Board of Trustees Retreat State and Federal Legislative Update Michael Brown Director of External Affairs July 15, 2016

2015 OEA Legislative Accomplishments HB 943- Passage of Connect NC Bond Referendum In-state tuition benefits for veterans $2m appropriated for the Union Square project $200k appropriated for Coal Ash research War memorial stadium presentation to House capital appropriations committee $200k appropriated in House budget for War Memorial OEA met w/ 36 members of House and Senate University and Grad day in Raleigh

2016 State Budget and Legislative Priorities Invest in the recruitment and retention of top talent Ensure that college remains affordable and accessible Eliminate private fundraising (university advancement) cap Postpone implementation of North Carolina Guaranteed Admission Program (NCGAP) Support N.C. A&T’s innovation

Priority #1 Invest in the recruitment and retention of top talent Budget Request Increased compensation for UNC system employees $3m appropriations for faculty recruitment and retention fund Final Budget 1.5% annual salary increase for state employees 0.5% nonrecurring bonus for state employees One time merit based bonus for EHRA employees $80m appropriated for all state employees ($20m for UNC system)

Priority #2 Ensure that college remains affordable and accessible Budget Request STEM and health merit scholarship program $5m budget request Provides 4000 merit based scholarships (1000 per year) to top STEM, health, and education students Final Budget S.873- Access to Affordable College Education Act Budget reduction- FY16-17 management flex cut $62.8m $16.35m added to offset private fundraising cut N.C. A&T reduction- $2m

Priority #3 Eliminate private fundraising cap UNC System Policy Agenda Elimination of private fundraising cap 2015 Appropriations act capped campus state appropriations support of fundraising activities at $1m $678k impact to N.C. A&T Final Budget Private fundraising (university advancement) cap eliminated

Priority #4 Postpone the implementation of NCGAP UNC System Policy Agenda Postponement of the North Carolina Guaranteed Admission Program (NCGAP) through the 2018-2019 academic school year Final Budget Directs the President to adopt and report a plan to improve completion of baccalaureate degrees effective 2017-18 academic year Plan must be implemented or NCGAP becomes effective 2018-2019 academic year

Priority #5 Support N.C. A&T’s innovation Continued support of N.C. A&T’s core strengths, which will produce measurable, high-impact outcomes for North Carolina’s economy Final Budget Continuing to build relationship with legislators to highlight N.C. A&T’s economic impact S. 873- Access to Affordable College Education Act

Additional legislative updates S. 873 “Access to Affordable College Education Act” Fixed Tuition Gives BOG and BOT flexibility to increase undergrad fees by no more than 3% per academic year Reduces tuition at certain institutions (WCU, UNCP, ECSU) Evaluates out-of-state admission cap at certain institutions Establishes Cheatham-White merit scholarship at N.C. A&T and NCCU

Additional legislative updates H.B. 2 “The Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act” DOJ has filed lawsuit alleging that HB2 violates the Civil Rights Act Gov. McCrory, Sen. Berger, and Speaker Moore have filed lawsuits  asking court to declare that NC’s “commonsense law to maintain sex-specific restrooms” complies with federal law Obama administration will NOT hold up federal funds

Federal Updates General Election Nov. 8 NC-6 Rep. Mark Walker vs. Pete Glidewell (D) NC-13 Ted Budd (R) Gun Range Owner, Agricultural Investor vs. Bruce Davis (D) Child Care Center Owner, Ex-Guilford County Commissioner, USMC Veteran

Federal Updates Launch of the HBCU bipartisan caucus internship H.R.295- Reauthorization of the HBCU historic preservation program H.R.5530- HBCU Capital Financing Improvement H.R.4857- HBCU Innovation Fund Act H.R.1911- Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 Impact of Presidential election on NC and Higher Education

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