Legislative Appropriations Request the University of Texas at Austin
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L EGISLATIVE A PPROPRIATIONS R EQUEST F I S C A L Y EAR S 2020 A N D 2021 Submitted to the Governor’s Office A nd the Legislative Budget Board T H E U NIVERSITY OF T E X A S A T A USTIN A u g u s t 2 0 1 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SCHEDULES NOT INCLUDED ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1. ADMINISTRATOR’S STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 A. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 B. DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONAL UNITS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 C. BUDGET OVERVIEW – BIENNIAL AMOUNTS....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 2. SUMMARIES OF REQUEST A. SUMMARY OF BASE REQUEST BY STRATEGY ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 B. SUMMARY OF BASE REQUEST BY METHOD OF FINANCE .................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 C. SUMMARY OF BASE REQUEST BY OBJECT OF EXPENSE ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 D. SUMMARY OF BASE REQUEST OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 E. SUMMARY OF EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS REQUEST.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 F. SUMMARY OF TOTAL REQUEST BY STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 G. SUMMARY OF TOTAL REQUEST OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 3. STRATEGIES AND RIDERS A. STRATEGY REQUESTS: GOAL 1: PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT Objective 1: Provide Instructional and Operations Support Strategy 1: Operations Support ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Strategy 2: Teaching Experience Supplement ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 46 Strategy 3: Staff Group Insurance Premiums ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 48 Strategy 4: Workers’ Compensation Insurance .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Strategy 5: Unemployment Compensation Insurance ................................................................................................................................................................................. 52 Strategy 6: Texas Public Education Grants ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 54 GOAL 2: PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT Objective 1: Provide Operation and Maintenance of E&G Space Strategy 1: Educational and General Space Support................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Strategy 2: Tuition Revenue Bond Retirement ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 GOAL 3: PROVIDE SPECIAL ITEM SUPPORT Objective 1: Instructional Support Special Item Support Strategy 2: Readiness ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 61 Strategy 3: Texas Natural Science Center .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 64 Strategy 4: Briscoe – Garner Museum ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 66 Objective 2: Research Special Item Support Strategy 1: Marine Science Institute – Port Aransas ................................................................................................................................................................................... 68 Strategy 2: Institute for Geophysics............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 71 TABLE OF CONTENTS Strategy 3: Bureau of Economic Geology .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 Strategy 4: Bureau of Business Research ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76 Strategy 5: McDonald Observatory ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 78 Strategy 6: Center for Advanced Studies in Astronomy ............................................................................................................................................................................. 80 Strategy 7: Bureau of Economic Geology: Project STARR ....................................................................................................................................................................... 82 Objective 3: Public Service Special Item Support Strategy 2: Irma Rangel Public Policy Institute .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 84 Strategy 3: Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution ............................................................................................................................................................................ 86 Strategy 4: Voces Oral History Project ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 88 Objective 4: Institutional Support Special Item Support Strategy 1: Institutional Enhancement ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 91 GOAL 5: TRUSTEED FUNDS Objective 1: Trusteed Funds Strategy 1: Darrell K Royal Texas Alzheimer’s Initiative .......................................................................................................................................................................... 93 GOAL 6: RESEARCH FUNDS Objective 4: Texas Research University Fund Strategy 1: Texas Research University Fund .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 95 GOAL 7: PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL Objective 1: Instructional Programs Strategy 1: Medical Education...................................................................................................................................................................................................................