Chief Patron: Locke
Unified Higher Education Amendment
Item 262.80 #2s
Item 262.80 #2s | First Year - FY2021 | Second Year - FY2022 | |
| Education |
| Maintain Affordable Access | FY2021 $34,500,000 | FY2022 $138,783,000 | GF |
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Page 287, line 16, strike "$60,000,000" and insert "$94,500,000".
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“Item 262.80 |
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Educational and General Programs (10000) | $94,500,000 | $138,783,000 |
Higher Education Instruction (10001) | $94,500,000 | $138,783,000 |
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Fund Sources: General | $94,500,000 | $138,783,000 |
Authority: Discretionary Inclusion
A. Out of this appropriation, $60,000,000 the first year and $73,500,000 the second year from the general fund is designated to maintain affordable access to public colleges and universities. Institutions may use these funds for operational support, to enhance financial aid, or to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. For purposes of base budget development, these appropriated funds shall be transferred to the individual institution. Allocations from this item are as follows:
Institution | FY 2021 Allocation | FY 2022 Allocation |
Christopher Newport University | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 |
College of William and Mary | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 |
George Mason University | 0 | 9,000,000 |
James Madison University | 5,700,000 | 5,700,000 |
Longwood University | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
University of Mary Washington | 3,300,000 | 3,300,000 |
Norfolk State University | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Old Dominion University | 0 | 4,500,000 |
Radford University | 4,900,000 | 4,900,000 |
University of Virginia | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 |
University of Virginia's College at Wise | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Virginia Commonwealth University | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
Virginia Military Institute | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
Virginia State University | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 |
Richard Bland College | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Virginia Community College System | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
Total | $60,000,000 | $73,500,000" |
B. Out of this appropriation, $34,500,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for the costs of conducting COVID-19 tests at Virginia's public colleges and universities. Any unexpended balances shall be carried over to the second year of the biennium.
C. Out of this appropriation, $65,283,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to Virginia's public colleges and universities as a base adjustment to enable institutions to address affordability given unavoidable cost increases. For purposes of base budget development, these appropriated funds shall be transferred to the individual institution.
Institution | FY 2022 Allocation |
Christopher Newport University | $1,461,709 |
College of William and Mary | 2,246,550 |
George Mason University | 6,629,255 |
James Madison University | 4,099,290 |
Longwood University | 1,102,048 |
University of Mary Washington | 1,206,451 |
Norfolk State University | 1,376,665 |
Old Dominion University | 4,582,208 |
Radford University | 2,171,532 |
University of Virginia | 5,714,761 |
University of Virginia's College at Wise | 516,952 |
Virginia Commonwealth University | 7,932,754 |
Virginia Military Institute | 395,861 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | 8,026,990 |
Virginia State University | 1,065,974 |
Richard Bland College | 273,003 |
Virginia Community College System | 16,480,997 |
Total | $65,283,000 |
D. To provide additional operational relief to institutions of higher education, the following reporting and procurement policies shall be modified accordingly:
1. Pursuant to § 4-2.01.b.11 of this act, required reporting on intercollegiate athletic revenues and expenses, specifically related to the share of athletic revenues from school funds and student fees, as set out in § 23.1-1309, Code of Virginia, shall be suspended for fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022. For future reporting on fiscal year 2023 and beyond, fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022 shall be excluded from the calculated five-year rolling average of the change in generated revenue and student fees also outlined in § 23.1-1309, Code of Virginia.
2. Pursuant to Item 128 of this act, the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity shall create and streamline pathways for Virginia businesses to become and continue to be certified as Small, Women-owned, or Minority-owned Businesses, including but not limited to including vendors that meet federal or other states' designations, modifying income tax return disclosure requirements for sole proprietors, and streamlining and/or automating the recertification process.
3. Consistent with the 2019 updates to the Virginia Public Procurement Act, institutions of higher education that have entered into memoranda of understanding or management agreements with the state are permitted to conform their Request for Proposal advertising rules to that of § 2.2-4302.2.A.2.”
(This unified amendment addresses the funding needs of Virginia’s public colleges and universities to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, support operations, and address access and affordability. Specifically, the amendment provides the following: 1) Continues first-year one-time support of $60.0 million GF provided in Chapter 56, 2020 Special Session I, into the second year of the biennium, and includes funding for George Mason University and Old Dominion University, for operational support, to enhance financial aid, and to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; 2) Adds $34.5 million GF in the first year to address the costs of testing for COVID-19; 3) Adds $65.3 million GF in the second year as a base budget adjustment to allow institutions of higher education to address affordability and unfunded operational requirements; and 4) Provides relief from certain procurement and reporting requirements to provide institutions with additional flexibility and to generate cost savings.)