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University System of Georgia Budget Calendar

Fiscal Year 2008

August 2007 Board of Regents approves Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2009
Annual Budget to Actuals Online Application Open to Institutions
Annual Expenditure Reports - August 25
September 2007 Budget request for Fiscal Year 2009 due to OPB September 4
OPB begins detailed review of USG budget requests
Projection for Quarterly Report due from institutions September 10
Budget Amendment for First Quarter due from institutions September 20
October 2007 Budget Amendment for First Quarter due from institutions September 20
Annual Budget Conference October 17
  • Institution Budget Review Process Information Submissions & New Funding Requests (due November 16)
  • Mandatory Fee Requests & Business Plans (due December 14)
  • Professional Program Tuition Requests (due January 11)
  • Revenue Projections (due November 30)
OPB and LBO continue review of budget requests – request additional information
November 2007 Institution Budget Review Process information submissions & New Funding requests due November 16
Institutions preparing FY 2009 Fee Request and Professional Program Tuition
Budget review analysts receive institutional packages November 16
November 2007 – January 2008 Budget review analysts research and review institutional budgets
December 2007 Mandatory Fee Requests & Business Plans due from institutions December 14
Budget Office begins review of mandatory fee requests & business plans
Budget Amendment for Second Quarter due from institutions December 20
January 2008 Professional Program Tuition Requests due January 11
Budget review analysts discuss findings at institutions, and develop issues list for each institution by January 11
Finalize schedule for budget hearings with institutions by January 15. Institutions can submit revised new funding requests in accordance with BOR strategic plan priorities also by this date.
Governor presents FY 2009 Budget recommendations to the General Assembly
Chancellor presents FY 2009 Budget Request to Joint Appropriations Committee
February – March 2008 Fiscal Affairs FY 2009 budget hearings with institutions from February 1 – 8
Fiscal Affairs and analysts develop FY 2009 institution recommendations February 11 – 29
During March, incorporate FY 2009 budget review recommendations into the strategic investment model (allocations) in process involving Fiscal Affairs, Chancellor and BOR senior staff
General Assembly passes FY 2008 Amended Budget
General Assembly passes FY 2009 Budget
Tuition and fees final analyses and recommendations by BOR staff
Budget Amendment for Third quarter due from institutions March 20
April 2008 Chancellor’s FY 2009 institution budget allocation recommendations are finalized and submitted to the Board for approval
Allocation, Tuition and Fees recommendations approved at Board Meeting
State Allocations, Tuition and Fees sent to all institutions with Budget Guidelines
May 2008 Institutions submit Original Budget for FY 2009 on May 19
Budget Office reviews Original Budget submissions
Begin budget strategy for FY 2010
June 2008 Board approves 2009 Original Budget at June meeting
Final budget amendments for FY 2008 due June 18 from institutions
Information request for New Square Footage projection for FY 2009 budget development sent to institutions June 9 (due June 25)
Health insurance and retiree fringe benefit projection templates sent to institutions June 9 to be completed and returned June 25
July 2008 FY 2010 budget development
USG Final FY 2008 budget amendment due to OPB
Unit B FY 2010 budget requests due July 8
August 2008 Annual Expenditure Report (AER) due August 15
Board of Regents approves FY 2010 Budget Request
September 2008 USG budget request for Fiscal Year 2010 due to OPB September 2
OPB begins detailed review of USG budget requests

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