Budget Crisis in California
Most probably know of the budget crisis in California; we all know of the crisis in our country.
But how is affecting your education?
Advocates, statewide, have been contributing all of their efforts during these desperate times; the dedication of countless hours over many months has ensured that community colleges are not affected.
Among the successfully defeated this passed year are:
- proposed 5% apportionment cuts;
- proposed $30-40/unit student fees, with the benefit going to the state general fund and not students;
- proposed differential funding for physical education and arts classes;
- proposed elimination of Competitive Cal Grants, which is financial aid for our neediest students;
- proposed 20.2% cuts to categorical programs including technology, part-time faculty support, foster care and child care.
Among the many highlights for community colleges are:
- 2008-09: Eliminates the approved 0.68% cost-of-living adjustment (-$39.8 million).
- 2008-09: Reduces state funding for mandates (-$4 million).
- 2008-09: Defers $340 million in state payments to the 2009-10 fiscal year (replacing $245 million deferral approved in existing 2008-09 budget; minimizes state borrowing and reduces Prop. 98 guarantee).
- 2009-10: Funds 3% enrollment growth ($185.4 million), enough funds for 36,000 new full-time equivalent students.
- 2009-10: Maintains funding for the Competitive Cal Grants program, which provides 22,500 grants annually to needy non-traditional students.
- Generally: Since there were no categorical or general apportionment cuts, language to allow categorical flexibility was not included.
- Future: Places a measure on the next statewide ballot (now scheduled to be May 19) to repay K-12 and community colleges $9.3 billion over seven years beginning in 2011-12.
State Budget for Community Colleges
|
Issue |
2008-09 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
| General apportionment |
$5,714,006,000 |
$5,714,006,000 |
$5,827,506,000 |
| Cost-of-living adjustment |
$39,780,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Enrollment Growth |
$113,500,000 |
$113,500,000 (2%) |
$185,400,000 (3% incl for EOPS, DSPS, and Matriclulation) |
| Academic Senate for the Community Colleges |
$467,000 |
$467,000 |
$467,000 |
| Apprenticeship |
$14,641,000 |
$14,641,000 |
$14,641,000 |
| Basic Skills |
$33,100,000 |
$33,100,000 |
$33,100,000 |
| CAHSEE |
$10,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
| Career Technical Education |
$58,000,000 |
$58,000,000 |
$58,000,000 |
| Child Care Tax Bailout |
$6,836,000 |
$6,836,000 |
$6,836,000 |
| Disabled Students Programs and Services |
$115,011,000 |
$115,011,000 |
$115,011,000 |
| Economic Development |
$46,790,000 |
$46,790,000 |
$46,790,000 |
| EOPS |
$106,786,000 |
$106,786,000 |
$106,786,000 |
| CARE |
$15,505,000 |
$15,505,000 |
$15,505,000 |
| Equal Employment Opportunity |
$1,747,000 |
$1,747,000 |
$1,747,000 |
| Foster Care Education Program |
$5,254,000 |
$5,254,000 |
$5,254,000 |
| Fund for Student Success |
$6,158,000 |
$6,158,000 |
$6,158,000 |
| Matriculation |
$101,803,000 |
$101,803,000 |
$101,803,000 |
| Nursing |
$22,100,000 |
$22,100,000 |
$22,100,000 |
| Part-Time Faculty Compensation |
$50,828,000 |
$50,828,000 |
$50,828,000 |
| Part-Time Faculty Health Insurance |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
| Part-Time Faculty Office Hours |
$7,172,000 |
$7,172,000 |
$7,172,000 |
| Physical Plant and Instructional Support |
$27,345,000 |
$27,345,000 |
$27,345,000 |
| Special Services for CalWORKs Recipients |
$43,580,000 |
$43,580,000 |
$43,580,000 |
| Student Financial Aid Administration |
$51,269,000 |
$51,269,000 |
$51,269,000 |
| Telecommunications / Technology Svcs / C.V.U |
$26,197,000 |
$26,197,000 |
$26,197,000 |
| Transfer Education and Articulation |
$1,424,000 |
$1,424,000 |
$1,424,000 |
| Mandate Reimbursement |
$29,000,000 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
| Prior-year unspent balances |
$3,547,372 |
$0 |
$0 |