Legislative Affairs

View the legislative actions taken each year affecting UVU, including policies, budgeting, and logistical changes. Also see the University’s annual budget priorities and statistical reports from 2017 on.

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UVU 2024 Legislative Priorities:


Budget Priorities

Compensation and Mandatory Increases

  • 3.5% compensation increase
  • 7.2% mandatory cost increases to insurance premiums
  • 0.9% dental insurance premium increase
  • Risk management rate increases

 

Performance-funding (USHE $30M/UVU $3.8M)

  • Enhance student success and accelerate completion ($800K)
  • High-demand program expansion ($2.1M)

 

Requests for Appropriations

  • Jobs CEO Council ($700K one-time/$600K ongoing)
  • Utah Lake Center ($25M one-time)
  • Public Policy Institutes ($1.5M ongoing)
  • UFRA ($750K one-time/$125K ongoing)
  • Civic Thought & Leadership Incentive (CTLI) ($875K ongoing)

 

Download the Fast Facts PDF for graduation and degree statistics.

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)

 

Download the Fast Facts PDF for graduation and degree statistics.

UVU 2022 Legislative Priorities:


Budget Priorities

Compensation and Mandatory Increases

  • 3.5% cost of living adjustment
  • Mandatory cost increases to insurance premiums
  • Risk management rate increases

 

Performance-funding (USHE $35M/UVU $5.7M)

  • Student access and completion ($1.7M)
  • Flexible education opportunities for timely completion ($1.1M)
  • Digital transformation and cybersecurity ($600K)
  • Healthcare program expansion ($2.2M)

 

Growth (USHE $5M)

  • Faculty and instructional or student support staff for high-demand, high-growth programs

 

Capital Facilities

College of Engineering and Technology building ($110M total, $80M ask)

  • UVU has raised $30M from private donors

 

Retention and Completion

UVU is now implementing a new 4-year (2019–2022) completion plan that includes initiatives for a first-year advising center, data-driven interventions, pathways, general education, scheduling, faculty development, student communication, and high-impact practices.

Download the Fast Facts PDF for graduation and degree statistics.

UVU 2021 Legislative Priorities:


Budget Priorities

Compensation and Mandatory Increases

  • Salary and health insurance increase, 100% funded (USHE $23.4M)
  • Mandatory cost increases to insurance premiums (USHE $3.9M)
  • Risk management rate increases (UVU $70,516)

 

Faculty Rank and Tenure Promotion (USHE $3.3M/UVU $328,000)

 

Performance-funding (USHE $22M/UVU $3.6M)

  • Retention and completion analytics and interventions $990K
  • Flexible education opportunities for timely completion $838K
  • Digital transformation $672K
  • Computer, engineering & technology program expansion $752K
  • School counseling program $312K

 

Growth (USHE $4.4M/UVU $3M)

  • Faculty and instructional/student support staff for high-demand, high-growth programs

 

Future Capital Facility Needs

  • College of Engineering and Technology building ($88M)

 

Retention and Completion

UVU is now implementing a new 4-year (2019–2022) completion plan that includes initiatives for a first-year advising center, data-driven interventions, pathways, general education, scheduling, faculty development, student communication, and high-impact practices.

Download the Fast Facts PDF for graduation and degree statistics.

UVU 2020 Legislative Priorities:


Budget Priorities

Compensation and Benefit Increases

  • 2.5% performance-based compensation
  • 5% health premium increases

 

Growth Funding (USHE $3.9M/UVU $2.3M)

  • Faculty and staff to support enrollment growth
  • Legislative action to formalize the growth-funding model

 

Performance-funding Priorities (USHE $34.9.4M/UVU $5.4M)

  • Retention and completion analytics and interventions
  • Flexible educational offerings for timely completion
  • Engineering tech, information tech, and computer science program expansions
  • Cybersecurity infrastructure

 

Capital Facility Priority

UVU supports the higher education capital facilities fund (SB 102)

  • College of Engineering and Technology building ($88M)

 

Retention and Completion

UVU is now implementing a 4-yar (2019-2022) completion plan that includes initiatives for a first-year advising center, data driven interventions, pathways, general education, scheduling, faculty development, student communication, and high-impact practices.

Download the Fast Facts PDF for graduation and degree statistics.