Appropriates $556,135,800 to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for college and universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2017; provides certain reappropriation authority; provides legislative intent for systemwide needs; provides legislative intent for the Complete College Idaho initiative; provides legislative intent for a cybersecurity lab in conjunction with the Idaho National Lab; and exempts appropriation object and program transfer limitations.

This is the FY 2017 appropriation to the State Board of Education for College and Universities in the amount of $556,135,800. This appropriation provides for increased cost of benefits, an increase for statewide cost allocation, and inflationary adjustments. The appropriation also provides for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation, and funding for the 27th payroll. Additionally, it provides a decrease in nondiscretionary adjustment for enrollment workload decreases and an increase for endowment earnings. Also included is $839,300 one-time from the General Fund to replace computer equipment at Lewis-Clark State College and $529,800 one-time of dedicated funds for replacement items at Boise State University and the University of Idaho. This appropriation includes eleven line items. Line item 6 provides 34.5 FTP and $2,000,000 from the General Fund for the Complete College Idaho initiative. Of this amount, $962,400 is be for Boise State University to decrease reliance on adjunct instructors, to add student advisors, and to staff the learning assistant program; $208,700 for Idaho State University's student work and service opportunities; $538,700 for the University of Idaho to increase advisory staff, including intervention specialists, tutors, counselors, and supplemental instructors; and $290,200 for Lewis-Clark State College to increase key faculty positions and retain staff. This amount includes $1,966,700 ongoing and $33,300 one-time. Lineitem7provides3.0FTPand$617,100toBoiseStateUniversitytoexpandthePhDprogramin materials science and engineering program. Line item 8 provides 5.0 FTP and $1,740,600 to Idaho State University to expand the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at the Meridian Health Science Center. Of this amount, $580,600 is from the General Fund and $1,160,000 is one-time from the Economic Recovery Reserve Fund. Line item 9, provides 3.65 FTP and $754,500 to the University of Idaho for occupancy costs. This includes 0.6 FTP