Florida College SystemOverview and Substantive
Legislative Issues 2011 Legislative Session
Association of Florida CollegesMichael Brawer, Executive
Director and CEO
Setting the Legislative Agenda
Issues identified by AFC Legislative Committee – June 2010
At the summer meeting of the Council of Presidents Steering Committee the issues and LBR (Legislative Budget Request ) are vetted and agreed upon - October 14, 2010
November 2010 – Game on!!
This Year’s Challenges
New Governor – unknown commodity Dozens of new Legislators
Loss of institutional knowledge Steep learning curve
New Senate President and House Speaker New procedures and rules New Committee Structure Numerous legislative staff changes
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The Florida College System: Growth in FTE*
*Lower and Upper Division Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment; Funded-30; Actual Enrollment from Student Database.
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11(2)$2,500
$2,750
$3,000
$3,250
$3,500
$3,750
$4,000
260,000
280,000
300,000
320,000
340,000
360,000
380,000
400,000
$3,448
$3,809
$3,643
$3,131
$2,854 $2,867
287,714 286,755
305,535
329,052
359,900
383,408
Florida College SystemComparison of FTE to State(1) Funds per FTE
State/Federal Funds per FTE FTE Enrollments
Fu
nd
s p
er F
TE
FT
E E
nro
llm
ent
(1) Includes ARRA Federal Stimulus Funds for 2009-10 and 2010-11.(2) 2010-11 includes funding and FTE for upper level. FTE excludes Continuing Workforce Education (CWE).
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Florida College Transfers & SUS Enrollment
AS1.4%
No Associate10.6%
All Others11.1%
SUS Native37.6%
AA Transfer39.3%
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10
Year
Num
ber o
f Stu
dent
s
AA Transfer SUS Natives
Source: Florida Board of Governors
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Source: PK-20 Education Data Warehouse. * Does not include students who enrolled in postsecondary education out of state, historically 4-5% of high school graduates.Note: percentages use the 90,769 as the denominator and will add up to more than 100% because students may enroll in more than one
sector.
What Happens After They Graduate?Standard Diplomas to Postsecondary
146,095High School
DiplomaRecipients
Independent Universities
PK-12 Adult Programs
Florida Colleges
State Universities
2007-08 The 2008-09 Academic Year90,259 (62%) Students
Enrolled in a Florida Postsecondary Institution*
2,570 (3%)
59,814 (66%)
4,739 (5%)
26,685 (30%)
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Plugging the PipelineAA Transfers to the State
Universities The dramatic growth in Florida College System enrollments is proportionally increasing the number of AA graduates.
A gap is starting to grow between the number of AA graduates seeking to transfer and transfer admissions to the State University System.
State universities will need to increase the number of transfer students to meet demand for junior level transfers.
2004-05 Graduation2005-06 SUS En-
rollment
2005-06 Graduation2006-07 SUS En-
rollment
2006-07 Graduation2007-08 SUS En-
rollment
2007-08 Graduation2008-09 SUS En-
rollment
2008-09 Graduation2009-10 SUS En-
rollment
2009-10 Graduation2010-11 SUS En-
rollment
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
55,000
48,763
31,595
FCS AA Graduates FCS Transfers to SUS
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Targeted Degrees Pay!
Source: FETPIP, 2008-09 Graduates with Full-Time Employment Fall 2009
* HW/HS Threshold = 13 wks. X 40 hrs @ $19.84 per hr. X 4 qtrs.
