Kenneth Lynn 281.998.6306 [email protected] Michael Lee Moore 281.998.6162 [email protected]
Attachment 1- Budget Amendments-03-03-14
Amount Debit Fund Org. Account Prog. (Credit)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Texas Education Agency/University of Houston Health Science Center/Children's Learning Institute - Improving Teacher Preparation (New Grant)
Federal Grant Revenue 539319 56700 554100 110000 (31,500) Operating Supplies - Consumable 539319 56700 711410 460920 1,000 Travel/Local Mileage 539319 56700 721110 460920 14,000 Contractual - Outside provider 539319 56700 731110 460920 16,500
- $ Texas Workforce Commission/Brazosport College/San Jacinto College - Brazosport College in Partnership
with Dow Chemical Company (Additional Funds)
State Grant Revenue 551016 56700 554200 110000 (24,500) Contract Svcs-Indirect Cost/Grants 551016 56700 731500 620909 3,196 S/A Departmental Scholarships T&F 551016 56700 751009 520235 21,304
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board - Cost Effectiveness of a Common Application
Form for Nursing - Nursing Innovations Program (New Grant)
State Grant Revenue 555025 56700 554200 110000 (5,000) Travel 555025 56700 720000 460926 5,000
- The Higher Education Coordinating Board - Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction
Program - Under 70 program , Central Campus (Reduction of funds)
State Revenue 555021 56700 554200 110000 4,523 Instructional - Fulltime 555021 56700 620100 160912 (4,000) Insurance - Medicare Tax 555021 56700 651500 160912 (523)
- Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) - Aid Like a Paycheck Pilot
Program (New Grant)
Local Grant Revenue 570012 56700 554300 110000 (37,161) PT - Institutional 570012 56700 614100 460926 32,760 Benefits 570012 56700 650000 460926 901 Operating Supplies - Advertising 570012 56700 711430 460926 500 Contractual Services - Marketing 570012 56700 731355 460926 500 Operating Supplies - Consumable 570012 56700 711410 460926 500 Travel 570012 56700 720000 460926 2,000
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT
Federal, State, and Local Grant Amendments March 3, 2014
Attachment 1- Budget Amendments-03-03-14 Robert Woods Johnson Foundation/University of Texas Health Science Center - Summer
Medical & Dental Education Program (SMDEP) (Year 5 - Additional Funds)
Local Grant Revenue 577005 56700 554300 110000 (37,071) Instructional - Overloards 577005 56700 621300 460913 26,400 Extra Service Agreement 577005 56700 614200 460913 3,168 Benefits 577005 56700 650000 460913 2,735 Operating Supplies- Consumable 577005 56700 711410 460913 1,398 Non-Conf Travel-Mileage/Tolls/Fuel 577005 56700 721110 460913 1,944 Indirect Costs 577005 56700 731500 620909 1,426
- Charles Koch Foundation – Grant to Promote Entrepreneurship (New Grant)
Local Grant Revenue 571024 56700 554300 110000 (3,000) Operating Supplies- Consumable 571024 56700 711410 360963 200 Travel 571024 56700 720000 360963 500 Contracted Services - Outside Speaker 571024 56700 731380 360963 2,300
- Dow Chemical Co. - Dow Cares - Plus 50 Computer Literacy Program (New Grant)
Local Grant Revenue 571022 56700 554300 110000 (2,000) P-T Institutional labor 571022 56700 614100 460926 248 Benefits 571022 56700 651300 460926 1 S/A Departmental Scholarships T&F 571022 56700 751009 520235 1,752
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- $ Note: Credits to revenues are increases and credits to expenses are decreases.
Conversely, debits to revenue are decreases and debits to expenses are increases.
