Legislative Appropriations Request for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 Submitted to the Governor’s Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board by Texas State University-San Marcos A member of The Texas State University System Board of Regents Term Ends Hometown Ron Blatchley, Chairman February 1, 2011 Bryan/College Station Charlie Amato, Vice Chairman February 1, 2013 San Antonio Kevin J. Lilly February 1, 2015 Houston Ron Mitchell February 1, 2015 Horseshoe Bay David Montagne February 1, 2015 Beaumont Trisha Pollard February 1, 2013 Bellaire Michael Truncale February 1, 2013 Beaumont Donna N. Williams February 1, 2011 Arlington Christopher Covo February 1, 2011 San Marcos October 2010 Table of Contents Administrator’s Statement ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Organizational Chart ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Summaries of Request 2.A. Summary of Base Request by Strategy ........................................................................................................................................ 6 2.B. Summary of Base Request by Method of Finance ....................................................................................................................... 9 2.C. Summary of Base Request by Object of Expense ...................................................................................................................... 13 2.D. Summary of Base Request Objective Outcomes ........................................................................................................................ 14 2.E. Summary of Exceptional Items Request ..................................................................................................................................... 17 2.F. Summary of Total Request by Strategy ...................................................................................................................................... 18 2.G. Summary of Total Request Objective Outcomes ....................................................................................................................... 22 Strategy Requests 3.A. Operations Support ..................................................................................................................................................................... 26 3.A. Teaching Experience Supplement .............................................................................................................................................. 29 3.A. Staff Group Insurance Premiums ............................................................................................................................................... 30 3.A. Workers Compensation Insurance .............................................................................................................................................. 31 3.A. Texas Public Education Grants .................................................................................................................................................. 32 3.A. Organized Activities ................................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.A. E&G Space Support ................................................................................................................................................................... 34 3.A. Tuition Revenue Bond Retirement ............................................................................................................................................. 36 3.A. Skiles Act Revenue Bond Retirement ........................................................................................................................................ 37 3.A. Improvement of Geography Education ...................................................................................................................................... 38 3.A. Round Rock Higher Education Center ....................................................................................................................................... 40 3.A. School Safety Center .................................................................................................................................................................. 42 3.A. Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center .............................................................................................................................. 45 3.A. Texas Long-Term Care Institute ............................................................................................................................................... 47 3.A. Semiconductor Manufacturing and Research Initiative ............................................................................................................. 49 3.A. River Systems Monitoring .......................................................................................................................................................... 51 3.A. Small Business Development Center ......................................................................................................................................... 53 i 3.A. Institutional Enhancement .......................................................................................................................................................... 54 3.A. Exceptional Item Request ........................................................................................................................................................... 55 3.A. Board Authorized Tuition........................................................................................................................................................... 56 3.A. Research Development Fund ...................................................................................................................................................... 57 Rider Appropriations 3.B. Rider Revisions and Additions ................................................................................................................................................... 59 3.C. Rider Appropriations and Unexpended Balances ....................................................................................................................... 60 Exceptional Item Request Schedule 4.A. Multifunctional NanoBioMaterials Commercialization ............................................................................................................. 62 4.A. River Systems Monitoring .......................................................................................................................................................... 64 4.A. Geographic Patterns of Illegal Border Crossings in Texas ......................................................................................................... 66 4.A Debt Service for Tuition Revenue Bond Projects ...................................................................................................................... 68 Exceptional Items Strategy Allocation Schedule 4.B. Multifunctional NanoBioMaterials Commercialization ............................................................................................................. 70 4.B. River Systems Monitoring .......................................................................................................................................................... 71 4.B. Geographic Patterns of Illegal Border Crossings in Texas ......................................................................................................... 72 4.B Debt Service for Tuition Revenue Bond Projects ....................................................................................................................... 73 Exceptional Items Strategy Request 4.C. Tuition Revenue Bond Retirement ............................................................................................................................................. 74 4.C. River Systems Monitoring .......................................................................................................................................................... 75 4.C. Geographic Patterns of Illegal Border Crossings in Texas ......................................................................................................... 76 4.C. Multifunctional NanoBioMaterials Commercialization ............................................................................................................. 76 Other Supporting Schedules 6.A. Historically Underutilized Business Supporting Schedule ......................................................................................................... 77 6.G. Homeland Security Funding Schedule ....................................................................................................................................... 79 6.H. Estimated Total of All Funds Outside the GAA Bill Pattern ..................................................................................................... 80 6.I. Ten Percent Biennial Base Reduction Options ..........................................................................................................................