1. Budget and Legislative Updates
NC Community College Adult Educators Association
September 29, 2017
Jennifer Haygood,
Chief of Staff

2. Overview Highlights from 2016 Session
Preview of 2017 Legislative Priorities
Change, change, and more change at the System Office
Please feel free to ask questions at any point!
September 29, 2016

3. 2016 Session Highlights
Restored ~$6 million R and $6 million NR in management flex cuts
Youth Apprenticeship Waiver; Fire/EMS/Rescue waiver for those with permanent duty station on military installation
Performance Measure Changes
Deleted High School Equivalency Attainment
Still allocating $3 million based on # of HSE/AHS diplomas awarded
Local Government Finance Officer Training
Employee Compensation
Salary Increases
Bonuses
September 29, 2016

4. FY Tier Rates
Tier 1 A
Tier 1B
Tier 2
Tier 3
Instruction
$4,269.73
$3,777.07
$3,284.41
$2,791.75
Inst. & Ac. Support
1,736.00
Total
$6,005.73
$5,513.07
$5,020.41
$4,527.75
Tuition and registration receipts help support these allocations.
Receipt collections to date appear to be roughly on target.
September 29, 2016

5. Basic Skills Block Grant
Basic Skills Block Grant Allocation
FTE Allocation (Tier 2)
Federal
State
Federal Performance Allocation
FY : HSE/AHS Diplomas Awarded
State Performance-Based Allocation
Basic Skills Student Progress (PBF Quality & Impact)
HSE/AHS Diplomas Awarded (PBF Impact Only)
September 29, 2016

6. Basic Skills Block GrantFY FY
FTE Allocation (Tier 2)
State
Federal
$3,234.03
$2,542.03
$691.43
$3,284.41
$2,810.45
$473.96
HSE/AHS Allocation
$4,772,152
$823.64)
$4,771,824
$648.43)
State PBF
BS Student Progress
HSE/AHS Diploma Attainment
$3,000,000
(HSE Passing Rate)
(# HSE/AHS Diplomas Awarded)
September 29, 2016

7. Funding Formula Study
Conducted by Program Evaluation Division (non-partisan division within General Assembly)
Surveyed college presidents this summer
Study will be released and presented to legislative committee on October 10th.
Possible issues discussed:
Funding in arrears
Performance-based funding
March 23, 2015

8. 2017 Session Preview
Goal 1: Increase employer engagement, work-based learning and the relevance of education, training and credentials.
Workforce Training Funds
Program start-up fund
Increased funding for workforce programs through adjustments to tiered funding rates
Performance-Based Funding
Earnings Gains Measure
March 23, 2015

9. Earnings Gains Measure
Purpose: To ensure our programs and coursework in career and technical fields are aligned with and result in higher paying jobs for students.
Description: Average gain in median wages two years before to two years after exit for students enrolled in career and technical areas of study and coursework.
Methodology: Increase in median wages from two years before exit to two years after exit for students meeting the following conditions:
Non-transfer students who successfully completed at least 6 credit hours in applied science courses during the program year and Tier 1A/1B/2 CE students (those enrolling in continuing education (OE) courses that are scheduled for 96 hours or more and are mapped to a third-party credential, certification, or industry-designed curriculum)
Not enrolled in college/university coursework two years after exit
North Carolina’s Commerce Department’s Division of Employment Security has four quarters of wage records two years before and two years after exit
Four quarters of wages two years before and two years after exit that exceed $11,310 (30 hours per week annually at minimum wage)
March 23, 2015

10. 2017 Session Preview
Goal 2: Improve career awareness, mapping and connection of students to jobs and careers.
Additional Career Coaches
Student Success/Student Support Funds
Goal 3: Improve college access, affordability and student success.
Community college transfer incentive
March 23, 2015

11. 2017 Session Preview
Goal 4: Strengthen the foundations for success for community colleges [as institutions and for their roles in] the workforce system.
Budget Stabilization
Stop-loss provision
Enrollment growth reserve
Faculty and Staff Salaries
Flexibility to use performance-based funding carryforward funds for bonuses.
March 23, 2015

12. System Office Transitions
March 23, 2015