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Lawmakers review Lewis‑Clark State College budget as enrollment, pay gap and LAUNCH support shape funding requests
Summary
Lawmakers at the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee reviewed Lewis‑Clark State College’s FY2025 budget and heard college leaders describe how the Enrollment Workload Adjustment, salary gaps with K‑12, LAUNCH student aid and a new prison education program affect operations and future requests.
Lewis‑Clark State College told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 27 that its FY2025 base appropriation and enrollment trends, along with new student aid and prison‑education programs, are shaping its budget requests.
The college’s president, Dr. Cynthia Pemberton, and Legislative Services Office analyst Kevin Campbell presented budget details to JFAC members and answered lawmakers’ questions about a three‑decade‑old enrollment formula, employee compensation and the impacts of the state’s LAUNCH program.
Campbell opened the college presentation by noting Lewis‑Clark’s reported enrollment of 3,881 students and by explaining how tuition and fee receipts are treated in the state budget process. He said the college’s FY2024 total appropriation was $40,517,100 and that Lewis‑Clark reported about $23,700,000 in tuition and fees that were reappropriated into FY2025. He also highlighted the Normal School Income (endowment) fund, which the presentation said is governed by distributions determined by the Endowment Fund Investment Board and is governed by Idaho code. Campbell said…
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