, 东精影业 vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his update of the 2018 legislative session to date
The Hawaiʻi State Legislature is entering its final month for the 2018 legislative session, and in the next few weeks both the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Finance will conduct conference committee meetings to decide on the differences between each other’s drafts of the State Budget (HB1900 HD1 SD2). Their ultimate decisions will either provide funding for programs, departments, and agencies across the state, including the University of Hawaiʻi System—or not.
All state departments and the university will be watching these conference meetings to see how they fare as agreements are made. Be warned, the process typically also includes a fairly high degree of disappointment as well. There simply are not enough funds available to meet all the needs or desires of every state department.
At the start of this process, the University of Hawaiʻi submitted a request that consisted of $16,821,507 in additional general funds for FY2019. This amount was to fund various operating programs and initiatives.
Of the university’s original request of $16.8 million, the governor’s executive branch proposal included $6.7 million.
In March, the House of Representatives completed its draft (HD1) of the State Budget, and provided $1,759,000 of the $6.7 million governor’s proposal. Highlights of the HD1 to 东精影业 included $300,000 for student success initiatives at 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 and $750,000 for student services centers at the 东精影业 Community Colleges.
At the beginning of April, the senate passed its version of the budget (SD2), which provided $4,898,331 in additional general funds. Highlights from the SD2 to 东精影业 include $700,000 for Hawaiʻi Promise funding, using $3 million in transient accommodations tax revenue to fund athletics, and more than $1 million for student success initiatives. The following table shows a synopsis of how 东精影业 has fared so far this session on the operating budget, with conference meetings on the budget about to begin:
| Campus | Description | 东精影业 BOR | Governor | House | Senate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCs | Hawaiʻi’s Promise Program | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | |
| CCs | Architects / Engineers for Facilities | $273,600 | |||
| 东精影业WO | Health and Safety / Utilities / Equipment | $781,000 | $300,000 | $501,000 | |
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Facilities | $4,038,848 | $1,500,000 | ||
| CCs | Additional Positions for Security | $1,083,264 | |||
| Hilo | DKICP – Janitorial and Groundskeeping | $120,495 | $120,495 | ||
| System | Office of Strategic Planning and Development | $500,000 | $90,000 | ||
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Student Success Initiative – Veterans, Filipinos, Mental Health | $575,000 | $400,000 | $300,000 | $400,000 |
| CCs | Apprentice Lecturer Costs | $260,000 | $260,000 | $260,000 | |
| CCs | Filipino Student Support | $614,920 | $350,000 | ||
| CCs | Veterans Support | $473,108 | $473,108 | ||
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Native Hawaiian Affairs Action Plan | $700,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| CCs | Native Hawaiian Student Support | $1,729,908 | $500,000 | ||
| Hilo | Native Hawaiian Development | $260,000 | $200,000 | $79,000 | $79,000 |
| Hilo | Student Workforce | $200,000 | |||
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Student Research and Innovation | $535,000 | $175,000 | $175,000 | |
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Graduate Student Initiative – Phase I | $2,850,000 | $621,397 | $621,397 | |
| 东精影业WO | Academic Affairs Restructure and Growth | $680,000 | $400,000 | ||
| 东精影业WO | Student Affairs | $446,364 | $200,000 | $130,000 | |
| JABSOM | Alternative Medicine | $500,000 | |||
| CCs | Student Services Centers (1-time training) | $750,000 | |||
| 惭ā苍辞补 | College of Engineering | $155,000 | |||
| 惭ā苍辞补 | College of Education to collaborate with Hawaiian Language College | $100,000 | |||
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Center for Pacific Island Studies | $568,332 | |||
| 惭ā苍辞补 | CTAHR | $820,000 | |||
| Hilo | Janitor and Groundskeeper | $80,330 | |||
| Hilo | Aviation Program | $600,000 | |||
| Hilo | Rat Lungworm Research at DKICP | $199,000 | |||
| Hilo | Hawaiʻi Ant Lab | $100,000 | |||
| Hilo | Indigenous Teacher Education Program | $100,000 | |||
| Hilo | Reduce Funds for Office of Mauna Kea Management | -$800,000 | |||
| 东精影业WO | Health Sciences Academy | $515,000 | |||
| CCs | Agricultural Program at Hawaiʻi CC | $208,600 | |||
| CCs | Librarian for Leeward CC | $60,500 | |||
| CCs | Student Success Initiative at Hawaiʻi CC | $750,000 | |||
| CCs | Architects and Project and Construction Managers | $364,800 | |||
| CCs | Online Learning | $565,372 | |||
| CCs | Value Added Product Development Center | $0 | |||
| System | Reduction | -$5,000,000 | |||
| System | Online Learning | $685,000 | |||
| System | Repair and Maintenance | $1,500,000 | |||
| Total | $16,821,507 | $6,700,000 | $1,759,000 | $4,898,331 |
Most of the university’s operating request was not included in either draft of the state budget, and the senate included a reduction of $5 million to system administration. The senate also funded $3 million to athletics programs from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Special Fund, but that is predicated on the successful passage of a separate bill (HB2010).
