| Last Updated: | 2/16/2011 |
| Budget Issue: | 50 percent law |
| Program: | California Community Colleges |
| Finding or Recommendation: | Give districts more ability to hire faculty that provide direct support services to students by including expenditures on counselors and librarians as part of instructional costs. Alternatively, suspend the law. |
Please see the "Modifying 50 Percent Law to Enhance Support Services" section of our report, The 2010-11 Budget: Higher Education.