- The House draft of the budget, is favorable to 糖心Vlog官方’s request and to 糖心Vlog官方’s priorities.
- It includes restoring funding to pre-pandemic levels, expanding Hawai?i Promise, and other requested items.
- The legislative session is still less than half way complete, and there is still a ways to go toward completing a state budget.
Kalbert Young, 糖心Vlog官方 vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2024 Legislative session.
Aloha 糖心Vlog官方 students, faculty, staff and administrators,
This is the second of four updates on the 2024 legislative session as we track 糖心Vlog官方?s budget requests and the hundreds of other bills that impact the 10-campus system. Right now, about 650 bills of the 2,670 introduced this session are still alive, and approximately 200 of them impact 糖心Vlog官方 directly or indirectly.
The Legislature is deliberating a state budget for the second year of the biennium. The budget process for the second fiscal year is commonly referred to as the “supplemental budget” because it augments what was already appropriated last session for the biennium. As reported in the first update on December 19, the 糖心Vlog官方 Board of Regents (BOR) approved a supplemental operating budget request in November for $56.3 million in additional general funds for Fiscal Year 2024–25 (FY25).
The top priorities included in the University’s budget request included restoring state funding to 糖心Vlog官方‘s three, 4-year institutions ($18.3 million). Hawaiʻi Promise provides funds for students with proven financial need, but currently, is only available to those attending community colleges.
The legislative session can be divided into three major parts. The first third, is all the activity up to first crossover, where measures “cross” from the originating body to the opposite chamber. For example, bills passed by the House of Representatives crossover to the State Senate and vice versa. The first crossover milestone for all bills and the budget completed over the past week. The supplemental budget bill (HB 1800 HD1) passed by the House on March 13 is now with the Senate for consideration. The analysis for what was included in the House draft of the budget, is generous to 糖心Vlog官方’s request and to 糖心Vlog官方’s priorities. The house draft of the budget includes restoring funding to pre-pandemic levels, expanding Hawaiʻi Promise, and other requested items.
The following table shows the comparison between the supplemental operating budgets proposed by the BOR, Office of the Governor and House:
| Campus | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Regents Request | Governor Request | House | |||||
| FTE | $$$ | FTE | $$$ | FTE | $$$ | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | General Fund Restoration – 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | |||
| JABSOM | General Fund Restoration – JABSOM | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | General Fund Restoration – 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | $3,420,000 | $3,420,000 | $3,420,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | General Fund Restoration – 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | $1,620,000 | $1,620,000 | $1,620,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 System | General Fund Restoration – 糖心Vlog官方 System | $5,086,848 | $5,086,848 | $5,086,848 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Athletics Subsidy – 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Athletics Subsidy – 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Culinary Institute of the Pacific – Full Year Funding | $389,245 | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Value Added Product Center – Full Year Funding | $359,932 | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Expand Teacher Cohort on Neighbor Islands | 7.00 | $625,000 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | CTAHR Extension Agents | 5.00 | $506,555 | 5.00 | $506,555 | 5.00 | $506,555 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 System | Increased campus safety | 4.00 | $1,000,000 | moved to TFSF | moved to TFSF | moved to TFSF | moved to TFSF |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Hawaiʻi Promise Expansion – 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | $12,506,711 | $12,506,711 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | Hawaiʻi Promise Expansion – 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | $1,773,579 | $1,773,579 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Hawaiʻi Promise Expansion – 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | $4,026,116 | $4,026,116 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Hawaiʻi Promise Continuation – 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | |||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Community-based Planning for Redevelopment of Lahaina | 2.00 | $500,000 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Nursing Enrollment and Access thru 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa-糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu Nursing Collaboration | 6.50 | $1,068,821 | 6.50 | $1,068,821 | 6.50 | $1,068,821 |
