02/20/2023 03:30 PM Senate EDUCATION
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| Overview University of Alaska Empower Alaska | |
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
February 20, 2023
3:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Löki Tobin, Chair
Senator Gary Stevens, Vice Chair
Senator Jesse Bjorkman (via teleconference)
Senator Jesse Kiehl
Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
OVERVIEW: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA EMPOWER ALASKA
- HEARD
SENATE BILL NO. 14
"An Act relating to reemployment of persons who retire under the
teachers' retirement system as mentors; relating to retirement
incentives for members of the defined benefit retirement plan of
the teachers' retirement system and the defined benefit
retirement plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System of
Alaska; and providing for an effective date."
- MOVED SB 14 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTIONS
BILL: SB 14
SHORT TITLE: RIP FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES/TEACHERS
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) KAWASAKI
01/18/23 (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/23
01/18/23 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/18/23 (S) EDC, L&C, FIN
02/03/23 (S) EDC AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/03/23 (S) -- MEETING CANCELED --
02/08/23 (S) EDC AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/08/23 (S) Heard & Held
02/08/23 (S) MINUTE(EDC)
02/10/23 (S) EDC AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/10/23 (S) Heard & Held
02/10/23 (S) MINUTE(EDC)
02/20/23 (S) EDC AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
WITNESS REGISTER
PAT PITNEY, President
University of Alaska System
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Co-presented an overview of the University
of Alaska.
CHAD HUTCHISON, Director
State Relations
University of Alaska System
Fairbanks, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Co-presented an overview of the University
of Alaska.
TONIA DOUSAY, Dean
School of Education
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Co-presented an overview of the University
of Alaska.
PAUL LAYER, Vice President
Academic Affairs
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Co-presented an overview of the University
of Alaska.
DEBORAH CRAIG, Dean
College of Health
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Co-presented an overview of the University
of Alaska.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:30:34 PM
CHAIR LÖKI TOBIN called the Senate Education Standing Committee
meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Present at the call to order were
Senators Kiehl, Bjorkman (via teleconference), Gray-Jackson,
Stevens, and Chair Tobin.
SB 14-RIP FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES/TEACHERS
3:31:35 PM
CHAIR TOBIN announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 14
"An Act relating to reemployment of persons who retire under the
teachers' retirement system as mentors; relating to retirement
incentives for members of the defined benefit retirement plan of
the teachers' retirement system and the defined benefit
retirement plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System of
Alaska; and providing for an effective date."
3:31:41 PM
CHAIR TOBIN recapped that the purpose of SB 14 is to provide a
temporary retirement incentive for Alaska public employees and
allow school districts to rehire retired educators through a 12-
month contract.
3:32:11 PM
CHAIR TOBIN said there were no amendments and asked if there
were any additional comments or questions on SB 14.
3:32:34 PM
CHAIR TOBIN solicited a motion.
3:32:34 PM
SENATOR STEVENS moved to report SB 14, work order 33-LS0180\A,
from committee with individual recommendations and attached
fiscal note(s).
3:32:46 PM
CHAIR TOBIN found no objection and SB 14 was reported from the
Senate Education Standing Committee.
SENATOR BJORKMAN joined the meeting via teleconference.
3:32:58 PM
At ease.
^Overview University of Alaska Empower Alaska
OVERVIEW:
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA EMPOWER ALASKA
3:34:23 PM
CHAIR TOBIN reconvened the meeting and announced the
consideration of an overview by the University of Alaska.
3:35:13 PM
PAT PITNEY, President, University of Alaska System, Anchorage,
Alaska, turned to slide 1 and said the university is Alaska's
public system of higher education with locations in Anchorage
(UAA), Fairbank (UAF), and Southeast Alaska (UAS). UAF is a
research university, UAA is a comprehensive university, and UAS
is a regional university focusing on southeastern Alaska's
economy. Each university offers a unique experience on campus
and options that help keep students in the state. An example is
the Kenai Peninsula College, with immersive reality simulation
equipment for its process tech program. The equipment allows
students to complete most of the program through distance
learning. Fairbanks has an aviation program for aircraft
mechanics, one of seven intensive programs students can complete
in one year. The University of Alaska's quality programs allow
students to be employed anywhere in the world.
