De Anza deserves more money: Governor's plan underestimates property tax income according to LAO
40 million dollars was withheld from the general fund due to a low estimation of property value taxes, faculty and students seek to fix that.
In 1988 voters approved a requirement that education use 39 percent of the state budget, drawing from what’s called the general fund. Currently there's a split between community colleges and k-12 spending, with k-12 getting most of the pie chart. California Community Colleges (CCC) will receive only 10.87 percent of the annual prop 98 funding, traditionally the colleges have received 10.93 percent of the share.
The difference might seem small at first glance, but it’s a large numbers problem. The obligation of funding is already set, so cuts would need to be made in order to make this budget possible. If you’re faculty, the alternative to cuts is to go out and say something to the state capitol directly or email Mario Rodriguez your story of how the cuts might affect your instructional ability to use in a case. Judy Heiman of the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) presented in Sacramento on the budget, she said that the Governor's Office estimates of property taxes are too low, and dismissed the excuse that Medicaid spending would be higher than usual. The Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) emailed a statement to members urging members to help improve the Governor's proposed budget for CCCs.
FACC asks faculty to achieve this by connecting budget resource allocation to base apportionment, full-time faculty, support for part-timers, more counselors, student services, faculty professional development, and low-income student access through cal grants. Education is an investment in the future, and in addition to the benefits of smarter neighbors, friends, and lawmakers, adds to the tax base of California. De Anza would benefit
The email from the FACCC said, “We must continue investing in our students as a means of building a stronger future for our state.”
Sources:
Mario Rodriguez’ announcement http://www.deanza.edu/gov/campus_budget/announcements/News_01_11_17.html
Letter from FACC http://www.faccc.org/
LAO report Prop 98 2017-18 budget http://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3549
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