DHE/CCHE Update OSA: Statewide Meeting June 5, 2015 Andrew Rauch, Lead Finance Analyst
History of State-Funded Higher Education Capital Construction *FY amount includes the Long Bill appropriation and funding from the FY revenue spillover. ** FY amount only includes the Long Bill appropriation.
(in millions) * FY amount includes amount from FY revenue spillover. History of State-Funded Higher Education Capital Construction
CCHE FY State Funded Capital Prioritization Process FML and Anschutz COPS were moved to the Operating Line in Long Bill. Continuation projects will be at the top of the list. CCHE defines a continuation project as: Appropriated in a previous year’s Long Bill with Capital Construction or General Funds and the institution received funding for that project; or Appropriated in a previous year’s Long Bill with Capital Construction or General Funds and the institution did not receive funds because the project was de-appropriated due to state budget cuts. Included as the out-year funding from a prior request. The out-year funding must have been included in a prior CC-C request that was funded for the initial year. Previously unfunded projects will be prioritized using CCHE criteria and placed on the list in order.
CCHE FY State Funded Capital Prioritization Criteria and Scoring Evaluation CriteriaCapital Construction Prioritization FY Total Max. Points Significant Health, Life Safety, and Code Issues Projects with clear and urgent life or safety implications 10 Other Fund SourcesOther fund sources include projects that are funded partly by non-state funds. Projects will receive 75% of cash pledged that includes student fee funds. 15 Space Needs Analysis Space needs analysis reflects how much space the institution or department has in its inventory, justification on how well the space needs are filled by the request, and how much space it needs based on the Master Plan, FTE projections, or Student enrollment projections 10 Clear Identification of Beneficiaries The request must clearly identify the individuals that will be served and how they will be better served by the project requested 8 Achieves GoalsIntegral to Achieving Statewide Policy Goals/Integral to Institutional Planning Goals 5 Governing Board PriorityProjects will receive points based upon the priority that the governing board has assigned to each project 20
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