Kalbert Young, 糖心视频 vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the legislative session through the First Crossover deadline.
Here is an update on the 2023 legislative session through the First Crossover deadline, including a highlight on the progress through the Legislature for the University of Hawaiʻi’s budget request.
March 9 was the First Crossover deadline where bills had to move into the non-originating chamber (Senate bills crossover to the House of Representatives, and House bills crossover to the Senate) to continue on in the legislative process. More than 3,132 bills were introduced this session, with close to 799 of those either directly affecting or indirectly impacting 糖心视频.
The biennial budget bill (HB 300 HD1) completed its deliberation in the House on March 8, 2023 and has since crossed over to the Senate for their deliberation and amendments. Next, it will be shortly revised by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means. In November 2022, the 糖心视频 Board of Regents (BOR) approved a biennial budget request that was submitted to the governor and separately to the Legislature, parts of which were included in the House version of the budget.
The BOR-approved request totaled $52.3 million in additional general funds for Fiscal Year 2023–24 (FY24) and $59.4 million in additional general funds for Fiscal Year 2024–25 (FY25). Of these amounts, more than $17.5 million is for restoration of general funds that were reduced in 2021, and $3.6 million for the return of support for athletics and other campus operations. The House works on the budget before the Senate and has approved virtually the entire request by the governor and added approximately $53.0 million for FY24 and $50.5 million for FY25 to 糖心视频.
We are extremely thankful for the support we received from the House in the restoration of the budget cuts along with funding for other programs such as expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise Program, health industry initiatives, including expanding graduate medical education for JABSOM workforce development, to name a few.
The following table shows the biennial operating budget comparison between the board, governor and House:
| Campus | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Regents | Governor | House | |||||
| FY24 $$$ | FY25 $$$ | FY24 $$$ | FY25 $$$ | FY24 $$$ | FY25 $$$ | ||
| RESTORATION OF FUNDS | |||||||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | General Fund Restoration | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 |
| JABSOM | General Fund Restoration | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 |
| 糖心视频 Hilo | General Fund Restoration | $3,420,000 | $3,420,000 | $3,420,000 | $3,420,000 | $3,420,000 | $3,420,000 |
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | General Fund Restoration | $1,620,000 | $1,620,000 | $1,620,000 | $1,620,000 | $1,620,000 | $1,620,000 |
| 糖心视频 System Administration | General Fund Restoration | $5,086,848 | $5,086,848 | $5,086,848 | $5,086,848 | $5,086,848 | $5,086,848 |
| SUSTAINED FUNDING | |||||||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Athletics Subsidy Continuation | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 |
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Athletics Subsidy Continuation | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | HIMB Full Year Funding | $85,500 | $85,500 | $85,500 | $85,500 | $85,500 | $85,500 |
| JABSOM | GME Residency Full Year Funding | $1,670,000 | $1,670,000 | $660,000 | $660,000 | $660,000 | $660,000 |
| JABSOM | Neighbor Island MD Expansion Continuation | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| HAWAIʻI PROMISE PROGRAM | |||||||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Hawaiʻi Promise Expansion | $12,300,000 | $12,300,000 | $12,300,000 | $12,300,000 | $12,300,000 | $12,300,000 |
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Hawaiʻi Promise Expansion | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 |
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Hawaiʻi Promise Expansion | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Hawaiʻi Promise Continuation | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 |
| CAMPUS FACILITIES AND CORE SERVICES | |||||||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Security Officers | $313,320 | $313,320 | ||||
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Security Officers | $30,900 | $61,800 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Security Officers | $693,780 | $1,456,938 | $693,780* | $1,456,938* | $1 | $1 |
| 糖心视频 Hilo | IT Support | $160,000 | $160,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Analytical Lab Manager | $80,000 | $80,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Campus and ACM Support | $162,996 | $325,992 | ||||
| EARLY COLLEGE EXPANSION | |||||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Early College Expansion | $577,500 | $1,212,750 | ||||
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Early College Expansion | $90,000 | $180,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 System Admin | Early College Expansion | $90,000 | $180,000 | ||||
| INITIATIVE: SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS | |||||||