3:39:34 PM
MS. PITNEY turned to slide 3, UA Priority Focus Areas, and said
that following some problematic years, the university needed a
focused expedited strategic plan. She spoke to the following
points of the dynamic plan stating these are the areas where the
university sees growth opportunities:
[Original punctuation provided.]
Increase Student Enrollment through retention in
degree programs for Alaska's workforce
Develop Workforce and Focused Economic Development
Initiatives
Promote Arctic Policy, Research and Leadership
Strengthen Teacher Education through the Alaska
College of Education Consortium
Advance the Alaska Native Success Initiative
Build Finance Industry Partnerships to Expand Business
Workforce
Increase Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Presence in
Southeast Alaska
Revise Business Models for Efficiency and
Modernization
3:45:27 PM
MS. PITNEY advanced to slide 4, Enrollment Highlights and said
2023 is the first year in nine years that the university is not
grappling with major state budget reductions. Focus has come
with financial stability, allowing the university to promise it
will not cut programs and financial aid. Student confidence is
essential for the success of the university. She spoke to the
following university highlights:
[Original punctuation provided.]
Spring 2023 Enrollment:
• Headcount up 1 percent over Spring 2022. First year-
to-year increase in 10 years.
• Significant enrollment increases at most Community
Campuses, the UAA and UAF Community and Technical
Colleges and the UAS School of Career Education
• More students in classes and return to face-to-face
instruction, but there are more online options for
students across the UA system than pre-COVID
Dual enrollment:
• In FY22, more than 2,300 high school students were
enrolled in a University course an increase of 10%
over FY21.
UA Scholars:
• As of February 1, 48 percent of eligible UA Scholars
secured their award by applying to UAA, UAF or UAS an
increase of 11% percent over 2022.
Teacher Preparation
• Re-stablished BA in Early Childhood Education at UAA
Pilot program to provide financial support for
students in teaching internships
Healthcare
• Expansion of the Nursing program
• Pilot program to provide financial support for
students in clinical programs
Alaska in the national context
• Fall 2022 enrollments were down 1.9 percent
nationwide, and Fall enrollment across UA was similar
• The average debt of University of Alaska graduates
and the percentage of graduates with debt is below
the national average.
3:50:38 PM
MS. PITNEY moved to slide 5, Enrollment/Academic Profile -
Current as of December 2022, and stated it is a snapshot of
where the university is in terms of enrollment and academic
profile:
[Original punctuation provided.]
Enrollment is a top priority of the University.
Providing value and showing what we can do to help
Alaska.
Enrollment*
• Total Student Headcount - 20,190
• University of Alaska Anchorage - 11,360
• University of Alaska Fairbanks - 7,400
• University of Alaska Southeast - 2,130
• Total Full Time Equivalency - 11,720
Academic Profile
• Faculty - 1,875 • Staff - 3,271
• UA Scholars* - 1,276
• AK Performance Scholars* - 1,866
• Dual-Enrollment Students** - 2,324
• UA Alumni - 120,000+
*Data estimates from Fall 2022 as of December 19, 2022
**Data for FY22
MS. PITNEY said tweaking the AK Performance Scholarship by
passing SB 56 will make a huge difference in how many students
the university will attract. Industry reports reveal that nearly
80 percent of the university's graduates work in Alaska within a
year. The Department of Labor reported that 25 percent of
students that leave Alaska return long-term. Keeping students in
the state is a good strategy for building Alaska's workforce.
3:53:31 PM
MS. PITNEY turned to slide 6, Importance of Alaska Performance
Scholarship (APS) and Higher Education Investment Fund (HEIF),
and stated that through emergency COVID regulation, the
university discovered that students who did not take SAT and ACT
exams were as successful in their coursework as students who
did. The tests are a financial and place-based burden to
students. The University of Alaska awards scholarships to
students in August following graduation. She opined that the
university should award scholarships to seniors in the fall, so
there is certainty about where they will attend college.
3:55:33 PM
CHAD HUTCHISON, Director of State Relations, University of
Alaska System, Fairbanks, Alaska, said HB 31 is the companion
bill to SB 56. He said HB 31 would change the monetary values of
the scholarships set 10 years ago.
