ERIC Number: ED507512
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Sep
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
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State Budget Update, August 21, 2009. Report 09-21
Woolfork, Kevin
California Postsecondary Education Commission
On July 28, the Governor signed legislation making significant revisions to the 2009-10 state budget. The revised budget allocates $85 billion in State General Fund spending, down from the $92 billion in the budget approved by the Governor and Legislature in February. This budget revision also captures some savings from the just-completed 2008-09 fiscal year. These revisions were necessitated by continuing weakness in the economy resulting in declining state revenues. The revised 2009-10 budget lowers General Funds by $813 million for the University of California and by $718 million for California State University. It reduces Proposition 98 funding for the community colleges by $812 million through a combination of cuts and deferrals, but provides full funding for the Cal Grant student financial aid programs. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Budgets, State Legislation, State Government, Financial Support, Budgeting, Taxes, Rehabilitation, Correctional Institutions, Social Services, Community Colleges, State Colleges, Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Student Costs, Fees, State Aid, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Resource Allocation, Labor Force Development, Public Health, Transportation, Housing, Educational Administration, Income
California Postsecondary Education Commission. 770 L Street Suite 1160, Sacramento, CA 95814. Tel: 916-322-9268; Fax: 916-327-4417; e-mail: Publication_Request@cpec.ca.gov; Web site: http://www.cpec.ca.gov
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: California Postsecondary Education Commission
Identifiers - Location: California
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