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Amended
IN
Assembly
June 26, 2023 |
| Introduced by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review |
January 18, 2023 |
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2023.
(l)For the 2022–23 fiscal year, one billion four hundred thirty-four million one hundred thirty-three thousand dollars ($1,434,133,000)
is hereby appropriated from the General Fund for the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program, of which seven hundred million dollars ($700,000,000) is from the General Fund in the 2021–22 fiscal year and seven hundred thirty-four million one hundred thirty-three thousand dollars ($734,133,000) is from the General Fund in the 2022–23 fiscal year. These funds shall be used for one-time grants for the construction of student housing, or the acquisition and renovation of commercial properties into student housing for the purpose of providing affordable, low-cost housing options for students enrolled in public postsecondary education in California.
(m)The funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (l) shall be for all of the
following:
(1)Three hundred eighty-nine million dollars ($389,000,000) to the office of the President of the University of California for allocation to the following University of California campuses:
(A)Thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) for allocation to the University of California, Los Angeles.
(B)One hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for allocation to the University of California, San Diego.
(C)Sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,000) for allocation to the University of California, Irvine.
(D)Eighty-nine million dollars ($89,000,000) for allocation to the University of California, Santa Cruz.
(E)One hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for allocation to the University of California, Berkeley.
(2)Four hundred ninety-three million nine hundred seven thousand dollars ($493,907,000) to the office of the Chancellor of the California State University for allocation to the following California State University campuses:
(A)One hundred sixteen million three hundred thousand dollars ($116,300,000) for allocation to California State University, San Francisco.
(B)Fifty-three million three hundred thousand dollars ($53,300,000) for allocation to California State University, Long Beach.
(C)Twenty-seven million one hundred seven thousand dollars ($27,107,000) for allocation to California State University, Humboldt.
(D)Thirty-one million fifty thousand dollars ($31,050,000) for allocation to California State University, Fresno.
(E)Thirty-seven million five hundred thousand ($37,500,000) for allocation to California State University, Northridge.
(F)Forty-eight million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($48,750,000) for allocation to California State University, Dominguez Hills.
(G)Eighty-eight million nine hundred thousand dollars ($88,900,000) for allocation to California State University, Fullerton.
(H)Ninety-one million dollars ($91,000,000) for allocation to California State University, San Marcos.
(3)
Five hundred forty-two million one hundred eighteen thousand dollars ($542,118,000) to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for allocation to the following California Community Colleges:
(A)Thirty-four million eighty thousand dollars ($34,080,000) for allocation to Fresno City College.
(B)Thirty-two million six hundred thirteen thousand dollars ($32,613,000) for allocation to the College of the Siskiyous.
(C)Sixty-two million nine hundred twenty-three thousand dollars ($62,923,000) for allocation to Ventura College.
(D)Eighty million four hundred ninety-seven thousand dollars ($80,497,000) for allocation to Sierra College.
(E)Thirty-one million dollars ($31,000,000) for allocation to Napa Valley College.
(F)Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for allocation to Santa Rosa Junior College.
(G)Forty-four million one hundred forty-four thousand dollars ($44,144,000) for allocation to Cosumnes River College.
(H)Eighty million three hundred eighty-nine thousand dollars ($80,389,000) for allocation to Compton College.
(I)Thirty-nine million three hundred sixty-nine thousand dollars ($39,369,000) for allocation to the Lake Tahoe Community College District.
(J)Sixty million two hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($60,245,000) for allocation to Bakersfield College.
(K)Sixty-one million eight hundred fifty-eight thousand dollars ($61,858,000) for allocation to the College of the Canyons.
(4)Nine million one hundred eight thousand dollars ($9,108,000) to be allocated to the following intersegmental project, as follows:
(A)Four million five hundred fifty-four thousand dollars ($4,554,000) to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for allocation to Imperial Valley College.
(B)Four million five hundred fifty-four thousand dollars ($4,554,000) to the office of the Chancellor of the California State University for allocation to California State University, San Diego.
(n)
(o)
(p)It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000)
from the General Fund in the 2023–24 fiscal year for purposes of providing student housing grants pursuant to this section.
(q)
(2)It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate, in the annual Budget Act, the sum of nine hundred million dollars ($900,000,000) in the 2023–24 fiscal year and nine hundred million dollars ($900,000,000) in the 2024–25 fiscal year, to be deposited in the California Student Housing Revolving Loan Fund.
(2)
6440-001-0001—For support of University of California
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| 4,566,303,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
| (1) | 5440-Support
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| 4,566,303,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
| 1. | This appropriation is exempt from Sections 6.00 and 31.00. | ||||||
| 2. | (a) | The Regents of the University of California shall implement measures to reduce the university’s cost structure. | |||||
| (b) | The Legislature finds and declares that many state employees hold
positions with comparable scope of responsibilities, complexity, breadth of job functions, experience requirements, and other relevant factors to those employees designated to be in the Senior Management Group pursuant to existing Regents policy. | ||||||
| (c) | (1) | Therefore, at a minimum, the Regents shall, when considering compensation for any employee designated to be in the Senior Management Group, use a market reference zone that includes state employees. | |||||
| (2) | At a minimum, the Regents shall include in a market reference zone all comparable positions
from the lists included in subdivision (l) of Section 8 of Article III of the California Constitution and Article 1 (commencing with Section 11550) of Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | ||||||
| 2.1. | Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of Finance may reduce funds appropriated in this item by an amount equal to the estimated Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship Program cost increases caused by a 2021–22 academic year increase in systemwide tuition. No reduction may be authorized pursuant to this provision sooner than 30 days after the Director of Finance provides notice of the intended reduction to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. | ||||||
| 3. | (a) | The Controller shall transfer funds from this appropriation upon receipt of a report from the Department of Finance indicating the amount of debt service anticipated to become due and payable in the fiscal year associated with state general obligation bonds issued for university projects. | |||||
| (b) | The Controller shall return funds to this appropriation upon receipt of a report from the Department of Finance. | ||||||
| 4. | Payments made by the
state to the University of California for each month from July through April shall not exceed one-twelfth of the amount appropriated in this item, less the amount that is expected to be transferred pursuant to Provision 3. Transfers of funds pursuant to Provision 3 shall not be considered payments made by the state to the university. | ||||||
| 5. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $170,045,000 shall be available to support operational costs. | ||||||
| 6. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 shall be available to support meal donation programs, food pantries serving students, CalFresh enrollment, and other means of directly providing
nutrition assistance to students. The funds shall also be used to assist homeless and housing-insecure students in securing stable housing. | |||||
| (b) | The University of California shall report to the Department of Finance and relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by March 1 of each year regarding the use of funds specified in subdivision (a) and Provision 7. The report shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following information: | ||||||
| (1) | The amount of funds distributed to campuses, and identification of which campuses received funds. | ||||||
| (2) | For each campus, a programmatic budget summarizing how the funds were spent. The budget shall include any other funding used to supplement the General Fund. | ||||||
| (3) | A description of the types of programs in which each campus invested. | ||||||
| (4) | A list of campuses that accept or plan to accept electronic benefit transfer. | ||||||
| (5) | A list of campuses that participate or plan to participate in the CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program. | ||||||
| (6) | A list of campuses that offer or plan to offer emergency housing or assistance with long-term housing arrangements. | ||||||
| (7) | A description of how campuses leveraged or coordinated with other state or local resources to address
housing and food insecurity, and student mental health. | ||||||
| (8) | An analysis describing how funds reduced food insecurity and homelessness among students, increased student mental health, and, if feasible, how funds impacted student outcomes such as persistence or completion. | ||||||
| (9) | Other findings and best practices implemented by campuses. | ||||||
| 7. | Of the funds appropriated in this
item, $20,300,000 shall be available to increase student mental health resources. | ||||||
| 8. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,500,000 shall be available to support rapid rehousing efforts assisting homeless and housing insecure students. | |||||
| (b) | Campuses shall establish ongoing partnerships with community organizations that have a tradition of helping populations experiencing homelessness to provide wraparound services and rental subsidies for students. Funds appropriated in the item may be used for, but authorized uses are not limited to, the following activities: | ||||||
| (1) | Connecting students with community case managers who have knowledge and expertise in accessing safety net resources. | ||||||
| (2) | Establishing ongoing emergency housing procedures, including on-campus and off-campus resources. | ||||||
| (3) | Providing emergency grants that are necessary to secure housing or to prevent the imminent loss of housing. | ||||||
| (c) | Funding shall be allocated to campuses based on demonstrated need. | ||||||
| (d) | The terms “homeless” and “housing insecure” shall be defined as students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes students who are: | ||||||
| (1) | Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. | ||||||
| (2) | Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations. | ||||||
| (3) | Living in emergency or transitional shelters. | ||||||
| (4) | Abandoned in hospitals. | ||||||
| (5) | Living in a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. | ||||||
| (6) | Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings. | ||||||
| (e) | The University of California shall submit a report to the Director of Finance and, in conformity with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature by July 15 of each year
regarding the use of these funds, including the number of coordinators hired, number of students served by campus, distribution of funds by campus, a description of the types of programs funded, and other relevant outcomes, such as the number of students that were able to secure permanent housing, and whether students receiving support remained enrolled at the institution or graduated. | ||||||
| 10. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,774,000 shall be allocated for a statewide grant program expanding the number of primary care and emergency medicine residency slots, as established by subdivision (c) of Section 30130.57 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The amount is intended as supplemental funding to provide total funding, from all fund sources, of $40,000,000 for the grant program, notwithstanding the reduction in Proposition 56 funds required by subdivision (h) of Section 30130.57 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. | |||||
| (b) | In order to maximize transparency and efficiency in providing funding for the grant program, the Director of Finance may decrease or increase this item to ensure the amount provided in subdivision (a) conforms to the final determination of Proposition 56 revenues made pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 30130.57 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. | ||||||
| 11. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $12,900,000 shall be available to support and expand existing UC Programs in Medical Education and to establish a new UC
Program in Medical Education focused on Native American communities. These funds may also be available to establish additional UC Programs in Medical Education that are state priorities. The University of California is encouraged to use these funds to support UC Programs in Medical Education that would serve underrepresented areas of the state. | |||||
| (b) | One third of the funds appropriated in this provision shall be used to augment need-based financial aid for UC Programs in Medical Education students. | ||||||
| (c) | The University of California shall report the following information about UC Programs in Medical Education program outcomes to the Department of Finance and the Legislature by March 1, 2022, and annually thereafter until March 1, 2027: | ||||||
| (1) | Enrollment numbers and student demographics in each program. | ||||||
| (2) | A summary of each program’s current curriculum. | ||||||
| (3) | Graduation and residency placement rates for each program. | ||||||
| (4) | To the extent feasible, postgraduate data on where each program’s graduates currently practice and the extent to which they serve the populations and communities targeted by the program in which they participated. | ||||||
| 12. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,823,000 shall be used for legal services for undocumented and immigrant students, faculty, and staff. | ||||||
| 13. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be used for the
University of California Firearm Violence Research Center. It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds be directly allocated by the University of California to the University of California Firearm Violence Research Center, and that the University of California and the University of California Davis campus shall not assess administrative costs or charges against these funds. | ||||||
| 14. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be used for the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. | ||||||
| 15. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $325,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support deferred maintenance and energy efficiency projects.
