[Factc] Fw: Operating and Capital Conference Budgets

Tue Apr 27 09:14:35 PDT 2021

FYI: here's an updated budget announcement with the attachments that were referenced earlier but not included in the message...

Bill

Bill Moore, Ph.D. (he/his)
Director, K-12 Partnerships & Bridge to College
State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
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From: John Boesenberg <jboesenberg at sbctc.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 4:16 PM
To: SBCTC All Staff <SBCTCAllStaff at sbctc.edu>
Subject: FW: Operating and Capital Conference Budgets

Good Afternoon,

Below and attached are summaries of the operating and capital budgets adopted by the legislature.  We’re still working out the details, so more information may be coming.  However, please review and feel free to share this summary with the commissions and councils that you support.

We are very excited by what the additional funding provided in these budgets means to our students, colleges and the communities.  Big thanks to the legislators and others that supported our system.  And, thanks to the college folks and students who came together to tell our story and help decision makers understand the critical role we play in our state’s economy and economic recovery.

And, thanks to you!!  Whether you worked directly or indirectly to support our work with the legislature and Governor’s Office, your efforts contributed to this session being one of our system’s most successful.  Thank You!!

John Boesenberg, Deputy Executive Director

Business Operations

360-704-4303; jboesenberg at sbctc.edu<mailto:jboesenberg at sbctc.edu>

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Subject: Operating and Capital Conference Budgets

This message is being sent  to State Board members and College District Chancellors and  Presidents.  It will be more widely distributed on Monday, April 26, 2021.

Good Afternoon,

We are excited to report that the Legislature has now released final capital and operating budgets that are very good for the community and technical colleges!

Operating Budgets.  The Fiscal Year 2021 supplemental and the 2021-23 biennial operating budgets were released at noon this afternoon.

  *   The 2021 Supplemental Budget, consistent with the Senate budget proposal, takes back $6.8 million reduction associated with the foregone Fiscal Year 2021 exempt employee 3% wage increase.  As noted in previous conversations, the funds remain in the maintenance level budget and colleges are authorized to provide those forgone increases effective July 1, 2021.

  *   The 2021-23 biennial operating budget includes nearly all of the new investments that were in both the House and Senate budgets. The total state investment for next biennium is $1.89 billion, a 4.3 percent increase over the current biennium.  Considering the dismal budget outlook only a few months ago, this is an extraordinary improvement - one that will help stabilize our colleges in the face of continuing uncertainty.  Highlights of the 2021-23 operating budget include:
     *   $15.9M for Guided Pathways to fulfill the future commitments made in the Workforce Education Investment Act in 2019.
     *   $15.8M for implementation of SB 5194, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, including $5 million to increase the number of tenure-track faculty, $6.8 million for strategic DEI planning, faculty diversity and outreach, and the remainder for pilot mental health counseling grants and enhancing support for students of color.
     *   $10M for the Job Skills Program for grants to colleges who partner with employers to provide incumbent worker training.
     *   $8M for emergency assistance grants to students experiencing unforeseen emergencies or situations that affect their ability to attend classes.
     *   $4M for Career Launch and High Demand enrollments to help expand enrollments currently in demand by employers.
     *   $3.2M for implementation of SB 5227, Diversity in Higher Education, a bill that provides for faculty, staff and student diversity training as well as  campus climate assessments at all colleges.
     *   $1.5M to expand the anti-racist curriculum review pilot currently focused on English 101.
     *   $1.03M to double the number of pilot programs at community and technical colleges to provide assistance to homeless students and students who were in foster care.

The attached worksheet provides a detailed comparison of the final Legislative operating budget (also called the conference budget) and prior proposals from the House, Senate and Governor. Remarkably, the final budget is larger than either the House or Senate! Employee wage and benefit policies are unchanged from the House and Senate budgets. Please get in touch if you have questions.  We will be working with the system throughout the coming week on the details of this budget.

Capital Budget.  The 2021-23 capital budget fully funds our request through project 26, Bellevue College’s Center for Transdisciplinary Learning and Innovation. The budget provides a total of $499,619,000.   Different from our request, it combines minor program and infrastructure lists with 60% of the requested funding for the individual lists – similar to the Senate proposal. It also includes:

  *   $5,000,000 for Career Preparation and Launch Grants for equipment.

  *   Authorization for all requested local financing.

  *   A requirement for SBCTC to look at different ways to structure and prioritize our 2023-25 capital request and to submit a report to the legislature by December 15, 2021.

A side-by-side comparison with our capital request is attached.

Please feel free to connect with us for any questions you may have. Contact information appears below. Much thanks to all those who worked hard and advocated for our students and colleges.  Additional  thanks to Wayne and Cherie for pulling these summaries together so quickly!

Cherie Berthon

Operating Budget Director

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

cberthon at sbctc.edu<mailto:cberthon at sbctc.edu> • o: 360-704-1023 • f: 360-704-4415 • c: 360-339-2888

Wayne Doty, PE

Capital Budget Director

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

wdoty at sbctc.edu<mailto:wdoty at sbctc.edu> • o: 360-704-4382 • c: 360-827-1389

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John Boesenberg, Deputy Executive Director

Business Operations

360-704-4303; jboesenberg at sbctc.edu<mailto:jboesenberg at sbctc.edu>

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