OKAY US SENATE BUDGET SUB
COMMITTEE ONE TO ORDER ARE WE
DON'T QUITE HAVE A QUORUM WHEN A
QUORUM ARRIVES WE WILL CALL THE
ROLL AND- WE WELCOME- AGAIN IN
PUBLIC IN PERSON AND VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
PARTICIPATION- WE NOW HAVE MOVED
SO THAT WE DO- OUR IN PERSON
PRESENTATIONS BY THE MAJOR
WITNESSES PRESENTING AND THEN IF
WE GO TO THE PUBLIC FOR
STATEMENTS IN GENERAL AT THE END
OF THE HEARING WE WILL- DO
WHOEVER'S IN THE ROOM THAT
WISHES TO SPEAK AND THEN GO TO
THE QUÉ TELECONFERENCE. A
SERVICE- TODAY IS THE FIRST
SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON HIGHER
EDUCATION FOR TWENTY TWENTY
THREE WE HAD OUR OVERVIEW ON
PROP NINETY EIGHT TEN K. THROUGH
TWELVE LAST WEEK AND WILL COVER
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM WE ARE JOINED BY US YES
USED CHANCELLOR JOIN CASTER AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CSU THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE SINCE I'M
ON A WAR AGAINST ACRONYMS TO
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM- HANA IS SUBSEQUENTLY
REFERRED TO AS CSU. ALSO HEAR
FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE-
AND WE ARE GOING WE HAVE
DIVIDED- TODAY'S HEARING INTO
THREE ISSUES BUT WE'VE DIVIDED
THE FIRST ISSUE IN TWO THREE.
AND WHEN WE GET TO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT WHICH WILL BE AFTER
ISSUE THREE OF THAT IS WHEN WE
WOULD TAKE. A PARTICIPANT-
TESTIMONY AND I WILL JUST
ANNOUNCE NOW THE PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS. 877-226-8216 THE
ACCESS CODE IS. SIX TWO ONE
SEVEN ONE SIX ONE. AND- THE
OTHER THING IS THAT. WE HAVE A
UNIQUE MEMBERSHIP HERE- WHERE
THREE PEOPLE CATCH FLIGHTS AT
THE END AND DOES SOMEBODY DRIVES
TWO HOURS AND TWENTY MINUTES IF
THERE'S NO TRAFFIC. AND US SO WE
TRONG WE WALL AT THE VERY
OUTSIDE GO TO ONE O'CLOCK TODAY
AN ATTEMPT TO END A LITTLE
EARLIER TO ACCOMMODATE MEMBERS
TRYING TO DO THAT SO- OF OUR
WALL WHEN WE GET TO THE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY JUST DECIDE WHETHER WE
HAVE TIME FOR DETAILED PUBLIC
TESTIMONY. OR WHETHER IT'S JUST
NAME AN ORGANIZATION IN A BRIEF
STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT YOU SUPPORT
SO- WE WILL FIGURE THAT OUT. SO
WITH NO FURTHER ADO ARE WE WILL
MOVE TO. ISSUE ONE A WHICH IS A
THE STATE OF. OF CSU IT'S THE
CORE OPERATIONS WE HAVE A JOINT
CASTER THE INTERIM CHANCELLOR OF
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND
WE ALSO WILL HAVE JENNIFER LOUIS
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
LIESEGANG FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S AND- AVAILABLE FOR
QUESTIONS AS WELL OUR WILL BE
THE BEARD LOS RYAN STORM FROM
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM SO- LET ME WELCOME THE-
INTERIM CHANCELLOR AND THE FLOOR
IS YOURS AND I THINK WE WILL
HOLD QUESTIONS. UNTIL EVERYBODY.
HAS SPOKEN AND I SEE THAT A
QUORUM IS ARRIVE SUGGEST BEFORE
WE RECOGNIZE. OF THE CHANCELLOR
LET'S CALL THE ROLL. SENATOR
LAYERED HERE SAN LAYERED HERE
CENTER MAN CENTER SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS YEAR CENTER SMALL CUEVAS
HERE SENATOR JOE BLOW HERE
CENTER CHOI BOGUE HERE WE HAVE A
QUORUM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEN
WILL PROCEED WITH THE INTERIM
CHANCELLOR WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. IS THIS ON
IT WILL COME ON IN A MINUTE IF
IT'S NOT ON SO JUST A LETTER
WRITTEN. SHARE LAYERED MEMBERS
OF THIS SUBCOMMITTEE THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
WITH YOU TODAY AND FRANKLY IT'S
A DELIGHT TO BE WITH YOU IN
PERSON SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AS
WELL. MY NAME IS SHELLING CASTER
AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
SERVING AS THE INTERIM
CHANCELLOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. SINCE
THIS IS MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO
APPEAR BEFORE THIS BODY AND TO
MEET SOME OF YOU. ALLOW ME TO
BEGIN WITH A FEW INTRODUCTORY
COMMENTS. IT'S BEEN MY HONOR TO
SERVE AS THE CHANCELLOR FOR LESS
THAN ONE YEAR. THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM HOWEVER
HAS BANNED MY PROFESSIONAL HOME
FOR MORE THAN FORTY YEARS. I
SERVED AT TWO OF THE CSU'S
UNIVERSITIES SACRAMENTO STATE
AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
NORTHRIDGE I SERVED IN A VARIETY
OF ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. INCLUDING
FINALLY SERVING IN AS TWELVE
YEARS ALMOST TWELVE YEARS AS THE
PRESIDENT AT CAL STATE
NORTHRIDGE. SINCE I RETIRED FROM
C. SON IN DECEMBER TWENTY ELEVEN
I'VE MAINTAINED MY ENGAGEMENT IN
PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION. BY
SERVING AS A COACH EXECUTIVE
COACH TO LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND I'VE HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH A
LARGE NUMBER OF CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S. WITH
THAT PERSPECTIVE AND
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY. I AGREED
TO RETURN TO THE CSU AS INTERIM
CHANCELLOR. FOR ONE SIMPLE BUT
PRETTY PROFOUND REASON. I
BELIEVE IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY. I BELIEVE IN ITS
UNIQUE AND TRANSFORMATIVE POWER
. IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM. TRANSFORMS LIVES.
TRANSFORMS COMMUNITIES. AND
ULTIMATELY IT DRIVES
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIC BUT ALSO
VERY VERY IMPORTANT TO MARK
CALIFORNIA SOCIAL PROSPERITY.
THE CSU IS AN OPEN ESCALATOR TO
OPPORTUNITY IT IS THE NATION'S
MOST POWERFUL DRIVER OF SOCIAL
MOBILITY. THE UNIVERSITIES IN
THIS SYSTEM REGULARLY APPEAR AT
THE TOP OF NATIONAL RANKINGS FOR
GRADUATING ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS INTO WELL
PAYING JOBS. THE RESULT IS THAT
IN MANY CASES A CSU EDUCATION
BREAKS GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF
POVERTY. AND AS FOR POWERING
CALIFORNIA'S PROSPERITY WE KNOW
THAT THE STATE'S HIGHLY EDUCATED
WORKFORCE IS THE DRIVER OF WHAT
IS PROJECTED TO BECOME THE
WORLD'S FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY.
THAT WORKFORCE IS CALIFORNIA'S
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE. AS THE NATION'S
LARGEST FOUR YEAR PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY THE CSU FUELS THAT
WORKFORCE FUELS THAT COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE AT AN UNMATCHED SCALE.
AND WE DO SO WITH A DYNAMIC.
INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY. ONE OUT OF
EVERY TEN CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES
IS THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY GRADUATE. NOW THROUGH
THE PANDEMIC AND YES LET ME
ACKNOWLEDGE THROUGH SIGNIFICANT
. TIMES OF TRANSITION IN
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY HAS
CONTINUED. TO DELIVER ON ITS
MISSION TO THE STATE. WE AWARDED
A HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND
HIGH QUALITY HIGH VALUE DEGREES
IN TWENTY TWENTY TWO WITH
GRADUATION RATES AT AN ALL TIME
OR NEAR ALL TIME HIGH IN MOST OF
OUR UNIVERSITIES AND FOR MOST OF
OUR STUDENT GROUPS. SO AS AN
INTERIM CHANCELLOR MY PRIMARY
WORK HAS MANAGED TO BUILD AND
CONSTRUCT. A POLICY STRUCTURAL
ORGANIZATIONAL WIDE PATH FOR THE
CSU'S NEXT REGULARLY APPOINTED
CHANCELLOR. WE WANT HE SHE THE
H. TWO B. POSITION. TO
ACCELERATE THE CSU'S POSITIVE
MOMENTUM IN KEY PRIORITY AREAS
FIRST AND FOREMOST. WE'RE
FOCUSED ON ADVANCING STUDENT
SUCCESS AN EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.
SECONDLY WE NEED TO CREATE SAFE
AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR
LEARNING AND DISCOVERY. THIRD WE
HAVE TO REIMAGINE OUR APPROACHES
TO ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND
RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND FINELY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW DO WE
CONTINUE TO RECRUIT. RETAIN AND
FAIRLY COMPENSATE THE EXCELLENT
DIVERSE WORLD CLASS TEAM OF
FACULTY AND STAFF THAT OUR
STUDENTS DESERVE TO HAVE. BEFORE
I MOVE ON TO THE TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR BUDGET A FEW OTHER
ISSUES ARE TOP OF MY MIND AND I
SUSPECT TOP OF MIND FOR MANY OF
YOU AS WELL. YOU HAVE CERTAINLY
HEARD NEWS OF ENROLLMENT
CHALLENGES THAT FACE THE NATION.
WITH HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS THOSE IN
THIS STATE. SYSTEM WIDE THE CSU
PROJECTS THAT IN THIS ACADEMIC
YEAR WE WILL BE TWENTY ONE
THOUSAND FULL TIME EQUIVALENT
STUDENTS. LET ME TRANSLATE TO A
PERCENTAGE 6% BELOW ARE FUNDED
TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE RESIDENT
TARGET. THIS IS A SYSTEM LEVEL
ISSUE. WE ARE MEETING AT WITH A
COLLECTIVE AND COORDINATED
SYSTEM RESPONSE LET ME SAVE THAT
FACT COLLECTIVE AND COORDINATED
SYSTEM RESPONSE. HAS LOWERED
THAT PERCENTAGE NUMBER FROM OUR
EARLIER PROJECTIONS IN THE FALL
OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO WHERE WE
PROJECTED TO BE 7% UNDER. TO THE
CURRENT NUMBER OF 6% UNDER SO AS
EVIDENCE OF OUR COLLECTIVE
RESOLVE ON THIS FRONT. WE'VE
FOCUSED ON NOT ONLY ENROLLING
NEW STUDENTS AND HELPING THEM
RETAIN OPTIMAL UNIT LOADS BUT WE
HAVE ALSO REDOUBLED OUR EFFORTS
TO RETAIN OUR CONTINUING
STUDENTS WE'VE DONE THAT BY
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC
PROGRAM. AND SUPPORT SERVICES AS
THEY ARE NEEDED. AND WE ARE ALSO
STRATEGICALLY WORKING TO RE
ENROLL CSU STUDENTS WHO LAUGHED
DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE HAVE
ALSO LAUNCHED A ENROLLMENT
TARGET AND BUDGET REALLOCATION
PLAN. WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PART
OF WHAT IT IS WE ARE GOING TO DO
TO MANAGE ENROLLMENT SYSTEM WIDE
. WITH THE SYSTEM REALLOCATING
RESOURCES OVER TIME. FROM SOME
OF OUR UNIVERSITIES TO OTHERS.
WE INTEND TO ALIGN RESOURCES
WITH THE REALITY OF STUDENT
DEMAND. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS
AND ADJUSTMENTS LINKED TO
ENROLLMENT TRENDS THAT HAVE A
HAVE EXISTED AT SEVERAL OF OUR
UNIVERSITIES FOR MANY YEARS.
ANOTHER ISSUE TOP OF MIND FOR US
IS THAT THE CSU STRIVES TO HAVE
GREATER LONG TERM FISCAL
PREDICTABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY. AND YOU KNOW AND
ARE AWARE THAT WE HAVE A MULTI
YEAR STATE BUDGET COMPACT WITH
THE GOVERNOR. THE CS LONG TERM
FISCAL STABILITY HOWEVER MUST
ALSO INCLUDE ADDRESSING TUITION
FEES AND ALTERNATIVE REVENUE
SOURCES. WE ESTABLISHED LAST
SUMMER A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL
MODEL WORK GROUP WHOSE CHARGES
TO EXPLORE WITH DEPTH AND
CREATIVITY TO ASPECTS OF OUR
OPERATIONS FINANCIALLY ONE THE
COST OF OUR OPERATIONS AND A
STUDENT INTO THIS ON ONE SIDE.
AS WELL AS ON THE OTHER ALL
POTENTIAL REVENUE OPTIONS THIS
GROUP IS GOING TO ISSUE
RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT WILL ALLOW
THE NEXT CHANCELLOR TO BE BETTER
EQUIPPED TO ENGAGE. STAKEHOLDERS
AND TAKE QUICK ACTION TO ADOPT
WHAT WE HOPE WILL BE INNOVATIVE
LONG TERM SOLUTIONS ON THE
REVENUE AND COST SITES. WITH
REGARD TO MITIGATING THE RISING
COSTS OF ATTENDANCE A SHARED
GOAL THAT WE HAVE WITH YOU AND-
OTHERS IN SERVICE TO THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. IS TO LOOK AT
HOUSING COSTS. THIS IS AN
INCREASINGLY FORMIDABLE BARRIER
FOR OUR STUDENTS PARTICULARLY
ARE LOWER INCOME STUDENTS AND
ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE MOST
EXPENSIVE REGIONS OF OUR STATE
ALTHOUGH ALMOST EVERY REGION OF
OUR STATE IS NOW BECOMING
EXPENSIVE REGION. THE CSU
CONTINUES TO MEET OUR STUDENT
HOUSING NEEDS BY CONSTRUCTING
STUDENT HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE
MOST FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER
SO THAT WE CAN MINIMIZE THE ROOM
AND BOARD COSTS. WE ARE VERY
APPRECIATIVE THAT IN RECENT
YEARS THE LEGISLATURE HAS
SUPPORTED THIS GOAL THROUGH
AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING
GRANTS TO DATE THE HIGHER
EDUCATION STUDENT HOUSING GRANT
PROGRAM HAS HELPED THE CSU
ADVANCED PROJECTS AT NINE OF OUR
UNIVERSITIES. BUILDING A TOTAL
OF THIRTY ONE HUNDRED BEDS WITH
TWENTY EIGHT HUNDRED OF THOSE
BEDS. ANTICIPATED TO BE PRICE
SPECIFICALLY FOR LOW INCOME
STUDENTS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE
SUFFICIENT GRANT FUNDING TO
SUPPORT THREE ADDITIONAL
AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING
PROJECTS ONE HERE AT SACRAMENTO
STATE ANOTHER AT SAN JOSE STATE
AND THE FINAL ONE AT THE
STANISLAUS UNIVERSITY. NEED IS
QUITE A CUTE AS WELL AT EACH OF
THOSE INSTITUTIONS. WELL WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE STATE FACES
SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
WE DO WANT TO NOTE THAT IF
FUNDING FOR THESE PROJECTS IS
DEFERRED. WE KNOW THAT.
CONSTRUCTION COSTS WILL RISE AND
AS THEY CONTINUE TO RISE THE
NUMBER OF BEDS ULTIMATELY
INCLUDED. WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED
AND IN TURN WE LIMIT OUR ABILITY
TO MEET STUDENT HOUSING NEEDS.
DEFERRAL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE STUDENT HOUSING REVOLVING
LOAN PROGRAM COULD HAVE A
SIMILAR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR
STUDENTS. WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF
THE GOVERNOR'S RECENT BUDGET
PROPOSAL JANUARY BUDGET PROPOSAL
HE HONORED HIS COMMITMENT. IN
THE MULTI YEAR COMPACT DESPITE
THE STATE'S RECENT FINANCIAL
CHALLENGES. THIS DEMONSTRATES
THE ADMINISTRATION'S FIRM
COMMITMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
AND WE SEE IT AS HIS UNWAVERING
SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF THE
CSU AND WE ARE DEEPLY
APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. THE
COMPACTS BUDGET AUGMENTATION
WILL ALLOW US TO ADVANCE MANY OF
THE PRIORITIES I OUTLINED A
LITTLE WHILE AGO. BUT OF COURSE
IT IS ALWAYS THE CSU STANDS
READY TO DO MORE FOR OUR CURRENT
AND FUTURE STUDENTS AND FOR OUR
EMPLOYEES IMPORTANTLY AND FOR
THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THERE
ARE THREE AREAS OF CRITICAL
NEED. FIRST THERE IS A NEED TO
PROVIDE COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND
BENEFITS. SO THAT WE CAN RECRUIT
AND RETAIN. FACULTY AND STAFF
WHO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT INSPIRE
AND UPLIFT THE DIVERS AND
TALENTED STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING
PROGRESS IN THIS AREA BUT WE
MUST DO SO PRUDENTLY. AND WITH
THEM THE RESOURCES MADE
AVAILABLE BY THIS YEAR'S FINAL
STATE BUDGET. WE DO NOT WANT TO
COMPROMISE WE CANNOT COMPROMISE
OUR ACADEMIC MISSION. OUR SECOND
PRIORITY WOULD ALLOW US TO
EXPAND THE WORK OF GRADUATION
INITIATIVE TWENTY TWENTY FIVE
WHICH SUPPORTS OUR BROADER
MISSION TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL
EQUITY SO THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY. TO EARN THE
LIFELONG LIFE TRANSFORMING
BENEFITS OF A CSU DEGREE. AND
THIRD WE WANT TO ENSURE SAFE
MODERN SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES
WHERE OUR STUDENTS CAN LEARN.
