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Idaho State University seeks FY2026 operational and enrollment funding; president highlights health sciences, LAUNCH and student‑success changes
Summary
During the Jan. 29 JFAC presentation ISU outlined its FY2026 budget priorities — including operational capacity enhancements and enrollment workload adjustments — described a shift in student‑success services, and outlined workforce goals tied to health‑sciences expansion.
Idaho State University officials told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 29 they are seeking funding for FY2026 to support growing enrollment and health‑sciences training while reporting internal changes aimed at improving student completion.
Kevin Campbell of the Legislative Services Office opened the presentation with an overview of ISU’s budget materials. He said ISU has more than 12,000 students and a base (operating) budget presented in the packet; Campbell noted a technical error in the tuition‑fund slide that the office is tracking, but he confirmed the university has not overdrawn its treasury account.
Campbell’s slides showed that roughly 74.8% of ISU’s expenditures are personnel costs, 21.2% are operating expenses and about 3.9% are capital outlay. The presentation recapped several prior adjustments to ISU’s base budget across recent fiscal years, including general‑fund reductions in…
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