Annualized Earnings for 2008-09Florida Graduates and Completers
$20,500 $20,960
$37,356$39,108
$47,708$44,064 $44,064
$47,080
$36,552
$57,728
$65,884
$(5,000)
$5,000
$15,000
$25,000
$35,000
$45,000
$55,000
$65,000
Sec. Vocation
High School
FCS PSAV
FCS PSVC
FCS AS Degree
FCS AAS Degree
FCS AA Degree
FCS Bachelors Degree
SUS Bachelors Degree
SUS Masters
SUS PhD
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 (1)$0.0
$200,000,000.0
$400,000,000.0
$600,000,000.0
$800,000,000.0
$1,000,000,000.0
$1,200,000,000.0
$1,400,000,000.0
$1,600,000,000.0
$1,800,000,000.0
$2,000,000,000.0
$892,104,196.0$975,184,510.0 $1,000,880,995.0
$905,551,366.0$827,759,534.0 $889,604,318.0
$99,925,000.0
$116,930,000.0 $112,252,800.0
$124,770,300.0
$116,671,024.0$126,717,253.0
$469,634,981.0
$495,612,316.0$545,204,419.5
$640,412,297.0 $767,092,340.0
$851,429,278.0
$82,588,573.0
$83,045,378.0
Florida College System Operating Budget
GENERAL REVENUE L0TTERY/ EETF STUDENT FEES FEDERAL FUNDS
Do
llar
s in
Mil
lio
ns
$1,461.7
$1,794.1
$1,670.7$1,658.3$1,587.7
$1,950.8
32
.1%
31
.2% 32
.9%
38
.3%
42
.8%
43
.6%
(1) 2010-11 includes funding for the upper level.
2011-12 College Funds
2010-11 Appropriations
2011-12 Requested
Appropriations Increase
%Increas
e
Operating Budgets
Community College Program Fund $904,119,526 $865,413,441 ($38,706,085
)
State Fiscal Stabilization Funds - Education $83,045,378 ($83,045,378
)
Community College Lottery Funds $126,959,158 $157,514,164 $30,555,006
CCPF - Enrollment Growth $76,439,567 $76,439,567
Replacement of Non-recurring (SFSF & GR) $91,196,457 $91,196,457
Operating Cost of New Facilities $6,000,000 $6,000,000
Operating Budgets $1,114,124,0
62 $1,196,563,6
29 $82,439,567 7.4%
Non-Program Fund RequestsProgram Challenge Grants - Dr. Phil Benjamin $0 $154,080,119 $154,080,119
2+2 Public and Private Partnerships $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $0
Commission on Community Service $566,251 $566,251 $0
Distance Learning Consortium $316,675 $316,675 $0
Non-Program Funds $5,882,926 $159,963,045 $154,080,11
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Total$1,120,006,9
88 $1,356,526,6
74 $236,519,68
6 21.1%
FY 2011-12 Legislative Budget Request
Projected Funding Per FTEEnrollment Calculation
Current Estimated FTE (excluding CWE) 356,955
Projected FTE (excluding CWE) 383,629
Projected Growth FTE 26,674
State & Federal Operating Funds per FTE $2,866
Request to Fund Enrollment Growth$76,439,567
Substantive Legislative Issues
E-Text Fee Will allow colleges specific authority to
charge "licensing fees" for electronic texts in lieu of traditional texts.
Credit Card Convenience fee Tweak last year’s legislation to include
all students, not just college credit.
Substantive Legislative Issues
Continuing Workforce Education – “Glitch bill” designed to tweak
problematic areas in the bill that passed the 2010 session to require 100% support from fees.
HB 007 Transportation Fee Bill Continue for the 12th year trying to pass
a transportation fee bill similar to what the universities have.
Substantive Legislative Issues
Retirement and Benefits Monitor and influence major changes
proposed last year that will be proposed again.
Could include substantial changes to FRS as we know it
Also on the table is DROP, and possibly other benefits
Employee Co-pay - # 1 issue Continuation of Defined Benefit
Retirement Issues Status
Key issue is the states obligation to cover the FRS “unfunded liability”, i.e., the difference between the cash value in the entire system currently and what would be needed to pay out every obligation annually.
Covered 3 Legislative Committees week of January 10
Scheduled Key meetings with Legislative Staff this week
NO BILL DRAFTED YET!! Due sometime in February.
Asked to be part of work group to propose solutions
Other Things We are Watching
OPPAGA (Office of Public Policy and Government Accountability) Monitor and review results of OPPAGA study relating
to consolidation of tech centers with colleges or vice versa.
Baccalaureate degrees Monitor the Higher Education Coordinating Council
and the Board of Governors on decisions that could impact the offering of four-year degrees by our colleges.
General Governance Monitor bills and other actions that may impact our
local governance by weakening our Boards of Trustees and/or providing greater oversight authority to the DOE.
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