, 东精影业 vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2017 legislative session to date.
The is now entering its final month for 2017, and in the next few weeks both the and the will be meeting in joint conference committee to deliberate their disagreements with each other’s draft of the state budget and to eventually settle on appropriation decisions for every state department and agency.
The deliberations will be watched by all state agencies including the . Prior to the beginning of the legislative session, 东精影业 submitted a very lean request for additional general fund support of $28,700,000 in FY18 and $29,600,000 in FY19. All requests aligned with the four strategic directions which include: , , and .
The Governor’s Executive Budget, which was submitted in December 2016, included a total of $21,900,372 for FY18 and $21,834,372 for FY19 for 东精影业. However in early February, the governor sent down a message significantly reducing his December budget request due to the Council of Revenue’s downward forecast, and the only item which remained was $5,000,000 in each year for the .
In March of 2017, the House draft of the state budget only provided six school psychologists for a total of $600,000 appropriation, but transferred four extension agents from 东精影业 Mānoa to the State Department of Agriculture for a total of $330,000, which provided 东精影业 with a net gain of $270,000.
At the beginning of April, the Senate passed its version of the budget, which provided $3,000,000 in each year for the 东精影业 Cancer Center; $350,000 for concussion awareness; $240,800 for Heʻeia Reserve; $1,290,000 for Title IX compliance; $400,000 for positions to help with the management of 东精影业’s capital projects; and $1,829,000 for the Hawaiʻi Promise Program.
With uncertainty in the trajectory of state tax revenues and pressure from on-going collective bargaining negotiations, it is likely that very few additional requests will be funded by the Legislature.
Since the conference committee meetings on the budget will begin shortly, below is a synopsis of how 东精影业 has fared this session.
| Campus | Description | 东精影业 Request | House Draft | Senate Draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mānoa | 东精影业 Cancer Center Support | 4 positions and $5,000,000 | None | 4 positions and $3,000,000 |
| System | Hawaiʻi Graduation Initiative | 12 positions and $9,850,000 | None | None |
| System | Hawaiʻi Research and Innovation Initiative | 5 positions and $3,500,000 | None | None |
| System | Graduate Student Salary Support | $2,850,000 | None | None |
| 东精影业CC | Title IX | Total request was $1,850,000 | None | 4 positions and $820,000 |
| System | Title IX | None | 3 positions and $470,000 | |
| System | High Performance Mission Driven System | 7 positions and $2,800,000 | None | None |
| 东精影业CC | Hawaiʻi Promise Program | $2,500,000 | None | $1,829,000 for the Hawaiʻi Promise Program |
| System | Positions for Capital Improvement Projects | $400,000 | None | $400,000 for 5 positions to assist management of Capital Projects |
| Mānoa | Transfer out positions from CTAHR to Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture | None | Transfer out 4 positions and $330,000 | None |
| Mānoa | Concussion Awareness | None | None | $350,000 |
| Mānoa | Heʻeia Reserve | None | None | 2.64 positions and $240,800 |
| Mānoa | School Psychologists | None | 3 positions and $300,000 | None |
| Hilo | School Psychologists | None | 1 position and $100,000 | None |
| 东精影业CC | School Psychologists | None | 2 positions and $200,000 | None |
Much of the university’s request is not included in either the House or Senate version of the budget—although, it appears the Senate was marginally more supportive of the university’s overall request than the House.
For the capital improvement projects budget, the initial 东精影业 request was for $452.6 million over the two-year biennium. That amount was reduced by the governor to $150 million in his request submitted to the Legislature in December 2016. The House draft of the budget provided $150.5 million, although that was separated into 50+ individual line itemed projects. The Senate draft provided only $62.8 million for capital projects.
The following table shows the four main categories:
- Major projects: Whole building renovations or new structures
- Minor projects: A only category that focuses on smaller improvements
- Renew, improve and modernize (RIM): Projects that prioritize classrooms, laboratories and student spaces centered around improving the learning environment; and
- Planning: Initiatives that support or deliver long-term development plans that strategically align with the core mission of the campus.
| Category | 东精影业 Request | Governor Request | House | Senate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major | $201,312,000 | $37,000,000 | $8,000,000 | |
| RIM | $226,782,000 | $150,000,000 | $103,533,000 | $47,680,000 |
| Minor | $20,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $6,900,000 | |
| Planning | $4,500,000 | $250,000 | ||
| Total | $452,594,000 | $150,000,000 | $150,533,000 | $62,830,000 |
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Once the conference committee meetings start, much will need to be discussed, and we will need to wait for the end of session to see how the university fared. The Hawaiʻi State Legislature is scheduled to adjourn on May 4, 2017.