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Impact of Proposed Budget Cuts


Projected lost students: 250,000 (a)


includes loss of unfunded students, 09-10 growth and apportionment shortfall
2008-09 General Cuts
Est. 2008-09 general apportionment shortfall: -$41,000,000
Est. 2008-09 property tax shortfall: -$42,100,000
Total general cut:-$83,100,000

2009-10 General Cut
Enrollment growth: -$175,213,000
Est. general apportionment shortfall: -$41,000,000(b)
Unallocated 2009-10 apportionment reduction: -$120,000,000(c)
Est. 2009-10 enrollment fee shortfall: -$21,200,000(d)
Est. 2009-10 property tax shortfall: -$53,400,000
Subtotal cuts-$410,800,000
Est. student enrollment fee revenue (from $20/unit to $26/unit): $70,000,000(d)
Total general cut:-$340,800,000

2009-10 Categorical Cuts: $343,000,000
The budget makes deep cuts to categorical programs, which are expected to be partially backfilled by federal state fiscal stabilization funds.
ItemProgram reduction
(ongoing)
Anticipated federal backfill
(one-time)
Basic Skills: -$10,592,000 (-32%)5,296,000
Career Technical Education: -$20,000,000 (-100%)(e)none
Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE): -$5,110,400 (32%)2,555,000
Counseling, Placement and Assessment (Matriculation): -$64,776,000 (-62%)31,222,000
Disabled Students Programs and Services: -$37,908,000 (-32%)18,953,800
Economic Development: -$28,905,000 (-62%)13,932,000
Extended Opportunities Programs and Services: -$35,197,000 (-32%)17,598,000
Instructional Equipment & Scheduled Maintenance: -$27,345,000 (-100%)(e)None
Nursing: -$7,072,000 (-62%)3,536,000
Part-time Faculty Compensation: -$31,400,000 (-62%)15,135,000
Special Services for CalWORKs Recipients: -$13,100,000 (-30%)6,537,000
Telecommunications and Technology: -$9,377,000 (-19%)4,397,000

Notes: All numbers are estimated based on the most recent available data and will vary based on final budget language and ending funding numbers for specific districts. Additional categoricals (Career Technical Education, Economic Development, Nursing, Telecommunications and Technology) are also being cut, but district projections can not be provided at this time.

(a) Reduced enrollment numbers are the district's proportionate share of the reduction in projected funded students in 2009-10. Actual enrollment change will depend on local district and community factors.

(b) The amount of general revenue to support per student funding is below that needed to fund all districts' funded FTES.

(c) The budget reduces general funding by $120,000,000, and encourages districts to reduce workload in areas other than basic skills, transfer and career technical education.

(d) The "base" projections for student enrollment fees assume enrollment will increase by 3%, although the funding for growth has been removed. Meanwhile, an additional $80 million ($70 million to support apportionments) is available from the increase of fees from $20/unit to $26/unit.

(e) A separate stream of $38 million for career-technical education and $10 million for physical plan and instructional support is available for the next several years under the SB 1133/QIA settlement.