The Department of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 30 days of the release of funds and provide a list of projects to be supported by these funds. | ||||||
| 16. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $20,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the California Institutes for Science and Innovation in providing student stipends over a five-year period to better enable student workers to connect with industry employers, and for research teams to form industry partnerships to better align educational programs with workforce needs. | ||||||
| 17. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 is
provided on a one-time basis to support emergency financial assistance grants for low-income students. | |||||
| (b) | The Office of the President of the University of California shall allocate funds to University of California campuses based on the headcount number of students at the campus who are eligible to receive Pell Grant financial aid under the Federal Pell Grant program (20 U.S.C. | ||||||
| (c) | Grants may be available to students who self certify that they meet the following conditions: | ||||||
| (1) | The student is currently enrolled in at least six semester units, or the quarterly equivalent. | ||||||
| (2) | The student is able to
demonstrate an emergency financial aid need, including loss of employment, and that they either currently qualify as low-income by meeting requirements to receive Pell Grant financial aid for the upcoming semester or quarter or by meeting all of the requirements for an exemption from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5 of the Education Code and the income criteria applicable to the California Dream Act application. | ||||||
| (3) | The student has either: | ||||||
| (A) | Earned a grade point average of at least 2.0 in one of
their previous three semester terms or in one of their previous four quarter terms, irrespective of whether that term occurred at the student’s prior, or current, local educational agency, community college, or four-year college, or | ||||||
| (B) | The student is a disabled student that is receiving additional support or services through a campus disabled students program. | ||||||
| (d) | In providing an emergency financial assistance grant to a student, a University of California campus may verify, to the extent that data is readily available to the campus, that (1) the
student is enrolled in at least six semester units, or the quarterly equivalent, (2) if the student is currently receiving Pell Grant financial aid under the Federal Pell Grant program (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070a), (3) if the student meets all of the requirements for an exemption from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5 of the Education Code and meets the income criteria applicable to the California Dream Act application, and (4) if the student meets the required 2.0 grade point average or is receiving additional support or services though a campus program for disabled students. | ||||||
| 18. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $5,000,000 is provided on a one-time basis to support equal opportunity practices and provide culturally competent professional development for faculty, including leveraging twenty-first century
technology to improve learning outcomes. | ||||||
| 19. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, the following amounts shall be available on a one-time basis for existing California subject matter projects: | ||||||
| (a) | $5,000,000 shall be available to create high- quality professional development programs to mitigate student learning loss in core subject matter content areas, including mathematics and language arts. | ||||||
| (b) | $2,000,000 shall be available
to support teacher training and resources on delivering ethnic studies content to students. | ||||||
| 20. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,250,000 is provided on a one-time basis to support a health modeling consortium partnership between University of California, San Francisco and the California Department of Public Health. Notwithstanding any other law, these funds may be encumbered until June 30, 2023. | ||||||
| 21. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $4,000,000 shall be used by the University of California to provide summer-term financial aid to any student who is eligible for state financial aid and is a California resident, including students receiving an
exemption for nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5 of the Education Code. These funds shall be used to supplement and not supplant existing funds provided by the University of California for summer-term financial aid. The Legislature finds and declares that this provision is a state law within the meaning of subdivision (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code. | ||||||
| 22. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,200,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to the University of California, San Francisco Dyslexia Center to support dyslexia research and augment a dyslexia and early intervention pilot program. Of this funding, at least $5,000,000 shall be used to expand pilot sites for local educational agencies to use dyslexia screening tools and assessments and research- based interventions to prevent reading failure. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
| 23. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, Los Angeles Labor Center facility. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
| 24. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, Berkeley Alternative Meats Lab. It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds be directly allocated by the University of California to the University of California, Berkeley Alternative Meats Lab, and that the University of California and the University of California Berkeley campus shall not assess administrative costs or charges against these funds. | ||||||
| 25. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $45,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis for support of an animal shelter grant program at the University of California, Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. | ||||||
| 26. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,000,000 shall be provided to support the California Veterinary Emergency Team at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine established pursuant to Section 32101 of the Food and Agricultural Code. | ||||||
| 27. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $22,500,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships programs. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
| 28. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $543,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the statewide redistricting database. | ||||||
| 29. | It is the intent of the Legislature to provide ongoing resources beginning in 2022–23 to support the enrollment of 6,230 additional full-time equivalent, California resident undergraduate students beginning in the 2022–23 academic year, compared to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in the 2021-22 academic year. | ||||||
| 30. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, the following amounts shall be available on a one-time basis to create the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience, and Education: | ||||||
| (a) | $3,500,000 for the Alba Lab at the Memory and Aging Center of the University of California, San Francisco. | ||||||
| (b) | $3,000,000 University of California and California State University Collaborative on Neurodiversity and Learning at the University of California, Los Angeles. | ||||||
| (c) | The amounts allocated in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2023. | ||||||
| 31. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, Berkeley Food Institute. It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds be directly allocated by the University of California to the University of California, Berkeley Food Institute, and that the University of California and the University of California Berkeley campus shall not assess administrative costs or charges against these funds. | ||||||
| 32. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $375,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, Merced Community and Labor Center. | ||||||
| 33. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to establish the University of California, Merced Center on Food Resilience through Equity, Sustainability, and Health (FRESH) and the University of California, Merced Center of Analytic Political Engagement (CAPE). The University of California may place these funds into an endowment for the exclusive use of these centers. | ||||||
| 34. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $30,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, San Diego | ||||||
| 35. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $25,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support and expand the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. The amount allocated in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. | ||||||
| 36. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis for the University of California, Riverside Center for Environmental Research and Technology capital outlay and facilities improvements. The amount allocated in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
| 37. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $5,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, Los Angeles Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. | ||||||
| 38. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $4,500,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California hematologic malignancies pilot. | ||||||
| 39. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,000,000 shall be available on an ongoing basis to support the University of California, Los Angeles Latino Policy and Politics Initiative. | ||||||
| 40. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $50,000,000 shall be allocated on a one-time basis for support of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. These funds shall be used to supplement and not supplant existing funds provided by the University of California to the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. The Board of Directors of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science shall ensure that an independent performance audit of any project funded in whole or in part from the funds appropriated in this item is conducted to ensure that the use of the applicable funds has been reviewed for expenditure consistent with the requirements of this provision. The result of any audit required by this provision shall be posted on the internet website of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. | ||||||
| 41. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be available on an ongoing basis to support the California Vectorborne Disease Surveillance Gateway. | ||||||
| 42. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $2,500,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support cliff erosion research at the University of California, San Diego. | ||||||
| 43. | It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce the number of nonresident undergraduate students at the University of California Berkeley, the University of California Los Angeles, and the University of California San Diego such that nonresident undergraduate enrollment at each campus comprises no more than 18 percent of total undergraduate enrollment by the 2026–27 academic year. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide ongoing resources to offset the associated decrease in nonresident tuition and fee revenues, beginning in 2022–23. | ||||||
| 44. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $21,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support research related to Jordan’s Syndrome at the University of California, Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures. | ||||||
| 45. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
| 46. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 is provided for the University of California to adopt a common intersegmental learning management system for online courses. Notwithstanding any other law, the University of California, California State University, and Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges may enter into an agreement for an intersegmental learning management system common to all campuses of the three segments. The University of California’s expenditure of these resources is contingent upon adoption of a common intersegmental learning management system. As feasible, the University of California, California State University, and Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges are encouraged to enter into an agreement on a timeline that facilitates adoption of the common intersegmental learning management system by the 2023–24 academic year. | ||||||
| 47. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be allocated to the University of California, Riverside on a one-time basis to support startup costs, research, and analysis associated with a scientific social survey of Asian American and Pacific Islander residents of California, providing language support in languages spoken by communities that comprise less than 5 percent of the statewide population and being conducted by the AAPI Data project. This funding may also be transferred and used to provide grants to other campuses to provide language surveys in languages spoken by communities that comprise less than 5 percent of the statewide population. The University of California and the University of California, Riverside campus shall not assess administrative costs or charges against the funds provided in this provision. The amount allocated in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
| 48. | By November 1 each year, the University of California shall report key information regarding UCPath to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. At a minimum, the report shall include UCPath’s staffing levels, funding by source, and spending by function. The funding source data shall summarize fund sources used by campuses to cover any campus assessment. The report shall include actual data for the prior fiscal year, budgeted data for the current fiscal year, and projected data for the coming fiscal year. The report shall include any cost savings resulting from the UCPath project at the campus level. | ||||||
| 49. | To provide for legislative oversight, the Office of the President of the University of California shall report to the Legislature and the Department of Finance annually beginning on September 30, 2022, all of the following information for the preceding fiscal year and estimates of all of the following for the current fiscal year: | ||||||
| (a) | The amount of any campus assessments charged to support the Office of the President of the University of California, reflecting amounts contributed by each campus and the fund source or sources from which those amounts were paid. | ||||||
| (b) | The total budget of the Office of the President of the University of California. | ||||||
| (c) | A categorized list of actual and planned budgetary expenditures for the Office of the President of the University of California. | ||||||
| (d) | Factors contributing to any year-over-year change in the budget of the Office of the President of the University of California. | ||||||
| (e) | The amount of the budget of the Office of the President of the University of California that either passes through to recipients across the state or supports fee-for-service activities aligned with the university’s mission. | ||||||
| (f) | Information on reserves and fund balances held by the Office of the President of the University of California. | ||||||
6870-101-0001—For local assistance, Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (Proposition 98)
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Schedule: | |||||||
| (1) | 5670015-Apportionments
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| (2) | 5670019-Apprenticeship
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| 60,117,000 | |||||
| (3) | 5670023-Apprenticeship Training and Instruction
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| 37,523,000 | |||||
| (4) | 5675040-Student Equity and Achievement Program
