Vice President for Business Affairs

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Vice Presidentfor Business Affairs
presents State of the Division June 26, 2003
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Haggar Plant
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Starr County
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Interim DirectorPersonnel Services

• Mark A. Saenz

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Real Estate Acquisitions
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Changes to Vacation Accrual Rates

• Years of Service Hours Accrued Annual
  Carryover
• Less than 2 years 8 180
• 2 to 5 years 9 244
• 5 to 10 years 10 268
• 10 to 15 years 11 292
• 15 to 20 years 13 340
• 20 to 25 years 15 388
• 25 to 30 years 17 436
• 30 to 35 years 19 484
• More than 35 years 21 532

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Legislative Changes

• State of Texas will no longer fund the first 3
  months of insurance for employees hired after
  Sept 1, 2003
• Retirement Eligibility will change effective
  September 1, 2003 (handout)

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UT Select Changes

• Increase Family Care Physician co-payment from
  20 to 25
• Increase Specialist Physician copayment from 25
  to 30
• Add 100 per day Inpatient co-payment (500
  maximum per occurrence)

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UT Select Changes (Continued)

• Add 100 Outpatient Surgical co-payment
• Add 50 Prescription Drug Deductible per Enrolled
  Person (Co-pays stay the same)

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Benefits Program

• Benefits Fair July 1 at Ballroom
• Vendor Representatives will be available
• Short Term Disability (STD) is a new option for
  employees

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Benefits Program(Continued)

• Annual Enrollment Period
• July 7July 31
• All Electronic (PIN, directories, program
  information)

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• Vice President for Business Affairs
• James R. Langabeer

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Education Building
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Completion February 2005

• 84,000 sf New Construction
• 45,000 sf Remodel
• 14,000,000 Construction Cost
• 22,000,000 Project Cost

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RAHCCompletion October 2004
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107 Traffic Flow
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• CERTIFICATION
• Purpose Ensure integrity of institutions
  athletics operations

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Indoor Air Quality

• Richard Costello, Director
• Environmental Health and Safety

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Indoor Air Quality

• Continue to characterize UTPA buildings
• Comprehensive program continues to evolve and
  involves intimate interaction with the following
  groups
• Physical plant construction
• Maintenance
• Energy management and controls

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• Problems are primarily comfort issues and not
  mold
• Significant reduction in number of IAQ related
  complaints since initiation of more formal IAQ
  program in Nov, 2001

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College of BusinessAccreditation

AASCB International Presentation
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LEGISLATION

• Appropriations
• Tuition de-regulation

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Budget for Division

• 3 Departmental Operating Expense Cut
• 4 Maintenance Operations Cut
• Level Funding
• New Positions

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• QUESTIONS?

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