services

358,932



298,142






60,790

a







(7.0 FTE)






(1.0 FTE)




Operating Expenses

91,921



77,611






14,310

a



Programs/Scientific and Cultural Facilities District

907,264



717,914








189,350


Programs/Greater Colorado

907,264



717,914








189,350




2,265,381


























a These amounts shall be from the Art in Public Places Fund.















(13) STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY63

(A) Administration














Administration and General64

3,165,512



2,026,749




535,000

a

102,047

b

501,716



3,273,264



2,080,625




566,176

a

124,747

b







(48.2 FTE)



(15.9 FTE)



(14.0 FTE)

Utilities

52,463



28,846




23,617

a

Cumbres and Toltec Railroad Commission

10,000



10,000










Certified Local Government Program

65,000











65,000



3,292,975














3,400,727



























a These amounts shall be from museum admission fees, user charges, and other sources of cash funds.

b Of this amount, $79,747(T) $95,447(T) shall be from indirect cost recoveries within the agency and agency, $22,300 shall be from interest from grants and Vatican Treasures moneys. moneys, and $7,000 shall be from various sources of exempt cash.















(B) Sponsored Programs














Program Costs

379,750







92,500

(T)a

110,000

b

177,250



(2.5 FTE)



























a This amount shall be from a contract with Correctional Industries for the Ordway Conservation Center.

b This amount shall be from restricted gifts.















(C) Auxiliary Programs














Program Costs

1,280,000







1,080,000

a

200,000

b




(12.5 FTE)


























a Of this amount, $425,000 shall be from museum shop sales, $150,000 shall be from microphoto services, $93,000 shall be from public education programs, $325,000 shall be from membership/publication services, and $87,000 shall be from traveling exhibits, rental, and special event fees.

b This amount shall be from donations and gifts.















(D) Gaming Revenue














Historic Preservation for Gaming Cities

2,688,445













Historic Preservation Grant Program

10,753,781














(13.0 FTE)














13,442,226









13,442,226

a

















a This amount shall be from exempt gaming revenues and is dedicated to historic preservation.

















18,394,951














18,502,703


























(14) COLORADO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE64












Program Costs


3,574,873








3,574,873

(T)a













(4.3 FTE)


















a This amount shall be from the Department of Local Affairs, Economic Development Programs. Any amounts included in state fiscal year spending are accounted for in the Department of Local Affairs.















TOTALS PART VI














(HIGHER EDUCATION)2, 3, 4


$1,337,789,986


$652,145,136




$626,060,036

a

$43,208,426

a

$16,376,388



$1,338,127,738


$652,199,012




$626,091,212

a

$43,461,126

a































aOf these amounts, $23,046,098 $23,291,798 contains a (T) notation and $2,250,000 contains an (L) notation.






FOOTNOTES -- The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.

2(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2074.)

3All Departments, Totals -- The General Assembly requests that copies of all reports requested in other footnotes contained in this act be delivered to the JointBudget Committee and the majority and minority leadership in each house of the General Assembly.

4(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2075.)

51Department of Higher Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Administration -- The Commission is requested to report to the Joint Budget Committee on the status of each governing board's implementation of post-tenure review policies. This report should be submitted to the Joint Budget Committee by November 17, 1997.

52Department of Higher Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Administration -- Each governing board is directed to submit a listing by percentage of the changes in faculty salaries for FY 1996-97. The Colorado Commission on Higher Education is directed to coordinate the preparation of this information with governing boards and the Joint Budget Committee. This information should be submitted to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 1997.

53Department of Higher Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Administration -- Each institution is requested to examine the percentage change in the number of nonteaching FTE between FY 1993-94 and FY 1995-96. If this increase is in excess of the percentage increase in enrollment, the Joint Budget Committee requests the institution provide a detailed explanation of the type of nonteaching FTE hired by the institution. The Colorado Commission on Higher Education is requested to assist with the coordination of these responses. The Joint Budget Committee requests that this information by submitted by November 1, 1997.

54Department of Higher Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Special Purpose, Higher Education/K-12 Linkage Grant Program -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that these funds be utilized only for the continuation of higher education/K-12 linkage projects funded in FY 1996-97, including the advanced placement reimbursement program. The governing boards are prohibited from using these funds for salary increases. FY 1997-98 will be the final year of funding for higher education/K-12 linkage grants.

55Department of Higher Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Special Purpose, Technology Grant Program -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that these funds be utilized only for the continuation of projects funded with technology grants in FY 1996-97. The governing boards are prohibited from using these funds for salary increases. FY 1997-98 will be the final year of funding for technology grants.

56Department of Higher Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Special Purpose, Enrollment/Cash Fund Contingency -- The Colorado Commission on Higher Education may transfer spending authority from this line item to the Governing Boards in the event that tuition or other cash fund revenues increase beyond appropriated levels. The spending authority for this line item shall be in addition to the funds appropriated directly to the Governing Boards. The Colorado Commission on Higher Education shall not authorize transfers for spending authority from this line item to support tuition or fee increases.

