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The Legislative Cycle: The Impact on
Latino Students and Staff
For Latina Leadership Network
Whittier, CA
March 10-11, 2006
State Legislation
• Gubernatorial Budget Proposal
– Overall Positive Budget for Higher Education
• Other Legislation Impacting Hispanic Students
Proposed CA Community
Colleges Budget
The Positives
• $148.8M for 3% enrollment growth
• $264.4M for 5.18% COLA
• $50M for Economic Development
and Career Technical Education
Proposed CA Community
Colleges Budget
The Positives
• $500,000 for the California Partnership for
Achieving Students Success
• $130M for equalization
• $491.7M from state bond funds for capital
outlay projects
Proposed CSU Budget
The Positives
• $54.4M to buy out scheduled fee
increases
• $75.7M for 3% increase in basic budget
support
• $57.7M for 2.5% enrollment growth
• $1.1M for Science and Math Teacher
Initiative
• $234M for capital outlays projects
Proposed UC Budget
The Positives
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$75M for buy out of scheduled fee increases
$52M for 2.5% enrollment growth
$80.5M for 3% basic budget increase
$375,000 for Science and Math Teacher Initiative
$340M for capital outlay projects
Proposed State Budget
– The Negatives
• CSU would suffer $7M loss for
Student Academic Preparation and
Student Support Services Programs
• UC would suffer $17.3M loss for
Student Academic Preparation and
Education Programs
Proposed CSAC Budget
$700,000
160,000
$600,000
$697,217
Funds in
Thousands
$645,003
195,850
Amount of Awards Granted/Proposed
$579,087
180,000
171,465
200,000
184,950
Number of Awards Granted/Proposed
140,000
$500,000
120,000
$400,000
$100,000
40,000
$118,184
$200,000
$115,453
60,000
$300,000
$108,821
56,060
80,000
55,695
54,180
100,000
$0
20,000
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
0
2004-05
Entitlement Awards
2005-06
2006-07
Competitive Grants
Entitlement Awards
Competitive Grants
Proposed CSAC Budget
12,000
$9,601
$10,000
$9,192
14,000
$9,477
16,000
Funds in
Thousands
$12,000
$11,116
16,010
14,870
14,915
18,000
$11,663
Amount of Awards Granted/Proposed
Number of Awards Granted/Proposed
$8,000
10,000
110
180
0
2004-05
Cal Grant A
2005-06
Cal Grant B
2006-07
Cal Grant C
$294
$2,000
800
2,000
$607
4,115
$4,000
845
4,000
3,325
6,000
$2,749
8,000
$2,149
$6,000
$0
2004-05
Cal Grant A
2005-06
Cal Grant B
2006-07
Cal Grant C
Infrastructure Bond
SB 1164
• 2006 - $5.4B Bond
– $1.93B UC, $1.73B each for CSU/CCC
• 2010 - $2.6B Bond
– $1B UC, $800M each for CSU/CCC
• 2012 - $3.7B Bond
– $1.23B each for UC/CSU/CCC
• Senate Higher Education Committee’s
recommendation is
45% CCC/30% CSU/25% UC
The California DREAM
Act (SB 160)
• Senate Bill SB 160 by Senator Cedillo
would allow AB 540 students to apply
for, and participate in, state financial
assistance to the extent the federal law
permits
College Opportunity
Act of 2006 (SB 1709)
• Direct the Governor to convene a “State
of College Opportunity” meeting every
two years through 2015
• Family notification of college
opportunities
• Improve K-12 and community college
coordination
College Opportunity
Act of 2006 (SB 1709)
• Require a 10-year enrollment plan for the
entire education system
• Decrease costs per graduate by 10% by
focusing on increasing completion rates
• Call on the state to develop a decadelong financing plan for California higher
education
Financial Aid
• AB 1315 Liu Cal Grant B Awards
– 2006-07 Cal Grant B Award would be
$1,551
– Beginning with 2007-08, the maximum
award for access costs would be increased
until the amount equals at least 20% of the
access costs
Federal Legislation
• Current Presidential Budget Proposal
• Other Legislation Impacting Hispanic Students
Gear Up
$95
$0
FY 2006 Actual
TRIO
HSIs
$0
$380
$105
$95
$303
$900
$800
$700
$600
Funds in $500
Millions $400
$300
$200
$100
$0
$828
Presidential Budget
Proposal
FY 2007 Request
Tech Prep
FY 2006 Actual
Pell Grants
Federal Work-Study
LEAP
$771
$980
$0
$0
$12,739
$771
$980
$66
$65
Funds in
Millions $14,000
$12,000
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$0
$13,045
Presidential Budget
Proposal
FY 2007 Request
Supplemental Grants
Perkins Loans
Presidential BudgetNew Programs
• Academic Competitiveness Grants
– $850 million
• Advancing America Through Foreign
Language Partnerships - $24 million
• Community-Based Job Training Grants
– $150 million
Other Legislation
• DREAM Act
– S 2075 DREAM Act (Sen. Durbin, IL)
• Student Adjustment Act
– HR 1684 (108th Congress)
• McCain-Kennedy Bill
– S1033 The Secure America and
Orderly Immigration Act
Other Legislation
• SMART Grants (Senator Frist)
– Will provide Pell Grant eligible students:
• $4,000 grants per year for maintaining a 3.0 GPA and
majoring in math, science, engineering, technology or
foreign languages critical to national security during
their third and fourth years of college.
Other Legislation
• Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless
Technology Opportunity Act of 2005
– HR 921 (Rep. Randy Forbes, VA) – 2/17/05
– S 432 (Sen. George Allen, VA) – 2/17/05
– $250M Appropriation
Where We Hope
To Go
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Title V Request for 2007
Additional Appropriations Request for 2007
The Farm Bill
Strengthen K-20 Pipeline HACU Requests
HACU Title V Request
for 2007
• Title V Appropriations for
Undergraduate Support for HSIs $175M
• First Time Legislation and Funding
for Graduate Education Under Title V
- $20M
• Remove 50% Low-Income
Requirement from HSI Definition and
Eliminate Two-Year Wait Out
HACU Appropriations
Request for 2007
• USDA – Request $20M for HSIs under
Title VII of the Farm Bill, $25M under
Title X
• DOD - $15M for R&D, testing and
evaluation infrastructure, $5M for
faculty development
• US Dept. of Energy - $10M for the
Western Hemisphere Energy
Cooperation
HACU Appropriations
Request for 2007
• HUD - $12M for HUD HSI Assisting
Communities Program; $5M to reinstate HUD
HSI Work-Study Program
• DHHS - $20M for HSIs for the National
Institutes of Health
HACU Appropriations
Request for 2007
• NASA - $10M to elevate Proyecto Access to a
nationwide program.
• NSF - $20M for HSIs for research, curriculum,
and infrastructure development
The Farm Bill
• The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 is set to expire in 2007 and must be
renewed.
• Seek to increase funds for HSIs to conduct
R&D, expand infrastructure, curriculum and
outreach capacity.
• Seek to expand funding in other parts of
Farm Bill
Strengthen K-20
Pipeline – 2007
Requests
• $442.2M for Migrant Education Program
• $44.85M for Drop Out Prevention
• $42.1M for High School Equivalency
Program/College Assistance Migrant Program
(HEP-CAMP)
• $325M for GEAR UP
• $900M for TRIO
Contact Information
Western Regional Office
915 L Street, Suite 1425
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 442-0392
Fax: (916) 446-4028