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| 498,981,000 | |||||
| (5) | 5675019-Student Financial Aid Administration
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| 74,332,000 | |||||
| (6) | 5675027-Disabled Students
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| 126,401,000 | |||||
| (7) | 5675031-Student Services for CalWORKs Recipients
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| 47,739,000 | |||||
| (8) | 5675035-Foster Care Education Program
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| 5,654,000 | |||||
| (9) | 5675045-Legal Services
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| 10,000,000 | |||||
| (10) | 5675061-Academic Senate for the Community Colleges
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| 1,685,000 | |||||
| (11) | 5675069-Equal Employment Opportunity
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| 2,767,000 | |||||
| (12) | 5675073-Part-Time Faculty Health Insurance
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| 490,000 | |||||
| (13) | 5675077-Part-Time Faculty Compensation
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| 24,907,000 | |||||
| (14) | 5675081-Part-Time Faculty Office Hours
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| 22,172,000 | |||||
| (15) | 5670035-Expand the Delivery of Courses through Technology
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| 23,000,000 | |||||
| (16) | 5675119-Economic Development
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| 313,329,000 | |||||
| (17) | 5675123-Transfer Education and Articulation
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| 17,679,000 | |||||
| (18) | 5675023-Extended Opportunity Programs and Services
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| 154,947,000 | |||||
| (19) | 5675115-Fund for Student Success
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| 162,460,000 | |||||
| (20) | 5675150-Campus Childcare Tax Bailout
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| 3,707,000 | |||||
| (21) | 5675156-Nursing Program Support
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| 13,378,000 | |||||
| (22) | 5675109-Institutional
Effectiveness
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| 27,500,000 | |||||
| (23) | 5675098-Integrated Technology
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| 65,503,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
| 1. | The funds appropriated in this item are for transfer by the Controller during the 2021–22 fiscal year to Section B of the State School Fund. | ||||||
| 2. | (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) shall be allocated using the budget formula established pursuant to Section 84750.4 of the Education Code. The budget formula shall be adjusted to reflect the following: | |||||
| (1) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $23,845,000 shall be used to increase statewide growth of full-time equivalent students (FTES) by 0.50 percent. | ||||||
| (2) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $371,197,000 shall be used to reflect a cost-of-living adjustment of 5.07 percent. | ||||||
| (3) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Chancellor’s Office may allocate unused growth funding to backfill any unanticipated shortfalls in the total amount of funding appropriated and support the budget formula established pursuant to Section 84750.4 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (b) | Funds allocated to a community college district from funds included in Schedule (1) shall directly offset any mandated costs claimed for the Minimum
Conditions for State Aid (02-TC-25 and 02-TC-31) program or any costs of complying with Section 84754.5 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (c) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1): | ||||||
| (1) | Up to $100,000 is for a maintenance allowance, pursuant to Section 54200 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. | ||||||
| (2) | Up to $500,000 is to reimburse colleges for the costs of federal aid repayments related to assessed fees for fee waiver recipients. This reimbursement only applies to students who completely withdraw from college before the census date pursuant to Section 58508 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. | ||||||
| (d) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $72,510,000 shall be allocated to support the California College Promise pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 76396) of Chapter 2 of Part 47 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (e) | (1) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $50,000,000 shall be used to hire new full-time faculty for community college districts to increase their percentage of full-time faculty toward meeting the 75 percent full-time faculty target. The Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges shall consult with representatives from the Department of Finance, the Legislature, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office before distributing these funds to community college districts. | |||||
| (2) | (A) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $100,000,000 shall be used to hire new full-time faculty for participating community college districts to increase their percentage of full-time faculty toward meeting the 75 percent full-time faculty target. The Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges shall consult with representatives from the Department of Finance, the Legislature, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office before distributing these funds to community college districts. It is the intent of the Legislature that the funding available pursuant to this paragraph be used to increase a district’s hiring of full-time faculty above the level that the district would have otherwise employed each year. | |||||
| (B) | No later than August 15, 2021, a community college district seeking to receive an allocation of funds pursuant to this paragraph shall notify the Chancellor’s Office of its intent. The notification of intent shall include a report of the district’s current number of full-time faculty as of July 1, 2021, and the number of replacement or additional full-time faculty it was already planning to hire during fiscal year 2021–22. | ||||||
| (f) | (1) | The Legislature finds and declares that in-person instruction is educationally beneficial to students and could assist in increasing enrollment at community college districts. By October 1, 2021, community college districts shall submit to the Chancellor’s Office the following data for fall 2019, fall 2020, and fall 2021: (A) the total number of course sections offered, broken out by lecture and laboratory courses; and (B) the percentage of lecture and laboratory course sections offered (i) in-person, (ii) fully online, or (iii) in a hybrid format. Districts shall also report: (A) on their plans for levels of in-person instruction in spring 2022; (B) data on student demand for the various instructional modalities, to the extent this data is readily available, and actions they are taking to meet student demand; (C) on their near-term and long-term plans for resuming in-person instruction; and (D) on measures taken to support student-aligned improvements they have made to instructional modalities resulting from the pandemic. Funds allocated to a community college district pursuant to Schedule (1) may be used by a community college district to offset the costs to report the information requested pursuant to this provision. | |||||
| (2) | The Chancellor’s Office shall aggregate and summarize this district level data and provide a report to the Legislature and Department of Finance by November 30, 2021. | ||||||
| 3. | (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be available pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 79140) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | |||||
| (b) | Pursuant to Section 79149.3 of the Education Code, the reimbursement rate shall be $6.77 per hour. | ||||||
| (c) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $30,000,000 shall be used for the California Apprenticeship
Initiative pursuant to Section 79148.1 of the Education Code. Funds appropriated pursuant to this subdivision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2027. | ||||||
| 4. | (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (3) shall be available pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 8150) of Chapter 1 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code. | |||||
| (b) | Pursuant to Section 8152 of the Education Code, the reimbursement rate shall be $6.77 per hour. | ||||||
| 5. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (4) shall be apportioned to community college districts pursuant to Section 78222 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| 6. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (5): | |||||
| (1) | Not less than $14,337,000 is available to provide $0.91 per unit reimbursement to community college districts for the provision of California College Promise Grants pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (m) of Section 76300 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (2) | Not less than $14,495,000 is available for the Board Financial Assistance Program to provide reimbursement of 2 percent of total waiver value to community college districts for the provision of California College Promise Grants pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (m) of Section 76300 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (3) | (A) | $5,300,000 shall be allocated to a community college district to conduct a
statewide media campaign to promote the following message: (i) the California Community Colleges are affordable, (ii) financial aid is available to cover fees and help with books and other costs, and (iii) an interested student should contact the student’s local community college financial aid office. The campaign should target efforts to reach low-income and disadvantaged students who must overcome barriers in accessing postsecondary education. The community college district awarded the contract shall consult regularly with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Student Aid Commission. | |||||
| (B) | Of the amount identified in subparagraph (A), $2,500,000 shall be allocated to expand: (i) outreach for students from non-English speaking
households and bilingual households, (ii) marketing and outreach aimed at baccalaureate degree pilot programs, and (iii) marketing and outreach aimed at increasing current and future student awareness of the California College Promise Grant. Bilingual efforts shall target areas of the state that meet at least one of the following conditions: (i) have concentrations of non-English speaking and bilingual households, or (ii) have underserved populations, a history of declining community college attendance, or both. | ||||||
| (4) | Not more than $35,200,000 shall be for direct contact with potential and current financial aid applicants. Each California Community College campus shall receive a minimum allocation of $50,000. The remainder of the funding shall be allocated to campuses based upon
a formula reflecting FTES weighted by a measure of low-income populations demonstrated by the California College Promise Grant program participation within a district. | ||||||
| (5) | Funds allocated to a community college district pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall supplement, not supplant, the level of funds allocated for the administration of student financial aid programs during the 2001–02 or 2006–07 fiscal year, whichever is greater. | ||||||
| (6) | Funding allocated to a community college district pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall directly offset any
costs claimed by that district for any of the following mandates: Enrollment Fee Collection (99-TC-13), Enrollment Fee Waivers (00-TC-15), Cal Grants (02-TC-28), and Tuition Fee Waivers (02-TC-21). | ||||||
| (7) | Notwithstanding subdivision (m) of Section 76300 of the Education Code or any other law, the amount of funds appropriated for the purpose of administering fee waivers for the 2021–22 fiscal year shall be determined in this act. | ||||||
| (8) | Not more than $5,000,000 shall be for ongoing maintenance, subscription, and training costs for financial aid
technology advancements and innovations that streamline the financial aid verification process and enable colleges to more efficiently process state and federal financial aid grants. It is the intent of the Legislature that system improvements supported by this funding have the effect of reducing the manual processing of financial aid applications, thereby enabling financial aid program staff to provide additional technical assistance and guidance to students seeking financial aid. The Chancellor’s Office shall determine the methodology for allocating these funds to community college districts. | ||||||
| 7. | (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (6) shall be used to assist districts in funding the excess direct instructional cost of providing special support services or instruction, or both, to disabled students
enrolled at community colleges and for state hospital programs, as mandated by federal law. | |||||
| (b) | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (6): | ||||||
| (1) | At least $3,945,000 shall be used to address deficiencies identified by the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. | ||||||
| (2) | At least $943,000 shall be used to support the High Tech
Centers for activities including, but not limited to, training of district employees, staff, and students in the use of specialized computer equipment for the disabled. | ||||||
| (3) | At least $9,600,000 shall be allocated to community college districts for sign language interpreter services, real-time captioning equipment, or other communication accommodations for hearing-impaired students. A community college district is required to spend $1 from local or other resources for every $4 received pursuant to this paragraph. | ||||||
| (4) | $642,000 shall be allocated for
state hospital adult education programs at the hospitals served by the Coast and Kern Community College Districts. | ||||||
| 8. | (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (7) shall be allocated pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 79200) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | |||||
| (b) | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (7): | ||||||
| (1) | $9,649,000
shall be for childcare, except that a community college district may request that the chancellor approve the use of funds for other purposes. | ||||||
| (2) | No less than $5,146,000 shall be used to provide direct workstudy wage reimbursement for students served under this program, and $644,000 is available for campus job development and placement services. | ||||||
| 9. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (8) shall be allocated to community college districts to provide foster and relative or kinship care education and training pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 79420) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title
3 of the Education Code. A community college district shall ensure that education and training required pursuant to paragraphs (12) and (13) of subdivision (g) of Section 16519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code receive priority. | ||||||
| 10. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (9) shall be allocated to a community college district to contract with the State Department of Social Services in order to contract with organizations qualified pursuant to Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to provide services pursuant to that chapter to persons on California community college campuses. Use of these funds shall be included in updates provided to the Legislature on the State Department of Social Services’ immigration programs. | ||||||
| 11. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (10), $685,000 is available to support the Academic Senate of the California Community Colleges course identification numbering system efforts and shall be subject to the requirements of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 70901 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| 12. | The funds in Schedule (13) shall be allocated to increase compensation for part-time faculty. Funds shall be allocated to districts based on the total actual number of FTES in the previous fiscal year, with an adjustment to the allocations provided to small districts. These funds shall be used to assist districts in making part-time faculty salaries more comparable to full-time salaries for
