Current through Public Act 156 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 388.1841a - Annual public university higher education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) reporting; campus safety information and resources link(1) All public universities shall submit higher education institutional data inventory (HEIDI) data and associated financial aid program information requested by and in a manner prescribed by the state budget director. For public universities with fiscal years ending June 30, these data must be submitted to the state budget director by October 15 of each fiscal year. Public universities with a fiscal year ending September 30 shall submit preliminary HEIDI data by November 15 and final data by December 15.(2) It is intended that accountability reporting for public universities will be streamlined through HEIDI. The state budget director and the center will work to combine the reporting requirements outlined in this subsection with the existing HEIDI collection cycle. All of the following must be reported to the house and senate fiscal agencies and the state budget director: (a) Each public university's certification of its compliance with the requirements described in subsections (4) and (5).(b) The reporting requirements described in sections 241b and 241c.(3) If a public university fails to submit HEIDI data and associated financial aid program information in accordance with the required reporting schedule, the state treasurer may withhold the monthly installments under section 241 to the public university until those data are submitted. If a public university does not comply with all of the requirements described in subsections (4) and (5) by the end of the fiscal year, the public university forfeits the amount withheld. The state budget director shall notify the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education at least 10 days before withholding funds from any public university.(4) No later than October 15 each year, a public university shall maintain a public transparency website available through a link on its website homepage. The website must include all of the following concerning the public university: (a) The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revisions.(b) A summary of current expenditures for the most recent fiscal year for which they are available, expressed as pie charts in the following 2 categories: (i) A chart of personnel expenditures, broken into the following subcategories: (B) Employee benefit costs, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and long-term care benefits.(C) Retirement benefit costs.(D) All other personnel costs.(ii) A chart of all current expenditures the public university reported as part of its higher education institutional data inventory data under subsection (1), broken into the same subcategories in which it reported those data.(c) Links to all of the following for the public university: (i) The current collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit.(ii) Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of benefits that would constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee of the public university.(iii) Audits and financial reports for the most recent fiscal year for which they are available.(d) General fund revenue and expenditure projections for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year.(e) A listing of all debt service obligations, detailed by project, anticipated fiscal year payment for each project, and total outstanding debt for the current fiscal year.(f) The institution's policy regarding the transferability of core college courses between community colleges and the public university.(g) A listing of all community colleges that have entered into reverse transfer agreements with the public university.(h) A dashboard or report card demonstrating the public university's performance in several "best practice" measures. The dashboard or report card must include at least all of the following for the 3 most recent academic years for which the data are available:(ii) Student retention rate.(iii) Six-year graduation rates.(iv) Number of Pell grant recipients and graduating Pell grant recipients.(v) Geographic origination of students, categorized as in-state, out-of-state, and international.(vi) Faculty to student ratios and total public university employee to student ratios.(vii) Teaching load by faculty classification.(viii) Graduation outcome rates, including employment and continuing education.(i) An icon badge that provides statewide consistency and public visibility. For this purpose, public universities shall use the icon badge provided by the department of technology, management, and budget consistent with the icon badge developed by the department of education for K-12 school districts. It must appear on the front of each public university's homepage. The size of the icon may be reduced to 150 x 150 pixels. The font size and style for this reporting must be consistent with other documents on each public university's website.(j) A collection and report of the number and percentage of all enrolled students who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, broken out by undergraduate and graduate/professional classifications, reported to the center and posted on its website under the budget transparency icon badge.(5) No later than October 15 each year, a public university shall develop, maintain, and update a "campus safety information and resources" link, prominently displayed on the homepage of its website, to a section of its website containing, at a minimum, all of the following information: (a) Emergency contact numbers for police, fire, health, and other services.(b) Hours, locations, telephone numbers, and email contacts for campus public safety offices and title IX offices.(c) A list of safety and security services provided by the public university, including transportation, escort services, building surveillance, anonymous tip lines, and other available security services.(d) The public university's policies applicable to minors on university property.(e) A directory of resources available at the public university or surrounding community for students or employees who are survivors of sexual assault or sexual abuse.(f) An electronic copy of "A Resource Handbook for Campus Sexual Assault Survivors, Friends and Family", published in 2018.(g) Campus security policies and crime statistics pursuant to the student right-to-know and campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat 2381. Information must include all material prepared pursuant to the public information reporting requirements under the crime awareness and campus security act of 1990, title II of the student right-to-know and campus security act, Public Law 101-542, 104 Stat 2381.Amended by 2024, Act 120,s 155, eff. 10/1/2024.Added by 2023, Act 103,s 204, eff. 10/1/2023.