Budget Calendar
Fiscal Year 2019
July 2018
* Amended FY 2019 & FY 2020 Budget Development
* FY 2020 budget development templates due July 2nd (health insurance) and July 9th (M&O)
August 2018
* FY 2018 Budgetary Compliance Reporting due from institutions August 3rd to August 17th (with AFR)
* FY 2018 Annual Expenditure Report (AER) due from institutions August 27th
* FY 2019 MRR Allocations approved by Board of Regents at August meeting
* Board of Regents approves Amended FY 2019 & FY 2020 budget requests; submitted to OPB (by 9/1)
September 2018
* OPB and legislative budget offices begin detailed review of USG budget requests
* First Quarter budget amendment due from institutions September 18th
* FY 2020 Budget Hearing instructions issued
October 2018
* OPB and legislative budget offices continue detailed review of USG budget requests
* FY 2020 Revenue Projection instructions issued
* Annual Budget Conference - October 11 & 12 at Clayton State University
* Institutions complete and submit the First Quarter Financial Reports on October 17th
* FY 2020 Budget Hearing narratives due from Comprehensive Universities, State Universities, and State Colleges October 23rd
November 2018
* OPB and legislative budget offices continue detailed review of USG budget requests
* FY 2020 Budget Hearing narratives due from Research Universities November 20th
* FY 2020 Budget Hearings for select institutions
December 2018
* FY 2020 Budget Hearings for select institutions
* OPB and legislative budget offices continue detailed review of USG budget requests
* FY 2020 Mandatory Fee requests, 5-year Auxiliary Plans, and Revenue Projections due from institutions December 14th
* Second Quarter budget amendment due from institutions December 18th
January 2019
* FY 2020 Budget Hearings for select institutions
* Governor releases Amended FY 2019 & FY 2020 Budget Reports; Chancellor presents recommendations to Joint Appropriations Committee
* General Assembly continues review and hearings on Amended FY 2019 & FY 2020 budgets
* FY 2020 Base Graduate and Professional Program tuition requests due from institutions January 11th
* Institutions complete and submit the Second Quarter Financial Reports on January 17th
February 2019
* Elective Fees and Special Charges (Miscellaneous Fees), including Elective Fees Requiring Board approval requests, due February 1st
* FY 2020 Budget Hearings for select institutions
* General Assembly continues review and hearings on Amended FY 2019 & FY 2020 budgets
March 2019
* FY 2020 Budget Hearings for select institutions
* General Assembly passes Amended FY 2020 Budget
* Third Quarter budget amendment due from institutions March 19th
* General Assembly passes FY 2020 Budget (late March - early April)
April 2019
* Chancellor's FY 2020 institution budget allocation recommendations are finalized
* FY 2020 Allocation, Tuition and Fees recommendations presented to the Board of Regents for approval
* FY 2020 State Fund Allocations, Tuition and Fees rates sent to all institutions with Budget Guidelines
* Institutions complete and submit the Third Quarter Financial Reports on April 18th
* Begin developing budget strategy for FY 2021
May 2019
* Institutions submit FY 2020 Original Budget May 3rd.
* Budget Office reviews FY 2020 Original Budget submissions
* FY 2020 Original Budget presented to Board of Regents for approval at the May meeting
* Initial FY 2020 Annual Operating Budget submitted to OPB by June 1st
June & July 2019
* Information request for New Square Footage, Health Insurance and New Retirees projections for FY 2021 budget development sent to institutions (due from institutions in July 2019)
* Final budget amendments for FY 2019 due from institutions July 2