SB 965, as introduced, Leno. Community colleges: funding: San Francisco Community College District.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law authorizes the establishment of community college districts under the administration of community college governing boards, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction at community college campuses throughout the state.
Existing law requires the board of governors to develop criteria and standards, in accordance with specified statewide minimum requirements, for the purposes of making the annual budget request for the California Community Colleges to the Governor and the Legislature and allocating state general apportionment revenues. Those statewide minimum requirements include, among other things, a requirement that the calculations of each community college district’s revenue level for each fiscal year be based on specified criteria, with revenue adjustments being made for increases or decreases in full-time equivalent students and for other specified purposes.
This bill, for the 2014-15 fiscal year to the 2017-18 fiscal year, inclusive, would require the board of governors to provide the San Francisco Community College District with revenues, as specified, if the community college district or a campus of the community college district is in imminent jeopardy of losing its accreditation and the board of governors has appointed a special trustee to manage the community college district.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Francisco Community College District.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Vote: 2⁄3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 84750.6 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 84750.5, the board of
4governors shall provide the San Francisco Community College
5District with revenues, as specified in subdivision (b), if both of
6the following conditions are satisfied:
7(1) The community college district or a campus of the
8community college district is in imminent jeopardy of losing its
9accreditation.
10(2) The board of governors has appointed a special trustee to
11manage the community college district.
12(b) If the number of full-time equivalent students (FTES) of the
13community college district decreases from the number in the
142013-14 fiscal year, the board of governors
should provide
15revenues to the community college district, as follows:
16(1) For the 2014-15 fiscal year, an amount not less than the
17total amount that was received by the community college district
18for the attendance of FTES in the 2013-14 fiscal year.
19(2) For the 2015-16 fiscal year, an amount not less than 95
20percent of the total amount that was received by the community
21college district for the attendance of FTES in the 2013-14 fiscal
22year.
23(3) For the 2016-17 fiscal year, an amount not less than 90
24percent of the total amount that was received by the community
25college district for the attendance of FTES in the 2013-14 fiscal
26year.
P3 1(4) For the 2017-18 fiscal year, an amount not less than 85
2percent of the total amount that was received by the
community
3college district for the attendance of FTES in the 2013-14 fiscal
4year.
5(c) The amounts calculated in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive,
6of subdivision (b) shall be adjusted by the chancellor to reflect
7cost-of-living adjustments, deficits in apportionments, or both, as
8appropriate for the applicable fiscal years.
9(d) Subdivision (b) shall only be used to determine the
10apportionment funding to be allocated to the San Francisco
11Community College District. In computing statewide entitlements
12to funding based upon the attendance of FTES, the San Francisco
13Community College District shall not be credited with more FTES
14than were actually enrolled and in attendance.
15(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that any amounts necessary
16to make the apportionments required pursuant to subdivision (b)
17be drawn from the
state general apportionment revenues for
18community college districts.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
20is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
21within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
22Constitution because of the unique accreditation and fiscal
23challenges facing the San Francisco Community College District.
This act is an urgency statute necessary for the
25immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within
26the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into
27immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
28The accreditation and fiscal problems facing the San Francisco
29Community College District threaten its ability to preserve the
30health and safety of its students and require an immediate response.
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