June 19, 2008
An early draft of the proposed 2009-10 budget for Florida's public universities shows them trying to recoup some of the money lost to budget cuts in previous years. But Board of Governors members meeting today at the University of Central Florida in Orlando were told that gloomy state financial forecasts make requests for more money uncertain. State universities lost about $100 million in the current budget year and may lose a similar amount in the new budget year that begins July 1. The draft 2009-10 budget seeks nearly 5 percent more money than the previous year. Among the requests: $18 million to improve campus safety. The board made the same request for 2008-09, but the Legislature did not provide the money. The board will review a more detailed budget when it meets in August.
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