| JABSOM | Neighbor Island Health Access and Pathway Extension | 4.00 | $925,000 | 4.00 | $925,000 | 4.00 | $925,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | MA Counseling Psychology | 3.00 | $210,000 | 3.00 | $210,000 | 3.00 | $210,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Pre-Nursing Support | 3.00 | $322,032 | 3.00 | $322,032 | 3.00 | $322,032 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Early Childhood Education Support | 2.00 | $180,910 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | BS Educational Studies and Expand Indigenous Teaching | 4.00 | $285,000 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Maui – Apprenticeship Training Expansion | $250,000 | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Leeward CC – Modernize Equipment | $925,000 | |||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 System | Systemwide Mental Health Services | 6.00 | $510,000 | 6.00 | $510,000 | 6.00 | $510,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Community Event Support | 6.00 | $709,000 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | ACM Facilities and Core Services Support | 4.00 | $252,648 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Campus Safety | 1.00 | $61,800 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Maui – Water Quality Lab | 2.00 | $160,000 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Stabilize 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa Athletics Operating Budget | 43.00 | $3,136,642 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Cooperative Extension Support | 5.00 | $581,555 | ||||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Windward CC – Incarcerated Students Program | 3.00 | $250,528 | 3.00 | $250,528 | 3.00 | $250,528 |
| TOTAL | 110.50 | $56,342,922 | 30.50 | $28,619,784 | 30.50 | $46,926,190 | |
For the capital improvement projects (CIP) supplemental budget, the BOR requested $331.5 million for FY25 in additional General Obligation Bonds to address capital renewal, progress on deferred maintenance and funding for projects to modernize each of the campuses. The House budget provides $223.45 million for FY25 for 糖心Vlog官方 in General Obligation Bond funding for various projects.
The following table shows the CIP budget comparison between the BOR, governor and House:
| Campus | Description | Board of Regents Request | Governor Request | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 糖心Vlog官方 System/糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | System, RIM Projects | $110,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $125,000,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | RIM Projects for Student Housing | $40,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Hale Noelani Renovation | $80,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | PV Rooftop, PV Canopies and Various Energy Efficiency Projects | $30,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Waikīkī Aquarium Upgrades | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Coconut Island Sewer Line Upgrades | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Holmes Hall | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Assessment and Feasibility of Hamilton Library | $6,500,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Mini Master Plan, Phase 3 – Kuykendall Hall | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Central Administration Facility with Parking | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa | Waikīkī Aquarium Seawall Repairs | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |
| JABSOM | JABSOM Roof Replacement | $6,500,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo | RIM Projects | $7,300,000 | $7,300,000 | $16,200,000 |
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | RIM Projects | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | Road B Entry Plaza | $5,200,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu | PV Carport | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Major R&M | $10,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Capital Renewal and Deferred Maintenance | $25,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Pālamanui – Improvements and Repair of Buildings | $2,000,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges | Pālamanui – Expansion of Nursing and Early Childhood Ed Labs | $500,000 | ||
| 糖心Vlog官方 System | CTAHR – Poamoho Research Station | $2,000,000 | ||
| Total | $331,500,000 | $66,550,000 | $223,450,000 |
Though the house budget bill is favorable towards 糖心Vlog官方, the legislative session is still less than half way complete, and that means there is still a ways to go toward completing a state budget. Now the Senate will have its turn at deliberating a supplemental budget and that includes what the Senate prefers for the 糖心Vlog官方 budget.
The next milestone will conclude near mid-April when legislative measures (including, the budget) complete deliberations in the non-originating side of the Legislature. The third part of the legislative session begins after April 11, following the second crossover. Bills that are still alive will return to their originating legislative chamber to begin a very intense two week scramble at the end of the session when conference committees begin to meet and finalize the bills. The session is scheduled to adjourn on May 3, 2024.
Please know that the administration, alumni association, faculty and staff and other affinity groups will continue to be active at the state legislature until the session ends to advocate and ensure that public funding for university programs can continue.
I anticipate providing another legislative update after the second crossover in mid April. If you have any questions, please email news@hawaii.edu.
Mahalo for your time and attention,
Kalbert Young
Vice President for Budget and Finance/Chief Financial Officer