STAFF FIGURE SETTING FY 2021-22 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION JBC WORKING DOCUMENT - SUBJECT TO CHANGE STAFF RECOMMENDATION DOES NOT REPRESENT COMMITTEE DECISION PREPARED BY: AMANDA BICKEL, JBC STAFF MARCH 9, 2021 JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE STAFF 200 E. 14TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR · DENVER · COLORADO · 80203 TELEPHONE: (303) 866-2061 · TDD: (303) 866-3472 https://leg.colorado.gov/agencies/joint-budget-committee CONTENTS Department Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Summary of Staff Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 2 Descriptio n of Incremental Changes .................................................................................................................... 3 Major Differences from the Request .................................................................................................................... 9 Decision Items Affecting Multiple Divisions........................................................................................................11 R1, TA7 Annualization, Staff-initiated Funding Increases for Public Higher Education, R2 Tuition Increase and aligned financial aid increases ...........................................................................11 R2 Tuition Spending Authority Increase .........................................................................................29 R5 Restore Cybercoding Cryptology Program ..............................................................................32 NP4 Increased Medicaid Match for Financing Payments and Correction to Annualization H.B. 20-1385 (Use of Increased Medicaid Match) ....................................................................................36 Correction to Annualization for S.B. 16-196 Inclusive Higher Education Pilot.................36 Indirect Cost Collection Adjustments ..............................................................................................37 (1) Department Administrative Office ....................................................................................................................39 Decision Items - Department Administrative Office ....................................................................................39 Common Policy Items, Non-prioritized Requests for Centrally-appropriated Items (NP1, NP3, NP BA1, NP BA2), and Funding Splits ............................................................................................39 Line Item Detail — Department Administrative Office ..............................................................................40 (2) Colorado Commission on Higher Education and Higher Education Special Purpose Programs.50 Decision Items - Colorado Commission on Higher Education and Higher Education Special Purpose Programs.....................................................................................................................................................53 R4 Wind down Professional Student Exchange Program..........................................................53 R6 Realign Funding for Colorado Student Leader’s Institute [Legislation Required] .......56 R7 Continue Open Educational Resources [Legislation Required] ........................................57 R8 RISE Fund for Higher Education [Legislation Required] ...................................................60 R9 Restore Educator Loan Forgiveness Program ........................................................................63 NP2 Extend Pause Annual Depreciation Lease Payment [Legislation Required - Common Policy Decision] ....................................................................................................................................................66 Staff initiated Annualization to restore Marijuana Tax Cash Fund appropriation for the Institute for Cannabis Research and Allow Roll Forward for some Research Funds....................66 Correction to Annualization Request for Division of Private Occupational Schools.......68 Correction to Annualization Request for Prosecution Fellowship Program .......................69 Correction to Annualization Request and Staff-initiated adjustment to Rural Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Professional Development line item ......................................................70 Staff-initiated Restore Teacher Mentor Grant Program Funding............................................73 Staff -initiated Colorado Geological Survey Common Policy/Inflationary Adjustment and Eliminate informational amounts from line item.......................................................................................75 Technical adjustment: Higher Education Federal Mineral Lease COP Payments .............78 Technical adjustment: University of Colorado, Lease Purchase of Academic Facilities at Fitzsimons ..............................................................................................................................................................81 Pending Committee Decision on Wildfire Mitigation Funding ...............................................82 Other Technical Adjustments: WICHE, Veterinary Medicine Capital Outlay, BA1 Acceleration Stimulus .........................................................................................................................................82 Line Item Detail – Colorado Commission on Higher Education .............................................................83 (3) Colorado Commission on Higher Education Financial Aid.................................................................. 110 Decision Items – Colorado Commission on Higher Education Financial Aid .................................. 116 R3 Fort Lewis Native American Tuition Waiver ....................................................................... 116 Allocation of Financial Aid, including to Private Institutions................................................ 119 Department Legislative Proposal for the Dependent Tuition Assistance Program [Request for Legislation] ................................................................................................................................................... 121 Line Item Detail – Colorado Commission on Higher Education Financial Aid ............................... 123 (4) College Opportunity Fund Program .............................................................................................................. 130 Decision Items – College Opportunity Fund Program.............................................................................. 131 Continue and Update Request for Information to Explore Eliminating the COF Stipend Program And Instead Using Solely fee-for-service Contracts To Fund State Institutions of Higher Education .............................................................................................................................................. 131 Footnote Related to School of Medicine Upper Payment Limit .......................................... 133 COF Stipend and Fee-for-Service Adjustments incorporated in T7 and R1 Requests . 134 Line Item Detail – College Opportunity Fund Program.......................................................................... 135 (5) Governing Boards ................................................................................................................................................ 141 Decision Items – Governing Boards ............................................................................................................... 141 FY 2020-21 Decision Items ................................................................................................................................ 141 FY 2020-21 Tuition Adjustment ..................................................................................................... 142 FY 2020-21 Fee Adjustment............................................................................................................. 142 FY 2021-22 Decision Items ................................................................................................................................ 143 Estimated Fee Revenue - Mandatory Fees................................................................................... 143 Amendment 50 Gaming Revenue Adjustment........................................................................... 144 Full -time Equivalent Faculty and Staff FTE adjustment......................................................... 145 Tobacco Revenue Adjustment......................................................................................................... 145 Line Item Detail – Governing Boards............................................................................................................. 146 (6) Local District College Grants Pursuant to Section 23-71-301, C.R.S. ................................................. 152 Decision Items – Local District College Grants .......................................................................................... 152 Line Item Detail – Local District College Grants........................................................................................ 153 (7) Division of Occupational Education.............................................................................................................. 155 Decision Items – Division of Occupational