Higher Education
6600 Hastings College of the Law

The Hastings College of the Law was founded in 1878 by Serranus Clinton Hastings, the first Chief Justice of the State of California. On March 26, 1878, the Legislature provided for affiliation with the University of California. Hastings is the oldest law school and one of the largest public law schools in the West. Policy for the College is established by the Board of Directors and is carried out by the Chancellor, Dean, and other officers of the College. The Board has 11 directors: one is an heir or representative of S.C. Hastings and the other 10 are appointed by the Governor and approved by a majority of the Senate. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Consistent with the Higher Education Compact the Governor entered into with the University of California and California State University, the Hastings College of the Law will receive a 4 percent increase of $406,000 for basic budget support.

  • The Budget reflects an increase in fee revenue of $2.0 million associated with an 8 percent scheduled fee increase that has been adopted by the Hastings Board of Directors.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
10
 Instruction
115.9
$16,219
20
 Public and Professional Services
-
-
30
 Academic Support--Law Library
23.0
3,745
40
 Student Services
30.7
9,225
50
 Institutional Support
63.2
8,733
60
 Operation and Maintenance of Plant
5.0
1,898
70
 Extramural
-
8,061
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
237.8
$47,881
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
237.8
$47,881

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Hastings College of the Law Budget (pdf * - 26K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 2K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.
Student Fees Per Annual Full-Time Student (Whole Dollars) (pdf * - 4K)
Shows annual fees for both resident and non-resident students at Hastings College of the Law.