HB 2278 - DIGEST

Requires that, as the project ranking is developed, public four-year institutions shall include staff from the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature in their discussions.

Requires the legislature to, by concurrent resolution, establish statewide priorities for capital projects for the public four-year institutions. Statewide priorities may include, but are not limited to, expanding capacity in particular academic programs, addressing measurable unmet demand for expanded capacity in different geographic regions of the state, implementing particular models of service delivery, or improving alignment between operating and capital budgets. The statewide priorities may also be incorporated into performance contracts negotiated between the state and public four-year institutions. The concurrent resolution shall provide guidance for the allocation of points for projects that meet the statewide priorities.