similar work, as determined through collective bargaining in each community college district. If a community college district achieves parity between compensation for full-time faculty and part-time faculty, funds received pursuant to this provision may be used for any other educational purpose. | ||||||
| 13. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (15): | ||||||
| (a) | $20,000,000 shall be allocated to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to increase the number of courses available through the use of technology, provide alternative methods for students to earn college credit, and support the California Virtual Campus Distance Education
Program. These funds may be used to pay for a consistent learning management system to help implement this program. The chancellor shall ensure, to the extent possible, that the following conditions are satisfied: | ||||||
| (1) | These courses can be articulated across all community college districts. | ||||||
| (2) | These courses are made available to students systemwide, regardless of the campus at which a student is enrolled. | ||||||
| (3) | Students who complete these courses are granted degree-applicable credit across community colleges. | ||||||
| (4) | These funds shall be used for those courses that have the highest demand, fill quickly, and are prerequisites for many different degrees. | ||||||
| (b) | By September 1 of each fiscal year, up to $3,000,000 shall be disbursed by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to one or more community college districts to provide textbooks or digital course content to
inmates under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who are enrolled in one or more California Community College courses. The provision of this material is expected to enable community college districts to provide instruction to incarcerated adults. | ||||||
| (1) | To the extent possible, community college districts providing textbooks or digital course content pursuant to this subdivision are encouraged to first use open educational resources. | ||||||
| (2) | Notwithstanding any other law, a contract between the Office of the Chancellor of
the California Community Colleges and a community college district for purposes of this subdivision is not subject to any competitive bidding requirements of Section 10340 of the Public Contract Code. | ||||||
| 14. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (16): | ||||||
| (a) | $22,929,000 is available for the following purposes: | ||||||
| (1) | Up to 10 percent may be allocated for state-level technical assistance, including statewide
network leadership, organizational development, coordination, and information and support services. | ||||||
| (2) | All remaining funds shall be allocated for programs that target investments in priority and emergent sectors, including statewide and/or regional centers, hubs, collaborative communities, advisory bodies, and short-term grants. Short-term grants may include industry-driven regional education and training, Responsive Incumbent Worker Training, and Job Development Incentive Training. Funds allocated pursuant to this provision may be used to provide substantially similar services in support of the Strong Workforce Program. | ||||||
| (3) | Funds applied to performance-based training shall be matched by a minimum of $1 contributed by private businesses or industry for each $1 of state funds. The chancellor shall consider the level of involvement and financial commitments of business and industry in making awards for performance-based training. | ||||||
| (b) | (1) | $290,400,000 shall be available to support the Strong Workforce Program pursuant to Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820) of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | |||||
| (2) | For the 2021–22 fiscal year only, a college may also use up to 10 percent of funding received through this program to integrate the development or expansion of work-based learning models and programs aligning with Strong Workforce Program consortia plans pursuant to Section 88823 of the Education Code and the Guided Pathways framework, including, but not limited to, internships, for both career technical education and non-career technical education disciplines. These models and programs would be intended to ensure that students have opportunities to complete programs with applied work experiences. Building upon the Chancellor’s Office efforts to develop work-based learning in the following sectors, colleges may also utilize their Strong Workforce Program funds consistent with Strong Workforce Program consortia plans pursuant to Section 88823 of the Education Code to develop work-based learning models and programs in the following sectors: | ||||||
| (A) | The cloud computing sector, which may include: (i) the development of cloud computing skills certificate and degree programs; (ii) collaboration with employer partners in this sector for the development of programs and the placement of students into scholarships, paid internships or work experience, and jobs; and (iii) a focus on serving students who are underrepresented in cloud computing and the technology sector as a whole, including providing these students with necessary academic and student supports. | ||||||
| (B) | Sectors impacted by the Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports’ goal for zero emissions by 2035, including the transportation industries investing in zero emissions technologies and the supply chain management sector. | ||||||
| 15. | Of the funds provided in Schedule (17): | ||||||
| (a) | $1,381,000 shall be used to support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Transfer Pathway program, which helps develop transfer guarantee agreements that help facilitate a smooth transition for students from the California Community Colleges to partnered HBCU institutions. | ||||||
| (b) | (1) | $698,000 shall be used to support transfer and articulation projects and common course numbering projects. | |||||
| (2) | Funding provided to community college districts shall directly offset any costs claimed by community college districts to be mandates pursuant to Chapter 737 of the Statutes of 2004. | ||||||
| (c) | (1) | $5,600,000 shall be used on a one-time basis to implement the provisions of Chapter 32 of the Statutes of 2020 by ensuring the
seamless transfer of community college students to the California State University, given ethnic studies general education requirements. Activities may include collaboration with key stakeholder groups, review of regulations and standards, and establishment of a plan for implementation. | |||||
| (2) | These funds may also be used to assist with advancing anti-racism initiatives within the California Community Colleges system. | ||||||
| (d) | (1) | $10,000,000 shall be provided on a one-time basis for the Chancellor’s Office to allocate to a community college district
to establish a workgroup that supports the development and implementation of a common course numbering system for the community college system, for the purpose of easing student course selection, promoting timely program completion, and streamlining the transfer process. | |||||
| (2) | To the extent feasible, the workgroup established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall align the proposed common course number system with course numbering systems at the California State University and University of California. | ||||||
| (3) | Any funds not expended to support the workgroup
established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used to implement a common course numbering system for the community college system. | ||||||
| 16. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (18): | |||||
| (1) | $135,301,000 shall be used pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 69640) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code. Funds provided in this item for Extended Opportunity Programs and Services shall be available to students on all campuses within the California Community Colleges system. | ||||||
| (2) | $19,646,000 shall be used for funding, at all colleges, the Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education program in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 79150) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. The chancellor shall allocate these funds to local programs on the basis of need for student services. | ||||||
| (b) | Of the amount allocated pursuant to subdivision (a), no less than $4,972,000 shall be available to support additional textbook assistance grants to community college students. | ||||||
| 17. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (19) shall be used for the following purposes: | ||||||
| (a) | $9,314,000 shall be used for the Puente Project to support up to 115 colleges. These funds are available if matched by $200,000 of private funds and if the participating community colleges and University of California campuses maintain their 1995–96 fiscal year support level for the Puente Project. All funding shall be allocated directly to participating districts in accordance with their participation agreement. | ||||||
| (b) | Up to $10,729,000
is for the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program. A community college district is required to spend $1 from local or other resources for every $1 received pursuant to this subdivision. | ||||||
| (c) | No less than $1,836,000 is for the Middle College High School Program. With the exception of special part-time students at the community colleges pursuant to Sections 48802 and 76001 of the Education Code, student workload based on participation in the Middle College High School Program shall not be eligible for community college state apportionment. | ||||||
| (d) | No less than $7,481,000 is for the Umoja
program. | ||||||
| (e) | Consistent with the intent of Chapter 771 of the Statutes of 2014 and Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2017, the chancellor shall enter into agreements with 20 community college districts to provide additional services in support of postsecondary education for foster youth. Up to $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated in this item shall be prioritized for services pursuant to Chapter 771 of the Statutes of 2014 and Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2017. Further, the chancellor shall ensure that the list of eligible expenditures developed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 78221 of the Education Code includes expenditures that are consistent with the intent of Chapter 771 of the Statutes of 2014 and Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2017. | ||||||
| (f) | $10,000,000 of the funds shall be for support of Veteran Resource Centers. To the extent funding is provided in the annual Budget Act, the chancellor shall only allocate funding to community colleges that commit to either meeting or making progress towards meeting the minimum standards developed by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. | ||||||
| (g) | (1) | Colleges shall establish ongoing partnerships with community organizations that have a tradition of helping populations experiencing homelessness to provide wraparound services and rental subsidies for homeless and housing insecure students. $9,000,000
of the funds appropriated in Schedule (19) may be used for, but are not limited to, the following authorized activities: | |||||
| (A) | Connecting students with community case managers who have knowledge and expertise in accessing safety net resources. | ||||||
| (B) | Establishing ongoing emergency housing procedures, including on-campus and off-campus resources. | ||||||
| (C) | Providing emergency grants that are necessary to secure housing or to prevent the imminent loss of housing. | ||||||
| (2) | Funding shall be allocated to campuses based on demonstrated need. | ||||||
| (3) | “Homeless” and “housing insecure” mean students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes students who are: | ||||||
| (A) | Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. | ||||||
| (B) | Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations. | ||||||
| (C) | Living in emergency or transitional shelters. | ||||||
| (D) | Abandoned in hospitals. | ||||||
| (E) | Living in a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. | ||||||
| (F) | Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train
stations, or similar settings. | ||||||
| (4) | By July 15 of each year, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall submit a report to the Director of Finance and, in conformity with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature regarding the prior year use of these funds, including the number of coordinators hired, the number of students served by campus, the distribution of funds by campus, a description of the types of programs funded, and other relevant outcomes, such as the number of students who were able to secure permanent housing, and whether students receiving support remained enrolled at the institution or graduated. | ||||||
| (h) | $11,600,000 shall be allocated by the Chancellor’s Office to community colleges to support Dreamer Resource Liaisons and student support services, including those related to career pathways and economic mobility, for immigrant students, pursuant to Section 66021.8 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (i) | $60,000,000 shall be available to support the basic needs of community college students. | ||||||
| (1) | (A) | Of the amount allocated for this subdivision, $30,000,000 shall be available to provide for student mental health resources. | |||||
| (B) | The Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges shall submit a report to the Department of Finance and relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by January 1, 2025, and every three years thereafter, regarding the use of funds specified in this paragraph. The report shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following information: | ||||||
| (i) | The amount of funds provided for each community college district. | ||||||
| (ii) | A description of how the funds were used for the purposes reflected in this paragraph. | ||||||
| (iii) | A description of the types of programs in which districts invested. | ||||||
| (iv) | Other findings and best practices implemented by districts. | ||||||
| (2) | Of the amount made available by this subdivision, $30,000,000 shall be allocated by the Chancellor’s Office for colleges to establish basic-needs centers as a centralized location on campus where students experiencing basic-needs insecurity can be identified, supported, and linked to on- and off-campus resources to support timely program completion. Colleges shall also designate or hire dedicated basic-needs coordinators for the basic-needs centers who will serve as a single point of contact for students. | ||||||
| (j) | $2,500,000 shall be allocated on a one-time basis by the Chancellor’s
Office to provide funding for instructional materials for high school students enrolled in a community college course through a College and Career Access Pathways partnership. The Chancellor’s Office shall determine the methodology for allocating these funds to community college districts. | ||||||
| (k) | (1) | $10,000,000 shall be allocated on a one-time basis for the Chancellor’s Office to provide to a community college district to establish a workgroup for a competency-based education pilot program. The workgroup shall develop recommendations to support the implementation of competency-based education, including, but not limited to, the following: | |||||
| (A) | A reimbursement funding model and attendance accounting guidelines. | ||||||
| (B) | Local structures needed to support development and implementation of competency-based education. | ||||||
| (2) | Any funds not expended to support the workgroup established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall instead be used to pilot the implementation of a competency-based education model. | ||||||
| (l) | $10,000,000 shall be available to support the Rising Scholars Network. | ||||||