FROM THAT WORLD CLASS FACULTY
AND STAFF IN OUT IN A MANNER
THAT ALLOWS MODERN. APPROACHES
TO TEACHING AND LEARNING TO BE
CELEBRATED IN SAFE BUILDINGS. UP
MANY OF THE BUILDINGS ON THE CSU
CAMPUSES MORE THAN HALF OF THEM
FRANKLY ARE OVER FORTY YEARS OF
AGE AND THEY ARE IN DIRE NEED OF
SIGNIFICANT. IMPROVEMENT CHAIR
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
ON BEHALF OF MY CAL STATE
UNIVERSITY COLLEAGUES. WE'VE
RIGHT SEVERAL HERE SO THAT WE
WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANKS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS
YOU THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE TO THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY AS YOU SERVE IN
ELECTED POSITIONS ACROSS THE
STATE WE WELCOME QUESTIONS YOU
MIGHT HAVE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND
THAT TODAY OR AT ANYTIME IN THE
FUTURE ANY OF US FROM THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
STAND READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
TO ENGAGE IN. ANIMATED
DISCUSSION AND TO HELP. CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT THIS TRANSFORMATIVE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM THAT IS
CALIFORNIA'S UNIVERSITY AND
CONTINUES TO SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
PROSPERITY EARLIER THANK YOU
VERY MUCH WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR STATEMENT WE KNOW YOU'RE
STAYING FOR. TWO MORE PANELS
AND- HOPEFULLY THE DISCUSSION ON
P. AS ANIMATED AS YOU YOU
SUGGEST- END WILL TAKE QUESTIONS
AFTER WE HEAR FROM OUR OTHER TWO
PANELISTS WILL MOVE TO JENNIFER
LOUIS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE
. GOOD MORNING MISTER CHAIR AND
MEMBERS JENNIFER LOUIS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THE
TWENTY TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET IS FIRST AND
FOREMOST A STUDENT FOCUSED
BUDGET AND CONTINUES TO BUILD
UPON THE HISTORIC INVESTMENTS
AND MAINTAINS THE MULTI YEAR
CONTACT REMIX REFLECTED IN THE
TWENTY TWENTY TO BUDGET ACT. AS
PART OF THE SECOND YEAR OF THE
MULTI YEAR COMPACT CREAM IT THE
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR.
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROVIDES A 5%
BASING FEES OF TWO HUNDRED
TWENTY SEVEN POINT THREE MILLION
ONGOING GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS AT THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY.
CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMITMENTS
OUTLINED IN THE COMPACT
AGREEMENT THE 5% PLEASE INCREASE
AUGMENTATION REFLECTS THE
ADMINISTRATION'S AND CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY'S CONTINUAL
COMMITMENT TO EXPAND STUDENT
ACCESS EQUITY AND AFFORDABILITY
AND CREATING CAREER PATHWAYS IN
HIGH DEMAND INDUSTRIES AND
OPPORTUNITIES. THE BUDGET ALSO
PROVOKE PROPOSES A SHIFT A FOUR
HUNDRED FOUR POINT EIGHT MILLION
ONE TIME JOURNAL FIND WHICH WE
SHALL DISCUSS LATER IN THE
HEARING. APPROPRIATED FOR THE UP
FRONT SUPPORT VARIOUS CAPITAL
PROJECTS ON CSU CAMPUSES. TO
BEING SUPPORTED BY CC ISSUE
BONDS AS WELL AS THE
ACCOMPANYING ADJUSTMENT AT THE
TWENTY SEVEN MILLION ONGOING
GENERAL FUND. TO SUPPORT THE
ASSOCIATED THAT SERVICE FOR
THOSE FILES SPECIFIC TO THOSE
CAMPUS PROJECTS WITHOUT I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY.
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND THEN WILL MOVE TO LISA CAME
FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE.
IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY
IN PERSON AFTER TWO YEARS OF
ZOOMS SO. GLAD YOU'RE HERE. GLAD
TO BE HERE GOOD MORNING CHEN
MEMBERS THE THINKING LET'S
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE.
ARE COMMON IN THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL FOR CSU'S BASE INCREASE
APPEARING HER JAN TENTH
BEGINNING AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE
ELEVEN. I'D IN PREVIOUS YEARS WE
THINK THAT THE APPROACH OF
PROVIDING UNRESTRICTED BASE
INCREASES TO THE UNIVERSITIES
DOES NOT. FAR TRANSPARENCY OR
ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS IS BECAUSE
THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED FUNDING
IS NOT DESIGNATED FOR ANY
PARTICULAR PURPOSE SAYS. AND
THERE'S NO LANGUAGE ENSURING
THAT THE ISSUE WOULD USE THE
FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS
INITIAL PLANS. WE ALSO THINK THE
AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTATION THE
PROPOSED FIVE PERCENT. COULD BE
REVISITED. SINCE THE GOVERNOR
AND CSU REACHED THEIR AGREEMENT
THE COMPACT LAST YEAR. NEW
INFORMATION HAS BECOME AVAILABLE
BOTH ON CSU'S OPERATING COSTS
AND ON THE STATE FISCAL
CONDITION. AND LEGISLATURE MAY
WISH TO INCORPORATE THAT IN ITS
BUDGET DECISIONS FOR CSU THIS
YEAR. BASED ON THAT INFORMATION
THE 5% BASE INCREASE WOULD COVER
AS THE CHANCELLOR NOTED. MANY
BUT NOT ALL OF THE ISSUES
IDENTIFIED OPERATING COST
INCREASES. IN FACT IF YOU TURN
TO PAGE FOUR OF YOUR AGENDA. YOU
CAN SEE WHAT OPERATING COST
INCREASES THE IS HE WOULD HAVE
TO COVER WITH A NOT FIVE
PERCENT. AS WELL AS WHAT
ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO COME. TO PROVIDE AN
EXAMPLE THE 5% WOULD ALLOW IT TO
COVER A PORTION OF ITS PROPOSED
REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION WILL
INCREASE AS- AS WELL AS SOME.
EXPECTED INCREASES IN EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS. HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR. COVERING
INFLATION ON ON PERSONNEL COSTS.
FOR PROVIDING FUNDING FOR
CAPITAL RENEWAL PROJECTS. AND
VARIOUS OTHER PURPOSES.
EASTERNMOST TIRE PRODUCTIONS
THIS IS LIKELY TO BE THE CASE
THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE
CONTACT THAT IS THE 5% INCREASES
ARE LIKELY TO FALL SHORT. OF
FULLY COVERING CITIES OPERATING
COST INCREASES. IF LEGISLATURE
WISHES TO EXPAND SEIZE HIS
BUDGET MONEY MMHM ONE OPTION IT
COULD CONSIDER IN FUTURE YEARS
AS SUPPORTING TUITION INCREASES
. IN THE MEANTIME. FOR TWENTY
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR. WE
RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE TO
DECIDE WHICH OF CSU'S OPERATING
COST INCREASES IT WISHES TO
PRIORITIZE. AND THEN RATHER THAN
PROVIDING AN UNRESTRICTED BASING
CREASE IT COULD PROVIDE FUNDING
DESIGNATED FOR THOSE PARTICULAR
PRIORITIES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
FUNDING COULD BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED
FIVE PERCENT. BASED ON THE
LEGISLATURE'S PRIORITIES AND THE
STATE BUDGET CAPACITY. THANK YOU
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE IN COST. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH- I APPRECIATE
THAT. I WANT TO LEAD OFF FOR
SOME QUESTIONS BUT I KNOW WE
HAVE AT LEAST ONE NEW MEMBER AND
I THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE A COMMENT
- UP FRONT BECAUSE ON PAGE THREE
OF OUR AGENDA. IS THE TOTAL. OF
EXPENDITURES AND- I KNOW WHEN I
FIRST STARTED I WONDERED WHAT
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
TRUST FUND WAS. BASICALLY WASHES
THROUGH ALL THE- EXPENSES FOR
TUITION HOUSING PARKING
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND THINGS
THAT ARE MORE ENTERPRISE IN
NATURE. AND THAT THE THING THAT
REALLY MATTERS TO US THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS THE
GENERAL FUND PART THERE BECAUSE
THAT'S- WHERE WE CAN DO IT. AND
I THINK I WANT TO DRILL DOWN A
LITTLE BIT FIRST ON SOMETHING
THAT JUST CAME UP. IN THE CSU.
HAS THE 5% IT HAS BEEN TALKED
ABOUT IS UNRESTRICTED IN THESE
DISCUSSIONS BUT THE CSU HAS
ACTUALLY LAID OUT WHERE THEY
WANT. TO SPEND THAT FIVE
PERCENT. AND IT IT SEEMS TO ME
THE REAL QUESTION IS WHETHER OR
NOT WE SHOULD BE RATHER SPECIFIC
IN AGREEING TO WHAT THE 5% IS
THAT CSU IS LAID OUT AND IT
WOULD ADDRESS. THE CONCERN OF
THE L. A. O. IF IN FACT WE WERE.
DOING THAT AND I DON'T KNOW.
PROCEDURALLY I THINK THE NUANCES
AT THIS SHE IS YOU COULD DECIDE
TO CHANGE THAT TO SEE IF IT'S
NOT INCORPORATED AND WHAT WE DO
IN THE BUDGET AND SO THE
QUESTION IS. DO EITHER OF YOU
HAVE ANY ADVICE ON WHAT WE
SHOULD DO TO MAYBE. TRY TO WALK
DOWN WHAT THE 5% GOES FOR AND
DOES THE CSU FIELD THAT YOU
WOULD WANT FLEXIBILITY WITHIN
THAT IN CASE. THINGS CHANGE SO
BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE
ISSUE OF THE TRANSPARENCY THE 5%
COULD BE ADDRESSED BY EVER
HOWEVER WE DO THAT AND MAYBE
I'LL START WITH CSU AND THEN GO
TO THE L. A. O. AND IF FINANCES
A BURNING COMMENT OF COURSE WE
WILL RECOGNIZE YOU. WELL THE CSU
ALWAYS COMMITS TO THE VALUE
PARENTS. BOTH AND ARE INTENDED
PLANNING AND THE AND THE ACTUAL-
DETAILS THAT DEMONSTRATE WHAT IT
IS WE CHOSE TO DO OPERATIONALLY.
SO LET ME SAY FROM THE BEGINNING
BUT THAT IS THAT IS THE
PRINCIPLE UNDERLYING WHAT IT IS
WE WILL DO. WE WOULD ALSO OF
COURSE LIKE FLEXIBILITY- THE
LIKELIHOOD OF US CHANGING OUR
PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF WHERE WE
WOULD SPEND THE COMPACT DOLLARS
ARE PRETTY SMALL. WE HAVE. THAT
AS A PRIORITY AND WE HAVE SOME.
ABSOLUTE MANDATORY INCREASES
THAT WE HAVE TO COVER HEALTH
CARE. PREMIUM INCREASES RETRACT
INCREASES IN REQUIRED
OPERATIONAL COSTS THOSE HAVE TO
BE PAID FOR. I WOULD ALSO SAY
THAT WE HAVE MADE IT A PRIORITY.
TO FUNDING MOMENT INCREASES. AND
WE NEED TO NEXT YEAR BE ABLE TO
PUT DOLLARS. WHICH WE HOPE WILL
COME FROM THE COMPACT. TO THE
UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE WHERE
WE KNOW WE HAVE THE ENROLLMENT
PRESSURES. I'D BE GLAD TO
EXPLAIN THE- RIEN RE ALLOCATION
AND REALIGNMENT PROGRAM THAT
WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN PLACE A
MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROCESS
RATHER THAN THE SPECIFICS IN THE
SENSE THAT. THAT YOU LAID OUT
HOW YOU WANT TO DIVIDE THE 5%
AND ARE YOU IN ESSENCE WILLING
TO STICK TO THAT TO IN SOME WAY
OR HAVE US. STICK IT WITH YOU.
ARE OR IS THERE SOMETHING IN
THERE THAT IS REALLY A MOVING
TARGET WERE YOU WOULD ARGUE FOR
SOME MEASURE OF FLEXIBILITY
THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S A MOVING
TARGET WE WOULD STILL ARGUE FOR
FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE LIFE IN THE
WORLD CHANGES FREQUENTLY AT THE
LAST MOMENT. SO WE WOULD LIKE WE
WOULD APPRECIATE FAITH. AND
TRUST IN THE TRANSPARENCY WITH
WHICH WE HAVE PLEDGED TO ACT NOT
ONLY NEXT YEAR BUT WITH WHICH WE
HAVE ACTED IN THE PAST. YES THE
L. A. O. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE LAID OUT
THE 5% AND YOU INITIALLY SAID
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY BUT THEY
ARE TRYING TO BE TRANSPARENT
ABOUT THE FIVE. WHAT WOULD GIVE
YOU COMFORT IN HOW WE SHOULD ACT
ON DEALING WITH THE SPECIFICS
THEY'VE LAID OUT FOR THE 5% THE
LANGUAGE THE SEAT FOR THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED 5% THERE
ISN'T MUCH SPECIFICITY AS TO HOW
CSU WOULD USE THE FUNDS. AND
THAT IS PRIMARILY WHAT PROMPTED
OUR COMMENT THAT THERE ISN'T
MUCH TRANSPARENCY WITH THIS
APPROACH. IDENTIFYING IT IS THE
FUNDS YES HE DOES ADD SOME
TRANSPARENCY TO THAT
CONVERSATION THE LEGISLATURE CAN
CONSIDER HOW THESE FUNDS WOULD
LIKELY BE SPENT. HOWEVER BECAUSE
THERE IS NO STATUTORY LANGUAGE
DIRECTING CSU TO STICK TO THAT
PLAN. THERE IS STILL LESS
ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER THIS
APPROACH THAN IF IT WERE
SPECIFIED IN BUDGET BILL
LANGUAGE WHAT THE PRIORITIES.
ARE RT SPORT. THANK YOU AND- THE
FINANCE PERSON IS REACHING FOR
MICROPHONE GATHERING THAT MEANS
YOU HAVE A COMMENT. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR A JENNIFER LOUIS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT THE
MULTI YOUR CONTACT GREEN MINT-
INTERSEGMENT ONLY THAT- WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND
THE MINISTRATION AS PART OF THE
CONDITION OF THE MULTI YEAR
CONTACT. THE RECORD PRINCIPLES
AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY- AS
WELL AS- WHEN THOSE PRINCIPLES
ONLINE BROADLY WITH MANY OF THE
LEGISLATURE'S PRIORITIES. OF FOR
THIS SEGMENT AS WELL AS
RECOGNIZING THE LEGISLATURE'S
ROLE IN EVALUATING THE
ADMINISTRATION'S- GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSAL AND WITH THAT IN
MIND THE PRINCIPLES ARE LAID OUT
AS PART OF THE MULTI YOUR
CONTACT. INCLUDES INCREASING
ACCESS IMPROVING C. STUDENT
SUCCESS IN ADVANCING EQUITY
INCREASING THE AFFORDABILITY OF
A CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION. INCREASING
INTERSEGMENT A COLLABORATION FOR
THE BENEFIT OF CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. SUPPORTING
WORKFORCE PREPAREDNESS IN HIGH
DEMAND CAREER PIPELINE
OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS
PROVIDING ACCESS TO ONLINE
COURSE OFFERINGS FOR THE DIVERSE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS. AND SO AS PART OF
THOSE CORE PRINCIPLES EACH YEAR
WE SHALL BE OF VALUE IN THROUGH
THE MULTI YEAR COMPACT AND
THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE
CONTACT. FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT-
INCREASE AS WE MOVING FORWARD
THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE
CONTACT. LET ME TRY STITCH THREE
VERY DIVERGENT COMMENTS HERE IT
UP BECAUSE I APPRECIATE THAT
YOU'LL BE OF VALUE WAIT. BUT I
SORT OF THINK. THE CSU COULD
CHOOSE TO DO ALMOST ANY OF A
NUMBER OF THINGS WITH ITS 5% AND
STILL MEET WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
AND I THINK THE L. A. IS REALLY
CALLING FOR TRANSPARENCY YOU ARE
REALLY TRYING TO MEET THE
TRANSPARENCY WITH THE 5% THE
QUESTION IS. WHETHER OR NOT. WE
SHOULD GIVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN
THAT SO THE REAL ISSUE IS AND
ALSO. I'M DOING THIS FOR
EVERYBODY BUT WE DO HAVE A NEW
PERSON AND IS SPEAKING ABOUT OUR
PROCESS. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WE
WILL HAVE WEEKLY HEARINGS AND
TOLD US FIRST- AT LEAST THROUGH
THE LAST THURSDAY IN IN APRIL.
AND THE GOVERNOR HAS PUT OUT
HIS- JANUARY TENTH BUDGET. WHAT
WHAT THIS PROCESS DOES IS AIRED
OUT COMPLETELY AND ACTUALLY
TRIED OCCASIONALLY PROVIDE SOME
GUIDANCE THAT WE WILL HOPE HE
TAKES IN IN THE MAY REVISE WHEN
HE WALKS IT DOWN. AND THAT IS A
AND THEN WE HAVE TO DECIDE
WHETHER. HE TOOK THE ADVICE
TOTALLY THE WAY WE LIKE TO
WHETHER WE HAVE TO FIDDLE WITH
IT BETWEEN MAY FIFTEENTH AND
WALKING DOWN THE BUDGET IN JUNE.
AND SO I THINK THAT THAT THIS
JUST SETS OUT A TASK THAT ARE
EITHER IN TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE
OR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
GOVERNOR WE HAVE TO ADDRESS
BECAUSE I WOULD THINK THAT WE
GENERALLY APPRECIATE THE
TRANSPARENCY OF CSU. THE
QUESTION IS WHAT WE WANT TO HAVE
IN THE BUDGET BILL LANGUAGE AND
IF THERE IS FLEXIBILITY WHAT
FLEXIBILITY DO WE WANT THAT
DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE
TRANSPARENCY. AND I THINK MISTER
STORM IS ANXIOUS TO SPEAK OF
COURSE I AM SENATOR THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK-
RAINSTORM THE ASSISTANT VICE
CHANCELLOR FOR BUDGET. WORK FOR-
A CANCER CLUSTER OF COURSE. A
COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS TO KEEP
IN MIND- FOR THE TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR YEAR WHICH WE ARE
DISCUSSING TODAY. WE HAVE NEARLY
EVERYONE OF OUR EMPLOYEE GROUPS-
THEIR UNION CONTRACTS ARE OPEN
FOR CONSIDERATION NEGOTIATION
RIGHT NOW. SO OBVIOUSLY- WHEN IT
COMES TO THE FINAL BUDGET THAT
YOU WOULD BE A VOTING ON LATER
ON THIS SUMMER WE HAVE TO BE
ABLE TO ADDRESS AND BALANCE OUR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
DISCUSSIONS AND CONTRACTS WITH
THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING YOU'D
HAVE. AVAILABLE TO YOU. SO
THAT'S ONE OF THINGS THAT- JUST
AS AN EXAMPLE ONE OF THOSE WHILE
YOU'RE WALKING INTO WHAT MY NEXT
QUESTION OKAY IT'S GOING TO
NINETY I BUT I THINK THE ANSWER
THAT. THAT NEXT QUESTION MAN
FOR. THE OUT. AND IT'S ONE OF
THINGS THAT I THINK IS OF
CONCERN TO ALL OF US BECAUSE- IN
THE NEXT TRANCHE OF MONEY. THAT
YOU SAY YOU WISH YOU HAD TO
ADDRESS DIFFERENT ISSUES.
