{"id":77581,"date":"2018-04-12T10:09:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T20:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=77581"},"modified":"2019-03-20T14:06:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T00:06:15","slug":"2018-legislative-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/12\/2018-legislative-update\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 legislative session update"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Kalbert Young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kalbert Young<\/a>, UH<\/abbr> vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his update of the 2018 legislative session to date<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> 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\u2019s drafts of the State Budget (HB<\/abbr>1900 HD<\/abbr>1 SD<\/abbr>2). Their ultimate decisions will either provide funding for programs, departments, and agencies across the state, including the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> System—or not.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

At the start of this process, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> submitted a request that consisted of $16,821,507 in additional general funds for FY<\/abbr>2019. This amount was to fund various operating programs and initiatives.<\/p>\n

Of the university\u2019s original request of $16.8 million, the governor\u2019s executive branch proposal included $6.7 million.<\/p>\n

In March, the House of Representatives completed its draft (HD<\/abbr>1) of the State Budget, and provided $1,759,000 of the $6.7 million governor\u2019s proposal. Highlights of the HD<\/abbr>1 to UH<\/abbr> included $300,000 for student success initiatives at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and $750,000 for student services centers at the UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of April, the senate passed its version of the budget (SD<\/abbr>2), which provided $4,898,331 in additional general funds. Highlights from the SD<\/abbr>2 to UH<\/abbr> include $700,000 for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise<\/a> 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 UH<\/abbr> has fared so far this session on the operating budget, with conference meetings on the budget about to begin:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Campus<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\nUH<\/abbr> BOR<\/abbr><\/th>\nGovernor<\/th>\nHouse<\/th>\nSenate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nÂ鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s Promise Program<\/td>\n$700,000<\/td>\n$700,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n$700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nArchitects \/ Engineers for Facilities<\/td>\n$273,600<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UHWO<\/abbr><\/td>\nHealth and Safety \/ Utilities \/ Equipment<\/td>\n$781,000<\/td>\n$300,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n$501,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nFacilities<\/td>\n$4,038,848<\/td>\n$1,500,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nAdditional Positions for Security<\/td>\n$1,083,264<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nDKICP<\/abbr> – Janitorial and Groundskeeping<\/td>\n$120,495<\/td>\n$120,495<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System<\/td>\nOffice of Â鶹´«Ã½ning and Development<\/td>\n$500,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$90,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nStudent Success Initiative – Veterans, Filipinos, Mental Health<\/td>\n$575,000<\/td>\n$400,000<\/td>\n$300,000<\/td>\n$400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nApprentice Lecturer Costs<\/td>\n$260,000<\/td>\n$260,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n$260,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nFilipino Student Support<\/td>\n$614,920<\/td>\n$350,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nVeterans Support<\/td>\n$473,108<\/td>\n$473,108<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nNative Hawaiian Affairs Action Plan<\/td>\n$700,000<\/td>\n$500,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n$500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nNative Hawaiian Student Support<\/td>\n$1,729,908<\/td>\n$500,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nNative Hawaiian Development<\/td>\n$260,000<\/td>\n$200,000<\/td>\n$79,000<\/td>\n$79,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nStudent Workforce<\/td>\n$200,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nStudent Research and Innovation<\/td>\n$535,000<\/td>\n$175,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n$175,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nGraduate Student Initiative – Phase I<\/td>\n$2,850,000<\/td>\n$621,397<\/td>\n <\/td>\n$621,397<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UHWO<\/abbr><\/td>\nAcademic Affairs Restructure and Growth<\/td>\n$680,000<\/td>\n$400,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UHWO<\/abbr><\/td>\nStudent Affairs<\/td>\n$446,364<\/td>\n$200,000<\/td>\n$130,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JABSOM<\/abbr><\/td>\nAlternative Medicine<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$500,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nStudent Services Centers (1-time training)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$750,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nCollege of Engineering<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$155,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nCollege of Education to collaborate with Hawaiian Language College<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nCenter for Pacific Island Studies<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$568,332<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nCTAHR<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$820,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nJanitor and Groundskeeper<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$80,330<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nAviation Program<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$600,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nRat Lungworm Research at DKICP<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$199,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nÂ鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Ant Lab<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nIndigenous Teacher Education Program<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nReduce Funds for Office of Mauna Kea Management<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n-$800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UHWO<\/abbr><\/td>\nHealth Sciences Academy<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$515,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nAgricultural Program at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$208,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nLibrarian for Leeward CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$60,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nStudent Success Initiative at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$750,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nArchitects and Project and Construction Managers<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$364,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nOnline Learning<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$565,372<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nValue Added Product Development Center<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System<\/td>\nReduction<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n-$5,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System<\/td>\nOnline Learning<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$685,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System<\/td>\nRepair and Maintenance<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$1,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nTotal<\/strong><\/td>\n$16,821,507<\/strong><\/td>\n$6,700,000<\/strong><\/td>\n$1,759,000<\/strong><\/td>\n$4,898,331<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Most of the university\u2019s 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 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Tourism Special Fund, but that is predicated on the successful passage of a separate bill (HB<\/abbr>2010).<\/p>\n