58Department of Higher Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Financial Aid, Work Study -- It is the intent of the General Assembly to allow the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to roll forward 2 percent of the Work Study appropriation to the next fiscal year.

59Department of Higher Education, Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado; State Board of Agriculture; Regents of the University of Colorado; Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines; University of Northern Colorado; State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education; State System Community Colleges -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the average resident tuition rates by Governing Board be raised up to 1.5 percent and the average nonresident tuition rates by Governing Board be raised up to 3.5 percent. These rates are used in order to increase spending authority for program enhancements and this is not an attempt by the General Assembly to set tuition policy. Each Governing Board will give consideration to establishing equity of tuition increases among the campuses under the Governing Board's jurisdiction. In addition to the tuition increases outlined above, the General Assembly has approved an additional $197,854 in tuition spending authority for the following programs at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center: Masters in Public Health; Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling; Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program; Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Program; and Doctor of Pharmacy. The University of Colorado is allowed to increase the tuition in these programs in amounts not to exceed the additional spending authority specified above. Also, the General Assembly authorizes the Law School at the University of Colorado at Boulder to increase their resident tuition by 8.2 percent and their nonresident tuition by 2.2 percent above the standard increases. Finally, the General Assembly has approved an additional $310,080 in tuition spending authority to allow Pikes Peak Community College to develop an integrated computer chip manufacturing program.

59aDepartment of Higher Education, Division of Occupational Education, Customized Job Training; and Existing Industry Training -- These programs are requested to submit to the Joint Budget Committee, by November 1, 1997, a detailed plan for accountability, including review criteria for selection of companies to participate, the number of new jobs created by these programs, the number of unemployed and underemployed individuals who were trained and employed by these programs, the amount of new personal income and state personal and corporate income tax generated by these programs, the time period for repayment of state investment in these programs, and the number of persons taken off state support programs and the money saved thereby. Up to ten percent of the Customized Job Training appropriation may be used to supplement the Existing Industry Training appropriation.

60Department of Higher Education, State Board of Agriculture -- The appropriations for the Colorado State University Agricultural Experiment Station, Cooperative Extension Service, and the State Forest Service have been combined with the State Board of Agriculture line item. It is the intent of the General Assembly that funding for these agencies will be through the State Board of Agriculture for the fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99. The General Assembly requests that the State Board of Agriculture report to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1 of each year regarding the efficiencies and other benefits of the combined budget format. The General Assembly may reevaluate the budget structure for FY 1998-99.

61Department of Higher Education, State Board of Agriculture; and Legislative Department, General Assembly -- The General Assembly requests that the State Auditor conduct a performance audit of the alliance between the University of Southern Colorado and Pueblo School District 60. This audit should examine the costs and benefits of the alliance, describe the revenues saved as a result of the alliance, determine whether the alliance should be continued, and recommend whether this type of alliance should be replicated with other institutions of higher education and public school districts.

62Department of Higher Education, Regents of the University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Colorado Child Health Plan, Administration -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Colorado Child Health Plan make efforts to reduce its administration and FTE costs. It is furthermore the intent of the General Assembly that this appropriation be used only toward direct program costs and that no General Fund appropriation be expended on administrative costs. The General Fund appropriation for FY 1997-98 is drawn from savings achieved from a one percent state-wide operating expenses reduction made in FY 1996-97. In making this General Fund appropriation, however, the General Assembly in no way assures continuing funding; therefore, the program should look to other sources of revenue to support the program. The Colorado Child Health Plan is requested to provide to the Joint Budget Committee by no later than October 15, 1997, its plan for utilizing other sources of revenue to support the on-going needs of the program and its suggestions for how to lower administrative overhead expenses associated with the operation of the current program.

63Department of Higher Education, State Historical Society; and Judicial Department, Courts Administration, Judicial/Heritage Complex -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that any requests for increased funding for the Judicial Heritage Complex should include an appropriate level of cash funds, federal funds, or both, from sources available to the Colorado Historical Society. In addition, any requests which are related, in whole or in part, to the Historical Society should be listed among the decision item priorities in the Historical Society's annual budget request.

64Department of Higher Education, State Historical Society, Administration, Administration and General -- The State Historical Society should continue to update the Joint Budget Committee on its progress to reduce General Fund support. The Society is requested to provide this update in a report submitted with the Society's FY 1998-99 budget request.

65Department of Higher Education, Colorado Advanced Technology Institute; and Department of Local Affairs, Economic Development, Economic Development Programs, Department of Higher Education, Colorado Advanced Technology Institute, Program Costs -- The Institute is requested to have an overall cash funds matching ratio of at least 1.2 private funds to 1.0 state funds, and a federal funds matching ratio of at least 3.0 federal funds to 1.0 state funds. The Institute is also requested to submit a report to the Joint Budget Committee by October 1, 1997, detailing the Institute's accomplishments and efforts that have not worked.

SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

____________________________ ____________________________

Charles E. Berry Tom Norton

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE

____________________________ ____________________________

Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks

CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE

APPROVED________________________________________

_________________________________________

Roy Romer

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO


Created: 3/13/98 Updated: 3/13/98