State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: CSSB 36(EDC)
2021 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 2
(S) Publish Date: 3/29/2021
Identifier: SB036-UA-SYSBRA-3-22-21 Department: University of Alaska
Title: U OF A REGENTS REPORTING Appropriation: University of Alaska
REQUIREMENTS Allocation: Statewide Services
Sponsor: STEVENS OMB Component Number: 730
Requester: Senate Finance
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2022 Governor's
Appropriation FY2022 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2022 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Personal Services
Travel
Services
Commodities
Capital Outlay
Grants & Benefits
Miscellaneous
Total Operating 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fund Source (Operating Only)
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Positions
Full-time
Part-time
Temporary
Change in Revenues
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2021) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2022) cost: 0.0 (separate capital appropriation required)
Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account? No
(Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency? No
If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?
Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
Updated to reflect change from semiannual to biennial reporting.
Prepared By: Alesia Kruckenberg Phone: (907)450-8426
Division: Strategy, Planning and Budget
REPORT Date: 03/21/2021 12:00 PM
ED
SFC 03/2 OUT OF
Approved By: Michelle Rizk Date: 03/21/21
Agency: University of Alaska
9/2021
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FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO. SB36
2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
The legislation is expected to have no fiscal impact on current University of Alaska operations.
This legislation would add a reporting requirement by adding a new subsection to AS 14.40.190. The board would be
required to prepare a biennial report on the status of national, regional, and programmatic accreditations at the
University of Alaska, and describing the efforts being made to maintain or achieve those accreditations. The report would
be presented to the House and Senate Education Committees no later than the 30th day of the first regular legislative
session.
Per existing board policy, P10.06.010, each university is required to regularly assess all instructional programs to evaluate
their quality and effectiveness. These program reviews are designed to meet the standards of applicable national, regional
and specialized accrediting bodies. Annually, each university must provide the Academic and Student Affairs Committee of
the board, a report on the status of these ongoing program reviews which includes a discussion on academic
accreditation.
The University of Alaska System has dozens of programmatic accreditations at our three separately accredited
universities. While the internal processes for compiling, tracking and reporting this information annually to the board
already exists, accounting for the status of each individual programs accreditations on a biennial basis is expected to pose
negligible administrative work by provosts and faculty. Accordingly, no fiscal impact for the university system is expected
by this legislation.
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Statutes affected:
SB0036A, AM SB 36, introduced 01/25/2021: 14.40.190
SB0036B, AM CSSB 36(EDC), introduced 03/19/2021, passed Senate 04/07/2021: 14.40.190
SB0036B, AM CSSB 36(EDC), introduced 03/19/2021: 14.40.190