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Student Success Support | $261,252 | $522,504 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | 糖心视频 Maui College-Health Center | $98,500 | $200,250 | $98,500 | $200,250 | $98,500 | $200,250 |
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | 糖心视频 Maui College-Distance Learning | $73,500 | $147,750 | ||||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Kūlia I Ka Nuʻu Undergraduate Research Initiative | $721,600 | $1,058,400 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Transfer Center | $60,000 | $60,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Career Advising and Internship Administration | $60,000 | $60,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Windward CC-Incarcerated Students | $125,500 | $241,550 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Hawaiʻi CC-Incarcerated Students | $37,500 | $78,750 | ||||
| ADDRESS AREAS OF STATE NEED | |||||||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Administration of Justice Program Expansion | $142,000 | $142,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | MA Teaching Expansion and Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education | $210,000 | $210,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | MA Counseling Psychology | $210,000 | $210,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | CAFNRM Sustainable Agribusiness | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Teacher Preparation | $70,676 | $141,352 | ||||
| INDUSTRY INITIATIVE: HEALTH | |||||||
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Health and Wellness | $147,158 | $294,316 | $147,158 | $294,316 | $147,158 | $294,316 |
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Health Science Initiative | $477,009 | $688,473 | $477,009 | $688,473 | $477,009 | $688,473 |
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Kapiʻolani CC-Allied Health Professions and NI Expansion | $761,000 | $761,000 | $761,000 | $761,000 | $761,000 | $761,000 |
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Windward CC–CNA Program Support | $86,000 | $86,000 | $86,000 | $86,000 | ||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Kauaʻi CC-Medical Assisting Program Support | $232,000 | $232,000 | $232,000 | $232,000 | $232,000 | $232,000 |
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Kapiʻolani CC-Nursing Clinical Faculty | $259,998 | $259,998 | $259,998 | $259,998 | $259,998 | $259,998 |
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Hawaiʻi CC-Nursing Program Maintenance & Expansion | $474,000 | $474,000 | $474,000 | $474,000 | $474,000 | $474,000 |
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Kauaʻi CC-Nursing Faculty | $258,000 | $258,000 | $258,000 | $258,000 | ||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | 糖心视频 Maui College-Nursing Faculty | $172,000 | $172,000 | $172,000 | $172,000 | $172,000 | $172,000 |
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | 糖心视频 Maui College-CNA to LPN Program Support | $86,000 | $86,000 | $86,000 | $86,000 | $86,000 | $86,000 |
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | 糖心视频 West Oʻahu–糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 Nursing Collaboration | $503,000 | $503,000 | $503,000 | $503,000 | ||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | NAWSON Programs and Training Support | $661,430 | $661,430 | $661,430 | $661,430 | $661,430 | $661,430 |
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Nursing Faculty Support | $198,000 | $198,000 | $198,000 | $198,000 | ||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Adjust 糖心视频 West Oʻahu–糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 NAWSON Collaboration Request | $423,000* | $1 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Adjust 糖心视频 Hilo School of Nursing Request | $430,306* | $461,717* | $1 | $1 | ||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health-Training Hubs | $457,000* | $457,000* | $1 | $1 | ||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | 糖心视频 West Oʻahu–糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 NAWSON Collaboration Request | $628,306* | $659,717* | $1 | $1 | ||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | 糖心视频 Hilo Nursing Faculty | $503,000* | $926,000* | $1 | $1 | ||
| GOVERNOR’S ADD-ONS | |||||||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Restore Funds for Previously Unfunded Positions | $6,073,157 | $6,073,157 | ||||
| JABSOM | Restore Funds for Previously Unfunded Positions | $926,843 | $926,843 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Cancer Center | Restore Funds for Previously Unfunded Positions | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Restore Funds for Previously Unfunded Positions | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Restore Funds for Previously Unfunded Positions | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||
| HOUSE ADD-ONS | |||||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Office of International and Regional Partnerships Study Abroad Program | $15,000 | |||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Placeholder amounts for Transfers | $12 | $12 | ||||
| 糖心视频 System Administration | IT Equipment | $75,000 | $75,000 | ||||
| TOTAL | $56,266,967 | $59,399,921 | $63,698,835 | $65,831,187 | $50,031,460 | $50,476,833 | |
*Items were added to the Executive Request by Gov. Green after the December submission to the Legislature.
