SB 965, as amended, 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 accreditationbegin delete and the board of governors has appointed a special trustee to manage the community college districtend delete.
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), ifbegin delete both of begin insert the community college
6the following conditions are satisfied:end delete
7district or a campus of the community college district is in
8imminent jeopardy of losing its accreditation.end insert
9(1) The community college district or a campus of the
10community college district is in imminent jeopardy of losing its
11accreditation.
12(2) The board of governors has appointed a special trustee to
13manage the community college district.
14(b) If the number of full-time equivalent students (FTES) of the
15community college district decreases from the number in the
162013-14 fiscal year, the board of governorsbegin delete shouldend deletebegin insert shallend insert provide
17revenues to the community college district, as follows:
18(1) For the 2014-15 fiscal year, an amount not less than the
19total amount that was received by the community college district
20for the attendance of FTES in the 2013-14 fiscal year.
21(2) For the 2015-16 fiscal year, an amount not less than 95
22percent of the total amount that was received by the community
23college
district for the attendance of FTES in the 2013-14 fiscal
24year.
P3 1(3) For the 2016-17 fiscal year, an amount not less than 90
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(4) For the 2017-18 fiscal year, an amount not less than 85
6percent of the total amount that was received by the community
7college district for the attendance of FTES in the 2013-14 fiscal
8year.
9(c) The amounts calculated in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive,
10of subdivision (b) shall be adjusted by the chancellor to reflect
11cost-of-living adjustments, deficits in apportionments, or both, as
12appropriate for the applicable fiscal years.
13(d) Subdivision (b) shall only be used to determine the
14apportionment funding to be allocated to the San Francisco
15Community College District. In computing statewide entitlements
16to funding based upon the attendance of FTES, the San Francisco
17Community College District shall not be credited with more FTES
18than were actually enrolled and in attendance.
19(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that any amounts necessary
20to make the apportionments required pursuant to subdivision (b)
21be drawn from the state general apportionment revenues for
22community college districts.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
24is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
25within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
26Constitution because of the unique accreditation and fiscal
27challenges facing the San Francisco Community College District.
This act is an urgency statute necessary for the
29immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within
30the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into
31immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
32The accreditation and fiscal problems facing the San Francisco
33Community College District threaten its ability to preserve the
34health and safety of its students and require an immediate response.
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