L EGISLATIVE A PPROPRIATIONS R EQUEST F I S C A L Y E A R S 2022 A N D 202 3 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 O c t o b e r 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. SCHEDULES NOT INCLUDED ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1. ADMINISTRATOR’S STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 A. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 B. DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONAL UNITS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 C. BUDGET OVERVIEW – BIENNIAL AMOUNTS....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 2. SUMMARIES OF REQUEST A. SUMMARY OF BASE REQUEST BY STRATEGY ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 B. SUMMARY OF BASE REQUEST BY METHOD OF FINANCE .................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 C. SUMMARY OF BASE REQUEST BY OBJECT OF EXPENSE ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 D. SUMMARY OF BASE REQUEST OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 E. SUMMARY OF EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS REQUEST.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 F. SUMMARY OF TOTAL REQUEST BY STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 G. SUMMARY OF TOTAL REQUEST OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 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 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Strategy 2: Teaching Experience Supplement ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Strategy 3: Staff Group Insurance Premiums ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 54 Strategy 4: Workers’ Compensation Insurance .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Strategy 5: Unemployment Compensation Insurance ................................................................................................................................................................................. 58 Strategy 6: Texas Public Education Grants ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 60 GOAL 2: PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT Objective 1: Provide Operation and Maintenance of E&G Space Strategy 1: Educational and General Space Support................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Strategy 2: Tuition Revenue Bond Retirement ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 65 GOAL 3: PROVIDE SPECIAL ITEM SUPPORT Objective 1: Instructional Support Special Item Support Strategy 2: Readiness ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 67 Strategy 3: Texas Natural Science Center .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 70 Strategy 4: Briscoe – Garner Museum ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 72 Objective 2: Research Special Item Support Strategy 1: Marine Science Institute – Port Aransas ................................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Strategy 2: Institute for Geophysics............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 78 TABLE OF CONTENTS Strategy 3: Bureau of Economic Geology .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 80 Strategy 4: Bureau of Business Research ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 83 Strategy 5: McDonald Observatory ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 85 Strategy 6: Center for Advanced Studies in Astronomy ............................................................................................................................................................................. 87 Strategy 7: Bureau of Economic Geology: Project STARR ....................................................................................................................................................................... 89 Objective 3: Public Service Special Item Support Strategy 2: Irma Rangel Public Policy Institute .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 91 Strategy 3: Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution ............................................................................................................................................................................ 93 Strategy 4: Voces Oral History Project ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 95 Objective 4: Institutional Support Special Item Support Strategy 1: Institutional Enhancement ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 97 GOAL 5: TRUSTEED FUNDS Objective 1: Trusteed Funds Strategy 1: Darrell K Royal Texas Alzheimer’s Initiative ........................................................................................................................................................................ 101 GOAL 6: RESEARCH FUNDS Objective 4: Texas Research University Fund Strategy 1: Texas Research University Fund ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 103 GOAL 7: PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL Objective 1: Instructional Programs Strategy 1: Medical Education.................................................................................................................................................................................................................