Legislative Appropriations Request Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 Submitted to the Governor’s Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board Revised - October 2012 This Page Intentionally Left Blank. Legislative Appropriations Request Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 Board of Regents Dates of Terms Hometown Jack A. Wall (Chairman) Term to May 2013 Dallas, Texas Brint Ryan Term to May 2015 Dallas, Texas Michael Bradford Term to May 2015 Midland, Texas Don A Buchholz Term to May 2013 Dallas, Texas Steve Mitchell Term to May 2015 Richardson, Texas Don Potts Term to May 2017 Dallas, Texas Gwyn Shea Term to May 2013 Irving, Texas Al Silva Term to May 2017 San Antonio, Texas Michael Williams Term to May 2017 Fredericksburg, Texas Alexandria Perez (Student Regent) Term to May 2013 Seagoville, Texas This Page Intentionally Left Blank. University of North Texas System Administration Table of Contents Administrator’s Statement…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...1 Organizational Chart………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....9 Certificate of Dual Submissions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 Summaries of Requests: 2.A. Summary of Base Strategy……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....13 2.B. Summary of Base Request by Method of Financing………………………………….………………………………………………………....17 2.C. Summary of Base Request by Object of Expense……………………………………………………………………………………………….21 2.E. Summary of Exceptional Items Request………………………………………………………………………………………………………....23 2.F. Summary of Total Request by Strategy…………………………………………………………………………………………………….........25 3.A. Strategy Requests: System Office Operations……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..27 Tuition Revenue Bond Retirement……………………………………………………………………………...………………………………….....30 Federation of North Texas Area Universities………………………………………………………………………………………………………....31 Universities Center at Dallas……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....33 UNT Dallas College of Law……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..........35 3.B. Rider Revisions and Additions Request.………………………………………………………………………………………………………39 4.A. Exceptional Item Request Schedule…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………..45 4.B. Exceptional Items Strategy Allocation Schedule……………………………………………………………………………………………..47 4.C. Exceptional Items Strategy Request…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..49 i University of North Texas System Administration Table of Contents Supporting Schedules: 6.A. Historically Underutilized Business……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..51 6.H. Estimated Funds Outside the Institution’s Bill Pattern……………….………………………………………………………………………....53 6.I. 10 Percent Biennial Base Reduction Options…………..………………………………………………………………………………………...55 Higher Education Schedules: Schedule 1A – Other Educational and General Income…………………………………………………………………………………………........59 Schedule 2 – Selected Educational, General and Other Funds ……………………..………………………………………………………………..63 Schedule 3A – Staff Group Insurance Data Elements (ERS)………………………………………………………………………………………....65 Schedule 4 – Computation of OASI……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….69 Schedule 5 – Calculation of Retirement Proportionality and ORP Differential……………………………………………………………………...71 Schedule 7 – Personnel…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..........73 Schedule 8A – Tuition Revenue Bond Projects…….………………………………………………………………………………………………...77 Schedule 8C – Revenue Capacity for Tuition Revenue Bond Projects………..……………………………………………………………………...79 Schedule 9 – Special Item Information…..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...81 ii Schedules Not Included Agency Code: Agency Name: Prepared By: Date: Request Level: 769 University of North Texas System Administration Eva Burnett August 2012 Baseline For the schedules identified below, the UNT System Administration either has no information to report or the schedule is not applicable. Accordingly, these schedules have been excluded from the UNT System Administration Legislative Appropriations Request for the 2014-15 biennium. Number Name 2.D. Summary of Base Request Objective Outcomes 2.G. Summary of Total Request Objective Outcomes 3.C. Rider Appropriations and Unexpended Balances Request 6.B. Current Biennium One-time Expenditure Schedule 6.F. Advisory Committee Supporting Schedule 6.G. Homeland Security Funding Schedule 6.J. Budgetary Impacts Related to Federal Health Care Reform Schedule 8 Summary of Requests for Projects Funded with General Obligation Bond Proceeds Schedule 6 Capital Funding Schedule 8B Tuition Revenue Bond Issuance History iii This Page Intentionally Left Blank. ADMINISTRATOR'S STATEMENT 8/15/2012 