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Board of Regents sets preliminary legislative priorities for the
2006 Legislative Session
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, has recently established the 2006 legislative priorities for the University of Iowa and other institutions under the Board’s governance. These priorities propose to:
- Build on the Success of the Regent Partnership for Transformation and Excellence Plan
Last year, the Board focused its legislative program around a four-year initiative that began the state’s reinvestment in the universities and provided incentives and opportunities for university-wide reprioritization and reallocation of resources to areas of most strategic importance to the Board and to the state of Iowa. This four-year partnership plan represents a simple, ambitious, and highly focused legislative agenda to enhance the Regent strategic priorities of educational quality and public accountability. FY 2007 represents year two of this initiative.
- Create Opportunities for Best Practices.
The Board has determined that the Regent enterprise be a key example of an efficiently managed governmental entity in the state of Iowa. The Board will work to provide flexibility for its institutions by working to eliminate statutory obstacles that impede the utilization of best practices and hinder continual improvement.
- Enhance Special Schools Funding
The proposal for additional FY 2007 state funding for the two special schools would continue to be aligned with state funding increases for other public K-12 schools. The FY 2007 allowable growth percentage has been statutorily set at 4%.
- Maintain and Improve Building and Facilities
Deferred maintenance as well as fire and environmental safety deficiencies continue to be significant issues at the Regent institutions and Lakeside Laboratory. During the summer and fall, the Board and staff will partner with public officials to develop a long-term strategy and funding mechanism to best begin addressing these concerns.
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