| 18. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (20) shall be allocated by the chancellor to community college districts that levied childcare permissive override taxes in the 1977–78 fiscal year pursuant to Sections 8329 and 8330 of the Education Code in an amount proportional to the property tax revenues, tax relief subventions, and state aid required to be made available by the district to its childcare and development program for the 1979–80 fiscal year pursuant to Section 30 of Chapter 1035 of the Statutes of 1979, increased or decreased by any cost-of-living adjustment granted in subsequent fiscal years. These funds shall be used only for the purpose of
community college childcare and development programs. | ||||||
| 19. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (21): | ||||||
| (a) | $8,475,000 shall be used to provide support for nursing programs. | ||||||
| (b) | $4,903,000 shall be used for diagnostic and support services, preentry coursework, alternative program delivery model development, and other services to reduce the incidence of student attrition in nursing programs. | ||||||
| 20. | (a) | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (22): | |||||
| (1) | (A) | $7,500,000 may be used by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to provide technical assistance to community college districts that demonstrate low performance in any area of operations. It is the intent of the Legislature that technical assistance providers be contracted in a cost-effective manner, that they primarily consist of experts who are current and former employees of the California Community Colleges, and that they provide technical assistance consistent with the vision for the California Community Colleges. | |||||
| (B) | Technical assistance funded pursuant to this paragraph that is initiated by the chancellor may be provided at no cost to the community college district. If a community college district requests technical assistance, the district is required to spend at least $1 from local or other resources for every $2 received, as determined by the chancellor. | ||||||
| (2) | (A) | $20,000,000 may be used by the chancellor to provide regional and online workshops and trainings to community college personnel to promote statewide priorities, including, but not limited to, strategies to improve student achievement; strategies to improve community college operations; and system leadership training to better coordinate planning and implementation of statewide initiatives in alignment with the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges’ Vision for Success. To the extent possible, the chancellor shall partner with existing statewide initiatives with proven results of improving student success and institutional effectiveness. Each fiscal year, the chancellor shall submit a report on the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this provision in the prior year to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee no later than December 31 of each year. This report shall include information regarding California Community Colleges’ participation in the activities funded pursuant to this provision. | |||||
| (B) | Funding available pursuant to this paragraph may be used by the chancellor to coordinate with community college districts to conduct policy research, and develop and disseminate effective practices through the establishment of an online clearinghouse of information. The development of effective practices shall include, but not be limited to, statewide priorities such as the development of educational programs or courses for the incarcerated adults in prisons and jails, and the formerly incarcerated, educational programs or courses for California Conservation Corps members, and other effective practices. The online clearinghouse of information shall also reflect effective practices, guidance, policies, curriculum, courses, and programs developed by local community colleges in support of the Strong Workforce Program established pursuant to Part 54.5 (commencing with
Section 88820) of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (C) | It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the chancellor to facilitate the development of local community college courses for the California Conservation Corps and the incarcerated adults in prisons and jails, and the formerly incarcerated. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Conservation Corps are encouraged to partner with the chancellor’s office in the development and dissemination of local community college courses and effective practices pursuant to this subparagraph and subparagraph (B). | ||||||
| 21. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (23): | ||||||
| (a) | $10,613,000 shall be allocated to continue providing a systemwide and integrated online infrastructure that supports the continuity of education and quality distance learning across the community college system. These infrastructure investments may include, but are not limited to, access to online tutoring and counseling, ensuring available and accessible technical support, and providing mental health services and other student support services. | ||||||
| (b) | $8,000,000 shall be provided to cover increased administrative costs
related to the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California. | ||||||
| (c) | $41,890,000 shall be allocated by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges for the following purposes: | ||||||
| (1) | Procurement, development, evaluation, and upgrading of high priority systemwide technology tools and infrastructure including, but not limited to, e-transcript, e-planning, and other tools to assist colleges to implement multiple measures of assessment pursuant to Chapter 745 of the Statutes of 2017, and technologies that facilitate portability of education credentials. | ||||||
| (2) | Provision of access to statewide multimedia hosting and delivery services for colleges and districts. | ||||||
| (3) | Provision of systemwide internet, audio bridging, data security, and telephony. | ||||||
| (4) | Services related to technology use, including accessibility guidance and information security. | ||||||
| (5) | Technology product development and program management, technical assistance and planning, and cooperative purchase agreements. | ||||||
| (6) | Ongoing faculty and staff development related to technology use and adoption. | ||||||
| (7) | Ongoing support of the California Partnership for Achieving Student Success (Cal-PASS) program. | ||||||
| (8) | Ongoing support for programs designed to use technology in assisting accreditation and the alignment of curricula across K–20 segments in California, as well as to support integration and interoperability toward an improved student experience. | ||||||
| (9) | Support for technology pilots and ongoing technology programs and applications that serve to maximize the utility and economy of scale of the technology investments of the community college system toward improving learning outcomes. | ||||||
| (10) | Up to 5 percent of the funds may be allocated by the chancellor to a community college district for statewide activities, not limited to statewide technical assistance to evaluate, plan, and continuously improve the system’s data and technology roadmap and deployment. | ||||||
| (d) | Any funds not allocated pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be available for allocations to districts to maintain technology capabilities. | ||||||
| (e) | $1,000,000 shall be
used on a one-time basis to update and modernize the California Community Colleges Registry’s interface and technological capability, for purposes including to better enable centralized recruitment opportunities, to create a repository of resources for job seekers and college employers, and to update the data collection and analysis capabilities of the system. Funds may also be used to add systemwide online trainings to the California Community Colleges Registry on topics related to faculty and staff diversity, such as promoting cultural competency and addressing unconscious bias. | ||||||
| (f) | $4,000,000 shall be used to expand the implementation of the systemwide technology platform for library services to better manage and deliver digital information to support teaching and learning, including for students
enrolled in distance education. | ||||||
| 21.5. | Notwithstanding any other law, the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California may enter into an agreement for an intersegmental learning management system common to all campuses of the three segments. As feasible, the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California are encouraged to enter into an agreement on a timeline that facilitates adoption of the common intersegmental learning management system by the 2023–24 academic year. | ||||||
| 22. | The Office of the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges shall annually report by December 1 of each year through 2021, on the racial or ethnic and gender composition of faculty, and efforts to assist campuses in providing equal employment opportunity in faculty recruitment and hiring practices as well as systemwide training, monitoring, and compliance activities. | ||||||
6870-101-0001—For local assistance, Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (Proposition 98)
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Schedule: | |||||||
| (1) | 5670015-Apportionments
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| (2) | 5670019-Apprenticeship
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| ||||||
| (3) | 5670023-Apprenticeship Training and Instruction
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| ||||||
| (4) | 5675040-Student Equity and Achievement Program
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| 523,981,000 | |||||
| (5) | 5675019-Student Financial Aid Administration
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| 81,611,000 | |||||
| (6) | 5675027-Disabled Students
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| 159,693,000 | |||||
| (7) | 5675031-Student Services for CalWORKs Recipients
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| 50,871,000 | |||||
| (8) | 5675035-Foster Care Education Program
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| 6,154,000 | |||||
| (9) | 5675045-Legal Services
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| 10,000,000 | |||||
| (10) | 5675061-Academic Senate for the Community Colleges
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| 1,796,000 | |||||
| (11) | 5675069-Equal Employment Opportunity
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| 12,767,000 | |||||
| (12) | 5675073-Part-Time Faculty Health Insurance
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| 200,490,000 | |||||
| (13) | 5675077-Part-Time Faculty Compensation
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| 26,542,000 | |||||
| (14) | 5675081-Part-Time Faculty Office Hours
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| 23,626,000 | |||||
| (15) | 5670035-Expand the Delivery of Courses through Technology
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| 23,000,000 | |||||
| (16) | 5675119-Economic Development
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| 313,329,000 | |||||
| (17) | 5675123-Transfer Education and Articulation
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| 2,079,000 | |||||
| (18) | 5675023-Extended Opportunity Programs and Services
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| 200,112,000 | |||||
| (19) | 5675115-Fund for Student Success
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| 245,939,000 | |||||
| (20) | 5675150-Campus Childcare Tax Bailout
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| 3,950,000 | |||||
| (21) | 5675156-Nursing Program Support
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| 13,378,000 | |||||
| (22) | 5675109-Institutional
Effectiveness
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| 27,500,000 | |||||
| (23) | 5675098-Integrated Technology
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| 114,503,000 | |||||
| (24) | 5675042-Community College Summer Assistance Program ........................ | 10,000,000 | |||||
| (25) | 5675117-AANHPI Student Achievement Program ........................ | 8,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
| 1. | The funds appropriated in this item are for transfer by the Controller during the 2022–23 fiscal year to Section B of the State School Fund. | ||||||
| 2. | (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) shall be allocated using the budget formula established pursuant to Section
84750.4 of the Education Code. The budget formula shall be adjusted to reflect the following: | |||||
| (1) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $26,664,000 shall be used to increase statewide growth of full-time equivalent students (FTES) by 0.50 percent. | ||||||
| (2) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $492,976,000 shall be used to reflect a cost-of-living adjustment of 6.56 percent. | ||||||
| (3) | Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges may allocate unused growth funding to backfill any unanticipated shortfalls in the total amount of funding appropriated and support the budget formula established pursuant to Section 84750.4 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (4) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $400,000,000 shall be used to adjust the budget formula rates pursuant to Section 84750.4 of the Education Code, and $200,000,000 shall be used to augment the basic allocation component of the budget formula established pursuant to Section 84750.4 of the Education Code, to recognize increases in operating expenses. | ||||||
| (b) | Funds allocated to a community college district from funds included in Schedule (1) shall directly offset any mandated costs claimed for the Minimum Conditions for State Aid (02-TC-25 and 02-TC-31) program or any costs of complying with Section 84754.5 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (c) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1): | ||||||
| (1) | Up to $100,000
is for a maintenance allowance, pursuant to Section 54200 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. | ||||||
| (2) | Up to $500,000 is to reimburse colleges for the costs of federal aid repayments related to assessed fees for fee waiver recipients. This reimbursement only applies to students who completely withdraw from college before the census date pursuant to Section 58508 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. | ||||||
| (d) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $91,207,000 shall be allocated to support the California College Promise pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with
Section 76396) of Chapter 2 of Part 47 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (e) | (1) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $50,000,000 shall be used to hire new full-time faculty for community college districts to increase their percentage of full-time faculty toward meeting the 75 percent full-time faculty target. The Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges shall consult with representatives from the Department of Finance, the Legislature, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office before distributing these funds to community college districts. | |||||
| (2) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $100,000,000 shall be used to hire new full-time faculty for participating community college districts to increase their percentage of full-time faculty toward meeting the 75 percent full-time faculty target. The Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges shall consult with representatives from the Department of Finance, the Legislature, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office before distributing these funds to community college districts. It is the intent of the Legislature that the funding available pursuant to this paragraph be used to increase a district’s hiring of full-time faculty above the level that the district would have otherwise employed each year. | ||||||
| 3. | |||||||
| (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be available pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 79140) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. Funds appropriated pursuant to this subdivision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025. | ||||||