2:05:29PM 83rd Regular Session, Agency Submission, Version 1 Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST) 769 University of North Texas System Administration The University of North Texas System Administrator’s Statement Board of Regents Jack A. Wall, Chair – Dallas, Texas – Term to May 2013 Brint Ryan, Vice Chair – Dallas, Texas – Term to May 2015 Michael Bradford – Midland, Texas – Term to May 2015 Don A Buchholz – Dallas, Texas – Term to May 2013 Steve Mitchell – Richardson, Texas – Term to May 2015 Don Potts – Dallas, Texas – Term to May 2017 Gwyn Shea – Irving, Texas – Term to May 2013 Al Silva – San Antonio, Texas – Term to May 2017 Michael Williams, DO – Fredericksburg, Texas – Term to May 2017 Alexandria Perez (Student Regent) – Seagoville, Texas – Term to May 2013 Chancellor – Lee Jackson SYSTEM OVERVIEW The UNT System plays a major role in providing affordable, high-quality education to more than 39,000 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs and increases economic activity in North Texas by nearly $2 billion annually. Since 2000, enrollment at UNT System institutions has increased by over 42 percent, and the number of degrees awarded across all campuses has grown nearly 84 percent. By 2016, enrollment at System institutions is projected to increase to more than 50,000 students as the System strives to educate the growing and diverse population of the state and achieve the goals set forth in the State of Texas Closing the Gaps plan for higher education. With more than 1,200 total acres and multiple locations – from Denton to Fort Worth to Downtown Dallas to Southern Dallas – the UNT System serves the North Texas region and beyond, benefiting from its position in the fastest growing metropolitan region in the state and one of the fastest growing in the country. The UNT System and its component institutions have a $1 billion annual budget and employ 10,000 people throughout the North Texas area. UNT System Administration - Founded in 1999 the UNT System Administration is one of the youngest administrations among Texas peer groups. However, the UNT System has made significant strides in building an administrative infrastructure to deliver a collection of high quality centralized and coordinated administrative services to the campuses. Chancellor Lee Jackson has led the UNT System since 2002 and is capably supported by five Vice Chancellors leading key services for the system and campuses – Academic Affairs and Student Success, Administrative Services, Finance, Governmental Relations and General Counsel. The System Administration maintains one of the lowest direct operating costs in the State ($14M for FY 2013) while leading aggressive initiatives to improve system-wide operations and continually grow the UNT System campuses. UNT - Founded in 1890, the University of North Texas, located in Denton, is the flagship of the UNT System. A student-focused public research university, UNT is the nation’s 26th largest public university and the largest, most comprehensive university in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with 214 degree programs. UNT is dedicated to 1 Page 1 of 8 ADMINISTRATOR'S STATEMENT 8/15/2012 2:05:29PM 83rd Regular Session, Agency Submission, Version 1 Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST) 769 University of North Texas System Administration providing an excellent educational experience to its 36,000 students. President V. Lane Rawlins joined UNT in 2010 as the university’s 15th president, and is leading UNT toward a vision of becoming a major public research university offering the best undergraduate educational experience in Texas. UNT Health Science Center (Fort Worth) - established in 1970, focuses on training future osteopathic physicians, biomedical researchers, public health professionals, physician assistants, and physical therapists, and maintaining a vigorous research program. All campus disciplines are encouraged to collaborate and create an inter-professional environment, providing a more comprehensive approach to the health sciences. The UNTHSC is composed of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health, the School of Health Professions, and the UNT System College of Pharmacy. Dr. Scott Ransom is serving in his sixth year as the fifth president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He has brought a rigorous strategic planning and execution process to every component of UNTHSC. UNT Dallas - The city’s first and only public, four-year university, was established in 2010 and is progressing toward separate accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The university, which expects a SACS site visit early in 2013, is the culmination of a dream shared by state, city, business and philanthropic leaders to increase access to higher education, elevate