The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - Background Each District Has Its Own ERP System. Community college districts use their ERP systems to manage numerous functions relating to student information, finance, and human resources. Currently, each district contracts separately with a vendor for its ERP system, with nearly all districts using one of three main products.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Facilities Emergency Repair Program

While the state can certainly improve efforts to educate districts on the ERP application process, we believe the program’s current structure will continue to make it difficult for many districts to access ERP funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/education/ed_13_anl06.html

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Department of Finance (8860)

The DOF proposes to procure and implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The ERP is an industry term for software that integrates processes to help a business better manage its activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/general_govt/gen_16_8860_anl07.aspx

^[PDF] The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Some of these alternatives might be more cost-effective or lower risk than the proposed Common ERP project. For example, districts with outdated ERP systems could turn to the Foundation for California Community Colleges to negotiate better pricing through its shared procurement program.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2025/5005/CCC-030525.pdf

^[PDF] Williams Legislation: Facilities Emergency Repair Program (ERP)

Districts pay back over three years from future ERP or deferred maintenance allocations, interest free. Williams Legislation: Facilities Emergency Repair Program (ERP)
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2006/Williams_Facility_041706.pdf

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: CALFED Bay–Delta Program

Recommend Approval of Select Subset of ERP Proposals. As a general rule, we recommend the Legislature approve ERP projects that will improve the state ’s ability to evaluate the success or failure of CALFED projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08002.aspx

LAO Education

We recommend the Legislature enact legislation to grant the ERP funds directly to districts with low performing schools to address facility needs identified by their facilities needs assessments, and maintain $50 million at the state level to provide districts with loans for pressing emergency repair needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Policy-Areas?areaId=4&category=5&year=0&page=37

The 2014-15 Budget: Maintaining Education Facilities in California

Governor ’s Proposal Provides $188 Million for ERP. The Governor proposes to provide $188 million (one –time , Proposition 98 General Fund) for ERP. The funds would be made available only for districts that submitted ERP applications to the state in 2008 and had those applications approved.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/education-facilities/maintaining-facilities-041114.aspx

The 2014-15 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

The Governor proposes to redirect the $94 million in freed –up funds to the ERP (as discussed further below). Pays Off ERP Obligation in 2015 –16 . The Governor ’s budget provides a total of $188 million for the ERP in 2014 –15 .
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/prop98/proposition-98-budget-021414.aspx

^[PDF] Overview of Proposition 98 Budget Proposals

Governor’s Multiyear Payment Plan Obligation Total Owed at End of 2013-14a 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Deferrals $6,164 $6,164b — — — Mandates 4,482 — $1,245c $1,600 $1,637 ERP 462 188 274c — — QEIA 410 410d — — — Totals $11,518 $6,762 $1,519 $1,600 $1,637 a Based on July 2013 estimate. b Paydowns to be made in 2014-15 using 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15 Proposition 98 funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2014/Proposition-98-Budget-Proposals-02-25-14.pdf