Attachment 2 – Grant Detail – 03-03-14
March 3, 2014 Board Book – Grant Amendments Detail List
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Texas Education Agency/University of Houston Health Science Center/Children's Learning Institute - Improving Teacher Preparation (New Grant)
In the state of Texas, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) are taught to the students in public schools and they contain knowledge and skills that will be taught in each course. Within each chapter of the TEKS are Career and Technical Education subchapters which are divided into several clusters. Two of the clusters that pertain to early childhood education are Human Services and Education and Training. High school teachers can be certified to teach several of these clusters depending upon their degrees and concentration of majors. The grant funds will be used to work through the certification eligibility and process of certifying a high school teacher. A faculty member of San Jacinto Community College will join the process to teach the Student Learning Outcomes class.
Texas Workforce Commission/Brazosport College/San Jacinto College - Brazosport College in Partnership with Dow Chemical Company (Additional Funds)
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Skills Development Fund is a job–training program that provides training dollars for Texas businesses and workers. Success is achieved through collaboration among businesses, public community and technical colleges, local workforce development boards, and economic development partners. A consortium of businesses or a trade union identifies a training need, and then partners with a public community or technical college to fill its specific needs. The business entities work with college partners to submit proposals, develop curricula and conduct training. The TWC Skills Development Fund pays for the
training. The college administers the grant, and businesses will create new jobs and improve the skills of their current workers. This grant is funded to Brazosport College. San Jacinto College is a sub-recipient of Brazosport and will perform some of the training. The grant was extended and additional funds were supplied to complete the training.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board - Cost Effectiveness of a Common Application Form for Nursing - Nursing Innovations Program (New Grant)
The grant seeks representatives from eligible institutions of higher education to participate in the analysis of adopting a common application form for nursing students. The selected
representative will represent San Jacinto Community College District in formal and informal discussions, provide information pertinent to the project, and travel to Austin and other possible sites for one or more meetings during the grant period. The costs of the travel to attend project- related meetings would be reimbursed by the grant.
The Higher Education Coordinating Board - Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program - Under 70 program, Central Campus (Reduction of funds)
This program is designed to achieve the following outcomes: 1) increase the number of graduates from professional nursing programs, 2) increase the percentage of students in professional
nursing programs that graduate within a reasonable time as determined by the board, and 3) increase the number of graduates from master’s and doctoral programs in nursing that join the faculty of a professional nursing program. San Jacinto College Central Nursing did not meet the
Attachment 2 – Grant Detail – 03-03-14
graduation rate required by the grant so funds were reduced. The total grant award was $100,000 and has been reduced to $95,477.
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) - Aid Like a Paycheck Pilot Program (New Grant)
Instead of giving low-income college students their financial aid in a lump sum, the Aid Like a Paycheck Pilot Program disburses the money every two weeks in an effort to help promote academic success and smart financial management. A new paper released by the nonprofit research organization MDRC analyzes the new "Aid Like a Paycheck" project launched by the Institute for College Access and Success in 2009. It was designed to encourage students to think of school as a job in which regular attendance and effort are rewarded. The hope was also to entice students to stay in school, since their aid was tied to continued enrollment. Houston Endowment has funded San Jacinto College to pilot this program. If successful in the pilot the project will be considered for scale up.
Robert Woods Johnson Foundation/University of Texas Health Science Center – Summer Medical & Dental Education Program (SMDEP) (Year 5 - Additional Funds)
The RWJF SMDEP seeks talented and motivated students from a variety of backgrounds
including those who are underrepresented or underserved who are interested in pursuing a career in dentistry or medicine, including those who have an interest in serving the underserved. The mission of SMDEP is to assist students in enhancing their knowledge, skills, and attitudes to make them more competitive and to improve their chances of becoming successful applicants to a medical or dental school of their choice.
Charles Koch Foundation – Grant to Promote Entrepreneurship (New Grant)
The Charles Koch Foundation adheres to the idea that economic freedom drives prosperity, and the study of it is vital to the continued progress of society. Through grant-giving, the Foundation aims to advance an understanding of how economic freedom improves the well-being of people around the world. The Foundation also provides opportunities that allow people to learn more about economic freedom and contribute to its advancement. The grant project is sponsoring a reading discussion on the North campus.
