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Government Relations

“Elections have consequences.”

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Election results

Impact to Rice

• Historic elections seen as a mandate to significantly reduce spending

• U.S. Senate: GOP gained 6 seats, 53 to 47 Democrat majority

• U.S. House: GOP gained 63 seats, 242 to 193 GOP majority

• Texas Senate: No change

• Texas House: GOP gained 22+ seats with two party switchers for a 101+ to 49 seat majority.

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Our delegation

Texas delegation and Rice alums in leadership positions

Rep. Pete Olson, Energy and Commerce CommitteeRep. John Kline, chairman, House Education and Workforce

CommitteeRep. John Culberson, House Appropriations CommitteeSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Appropriations Committee

Sen. John Cornyn, chairman, Republican Senatorial CommitteeState Rep. Scott Hochberg, House Appropriations Committee

State Rep.-Elect Sarah DavisState Sen. Rodney Ellis, Transportation and State Affairs

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Despite challenges, Rice has a plan

Federal legislative agenda

• Working with D.C. advocacy firm to identify other sources of funding

• Provost’s initiatives

State legislative agenda

• Protect Rice’s priorities

• Look for other opportunities for funding

• Develop long-term relationships with a broader group of legislators

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Federal issues

• Overall spending levels reduced

• Earmark moratorium for 2 years

• Perkins– $740,000– 238 students

• Pell– $2.5 million– 586 students

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State programs important to Rice

Rice pays close to $2.5 million in taxes to the state of Texas.

 •Roughly $1.5 million in oil and gas severance taxes in 2010.

•$996,527,000 in sales taxes in 2010.

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Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program (NHARP)

Overview

•Rice received eight awards — $1.2 million in 2010.

•NHARP received $16.1 million in 2010.

•NHARP is eliminated in HB 1 and receives $ 12 million in SB 1.

Impact to Rice

•Rice received $1.2 million for eight awards that went to 11 faculty members.

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Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG)

Overview

•Rice received $2.604 million in FY10.

•TEG budget in FY10–FY11 was $212 million.

•TEG total funding in FY12–FY13 (HB 1 and SB 1) is $126 million, a reduction of $87.4 million (41 percent).

•The amount budgeted was to fund existing students and not for new students.

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Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG)

Impact to Rice

•593 current Rice students received TEG grants, an average award of $4,391.

•499 in-state Texas undergraduates who received TEG awards, 32 percent of all Texas residents attending Rice.

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Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)

Overview

•Rice received five awards of $5.75 million in the 2010 awards. •HB 1/SB 1 — The only impact the budget has on these funds is the servicing of the debt on the bonds.

Impact to Rice

•Rice faculty received three awards worth $5.75 million in 2010.

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TexShare

Overview

•No state funding in either HB 1 or SB 1.

Impact to Rice

•Rice is one of 700 member institutions that are eligible for TexShare.

•TexShare provides access to 49 databases which translates into 42,571 journals and NetLibrary e-books.

•Rice pays $37,450 to have access to these databases but would cost $299,974 if we subscribed directly.

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Other state legislative agenda

• Identify other funding opportunities: ETF, TX-DOT

• Other legislative issues - ReNew Houston- Handguns on Campus- Stem cell ban on state funded research institutions- Connexions- New Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)

regulations from the HEA

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Looking ahead

• Develop long-term relationships through the Government Relations Subcommittee

• Rice Community Action Network (CAN)