Report Title:

UH; Tuition

 

Description:

Bases University of Hawaii general funding on a student-weighted formula.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

8

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

rELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Chapter 304A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§304A-    General fund formulation.  Beginning in fiscal year 2010-2011, and every year thereafter, the general fund budget appropriations for the University of Hawaii shall be based upon the amount of funding required per student.  Specifically, funding shall be based upon a student weighted formula that factors into account the number of enrolled students, their classification as graduate or undergraduate, their enrollment in a program that leads to a degree, and the accumulated credit hours for each student under that classification and program.  Funding per student shall be reduced after a specified number of credit hours have been accumulated, depending on the student's graduate or undergraduate classification and the student's enrollment in a degree program or otherwise.

     For fiscal year 2010-2011, the amount of general fund budget appropriations shall be based on student enrollment data from fiscal year 2009-2010."

     SECTION 2.  Section 304A-2101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

     ["[§304A-2101]  General fund budget appropriations; formulation.  (a)  The general fund budget appropriations for the university shall be an amount not less than three times and not greater than five times the amount of regular tuition and related fee revenues estimated for that fiscal year.

     (b)  Any general fund budget appropriation for the university for operating purposes for any fiscal year shall include the consideration of:

     (1)  The fiscal condition of the State;

     (2)  Enrollment;

     (3)  Access to educational opportunity;

     (4)  The mix of resident and nonresident students; and

     (5)  Community service and noninstruction programs.

     (c)  No revenue received by the university pursuant to the University of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund established under section [304A-2153] may be used by the governor or the director of finance as a justification for reducing any budget request or allotment to the university unless the university requests such a reduction."]

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009-2010 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the University of Hawaii to develop the funding model established under this Act and to upgrade their computer systems technology to implement the funding model.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2009.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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