THERE'S A HUNDRED AND SIXTY
EIGHT. DOLLARS TO DEAL WITH THE
COMPENSATION ISSUES IN
NEGOTIATIONS AND WHEN YOU- AND
THE INTERESTING THING IS THE 5%
IS TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN
MILLION. AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL
HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT MILLION
AS GOOD AS I AM IN MATH I WOULD
SAY THAT'S PROBABLY SOMEWHERE
ABOVE 3% IN SHORT OF FOUR
PERCENT. OF WHAT THE COMPACT
AMOUNT IS AND YOU SEE IF IT
TURNS OUT. THAT YOU'RE GONNA
NEED ALL OF THAT AND THAT IS
YOUR FIRST PRIORITY AND IT
DISPLACES. OTHER THINGS THAT ARE
IN YOUR TRANSPARENCY OF THE TWO
HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN MILLION
THAT LAYS OUT WHAT HOW YOU WANT
TO SPEND THE 5% THAT'S EXACTLY
THE REASON WE WANT TO SEE IF
THERE'S A WAY TO LOCK IN THE
TRANSPARENCY BUT UNDERSTAND TO
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF THERE IS
FLEXIBILITY AND AT. THE END AND-
YOU'RE WALKING RIGHT INTO THE L.
A. O.'S ARGUMENTS IF WE DIRECT
WHERE. WE THINK YOU HAVE SAID
YOU WANT TO DO THE TWO HUNDRED
AND TWENTY SEVEN MILLION AND YOU
FLIP IT BECAUSE OF LABOR
AGREEMENTS THAT HAPPENED AND-
THAT'S NOT THE TOTAL
TRANSPARENCY THAT'S BEING CALLED
FOR. AND I THINK THAT'S THE
CONUNDRUM I AM TRYING TO
OUTLINED. IN TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT BEFORE WE DO BUDGET TRAILER
BILL LANGUAGE AND LOCK IT DOWN.
AND BECAUSE I THINK. OTHER
PEOPLE WILL SPEAK BUT I THINK WE
WILL REALLY. WANT TO
TRANSPARENCY WE WON'T WANT THE
UNRESTRICTED 5% SO THAT WE HAVE
A SENSE OF WHAT WE ARE GENUINELY
ADDRESSING. IF WE ARE
APPROPRIATE THAT AND I THINK.
JUST TO SPEAK TO THE- A
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST AND- TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT OTHER THINGS I
MEAN. IT'S PRETTY YES THE BUDGET
COULD GET A LITTLE WORSE B. IN
REVENUES BEFORE MAY FIFTEENTH OR
JUNE THIRTIETH BUT- I. FOR NEEDS
OF THE CSU IN TERMS OF JUST
BASIC INFLATIONARY AND- AND
COSTS AND THE THING THAT. THIS
IS OUR ONE HEARING BEFORE WE
COME BACK IN MAYBE TWO QUICK
ONES BECAUSE I THINK. WE'RE
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND PRIORITIES.
AND IF THE WORSE COMES TO WORSE
AND WE CAN'T EVEN KEEP THE 5%
WHAT'S IMPORTANT THERE AND IF.
IF YOU DO THE COMPENSATION
PACKAGE IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO
DO THE ENROLLMENT IF THOSE ARE
MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE IN A BINARY
CHOICE AND SO. HOME THAT JUST
SORT OF WITHOUT US TALKING TOO
MUCH ABOUT IT GETS TO THE
DIFFICULTY IN WATER OVERALL
ISSUE WILL BE IN THIS SHOW ME
JUST ASKED THAT QUESTION AND I
WAS GOING TO GET TO AND- THIS IS
PARTIALLY BEEN ANSWERED NOW. BUT
YOU HAVE A HUNDRED AND SIXTY
EIGHT MILLION THAT YOU PROJECT
IS THE COST YOU WILL NEED TO.
SORT OF DEAL WITH SOME OF THESE
COMPENSATION. IF YOU WEREN'T
GOING TO GET THE HUNDRED SIXTY
EIGHT MILLION AND THAT'S NOT IN
YOUR FIVE PERCENT. A
TRANSPARENCY FOR THE COMPACT
ASKED. WHAT HE GONNA DO HOW ARE
YOU GOING TO HANDLE. AND I AND
AN ADMITTEDLY IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO REVEAL NEGOTIATING STRATEGY I
UNDERSTAND THAT BUT STILL THAT'S
A BIG QUESTION FOR US IN THE
BUDGET. UNDERSTAND THE HUNDRED
AND SIXTY EIGHT MILLION NUMBER
THAT WAS USED YESTERDAY AND SOME
OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD
WITH YOU IN YOUR OFFICE. IS NOT
A NUMBER THAT NECESSARILY EVEN
MEETS ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEE
COMPENSATION NEEDS. IT'S A
NUMBER THAT WE- HAVE IDENTIFIED
AS- HELPING. TO MEET THOSE
POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE NEEDS. WHAT
WE HAVE IS A COMMITMENT. THAT
WITH DEMOCRATS DOLLARS OF THE
COMPACT. WE HAVE ABOUT NINETY
TWO MILLION. NINETY TWO AND A
HALF MILLION THAT WE HAVE SET
ASIDE FOR COMPENSATION. THAT
DOES NOT ADDRESS ALL OF OUR
COMPENSATION NEEDS. BUT IT IS
MONEY THAT WE WOULD DIRECT
TOWARD THOSE COMPENSATION NEEDS
WE HAVE ALSO PLEDGED. WITHIN THE
COMPACT. TO DIRECT THE MONEY
IDENTIFIED FOR ENROLLMENT TO
SUPPORT ENROLLMENT. AND WE HAVE
WE HAVE TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL
COSTS OF HEALTH PREMIUM COSTS
MAINTENANCE OF NEW FACILITIES
LIABILITIES SO THERE'S SOME
ELEMENTS OF WHAT IT IS WE'VE
PLEDGED HERE WITHIN THE COMPACT.
THAT WERE JUST RESTRICTED. IF WE
HAVE TO GO BEYOND IN ORDER TO
SETTLE CONTRACTS. THOSE NUMBERS
WILL HAVE TO COME FROM CURRENT
BASE UNIVERSITY BUDGETS. OKAY
AND- IT I COULD GO ON OF LOTS OF
THINGS TO ASK BUT I HAVE OTHER
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE I WANT TO
ASK ABOUT THE EQUITY PART OF
THE- OF THE GRADUATION PROGRAM
AND SOME OTHER THINGS BUT I WILL
LET- OTHER PEOPLE DO QUESTIONS
BUT I SHOULD SAY FOR THE RECORD.
THIS IS THE REASON LAST YEAR THE
LEGISLATURE WANTED TO GO PAST
THE 5% IN THE CONTACTS TO TRY TO
DEAL EXACTLY WITH THIS AND NOT
FACE THIS SITUATION THAT WE ARE
FACING NOW. SO ARE- LET ME ALLOW
FOR QUESTIONS FROM. MY
COLLEAGUES DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. SENATE ROAD. I JUST
WANT CLARIFICATION ON THE
HOUSING- COMPONENT ON THERE YOU
SAID YOU HAVE THREE. AB WE
POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT NEEDED
TO BE. WE DO HAVE A HOUSING ITEM
COMING ALL DAY OKAY THEN I WILL
WAIT A LARGE THAT'LL GIVE YOU A
FEW MINUTES TO THINK ABOUT HOW
YOU CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
YOU KNOW AND GUIDANCE SENATOR
SMALLWOOD QUITE THANK YOU SO
MUCH- MISTER CHAIR AND THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING THE FRESHMAN
LEARNING CURVE. I APPRECIATE
THAT- AND FOR THE RICH
INFORMATION SHARE TO ALL OF THE
PRISONERS- ON THE CORE
OPERATIONS AND I WAS HEARING
THIS QUESTION ABOUT TRANSPARENCY
AND- AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE COVERING- ALL OF THE
CORE COSTS IN PARTICULAR THE
PERSONNEL- AS A GRADUATE OF THE
CSU SYSTEM- HAS A PERSON WHO HAS
WORKED IN HIGHER ED- AS A PERSON
WHO'S WORKED WITH- LABOR AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS I KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT- THE FACULTY AND
CLASSIFIED STAFF IS TO MAKING
SURE THAT OUR- OUR UNIVERSITIES
OPERATE WITHOUT THEM WE HAVE NO.
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER HIGHER
LEARNING AND- I WAS. I WOULD IF
YOU WERE GONNA HAVE MORE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE POINT
THAT YOU WERE RAISING IN TERMS
OF HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE ARE
CREATING A BUDGET- NEEDS OF
THOSE WORKERS AND PARTICULARLY
IN THIS TIME OF. INCREDIBLE
INFLATION INCREDIBLE ECONOMIC
UNCERTAINTY AND CERTAINLY- A
TIME WHERE YOU KNOW IN SOME WAYS
WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH IN TERMS
OF THE GRADUATION RATES AND WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WE
DON'T WANT TO INTERFERE WITH THE
PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING BY
NOT. HAVING THE PERSONNEL TO
HELP US MEET OUR GOALS I WAS
LOOKING IN SOME OF THE-
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT-
TWENTY TWENTY TWO AND THAT THERE
WAS A RECOMMENDATION FOR TWO
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT MILLION
DOLLARS TO COVER SALARY
INCREASES BUT THAT WAS NOT- THAT
RECOMMENDATION WAS NOT FULLY-
ADOPTED AND SO. I'M I'M CURIOUS-
AT. IS THE RESULT IT LOOKS LIKE
THAT THERE WAS SOME ONE TIME
INCREASES THAT WERE PROVIDED AND
I THINK YOU MENTIONED TO.
SENATOR LAYERED THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT A THREE PERCENT.
SORT OF INCREASE- IN WAGES AND
YOU KNOW I JUST WANT TO SAY
GIVEN THAT I JUST SPENT SEVEN
NINETY NINE SEVEN DOLLARS AND
NINETY NINE CENTS ON A DOZEN
EGGS- THAT JUST FOR THE RECORD.
THAT IT IS THREE BETWEEN THREE
AND 4% FOR JUST DEALING WITH
THEIR COMPENSATION INCREASES
ACROSS IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY
SPECIFIED THAT IT'LL BE A 3%
INCREASE IN WAGES TO INVADE THE
BALLOT JUST I'M JUST SAVING THEM
A LOT OF GRIEF GOT IT GOT IT.
GOT IT BUT- BUT THERE WERE I
KNOW WITH THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION FOR EXAMPLE A
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED
ON COMPENSATION INCLUDES SOMEONE
TIME PAYMENTS BUT RAISES THAT
INCLUDED. A TWO POINT 6%
INCREASE AND I'M SAYING THAT.
TWO POINT SIX GIVEN THE COST OF
LIVING AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT-
WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY- THE
CHANCELLOR SAY. THAT THERE'S A
QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER WILL BE
ABLE TO HAVE SUFFICIENT
RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT THE
FACULTY WILL WILL HAVE THE CREEK
INCREASES- AND THE FUNDING TO
COVER ALL THOSE COSTS SO. I JUST
WANT TO STRESS- HOW IMPORTANT
THE TRANSPARENCY IS. AND HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS THAT- WE ENSURE
THAT WHATEVER IS BEING ALLOCATED
THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE
APPROPRIATE RESOURCES. TO HAVE
RELEVANT- RAISES THAT THAT-
INSURE OUR WERE- STAFF AND
FACULTY CAN WEATHER THE
FINANCIAL STORMS- THAT WE ARE
IN- BUT I. SO THAT'S MORE OF A
COMMENT THAN THAN A DIRECT-
QUESTION ON THAT BUT I DO WANT
TO ASK HOW THEN ARE. YOU ALL
THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO ENSURE A
SUFFICIENT INCREASES IN
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THERE ISN'T
STILL A CLEAR STEP SYSTEM THAT
EXISTS WITHIN THE CSU- I'M
CURIOUS ABOUT HOW YOUR- CREATING
THE VEHICLE FOR ADDRESSING
SALARIES. HOW ARE WE COMING IN
TERMS OF DEVELOPING OUR STEP
SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A
STRUCTURE- THAT IS RESPECTFUL OF
THE WORK FORCE- AT OUR CSU
CAMPUSES. AND MY THIRD QUESTION
IS ABOUT EQUITY WHICH I KNOW YOU
WERE GETTING TO AND THAT
REFLECTING BACK ON A STUDY THAT
WAS DONE. THAT LOOKED AT WOMEN
IN BLACK AND LATINO- WORKERS-
PARTICULARLY NON FACULTY- BUT
WORKERS- THAT THE UNION HAD DONE
A STUDY THAT SHOWED THAT THERE
WAS SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES WHEN
YOU LOOKED AT WAGES- OF NON
WHITE WORKERS- COMPARED. TO
THEIR THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS
ON THE CAMPUS I THINK WHITE
WOMEN MAKE UP 5% LESS THAN WHITE
MEN- IN TERMS OF THE WAGE
DISPARITIES ARE AND NON WHITE
MEN MAKE UP 3% LESS THAN WHITE
MEN AND NON WHITE WOMEN NEARLY
AT 7% LESS. SO MY QUESTION. IS
WE SAY WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY TO COVER BASIC
COMPENSATION. WE DON'T HAVE A
STEP STRUCTURE WHEN A VEHICLE TO
WHEN WE DO HAVE THAT RESOURCES
TO ENSURE THE FACULTY AND
CLASSIFIED NOT FACULTY STAFF IS
PAID AND WE HAVE VERY DEEP
RACIAL DISPARITY IN THE SYSTEM-
SO FOR ME TRANSPARENCY IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THOSE THREE
POINTS RAISES A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT. WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES WE
NEED HOW DO WE GET THERE AND HOW
DO WE ENSURE WE ARE ADDRESSING
SOME OF THESE. ISSUES. OUR MUCH
START WITH THE- THE CHANCELLOR
AND SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE WISHES
TO COMMENT YES THANK YOU VERY
MUCH SENATOR- LET ME TRY TO
GROUP MY COMMENTS. DIRECTED
TOWARD THE STAFF SALARY STUDY.
WHICH YOU BEGAN YOUR COMMENTS BY
NOTING THAT THAT PRODUCED A
RESULT IN MEET OF TWO HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS
ON THE STAFF SIDE. TO BRING OUR
STAFF SALARIES IN ALIGNMENT WITH
COMPARISON- ORGANIZATIONS THAT
STAFF STUDY ALSO. I THINK.
INCLUDES SOME OF THE COMMENTS
THAT YOU MADE IN THE CLOSING
ASPECTS OF YOUR REMARKS RELATED
TO EQUITY ISSUES AND THEN LET ME
ADDRESS THE- REFERENCES TO CFA
AND THE LET ME CLOSE MY COMMENTS
BY TALKING GENERALLY. ABOUT THE
OVERALL CIRCUMSTANCES FOR
EMPLOYEES. THE STAFF SALARY
STUDY WAS JOINTLY FUNDED
PROPOSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM AND THE- GOVERNOR SIGNED
THAT PROPOSAL THAT HAPPENED
BEFORE I BECAME CHANCELLOR- SO I
ACTUALLY AT THE FIRST MEETING
THAT I SERVED AS- AS INTERIM
CHANCELLOR THAT FIRST BOARD
MEETING THAT REPORT WAS
PRESENTED. I AND I THINK SENATOR
LAYERED REFERRED CHU- A LINK
BETWEEN THAT NUMBER AND OTHER
SENATE'S IDEAL BUDGET FOR THE
TWENTY THREE. FOR THE TWENTY TWO
TWENTY THREE YEAR THAT INCLUDED
ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM. ABOUT MONEY DID NOT
APPEAR IN THE FINAL BUDGET AND
CLEARLY THAT LACK OF APPEARING
IN THE FINAL BUDGET WAS A
DISAPPOINTMENT THAT'S PROBABLY
LAST SEVERAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH
TERM. FOR THE CSU ADMINISTRATION
AND CERTAINLY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES
WE ARE NOW IN BARGAINING WITH
CSU E. U. N. WITH THE TEAMSTERS
UNION SO I WANT TO BE VERY
CAREFUL. THAT I- I CAREFULLY
SPEAK ABOUT WHAT IS TAKING PLACE
AT THE BARGAINING TABLE. THE CSU
HAS PRESENTED A SALARY STOP
STRUCTURE AT THAT TABLE AS HAS
CSU YOU. TEAMSTERS AS WELL THERE
ARE VARYING OPINIONS WITH THEM
THOSE UNITS. ARE AROUND. WHAT
THAT ALL MEANS IN THE CURRENT
STATE AND WHAT IT MIGHT MEAN FOR
US BEING ABLE TO COME TO AN
AGREEMENT. FOR EACH OF THOSE
UNIONS AND THE OTHER STAFF
UNIONS AS WELL BUT WE ARE
BARGAINING MORE BARGAINING IN
GOOD FAITH. I AND AS YOU HAVE
NOTED WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH
RESOURCES EITHER IN THE CURRENT
BUDGET OR THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
TO MEET THAT LARGE NUMBER OF THE
TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN
MILLION DOLLARS NEVERTHELESS WE
ARE TRYING TO WITH OUR LABOR
UNION PARTNERS. COME TO SOME
KIND OF AN APPROACH THAT HONORS
. THE INTERESTS OF THE
LEGISLATURE THE INTERESTS OF OUR
OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE
IMPERATIVES PRESENTED IN THAT
STAFF SELL SALARY STUDY TO
CREATE A STEP SALARY SYSTEM
IRONICALLY. FOR ME I WAS AN
ADMINISTRATOR IN THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY WHEN WE
DECLARED VICTORY WHEN WE
ELIMINATED THE STEP SALARY
STRUCTURE SO THIS IS A MAN IN A
NOVEL EXPERIENCE FOR ME TO COME
BACK IN. AND UNDERSTAND THE
DELETERIOUS. DESCRIPTION OF THE
CONSEQUENCES OF THAT CHOICE SOME
I THINK IT WAS ABOUT THIRTY
YEARS AGO WITHOUT. NEVERTHELESS
THE COMMITMENT IS TO ADDRESS.
