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St. Johns River State College asks delegation to make $3 million recurring, seeks $10 million PECO installment
Summary
College representatives asked the delegation to convert $3 million in nonrecurring help to recurring funding to cover rising employee health insurance costs and requested an additional $10 million in PECO funds for a capital building.
St. Johns River State College officials told the delegation they face rising recurring health-insurance costs and asked the delegation to convert $3 million in previously funded nonrecurring dollars to recurring funding to avoid a budget shortfall.
President (name provided as parish reference) said the colleges health-insurance costs rose by roughly $2.6 million in recurring expenses after a move to a new health-insurance plan. "Could you please consider taking that $3,000,000 that you funded last year in nonrecurring dollars and make it recurring?" he asked the delegation, citing the county and state impact.
The college also described a multi-year PECO (Public Education Capital Outlay) request. Officials said they had $10 million in prior PECO funding and are requesting another $10 million this session to complete a key building project. College representatives said last years appropriations and support helped the institution but that some funds were nonrecurring and should be restored to recurring support.
The delegation did not vote on the requests at the meeting; college officials left completed request forms for the House and Senate and asked for follow-up in Tallahassee.
