UNC System: List of Needs for Early in the Session (2021)
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An undated set of materials from The University of North Carolina System listing its needs for early in the legislative session, with an enrollment report, operating budget priorities and 2021 legislative proposals. The list asks for a bill funding four Connect NC Bond building openings and for authority to institute efficiencies in response to COVID, including added HR flexibilities such as furlough authority, broader carryforward authority, and a retroactive extension of the interest waiver on past due student accounts included in S. 704. The enrollment table reports total UNC System enrollment of 242,464 for Fall 2020. The legislative proposals also seek to consolidate three state grant programs into one North Carolina Scholarship, exempt finance and auditor officers from most of the NC HR Act, and consolidate or eliminate required reports.
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NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM
List of needs for early in the 2O2L session
Building Reserves
ln addition to our larger building reserves ask, the UNC System is also requesting 53,985,459 NR in FY
2020-2L for four Connect NC Bond buildings coming online this fiscal year. There is a need to move a bill
early in the session, to fund these four unfunded Connect NC Bond building openings in FY 202L at ECSU
(Moore Hall), UNCC (Sciences Building), UNCSA (Performance Place Renovation), and WCU (Apodaca
Science Building).
lnstitute Efficiencies to Respond to the lmpacts of COVID:
The UNC System needs authority for additional flexibilities to implement a number of cost savings
initiatives. The goal would be to run a bill that is enacted prior to the end of February.
1. Support additional HR flexibilities
The UNC System needs additionaltools to address the potentialfunding pressures to the university
These flexibilities include:
.Expanded availability of early retirement beyond faculty positions;
. Additional authority for furloughs;
. Flexibility over reduction ín force and severance payment using existing resources;
. Permission for state employees to continue using vacation and/or sick leave interchangeably
through December 2O2L; and
. Authority for the University to cover (using non-State dollars) furloughed employees'
contributions to state health plan monthly premiums.
These flexibilities are urgent needs that can minimize the harm to the University by spreading the
impacts of potential cuts over an extended period of time,
2. Amend carryforward authority to allow for additional uses
ln 5.2!2, the legislature increased carryforward authority to five percent, but limited the eligible use to
repairs and renovations exclusively. We seek the authority to use identified HR and operational
efficiencies to minimize the impact to our institutions. lncreasing the carryforward authority would
empower chancellors to find savings añd reinvest those savings at their institution,
3. Retroactively extend waiver of interest charges on past due accounts (included in S. 704)
ln S. 704 signed into law in May 2020, the legislature included a waiver of interest charges on past due
student debt that was outstanding from March 13,2020, through September 15,2020. The impacts of
COVID continue to be felt, and the need to financially support students through the pandemic remains
critical. We seek to remove any obstacle to our students' successful completion of their educational
pursuits.
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For the third consecutive year, the UNC system has achieved record-breaking enrollment
numbers, according to final
census data for the Fall 2020 semester.
Total enrollment across the UNC System is 242,464-an increase of one percent compared to 2oL9,s
enrollment of
239,981. undergraduate enrollment is up 0.2 percent, while graduate enrollment íncreased
by four percent.
The record enrollment reflects the impact of ongoing efforts to put NC's college options more
within reach for aspiring
students, partícularly those from low-income families and rural counties. lmproved access and
affordability are key
pillars of the UNC System's five-year Strategic plan.
Eight institutions all have record enrollments (Appalachian State University, Fayetteville
State Univer-sity, N.C. A&TState
University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, UNC Pembroke, UNC Wilmington, and Western Carolina
University). Four
institutions have enrolled their largest new transfer class ever (ECSU, NC state, uNC-chapel Hill, and
uNC pembroke).
Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Difference Between
2019 and 2020
Appalachian State University L9,108 t9,290 20,023 3.9%
East Carolina University 28,71.9 28,651 28,799 0.5%
Elizabeth City State University 1,677 L,769 2,002 13.2%
Fayetteville State U n iversity 6,318 6,551. 6,726 2.7%
N.C. A&T State University L2,t42 12,556 12,753 t.6%
North Carolina Central University 8,207 8,01L 8,O79 o.8%
North Carolina State University 35,479 36,304 36,042 -0.7o/o
UNC Asheville 3,762 3,600 3,363 -6.60/o
UNC-Chapel Hill 30,01L 29,877 30,092 0.7%
UNC Charlotte 29,7t0 29,615 30,L64* L.9o/o
UNC Greensboro 20,106 20,196 t9,764 -2.1%
UNC Pembroke 7,t37 7,69g 8,262 7.3o/o
UNC Wilmington L6,747 t7,4gg L7,9t5 2.4%
UNC School ofthe Arts 1,042 1,096 1,07o -t.s%
Western Carolina University 11,639 L2,t67 12,243 O.60/o
Winston-Salem State U niversity 5,190 5,Lzt 5,169 0.9o/o
UNC System 236,993 239,991 242,464 L.O%
*UNC Charlotte's Fall 2020
census data is not available Shaded areas
yet, so its Fall 2020 beginning of term data is substituted
represent record
as an estimate.
enrollments.
Key Milestones
o ECSU enrollment exceeds 2,000 students for the first time since 20i.3.
' Appalachian enrollment exceeds 20,000 students for the first time ever.
