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Service & Activity Fees

TOWN HALL

March 21, 2019 Specific to the Pullman Campus

Today’s Meeting

• Understanding the S&A fee process
• 10 year history of S&A fees

Student Government Council Resolution

S&A Fee Allocations for 2018-2019

• chart from studentfees.wsu.edu

Purpose of S&A Fees

• S&A Fees are paid by each student for the single purpose of providing non-

academic programs and services for all students at Washington State University.

• Provide services/activities and capital/equipment that are otherwise not available.
• Provide a student environment which contributes to cultural and social growth.
• A reasonable balance between events aimed at attracting the highest student

attendance and events aimed at specific community and/or community events.

• Reference: RCW 28B.15.041-045
• Content provided by WSU Budget Office: S&A Fees Applicant Training Session

Committee Composition

• Per RCW, committee shall represent

diverse student interests; and, students have strong voice.

• Per WSU Guidelines, each member

shall have 1 vote.

• Quorum shall consist of 7 members,

a majority of whom shall be students.

• General Guidelines for Establishing

and Allocating Services and Activities Fees: president.wsu.edu

• Office of the

President

• Student Affairs
• Finance and

Administration

• Budget Office
• 1 Faculty

Representative

• 7 Undergraduate
• ASWSU

President / VP

• 2 Graduate
• Nominated by

GPSA President

Students Faculty Administration Administrative Support

• Content provided by WSU Budget Office: S&A Fees Applicant Training Session

Setting the Rate

• Committee makes rate recommendation to President.
• Board of Regents gives final approval.
• Rate can be increased/decreased.
• In 2017, Washington State Legislature passed legislation that decoupled S&A

rates from tuition.

• 4% Cap.
• Each WSU Campus sets their own rate.
• Content provided by WSU Budget Office: S&A Fees Applicant Training Session

Budget Hearings & Deliberations

• Student led presentations by groups requesting funds.
• Open to the public.
• Committee:

– decides S&A rate for upcoming academic year – makes a decision and recommendation on allocation disbursement.

• Requesting group is notified.
• Final recommendations & approvals: President Schulz, Board of Regents.

Hearings: April 2 & 3, 2019 Deliberations: April 4, 2019

10 Year Rate History of S&A Fees Amounts

$480 $490 $500 $510 $520 $530 $540 $550 $560 $570

Notes:

• Years 2015-2017 had the highest S&A rate at $560
• 2009 - 2013 S&A rate stayed flat at $512
• the only decrease in S&A rates history happened in

2017-18 & 2018-19.

• Content provided by WSU Budget Office

2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 Annual S&A Fee Amount 512 $ 512 $ 512 $ 512 $ 522 $ 544 $ 560 $ 560 $ 548 $ 537 $ % Increase / Decrease 2% 0% 0% 0% 2% 4% 3% 0%

• 2%
• 2%

10 Year S&A Revenue History

• Content provided by WSU Budget Office

* Estimated based on Fall 10th day Source – End of Term Tuition Fee Models for each year

Academic Year End of Term Actual Revenue

SUMMER REVENUE TOTAL

S&A Fee Rate 2009-2010 8,577,970 $ 656,250 $ 9,234,220 $ 512 $ 2010-2011 8,631,915 $ 690,529 $ 9,322,444 $ 512 $ 2011-2012 8,909,657 $ 611,991 $ 9,521,648 $ 512 $ 2012-2013 9,156,802 $ 577,869 $ 9,734,672 $ 512 $ 2013-2014 9,214,866 $ 573,358 $ 9,788,224 $ 522 $ 2014-2015 8,759,728 $ 545,859 $ 9,305,586 $ 544 $ 2015-2016 8,976,781 $ 571,479 $ 9,548,260 $ 560 $ 2016-2017 9,106,042 $ 520,923 $ 9,626,965 $ 560 $ 2017-2018 9,053,906 $ 459,165 $ 9,513,071 $ 548 $ 2018-2019* 8,888,503 $ 459,165 $ 9,347,668 $ 537 $

S&A Revenue

10 Year History of Requests, Allocations and Revenue

* 2018-2019 End of Term Revenue is an estimate based on Fall 10th day and FY2018 Summer revenues.

• Content provided by WSU Budget Office

Academic Year Request Allocation

Difference Between Request & Allocation

% Less Allocated

End of Term Actual Revenue

Delta Between Allocation & Revenue

2009-2010 8,576,244 8,521,259 (54,985)

• 1%

9,234,220 712,961 2010-2011 9,679,552 9,327,450 (352,102)

• 4%

9,322,444 (5,006) 2011-2012 9,259,727 8,819,593 (440,134)

• 5%

9,521,648 702,055 2012-2013 9,602,491 9,270,718 (331,773)

• 3%

9,734,672 463,954 2013-2014 10,178,648 9,509,554 (669,094)

• 7%

9,788,224 278,670 2014-2015 10,501,854 9,582,910 (918,944)

• 9%

9,305,586 (277,324) 2015-2016 12,897,778 9,945,808 (2,951,970)

• 23%

9,548,260 (397,548) 2016-2017 10,708,404 10,206,637 (501,767)

• 5%

9,626,965 (579,672) 2017-2018 10,697,017 10,350,659 (346,358)

• 3%

9,513,071 (837,588) 2018-2019* 10,308,444 9,908,164 (400,280)

• 4%

9,347,668 (560,496)

Requests, Allocations and Revenue

10 Year Carryforward History

• Content provided by WSU Budget Office

Academic Year Beginning Balances 2009-2010 2,211,451 $ 2010-2011 1,016,500 $ 2011-2012 1,717,732 $ 2012-2013 1,706,711 $ 2013-2014 1,591,491 $ 2014-2015 1,550,404 $ 2015-2016 1,365,306 $ 2016-2017 1,558,911 $ 2017-2018 1,588,511 $ 2018-2019 819,143 $

Q & A

For more information: studentfees.wsu.edu

Rick Flores

S&A Fee Committee Chair Rick.d.flores@wsu.edu

Savannah Rogers

ASWSU President Aswsu.president@wsu.edu

Amir Gilmore

GPSA President presgpsa@wsu.edu