, 东精影业 vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2020 东精影业 budget request to the Legislature.
The end of the year is usually a time of holidays and preparing for the new year. For the University of Hawaiʻi, it is also usually a time that includes budget preparations and preparing for the upcoming legislative session. On November 21, 2019, the 东精影业 Board of Regents (BOR) approved a supplemental operating budget request, which was submitted to the governor and, separately, the Legislature. The budget request is to provide additional state general funds during the upcoming fiscal year that starts July 1, 2020. The governor has considered the university’s request and has included portions as part of the executive branch’s budget proposal to the Legislature. The executive budget proposal was transmitted to the Legislature on December 16, 2019.
The 东精影业 BOR supplemental budget request totals $28,156,280 in FY21 for various programs across the 东精影业 System. The governor’s executive branch proposal includes $24,993,560 for FY21 for 东精影业. For reference, 东精影业 currently receives about $526.5 million in state general funds as part of its $1.1 billion operating budget.
| Campus | Description | Board | Governor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTE | $$$ | FTE | $$$ | ||
| 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 | 东精影业ealthy: Establish MD cohort on Maui | 8.00 | $1,400,000 | ||
| 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 | 东精影业ealthy: Medical education and residency support program on Maui | 8.00 | $1,400,000 | ||
| 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 | Athletics: Convert positions to General Fund | 43.00 | |||
| 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 | Mental health: 5 licensed psychologists | 5.00 | $750,000 | ||
| 东精影业 Hilo | Security: Complete the transition of security force to being completely comprised of civil service employees | 8.00 | $324,624 | ||
| 东精影业 Hilo | New program: BS in aeronautical sciences program | 4.00 | $370,000 | ||
| 东精影业 Hilo | Student success: Case manager, retention specialist and financial aid outreach specialist | 3.00 | $180,000 | ||
| 东精影业 Hilo | Student success: Employ students as learning assistants, peer tutors and peer advisors | $200,000 | |||
| 东精影业 Hilo | Mental health: 1 licensed psychologist | 1.00 | $150,000 | ||
| 东精影业 Hilo | Educational and cultural programming at Hale Pōhaku or other suitable venue, Maunakea Visitor Information Station and ʻImiloa | 8.00 | $1,211,120 | 8.00 | $1,211,120 |
| 东精影业 West Oʻahu | Student success: Admin assistant for Early College transition and funds for student help payroll | 1.00 | $347,000 | ||
| 东精影业 West Oʻahu | Compliance, food sustainability, IT specialist (distance ed), travel/hospitality assistant professor | 4.00 | $272,000 | ||
| 东精影业 West Oʻahu | New programs: Creative media and facilities management | 4.00 | $252,000 | 4.00 | $252,000 |
| 东精影业 West Oʻahu | 5 security officers, 1 janitor, 1 garden manager, 1 lab manager | 8.00 | $368,000 | 3.00 | $200,000 |
| 东精影业 West Oʻahu | Mental Health: 1 licensed psychologist | 1.00 | $150,000 | ||
| 东精影业 Community Colleges | New Facilities: Kapioʻlani CC Culinary Institute of the Pacific Phase I. 1 custodian, 1 general laborer, utilities and facility maintenance costs | 2.00 | $465,780 | 2.00 | $465,780 |
| 东精影业 Community Colleges | New facilities: Leeward CC Waiʻanae Education Center. 1 custodian, 1 security officer, utilities and facility maintenance costs | 2.00 | $101,096 | 1.00 | $50,000 |
| 东精影业 Community Colleges | New facilities: Hawaiʻi CC Pālamanui Education Center. 1 custodian, 1 building maintenance worker, 2 security officers, utilities and various maintenance costs. | 4.00 | $491,620 | 2.00 | $391,620 |
| 东精影业 Community Colleges | Security: Positions and funds to provide 24/7 coverage at each campus | 32.00 | $1,223,040 | 32.00 | $1,223,040 |
| 东精影业 Community Colleges | Student success: Hiring of student tutors and mentors | $500,000 | |||
| 东精影业 Community Colleges | Mental Health: 12 licensed psychologists | 12.00 | $1,600,000 | 6.00 | $800,000 |
| 东精影业 System | Hawaiʻi Promise expansion to 4 year institutions | $17,700,000 | $19,000,000 | ||
| 东精影业 System | Office of Strategic Development and Partnerships—project coordinator | 1.00 | $100,000 | ||
| Total | 151.00 | $28,156,280 | 66.00 | $24,993,560 | |
I would like to take this opportunity to highlight a few of the items that impact our students directly in the operating budget: the expansion of the Hawaiʻi Promise Program, increased mental health services for 东精影业 students and the establishment of a medical school cohort and residency program on the island of Maui.