| (b) | Pursuant to Section 79149.3 of the Education Code, the reimbursement rate shall be $8.98 per hour. | ||||||
| (c) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $30,000,000 shall be used for the California Apprenticeship Initiative pursuant to Section 79148.1 of the Education Code. Funds appropriated pursuant to this subdivision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028. | ||||||
| (d) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $45,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the California Healthy School Food Pathways program over a three-year period. Funds appropriated pursuant to this subdivision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025. | ||||||
| 4. | |||||||
| (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (3) shall be available pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 8150) of Chapter 1 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code. Funds appropriated pursuant to this subdivision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025. | ||||||
| (b) | Pursuant to Section 8152 of the Education Code, the reimbursement rate shall be $8.98 per hour. | ||||||
| 5. | The
funds appropriated in Schedule (4) shall be apportioned to community college districts pursuant to Section 78222 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| 6. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (5): | |||||
| (1) | Not less than $12,984,000 is available to provide $0.91 per unit reimbursement to community college districts for the provision of California College Promise Grants pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (m) of Section 76300 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (2) | Not less than $13,127,000 is available for the Board Financial Assistance Program to provide reimbursement of 2 percent of total waiver value to community college districts for the provision of California College Promise Grants pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (m) of Section 76300 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (3) | (A) | $5,300,000 shall be allocated to a community college district to con- duct a statewide outreach, marketing, and paid media campaign to promote the following messages: (i) many types of financial aid are available year-round to cover fees and help with college costs, such as books, housing, and other educational costs; (ii) students
can contact their local community college financial aid office to get one-on-one assistance with completing and submitting financial aid applications and forms; and (iii) a community college education can improve the life of students’ and their families by providing financial aid, as well as career training and guaranteed transfer opportunities to get into a rewarding, good-paying career. The campaign should target efforts to reach ethnically diverse, low-income students in primarily underresourced communities who must overcome barriers in accessing postsecondary education. The Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges shall apprise the Student Aid Commission of ongoing outreach and marketing efforts. | |||||
| (B) | Of the amount identified in
subparagraph (A), $2,500,000 shall be allocated to: (i) expand outreach for students from non-English speaking households and bilingual households; (ii) tie financial aid messaging to enrollment messaging where applicable to encourage current and potential students to enroll or continue their education at a California Community College and apply for financial aid; and (iii) marketing and outreach aimed at increasing current and potential student awareness of the California College Promise Grant and other types of financial aid available for California Community College students. Bilingual efforts shall target areas of the state that meet at least one of the following conditions: (i) have concentrations of non-English speaking and bilingual households, or (ii) have underserved populations, a history of declining community college attendance, or both. | ||||||
| (4) | Not more than $45,200,000 shall be for direct contact with potential and current financial aid applicants. Each California Community College campus shall receive a minimum allocation of $50,000. The remainder of the funding shall be allocated to campuses based upon a formula reflecting full-time equivalent students (FTES) weighted by a measure of low-income populations demonstrated by the California College Promise Grant program participation within a district. | ||||||
| (5) | Funds allocated to a community college district pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall supplement, not supplant, the level of funds allocated for the administration of student financial aid programs during the 2001–02 or 2006–07
fiscal year, whichever is greater. | ||||||
| (6) | Funding allocated to a community college district pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall directly offset any costs claimed by that district for any of the following mandates: Enrollment Fee Collection (99-TC-13), Enrollment Fee Waivers (00-TC-15), Cal Grants (02-TC-28), and Tuition Fee Waivers (02-TC-21). | ||||||
| (7) | Notwithstanding subdivision (m) of Section 76300 of the Education Code or any other law, the amount of funds appropriated for the purpose of administering fee waivers for the 2022–23 fiscal year shall
be determined in this act. | ||||||
| (8) | Not more than $5,000,000 shall be for ongoing maintenance, subscription, and training costs for financial aid technology advancements and innovations that streamline the financial aid verification process and enable colleges to more efficiently process state and federal financial aid grants. It is the intent of the Legislature that system improvements supported by this funding have the effect of reducing the manual processing of financial aid applications, thereby enabling financial aid program staff to provide additional technical assistance and guidance to students seeking financial aid. The | ||||||
| 7. | (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (6) shall be used to assist districts in funding the excess direct instructional cost of providing special support services or instruction, or both, to disabled students enrolled at community colleges and for state hospital programs, as mandated by federal law. | |||||
| (b) | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (6): | ||||||
| (1) | At least $3,945,000 shall be used to address deficiencies identified by the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. | ||||||
| (2) | At least $943,000 shall be used to support the High Tech Centers for activities including, but not limited to, training of district employees, staff, and students in the use of specialized computer equipment for the disabled. | ||||||
| (3) | At least $9,600,000 shall be allocated to community college districts for sign language interpreter services, real-time captioning equipment, or other communication accommodations for hearing-impaired students. A community college district is required to spend $1 from local or other resources for every $4 received pursuant to this paragraph. | ||||||
| (4) | $642,000 shall be allocated for state hospital adult education programs at the hospitals served by the Coast and Kern Community College Districts. | ||||||
| 8. | (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (7) shall be
allocated pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 79200) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | |||||
| (b) | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (7): | ||||||
| (1) | $10,282,000 shall be for childcare, except that a community college district may request that the chancellor approve the use of funds for other purposes. | ||||||
| (2) | No less than $5,483,000 shall be used to provide direct workstudy wage reimbursement for students served under this program, and $687,000 is available for campus job development and placement services. | ||||||
| 9. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (8) shall be allocated to community college districts to provide foster and relative or kinship care education and training pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 79420) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. A community college district shall ensure that education and training required pursuant to paragraphs (12) and (13) of subdivision (g) of Section 16519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code receive priority. | ||||||
| 10. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (9) shall be allocated to a community college district to contract with the State Department of Social Services in order to contract with organizations qualified pursuant to Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to provide services pursuant to that chapter to persons on California Community College campuses. Use of these funds shall be included in updates provided to the Legislature on the State Department of Social Services’ immigration programs. | ||||||
| 11. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (10), $685,000 is available to support the Academic Senate of the California Community Colleges course identification numbering system efforts and shall be subject to the requirements of
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 70901 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| 12. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (11), $10,000,000 shall be allocated to community college districts to support the continued implementation of equal employment opportunity plans and to enable campuses to engage in sustainable practices to diversify faculty, staff, and administrators, including the continued use of best practices and tools identified by office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges’ Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Advisory Committee. | ||||||
| 13. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (12) shall be allocated to community college
districts for the purpose of providing a state incentive program to encourage community college districts to offer health insurance for part-time faculty pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 87860) of Chapter 3 of Part 51 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| 14. | The funds in Schedule (13) shall be allocated to increase compensation for part-time faculty. Funds shall be allocated to districts based on the total actual number of full-time equivalent students (FTES) in the previous fiscal year, with an adjustment to the allocations provided to small districts. These funds shall be used to assist districts in making part-time faculty salaries more comparable to full-time salaries for similar work, as determined through collective bargaining in each community college district. If a community college district achieves
parity between compensation for full-time faculty and part-time faculty, funds received pursuant to this provision may be used for any other educational purpose. | ||||||
| 15. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (15): | ||||||
| (a) | $20,000,000 shall be allocated to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to increase the number of courses available through the use of technology, provide alternative methods for students to earn college credit, and support the California Virtual Campus Distance Education Program. These funds may be used to pay for a consistent learning management system to help implement this program. The chancellor shall
ensure, to the extent possible, that the following conditions are satisfied: | ||||||
| (1) | These courses can be articulated across all community college districts. | ||||||
| (2) | These courses are made available to students systemwide, regardless of the campus at which a student is enrolled. | ||||||
| (3) | Students who complete these courses are
granted degree-applicable credit across community colleges. | ||||||
| (4) | These funds shall be used for those courses that have the highest demand, fill quickly, and are prerequisites for many different degrees. | ||||||
| (b) | By September 1 of each fiscal year, up to $3,000,000 shall be disbursed by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to one or more community college districts to provide textbooks or digital course content to inmates under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who are enrolled in one or more California Community
College courses. The provision of this material is expected to enable community college districts to provide instruction to incarcerated adults. | ||||||
| (1) | To the extent possible, community college districts providing textbooks or digital course content pursuant to this subdivision are encouraged to first use open educational resources. | ||||||
| (2) | Notwithstanding any other law, a contract between the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and a community college district for purposes of this subdivision is not subject to any competitive
bidding requirements of Section 10340 of the Public Contract Code. | ||||||
| 16. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (16): | ||||||
| (a) | $22,929,000 is available for the following purposes: | ||||||
| (1) | Up to 10 percent may be allocated for state-level technical assistance, including statewide network leadership, organizational development, coordination, and information and support services. | ||||||
| (2) | All remaining funds shall be allocated for programs that target investments in priority and emergent sectors, including statewide or regional centers, hubs, collaborative communities, advisory bodies, and short-term grants. Short-term grants may include industry-driven regional education and training, Responsive Incumbent Worker Training, and Job Development Incentive Training. Funds allocated pursuant to this provision may be used to provide substantially similar services in support of the Strong Workforce Program. | ||||||
| (3) | Funds applied to performance-based training shall
be matched by a minimum of $1 contributed by private businesses or industry for each $1 of state funds. The chancellor shall consider the level of involvement and financial commitments of business and industry in making awards for performance-based training. | ||||||
| (b) | $290,400,000 shall be available to support the Strong Workforce Program pursuant to Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820) of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| 17. | Of the funds provided in Schedule (17): | ||||||
| (a) | $1,381,000 shall be used to support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Transfer Pathway program, which helps develop transfer guarantee agreements that help facilitate a smooth transition for students from the California Community Colleges to partnered HBCU institutions. | ||||||
| (b) | (1) | $698,000 shall be used to support transfer and articulation projects and common course numbering projects. | |||||
| (2) | Funding provided to community college districts shall directly offset any costs claimed
by community college districts to be mandates pursuant to Chapter 737 of the Statutes of 2004. | ||||||
| 18. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (18): | |||||
| (1) | $169,177,000 shall be used pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 69640) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code. Funds provided in this item for Extended Opportunity Programs and Services shall be available to students on all campuses within the California Community Colleges system. | ||||||
| (2) | $30,935,000 shall be used for funding, at all colleges, the Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education program in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 79150) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall allocate these funds to local programs on the basis of need for student services. | ||||||
| (b) | Of the amount allocated pursuant to subdivision (a), no less than $4,972,000 shall be available to support additional textbook assistance grants to community college students. | ||||||
| 19. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (19) shall be used for the following purposes: | ||||||
| (a) | $12,314,000 shall be used for the Puente Project to support up to 115 colleges. These funds are available if matched by $200,000 of private funds and if the participating community colleges and University of California campuses maintain their 1995–96 fiscal year support level for the Puente Project. | ||||||
