ERIC_NO: ED306837
TITLE: An Overview of the State of Arizona, Arizona Board of Regents, and University State Operating Budget Request Processes Including a Twenty Five Year State Funding, Productivity and Performance Output History of University of Arizona Main Campus, Arizona State University Main Campus and Northern Arizona University.
AUTHOR: Carroll, Alan W.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1988
ABSTRACT: One of the working papers in the final report of the Arizona Board of Regents' (ABOR) Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness presents an overview of the State of Arizona ABOR, and university state operating budget request processes. This overview includes a 25-year state funding, productivity, and performance output history of Arizona's three public universities. Part 1, the general overview, includes the following: Arizona budget process; ABOR budget; public service; academic support; student services; institutional support activities; state operating budget revenue sources; the university state operating budget process; ABOR budget request guidelines, review, and approvals; and legislative session budget hearings and annual appropriations. Part 2, the 25-year state funding, productivity and performance output history, presents data on the Arizona State University main campus, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona main campus. It covers state operating funds; general fund appropriations; registration fees and tuition; state and local collections; student, undergraduate, and graduate headcount enrollments; full time equivalent student enrollments; and university, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees conferred. There are 26 recommendations and conclusions made on: the state budget development process and budget forms; the state budget request cycle and university budget requests; inflation and university budgets; state operating budgets by state program; registration fees and tuition; scholarships and waivers; university enrollments; and university degrees conferred. Twenty-two tables and charts are included. (SM)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Educational Finance; Productivity; Resource Allocation; State Universities;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Budgets; Competition; Educational Quality; Efficiency; Enrollment; Excellence in Education; Fees; Higher Education; Operating Expenses; Performance; Statewide Planning; Tuition;
IDENTIFIERS: *Arizona; Arizona State University; Arizona Task Force on Excellence Efficiency Compet; Northern Arizona University; University of Arizona
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 143; 110
PAGE: 29; 1
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: HE022499
EDRS_PRICE: EDRS Price - MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
LEVEL: 1
LANGUAGE: English
GEOGRAPHIC_SOURCE: U.S.; Arizona
NOTE: 29p.; In "The Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness. Final Report and Working Papers." Volume Two. For Volumes One and Two, see HE 022 446-447. For individual working papers, see HE 022 448-480 and HE 022 482-501.