OVERTIME IF NECESSARY. OUR M.
THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IS
VERY VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO
THIS THROUGH COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING. WITH THE FACULTY
SALARIES SITUATIONS CFA IN FACT
. IN TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS ONLY
MAKE SURE THAT I GET THIS RIGHT
IN TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO AND
THEN IN TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE.
FACULTY RECEIVED 4% IN THE FIRST
YEAR INCREASE 3% IN THE SECOND
YEAR THE TWO POINT 6% THAT YOU
REFERENCED WAS FOR SERVICE
SALARY INCREASES WHICH AGAIN
THROUGH NEGOTIATION WENT TO
SOME. OF THOSE FACULTY MEMBERS
SO THERE WERE REALLY THERE WAS
A- A SLIGHTLY. THERE WAS MORE
INCREASES THAN YOU WERE ABLE TO
VERBALLY IDENTIFY FOR THE
FACULTY WE HAVE A FACULTY SALARY
STUDY THAT THE CSU ALSO
COMMISSION. SUBSEQUENT TO THE
STAFF SALARIES STUDY AND WE WILL
BE PRESENTING THE RESULTS OF
THAT'S- FACULTY SALARIES STUDY
AT OUR MARCH BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MEETING. IT WILL LOOK AT
COMPARISON INSTITUTIONS WE'VE
HAD A WORK GROUP THAT WAS- HAD
ADMINISTRATIVE FOLKS SONNET
TRUSTEES AND- SEVERAL
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION.
YOU ARE CORRECT THERE IS NOT
ENOUGH MONEY. IN OUR CURRENT
BUDGET I'VE SAID THIS ONCE I'LL
SAY IT AGAIN NOR IN THE PROPOSED
5% FOR US. TO FULLY FUND THE
STAFF SALARY STUDY. AND WE SHALL
SEE WHAT WHAT WE WHAT WE LEARNED
FROM THE FACULTY SELDOM WILL THE
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE UP
THROUGH. A GUEST FURTHER ONCE
THE STUDIES DONE YES I ACTUALLY
WE DON'T GO TO OPENERS WITH CFA
UNTIL MAY OKAY OKAY THANKS FOR
CLARIFYING CLARIFYING THAT- I
WANT TO JUST. SPEAK TO THE
DISPARITY PEACE IN TERMS OF THE
NON FACULTY STAFF AND WHAT WHAT
IS DOING WHAT IT WHAT IS BEING
DONE AROUND. I KNOW SOME
INSTITUTIONS USE EQUITY
INCREASES TO ADDRESS THAT WERE
HOW WERE YOU ALL GOING TO
ADDRESS THAT I'M UNCLEAR WHETHER
OR NOT WHAT YOU READ TO US. IS
FROM THE SALARY STUDY ITSELF. OR
FROM SOME OTHER ANALYSIS THAT
WAS DONE BY A SMALLER GROUP. SO
I'D I AM. LOWS TO RESPOND
DIRECTLY UNTIL I AM CERTAIN THAT
I KNOW WHAT I AM RESPONDING TO
SO PERHAPS WE COULD TAKE THAT
OFF LINE AND I COULD. I HAVE A
CHANCE OR MY STAFF COULD HAVE A
CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT. AND
RESPOND TO YOU I DON'T WANT TO.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
THAT IS INACCURATE WELL I'M
HAPPY TO GET THE INFORMATION
BACK BUT I THINK THIS IS. A PART
OF- A REPORTING FROM THE
UNIVERSITY AND ALSO- US SOME
ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE
INDEPENDENTLY ABOUT THE PAY
DISPARITY- BETWEEN BLACK LATINO
AND WOMEN WORKERS WITHIN. THE
CSU- SO I'M HAPPY TO GET THAT
INFORMATION FROM YOU- BY THOSE
GROUPS AND TO LOOK AT- HOW DOES
WAGE DISPARITIES- ARE HAPPENING
AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU WILL
HAVE FOUR FOUR ADDRESSING THEM
YEAH AND WE- I WOULD I AM. NOT
FAMILIAR WITH THAT ALTERNATIVE
GROUP THAT DID THE ANALYSIS I
HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CAREFULLY ASSESS THE RIGOR OF
THE RESEARCH. I AND THAT IS WHY
I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE STAFF LOOK AT THAT BEFORE I
RESPOND I WOULD SAY THE CSU
VALUES EQUITY. PART NOT ONLY OUR
STUDENTS BUT FOR OUR FACULTY AND
STAFF. AND WE WILL AT THE
BARGAINING TABLE WITH OUR LABOR
UNION EMPLOYEES. ADDRESS THOSE
AND AGREE ON THE STEPS THAT
TOGETHER WE COME TO IN A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FRAMEWORK
IN ORDER TO ADDRESS. INEQUITIES
GREAT WELL WHAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO
RECEIVE THAT DATA- AND TO- HEAR
YOUR RESPONSES TO THOSE AND JUST
BEFORE YOU MOVE ON JUST FOR THE
RECORD. PROVIDE THE DATA TO THE
COMMITTEE WE WILL PROVIDE IT TO
EVERY MEMBER APOLO THAT THAT THE
WAY WE USUALLY OPERATE BUT I
KNOW WHO THE FIRST MEMBER WILL
BE THAT GETS IT SO. RESHAPE THAT
MISTER CHAIR PRESHEAF THAT- SO
MY NEXT QUESTION THAT I HAVE HAS
TO DO WITH- THE ENROLLMENT-
PRIORITIZATION AND I'M GLAD TO
HEAR THAT THE ENROLLMENT IS PART
OF. THE PROPOSED USES THAT THE
FUNDING THAT YOU HAVEN'T IS
BEING PRIORITIZED. AND YOU KNOW
I WAS. JUST LOOKING A LITTLE BIT
AT- THE ENROLLMENT DATA AND
LOOKING ACROSS THE SYSTEM IN
TERMS OF DEMOGRAPHICS AND ONE OF
THE- THINGS THAT STRUCK ME IS-
HELLO THERE IS GROWTH HAPPENING
IN JUST ABOUT EVERY- POPULATION
IN THE STATE- BUT WHEN IT WHEN I
LOOK AT WILL BLACK STUDENT
ENROLLMENT AND VERTICALLY BLACK
MALE STUDENT ENROLLMENT THE
NUMBERS- HAD JUST TAKEN A
SERIOUS- DROP OFF. A COMING OUT
OF. COLLUDED INTO- TWENTY TWENTY
TWO- AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S A
COMMON NARRATIVE ACROSS A NUMBER
OF OUR CAMPUSES BUT I THINK IT
CSU IS THE STARKEST BECAUSE YOU
HAVE BEEN DOING THE BEST IN SOME
WAYS WITH. BLACK MALE STUDENT
ENROLLMENT- SO MY QUESTION IS IF
IT GOES TO THE EQUITY QUESTION
RIGHT THERE ARE CERTAINLY
INVESTMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
FOCUSED ON ENROLLMENT BUT WHAT
ARE THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN
ADDRESS. THE FACT THAT- WE'VE
LOST YOU KNOW OVER TWENTY FIVE
HUNDRED BLACK STUDENTS IN OUR
SYSTEM- AND HOW DO WE BRING THAT
VERY HARD TO REACH- AND ALSO YOU
KNOW- DEFINITELY THAT DEFINITELY
HISTORICALLY- HARD TO- BRING
INTO THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
WHAT ARE. THE WAYS THAT YOU ALL
ARE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING THAT
DEEP. HE'S OUT WE HAVE SEEN THE
NUMBERS JUST AS YOU HAVE AND WE
ARE ALREADY WE HAVE ALREADY
BEGUN PRETTY SYSTEMATIC EFFORTS
AT A SYSTEM LEVEL TO INCREASE
AND ENSURE BLACK STUDENT
SUCCESS. LET ME DESCRIBE BRIEFLY
FOR YOU AN EFFORT UNDERWAY.
AFTER THE CSU SPONSORED A PRETTY
SUCCESSFUL A WONDERFUL-
JUNETEENTH OF THEM LAST JUNE.
APT FOR ALL OF THE CSU SYSTEM WE
HAVE ESTABLISHED A GROUP LED A
TASK FORCE LED BY PRESIDENT
THOMAS PARLIAMENT CSU DOMINGUEZ
HILLS AND PRESIDENT SOUL JIMENEZ
SANDOVAL. AT CAL STATE FRESNO.
ON BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS THEY
HAVE A LARGE GROUP OF
INDIVIDUALS FROM ACROSS THE CSU
WHO HAVE BEEN TASKED TO LOOK AT
THE WAYS IN WHICH THE CSU CAN
BECOME. BETTER A NATIONAL LEADER
IN BLACK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND
SUCCESS. THEY ARE. THEY HAVE
BEEN TASKED WITH AND ASKED TO
PROVIDE TO ME BY THE BEGINNING
OF MAY A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT CAN THEN BE PRESENTED TO
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
WITHIN THE CSU. TO ADVANCE
STUDENT SUPPORT. THROUGH A
VARIETY OF MEANS ACROSS THE CSU
CAMPUSES I WOULD ALSO SAY
SENATOR THAT EACH OF OUR
UNIVERSITIES WITH THEM THAT GI
TWENTY TWENTY FIVE EFFORT. IS
TASKED WITH ESSENTIALLY
ELIMINATING THE EQUITY GAP.
WITHIN GROUPS OF STUDENTS ON OUR
CAMPUS SO MANY EFFORTS ON
INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES DIRECTED AT
THOSE SUCCESS OF BLACK STUDENTS.
ON THOSE CAMPUSES WILL ALSO BE
IMPACTED THROUGH THOSE EFFORTS
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. IN
THAT ONE LAST QUESTION AND
THAT'S JUST ON THE AT T. SYSTEM
AND- PROUD TO SAY THAT IN MY
PART OF THAT THE STATE- CSU
DOMINGUEZ HILLS IS. ONE OF THE
STRONGEST IN IN MAKING SURE THAT
WE HAVE SUCCESSFUL- TRANSFER A
SYSTEM THAT HELPS TO FEED INTO
THE GRADUATION. GRADUATION
RATES- YOU KNOW AT A DO YOU ALSO
WANT TO NOTE THAT. THERE IS WHEN
WE LOOK AT THE GRADUATION RATES
THERE'S A LOT OF- DISPARITY IN
TERMS OF WHO IS GRADUATING AT
HIGHER RATES AND AGAIN. I'M
LOOKING AT STUDENTS- OF COLOR IN
PARTICULARLY- BLACK MEN WHO WHO
WE HAVE A LONG A LONG WAY TO GO-
IN THAT EFFORT- SO I JUST WANTED
TO- YOU KNOW. ASKED A QUESTION
ABOUT THE- GRADUATION INITIATIVE
AND WHAT ARE THE WAYS- THAT
AGAIN ON AN EQUITY FRAMEWORK-
THOUGH WE SEE IT THE AT T.
WORKING WELL WHAT ARE THE WAYS
THAT WE CAN STRENGTHEN- THE
GRADUATION RATES AND
PARTICULARLY- IMPROVING THE
GRADUATE GRADUATION RATES. FOR
BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS. LET ME
JUST SAY I'M GONNA ASK ONE OF MY
COLLEAGUES FROM ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
THE- ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR
FOR. ACADEMIC AND STUDENT
AFFAIRS NATHAN EVANS TO JOIN ME
AND ALLOW HIM TO DESCRIBE IN
MORE DETAIL SOME OF THE EFFORTS
UNDER THE GI TWENTY TWENTY FIVE
THE GRADUATION INITIATIVE AND
THE BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS
EFFORT. BECAUSE HE'S TASKED WITH
LEADING THOSE EFFORTS ON MY
BEHALF. THANK YOU TRANSPARENT
AND THANK YOU SENATOR FOR THAT
QUESTION- MAYBE TO REWIND JUST A
BIT TOO THE LAST PART OF YOUR
QUESTION REGARDING SOME OF THE
VERY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES IN THE
AGENDA FOR TODAY WAS A
DESCRIPTION OF FIVE EQUITY
PRIORITIES THAT THE CSU SYSTEM
ADOPTED. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR
AGO- WE FOUND AS WE WORK THROUGH
THE YEARS WITH GRADUATION
INITIATIVE IF WE LOOK AT OUR
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS IS THEY'RE
CHANGING TO REFLECT CALIFORNIA'S
POPULATION. IF WE SOLELY FOCUSED
ON THE GRADUATE ON GRADUATION
RATES WE WOULD OFTEN LOSE SIGHT
OF ACHIEVING A MAJOR PART OF
GRADUATION INITIATIVE WHICH WAS
THE ELIMINATION OF EQUITY GAPS.
BUT IF WE DID THE INVERSE IF WE
STARTED FROM THE OUTLOOK WORKING
TO A LAND SAID EQUITY AND
TARGETED OUR APPROACHES WE WILL
ULTIMATELY BE SUCCESSFUL THE
ENTIRE SYSTEM AS A OUR
DEMOGRAPHICS HAVE SHIFTED SO FOR
EXAMPLE ONE OF THE FIRST
STRATEGY IS A RE ENGAGEMENT AND
RE ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN. AND THAT
HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED
ON- AFRICAN AMERICAN LATIN ACTS
AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS
THAT LEFT THE UNIVERSITY DURING
THE PANDEMIC AND SO THE PRIORITY
WAS ENGAGING THOSE STUDENTS EACH
CAMPUS. EACH OF THE TWENTY THREE
CAMPUSES WE INSURED HAD CLEAR
LIST OF STUDENTS THAT WOULD FIT
THAT DESCRIPTION THAT WAS THEIR
PRIORITY. AND THEY BEGAN
WORKING- COLLECTIVELY AS AS
CAMPUS COMMUNITIES TO RE ENGAGE
FIRST AND FOREMOST THOSE
STUDENTS- AND REALLY WHAT WE
FOUND MAYBE UNSURPRISING IS
STUDENTS DEPARTED FOR A MYRIAD
OF REASONS. REALLY WASN'T SOLELY
ONE- IT WAS ALSO LESS LIKELY
ACADEMIC IT WAS OTHER ASPECTS OF
LIFE THAT GOT INTERRUPTED THEIR
EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. SO THAT
MEANT THAT THEY REALLY HAD TO BE
A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO RE
ENGAGING STUDENTS- ADDRESSING
FINANCIAL WAS ISSUES WORKING
CLOSELY WITH FINANCIAL AID AND
OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IT
MIGHT BE TUTORING IT MIGHT BE
CONNECTING THEM WITH OTHER
SUPPORT SERVICES ON CAMPUS LIKE
CHILD CARE TRANSPORTATION-
ANSWERED JUST AS ONE EXAMPLE. IT
HAS BEEN A VERY TARGETED EFFORT
IN RE ENGAGING FIRST AND
FOREMOST OF STUDENTS
PARTICULARLY AS A SAID LATIN BUT
NEXT. AFTER AMERICAN NATIVE
AMERICAN STUDENTS AS THE TOP. IN
ENGAGED. NO I APPRECIATE THAT
AND SO THAT GIVES A LITTLE BIT
OF A SOME CLARITY ON ON ON THE
ENROLLMENT QUESTION AND THE
STEPS THAT YOU'RE TAKING IN- AND
I'M ASSUMING THAT INCLUDES
RETENTION YES YES. THE PART OF
THAT EFFORT IS RETAINING THE
STUDENTS ABSOLUTELY. I BELIEVE
ONE OF OUR SUBSEQUENT PANELS
WILL DIVE A LITTLE MORE DEEPLY
INTO ENROLLMENT BUT- WHEN WE
EXAMINE SORT OF THE CHANGES THAT
HAVE OCCURRED AND HAS BEEN
MENTIONED- ENROLLMENT. DECLINES
ARE A NATIONWIDE PHENOMENON IN
HIGHER EDUCATION AT THIS MOMENT
IN TIME- BUT WITHIN OUR C. ISSUE
CONTEXT. ARE CONTINUING STUDENTS
AND CHANGES IN STUDENT BEHAVIOR
FOR AGAIN FOR A VARIETY OF
REASONS CONTRIBUTED THE LARGEST
SHARE OF OUR CLIENTS SO- SLIP
MODEST DECLINES IN RETENTION.
BUT CHANGES IN STUDENT BEHAVIOR
IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF
COURSES THAT ARE ROLLING IN AND
THEN BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE
WHY- IF IT'S- ECONOMIC
CONSTRAINTS IN TERMS OF A NEED
TO WORK. AS YOU DESCRIBED FOR
EXAMPLE WHAT THE INFLATION- ALL
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE
FACTORING INTO. SORT OF
ADJUSTING STRATEGY THE THINK
ABOUT FIRST AND FOREMOST
RETENTION BECAUSE THAT IS THE
LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR
ENROLLMENT SHIFT. OVER THE PAST
COUPLE YEARS. THAT'S RIGHT MY
LAST QUESTION I JUST YOU KNOW
AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT A MOMENT LATER BUT IF
FUNDING IS BASED ON ENROLLMENT.
AND REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE-
ENROLLMENT IS BEING IS REDUCED
BECAUSE OF RETENTION ISSUES AND
THE LOSS OF PARTICULARLY THE
LIGHT NEXIM BLACK STUDENTS IT.
JUST SEEMS THAT THAT PRIORITY IS
SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND JUST
WONDERING HOW DO YOU. MAINTAIN
FUNDING WHEN YOU SEE YOUR
ENROLLMENT- MOVING IN THAT.
DIRECTION THANK VERY MUCH- IT'S
OCHO ABOUT HAS TO THE HONOR TASK
OF HAVING TO ACCEPT AND- SO ARE
YOU GONNA LET. ASK HER HOUSING
QUESTION OUT OF ORDER. YOU KNOW
GETTING IN A WAR IS NOT IMPAIR.