On the 糖心视频 capital improvement projects (CIP) budget, the 糖心视频 request was for $262.5 million for FY24 and $296 million in FY25 in additional General Obligation Bonds to address capital renewal, progress on deferred maintenance and funding for projects to modernize each of the campuses within the 糖心视频 System. HB 300 HD1 includes $101.3 million for FY24 and $112.5 million for FY25 in General Obligation Bond funding for various projects, in addition to $79 million for FY24 and $75 million for FY25 in General Funds
The following table shows the CIP budget comparison between the board, governor and House:
| Campus | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Regents | Governor Request | House | |||||
| FY24 $$$ | FY25 $$$ | FY24 $$$ | FY25 $$$ | FY24 $$$ | FY25 $$$ | ||
| 糖心视频 System Administration | Renew, Improve and Modernize (GO Bonds) | $100,000,000 | $100,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 糖心视频 System Administration | Renew, Improve and Modernize (General Funds) | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | ||
| 糖心视频 Hilo | Renew, Improve and Modernize (GO Bonds) | $17,500,000 | $26,500,000 | $17,500,000 | $26,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $26,500,000 |
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Renew, Improve and Modernize (GO Bonds) | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Renew, Improve and Modernize (General Funds) | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | ||
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Renew, Improve and Modernize (GO Bonds) | $5,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $3,500,000 | ||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | PV Rooftop and Canopies and various Energy Efficiency Projects | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000* | $20,000,000* | ||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Minor CIP (GO Bonds) | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Minor CIP (General Funds) | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | ||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Assessment and Feasibility of Hamilton Library | $6,500,000 | |||||
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Road B Entry Plaza | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000* | ||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Kapiʻolani CC – Replace AC System (6930 Ohelo) | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000* | ||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Kauaʻi CC – Upgrade Fire Alarm System | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000* | ||||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Mini Master Plan Phase 3 – Kuykendall Hall | $5,000,000 | |||||
| 糖心视频 West Oʻahu | Campus Center Phase II | $49,000,000 | |||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Windward CC – Repair/Replace HVAC (5988 ?Imiloa) | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000* | $11,000,000 | |||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Athletics | $12,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $1,000 | |||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Kapiʻolani CC – Renovate Building (6920 Kokiʻo) | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $2,000,000* | $10,000,000* | $10,000,000 | |
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Admin Office and Parking | $8,000,000 | |||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Honolulu CC – Technology Renovations Phase 2 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000* | ||||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Holmes Hall | $1,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $1,500,000* | $6,000,000* | $6,000,000 | |
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Hawaiʻi CC – Manono Campus Development | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000* | ||||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | Waikīkī Aquarium Seawall Repair | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000* | ||||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | HIMB – Continue DARPA Prototype Artificial Reef | $50,000,000 | $50,000,000 | ||||
| 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 | HIMB – Replacement of Sewage System, Seawall and Pier | $10,000,000 | |||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | 糖心视频 Maui College- Renovate Existing Buildings for Medical Ed Classrooms | $250,000 | |||||
| 糖心视频 Community Colleges | Waiākea Research Station | $1,000 | |||||
| 糖心视频 System Admin | Waialeʻe Ag Substation Improvements (General Funds) | $4,000,000 | |||||
| TOTAL | $262,500,000 | $296,000,000 | $189,000,000 | $161,000,000 | $180,252,000 | $187,500,000 | |
*Items were added to the Executive Request by Gov. Green after the December submission to the Legislature.
Legislation
There are a number of bills that propose to change the organizational and operating structure of 糖心视频. For example, there are a few Senate Bills (SB) that would change the 糖心视频 president’s role as the head of the 糖心视频 System. removes the president as the chief procurement officer (CPO) and designates the vice president for budget and finance/chief financial officer as CPO. 糖心视频 has pointed out that the current designation is consistent with the standard practice of designating other state department leaders as CPOs for their respective agencies, such as the president of the Senate; the speaker of the House of Representatives; the superintendent of the Department of Education; and the CEO of Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation.
Another bill of concern is which makes the vice president for community colleges responsible to the Board of Regents rather than the university president. The responsibility for managing this distinctive and effective structure of public higher education in Hawaiʻi currently rests with a single executive officer, which is the president.
Next steps
There are still almost two months left before the adjournment of the State Legislature, and we are just about at the halfway point for the session. The 糖心视频 administration, alumni association, faculty and staff and other affinity groups have been active on the measures highlighted here and a number of others. All of our engagements with the legislators help to advocate and ensure that public funding for 糖心视频 programs can continue.
The next major deadline is Second Crossover on April 13 when bills that are still alive are returned to their originating chamber, which is then followed by conference committees during the last two weeks of the legislative session. The Hawaiʻi State Legislature is scheduled to adjourn on May 4, 2023.