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At its April 25, 2008 meeting, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved the funding models for the two-year colleges, universities, and the technical centers (former technical institutes merged with universities). These models had been developed in conjunction with presidents and chancellors after meetings and revisions. The funding models were used to develop the comparative needs of Arkansas institutions of higher education in terms of the average funding levels of schools in the SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) region. The legislative session in 2010 will be the first "fiscal" session of the legislature in which they will consider primarily appropriations. As a result of annual legislative session, there have been changes in the recommendation process that the ADHE (Arkansas Department of Higher Education) staff must follow. The difference between the funding model determined needs of the entities for Fiscal 2011 and the Fiscal 2010 appropriations was $169.9 million, a 20.8% percent increase. The funding gap (the difference between the formula determined need and the current fiscal year appropriation) is part of a phenomenon that occurs when there is an extended economic downturn which is invariably accompanied by enrollment increases, declining state support and tuition increases which are necessary to cover the loss of state support. It should be emphasized that the funding needs of the institutions are the funds needed to bring Arkansas higher education closer to the average funding level of the SREB region. The operating recommendations include: (1) funds necessary to provide the state's share of a 2.3% COLA for all unrestricted educational and general staff; additional non-formula funds for Arkansas State University's Delta Heritage Centers ($2.1 million), UALR-RAPS Nano-Technology Centers ($2.3 million), and the ADTEC (Arkansas Delta Training and Education Consortium), ADWIRED (Arkansas Delta Workforce Innovations for Regional Development) and the Crossroads Coalition ($3.2 million), and UAPB's Land Grant matching funds ($0.5 million). (2) The 2.3% COLA for all unrestricted educational and general salaries represents a cost of approximately $27.8 million of which the state's portion is approximately $12 million. The recommendation summaries in (Table 1A) represent a 1.6% increase for colleges, a 1.5% increase for universities, a 5.2% increase for nonformula entities and a 1.5% increase for the technical centers for fiscal 2011. (Contains 8 tables.) [For Volume 2, see ED511330.].
On September 7, 1929, the Hon. Harvey Parnell, Governor of the State of Arkansas, addressed a request to Dr. William John Cooper, United States Commissioner of Education, asking that the United States Office of Education "... make or cause to be made, under its supervision and direction, a survey of the State-supported institutions of higher learning in Arkansas." Governor Parnell's letter states: "The subject of the survey would be: (1) To examine the scope and character of the work of these institutions, and (2) to make recommendations as to what policy the State should pursue in the development and maintenance of a State-supported system of higher education." In response to this request arrangements were made for Dr. Arthur J. Klein, Chief of the Division of Higher Education of the United States Office of Education, to meet with the governor, the State superintendent of public instruction, and the presidents of the State-supported institutions of higher learning in Arkansas, at the governor's office in Little Rock, September 23, 1929. As a result of this preliminary conference, certain memoranda of agreement were entered into between the State of Arkansas and the United States Office of Education. Consequently, under the direction of Dr. Arthur J. Klein, a large amount of data was collected by questionnaire and other methods, relating to the status and the problems of the State-supported institutions in Arkansas. When these data were thoroughly studied and digested, they were made the basis for an intensive field study of the institutions, and the findings and recommendations are presented in this bulletin, which is divided into 11 chapters, as follows: (1) Introduction; (2) The public schools and higher education; (3) Teacher training; (4) Institutional functions and relations; (5) Physical plant and libraries; (6) Ability to support education; (7) Business management; (8) General extension service; (9) Standards and practices in teacher training; (10) Uniform standards and practices; and (11) Summary of conclusions and recommendations. (Contains 40 tables. Individual chapters contain footnotes.) [Best copy available has been provided.].