| (1) | Of the funds provided in subdivision (a), $4,926,000 shall be allocated to a community college district
to contract with the Puente Project to support the general operation of, and direct services delivered through central administration, which includes, but is not limited to, professional development, program data collection, program research and evaluation, and initiatives to improve student transfer rates. | ||||||
| (2) | Of the funds provided in subdivision (a), $7,388,000 shall be allocated directly to participating districts in accordance with their participation agreement. | ||||||
| (3) | (A) | If the
appropriation provided in this subdivision is increased from the funding level provided in the 2022–23 fiscal year, funding allocated to districts as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be adjusted consistent with their percentage share of total funding in this subdivision. | |||||
| (B) | Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), if the appropriation provided in this subdivision is reduced from the funding level provided in the 2022–23 fiscal year, the Puente Project, in consultation with the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges, will determine the funding allocation to support services and programs provided in paragraphs (1) and (2). | ||||||
| (4) | In any fiscal year in which districts have any unexpended or unencumbered funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (2) by June 30, the Puente Project will determine a reallocation of funds that may include, but not be limited to, maintaining the allocation level for a participating site or reallocating funds to another participating site. | ||||||
| (b) | (1) | $36,429,000 is to allow all colleges to establish and support California Community College Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) programs. Funds provided in this item for MESA programs shall be available to students on all campuses within the California Community Colleges system to enhance California’s STEM workforce, while aiding the state and nation in reducing equity and achievement gaps. | |||||
| (2) | The Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall award each MESA program ongoing annual funding to meet the program’s goals, at a minimum allocation of $280,000 per college. Colleges receiving an allocation shall use the funding to supplement, but not supplant, local sources of funding supporting MESA programs. | ||||||
| (3) | In any fiscal year in which districts have any unexpended or unencumbered funds allocated pursuant to subprovision (2) by June 30 of that year, MESA shall make a determination regarding the reallocation of funds that shall include maintaining the allocation level for a participating MESA program or reallocating funds to another participating MESA program. | ||||||
| (c) | No less than $1,836,000 is for the Middle College High School Program. With the exception of special part-time students at the community colleges pursuant to Sections 48802 and 76001 of the Education Code, student workload based on participation in the Middle College High School Program shall not be eligible for community college state apportionment. | ||||||
| (d) | (1) | (A) | No less than $8,481,000 is for the Umoja program. | ||||
| (B) | Of funds provided in subparagraph (A), $3,392,000 shall be allocated to Rancho Santiago Community College District to contract with the Umoja Statewide program office to provide additional resources to facilitate the capacity building and development of the statewide office in an effort to expand the Umoja program, build a data support system, target the needs of special populations in the African American community, improve tutoring and mental health resources, enhance STEM/STEAM and career opportunities, and improve outcomes for students enrolled in Umoja campus programs. | ||||||
| (C) | Of the funds provided in subparagraph (A), $5,089,000 shall be allocated by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges directly to participating districts in accordance with their Umoja Statewide participation agreement for campuses with Umoja programming. Umoja Statewide, in consultation with the Chancellor’s Office, shall determine the allocation of resources to campuses. The Umoja Statewide program shall annually report, by July 30, updates on the status of Umoja’s capacity building and expansion plan to the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the budget committees of the Senate and Assembly. Of the funds provided in this subparagraph, 1 percent shall be allocated directly to Rancho Santiago Community College District for purposes related to this
subparagraph. | ||||||
| (2) | $179,000 shall be allocated to a community college district on a one-time basis to conduct a comprehensive study to examine the core components and practices of Umoja programs across the state’s community colleges. | ||||||
| (i) | By or before November 1, 2024, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall conduct a study analyzing at least the following areas of the program: | ||||||
| (I) | Effective program design elements that increase Black student success. | ||||||
| (II) | Student support and engagement practices that can be scaled to community college districts statewide. | ||||||
| (III) | A profile of the number and type of Black students participating in Umoja programs as compared to Black students not participating in Umoja
programs. | ||||||
| (IV) | Strategies for alignment of effective program design elements that increase Black student success to broader core services and supports. | ||||||
| (e) | Consistent with the intent of Article 7 (commencing with Section 79220) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, the chancellor shall enter into agreements with community college districts to provide additional services in support of postsecondary education for foster youth. Up to $50,000,000 of the funds appropriated in this item shall be prioritized for services
pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 79220) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. Further, the chancellor shall ensure that the list of eligible expenditures developed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 78221 of the Education Code includes expenditures that are consistent with the intent of Article 7 (commencing with Section 79220) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (f) | $10,000,000 of the funds shall be for support of Veteran Resource Centers. To the extent funding is provided in the annual Budget Act, the chancellor shall only allocate funding to community colleges that commit to either meeting or making progress towards meeting the minimum standards developed by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges. | ||||||
| (g) | (1) | Colleges shall establish ongoing partnerships with community organizations that have a tradition of helping populations experiencing homelessness to provide wraparound services and rental subsidies for homeless and housing insecure students. $19,000,000 of the funds appropriated in Schedule (19) may be used for, but are not limited to, the following authorized activities: | |||||
| (A) | Connecting students with community case managers who have knowledge and expertise in accessing safety net
resources. | ||||||
| (B) | Establishing ongoing emergency housing procedures, including on-campus and off-campus resources. | ||||||
| (C) | Providing emergency grants that are necessary to secure housing or to prevent the imminent loss of housing. | ||||||
| (2) | Funding shall be allocated to
campuses based on demonstrated need. | ||||||
| (3) | “Homeless” and “housing insecure” mean students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes students who are: | ||||||
| (A) | Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. | ||||||
| (B) | Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations. | ||||||
| (C) | Living in emergency or transitional shelters. | ||||||
| (D) | Abandoned in hospitals. | ||||||
| (E) | Living in a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. | ||||||
| (F) | Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings. | ||||||
| (4) | By July 15 of each year, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall submit a report to the Director of Finance and, in conformity with Section 9795 of the Government Code,
to the Legislature regarding the prior year use of these funds, including the number of coordinators hired, the number of students served by campus, the distribution of funds by campus, a description of the types of programs funded, and other relevant outcomes, such as the number of students who were able to secure permanent housing, and whether students receiving support remained enrolled at the institution or graduated. | ||||||
| (h) | $11,600,000 shall be allocated by the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges to community colleges to support Dreamer Resource Liaisons and student support services, including those related to career pathways and economic mobility, for immigrant students, pursuant to Section 66021.8 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (i) | $70,000,000 shall be available to support the basic needs of community college students. | ||||||
| (1) | (A) Of the amount allocated for this subdivision, $30,000,000 shall be available to provide for student mental health resources. | ||||||
| (B) | The Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges shall submit a report to the Department of Finance and
relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by January 1, 2025, and every three years thereafter, regarding the use of funds specified in this paragraph. The report shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following information: | ||||||
| (i) | The amount of funds provided for each community college district. | ||||||
| (ii) | A description of how the funds were used for the purposes reflected in this paragraph. | ||||||
| (iii) | A description of the types of programs in which districts invested. | ||||||
| (iv) | Other findings and best practices implemented by districts. | ||||||
| (2) | Of the amount made available by this subdivision, $40,000,000 shall be allocated by the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges for colleges to establish
and operate basic needs centers as a centralized location on campus where students experiencing basic needs insecurity can be identified, supported, and linked to on- and off-campus resources to support timely program completion pursuant to Section 66023.5 of the Education Code. Colleges shall also designate or hire dedicated basic needs coordinators for the basic needs centers who will serve as a single point of contact for students. | ||||||
| (j) | (1) | $25,000,000 shall be available to support the Rising Scholars Network pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 78070) of Chapter 1 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | |||||
| (2) | (A) | Of the funds provided for in paragraph (1), $15,000,000 annually shall support ongoing implementation of model programming for juvenile justice-impacted students, as a grant program administered and supported by the Rising Scholars Network of the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges. Funds shall be used for model college programming with key components based on the Project Change model, to be offered both within juvenile facilities and on the community college campus, to establish a direct pathway to college for juvenile justice-impacted young people. | |||||
| (B) | Of the funds provided for
in subparagraph (A), at least $13,000,000 annually shall support a maximum of 45 community colleges on five-year grant cycles to implement model programming to serve juvenile justice-impacted students, incorporating the three following core Project Change program components: | ||||||
| (i) | College programming that is: (I) offering University of California and California State University transferable courses and comprehensive student support programming; (II) provided by a California Community College through instruction; and (III) offered both on campus at a community college and in local juvenile detention facilities. | ||||||
| (ii) | Comprehensive support to assist students with the transition to on-campus higher education, including: (I) wraparound student support services that address basic needs such as books and supplies, tuition, fees, stipends, housing, food, and transportation; and (II) educational transition plans for students, outlining their multiyear framework from high school through college completion. | ||||||
| (iii) | Staffing and space commitments, including: (I) dedicated staffing of a program lead, counselor, and retention specialist; (II) dedicated space on the college campus for the program; and
(III) formal partnerships with key stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the local county office of education, probation department, local high school districts, and community-based organizations. | ||||||
| (C) | Community colleges may implement model program components on a phased timeline. Model programs must utilize both Dual Enrollment and Guided Pathways frameworks. At the conclusion of the 5-year cohort, community colleges may reapply for continued funding support. | ||||||
| (D) | Colleges may be
funded on a tiered model. Tiered model funding may consider the number of core program components a college can implement; student counts; whether the college already has an established and/or funded Rising Scholars program; and other metrics determined by the Rising Scholars Network of the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. | ||||||
| (E) | Of the funds provided for subparagraph (A), $1,250,000 annually shall support technical assistance for successful implementation of model programming overseen by the Rising Scholars Network of the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Technical assistance includes contract staffing positions to oversee the project implementation, in-person trainings, and
support. | ||||||
| (F) | Of the funds provided for subparagraph (A), $750,000 shall be allocated on a one-time basis for rigorous program evaluation, to be administered by the Rising Scholars Network of the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges and conducted over at least a 5-year period to evaluate the first cohort of model programs. After the one-time expenditure, these funds will be added to subparagraph (B) for colleges to implement model programming to serve juvenile justice-impacted students. | ||||||
| (k) | (1) | $1,100,000 shall be allocated by the Chancellor’s Office for the expansion of African American Male Education Network and Development (A2MEND) student charters at up to 50 colleges to improve academic success and develop a student support structure for African American male students attending community colleges. | |||||
| (2) | In considering an allocation methodology to community colleges, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall consider a factor that allocates funds to community colleges that have submitted work plans pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 88922 of the Education Code, including considering the community college’s guided pathways activities and practices. | ||||||
| 20. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (20) shall be allocated by the chancellor to community college districts that levied childcare permissive override taxes in the 1977–78 fiscal year pursuant to Sections 8329 and 8330 of the Education Code in an amount proportional to the property tax revenues, tax relief subventions, and state aid required to be made available by the district to its childcare and development program for the 1979–80 fiscal year pursuant to Section 30 of Chapter 1035 of the Statutes of 1979, increased or decreased by any cost-of-living adjustment granted in subsequent fiscal years. These funds shall be used only for the purpose of community college childcare and development programs. | ||||||
| 21. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (21): | ||||||
| (a) | $8,475,000 shall be used to provide support for nursing programs. | ||||||
| (b) | $4,903,000 shall be used for diagnostic and support services, preentry coursework, alternative program delivery model development, and other services to reduce the incidence of student attrition in nursing programs. | ||||||
