July 2024
2024-25 Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending
(In Millions)
2023-24 Revised Spending | $12,267 |
Ongoing Spending | |
COLA for apportionments (1.07 percent) | $100 |
Student Success Completion Grant (caseload adjustment) | 50 |
Enrollment growth (0.5 percent) | 28 |
COLA for select categorical programs (1.07 percent)a | 13 |
Subtotal | ($191) |
One-Time Spending | |
Student financial aid administration | $20 |
Apprenticeship instructional hours | 1 |
Subtotal | ($21) |
Other Actions | |
Backfill prior-year one-time funds supporting ongoing costs | $461 |
Pay for cost shift from 2023-24 | 446 |
Other technical adjustments | -13 |
Use prior-year savings to fund 2024-25 apportionments costs | -22 |
Defer some apportionments payments to 2025-26 | -244 |
Subtotal | ($628) |
Total Changesb | $841 |
2024-25 Enacted Spending | $13,108 |
a Applies to the Adult Education Program, apprenticeship programs, CalWORKs student services, campus child care support, Disabled Students Programs and Services, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, and mandates block grant. | |
b In addition to the items shown, the budget package uses reappropriated Proposition 98 funds (previously appropriated funds that were not spent) for two one-time purposes: $12 million for eTranscript California expansion and $6 million for a credit for prior learning initiative. The budget package also earmarks some existing Strong Workforce Program funds for two purposes. It earmarks $60 million annually for five years for a new nursing initiative and $5 million one time for developing new education pathways for low-income workers. | |
COLA = cost-of-living adjustment. |