Capital Construction Budget Recommendations and Prioritization, 2021-2023 Biennium for the Nebraska State College System, University of Nebraska, and Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education provides funding and priority recommendations for Nebraska State College, University of Nebraska, and Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis (NCTA) capital construction budget requests, as outlined in Nebraska's Constitution and Statutes. The overarching principle used in this process is to provide safe, functional, well-utilized, and well-maintained facilities that support institutional efforts to provide exemplary programs. Section I of this report provides additional detail regarding ongoing routine maintenance, deferred repair, and renovation/remodeling needs at State College and University State-supported facilities. The Commission recommends continued reaffirmation funding of all partially funded capital construction projects as outlined in Section II. Section III outlines the State College, University, and NCTA capital construction budget requests as submitted by their respective governing board. These requests include Task Force for Building Renewal requests from all institutions and individual capital construction budget requests from the State Colleges and University. Funding recommendations are provided in Section IV of this report, including recommended funding modifications. The Commission prioritized 13 individual capital construction budget requests for the 2021-2023 biennium as outlined in Section V. The Commission's prioritized list is aimed at identifying from a statewide perspective the most urgent capital construction needs for the coming biennium. The prioritization is designed to assist the Governor and Legislature in developing a strategy to address the most critical institutional facility needs from a statewide perspective. [For the previous report "Capital Construction Budget Recommendations and Prioritization, 2019-2021 Biennium for the Nebraska State College System, University of Nebraska, and Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture," see ED604766.]