Governor releases 2014-15 May Revision

May 13, 2014

Dear Colleagues,

Good morning. Governor Jerry Brown just released the May Revision to his proposed 2014-15 State Budget, and the spending plan builds on the solid budget proposal for community colleges released in January.

 Here are the major community college items, with changes from January identified in yellow:

Item
(amounts in 000s)
2013-14
Enacted
2014-15 January 2014-15 May Note
Ongoing Funds 0.85% General apportionment only
Enrollment Growth 1.63% 3% 2.75% General apportionment only
Student Success and Support Program $99,183 $199,183 $199,183 variable match
Student Success and Support Program - Equity $0 $100,000 $100,000
Disabled Students Programs and Services $84,223 $84,223 $84,223
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services $88,605 $88,605 $88,605
Economic and Workforce Development $22,929 $22,929 $22,929 See one-time funds below
Student Financial Aid Administration $67,537 $67,896 $67,896
CalWORKs $35,545 $35,545 $35,545
Part-time Faculty Compensation $24,907 $24,907 $24,907
Basic Skills $20,037 $20,037 $20,037
Telecommunications and Technology Infrastructure $15,790 $15,790 $20,390
Nursing Education $13,378 $13,378 $13,378
Foster Care Education Program $11,786 $11,786 $11,786
Part-time Faculty Office Hours $3,514 $3,514 $3,514
Campus Childcare Tax Bailout $3,350 $3,350 $3,350
Transfer and Articulation $698 $698 $698
Part-time Faculty Health Insurance $490 $490 $490
One-Time Funds
Physical Plant and Instructional Equipment $175,000 $148,000 (maintenance only) no match in 2014-15
Economic and Workforce Development $50,000 to increase student success in career-technical programs
Telecommunications and Technology $1,400

The revised budget makes technical adjustments for property tax (+17.7m general fund) and student fee revenues (+24.7m general fund), and continues the plan to pay off all remaining apportionment deferrals. Student fees would remain at $46 per credit unit. The summary also proposes to increase the enhanced noncredit funding rate to the credit rate beginning in 2015-16, a significant win for our advocacy.

We'll continue to dive into the details as they become available and will share more shortly.

Sincerely,

Scott Lay
President and Chief Executive Officer, The League
Orange Coast College '94

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