The Legislature\u2019s Joint Finance Committee statewide public hearings on the 2017-19 budget proposal last month and began voting on individual items last week. PROFS is meeting with university and legislative leaders to discuss several items in the budget proposal:<\/p>\n
State funding tied to performance measures <\/strong> The Board of Regents would rank all UW institutions and distribute funds based on:<\/p>\n UW Pay plan<\/strong> A pay plan tied to presumed savings from a switch to self-insurance (see below) for all state employees would be offered in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n Policy Items in the budget <\/strong>The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee said last month all policy items in the budget would be removed, but could be considered after being vetted in committee or as part of the committee\u2019s omnibus motion. Several policy items dealt with the university:<\/p>\n Self-Insurance <\/strong><\/p>\n The Group Insurance Board recommended a switch to self-insurance beginning in 2018, but the Joint Finance Committee must review the proposed changes before they go into effect. The committee received the formal recommendation to switch to self-insurance today and has 21 days to decide whether or not to reject the plan. The committee co-chairs and other members have publicly expressed concern over the plan in the past.<\/p>\n\n
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