3:56:15 PM
SENATOR STEVENS said he is concerned about the loss of 1,500
university faculty. He opined that people select a university
based on the quality of the faculty. He asked for specifics
about the lost faculty and their replacement.
3:56:51 PM
MS. PITNEY said she did not have precise numbers, but there are
roughly 500 fewer faculty members. The loss of over $100 million
of state funding impacted university employees. Rebuilding
faculty will occur with financial and program stability. Growth
will occur through partnerships. She stated that the university
would not return to the way it was. The university will add
faculty as enrollment increases and as there are clear program
investments through partnerships. The administration made
changes to the university based on industry demand. She provided
UAA and UAS's partnership to create a master's in fisheries
program as an example of how growth made it possible to hire two
faculty. She spoke about how the state's investment in the
university health programs enabled a pay increase so nursing
faculty would not resign in favor of higher-paying jobs in the
healthcare industry.
4:00:45 PM
SENATOR STEVENS said the loss of faculty is not a criticism
against President Pitney; she was dealt a bad hand. However, the
loss of outstanding faculty is sad. He wished President Pitney
the best in working to build a university with a strong faculty.
CHAIR TOBIN stated she agreed.
4:01:23 PM
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON said the university had faced many
challenges. She asked about faculty and staff morale.
4:02:12 PM
MS. PITNEY replied that morale is better than it was two years
ago. However, employees are still wearing multiple hats. They
remember recent difficulties and the loss of staff. It is not
easy. Now that the university has a stable footing, it can
assess its assets and what it learned from COVID to move forward
in a new way. Staff received a slight 2 percent raise, and
faculty are negotiating a raise. The university's high vacancy
rate is due to retirement and project expansion.
4:05:48 PM
CHAIR TOBIN stated that she is a doctoral candidate at the UAF.
4:06:18 PM
TONIA DOUSAY, Dean, School of Education, University of Alaska
Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, moved to slide 7 and said she
joined her first meeting of the Alaska College of Education
Consortium (ACEC) when she became the Dean of the School of
Education on July 1, 2022. She spoke to the following points
regarding teacher education and provided the dates ACEC meets:
[Original punctuation provided.]
• The University of Alaska College of Education
Consortium (ACEC) ensures consistency and
communication across the UA education entities, and
between UA and Alaska's P12 stakeholders and develops
strategies to meet the needs of Alaska's P12 school
system. The Consortium has been successful in
strengthening the entire UA education program
ecosystem and includes:
• UAA School of Education, UAF School of Education and
UAS School of Education: offering a full array of
accredited academic programs at both the
undergraduate and graduate level, leading to
education licenses, endorsements, certificates, and
degrees at the associate, bachelors and master's
level.
• Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) unit at
UAA collaborates with partner organizations to
provide support for 500-level (professional
development) courses, workshops, conferences,
institutes, and academies;
• K12 Outreach office that administers the Alaska
Statewide Mentoring Program (ASMP) to assist new
teachers in Alaska's schools, the Alaska Teacher
Placement (ATP) office, a statewide education job
clearinghouse, and the Educators Rising program,
encouraging Alaska's junior and senior high school
students to become Alaska's next generation of
teachers;
• Center for Alaskan Education Policy Research (CAEPR)
at UAA's Institute for Social and Economic Research
conducts and disseminates education research,
emphasizing topics relevant to Alaskans.
• An ACEC Liaison to work at the system level
facilitating internal and external collaboration and
communication related to Alaska's P12 education
system.
4:13:17 PM
PAUL LAYER, Vice President, Academic Affairs, University of
Alaska Anchorage (UAA), Anchorage, Alaska, stated he appreciates
the work UAA is doing to bring back early childhood education.
4:13:55 PM
SENATOR STEVENS said there is a severe shortage of teachers in
Alaska. The state is hiring teachers from other countries
because there are so few teachers. Whatever the university can
do to address the teacher shortage would be wonderful, and he
appreciates all the university's efforts.
4:14:41 PM
MS. DOUSAY noted that several school districts are employing
teachers on M1 visas. Addressing the teacher shortage is a hot
topic among school administrators, who are investigating
creative ways to resolve the issue.
