What is the SSFC?
In the 1970's, several student groups created a system in which students had the option of monetarily supporting those groups when they paid tuition. This was the first time that the University handled money going towards student organization activities. After the 1971 UW-System merger, the UW-Madison student government began receiving fees from all students and distributing them through the Student University Fee Allocation Committee (SUFAC). The General Student Services Fund (GSSF) started in the 1980's and SUFAC became known as the Student Services Finance Committee (SSFC) when the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) was formed in 1994. Today, the SSFC is annually charged with making recommendations to ASM Student Council on the allocation of over $32 million in seg fees. SSFC provides substantial (typically $20,000 and upward) operations funding to student and non-student-run organizations that provide a non-academic but educational direct services (e.g., tutoring, multicultural education groups, etc.) to a significant portion of the UW-Madison student body. The SSFC, composed of 15 voting student members as well as non-voting Chancellor's Appointees, has the authority to recommend raising, freezing, or lowering the funding of existing GSSF organizations and to recommend accepting or denying new funding requests. Those recommendations go before ASM Council, then the UW-Madison Chancellor and finally the UW-System Board of Regents for approval.
Where does all that money go?
Allocable Fees (12%): The General Student Services Fund (GSSF) supports direct, continuing and non-instructional services to the student body. Students have primary responsibility for distributing these fees, subject to the responsibilities of the Chancellor and the Board. Non-allocable Fees (78%): These fees are determined by contracts, personnel commitments, operation of physical plants, etc. Students have an advisory role in these budgets and the final decisions are at the discretion of the Chancellor. Bus Pass (7%): The ASM Bus Pass Program provides access to inexpensive, accessible mass transportation to students of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Administrative Budgets (3%): These monies fund the Student Government operations, including the ASM, the SSFC, and the Student Judiciary, as well as the event, travel, and operations grants allocated to Registered Student Organizations.
Fiscal 2005-06 Annual Budget
Seg Fee Rates (per semester) and Revenue (academic year)
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| 2001-02 Actual | 2002-03 Actual |
| | | | | | | | Deparment
| Rate/Sem | % | Amount | | Rate/Sem | % | Amount |
| University Health Services
| $114.90 | 40.4% | $8,757,600 | | $118.80 | 41.8% | $9,074,600 | Wisconsin Union
| $73.00 | 25.7% | $5,585,500 | | $77.19 | 27.1% | $5,667,500 | Recreational Sports
| $19.45 | 6.8% | $1,481,100 | | $19.45 | 6.8% | $1,488,900 | System Audit Liability Fee
| $0.00 | 0.0% | $0 | | $0.00 | 0.0% | $0 | Student Government
| $7.08 | 2.5% | $552,000 | | $8.08 | 2.8% | $611,100 | Gen Student Services Fund
| $15.46 | 5.4% | $1,190,500 | | $29.87 | 10.5% | $2,196,500 | Child Care Tuition Asst Prog
| $7.15 | 2.5% | $553,300 | | $7.87 | 2.8% | $596,700 | WISPIRG
| $0.96 | 0.3% | $73,600 | | $0.96 | 0.3% | $72,900 | City Bus Pass Program
| $21.00 | 7.4% | $1,503,500 | | $22.28 | 7.8% | $1,675,100 | Totals
| $259.00 | 91.0% | $19,697,100 | | $284.50 | 100.0% | $21,383,300 | Enrollment, Semester I, HC
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| 41,552 |
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| 41,507 |
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| 2003-04 Actual |
| 2004-05 Estimated Actual | | | | | | | | | | | Department | Rate/Sem | % | Amount | | Rate/Sem | % | Amount |
| University Health Services
| $121.18 | 41.6% | $9,115,700 | | $126.04 | 41.5% | $9,340,100 | Wisconsin Union
| $82.10 | 28.2% | $6,171,200 | | $86.50 | 28.5% | $6,410,000 | Recreational Sports
| $20.54 | 7.1% | $1,543,700 | | $21.42 | 7.0% | $1,587,300 | System Audit Liability Fee
| $0.00 | 0.0% | $0 | | $0.00 | 0.0% | $0 | Student Government
| $6.72 | 2.3% | $523,600 | | $6.72 | 2.2% | $498,000 | Gen Student Services Fund
| $29.06 | 10.0% | $2,182,400 | | $31.06 | 10.2% | $2,276,1000 | Child Care Tuition Asst Prog
| $7.86 | 2.7% | $600,700 | | $6.72 | 2.2% | $498,800 | WISPIRG
| $1.26 | 0.4% | $96,700 | | $1.32 | 0.4% | $97,800 | City Bus Pass Program
| $22.28 | 7.7% | $1,671,100 | | $24.22 | 8.0% | $1,784,800 | Totals
| $291.00 | 100.0% | $21,905,100 | | $304.00 | 100.0% | $22,492,900 | Enrollment, Semester I, HC
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| 41,588 |
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| 41,169 |
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| | 2005-06 Budget | | | | | | | Department | Rate/Sem | % | Amount |
| University Health Services
| $135.34 | 40.9% | $9,940,000 | Wisconsin Union
| $91.48 | 27.6 | $6,711,300 | Recreational Sports
| $23.68 | 7.1% | $1,738,100 | System Audit Liability Fee
| $0.00 | 0.0% | $0 | Student Government
| $9.56 | 2.9% | $708,900 | Gen Student Services Fund
| $33.74 | 10.2% | $2,461,000 | Child Care Tuition Asst Prog
| $6.14 | 1.9% | $453,100 | WISPIRG
| 0.00 | 0.0% | $1,000 | City Bus Pass Program
| 31.06 | 9.4% | $2,265,300 | Totals
| 331.00 | 99.9% | $24,278,700 | Enrollment, Semester I, HC
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| 40,757 |
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