2012-13
Floor Report June 27, 2012:ASSEMBLY
BUDGET COMMITTEE (pp. 22-23)
University
of California
Student
Fee Buyout. Appropriates $125 million in General Fund support to the University of California to buyout student fees for
fiscal year 2013-14. Funding is contingent on the passage of the Governor's tax
initiative and on the UC's Board of Regents to maintain student fees at the
current fee levels, preventing a potential fee increase in 2012-13 academic
year.
Elimination
of Programs Earmarked in UC's Base Budget. Denies the Governor's January proposal to
eliminate state prioritized programs and reinstates budget bill language with
current year funding levels.
Elimination
of Enrollment Targets. Denies the Governor's January proposal to eliminate the budget bill
language that sets the university's enrollment target for the budget year.
Long-Term
Funding Flexibility Proposals. Denies the Governor's January proposals to
provide the university with extensive flexibility to: 1) create a new "Funding
Agreement," and, 2) change the General Obligation bond payment and Lease
Revenue Bond structure that would have made the budget year the last year in
which the university received funding adjustments. Approve budget bill language
expressing intent to approve future adjustments.
Funding
Augmentation for the University's Retirement Plan. Approves $89.1 million
in General Fund support to the university and budget bill language specifically
to earmark contributions to the University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP)
for state General Fund and tuition-funded employees, with the recognition that
this funding does not constitute a state obligation to providing funding in
future years and that any future funding, if any, will be determined by the
Legislature.
Trigger
Reductions. Approves the Governor's May Revise proposal to increase the University of California's trigger reduction to $250
million, in the event that the November tax initiative fails passage by voters.
Hastings
College
of the Law [which reports to the Regents and so gets a repeat of the UC language]
Long-Term
Funding Flexibility Proposals. Denies the Governor's January proposals to
provide the university with extensive flexibility to: 1) create a new "Funding
Agreement," and, 2) change the General Obligation bond payment structure,
that would have made the budget year the last year in which the university
received funding adjustments. Approve budget bill language expressing intent to
approve future adjustments.
Funding
Augmentation for the University's Retirement Plan. Approves $865,000 in
General Fund support to the university and budget bill language specifically to
earmark contributions to the University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP)
for state General Fund and tuition-funded employees, with the recognition that
this funding does not constitute a state obligation to providing funding in
future years and that any future funding, if any, will be determined by the
Legislature.
Anyway, that's the deal. Believe it!
UCLA UC Berkely tuition denies access affordability to instate Californians. UC Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau, Provost Breslauer leave an indelible mark on access and affordability. Self absorbed Chancellor and Provost are outspoken for public Cal. ‘charging Californians much higher’ tuition. Number 1 ranked Harvard is now less costly. Cal. tuition is rising faster than costs at other universities. The ‘charge Californians higher’ tuition makes Cal. the most expensive public university!
ReplyDeleteBirgeneau ($450,000 salary) Breslauer ($306,000 salary) like to blame the politicians, since they stopped giving them every dollar expected. The ‘charge Californians more’ tuition skyrocketed fees by an average 14% per year from 2006 to 2011-12 academic years. If Birgeneau Breslauer had allowed fees to rise at the same rate of inflation over the past 10 years they would still be in reach of most middle income students. Chancellor Provost increased disparities in higher education defeat the promise of equality of opportunity. An unacceptable legacy for students, parents, politicians!
Additional funding should sunset. The economic downturn is devastating California. Simply asking Californians for more money to fund inept Cal. leadership, old expensive higher education models and support excessive salaries, burdensome bonuses, and expensive pensions is not the answer.
UC Berkeley is to maximize access to the widest number of Californians at a reasonable cost: mission of diversity and equality of opportunity. Birgeneau’s Breslauer’s ‘charge Californians higher’ tuition denies middle income Californians the transformative value of Cal’s higher education.
Opinions? UC Board of Regents marsha.kelman@ucop.edu Calif. State Senators, Assembly members.