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State of Alaska
                                                          Fiscal Note
                                                                                               Bill Version:                  CSSB 53(EDC)
 2019 Legislative Session
                                                                                               Fiscal Note Number:            1
                                                                                               (S) Publish Date:              2/27/2019
 Identifier:        SB053-UA-SYSBRA-2-16-2019                                   Department:        University of Alaska
 Title:             UNIVERSITY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS                           Appropriation: University of Alaska
 Sponsor:           STEVENS                                                     Allocation:        Budget Reductions/Additions - Systemwide
 Requester: (S) EDUCATION                                                       OMB Component Number:                1296
 Expenditures/Revenues
 Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below.                                                               (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                 Included in
                                    FY2020       Governor's
                                Appropriation      FY2020                                             Out-Year Cost Estimates
                                  Requested       Request
 OPERATING EXPENDITURES               FY 2020        FY 2020       FY 2021                       FY 2022            FY 2023         FY 2024        FY 2025
 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 (FY2019) cost:                                    0.0                (separate supplemental appropriation required)
 Estimated CAPITAL (FY2020) 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:
 Not applicable. This is an initial version based on the 2-13-19 Governor's FY2020 request.
 Prepared By:             Miles Baker, AVP Government Relations                                                      Phone:       (907)463-3086
 Division:                Univeristy of Alaska                                                                       Date:        02/16/2019 11:30 PM
 Approved By:             Michelle Rizk, VP University Relations                                                     Date:        02/16/19
 Agency:                  University of Alaska
Printed 2/26/2019                                                        Page 1 of 2                                                       Control Code: PWXpO
                                                                                                               CSSB 53(EDC) - Fiscal Note 1
                                                     FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA                                                                       BILL NO. SB 53
2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
   The University of Alaska estimates that this legislation would have no fiscal impact on current operations.
   Under current law, AS 14.40.190, the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska must prepare a report that provides:
   a)       the condition of university property; receipts and expenditures; administration and disposition of appropriated and
            restricted funds, including the unexpended balance of university receipts; and on the educational and other work
            performed by the university during the preceding year. This report is due annually at the beginning of each regular
            legislative session.
   b)       information on teacher preparation, retention and recruitment programs and initiatives at the University of Alaska.
            This report is to be entitled Alaskas University for Alaskas Schools and is due no later than the 30th day of the
            first regular legislative session. It is sometimes referred to as the SB 241 Report, after the 2008 bill establishing the
            requirement [Chapter 71, SLA 2008].
   This legislation would add a third reporting requirement by adding a new subsection (c) 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 internal processes for compiling, tracking and reporting this information annually to the board already
   exist, and can provide the basis for a biennial report to the legislature on accreditation status. Accordingly, the university
   estimates that this legislation would have no fiscal impact.
(Revised 9/05/18 OMB/LFD)                                                                                                Page 2 of 2
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Statutes affected: 
SB0053A, AM SB 53, introduced 02/11/2019: 14.40.190
SB0053B, AM CSSB 53(EDC), introduced 02/27/2019: 14.40.190