In 2017, the Legislature appropriated $1,829,000 to the to create a scholarship program for qualified students with financial need called the Hawaiʻi Promise program. This program assists approximately 1,400 community college students annually by providing the “last dollar” they need to cover the direct costs of their education. The university seeks to expand the Hawaiʻi Promise Program to qualified students attending our four-year campuses at Mānoa, Hilo and West Oʻahu via a BOR request of $17.7 million. The governor has chosen to increase the amount in his proposed executive branch budget to $19 million for Hawaiʻi Promise.
Student mental health is a growing concern at universities across the country, and 东精影业 is no exception. The university desires to increase the range of services offered for mental health, and the BOR approved budget requests totaling $2.65 million for 19 new psychiatrist positions to increase mental health services at all campuses across 东精影业. These additional positions would lower the ratio of students to mental health professionals to the national standard of 1,500 to 1. Included in this request is additional funding for various programs including suicide prevention, mental health stigma reduction and outreach campaigns.
Finally, in recognizing the need for additional physicians in Hawaiʻi, this budget request includes a major university initiative that would help advance improving the pipeline for health professionals in the state. $1.4 million has been requested in the BOR’s budget request to establish a new medical school cohort, including a residency program, on the island of Maui. Experience at the has shown that 80 percent of physicians who attend medical school and perform their residency training in Hawaiʻi remain in the state. However, those experiences are primarily Oʻahu based. By expanding the medical school program to the neighbor islands, it is hoped that this will help to address the physician shortage on those islands.
The capital improvement program budget request was approved in August 2019, and revised in November 2019, by the BOR. The university is requesting $236.8 million for FY21 to address capital renewal, progress on deferred maintenance and funding for projects to modernize each of the campuses within 东精影业. The governor included $86.8 million in FY21 in his budget request.
| Campus | Project Title | Board | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 | 惭ā苍辞补 Mini Master Plan Phase 2 | $66,000,000 | |
| 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 | Renew, Improve and Modernize | $60,500,000 | |
| 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 | Kuykendall Hall | $4,000,000 | |
| 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 | Holmes Hall | $1,000,000 | |
| 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 | Central Admin Facility with Parking | $4,000,000 | |
| 东精影业 Hilo | Renew, Improve and Modernize | $6,000,000 | |
| 东精影业 West Oʻahu | Planning Projects | $500,000 | |
| 东精影业 West Oʻahu | Campus Center Phase 2 | $35,000,000 | |
| 东精影业 Community Colleges | Capital Renewal and Deferred Maintenance | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 |
| 东精影业 Community Colleges | Minor CIP | $15,000,000 | |
| 东精影业 Community Colleges | Honolulu CC Science Building | $46,000,000 | |
| 东精影业 Community Colleges | Windward CC Agripharmatech Bioprocessing Facility | $3,000,000 | |
| 东精影业 System | Renew, Improve and Modernize | $61,000,000 | |
| 东精影业 System | Renovations to enhance culture and education at Hale Pōhaku or other suitable location that does not include a telescope | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| Total | $236,800,000 | $86,800,000 |
The governor’s executive branch budget request will be deliberated by the Legislature, which convenes on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. This supplemental budget will be for the upcoming fiscal year that runs from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
As in years past, I hope to provide readers updates throughout the legislative session to show the progression of the budget for our university as it moves through the process.