JUST SAY IT OUT LOUD IS. THERE
IS THE NUMBER- FIRST OF ALL I.
HAVE TO TAKE A SO TO YOU IN PER.
AND I'VE ALWAYS ADMIRED YOUR
VOICE AND YOUR TEAM MEANER IN IN
ZERO EIGHT YOU'RE EXACTLY THE
SAME WAY IN PERSON- SO IT IS A
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU ALL- IN IN
FOR I CANNOT TELL YOU A LITTLE
STAR STRUCK I'M SUPER EXCITED TO
SEE YOU ALL IN PERSON- ALONE AS
MY QUESTION IN. A WHEN THE TIME
COMES YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME
TO ANSWER BACK BECAUSE I HAPPILY
THERE WERE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
ON THE RECORD. JUST MY FIRST
COMES WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING
AND CONCERNS THAT I HAVE WITH
THE DEFERRED PENDING- I'M JUST
HERE FOR. THE COMING OF FINANCE
AS WELL AS TO LET YOU KNOW. YOU
KNOW I SAID ON HOUSING
VICEGERENT HOUSING ANDERSON
HOUSING IS- AN INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF A
STUDENT'S. EXPERIENCE AT- IN
SCHOOL IN HIGHER LEARNING. AND
THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE FOR THE
DEPORT DEPORT FUNDING WHEN IT
COMES TO THE HOUSING AND HOW
THAT WILL IMPACT. NOT JUST THE
STUDENTS AND THE ABILITY TO
ENROLL STUDENTS BECAUSE YOU HAVE
A REQUIREMENT TO INCREASE YOUR
ENROLLMENT THREE WE DON'T HAVE
THE HOUSING. THEN ONE IT IMPACTS
THEIR ABILITY TO ATTEND THE
UNIVERSITY AND NUMBER TWO IT
ALSO HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE
COST OF. HOUSING FOR THE LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. OUR SO THAT'S A
GREAT CONCERN BECAUSE IT HAS A
REAL. IF SO I JUST WANT FOR THE
RECORD. TO EMPHASIZE THEME. MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE BY. OF AND NOT
DELAYED. REALLY FOCUS ON HAVING
THAT FUNDING- IN ORDER TO BUILD
THE HOUSING NECESSARY TO
ACCOMMODATE OF STUDENTS THE
UNIVERSITY SPECIALLY WHEN THE
STATE IS REQUIRING- A CERTAIN
LEVEL OF ENROLLMENT FOR EACH
UNIVERSITY SO. I FOR THE RECORD
I JUST WANT TO. EXPRESS THE
IMPORTANCE AND WE CANNOT AFFORD
TO DELAY OR TO DEFER. THAT THAT
COMPONENT BECAUSE THE RIPPLE
EFFECT ON OUR STUDENTS. THEIR
ROLE MENTOR ABILITY FOR COLLEGE
ABILITY TO STAY. IN SCHOOL AS
WELL AS THE IMPACT THAT HAS. ON
THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON PERHAPS
EVEN HOMELESSNESS I MEAN IT IS
HUGE SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT- THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
UNDERSTANDS FOR ME PERSONALLY I
THINK I. SPEAK FOR MY FOR MY
COUNTERPARTS BUT I TRULY BELIEVE
THAT THAT WOULD HAVE. THE TWO
MENTAL THE FACT IMPACT OUR
STUDENTS AND A LOT COMMUNITY
CENTER HOUSING IN GENERAL AND
ABILITY TO THE RECOGNIZE
STUDENTS SELF. IT WAS AS MUCH A
COMMON THEN YES IF MUCH YET WORK
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING
YOU CALLING SOME REAL SINCE WITH
LOT OF. AND THEN THE OTHER THING
WELL IT WAS GOOD TO BE A
QUESTION BUT I WAS I READING
WHILE I WAS- WE VOTERS. AND MY
COLLEAGUES WORKING SO I ANSWERED
ALL MY QUESTIONS WERE I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT. THAT ON RECORD
YES OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANOTHER MEN WHAT HE CHARACTER AS
A BRIEF IT IS A MEANS THE BILL
AND- AS A WAVE OF COMMENT IN A
QUESTION AND IT COMMENT- YOU
KNOW I USED TO BE A PROFESSOR
THE UNIVERSE CALIFORNIA SYSTEM
BUT I'VE- FELT. THIS YEAR USE
OUR ARE REALLY REALLY. A
CRITICAL FOR EDUCATE. HIGHER ED
PLAN I AND THAT UNFORTUNATE YOU
ALL GET TO OVERLOOKED- IN IN OUR
BUDGET TOO OFTEN AND I THINK
THAT WAS TRUE THE LAST COUPLE
YEARS RIGHT NO- THIS PARTICULAR
SUBCOMMITTEE DID TRY TO PUSH
FOR. A MUCH MORE FUNDING THAN
YOU ALL RECEIVED- AND SO I WAS
DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THE FINAL
RESULTS IN I GUESS MY QUESTION
IS BUILDING ON THE COMMENTS OF
MY COLLEAGUES HERE THAT ARE
STILL LEFT HERE- YOU KNOW GIVEN
THAT YOU'RE FACING IS FIVE
PERCENT. INCREASE THAT A LOT OF
THAT MIGHT BE ENOUGH- IN WHETHER
IT'S INFLATION OR YOUR
AGREEMENTS. I E. WITH WITH CFA
AND OTHERS- WHAT DO YOU SEE AS A
POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON RICHARD
RICK ABSURD PROFESSOR RETENTION
AND RECRUITMENT- I KNOW THAT
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE SEEING
RIGHT NOW CROSS HIGHER AND IT
IS. CHALLENGES AROUND RETAINING
PROFESSORS AROUND RECRUITING
PROFESSORS SUGGEST ANY COMMENTS
YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THAT. I WOULD
FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN
RESPONDING TO YOUR QUESTION IF I
HAD ACTUAL DATA TO GIVE TO YOU
WITH RESPECT TO THE RECRUITMENT
AND RETENTION OF FACULTY WITHIN
THE CSU RIGHT NOW AND I DON'T
HAVE THOSE AT MY FINGERTIPS
RIGHT NOW. THE- THE SAN STATE OR
THE CONCERN THAT MANY OF US HAVE
OF COURSE IS THAT WITHOUT HIGHER
SALARIES. WE WILL WE WILL LOSE.
MORE OF THESE HIGHLY TALENTED
WONDERFUL FACULTY WHO. ARE PART
OF THE MAGIC. THAT HIGHER
EDUCATION IN THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY BRINGS. UP. BUT
LET ME PROVIDE FOR YOU MORE
DATA. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS
CONVERSATION SO THAT. WE BOTH
HAVE A CLEAR SENSE OF THE
REALITY OF IT WE'RE ALWAYS A
COUPLE YEARS BEHIND IN THE DATA.
AND AS WELL SO WE MAY NOT. BE
ABLE TO STEP TO UNDERSTAND IN
REAL TIME WHAT THE IMPACT. OF
THE CURRENT INFLATIONARY
SITUATION AND- OPPORTUNITIES
OTHER OTHER PROFESSIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY OR MAY
NOT BE AVAILABLE. SPOKEN LIKE A
TRUE ACADEMIC- ARE WE SEEING
SIGNS THAT WE MAY BE SEEING A
PROFESSOR EXODUS AT THIS POINT-
I ASKED THE QUESTION ACTUALLY A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO SENATOR- AND
I. GOT DIFFERENT ANSWERS SO I AM
LET LET ME GO BACK AND GET THE
DATA FOR YOU I WOULD FEEL BETTER
ABOUT IT. AND I AM AN ACADEMIC
AT HEART AND I CAN TELL I ANY
COME AND HOPEFULLY THE ACADEMIC
THAT MADE THAT COMMENT WAS NOT
DOING IT IN A PEJORATIVE FOR
NOW- I A ANY COMMENTS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OR- NO
OKAY I'M SORRY GOOD. NO CA FROM
THE- THANK YOU- AND THEN WE'LL
JUST ADD THAT TO THE LIST OF
INFORMATION BEING. SUPPLIED
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
NIGHT- JUST I GUESS I WILL GIVE
MY PEJORATIVE COMMENT BECAUSE
I'M I'M NO LONGER AN ACADEMIC
I'M- A POLITICAL HACK- THAT I
THINK THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT.
THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN
ARCEUS USE IF WE DON'T GET MORE
FUNDING FOR. THE BASIC THINGS
YOU REQUIRE CLASSROOMS AND
TEACHERS THANK YOU GREAT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND YOU YOUR VERY
THOUGHTFUL SUBSTANCE BASED
MEMBER. RATHER THAN THAT WHICH
YOU JUST CALLED YOURSELF. THEN
R. I WILL THANK EVERYBODY AND
BELIEVE IT OR NOT AS LONG AS
THIS WAS I THINK A LOT OF US
HELD BACK SOME OF OUR QUESTIONS.
BUT WHEN WE MOVED TO AT LEAST
ENROLLMENT AND HOUSING WE HAVE
ALREADY DIPPED OUR TOE THERE SO
MAYBE IT WON'T BE. A AS LONG AND
SO I'M GONNA MOVE TO ISSUE ONE
B. WHICH IS. A RESIDENT
ENROLLMENT AND ONCE AGAIN IT
WILL BE. THE INTERIM CHANCELLOR-
AND JENNIFER LOUIS AND LIESEGANG
AND WONDERED IF EACH OF YOU HAD
ANY OPENING. COMMENTS ON THE
SUBJECT. I THINK MY OPENING
COMMENTS ALREADY INTRODUCED. THE
IMPERATIVE FOR THE CSU OF
FOCUSING ON ENROLLMENT. AND I
ALLUDED TO BRIEFLY SOME OF THE
STEPS THAT WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN
FIRST THAT THE- SEAT FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE MUST ASSUME
A DIFFERENT KIND OF ROLE WITH
RESPECT TO ENROLLMENT THAN IT
HAS HISTORICALLY. NUMBER TWO
THAT WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED
ALREADY THIS YEAR AS WE HAVE
TAKEN UP THAT MANTLE OF
DIFFERENT KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY
WORKED PRETTY ASSIDUOUSLY ACROSS
STAR TWENTY THREE UNIVERSITIES.
TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT. ON
THE ENROLLMENT CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT. THE REDUCTION FROM THE
PROJECTED 7% 26% IN TERMS OF OUR
ENROLLMENT. WE ALSO HAVE-
PROMULGATED AND ARE WORKING WITH
OUR UNIVERSITIES TO BEGIN TO
REALLOCATE RESOURCES. FROM SEVEN
FOR CERTAIN POTENTIALLY A COUPLE
MORE UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE
BETTER HOW TO HISTORICALLY LOW.
UNDER PERFORMING AND- THEY HAVE
NOT ACHIEVED THE ENROLLMENT THAT
THEY HAVE BEEN FUNDED FOR LET ME
USE MY WORDS CAREFULLY. OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND IT IS OUR
INTENTION STARTING IN THE TWENTY
FOUR TWENTY FIVE YEAR TO MOVE
RESOURCES FROM THOSE
UNIVERSITIES TO THE PARTS OF THE
STATE. THE PARTS OF THE CSU
SYSTEM WHERE THERE IS ENROLLMENT
DEMAND. THIS IS SOMETHING THE
CSU HAS NEVER DONE WE'RE DOING
IT CAREFULLY MODERATELY WITH.
RARITY WITH TIME GIVEN TO OUR
UNIVERSITIES TO PLAN BECAUSE
THERE IS AN IMPACT ON THE
VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE
INVOLVED IN THIS BUT IN ORDER TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STATE OF
THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA WE WILL
MOVE THOSE DOLLARS. OUT WE HAVE
ADDITIONAL EFFORTS UNDER WAY BUT
THOSE ARE MORE- IN THAT
INFORMATIVE A DEVELOPMENTAL
STAGE SO I WILL JUST STOP RIGHT
THERE THANK YOU- JENNIFER LEWIS
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR AT
GENERALLY WITH DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE- I WOULD LIKE TO
REITERATE THAT THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY IS A MULTI YOUR
CONTACT WITH THE MINISTRATION
AS- PART OF THE TWO HUNDRED
TWENTY SEVEN POINT THREE MILLION
ONGOING TURN OFF AYE AS PROPOSED
THIS YEAR- I WOULD LIKE TO
REMIND THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THE
ENROLLMENT. EXPECTATIONS AS PART
OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE MULTI
YEAR CONTACT WHICH- INCLUDES A
ONE PERCENT- PER YEAR THROUGH
THE DURATION OF THE COMPACT
THROUGH TWENTY SIX TWENTY SEVEN.
AS A MULTI YEAR CONTACT PERVADES
SUBSTANTIAL YOUR OVER YOUR
INCREASES TO THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY'S OPERATIONAL
BASE PROVIDING FUNDING
PREDICTABILITY TO MEET THE
EXPECTATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS
OF THE MULTI YEAR CONTACT. AND
WITH THAT- IN ADDITION I WOULD
LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT- THE
EXPEDITION ALSO INCLUDING
MINIMUM SURE TRANSFER STUDENT
MISSIONS THAT LEASES CONSISTENT
WITH EXISTING TRANSFER
PRACTICES. AND SO WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL CLUES AND HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THANK YOU
VERY MUCH- OF WHICH CAME. FROM
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
. YEAH I CALL ON THE SITE
APPEARING TENDED BEGINNING AT
THE TOP OF PAGE TWENTY. I'LL
BEGIN BY SPEAKING TO CURRENT.
TRENDS IN FUNDING AND THEN TURN
TO THE BUDGET. YOU MAY RECALL
THAT LAST YEAR IN THE BUDGET THE
STATE PROVIDED CSU WITH EIGHTY
ONE MILLION ONGOING GENERAL
FUND. AT APPROXIMATELY NINETY
FOUR HUNDRED STUDENTS IN TWENTY
TWENTY TO TWENTY THREE. THE
BUDGET BILL LANGUAGE ASSOCIATED
THAT FUNDING DIRECTED THE
ADMINISTRATION TO REDUCE THAT A
MOMENT GROWTH FUNDING IN
PROPORTION TO ANY SHORTFALL
SHOULD CSU NOT NEEDED FOR GROWTH
TARGET. THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
DOES NOT REDUCE THE FUNDING ALL
THIS ISSUE IS NOT ADDING
STUDENTS HERE. GIVEN THE STATE
BUDGET CONDITION. THE
LEGISLATURE COULD CONSIDER
REMOVING THESE FUNDS AS A BUDGET
SOLUTION. THIS WOULD REFLECT
THAT BECAUSE CAMPUS IS GENERALLY
ARE NOT ADDING STUDENTS THIS
YEAR THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
ENCOURAGE DISSOCIATED COSTS SUCH
AS HIRING ADDITIONAL FACULTY AND
STAFF. IF THE STATE WERE TO TAKE
THIS APPROACH THAT IN FUTURE
YEARS AS HIS FUNERAL AND
RECOVERS AND IT ONCE AGAIN
EXCEEDED THE PREVIOUSLY FUNDED
ENROLLMENT LEVEL. THE STATE
COULD BEGIN PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT
GROWTH FUNDING ONCE AGAIN.
ESSENTIALLY ALIGNING THE TIMING
OF THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING WITH
THE ARRIVAL OF THE ADDITIONAL
STUDENTS. LOOKING AHEAD INTO
THIS YEARS THERE ARE SEVERAL
FACTORS THAT COULD CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE ISSUE ENROLLMENT.
SOME OF THE FACTORS SUGGEST THAT
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH COULD STILL BE
CHALLENGING IN THE NEAR TERM
POTENTIALLY IN TWENTY TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR. FOR EXAMPLE
THE NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES EXPECTED TO BE ROUGHLY
FLAT. BASED ON APPLICATION DATA
FOR NEXT FALL THERE ARE SOME
INCREASES AMONG FIRST TIME
FRESHMEN BUT OFFSET BY CONTINUED
DECREASES AMONG TRANSFER
STUDENTS. AND AS YOU'VE HEARD
FROM CSU THERE ARE VARIOUS
FACTORS THAT COULD IMPACT
INVOLVEMENT AMONG CONTINUING
STUDENTS. AT THE SAME TIME AS
YOU'VE HEARD FROM CSU THEY ARE
ALSO TAKING SEVERAL ACTIONS THAT
COULD COUNTER THESE HEADWINDS.
INCLUDING THE NEW ENROLLMENT
REALLOCATION PLAN THAT THE
CHANCELLOR DESCRIBED. SO THESE
ARE VARIOUS FACTORS THE
LEGISLATURE COULD CONSIDER IN
DECIDING ON AT THE MOMENT
EXPECTATIONS FOR CSU. FOR TWENTY
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR. IN
SETTING THOSE EXPECTATIONS IT
COULD YOU SEE ISSUES PLANNED A
MOMENT GROSS UNDER THE COMPACT
AS A STARTING POINT. LEAVE THIS
NUMBER APPEARING HERE GANDA ON.
HIS NINETEEN. THEY COULD ALSO
CHOOSE TO ADOPT A WOMAN EXPECTED
THAT HIGH OR THAN LEVEL. IN ANY
EVENT WE RECOMMEND THE
LEGISLATURE SPECIFIED THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF STUDENTS EXPECTS YES
YOU TO ENROLL. IN BUDGET BILL
LANGUAGE FOR CLARITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AROUND APPLE. WE
ALSO RECOMMEND THAT THE
LEGISLATURE SPECIFIED IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET ACT IF IT INTENDS
TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL ENROLLMENT
GROWTH. IN TWENTY TWENTY FOUR
TWENTY FIVE. THIS IS BECAUSE
GIVEN THE TIMING OF THE
ADMISSIONS CYCLE CAMPUSES
GENERALLY MAKE THEM MISSION
DECISIONS FOR ANY GIVEN YEAR
BEFORE THE BUDGET IS ENACTED.
MEANING THAT THE LEGISLATURE
ACTUALLY HAS MORE OPPORTUNITY TO
INFLUENCE INVOLVEMENT IN BUDGET
YOUR PLUS ONE IN THIS CASE
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE.
