The Education Committee held a hearing Jan. 18 on a bill that would provide a formula to determine the amount of state aid appropriated among the state\u2019s six community colleges for fiscal year 2011-12 and FY2012-13.<\/p>\n
LB59, introduced by York Sen. Greg Adams, would distribute the total amount of state aid according to a new formula:
\n\u2022 8.86 percent for the Central Community College Area;
\n\u2022 26.51 percent for the Metropolitan Community College Area;
\n\u2022 9.05 percent for the Mid-Plains Community College Area;
\n\u2022 28.27 percent for the Southeast Community College Area;
\n\u2022 13.27 percent for the Western Community College Area; and
\n\u2022 14.04 percent for the Northeast Community College Area, with 0.1 percent of that amount going to the Nebraska Indian Community College and 0.2\u00a0percent to the Little Priest Tribal College.<\/p>\n
The previous formula was terminated last session, Adams said, with an understanding that the six colleges\u2019 CEOs would together create a new formula for funding the next two years.<\/p>\n
Dennis Baack, executive director of the Nebraska Community College Association, testified in support of the bill. When funds are short, he said, it is difficult to write a formula because there are going to be \u201cwinners and losers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regardless of the total amount of aid available to community colleges, he said, the best solution is to calculate a percentage of that aid for each college based on agreed upon factors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are also very aware that this does not end the discussion,\u201d Baack said, noting that the group will begin working Feb. 4 on a new formula for the following years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe that we can get it done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
LB59 was advanced to general file 8-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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