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Setting a Context for Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Development

This document provides an overview of trends in higher education funding in Illinois, discussing the state's fiscal circumstances and budget issues the Board should consider in its FY 2012 recommendations. It highlights the uneven increase in state funding, the real gains and losses experienced by different institutions, and the growing student contributions to educational revenues. The document also addresses recent trends in state and capital funding, challenges such as spending pressures and unpaid bills, and budget recommendations aligned with the Illinois Public Agenda.

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Setting a Context for Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Development

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  1. Setting a Context for Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Development Illinois Board of Higher Education October 2010

  2. Overview Trends in higher education funding Illinois’ fiscal circumstances Budget issues the Board may want to consider in its FY 2012 recommendations

  3. Trends in Higher Ed Funding • FY 2011 state support for higher education is 10.6% higher than it was in FY 1996 after accounting for inflation. However . . . • The increase in state funding has been uneven • SURS has experienced real gains • Public universities, community colleges (less adult ed), IBHE grants, ISAC grants, and higher ed agencies have experienced REAL LOSSES since fiscal year 1996

  4. Trends in Educational and Related Revenues *FY 2011 student contributions are estimates • At public universities, students are contributing a much larger share of educational and related revenues in FY 2011 than they were in FY 1996 • Students contributed 27.3% in FY 1996, 52.9% in FY 2011* • At community colleges, students are paying a larger share in FY 2011 than they were in FY 1996. • Students contributed 27.9% in FY 1996, 40.0% in FY 2011*

  5. Recent Trends in State Funding

  6. Recent Trends in Capital Funding + In FY11, IBHE recommended authorization & release of funds appropriated in FY10

  7. State Revenues Include Fed. Stimulus *Estimate based on March CGFA estimate and FY10 year-end revenues

  8. Challenges • Spending Pressures • Pension funding • Medicaid • Other healthcare • K-12 funding • Unmet needs – e.g., MAP applicants, enrollment • Backlog of unpaid bills

  9. Budget Recommendations and the Illinois Public Agenda • Align the Board’s budget recommendations with the goals of the Illinois Public Agenda • Increase ed attainment and close the achievement gap • Improve affordability • Increase degrees and connect to economy • Integrate innovation assets • Institutional core capacity • Funding focused on attaining specific outcomes: • More quality degrees and certificates • More successful transfer • More research spending • More STEM and Healthcare degrees • More returning adults completing a credential • Awaiting final report and recommendations from the Higher Education Finance Study Commission

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