Appropriates $40,000,900 to the State Board of Education for Community Colleges for fiscal year 2018; exempts the appropriation from object and program transfer limitations; requires an update on the Complete College Idaho initiative; and appropriates an additional $1,200,000 to the College of Southern Idaho for fiscal year 2017.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to Community Colleges in the amount of $40,000,900, including $39,400,900 from the General Fund and $600,000 from dedicated funds. This appropriation provides for increased cost of benefits, the equivalent of a 3% ongoing change in employee compensation, and a nondiscretionary adjustment for enrollment workload decreases. This appropriation includes seven line items. Line item 3 provides funding to the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) for the Bridge to Success Summer Program. Line item 4 provides funding to CSI to hire two dedicated faculty members for the CSI Outreach Center in Idaho Falls. Line item 7 provides funding to North Idaho College (NIC) to hire a Title IX Coordinator to lead compliance efforts and conduct training. Line item 8 provides funding to NIC for an assistive technology coordinator and make associated upgrades. Line item 9 provides funding to the College of Western Idaho (CWI) to hire staff to advise existing students and provide outreach to special student populations. Line item 10 provides funding to CWI to aid in average weighted credit equity with other community colleges. Line item 12 provides funding to backfill the current and projected decreases in enrollment at the three community colleges. This funding would provide $434,200 to CSI, $443,200 to CWI, and $416,200 to NIC. This appropriation results in an 6.7% increase from the General Fund and 6.6% from all funds. The supplemental appropriation, in the amount of $1,200,000 one-time from the General Fund, is provided to the Community Colleges for the remainder of fiscal year 2017. The funding will enable the College of Southern Idaho to purchase Pristine Springs near Twin Falls from the Idaho Department of Water Resources. CSI utilizes the geothermal aquifer at Pristine Springs as a source of heat for buildings on the community college campus. The total purchase price for Pristine Springs is $2,400,000. CSI will match the appropriation, and upon payment, th