IN ADDITION SETTING ENROLLMENT
TARGETS WHEN YOUR DEFENSE
PROVIDE CAMPUSES WITH ADDITIONAL
TIME TO PLAN FOR THAT KIND OF
GROWTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ARMED WOMEN MOVED QUESTIONS AND
LET ME JUST. BEGIN WITH IT TOO
QUICK ONES AND SEE IF OTHER
MEMBERS HAVE ANY. AN AND THE
FIRST QUESTIONS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE BECAUSE
THE- INTERIM CHANCELLOR WAS VERY
ARTICULATE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE
DOING TO TRY TO ADDRESS
ENROLLMENT AND BRING IT BACK AND
YET. THE COMPACTS ARE VERY
SPECIFIC ABOUT A ROOT GROWTH OF
ENROLLMENT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE
MAKING GOOD FAITH. BUT WHAT IF
THEY DON'T MEET THE 1% THAT YOU
HAVE AS A CONDITION. OF THE
COMPACT WHAT HAPPENS. JENNIFER
LEE WITH THE OF FINANCE. SAID
THE MINISTRY SHOULD IT
RECOGNIZES THE DECLINING
ENROLLMENT IS OF IS AND THE
CHALLENGES FACING CALIFORNIA'S
STUDENTS. AND WITH THE ADDED
SUPPORTS AS PART OF THE OVERALL
CONTACT AGREEMENT FOR THE YEAR
OVER YEAR ONGOING JOURNAL FIND.
OF THE MULTI YEAR CONTACT
THROUGH THE SUCCESS OF
GRADUATION INITIATIVE TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE. THE ADMINISTRATION
REVIEWS THIS DECLINE AS
MOMENTARY- AS COLLEGE
AFFORDABILITY IN EQUITY AND
EXPANDING ACCESS REMAIN
PRIORITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATION
AND ASK THIS ISSUE IN THE
MINISTRATION CONTINUES TO MOVE
FORWARD ON THOSE. ON MEETING
THOSE CHALLENGES- THE
MINISTRATION BELIEVES THAT THIS
IS JUST A MOMENTARY- MOMENTARY
CHALLENGE BUT EVEN THOUGH YOU
SAY MOMENTARY CHALLENGE IT
DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU'RE
PREPARED TO PENALIZE THEM FOR
THE MOMENTARY CHALLENGE. THE
MULTI YOUR CONTACT IS REFLECTIVE
OF THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE-
CONTACT YOU TWENTY SIX TWENTY
SEVEN SO IT BILLION VALUE
WAITED. ON A YEAR OVER YEAR
BASIS THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
DEVELOPMENT WITH CONSIDERATION
OF THE ENTIRE CELL PHONES STILL
CHAIR OF THE BUDGET SUB IN
TWENTY SIX TWENTY SEVEN THAT'S
WHEN THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THE
ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO
AFFIRM THE ORIGINAL PROVISIONS
OF THE MULTI YOUR CONTACT AND
WILL BE REFLECTED THROUGH THE
ENTIRE DURATION OF THE COMPACT
VERY GOOD. OKAY THANK YOU. AND
THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I WAS.
GOING TO ASK- HE IS THE I
MENTION IN OUR MEET. YESTERDAY
IS WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE
ENROLLMENT OF ALL THE CAMPUSES
THE ONE THAT HAD SUFFERED THE
MOST WAS. WAS HUMBOLDT STATE
BEFORE WAS CAL POLY HUMBOLDT AND
I DID GET A REPORT. THAT SAID IT
EIGHT IN OUR PACKET IT SHOWS
THAT THAT'S THE BIGGEST LOSS OF
ENROLLMENT OF ANY OF THE
CAMPUSES AND YET I DID GET A
REPORT THAT SHOWED. THAT THEY
HAD THE BIGGEST INCREASE OF
APPLICATIONS YEAR OVER YEAR THIS
FALL WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THAT
REPORT SO. DO I GO IN THAT THAT
IS STARTING TO BE TURNED AROUND
TO IT HUMBOLDT. HI IN SIMPLE
TERMS WE HOPE SELL. THEIR
ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR THE TWENTY
TWO TWENTY THREE YEAR COMPARED
TO TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO IS
LEVEL IT'S ACTUALLY UP. JUST THE
TINIEST BIT. AND THEY HAVE HAD A
MAJOR INCREASE IN APPLICATIONS.
FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR YEAR. THEY
HAVE ALSO HAD- A LOT OF
PRESSURES ON THEIR HOUSING.
LOCAL HOUSING THAT HAD A
REFURBISH. SOME LOCAL BUILDINGS
HOTELS IN ORDER TO HANDLE ALL OF
THE REQUEST FOR HOUSING IN THEIR
ANTICIPATED. HOUSING NEEDS. THEY
HAVE- CREATED MULTIPLE NEW
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN LINE WITH
THE CAL POLY HUMBLED
DESIGNATION. SO YES WE ARE
HOPEFUL THAT THIS REINVIGORATED
MISSION. WILL HELP TURN THAT KEY
INSTITUTION AROUND AND IT MIGHT
SEEM AN AND IT MIGHT COME UP A
LITTLE IN THE HOUSING. YES A
DISCUSSION TO JUST GIVEN. WHAT
SOME OF THE NEW STORES HAVE BEEN
SO WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT
GETTING MORE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT
NOT HAVE HOUSING IN THE ARCADE
AREA SO WE'LL HAVE TO. JUST
MAYBE HAVE YOU COMMENT ON THAT
WHAT WHEN WE GET TO A POINT LET
ME ASK IF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS JUST SEND US MORE
WOULD CLOSE COUPLE BRIEF
QUESTIONS ONE I'M- I'M ALSO
REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT 85% OF
CSU STUDENTS ARE RESIDENT.
UNDERGRADUATES THAT IS SO-
IMPORTANT COMING OUT OF THE UC.
SYSTEM THE THERE'S THIS YOU KNOW
THIS CHALLENGE OF REALLY
BRINGING LOCAL RESIDENTS INTO
HIGHER ED AND SO I WAS I'M- GLAD
TO SEE SOME OF THAT. THAT
HISTORY- AND ALSO AS I
MENTIONED- CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ
IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT I JUST
WANT TO SAY HAD AN INCREASE OF
EIGHT POINT 3% IN THAT I WONDER
HOW DO YOU APPLY LESSONS LEARNED
VERY DIFFERENT CAMPUS DIFFERENT
POPULATION ALL OF THOSE THINGS
BUT CERTAINLY. THERE ARE THINGS
TO GLEAN HOW ARE THERE WAYS THAT
YOU LOOK AT OTHER CAMPUSES AND
SORT OF SEE WHAT ARE THE THINGS
THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT COULD BE
APPLIED. IN A PLACE WHERE THEY
IN ROMAN IS DIPPING AND SLIPPING
THAT'S ONE QUESTION THAT I HAVE
BEEN HOW DO YOU- SHARE THAT WITH
THE LEGISLATURE TO IN TERMS OF
WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE BEST
PRACTICES THAT ARE HELPING US
GET TO THE GOALS. BUT MY MAIN
QUESTION. IS JUST IN AND I HEARD
YOU- MADAM CHANCELLOR MENTION
THIS IDEA OF SHIFTING FUNDS TO
SUPPORT- CAMPUSES THAT ARE
DELIVERING ON ENROLLMENT. BUT
HOW DO YOU SEE THE COLLEGES
IMPROVING THEIR RETENTION AND RE
ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATES IF
THE CAMPUSES THAT ARE FAILING TO
MEET. THE GOALS HAVE THEIR
FUNDING REDUCED I'M JUST TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HOW DO WE- DO
GOOD. WITH SOME BAD. BEHIND
THERE IS FIGHTING OF 95% OF ALL
ITS NINETY FIVE MILLION
RESIDENTS NOW WILL THAT'S EVEN.
SOUTH SIDE SO. ASCENTIAL YOU
HAVEN'T. YOU WOULD LIKE US TO
ANSWER THE FIRST IS. HOW DO WE
LEVERAGE THE CREATIVITY AND
INNOVATION THAT MIGHT OCCUR ON
ONE CAN'T RACE. WITHIN THE CSU
SO THAT THE OTHER CAMPUSES AND
UNIVERSITIES CAN BENEFIT FROM A
AND THE SECOND IS HOW DOES THIS
WORK WHEN WE START REMOVING
DOLLARS. WITH RESPECT TO THE
IMPACT OF THAT REMOVING OF
DOLLARS FROM THAT UNIVERSITIES
ABILITY TO ACHIEVE ITS
ENROLLMENT AND RETAIN THEIR LOW
PERFORMING ALREADY YES YES. SO
AB. ONE OF THAT ONE OF THE JOYS
AND ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AND
BEING IN A TWENTY THREE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IS THAT WE DO
HAVE A LOT OF INNOVATION. AND WE
DO HAVE A LOT OF CREATIVITY AND
WE'RE A BIG SYSTEM. AND EVERYONE
OF THE TWENTY THREE UNIVERSITIES
IS DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE IN SOME
OF ITS OWN WAYS. SO ESSENTIALLY
WE USE A VARIETY OF WAYS TO
PROMULGATE EFFECTIVE PRACTICES
FROM ONE UNIVERSITY TO ANOTHER
WE HAVE SYSTEM WIDE MEETINGS. WE
HAVE A SYSTEM IN WHICH THOSE
BEST PRACTICES ARE SHARED WE
HAVE SYSTEM WIDE AND NISHA TIPS.
THAT HELPED GATHER INTELLIGENCE
ABOUT THOSE PRACTICES FROM
WITHIN THE TWENTY THREE
UNIVERSITIES AND THEN
DISTRIBUTED. TO OTHERS AND WE
HAVE. OPPORTUNITIES FOR
APPLICATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES PARTICULARLY WE'VE
DONE THIS. WITH THE DOLLARS THAT
HAVE COME TO US THROUGH GI
TWENTY TWENTY FIVE. SO THAT
THERE'S BASS PRACTICES THAT GET
REWARDED. THROUGH SOME
ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT THEN
BECOME KNOWN AND UNDERSTOOD BY
THE OTHER TWENTY THREE
UNIVERSITIES IS IT PERFECT NO.
IS IT VERY VERY CONSEQUENTIAL
AND TRANSFORMATIVE OF WHAT IT IS
WE DO WITHIN THE TWENTY THREE
UNIVERSITIES YES. THE SECOND
QUESTION AROUND THE IMPACT OF
REMOVING DOLLARS FROM THOSE
UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE THE LOWER
ENROLLMENT IS FIRST I WANT TO
JUST MAKE VERY CLEAR. THAT UNITS
MANY OF THESE UNIVERSITIES HAVE
BEEN FUNDED AT A HIGHER
ENROLLMENT TARGET AND THEY HAVE
ACHIEVED FOR A SIGNIFICANT
NUMBER OF YEARS. CHU IS THAT WE
HAVE WE NOTICED THESE
UNIVERSITIES INFORMALLY IN
AUGUST OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO.
THAT FOR THE TWENTY FIFTH. FOR
TWENTY FIVE YEAR WE WOULD BEGIN
TO BEGIN TO READJUST THEIR BASE
BUDGETS SO ESSENTIALLY SENATOR
WE HAVE GIVEN THEM. A TWO YEAR
LEAD TIME TO BEGIN PLANTING.
WITH THEIR STAKEHOLDERS. IN
ORDER TO MAINTAIN STABILITY ON
THE UNIVERSITY'S AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT IT IS THEY WERE GOING TO DO
TO RE ALLOCATE THOSE DOLLARS AND
THREE LET ME ALSO SAY THAT THE
REALLOCATION AMOUNT WHILE
SIGNIFICANT IS ALSO MODEST. SO
THAT WE WON'T MOVE MONEY OVER
THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS. BUT
THE LIKELIHOOD IS THAT EVEN AT
THE END OF THOSE THREE YEARS
MOST OF THOSE UNIVERSITIES WILL
STILL BE RECEIVING DOLLARS
LINKED TO A HIGHER ENROLLMENT
TARGET THAN THEY CURRENTLY
ACHIEVE. SO MEASURED CAREFUL
ANTICIPATORY ARE ALLOWING FOR
WIDESPREAD PLANNING AND
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO
ACHIEVING GOALS WHILE STILL
REDUCING THE BUDGETS ON THE
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. THANK YOU AND
I HOPE WHEN WE HAVE THE TWENTY
SEVEN ANALYSIS OF THIS PROCESS
WE CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE. BEST
PRACTICES AND HOW THEY'VE WORKED
AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN
SYSTEMATIZED IN
INSTITUTIONALIZED ACROSS THE
SYSTEM. I'M GONNA ASK NATHAN
EVANS TO BRIEFLY DESCRIBE FOR
YOU THE WAYS IN WHICH WE HAVE
ALREADY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
SHOWCASE SOME OF THE BEST
PRACTICES THAT HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPED THROUGH GI TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE. THANK YOU
TRANSPARENT AND THANK YOU AGAIN
SENATOR FOR THAT QUESTION- YOU
REFERENCED I AND ALL SURE A FEW
EXAMPLES IN WAYS THAT THAT THAT
INFORMATION AND SOME OF THOSE
BEST PRACTICES ARE BEING SHARED
EVEN AT EVEN AS WE SPEAK THERE
SOME MEETINGS GOING ON TODAY IN
WHICH THAT IS HAPPENING- YOU
REFERENCE THE ISSUE DOMINGUEZ
HILLS. AND THEY HAVE BEEN AN
EXEMPLAR IN A RE ENROLLMENT AND
RE ENGAGEMENT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN
THEIR- MARKETING REGARDING ONCE
A TORO ALWAYS A TORO. AND SO THE
STRATEGIES THAT THAT CAMPUS IS
EMPLOYING TO READ IT DIRECTLY RE
ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS AND BRING
THEM BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IS
SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN THAT THAT
FOR WHICH THEY RECEIVE FUNDING
IN TERMS OF- SO SPECIALIZED
FUNDING. TO AGAIN- BE ABLE TO
SCALE THAT IN A WAY THAT CAN BE
THEN SHARED WITH OTHER CAMPUSES.
EACH OF OUR TWENTY THREE
UNIVERSITIES HAS HAS NOW HAS A
DESIGNATED ENROLLMENT LIAISON IN
THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE YOU
HEARD INTERIM CHANCELLOR
REFERENCE EARLIER. THAT THE
SYSTEM NEEDS TO TAKE AND IS
TAKING A MORE. DIRECT ROLE IN
THE SYSTEM WIDE ENROLLMENT IN
ACHIEVING THAT OVERALL GOAL AND
SO THAT'S BEEN ONE OF THE STEPS
AND HAVING- A SMALL GROUP OF
INDIVIDUALS. THAT ARE SERVING AS
LIAISONS TO EACH UNIVERSITY AND
ARE ABLE TO BRING THAT BACK AND
AGAIN AS WAS REFERENCED WHEN
THERE ARE NEEDS OR REQUESTS FOR
ONE TIME DOLLARS TO HELP AT
POTENTIALLY SCALE. THOSE THE
THOSE PROGRAMS THOSE PROJECTS-
THEIR FELTING TO THEY'RE MORE
ABLE TO BE VERY RESPONSIVE TO
CAMPUSES. AND THEN LASTLY THIRD
REALLY JUST BEEN A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. TO DO-
KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND IDENTIFY.
PROMISING AND PROVE IN PRACTICE-
ONE OF THOSE ACTUALLY OCCURRED
EARLIER THIS WEEK. EIGHTEEN OR
TWENTY THREE UNIVERSITIES USE
THE SAME PLATFORM FOR AN EARLY
ALERT SYSTEM. SO THAT FACULTY
THE STAFF OTHERS. HAVE WASTE. TO
REACH OUT AND CONNECT STUDENTS
CURRENT STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES.
THAT THEY MAY NEED JUST IN TIME
AND SO- CSU FULLERTON HOSTED A
FORUM. FOR R. E. A. B. PLATFORM
IT'S EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD.
IT'S CALLED THE STUDENT
NAVIGATION PLATFORM AND THAT WAS
JUST A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR
ALL THE DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES
ARE USING THAT TO KNOWLEDGE
SHARE. AS WELL AS BRING IN
SPEAKERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THAT ARE USING THOSE SAME
PLATFORMS. SO ENROLLMENT IS NOW
A TOPIC. OF EVERY MEETING IN
MANY WAYS IN EVERY SETTING. AND
SO- I THINK JUST THOSE THOSE
ROUTINE OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING
FOLKS TOGETHER. AS WELL AS THOSE
VERY TARGETED- VENUES AND WHICH
THESE THESE VERY PROVEN
EXPERIENCES ARE BEING SHARED.
OUR OUR WAY IS THAT IT'S JUST
CONTINUALLY BEING PROMULGATED
ACROSS THE SYSTEM. THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ASCENDER
MEN. I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP
ON THAT- YOU GUYS HAVE DATA ON
THE NUMBER NOT SUFFICIENT THE
RESIDENT VERSUS NON RESIDENT BUT
BUT WHEN I THINK OF SOME OF THE
C. ISSUES I ASSUME THAT. A
CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE CAMPUS
ENROLLMENT IS FROM THE DIRECT
REGION SURROUNDING THAT AND GIVE
DATA ON. YOU KNOW WHAT
PERCENTAGE ARE VERY LOCAL VERSUS
NON FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE
STATE. THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION CENTER I DON'T HAVE IT
AT MY FINGERTIPS WOULD BE HAPPY
TO SHARE THAT WE DO TRACK- IN
TERMS OF EACH EACH UNIVERSITY
HAS A DESIGNATED LOCAL ADMISSION
AREA YEAH AND SO THEY ARE
TRACKING THAT RATIO YEAH- TO BE
HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH THE-
WITH THE- THE CHAIR- TO. SHARE
WITH EVERYONE AND I GUESS THAT
GETS TO ME SECOND THAT SADDAM
THREE ON THE OKAY REPORT BACK
BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING YOU
KNOW TO WHAT DEGREE CAN YOU DO
YOU SEE SOME OF THE DISPARITIES
ENROLLMENT GROWTH- BEING AROUND
POPULATION IN THE REGION HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATES IN THE REGION-
DEMOGRAPHICS. AND THEN TO WHAT
DEGREE E. AS A THIRD PART OF
THIS MY ONE QUESTION. CAN YOU
EXTRAPOLATE LONG TERM ENROLLMENT
TRENDS IN AND SHOULD THAT ALSO
INFORM YOUR LONG TERM STRATEGY
AROUND FUNDING THE DIFFERENT
CAMPUSES. DEFINITELY WE SEE AN
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS OF THE STATE.