| 22. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (22): | ||||||
| (a) | (1) | $7,500,000 may be used by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to provide technical assistance to community college districts that demonstrate low performance in any area of operations. It is the intent of the Legislature that technical assistance providers be contracted in a cost-effective manner, that they primarily consist of experts who are current and former employees of the California Community Colleges, and that they provide technical assistance consistent with the vision for the California Community Colleges. | |||||
| (2) | Technical
assistance funded pursuant to this paragraph that is initiated by the chancellor may be provided at no cost to the community college district. If a community college district requests technical assistance, the district is required to spend at least $1 from local or other resources for every $2 received, as determined by the chancellor. | ||||||
| (b) | (1) | $20,000,000 may be used by the chancellor to provide regional and online workshops and trainings to community college personnel to promote statewide priorities, including, but not limited to, strategies to improve student achievement; strategies to improve community college operations; and system leadership training to better coordinate planning and implementation of statewide initiatives in alignment with the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges’ Vision for Success. To the extent possible, the chancellor shall partner with existing statewide initiatives with proven results of improving student success and institutional effectiveness. Each fiscal year, the chancellor shall submit a report on the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this provision in the prior year to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee no later than December 31 of each year. This report shall include information regarding California Community Colleges’ participation in the activities funded pursuant to this provision. | |||||
| (2) | Funding available pursuant to this paragraph may be used by the chancellor to coordinate with community college districts to conduct policy research, and develop and
disseminate effective practices through the establishment of an online clearinghouse of information. The development of effective practices shall include, but not be limited to, statewide priorities such as the development of educational programs or courses for the incarcerated adults in prisons and jails, and the formerly incarcerated, educational programs or courses for California Conservation Corps members, and other effective practices. The online clearinghouse of information shall also reflect effective practices, guidance, policies, curriculum, courses, and programs developed by local community colleges in support of the Strong Workforce Program established pursuant to Part 54.5 (commencing with Section 88820) of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| (3) | It is the
intent of the Legislature to encourage the chancellor to facilitate the development of local community college courses for the California Conservation Corps and the incarcerated adults in prisons and jails, and the formerly incarcerated. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Conservation Corps are encouraged to partner with the chancellor’s office in the development and dissemination of local community college courses and effective practices pursuant to this paragraph and paragraph (2). | ||||||
| 23. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (23): | ||||||
| (a) | $10,613,000 shall be allocated to continue providing a systemwide
and integrated online infrastructure that supports the continuity of education and quality distance learning across the community college system. These infrastructure investments may include, but are not limited to, access to online tutoring and counseling, ensuring available and accessible technical support, and providing mental health services and other student support services. | ||||||
| (b) | $8,000,000 shall be provided to cover increased administrative costs related to the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California. | ||||||
| (c) | $41,890,000 shall be allocated by the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges for the following purposes: | ||||||
| (1) | Procurement, development, evaluation, and upgrading of high priority systemwide technology tools and infrastructure including, but not limited to, e-transcript, e-planning, and other tools to assist colleges to implement multiple measures of assessment pursuant to Chapter 745 of the Statutes of 2017, and technologies that facilitate portability of education credentials. | ||||||
| (2) | Provision of access to statewide multimedia hosting and delivery services for colleges and districts. | ||||||
| (3) | Provision of systemwide internet, audio bridging, data security, and telephony. | ||||||
| (4) | Services related to technology use, including accessibility guidance and information security. | ||||||
| (5) | Technology product development and program management, technical assistance and planning, and cooperative purchase agreements. | ||||||
| (6) | Ongoing faculty and staff development related to technology use and adoption. | ||||||
| (7) | Ongoing support of the California Partnership for Achieving Student Success (Cal-PASS) program. | ||||||
| (8) | Ongoing support for programs designed to use technology in assisting accreditation and the alignment of curricula across K–20 segments in
California, as well as to support integration and interoperability toward an improved student experience. | ||||||
| (9) | Support for technology pilots and ongoing technology programs and applications that serve to maximize the utility and economy of scale of the technology investments of the community college system toward improving learning outcomes. | ||||||
| (10) | Up to 5 percent of the funds may be allocated by the chancellor to a community college district for statewide activities, not limited to statewide technical assistance to evaluate, plan, and continuously
improve the system’s data and technology roadmap and deployment. | ||||||
| (d) | Any funds not allocated pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be available for allocations to districts to maintain technology capabilities. | ||||||
| (e) | $4,000,000 shall be used to expand the implementation of the systemwide technology platform for library services to better manage and deliver digital information to support teaching and learning, including for students enrolled in distance education. | ||||||
| (f) | (1) | $25,000,000 shall be provided for community college districts to implement local and systemwide technology and data security measures that support improved oversight of fraud mitigation, online learning quality, and cybersecurity efforts. Funds shall be used by community college districts to hire local cybersecurity staff, and funds shall also be used for systemwide measures, including, but not limited to, security upgrades for CCCApply and education technology platforms and the establishment of systemwide cybersecurity teams. | |||||
| (2) | As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this subdivision, a community college district shall do all of the following: | ||||||
| (A) | Complete an annual cybersecurity self-assessment of their information technology infrastructure to determine their National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Computer Systems Laboratory (CSL) score and report their current phase in Cal-Secure standards. | ||||||
| (B) | Participate in the following regularly scheduled cybersecurity reporting: | ||||||
| (i) | Submit remediation updates twice per year, for the fall and spring semester terms, on vulnerability and other issues identified in the previous self-assessment or triennial assessment. | ||||||
| (ii) | Submit detailed after-action reports of all cybersecurity incidents that either lead to a breach of personally identifiable information or lead to the disruption of services, including, but not limited to, a breach of student identification numbers, distributed denial-of-service attacks, and ransomware. | ||||||
| (iii) | The total number of admission applications received from CCCApply that are determined to be fraudulent, including applications marked as “likely fraud” within CCCApply, on an annual basis. | ||||||
| (iv) | Information requested on suspected fraudulent enrollments, and fraudulent receipt of financial aid, on an annual basis. | ||||||
| (C) | Reporting required by this section shall not be
duplicated by other reporting required by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. | ||||||
| (3) | If the reporting required pursuant to paragraph (2) is duplicative of other reports provided by a community college district, a community college district may submit those reports in lieu of the reporting required by paragraph (2). | ||||||
| (g) | (1) | $25,000,000 shall be provided on a one-time basis for the systemwide acquisition, onboarding, and implementation of software that visualizes and clearly maps out curricular pathways for community college students
choosing, and needing help to stay on, their educational pathway, with an expectation that the pathways incorporate curricular components associated with the Associate Degree for Transfer model established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 66745) of Chapter 9.2 of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | |||||
| (2) | Community colleges shall develop interagency agreements with their regional California State University campus or campuses and their regional University of California campus or campuses for the acquisition, onboarding, and implementation of the software described in paragraph (1) that visualizes and clearly maps out intersegmental curricular pathways for students starting at a community college and transferring to a California State University
campus or University of California campus. | ||||||
| (3) | The funds described in this subdivision shall be used for the acquisition of software, onboarding, and mapping development of curricular pathways, and may be used to support subscription and maintenance costs in the initial years following implementation. | ||||||
| (4) | Up to 5 percent of the funds may be allocated by the chancellor to a community college district for statewide activities, including providing technical assistance to participating institutions. | ||||||
| 24. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (24) shall be allocated to support the Classified Community College Employee Summer Assistance Program established pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 88280) of Chapter 4 of Part 51 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| 25. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (25) shall be allocated on an ongoing basis by the Office of the Chancellor to support the California Community Colleges Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 79510) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. | ||||||
| 26. | Beginning on October 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall provide the Legislature and Department of Finance a list of all statewide or regional projects, initiatives, and services administered by districts in partnership with the Office of the Chancellor. The list shall include the amount of each agreement from the prior fiscal year, the categorical program funding source, the name of the fiscal agent, the contractor, and a brief description of the services provided by and the deliverables expected of the contractor to the Office of the Chancellor or other districts. The list shall be comprehensive, including all grants and contracts. | ||||||
6870-121-0001—For local assistance, Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (Proposition 98)
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| 94,643,000 | ||||||
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| (1) | 5675109-Institutional Effectiveness
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Provisions: | |||||||
| 1. | The funds appropriated in this item are for transfer by the Controller during the 2022–23 fiscal year to Section B of the State School Fund. | ||||||
| 2. | (a) | The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) shall be allocated by the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges on a one-time basis to community colleges to support efforts to increase student retention rates and enrollment by primarily engaging former community college students who may have withdrawn from a community college due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, current community college students who may be hesitant to remain enrolled at a community college due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and prospective students who may be hesitant to enroll at a community college due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. A community college may use funds allocated pursuant to this subdivision to provide a fiscal incentive for students to reenroll, or for prospective students to enroll, at the
community college. | |||||
| (b) | In considering an allocation methodology to community colleges, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall consider a factor that allocates additional funds to community colleges that have observed the most significant percentage declines in enrollment due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
| (c) | The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges may allocate up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated in subdivision (a) to support statewide recruitment and retention efforts. | ||||||
| (d) | (1) On or before June 30, 2024, the community colleges receiving funds for this purpose shall report to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges on how much funding each college has expended for the purposes described in this provision, a breakdown of the amount expended per activity, a narrative description of enrollment and retention trends across colleges, and conclusions based on this analysis. The conclusions shall describe, at a minimum, the best practices that campuses used for recruitment, engagement, enrollment, and reenrollment, culturally relevant strategies to target Black, Latinx, Native American, Asian
American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students, and any student outcomes associated with these funds. (2) On or before September 30, 2024, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall report to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, and the Department of Finance on how much funding each college has expended for the purposes described in this provision, a breakdown of the amount expended per activity, a narrative description of enrollment and retention trends across colleges, and conclusions based on this analysis. The conclusions shall describe, at a minimum, the best practices that campuses used for recruitment, engagement, enrollment, and reenrollment that could be applied at a statewide level, culturally relevant strategies to target Black, Latinx, Native American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students at a statewide level, additional insights that could be potentially
applied statewide and shared amongst campuses, any student outcomes associated with these funds, and issues or ideas for future policy consideration. | ||||||
| (e) | A community college also may use funds appropriated in Schedule (1) for activities and purposes identified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 32527 of the Education Code and in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 55 of Chapter 54 of the Statutes of 2022, as amended by the statute that added this subdivision. | ||||||
(d)
(e)
(f)For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, three hundred forty-six million six hundred twenty-three thousand dollars ($346,623,000) of the appropriation made pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for community college districts,” as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 2022–23 fiscal year, and included within the “total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 2022–23 fiscal year.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2023.