This week…
In the final days of session, the legislature finally passed a $49 billion dollar budget that included increased core higher education funding along with funding for institution’s top capital improvement project totaling $3.4 billion that will be funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. The budget now heads to the Governor for approval, he has until July to approve the state operating budget. The Governor also has line-item veto authority and must either sign, pocket sign (no signature) or veto the legislation.
In the final hours, the Missouri Senate officially passed a congressional redistricting map, with changes to where the congressional lines are drawn but maintaining a 6-2 map. The congressional maps will now need to be approved by the Governor.
The Missouri House of Representatives is in session today with several motions left on the docket. Meanwhile, the Missouri Senate has adjourned and will officially sine die on May 18, 2022.
Missouri’s Operating Budget for FY23
The Missouri General Assembly approved House Bill’s 1-20 related to FY23 Budget. House Bill 3, which appropriates money for Missouri Higher Education Institutions core budgets and related line items included $262,956,797 for the UM System core with additional core funding to Mizzou’s Law Clinic, Mizzou’s Delta Center, and Extension. These increases brought UM System core appropriations to approximately $463M. House Bill 20, which appropriates money for planning and capital improvements from ARPA dollars, gave $104 million to the ÀϾÅÆ·²è-Columbia for the NextGen Radiopharmaceuticals and Animal Science, $41,250,000M to Missouri S&T for the construction and or renovation needs for the Missouri Protoplex, $40M to the ÀϾÅÆ·²è-St. Louis for the for the demolition, construction and or renovation needs for a Campus of the Future, and $40M to the ÀϾÅÆ·²è-Kansas City for the construction and or renovation needs for a Health Science District Development.
Additional budgetary items for the UM System are outlined below.
HB 3003 Higher Education
- ÀϾÅÆ·²è Core $262,956,797
- ÀϾÅÆ·²è- Land Grant Core- $27,500,000
- ÀϾÅÆ·²è- First Professional Doctorate Degrees Core- $94,700,000
- ÀϾÅÆ·²è-Research & Development Operations Core-$74,800,000
- Total Core $463,876,797M
- ÀϾÅÆ·²è-School of Law Family Violence & Criminal Prosecution Clinic- NDI- $400,000
- ÀϾÅÆ·²è-Fisher Delta Research Center for the Rice Breeders Association- NDI- $120,000
- ÀϾÅÆ·²è-Graves-Chapple Extension & Education Center- NDI- $400,000
MOExcels Projects
- S&T - Re-engineering Missouri’s STEM Workforce-$815,000
- MU - Advancing Adult Learning Paths-$1,000,000
- UMSL - Geospatial Workforce Development-$49,000
- UMKC - Student Career Paths (Mobility Escalators)-$1,536,000
- UMSL - Industrial Engineering Degree Program-$1,093,000
HB 3020 ARPA Funds
- MU Received $104M for the NextGen Radiopharmaceuticals and Animal Science with a 50/50 match up to $60M and a 25/75 match over $60M.
- Delta Center will receive $1M for maintenance, repair and capital improvements
- MU’s Thompson Center will receive $31,500,000 for autism and neurodevelopment disorders that provide clinical services, research, and training with a 50/50 match up to $60M and a 25/75 match over $60M
- MU’s Missouri Foundation Seed program to receive $3,240,000 dollars
- UMLS received $40M for the demolition, construction and or renovation needs for a Campus of the Future with a 50/50 match up to $60M and a 25/75 m