4:15:12 PM
MS. DOUSAY moved to slide 8 and said it is part of the
university's biennial report to the legislature. The map of
Alaska shows the number of UA alumni teaching in each school
district. The university and ACEC are working on an eco-system
mapping project to provide specific data about partners beyond
what is happening with teachers. It will detail what is
happening with administrators and partners. It will identify
districts that could benefit from a partnership. She stated she
is not satisfied with the low percentage of teachers being
Alaskan alumni. She said the graph shows that enrollment and
graduate numbers are making a comeback. Regular data will help
the university identify where relationships can be strengthened
to increase enrollment.
4:17:12 PM
CHAIR TOBIN asked what the university is doing to reach out to
people with some college but still needing a degree.
4:17:27 PM
MS. DOUSAY asked if Senator Tobin could be more specific
regarding outreach engagement. Currently, both professional
development and working with individuals occurs.
4:17:38 PM
SENATOR TOBIN said she would like to know what is occurring for
paraprofessionals. Also, the university had 153 education
graduates in 2021-2022, but the number of vacancies at just the
Anchorage School District (ASD) is over 500. She finds the gap
concerning.
4:18:00 PM
MS. DOUSAY responded that PACE is determining what professional
development needs to be to help paraprofessionals become
teachers and she is also working with a rural and urban school
district to identify constraining needs so that
paraprofessionals can get the training needed to obtain a
bachelor's degree and Type A teaching license. The lines between
an apprenticeship and a grow-your-own program blur when
considering the variety of individual needs and place-based
learning. When comparing the number of teacher vacancies in
Alaska to the number of education graduates, Alaska may not have
the population needed to support classrooms, which is the reason
for creative recruitment. She described various recruitment
ideas.
4:20:16 PM
MS. PITNEY said Educators Rising is a program that starts in
high school to help students identify whether they would like to
be a teacher. Both UAS and UAF have paraprofessional
partnerships in combination with school districts. The
university's apprenticeship program is also a significant
recruitment outreach. She said she is pleased with the
Teachalaska.org website and the work being done with the
foundation to highlight educators as a positive career field.
Ads will be released promoting education as a career. There are
issues too big for the university to achieve alone. In 1991 wage
analyses showed that K-12 teachers in Alaska were paid twice the
national average and had the best retirement system making it
easy to attract new teachers. Alaska now offers below-average
pay and the least desirable retirement system. She opined that
only teachers who really love teaching in Alaska will remain.
The university has the capacity for more students. Systemic
issues within Alaska's education system need addressing.
4:23:35 PM
SENATOR STEVENS congratulated the university for its attention
to dual enrollment without legislative support. He asked about
the status of the contracts the university made with school
districts.
4:24:16 PM
MR. LAYER replied that the university continues growing its
face-to-face on-site middle colleges and online advantage
program. The Alaska Advantage online program has agreements with
over 50 school districts and homeschool students. The popular
program provides access to dual enrollment opportunities in
areas without campuses. The Fairbanks North Star Borough will
expand North Star College from 40 students to over 100.
Contracts are also increasing in Anchorage and Juneau. Data
shows that dual-enrolled students are successful, obtaining
degrees faster and with less debt. He offered to provide the
committee with data and information regarding program graduates.
4:26:29 PM
CHAIR TOBIN asked Mr. Layer to provide the information to the
committee.
4:27:07 PM
DEBORAH CRAIG, Dean, College of Health, University of Alaska
Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, turned to slide 9, UAA School of
Nursing Program Expansion, and said it is well known nationwide
that there is a shortage of nursing staff in hospitals and
clinics. The same is true for nurse faculty in healthcare
programs. Clinical nurses earn about twice that of faculty
nurses. Faculty nurses have continued working for the university
because they love what they do. However, program expansion is
difficult because recruiting nurse faculty is difficult. The
program requires one nurse in a clinical setting for every eight
students. Alaska has 14 program sites across the state. The $3.5
million from the state in FY 23 has helped the program in the
following ways:
[Original punctuation provided.]
• Growth - RN programs: currently admit 204
students/yr; plan to admit 258 students/yr by 2025
• Growth MS/DNP programs: currently admit 28
students/yr; plan to admit 36 students/yr by 2025
• Net increase of 8 nursing faculty to support program
growth with 5 more searches underway
• Expansion of the RRANN (Recruitment and Retention of
Alaska Natives into Nursing) program to recruit more
Alaska Native and rural nursing students is in place
and recruiting is happening with support from the
Premera Foundation
• Sally Monserud Hall facility expansion in underway
to create SIM space specialized lab spaces for
WWAMI, nursing and allied health programs, which
will assist with student enrollment capacity up to
20% greater capacity.