On the 东精影业 capital improvement projects (CIP) budget, the 东精影业 initial request was for $269.7 million for FY2019 to address capital renewal, progress on deferred maintenance and funding for projects to modernize each of the campuses within the 东精影业 System. The governor included $120 million of the 东精影业 requested amount in his budget request. The house draft of the budget appropriated $92,428,000 while the senate draft provided for $93,507,000 for capital projects.
The following table shows the current CIP breakdown:
| Campus | Project Title | 东精影业 BOR | Governor | House | Senate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Renew, Improve, Modernize (RIM) projects | $139,500,000 | |||
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Sinclair Library Renovation | $41,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Keller Hall Renovations, design phase | $1,500,000 | |||
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Athletics (UOH900) | $11,100,000 | $11,100,000 | ||
| 惭ā苍辞补 | Cancer Center Annex – Early Phase Clinical Trials Program (UOH900) | $200,000 | |||
| Hilo | Renew, Improve, Modernize projects | $27,900,000 | |||
| Hilo | Puako Marine Educational Center, design phase | $1,000,000 | $3,200,000 | $23,000 | |
| Hilo | Hale ʻAlahonua Air Conditioning | $3,000,000 | |||
| Hilo | Phase II and Phase III of 贬补濒别ʻō濒别濒辞 Complex for College of Hawaiian Language | $500,000 | |||
| 东精影业WO | Renew, Improve, Modernize projects | $3,000,000 | |||
| 东精影业WO | Relocation of Dental Hygiene Program from 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 to 东精影业 West Oʻahu | $10,000,000 | |||
| 东精影业WO | Campus Center Extension | $5,000,000 | |||
| CCs | Capital Renewal and Deferred Maintenance | $25,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $6,275,000 | $6,500,000 |
| CCs | Minor Capital Improvement Projects | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| CCs | Hawaiʻi CC – Campus Development, design phase | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | ||
| CCs | Leeward CC – Repave Fascia and Replace Walkways Campuswide | $8,800,000 | |||
| CCs | Maui – Expansion of Culinary Arts Program to Lahaina | $400,000 | $400,000 | ||
| CCs | Hawaiʻi CC – Pālamanui Outdoor Learning Area and Dining Area Improvements | $1,173,000 | |||
| System | Mauna Kea Cultural and Educational Visitor’s Center | $3,000,000 | $23,000 | ||
| System | Renew, Improve, Modernize (RIM) Projects | $76,000,000 | $56,980,000 | $56,061,000 | |
| Total | $269,700,000 | $120,000,000 | $92,828,000 | $93,507,000 |
Once the conference committee meetings start, much will need to be discussed between conference committee members. There are a variety of issues facing the legislature this year—not only the budget. All of these issues do have some impact or effect on the budget and the political dynamics. The conference committee process is generally a closed, non-public decision making process, so we all need to patiently wait for the end of session to see how the university fares. The Hawaiʻi State Legislature is scheduled to adjourn on May 3, 2018.