This document outlines budget priorities for Utah higher education for 2016-17. The top priority is compensation, with a requested $32 million for a 3% merit-based pay increase for faculty and staff. Other priorities include $8.7 million for access and affordability, $10 million for market demand programs, $15 million for performance funding based on degrees awarded and workforce needs, and $10.5 million for statewide initiatives like cybersecurity and scholarships. The overall 9% budget increase supports Utah's 10-year strategic plan to increase higher education attainment and prepare more students for an innovative workforce.

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2. 2016–17 Budget
Priorities
David L. Buhler
Commissioner of Higher Education
Daniel W. Campbell, Chair
Utah State Board of Regents

3. Utah: A State of
OpportunityUtah State Board of Regents Strategic Plan 2025

4. Key Issues in Utah Higher Ed
 Increasing capacity to serve 50,000+
students by 2025
 Increasing educational attainment of Utahns
to meet workforce demand
USHE Student Enrollments 2000-2024
Historical
Projected

5. Will Utah build upon recent successes and more
fully become a state of opportunity and a prosperous
leader in the global economy?
Or, is Utah satisfied with being in the middle of
the pack among states in the percent of its
population with a college education?
An Inflection Point…

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Strategic Objectives
Approved by the Board of Regents Jan. 2015
Affordable
Participation
Increase the number of Utahns who
decide to access, are prepared for, and
succeed in higher ed
Timely
Completion
Increase the percentage of students
who persist in and graduate from higher
ed
Innovative
Discovery
Encourage innovation as a core value
at each USHE institution, in keeping
with its distinct mission

7. Performance Focused Budget Priorities
2016-17
2. Access & Affordability
3. Market Demand Programs
4. Performance Funding
5. Statewide Initiatives
1. Compensation

8. $32,023,500
1. Compensation
 3% merit increase (including 7.3% health
increase)
 75% state portion
 Competing in national market - aligned to
discipline
 Faculty/staff is below market median
 Performance based
 85% of operating budget is personnel
Performance Focused Budget Priorities
2016-17

9.  Helps maintain equity
 Accounts for continued student growth
 Based on Fall 2015 end-of-term enrollment
growth
 Tied to actual cost
 Rewards more efficient institutions
Performance Focused Budget Priorities
2016-17
$8,670,000
2. Access & Affordability

10. Performance Focused Budget Priorities
2016-17
 Graduate programs
 University of Utah: $4 million
 Utah State University: $2 million
 Non-graduate initiatives
 Remaining 6 institutions
 Based on 50% FTE share/50% Budget
share
$10,000,000
3. Market Demand Programs

11. Performance Focused Budget Priorities
2016-17
 Based on SB 232 (2015)
 Degrees & certificates awarded
 Services to underserved students
 Responsiveness to workforce needs
 Institution efficiency
 Graduate research (research universities)
$15,000,000
4. Performance Funding

12. Performance Focused Budget Priorities
2016-17
 Enhance Cyber Security ($2,500,000)
 Higher ed maintains highly sensitive data
 As more data is accessible, must be kept
secure
 Cyber attack threats continue to increase
 Regents’ Scholarship ($8,014,000)
 20% growth over 2015
 Replacing one-time funds
$10,514,000
5. Statewide Initiatives

13. Investing in the Long-term
9%
In support of
10-year
strategic plan
objectives
Overall
increase
requested

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