May 2025

Community Colleges

CCC Proposition 98 Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision

Proposition 98 Changes, 2023-24 Through 2025-26 (In Millions)

  Governor's Budget May Revision Change
Ongoing Spending      
COLA for apportionmentsa $230 $217 -$13
Enrollment growthb 30 140 110
COLA for select categorical programsc 30 30 d
Rising Scholars Network 30 10 -20
Common Cloud Data Platform 29 -29
Credit for prior learning 7 5 -2
Subtotals $357 $402 $45
One-Time Spending      
2024-25 apportionments deferral repayment $244 $244
Enterprise Resource Planning System 168 -168
Common Cloud Data Platform 134 12 -122
Career passports 50 25 -25
Credit for prior learning 43 15 -28
2024-25 apportionments backfille 210 210
eTranscript backfillf 7 7
2025-26 apportionments deferral -532 -532
Subtotals $638 -$19 -$657
Totals $995 $383 -$612
a Proposed COLA decreased from 2.43 percent in January to 2.30 percent at the May Revision.
b Proposed enrollment growth increased from 0.5 percent in January to 2.35 percent at the May Revision.
c 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. Proposed COLA decreased from 2.43 percent in January to 2.30 percent at the May Revision.
d Decrease of $122,000.
e Addresses a shortfall in 2024-25 apportionments funding.
f The 2024-25 Budget Act authorized $12 million in reappropriated Proposition 98 funds for this purpose, but only $5.4 million was available. The May Revision proposes to cover the shortfall.
COLA = cost-of-living adjustment.