' UNC Charlotte enrollment exceeds 3O,0OO students for the first time ever.
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University of North Carolina
FY 202L-23 Operating Budget Priorities
tY 202L-22 FY 2022-23
2021,-23 Base Budget 52,962,os6,89s 52,962,179,967
(Excludes Aid to Prìvate lnstitutions)
UNC System Enrollment Funding
Despite the pandemic, the UNC System had the
highest student enrollment in the System's NR to R* 529,392,23L $29,392,23r
history. Funding for enrollment growth will Fy 2021.-23 40,t76,497 83,998,97L
support high-quality education for new students 1,334,264 NR 347 4T2 NR
across the state, including at the NCSSM Total $69,s6g,lzg 5tt3,ggt,zoz
Morganton campus.
5L,394,264 NR 5347,412 run
NC Promise Program
The NC Promise program has been a tremendous
benefit to students at some of our most rural NR to R* Si.5,ooo,ooo 5L5,ooo,ooo
institutions, demonstrating North Ca rolina's tY 2021-23 5,000,000
unparalleled commitment to affordability. Total
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Enrollment at ECSU, UNCP, and WCU is expected
to continue to grow.
Building Reserves
The Connect NC bond significantly increased the
number of new appropriated capital projects in NR to R* 51s,t43,629 5r5,t43,629
the UNC System. As these buildings begin to FY 2021.-23 t0,904,t22 20,480,657
reach completion, there are substantial needs 2,804,782 NR t,242,230 NR
for maintenance and operation funding. Total 526,047,7sL $gs,6zq,z86
The UNC System is also request¡ng 53,985,459 NR in
FY 2O2O-2L for buildings coming online this fiscal year.
Sz,go4,7gz NR 5t,z42,zgo NR
5tL0,6t6,479 $169,015,¿88
4,139,046 run L,589,642 NR
Total Requested lncrease sL14,755,525 sU0,605,130
Total Percent Change 3.87% 5.76%
* Total request includes the conversion of FY 2021. nonrecurring to recurring, as well as new funding for FY 2O2l-23.
Faculty and Staff Salaries
UNC System faculty and staff have been working hard UNC System requests equity with state agencies
educating, promoting student success, and producing
groundbreaking research. We have seen the results of UNC System employees have not had a salary
these efforts in our steadily increasing graduation rates increase in two years and have not received an
and nationally recognized research on treatment and increase that was equivalent to that of other state
prevention of COVID-19. agencies in three vears.
Note:All ¡tems ore recurring unless specilied os nonrecurring
WX THE UNIVERSITYOF
NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM
2O2L LEG ISLATIVE PRO POSALS
SUMMARY OF PRIORITY PROPOSALS
lnstitute Efficiencies to Respond to the lmpacts of COVID
1. Support additional HR flexibilities
The UNC System needs additional tools to address potential funding pressures to the university.
These flexibilities include:
. Expanded availability of early retirement beyond faculty positions;
o Additional authority for furloughs;
¡ Flexibility over reduction in force and severance payment using existing resources;
o Permission for state employees to continue using vacation and/or sick leave
interchangeably through December 202L; and
¡ Authority for the University to cover (using non-State dollars) furloughed employees'
contributions to state health plan monthly premiums.
2. Amend carryforward authority to allow for additional uses
ln S.212, the legislature increased carryforward authority to five percent, but limited the eligible
use to repairs and renovations exclusívely. We seek the authority to use identified HR and
operational efficiencies to minimize the impact to our institutions.
3. Retroactively extend waiver of interest charges on past due accounts (included in S. 704)
ln S. 704 signed into law in May 2020, the legislature included a waiver of interest charges on past
due student debt that was outstanding from March 13,2A2O, through September 15, 2020. The
impacts of COVID continue to be felt, and the need to financially support students through the
pandemic remains critical. We seek to remove any obstacle to our students' successful completion
of their educational pursuits.
2021 LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS Page L of 2
FT THE UNIVERSITYOF
NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM
2O2L LEG ISLATIVE PROPOSALS
U n iversity Efficiencies
1. Consolidate and simplify the UNC Need-based Grant, Education Lottery Scholarship, and
Community College Grant into one North Carolina Scholarship
The existence of three separate programs, with three different eligibility criteria, makes state-based
grant programs more complex to navigate and understand for students and families. Consolidating
these three programs into a single North Carolina Scholarship would create a simpler, more user-
friendly state aid system.
2. Exempt finance and auditor officers from most of the NC HR Act
ln an effort to be competitive in hiring and retaining finance and auditor officers, we seek legislative
support for exempting these personnel. Exempting these positions from NC HR Act (EHRA non-
faculty) would allow for better hiring and compensation practices. Existing employees will have the
ability to opt in to EHRA classification, while new employees will be hired as exempt employees. This
is consistent with our change to lT employees three years ago.
3. Report consolidation or eliminations
Over the years, the UNC System has been required to submit reports on a number of different
activities within the University. ln some cases, the usefulness of individual reports isn't apparent.
We need to eliminate or reduce the frequency of those reports that are of limited value. While we
value transparency, many reports require a significant investment of time at the System Office and/
or across the L7 constituent institutions, and, in some cases, these reports have outlived their
usefulness. We are actively working with Fiscal Research Division to identify reports which may fall
into these categories.
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