FACC Region II Conference Legislative Update

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FACC Region II ConferenceLegislative Update

• Steve Bowers, FCCJ
• Sept. 28, 2007

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Agenda

• Florida economy and taxes
• Revenue estimates and deficits
• CC enrollment, tuition, and cost pressures
• Countercyclical, vetoes, and cost to continue
• Special Session of Legislature
• House and Senate declared strategies
• Legislative Budget Request 2008-09
• 140 million would be nicer than an 80 million
  cut
• Substantive issues for CCs
• Textbooks, dual enrollment, financial aid, excess
  hours

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• Florida economy and taxes

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• Enrollment, tuition, and cost pressures

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Present Day Challenges Intensifying the Negative
Impact of Budget Cuts
Comparison of the Florida Unemployment Rate to
the Community College Enrollment History

50,000
1.5
0.0
2000
2001
1999
2002
2003
2004
2005
1996
1998
1997
- 1.5
- 30,000
CC enrollment change
FL unemployment change
As the unemployment rate increases, Community
College Enrollment increases.
Source Labor Market Statistics, Local Area
Unemployment Statistics Program
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Council of Presidents Resolution

• That the Florida Community College Systems
  Council of Presidents commit to
• Maintain student access as our highest priority
  while managing the States budget challenges
• Not cap enrollment at any of our 28 community
  colleges
• Make extra efforts to assure students excluded
  from university enrollment can continue their
  education without undue interruption and
• Encourage the responsible use of the States
  non-recurring revenues to absorb the impact of
  this commitment in the near term.

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Present Day OptionsRemaining Viable as a Leader
in Economic Development

• Protect Florida Community Colleges from a
  Reduction
• Buy Down the Tuition Increase or Replace
  Reductions w/ Non-Recurring Funds Secured with a
  Future Tuition/Fee Adjustment and
• Implement a 5 Mid-Year Tuition Increase.

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• Special Session of Legislature

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Special Session of Legislature

• House and Senate direction
• 3.3 reduction recurring GR, -35.3 million
• 5 tuition increase spring term, 11.4 million
• 15.9 million non-recurring add-back
• Governors direction
• Increase capital expenditures (PECO)

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• LBR Legislative Budget Request 2008-09

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• Substantive issues for CCs
• Textbook affordability,
• Excess hours,
• Financial aid,
• Dual enrollment

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The End

• Any last questions?