4:32:34 PM
MS. CRAIG spoke about the challenges facing program expansion as
follows:
[Original punctuation provided.]
• Sufficient clinical placement sites for students
across Alaska
• We are working diligently to hire more nursing
faculty
• Finding nurse educators for our statewide sites is
especially challenging
4:33:05 PM
SENATOR KIEHL asked how many of the 13 nurses needed for program
expansion has the university hired. He asked about the 1:8
faculty-to-student ratio and wondered how many nurses would
provide clinical training versus classroom training.
4:33:47 PM
MS. CRAIG said hiring clinical faculty is more challenging,
especially in Anchorage. Six of the eight recently hired nurses
are clinical trainers. The other two are academic instructors.
The program still needs four clinical and one didactic
instructor. Students get hands-on practice through mandated
clinical training for patient safety. A qualified faculty member
and clinician must manage students' learning and growth. The
program accrediting body is the body that requires eight
students to one faculty in a clinical setting.
4:35:27 PM
SENATOR KIEHL asked where the eight faculty were recruited from
and where is the program looking for the additional five.
4:35:31 PM
MS. CRAIG said Nome and Bethel are two of the eight locations
filled by recent hires. Dillingham struggles to keep its
clinical nursing position filled, and Kodiak's long-term faculty
member is retiring. The university provides a geographic
differential to faculty working in rural areas. Rural students
must attend the programs in Anchorage or Fairbanks when rural
outreach programs do not have adequate faculty.
4:36:45 PM
SENATOR BJORKMAN asked whether the university desires to partner
with the healthcare industry to train more staff and perhaps
receive funding directly from the healthcare industry, similar
to the model that trades pursue in supporting their workforce
training.
4:37:57 PM
MS. CRAIG replied that the program works closely with its
community partners, such as Providence and Fairbanks Memorial
Hospital (FMH). The program encourages clinical staff to become
clinical preceptors. Still, COVID burnout and the nurse shortage
have made it a challenge because hospitals must hire traveling
nurses at two to three times the salary of non-traveling nurses.
The university is trying to counter this by growing nurses
within Alaska through partnerships.
4:40:26 PM
SENATOR BJORKMAN asked if the healthcare industry is willing to
provide funding to help increase program capacity.
4:40:36 PM
MS. CRAIG replied yes, but funding does not fix the supply
shortage. Plenty of students want to become nurses, and
expansion money from the state provides monetary resources, but
the university struggles to find nursing faculty. It is very
complicated.
4:41:26 PM
SENATOR BJORKMAN asked if the university has a fully subscribed
nursing program.
4:41:43 PM
MS. CRAIG responded that the university is not having trouble
finding students who want to be nurses. However, some of the
university's other health care programs have course
availability. The university plans to double its master's in
social work program within the next four years through Recover
Alaska grant funding to reduce mental and behavioral health care
needs in Alaska.
4:42:28 PM
MS. PITNEY said the university supports the apprenticeship model
because there is much need for trained workers. Apprenticeship
programs will provide on-the-job training that directs students
to obtain degrees.
4:44:04 PM
CHAD HUTCHISON, Director, State Relations, University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska, turned to slides 10 - 11 and spoke about what
education tax credits (ETCs) are:
[Original punctuation provided.]
Alaska's Education Tax Credit program allows for
taxpaying entities to make charitable contributions to
support education in Alaska.
• "Think of the big checks."
Credit amounts have evolved over the years as the
Alaska Legislature balances the credit received and
the state treasury.
• The credits have a sunset date: Currently Jan. 1,
2025. The credits must be continued by the Alaska
Legislature, via statute.
• Meet direct workforce demands.
4:45:13 PM
MR. HUTCHISON moved to slide 12 and stated that a taxpayer is
allowed credit for contributions of cash or equipment for:
[Original punctuation provided.]