AND THE IMPACT IN THE HERE AND
NOW IN TERMS OF THE ENROLLMENT
AT OUR UNIVERSITIES. AND YES WE
HAVE TO INCLUDE. THOSE LONGER
TERM PROJECTIONS NOT JUST HIGH
SCHOOL IT'S WHERE THE
POPULATIONS ARE MOVING. AND
THERE ARE SOME PRETTY
INTERESTING. ANALYSES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE TO US IT IS PART OF
WHAT THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.
HAS TO TAKE ON. IN ORDER TO
UNDERSTAND WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
AS A SYSTEM WE'VE GOT TO DO
SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER DONE
BEFORE. WHICH IS THE SYSTEM. HAS
TO BE AN ENROLLMENT MANAGER. THE
UNIVERSITIES. NEED TO BE
ENROLLMENT MANAGERS FOR THEIR.
AREAS THEIR POPULATIONS. AND
THEY NEED TO BE AT. FOR IT BUT
WE HAVE A REGIONAL INTERLOCKING
INTER ACTING SET OF FACTORS AS
WELL AND THE SYSTEM HAS TO BE
ABLE TO HELP MANAGE THOSE
REGIONAL CONSEQUENCES. SO SOME
OF THE UNIVERSITIES ARE
DEFINITELY AFFECTED BY THE
PRESENCE OF OTHER CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITIES IN THEIR
REGIONS IN WAYS THAT. IN THE
PAST WE HAVEN'T. ESSENTIALLY
ADJUDICATED BETWEEN THE
INSTITUTIONS BUT YOU'RE RIGHT ON
IN TERMS OF THE ISSUES. THANK
YOU TRANSCEND BUDGET LOOKING
INTO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THEN- THAT IS GOING TO COMPLETE
OUR DISCUSSION ON ITEM ONE B.
AND WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO. ITEM
ONE C. WHICH IS THE STUDENT
HOUSING UPDATES AND- WE'RE GONNA
CHANGE OUT CHRIS FERGUSON FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. AND
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE- OTHERWISE
TRANSLOCASE. CHRIS FERGUSON FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE LISA
KING FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST AND I KNOW WE ALSO HAVE.
A VICE AND ONE AVAILABLE FOR
BACKUP QUESTIONS AS WELL AS
FRONT STORE SO LET ME WELCOME.
UP OF WELCOME YOU BACK AND GIVE
YOU A CHANCE TO MAKE A COMMENT
ABOUT STUDENT HOUSING AND THEN
WE'LL GO TO. THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. AND FOR THE
TWENTY THREE UNIVERSITIES WITHIN
AT HOUSING CONTINUES FOR OUR
STUDENTS CONTINUES TO BE. A
MAJOR CHALLENGE AND A MAJOR
IMPERATIVE IT VARIES FROM
UNIVERSITY OF THE UNIVERSITY THE
EXTENT THE DAPP. ENDS THE
SPECIFIC NATURE OF THOSE
CHALLENGES BUT WE HAVE BEEN
GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS APPROVED AND
INITIATED. AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO- ADDITIONAL EFFORTS IN THE
FUTURE SUSTAINING THE CURRENT
EFFORTS AND WE GLAD TO ANSWER
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS GREAT NUMBER
ELEVEN PARKER FINANCE THIS FIRST
TIME WE'VE HAD CHRIS FERGUSON IN
PERSON SO WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME CHRIS FERGUSON WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE I'LL KEEP
MY REMARKS BRIEF SO THAT THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET RECOGNIZES THE
PRIORITY AROUND STUDENT HOUSING
BUT WE ALSO. RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE WAS A ROUGHLY TWENTY TWO
POINT FIVE BILLION DOLLAR
OVERALL- YOU KNOW BUDGET-
SOLUTION- PACKAGE THAT WE NEED
TO LOOK CORD THAT INCLUDED
DELAYS INCLUDED REDUCTIONS IN
INCLUDED FUND CHEFS- WITH THAT
IT'S A BACKDROP. FOR THE STUDENT
HOUSING- GRANT PROGRAM- THAT WAS
PUT FORWARD A COUPLE IT FIRST
BEFORE TO COUPLE YEARS AGO- THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET DOES PROPOSE
FIVE HUNDRED MILLION IN THE
BUDGET YEAR TO SUPPORT STUDENT
HOUSING PROJECTS- THAT SAID IT
DOES DELAY A PLANNED INVESTMENT
OF OVER ANOTHER TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY MILLION. FROM THE BUDGET
YEAR Q- TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE
IN ADDITION TO THAT IT DELAYS
THE START OF A PLANNED STUDENT
HOUSING REVOLVING LOAN. FUND
PROGRAM THROUGH THE- CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL FINANCE AUTHORITY. OF
START IN THE YOU'RE STARTING IN
TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE. ALSO
CHANGES THE ALLOCATION FROM A
SPLIT OF NINE HUNDRED MILLION A
NINE HUNDRED MILLION IN TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR. AND TWENTY
FOUR TWENTY FIVE TO INSTEAD BE
SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION IN
. TWENTY TWENTY. IN TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE TWENTY SIX SO
EFFECTIVELY WE'RE TRYING TO
MAINTAIN THE COMMITMENTS BUT WE
RECOGNIZE GIVEN THE BUDGET
SITUATION THIS YEAR- THAT THAT
REQUIRES. A FEW DELAYS ON THE
FISCAL SIDE OF THE HOUSE- WE
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE. OF STE
AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING WE
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
HOUSING IMPACTS. TO COMMUNITIES-
THAT ARE- THAT HAVE CAMPUSES IN
THEM- AND WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO
IT BUT JUST GIVEN THE OVERALL
ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUDGET IN
THE IN. THE SITUATION THAT WE
SEE OURSELVES AND THAT IS WHY WE
PROPOSED WE PROVIDE. THANK YOU
AND THEN WILL MOVE TO A SIX
KING. OF THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE THANK YOU. THIS
MORNING OUR OFFICE RELEASED
ANALYSIS AT THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSALS RELATING TO STUDENT
HOUSING. NOT ANALYSIS WE PROVIDE
SEVERAL OPTIONS FOR THE
LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER. IN
LIGHT OF THE STATE BUDGET
CONDITION THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE IS DESCRIBED. OPTIONS
APPLY ACROSS ALL THREE SEGMENTS
BUT I'LL INTRODUCE THEM HERE AS
PART OF OUR DISCUSSION ON CSU.
FIRST ADDING UP ALL THE AMOUNTS
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
DESCRIBES THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
INCLUDES A TOTAL OF TWO POINT
SIX BILLION IN FUNDS FOR STUDENT
HOUSING GRANTS AND LOANS OVER
THE NEXT THREE YEARS. GIVEN THE
STATE'S PROJECTED OPERATING
DEFICITS. ONE OPTION THE
LEGISLATURE COULD CONSIDER IS
REMOVING SOME OR ALL OF THE FUN
. WE RAISE THIS OPTION HAS
UNATTRACTIVE AS IT MAY BE
BECAUSE- SHOULD THE LEGISLATURE
NEED TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL
BUDGET SOLUTIONS LATER IN THE
SPRING. THIS MAY BE AMONG THE
LESS DESTRUCTIVE WAYS TO DO THAT
. IT WOULD NOT HAVE A NEAR TERM
IMPACT ON STUDENTS AS THE
PROJECTS PROPOSED FOR FUNDING
ARE STILL IN EARLY PLANNING
PHASES. AND MOREOVER CAMPUSES
MAY HAVE OPTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THESE PROJECTS ON A SELF
SUPPORTING BASIS IF STATE FUNDS
ARE NOT AVAILABLE. HAVING SAID
THAT AND RECOGNIZING THAT
SUPPORTING STUDENT HOUSING IS A
HIGH PRIORITY FOR THE
LEGISLATURE. WE ALSO LEARN
ALICE'S PROVIDE SOME OPTIONS TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH FUNDING SCAN
HOUSING. UNDER THE CURRENT
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS. ONE OPTION
LOS PRIORITIZING BETWEEN THE
REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM IN THE
GRANT PROGRAM. THERE ARE A FEW
REASONS THAT WE THINK THE
REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM COULD
HAVE GREATER BENEFITS OVER TIME
. FOR EXAMPLE THE REVOLVING LOAN
FUND WOULD BE REPLENISHED OVER
TIME IS CAMPUSES REPAY THEIR
LOANS. ALLOWING THE STATE TO
POTENTIALLY SUPPORT THE
CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL
AFFORDABLE BEDS OVER THE YEARS.
ANOTHER OPTION IS TO CONSIDER
PRIORITIZING BY SEGMENT.
PHYSICALLY IF THE LEGISLATURE
WISHES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
STUDENT HOUSING GRANT FUNDS IN
TWENTY TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR.
IT COULD PRIORITIZE THE
APPLICATIONS IT HAS RECEIVED
FROM CSU AND UC. THESE TWO
SEGMENTS OMITTED THE GRANT
APPLICATIONS BY THE STATUTORY
DEADLINE. AND RELATIVE TO THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES THEY HAVE
MORE EXPERIENCE SUCCESSFULLY
DEVELOPING CONSTRUCTING AND
OPERATING STUDENT HOUSING. THEY
ALSO ROLE A GREATER SHARE
STUDENTS WHO LIVE AWAY FROM HOME
. IN A REPORT WE IDENTIFY FEW
PROJECTS THAT SCORE PARTICULARLY
HIGH ON THAT PRIORITIZATION
CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN STATUTE
FOR THESE GRANTS. AND THAT'S THE
ISSUE THE TWO PROJECTS THAT WILL
INCLUDE NOT LAST ARE BASED
SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOSE CAMPUS.
THANK YOU I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS. I THINK I'M IN A- PUB
START WITH THE QUESTION OF MR
FERGUSON. AND IT'S. THIS WHOLE
SITUATION IS A LITTLE CONFUSING
SO I'M GONNA TRY TO DO SOME
CLARITY SO WE UNDERSTAND IT
BECAUSE BASICALLY. IN THE FIRST
YEAR I THINK WAS TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO. WE ALLOCATED TWO
BILLION DOLLARS FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION HOUSING. THE SPLIT
BETWEEN THE THREE SYSTEMS THEN
LAST YEAR WE DID A BILLION AND A
HALF ON TOP OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS
OVER SUBSCRIBED. YET IT IS. IT
IS SPREAD OUT OVER MULTIPLE
YEARS SO I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WITH US HAVING.
APPROPRIATED THREE AND A HALF
BILLION. HOW MUCH HAS BEEN
SPENT. HOW MUCH IS IN THE
BUDGET. HOW MUCH IS IN THE
FUTURE BEING ROLLED IN THE
FUTURE I SAID I JUST WASN'T
TOTALLY CLEAR FROM WHAT SHE SAID
CERTAINLY I CAN HELP CLARIFY
THAT SO BETWEEN TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO. THROUGH THE MULTI
YEAR WINDOW THAT WE PRESENTED IN
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET THERE'S A
TOTAL OF FOUR POINT TWO BILLION-
FOR AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING
PROJECTS THAT'S- SEPARATED
BETWEEN AT ROUGHLY TWO POINT TWO
BILLION FOR- THE STUDENT HOUSING
GRANT PROGRAM THAT WAS
ESTABLISHED IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO. AND ONE POINT EIGHT
BILLION FOR A REVOLVING LOAN.
FUND PROGRAM THROUGH THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FINANCE
AUTHORITY. THAT INITIAL TWO
BILLION IN TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO
WAS SPREAD OVER THREE YEARS.
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET REPRESENTED-
ONE POINT FIVE BILLION OF THAT
TWO BILLION BUT IT ALSO ADDED
ANOTHER TWO HUNDRED TO TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION ON TOP OF
THAT SO IN TOTAL THAT'S HOW YOU
GET TO THAT- TWO POINT TWO
BILLION. FIGURE FOR LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET ALLOCATED THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THE INITIAL CRUNCH-
BUT ALSO EXPANDED IT SLIGHTLY-
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IS SAYING IN
TOTAL OVER TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO
TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE AND
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR. OR
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR THAT WE
WOULD HAVE A TOTAL OF. TWO
BILLION DOLLARS SPENT ON
AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING AND
THEN OVER THE NEXT TWO OUT YEARS
WE WOULD SPEND ANOTHER TWO
BILLION. TO SUPPORT- AFFORDABLE
STUDENT HOUSING OPTIONS AND THEN
IN THE PROPOSAL TO DELAY WHAT IT
HOW DOES THE PROPOSAL TO DELAY
FIT INTO WHAT YOU JUST SAID. SO
WHAT THE- ORIGINAL SCHEDULE
WOULD HAVE BEEN IS ROUGHLY.
THREE TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR-
TWO POINT TWO BILLION FOR THE
INITIAL PROGRAM WOULD HAVE BEEN
FULLY EXPENDED ANOTHER NINE
HUNDRED MILLION. FOR THE NEW
PROGRAM THE REVOLVING LOAN
PROGRAM WOULD HAVE BEEN-
PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET YEAR AND
THEN ANOTHER NINE HUNDRED
MILLION IN TWENTY FOUR. TWENTY
FIVE SO EFFECTIVELY WHAT WE'RE
DOING IS WE'RE SHIFTING TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION FROM THE
ORIGINAL PROGRAM. OUT ONE YEAR.
AND NUMBER SHIFTING THE IN ONE
THE NINE HUNDRED MILLION. OUT A
YEAR AS WELL- BUT WE'RE ALSO
SAYING INSTEAD OF NINE HUNDRED
MILLION WE WOULD REDUCE THAT TO
SIX FIFTY THE FIRST YEAR. AND
ONE POINT ONE FIVE BILLION THE
SECOND YEAR SO WHICH MEANS IT'S
ALL STILL THERE BUT A CERTAIN
AMOUNT IS DELAYED A YEAR THAT'S
CORRECT. AND THEN YOUR IF FOR
THOSE FOLLOWING AT HOME. THEY
THINK WE MOVED TO A REVOLVING
LOAN FUND LAST YEAR SO. FOR THE
PERSPECTIVE WAY FOR THE FUNDS SO
PART OF THE PROPOSAL IS TO
POSTPONE GLENDA. THE REVOLVING
FUND GOES INTO EFFECT AS WELL
SAID CORRECT THAT'S CORRECT THE
DELAYS OF BY A YEAR AND IT. IT
CHANGES THE SCHEDULE FROM EVEN
SPLIT OF NINE HUNDRED MILLION
OVER TWO YEARS. TO SIX HUNDRED
FIFTY MILLION AND ONE POINT ONE
FIVE BILLION AND THEN THE I
GUESS THE FOLLOW UP QUESTION
THERE IS WHY BECAUSE IF. IF A
REVOLVING LOAN FUND OF OURS THIS
MONEY THAT REPLENISHES. WHY NOT
START THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
WITH WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE IN
THE BUDGET YEAR. TO START THE
ABILITY. TO REPLENISH THAT FUND
. SO FOR MORE PRECISE THE STATE
OF POINT. SEE THAT PROGRAM WITH
THAT ONE POINT EIGHT MILLION
SOLDIER COULD BEGIN. ISSUE THE
LOANS AND THEN HAVE. A YOU KNOW
FUTURE REPAYMENTS COME BACK IN
SO THAT THEY COULD THEN BE YOU
KNOW RETURNED OUT AGAIN TO
SUPPORT A FEW OTHER PROJECTS-
JUST GIVEN THE PHYSICAL
CONDITION OF THE STATE YOU KNOW
WE'VE- PROPOSED DELAYING THOSE
SEED INVESTMENTS- AND- YOU KNOW
FULFILLING. IN TOTAL OVER YOU
KNOW IN A DIFFERENT. DIFFERENT
MULTI YEAR PACKAGE BUT STILL
FULFILLING. THE COMMITMENTS ON
BOTH THE EXISTING PROGRAM AND
THE PROPOSED ALBUM ALL IN ONE
PROGRAM. AND I THINK HE IT
CHANNELING CENTER OCHO BOGUE
WHOSE. ARE MADE DID INITIAL
COMMENT OUT OF ORDER- I AGREE
THERE'S A SENSE OF URGENCY TO
HOUSING AT ALL THE LOCAL LEVELS
AND- AND I NOTICED IN OUR STAFF
REPORT REFERS. TO MY- ALMA MATER
AT UC SANTA CRUZ BECAUSE TO UC
CAMPUSES. OF ACTUALLY AGREED. NO
TO MOVE TO THEIR MOMENT
INCREASES UNLESS THEY CAN
PROVIDE HOUSING BECAUSE OF THE
IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES AS WELL AND SO.
