UVU 2023 Legislative Priorities:

Budget Priorities

Compensation and Mandatory Increases

  • 5% cost of living adjustment
  • Compensation funded at 100%
  • Mandatory cost increases to insurance premiums
  • Risk management rate increases

 

Performance-funding (USHE $40M/UVU $6.3M)

  • Enhance student success and accelerate completion ($800K)
  • Institutional and workforce readyiness ($500K)
  • Flexible educational opportunities and timely completion ($1.7M)
  • Digital transformation and cybersecurity ($1.2M)
  • High-demand program expansion ($2.1M)

 

Capital Facilities

  • Legislature to release $80M appropriation for UVU Scott M. Smith Engineering and Technology Buildings

 

USHE Requests

  • Healthcare workforce expansions (USHE: $6M)
  • Computer science workforce expansions (USHE: $5.5M)
  • Equipment funds (USHE: $3M, UVU: $470K)

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