(1) [?] direct instruction, research, and educational
support purposes, including library and museum
acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an
Alaska university foundation or by a nonprofit, public
or private, Alaska two-year or four-year college
accredited by a national or regional accreditation
association;
(2) for secondary school level vocational education
courses, programs, and facilities by a school district
in the state;
(3) for vocational education courses, programs, and
facilities by a state-operated vocational technical
education and training school;
(4) for a facility by a nonprofit, public or private,
Alaska two-year or four-year college accredited by a
national or regional accreditation association;
(5) for Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs
and educational support, including mentoring and
tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public
school staff and for students who are in grades
kindergarten through 12 in the state; and
(6) for education, research, rehabilitation, and
facilities by an institution that is located in the
state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem
learning center under the Coastal America Partnership
established by the federal government.
4:45:32 PM
MR. HUTCHISON advanced to slide 13 and stated that the
legislature had debated various aspects of the credit. The last
debate concerning ETC was in 2018. He spoke to the following
points regarding the credit:
[Original punctuation provided.]
- The amount of the credit is 50 percent of
contributions.
- Combined credit amount may not exceed $1,000,000. -
Cannot reduce a contributor's tax liability to below
zero for any tax year.
- "Credit amount" has been subject to much debate. The
amounts were reduced when the state treasury was
stressed in 2018.
- How long will sunset be?
- Does the Legislature want to return to phased
credits (For example: 50% of contributions of not more
than $100,000, 100% of next $200,000, and 50% of
amounts that exceed $300,000) instead of the flat
credit of 50% for contributions?
- Return to the "combined credit cap amount" of
$5,000,000 instead of $1,000,000?
4:47:15 PM
MS. PITNEY moved to slides 14-15 and spoke to the following
points:
[Original punctuation provided.]
FY24 Budget Summary Status Quo (maintain stability)
• FY24 Status Quo Operating Budget
o Maintain Stability - $24 million (8.3% increase)
o $6.5 million - FY23 supplemental compensation
(also need in the FY24 base budget)
o $12.7 million ($15.2 million total) FY24
compensation increase
o $4.8 million unavoidable fixed cost increases
o Cyber Security o Insurance Premiums
o Emergency Response & Disability/Health Services
o Student library digital access
o Shared Services HR & Procurement
• FY24 Capital Budget
o #1 Facilities Modernization - $2 million space
renovation for WWAMI expansion
o #1 Deferred Maintenance/Renewal & Repurposing -
$17.5 million UAA facility systems
4:51:39 PM
FY24 Budget Summary Moving Forward (advance key
priorities)
• FY24 Operating Budget - $7.2 million
o $2.0 million unavoidable fixed costs (facilities
maintenance, commodities and contractual
services)
o $5.2 million programs to build capacity for
Alaska's workforce
• FY24 Capital Budget
o $54.8 million DM/R&R
o $19.2 million Facility Modernization
o UAA College of Health and Library Learning
Commons
o UAF Student Engagement Center
o UAS Lab Consolidation
• Economic Development: Research/Workforce Training
Programs (continuation)
o UA Drone Program Year 2 - $20 million ($10
million in Governor's Proposed Budget)
• Revenue Assumptions
o $899 million total budget authority, $523 million
(58%) is from unrestricted sources
? $320 million in state general funds and $203
million unrestricted earned revenue
o FY24 UA expects a net $3 million increase in
unrestricted earned revenue
? Assumes state support for programs
? $1 million in tuition and fee revenue as
enrollment stabilizes
? $2 million in other unrestricted earned
revenue, such as interest income, university
receipts, and indirect cost recovery (from
competitive externally funded research
projects)
4:52:42 PM
MS. PITNEY moved to slide 17, and said she touched on student
success initiatives earlier in the presentation and would skip
slide 19 unless there were questions about University of Alaska
land grants.
4:53:41 PM
CHAIR TOBIN found no questions from the committee. She thanked
the presenters.
4:54:43 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Tobin adjourned the Senate Education Standing Committee
meeting at 4:54 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Presentation to Senate Education 02.17.2023.pdf |
SEDC 2/20/2023 3:30:00 PM |
University of Alaska |
| SB 14 Fiscal Note GOV-OMB 02.20.2023.pdf |
SEDC 2/20/2023 3:30:00 PM |
SB 14 |