Dow Chemical Co. - Dow Cares - Plus 50 Computer Literacy Program (New Grant)
The focus of this award is to train a special population of students who are over 50 years of age with basic computer skills. The fund also allows for a part-time tutor to work one-on –one with students who are struggling with the concepts taught during the class period.
Action Item “XIV” Board Meeting March 3, 2014 Consideration of Approval of a Grandfathered Optional Retirement Program (ORP)
Supplemental Contribution Change for September 2014
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION/REPORT
The Chancellor recommends the approval of a proposed Optional Retirement Program (ORP) supplemental contribution change for all participants effective September 2014.
BACKGROUND
The State of Texas (State) has two retirement programs: Texas Retirement System (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP). Participation in the ORP plan depends on position (faculty and those above the director level are eligible), and an election must be made by the employee within the first 90 days of employment.
During a legislative session in the early 1990’s, the state ORP contribution rate was lowered from 8.5 % to 7.31%. At that time, institutions were authorized to use local funds or other sources of funds to provide a supplement to the state base rate allowing for a total employer contribution of 8.5%. Over time the State contribution has varied and institutions selecting to supplement had varied contributions from 1.19% to 2.50% to maintain the maximum 8.5% contribution.
San Jacinto College began contributing the difference for employees participating in the ORP at the time of the legislative change. Those employees participating in the plan since 1995 have been considered grandfathered and higher contributions have continued for this group.
Many other colleges made the election to contribute at the maximum allowable ORP limit or at some additional amount less than the ORP maximum amount. Institutions are not required to provide any supplement or continue any supplements. Institutions may provide the same supplemental rate to all participants or may provide two different rates, one for the
grandfather group and another for the non-grandfather group.
A participant is in the institution’s grandfathered group if he/she first started participating in ORP at any Texas public institution of higher education prior to September 1, 1995, whether or not the participant subsequently changed ORP employers or had a break in service with the same ORP employer. San Jacinto College does not provide ORP supplemental
contributions to employees hired by San Jacinto College who become a grandfathered ORP participant at another Texas public institution of higher education.
For San Jacinto College, the difference in the grandfathered ORP contribution has created an imbalance and inequity in contributions over the years. The grandfathered ORP participants have received greater contributions than the non-grandfathered ORP participants and the TRS group. In some years, the non-grandfathered ORP participants have received less contribution than the TRS group. For example, during fiscal year 2012-2013, non-
grandfathered ORP participants received a combined state and college contribution of 6.0% versus 8.5% for grandfathered ORP participants and 6.4% for TRS participants.
Action Item “XIV” Board Meeting March 3, 2014 Consideration of Approval of a Grandfathered Optional Retirement Program (ORP)
Supplemental Contribution Change for September 2014
The imbalance and impact for fiscal year 2013-2014 is shown below: • Summary of ORP contributions (not grandfathered)
Employee contribution at 6.65% State contribution at 6.0% Total = 12.65%
• Summary of ORP contributions (grandfathered ) Employee contribution at 6.65%
State contribution at 6.07%
Additional contribution by College at 2.5% Total = 15.15%
• Summary of TRS contributions Employee contribution at 6.65% State contribution at 6.0%
Total = 12.65%
For the past three fiscal years the ORP grandfathered supplement resulted in additional average annual contributions of approximately $250,000. Currently there are 123 employees who are receiving the grandfathered supplement.
IMPACT OF THIS ACTION
Approval by the Board of Trustees will provide the College the ability to provide an ORP supplemental contribution to all grandfathered and non-grandfathered participants of the ORP plan, thus providing for a continuing equitable resolution for fiscal year 2014-2015. Additionally, the ORP supplemental contribution will be set to the TRS contribution in order to obtain consistency between the plans. For 2014-2015, this will be accomplished by
reducing the ORP supplemental contribution to provide the difference between the proposed TRS state contribution of 6.8% and the proposed ORP state contribution of 6.6% or .2% on an annual basis. This would be an anticipated cost of approximately $37,000 based off the current differential in state contributions for fiscal year 2014-2015 using 2014 salary rates.