Diane Brady, Fiscal Policy Specialist College Finance and Facilities Planning Division
Signed by Governor June 30, 2011 Passed exclusively with Democratic votes On-time budget ~ very rare for California Budget
Total General Fund expenditures = $86 Billion General Fund spending at lowest level since 1972 when measured as a share of the state’s economy. How It Was Accomplished
In January, Budget gap was estimated at $26.6 billion The gap was closed through a combination of spending cuts, funding shifts, borrowing and an assumption of major revenue gains How It Was Accomplished
Budget cuts of $11.1 billion Revenue adjustments of $11.8 billion Borrowing and funding shifts $2.9 billion New revenue changes $1 billion Multiple Budget “Solutions”
$400 million base cut to apportionments Student fee increases from $26 to $36, to total $110 million Net $290 million workload reduction Community Colleges Budget
New $129 million payment deferral $961 million total deferrals Represents more than 20% of General Fund dollars No COLA Last COLA was Cumulative lost COLA totals 10.88% Community Colleges Budget
General Apportionment Revenues $5.5 Billion Categorical Revenues $447 million Community Colleges Budget
State General Fund $3.1 Billion (57%) Local Property Taxes $1.9 Billion (35%) Student Fees*$456 Million (8%) General Apportionment Revenue
Categorical funding remains at the level established in the State Budget and continued in For flexibility programs, funding levels remain locked in at the level. The exception is for funds provided for statewide/regional projects under Economic and Workforce Development and Transfer Categorical Funding
$129 million in new inter-year deferrals $832 million in continuing inter-year deferrals – funds deferred from January through June 2012– now $961 million total $300 million in intra-year deferrals - $200 million deferred from July to October and $100 million from March to May. New Deferrals for
$9.5 million for current-year mandate claims 2 new mandates suspended in the current year Mandated Programs
Tier 1: Community College reduction of $30 million plus another $10 per unit fee increase, to $46 Tier 2: Community College reduction of an additional $72 million Budget Triggers & Possible Mid-Year Cuts
Redevelopment Agencies $1.7 billion Medi-Cal$1.3 billion “Amazon tax”$200 million Others include the rural homeowners fire fee What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Budget Information Posted on Website: calServices/Budget/ calServices/Budget/ Apportionment Information Posted on Website: calServices/AllocationsSection/ApportionmentReports/ Diane Brady ~ Chancellor’s Office Website