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A closer look at the 2011/2012 Florida budget process

A closer look at the 2011/2012 Florida budget process. By Anastasia Dawson Created with information provided by University of South Florida Associate Vice President of Government Relations Mark Walsh .

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A closer look at the 2011/2012 Florida budget process

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  1. A closer look at the 2011/2012 Florida budget process By Anastasia Dawson Created with information provided by University of South Florida Associate Vice President of Government Relations Mark Walsh

  2. The budget currently being created will go into affect July 1 for the 2012 fiscal year, which ends July 30. • The budget has to accommodate a deficit of about $3.6 billion, Walsh said. What is the budget?

  3. The process began with Gov. Rick Scott’s presentation of a recommended budget before the legislative season started March 8. From there, the Senate and the House of Representatives created their own budget proposals. Differences between the two proposed budgets are set to be resolved during meetings with a joint conference committee, Walsh said. The Process

  4. The product of that meeting, a comprehensive budget called a General Appropriations Act, is then given to the Speaker of the House and the Senate President to be signed. Gov. Scott has line-item veto power over the bill and ultimately signs it into law, Walsh said. • Walsh said a final budget must be voted on before the legislative season ends May 6, 2011. The Process

  5. A few of Scott’s proposals: • Appropriate $1.836 billion in General Revenue and $230.7 million in operational lottery proceeds to the state university system (SUS) – this amount is similar to current SUS budget without stimulus money and other non-recurring funds. • Freeze the base resident undergraduate tuition rate at $95.67 per credit hour • Require all Bright Futures scholarship recipients to fill out a FAFSA to receive award. Also raises SAT/ACT requirements for award. • Appears to “zero-out” the state supplemental appropriation to all private institutions. It's unclear if the funds traditionally appropriated to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and other public entities is included in the lump sum to the SUS or “zeroed-out,” Walsh said. • Because Scott has the final say on the state budget, the finished product will likely meet some, if not all, of these aims. Gov. Rick Scott’s Proposal

  6. Cut about $320 million from current higher education budget • Discontinue the Florida Prepaid College Plan program, which allows families to prepay for their child’s college tuition and fees • Reduce Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to qualified students attending a state university or college, by about $1,000 per student • Eight percent tuition increase for state and community colleges The Senate’s Proposal

  7. Proposing cuts to higher education budget that are “less by a couple hundred million dollars than what the Senate is spending,” Walsh said. • Allow colleges and universities to increase tuition rates and student-paid fees to make up cuts to funding • Proposed heightening requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship program and cutting the program’s budget by about 15 percent The House Proposal

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