6870 Board of Governors of Community Colleges
Major Program Changes
  • The Budget includes $500 million Proposition 98 General Fund for the Adult Education Block Grant to support programs in elementary and secondary basic skills, courses for immigrants in citizenship and English as a second language, programs for adults with disabilities, career technical education programs, and programs for apprentices.

  • The Budget includes an additional $100 million Proposition 98 General Fund for the Student Success and Support Program.

  • The Budget includes an additional $100 million Proposition 98 General Fund to support implementation of student equity plans at the local level.

  • The Budget includes $125 million in Proposition 98 resources to increase base apportionment funding for community college districts in recognition of increased operating costs in the areas of facilities, retirement benefits, professional development, converting part-time faculty to full-time, and other general expenses.

  • The Budget provides $29 million Proposition 98 General Fund for apprenticeship programs, including $15 million to support new apprenticeship programs in high-growth industries for emerging and transitioning occupations, and $14 million General Fund to increase support for existing apprenticeship programs.

  • The Budget includes an additional $107 million in Proposition 98 resources for growth in general-purpose apportionments, which represents a 2-percent increase in full-time equivalent enrollment.

  • The Budget includes an additional $92 million in Proposition 98 resources for a cost-of-living adjustment to general-purpose apportionments of 1.58 percent.

  • The Budget includes an additional $49 million in Proposition 98 resources to reflect an increase in the funding rate for career development and college preparation non-credit courses to equal the rate provided for credit courses pursuant to the 2014 Budget.

  • The Budget includes $48 million in one-time Proposition 98 General Fund to extend, for one additional year, the Career Technical Education Pathways Program.

  • The Budget includes $351 million in one-time Proposition 98 General Fund to pay mandate claims made by community colleges, providing community colleges with one-time resources to address deferred maintenance, equipment needs, and other one-time costs.

  • The Budget includes $95 million in Proposition 98 resources to eliminate deferrals consistent with the revenue trigger included in the Budget Act of 2014.