Medical education programs.

04LSO-0629.C1

                  

FISCAL NOTE

 

This bill contains an appropriation of $1,100 from the GENERAL FUND to the University of Wyoming to fund 2 additional first-year medical students in the WWAMI medical education program for FY 2006.

 

	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007
NON-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT
Anticipated Expenditure Increase:
GENERAL FUND	0	1,100	131,332

 

Source of expenditure increase:

 

Increase in WWAMI medical education program class size from 10 students to 12 students.

 

 

Assumptions:

 

For planning purposes, it is assumed that contract costs at the University of Washington for the WWAMI program will increase 3% each year.

 

The cost to add 2 additional students in FY 2006 is $1,100, and is funded by the appropriation in the bill.

 

The cost increase for FY 2007 is estimated at $131,332. This amount includes funding the second year class from FY 2006 and 2 additional entering students in FY 2007.

 

The bill requires the University of Wyoming to include in its budget request for the 2007-08 biennium sufficient funding to sustain the size of each class at 12 students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by:   Dean Temte, LSO     Phone:   777-7881

(Information provided by Phillip Harris, University of Wyoming;

phone: (307)766-5768)