On the UH<\/abbr> capital improvement projects (CIP<\/abbr>) budget, the UH<\/abbr> initial request was for $269.7 million for FY<\/abbr>2019 to address capital renewal, progress on deferred maintenance and funding for projects to modernize each of the campuses within the UH<\/abbr> System. The governor included $120 million of the UH<\/abbr> 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.<\/p>\n

The following table shows the current CIP<\/abbr> breakdown:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Dollar amounts for fiscal year 2019<\/caption>\n
Campus<\/th>\nProject Title<\/th>\nUH<\/abbr> BOR<\/abbr><\/th>\nGovernor<\/th>\nHouse<\/th>\nSenate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nRenew, Improve, Modernize (RIM<\/abbr>) projects<\/td>\n$139,500,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nSinclair Library Renovation<\/td>\n$41,000,000<\/td>\n$20,000,000<\/td>\n$700,000<\/td>\n$700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nKeller Hall Renovations, design phase<\/td>\n$1,500,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nAthletics (UOH900)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$11,100,000<\/td>\n$11,100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u0101noa<\/td>\nCancer Center Annex – Early Phase Clinical Trials Program (UOH900)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nRenew, Improve, Modernize projects<\/td>\n$27,900,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nPuako Marine Educational Center, design phase<\/td>\n$1,000,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n$3,200,000<\/td>\n$23,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nHale ʻAlahonua<\/span> Air Conditioning<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$3,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilo<\/td>\nPhase II and Phase III of Haleʻ\u014dlelo<\/span> Complex for College of Hawaiian Language<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UHWO<\/abbr><\/td>\nRenew, Improve, Modernize projects<\/td>\n$3,000,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UHWO<\/abbr><\/td>\nRelocation of Dental Hygiene Program from UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa to UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span><\/td>\n$10,000,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UHWO<\/abbr><\/td>\nCampus Center Extension<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$5,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nCapital Renewal and Deferred Maintenance<\/td>\n$25,000,000<\/td>\n$12,000,000<\/td>\n$6,275,000<\/td>\n$6,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nMinor Capital Improvement Projects<\/td>\n$10,000,000<\/td>\n$10,000,000<\/td>\n$10,000,000<\/td>\n$10,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nÂ鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> – Campus Development, design phase<\/td>\n$2,000,000<\/td>\n$2,000,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nLeeward CC<\/abbr> – Repave Fascia and Replace Walkways Campuswide<\/td>\n$8,800,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nMaui – Expansion of Culinary Arts Program to Lahaina<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$400,000<\/td>\n$400,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CC<\/abbr>s<\/td>\nÂ鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> – P\u0101lamanui Outdoor Learning Area and Dining Area Improvements<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$1,173,000<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System<\/td>\nMauna Kea Cultural and Educational Visitor’s Center<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n$3,000,000<\/td>\n$23,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System<\/td>\nRenew, Improve, Modernize (RIM<\/abbr>) Projects<\/td>\n <\/td>\n$76,000,000<\/td>\n$56,980,000<\/td>\n$56,061,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nTotal<\/strong><\/td>\n$269,700,000<\/strong><\/td>\n$120,000,000<\/strong><\/td>\n$92,828,000<\/strong><\/td>\n$93,507,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

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 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Legislature is scheduled to adjourn on May 3, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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