Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - COORDINATING COMMISSION FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
Title 281 - COORDINATING COMMISSION FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 11 - RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING REVIEW OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS' BUDGET AND STATE AID REQUESTS
Section 281-11-004 - DEFINITIONS
Current through September 17, 2024
004.01 Commission
Commission shall mean the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education.
004.02 Governing Board
Governing Board shall mean the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, or the board of governors for each community college area.
004.03 Public Institution
Public Institution shall mean any of the following: the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, Chadron State College, Peru State College, Wayne State College, Central Community College Area, Metropolitan Community College Area, Mid-Plains Community College Area, Northeast Community College Area, Southeast Community College Area, Western Nebraska Community College Area, including any other campus administered as a separate unit by a governing board, or any other public postsecondary educational institution which may be established by the Legislature after January 1, 1992.
004.04 Modify/Modifications
Modify/Modifications shall mean changes recommended by the Commission to budget requests, state aid requests, budget priority lists, or major deficit requests of public institutions, to ensure compliance and consistency with the Comprehensive Statewide Plan and prevent unnecessary duplication.
004.05 Budget Request
Budget Request, as defined by the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, shall mean the complete recitation, on forms prescribed by the Governor's Budget Division and in the manner prescribed by such division, of the operating funds requests of a public institution for the biennium next following the then current biennium.
004.06 New and Expanded Budget Request
New and Expanded Budget Request shall mean the request for funding approved or anticipated new programs, expanded services, or workload increases in the next biennium; for replacing other revenue sources with general fund support; and for funding increases associated with the prior year's deficit appropriation.
004.07 Budget Priorities
Budget Priorities shall mean those goals and objectives, with associated funding, comprising a public institution's new and expanded budget request.
004.08 Deficit Appropriation Request
Deficit Appropriation Request shall mean the additional funds requested to supplement the current biennium appropriation.
004.09 Unnecessary Duplication
Unnecessary Duplication shall mean inefficient replication of functions or activities within a public institution, within a sector; or within the State.
004.10 Incentive Funds
Incentive Funds shall mean those special purpose funds used to support priorities of the Commission to achieve consistency and compliance with the Comprehensive Statewide Plan, state goals and priorities, or planned state objectives or other special purpose funds designated to the Commission by the Legislature.
004.11 Outline
Outline shall mean the informational summaries provided to the institution's governing board describing the respective institution's budget for the next fiscal year or biennium including projections of funds for retention of current programs and services, inflationary costs necessary to maintain current programs and services, and proposed new and expanded programs and services.
004.12 Outcomes
Outcomes shall mean those definable, measurable quality and/or quantity indicators, as defined by the institutions, used to assess progress toward and/or achievement of stated goals and objectives of continuation budgets and budget priorities.1
