The Committee on Finance’s presentation to the CSU Board of Trustees is available here.

The Committee on Finance will be presenting to the CSU Board of Trustees on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. You can listen live here.

Series of trigger cuts to go into effect if tax measures defeated

(January 5, 2012) – Governor Brown today released his 2012-2013 state budget proposal that calls for no change from this year’s level of state support of the California State University, provided that his tax initiative slated for the November ballot is passed by voters. The proposed $2 billion in state support for the CSU is the lowest in 15 years, and reflects the continuation of a $750 million or 27 percent reduction in funding made in 2011-2012.

In addition, the proposed budget relies on the passage of the Governor’s tax measure that would raise income taxes on high-income earners and increase the state sales tax, generating approximately $7 billion a year in additional revenue. If the measure is not approved by voters, the Governor’s budget proposal includes a series of trigger cuts that would go into effect, including an additional $200 million cut to the CSU, which represents almost 27,000 enrolled students. That would bring state support to $1.8 billion, which would be the lowest level of state funding since 1996-97, even though CSU enrolls 95,000 more students today.
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Budget Facts: 2011-12 State Funding Reduction
The California State University 2011-2012 Budget Fact Sheet outlines the following:

*The 23 percent budget reduction cuts state support below the level the CSU
received in 1998-99, while now serving 72,000 additional students.

*Declining state support for the CSU has forced the system to be more reliant on
student tuition and fees.

Click here for the complete Budget Fact Sheet.

2011-2012 Budget: Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the magnitude of the cut in state support to the CSU for 2011-2012?
2. Are further budget cuts possible?
3. What is the relationship between the tuition fee increases and budget cuts?
4. Have options other than tuition fee increases been explored?
5. How does the CSU spend state funds and tuition fee dollars?

Click here for answers to the FAQs about the 2011-2012 budget.

Click below for a visual representation graphing the state support budget for the California State University:

*State Allocation and Enrollment
Graph represents what full time students paid vs how much state funding the CSU received from 1998 to 2012.

*State vs. Student Contribution to Tuition Fees
Graph depicts how the gradual decline of state support forces more reliance on student fees.

*The Inflation-Adjusted Value
The graph shows how the inflation-adjusted value of CSU resources has declined, even as reliance on tuition fee revenues has increased.

*CSU State Allocations vs Higher Ed Compact Funding Agreement
Graph illustrates state support the CSU has received since 1998 versus the Higher Education Compact Funding Agreement.

*CSU Net Operating Support vs Higher Education Compact Funding Agreement
Graph outlines the CSU net operating support versus projected higher education compact funding.