(a) The general fund budget appropriations for the university shall be an amount not less than three times and not greater than five times the amount of regular tuition and related fee revenues estimated for that fiscal year.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 304A-2101

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • university: refers to the University of Hawaii, unless otherwise required by the context. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 304A-101
(b) Any general fund budget appropriation for the university for operating purposes for any fiscal year shall include the consideration of:

(1) The fiscal condition of the State;
(2) Enrollment;
(3) Access to educational opportunity;
(4) The mix of resident and nonresident students; and
(5) Community service and noninstruction programs.
(c) No revenue received by the university pursuant to the University of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund established under section [ 304A-2153 ] may be used by the governor or the director of finance as a justification for reducing any budget request or allotment to the university unless the university requests such a reduction.

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