THERE IS AN URGENCY THAT ALL OF
US FEEL WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE AND
YOU COULD SEE IT'S CLEARLY
BIPARTISAN SO I WOULD. HOWEVER
WE WORK BETWEEN NOW AND THE MAY
REVISE- JUST EXPRESSED THAT
URGENCY. AND THEN I WOULD GO TO
CSU. AND THAT THERE WAS A LIST
OF PROJECTS THAT WERE EITHER
FUNDED OR APPLIED FOR. IT AND
YOU'RE GONNA DEFER THE QUESTION
THAT'S FINE I AM GOING TO. BUT
THE QUESTION IS IF WE ADOPTED
WHAT THE FINANCE RECOMMENDATION
IS. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SCHEDULE
OF PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY AT CSU
AS AS THAT THE HOUSING PROJECTS
ARE IT'S THE OTHER HOUSING
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ALL RIGHT GO AHEAD I'LL-
LET ME ASK ASSISTANT VICE
CHANCELLOR VICE AND ONE TO
ANSWER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SENATOR LAYERED AND MEMBERS SO
THE VICE TEN ONE ASSISTED VICE
CHANCELLOR FOR CAPITAL PLANNING
AND NICE TO SEE YOU IN PERSON
THANK VERY MUCH NICE AS WELL. SO
IN THE STAFF WRITER FOR THE
AGENDA PAGE TWENTY FIVE. IN
TABLE TWO THE FINAL COLUMN TO
THE FAR RIGHT SHOWS THE
REMAINDER OF THE SEVEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS. AND
IF I AM FOLLOWING DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCES- PROPOSAL GOVERNOR'S A
PUZZLE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MILLION OF THAT SEVEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTY WOULD BE DEFERRED. AND
WELL CSU HAS SLIGHT DIFFERENCES
FROM THE REMAINDER THAT'S NOTED
A HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN. THERE
THERE'S TWO TWO OPTIONS ONE NOT
THERE'S MORE THAN TWO BUT ONE
THAT REFLECTS WHAT THE-
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST SAYS IS
PROPOSING- SUGGEST. IS YOU COULD
. APPLY THE WHOLE TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY MILLION TO THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY
FIVE MILLION THAT'S NOTED. THAT
WOULD ALLOW THE CSU PROJECTS
THAT ARE DOWN BELOW IN TABLE
THREE. AT SACRAMENTO SAN JOSE
AND STANISLAUS TO GO FORWARD. IF
YOU TOOK THAT APPROACH. IF YOU
AND YOU CAN ONLY SUGGEST THAT
BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ART IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW. WELL
OKAY INTERESTS ARE STILL IN THE
PLANNING PHASE IN THE WILL TAKE
LONGER TO GET THROUGH THEIR
PLANNING GRANTS AND DESIGN. SO I
BUT I RECOGNIZE THAT'S A BIT
MORE- IT IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE
THEY'RE ALREADY PENALIZED BY THE
FACT THAT OF THE HUNDRED SEVEN
CAMPUSES. THERE'S FIFTEEN THAT
DO HOUSING AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE
THEY HAVE SOME STUDENTS WHO HAVE
. OUR TWO AWAY FROM THE CAMPUS
IN REMOTE AREAS AND IT'S ALMOST
LIKE A DORM TO ALLOW THE FAR
AWAY STUDENTS TO STATE CAMPUS TO
DO IT SO THEY HAVE NO
EXPERIENCE. AND SO THEY'RE
STRUGGLING WITH THAT ALREADY IS
A NEW AND LIKE THE PROCESS AND
TO THROW ANOTHER WRENCH IN IT.
HE I WILL NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT
IT TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE WE FOR
WHEN I KEYNOTED SO. THAT'S FAIR
YOU KNOW SORRY BUT BUT THE POINT
THE QUESTION WAS REALLY IF YOU
GO WITH THAT. DEFERRAL WHAT WE
SPECIFICALLY NOT SEE IN TERMS OF
APPLICATIONS BEING FUNDED AT CSU
. THIRTY SECOND APPROACH WAS
TAKEN SENATOR WHERE. WE YOU WERE
TO REDUCE EACH SEGMENT IN A PRO
RATA MANNER THAT A HUNDRED AND
FIFTY SEVEN WOULD BE REDUCED
DOWN TO ABOUT A HUNDRED EIGHTY
MILLION. AND WHAT CSU WOULD
PROPOSE. IS WE WOULD ASK THE
LEGISLATURE TO FULLY FUND THE
SACRAMENTO PROJECT. AT THE FORTY
ONE POINT THREE MILLION SHOWN IN
TABLE THREE. AND THE STANISLAUS
PROJECT AT THE EIGHTEEN POINT
EIGHT. AND WE WOULD FUND. WE'RE
ASKING FOR IN INCREASE THE BLOCK
GRANT INCREASE FOR CONTINGENCY
FOR THE PHASE ONE PROJECTS WHICH
WERE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY
FUNDING. BUT ALSO LET SAN JOSE
STATE PROJECT SO THAT'S THE
SECOND PROJECT IN ROAD TO
PERCEIVE THE DESIGN AND SOME
CONSTRUCTION IT'S A LITTLE
CONFUSING TO ME BECAUSE- WE
DON'T NECESSARILY DO IT
SPECIFICALLY TO COMPETITIVE
PROCESS THAT I THINK GOES TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OR
SOMEBODY ELSE BUT- LET ME ASK
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
BECAUSE THE THING I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND. WE ARE AS I JUST
SAID WHAT WEEKS AFTER
RECOMMENDATION AND IF WE DID
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN TERMS OF
LAST PROJECTS AND WHAT IT. I
THINK YOU MINISTER THE PROCESS
DON'T YOU. WE DID IN THE INITIAL
ROUND LAST YEAR IT WAS-
TRANSITION TO EACH ONE OF THE
SEGMENTS. BUT TO- PARAPHRASE
WHAT- VICE TRANSFER SAN JUAN IS
SAYING- SHE'S BASICALLY SAYING
THAT ONE OF THE THREE PROJECTS
WOULD BE DELAYED BY A YEAR. BUT
THAT WOULD NOT BE OUR DECISION
OR YOUR DECISION THAT WOULD BE
MORE INTERNAL TO THEM WOULDN'T
IT BE. YEAH THE END THAT WOULD
BE UNDER A PRO RATA APPROACH OF
THE LEGISLATURE IN THE
ADMINISTRATION DETERMINE THAT.
YOU KNOW THEY WANTED TO TAKE A
DIFFERENT APPROACH AMONG THE
SEGMENTS AND SAY FUND COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. YOU KNOW LATER- THEN
BUT THE POINT IS THAT HOWEVER WE
DO. THEY'LL HAVE A NUMBER AND
THEY'LL DECIDE TO PRIORITIES FOR
THEMSELVES. THEY WILL DECIDE THE
PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF ALERTING
THE LEGISLATURE IN THE
LEGISLATURE WOULD ACTUALLY
APPROPRIATE THE SPECIFIC
PROJECTS. OKAY BUT BASED ON
THEIR RECOMMENDATION. THAT'S
CORRECT WHICH IS YOUR RIDE I DID
NOT TRACK BECAUSE I WAS STILL
STUCK ON THE FACT THAT ALL THE
APPLICATIONS WENT TO FINANCE SO.
THAT IS IT IS GOOD TO KNOW AS A
CHANGE AND THEN. ALL RECOGNIZE
OTHER QUESTIONS BUT I WOULD JUST
MAKE THE COMMENT THAT. THIS IS
SOMETHING WE ARE REALLY
COMMITTED TO THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE HEAR AN URGENCY AND
PEOPLE SCREAMING ABOUT AND- AND
ACTUALLY SENATOR JOE BOB WAS
REALLY ARTICULATE ABOUT. WHAT
THE WHOLE THING WAS ARTICULATE
BUT- HIGHLIGHTING ONE THING
WHICH IS. THIS REALLY AFFECTS
THE HOUSING MARKET IN
MUNICIPALITIES THAT SURROUND
CAMPUSES AND IF THE CAMPUS'S
HOUSE MORE PEOPLE. A MAN AND
MORE. IT'S SO AWFUL IN MY HOME
TOWN THAT THAT I USED TO BE
MAYOR OF THAT. THE SILICON
VALLEY PEOPLE WERE COMING OVER
AND PAYING MILLIONS IN CASH FOR
HOUSING. AND STUDENTS ARE ARE
SIX OR SEVEN INNINGS UP TO DO A
THING AND IF YOU ARE A MIDDLE
CLASS OR WORKING CLASS PERSON.
THERE'S JUST SUCH LIMITED
OPTIONS AND THERE'S A REASON
THAT. THAT THERE'S A STRUGGLE
FOR SERVICE WORKERS AND THE- THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA SAID YOU KEEP ASKING
US TO DO THINGS AND I HAVE FIVE
THOUSAND VACANT POSITIONS
BECAUSE WE CAN'T PAY ENOUGH. TO
HIRE THEM AND PART OF THE REASON
WE CAMPAIGN OFFICE THE HOUSING
MARKET IN THE AREAS THAT
SURROUND TO UNIVERSITIES SO.
THIS IS A DOMINO KEY AND IT'S
GONNA FACT LOTS OF OTHER THINGS
AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED
ABOUT. WHETHER AT SOME POINT
THERE SHOULD BE HOUSING FOR
FACULTY OR STAFF TO TRY TO DEAL
WITH WITH THOSE ISSUES IN THESE
COMMUNITIES SO- I'D GET THAT WE
HAVE A PROBLEM. BUT WE'RE GONNA
REALLY WANT. TO BE ADDRESSED IN
A WAY THAT TRIES TO MOVE THIS
ALONG. LET ME ASK MY COLLEAGUES
BEFORE WE MOVE ON IF THERE'S-
DAMAGE GOOD. INTERPERSONAL QUICK
QUESTIONS ALONG THOSE LINES AND
WANT TO ECHO THE IMPACT. THEY
NEED FOR HOUSING AND ALSO THE
NEED- FOR PROJECTS TO START.
SOONER THAN LATER- ONE OF THE-
BENEFITS OF HAVING THE SYSTEM IS
THAT EACH CAMPUS IS AN ECONOMIC
ENGINE FOR THAT COMMUNITIES AND-
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT HOW THE CSU
REGARDLESS OF THE SCHEDULE IN
TERMS OF WHAT PROJECTS MOVE
FORWARD. YOU KNOW HOW DO YOU
MAKE THE BUILDING OF STUDENT
HOUSING A COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN
OTHER WORDS DO YOU HAVE A SYSTEM
WIDE. ROGIC LABOR AGREEMENTS AND
LOCAL HIGH. AGREEMENTS IN PLACE
SO THAT WHEN THESE PROJECTS ARE.
THEY ARE BENEFITING NOT JUST THE
STUDENTS NOT JUST THOSE-
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS BUT ALSO.
THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MAY
NOT BE ACCESSING THE UNIVERSITY
BUT CERTAINLY WOULD BENEFIT FROM
AXING ACCESSING A GOOD CAREER-
BUILDING HOUSING ON THE CAMPUS I
WILL ASK ASSISTANT VICE
CHANCELLOR TO ANSWER THAT PLEASE
. THANK YOU SENATOR. SO WE ARE
NOT WE DO NOT HAVE SYSTEM WIDE
PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS AT THIS
POINT WE TRY TO KEEP AS MUCH
COMPETITION FROM UNION AND
NONUNION UNION CONTRACTORS AND
SUBCONTRACTORS. AND GIVEN THE
PRICES THAT WE'RE SAYING THAT WE
THE SYSTEM WILL BENEFIT FROM
MORE COMPETITION BUT WE ALSO
HAVE OUR OWN APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM WE'VE REACHED OUT TO
LABOR ON A PARTICIPATING WITH
THEM ON THE APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS. WHICH ARE VERY
IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR THEIR
SKILLED TRADES BUT THE SKILLED
TRADES OF OUR CAMPUSES AS WELL
WITH THE NUMBER OF RETIREES IN
THE SYSTEM SO I HAD TO THINK
ARE- WE ARE ECONOMIC ENGINE TO
THE COMMUNITY WITH THE NUMBER OF
JOBS THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
CREATE. AND THESE PROJECTS WE
CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR EACH OF
THE CAMPUS AREAS. SO WHEN YOU
SAY THAT YOU HAVE A PRINTER SHIP
I'M CONFUSED YOU HAVE- IS IT ARE
THEY LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO COME IN
FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THESE ARE
TRAINING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
THAT THE CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN
ARE THESE. THESE THESE MAY OR
MAY NOT BE REGULATED
APPRENTICESHIP. PROGRAMS I'M I'M
NOT I'M JUST CONFUSED ABOUT HOW
YOU. YOU YOU DON'T HAVE LABOR
UNIONS BUT YOU DO HAVE.
APPRENTICESHIPS BUT THEN LOCAL
RESIDENTS ARE NECESSARILY IN THE
- FORMULA. FOR OUR THE CSU
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IT IS OF
ONE JOINTLY RUN BETWEEN OUR
TEAMSTERS AND THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY. SO IF A CAMPUS
HAS AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR AN
APPRENTICESHIP. A POSITION THEN
LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN
APPLY IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR
SKILLED TRADES AND MOVE UP TO A
CARD CARRYING MEMBER. IN A
PROGRAM RECOGNIZED BY THE-
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS. OKAY SO THAT'S ONE
ONE ONE UNION TEAMSTERS DON'T
TYPICALLY DO BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION SO THAT MUST BE IN
A DIFFERENT SECTOR IN AND OUT I
WAS REFERRING MORE TO THE
DEVELOPMENT. OF THE PROJECTS
THAT ARE LISTED HERE IN
SACRAMENTO SAN JOSE AND IN
STANISLAUS. ITS TEAMSTERS ARE
THE ONE OF THE UNION SKILLED
TRADES UNIONS FOR THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY. SURE BUT
THEY'RE NOT THE CONSTRUCTION AND
BUILDING UNION AND SO I I'M
SPEAKING PARTICULARLY AROUND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING RIGHT IN
PARTICULAR AND SO. I GUESS
THAT'S MY QUESTION- NGUYEN WHEN
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
THESE VERY PRECIOUS INVESTMENTS
WE HAVE TO SEE A RIPPLE EFFECT
AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE RIPPLE
EFFECT WHEN WE DON'T DO IT. BUT
THERE IS A RIPPLE EFFECT WHEN WE
DO IN TERMS OF. ENSURING THAT
THERE ARE QUALITY JOBS THAT
LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO OTHERWISE
MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CAN
ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE. IN THE
BUILDING OF THE UNIVERSITY AND
ALSO WINNING GOOD JOBS IN THE
PROCESS AND I ENCOURAGE- IT IS
SOUNDS LIKE THERE ISN'T
NECESSARILY A SYSTEM WIDE
PROGRAM THAT IS BUILT AROUND.
THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
OF HOUSING THAT IS ABOUT HELPING
TO BRING LOCAL RESIDENTS INTO A
AN APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN THOSE SKILLS INTO LEAN
INTO A CAREER AND- THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN. WHAT I'VE
SEEN AND I UNDERSTAND THE
COMPETITION- AND I UNDERSTAND
THEIR DIFFERENT CONSTRAINTS- BUT
WHAT I HAVE SEEN WHEN THERE'S
REGULATED APPRENTICESHIP THERE'S
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT
INDIVIDUAL TO AND MOVE FROM NOT
JUST THAT PROJECT BUT TO ANOTHER
PROJECT IN ANOTHER PROJECT.
THROUGH THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
UNION SO THAT'S WHY I WAS
CURIOUS ABOUT WHETHER YOU HAVE
THE PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS BUT
I JUST WANT TO CONCLUDE BY
SAYING- HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT
CSU IN THIS MOMENT THINK OF IN
AND I APPRECIATE THE CHANCELLOR
SAYING HOW THE SYSTEM HAS TO OWN
THE ENROLLMENT. HOW DID THE
SYSTEM IN IN. REALLY OWNS THE
JOB CREATION. THAT COMES FROM
THESE PROJECTS AND BUILD A
SYSTEMIC WAY THAT CAN BRING NOT
JUST THE STUDENTS. AND THE
FACULTY AND STAFF BUT THE
COMMUNITY INTO THE BENEFIT OF
THESE CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS AND
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PLAN FOR A
SYSTEM WIDE APPROACH. TO
CREATING COMMUNITY BENEFIT OUT
OF OUT OF. OUT OF THESE THESE
PROJECTS AND THEN. MY LAST
QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK YOU DID
ANSWER THAT QUESTION- ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE-
CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIP
REGULATE CONSTRUCTION
APPRENTICESHIPS AVAILABLE MY
LAST QUESTION IS JUST ABOUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE HEAR A LOT
IN OUR OFFICE ABOUT STUDENTS WHO
ARE PAYING ABOUT FOURTEEN
HUNDRED DOLLARS TO LIVE A MONTH
TO LIVE ON CAMPUS- IN TERMS OF
THE COST. STUDENTS WHO WERE YOU
KNOW STRUGGLING TO AFFORD THAT
THAT RATE MANY WORKING TWO AND
THREE JOBS WHILE GOING TO SCHOOL
IS YOU KNOW YOU YOURS CAMPUSES
PROVIDE THAT. THAT GREAT ACCESS
FOR WORKING STUDENTS- BUT
WORKING TOO HARD TO AFFORD THE
CAMPUS HOUSING HOW ARE YOU
DEALING WITH LOW VERY LOW
INCOME. STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT
QUALIFY FOR THE AID THAT ALLOWS
THEM TO ACTUALLY AFFORD THE
HOUSING THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED.
THANK YOU FOR THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROGRAM THERE IS A-
LIMIT ON WHAT WE CAN CHARGE OUR
STUDENTS. 30% OF 50% OF AREA
MEDIAN INCOME SO THESE PROJECTS
WILL MEET THAT IN SOME WILL BE
SLIGHTLY BELOW. TO MAKE THAT
AFFORDABLE THERE ARE CAMPS IS
THAT EMERGENCY PROGRAMS OF FOR
RAPID RE HOUSING SHOULD THERE BE
SOME ISSUES BUT THE STUDENT
HOUSING PROJECTS IN FRONT IN
FRONT OF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC
LIMITS. ON THE FUNDING OF THE
RATES WE CAN CHARGE THE STUDENTS
TO KEEP IT AFFORDABLE WHAT IS
THE PERCENTAGE FOR THOSE UNITS
THAT WILL BE HELLO. THE
PERCENTAGE OF UNITS FOR THAT
WILL BE USED TO DETER SOME WILL
BE AT AFFORDABLE AND SOME WILL
BE- MADE- EVEN BELOW THAT TO
ACCOMMODATE. I THINK TWO OF THEM
ARE RIGHT AT THAT LEVEL AND- SAN
JOSE IS THAT WHEN CAMPUS THAT.
IS HAS A GREATER DELTA BECAUSE
OF THEIR LOCAL RATES BUT I CAN
GET YOU THAT SPECIFIC NUMBER.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE WE
JUST HAVE A RISING. CHALLENGE
WITH HOMELESS STUDENTS AND OUR
DISTRICTS SO WE JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS CAN
AFFORD THE HOUSING THAT WE'RE
BUILDING. COULD THANK YOU AND I
KNOW THAT'S A CHALLENGE IN MOST
DISTRICTS SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR
QUESTIONS. ARE THAT COMPLETES
OUR- OUR SECTION ON HOUSING AND
IT ALSO COMPLETES. THE PANELS ON
WHICH THE INTERIM CHANCELLOR
SPENCE AND SITTING ON SUGGEST
THANK YOU FOR SPENDING SO MUCH
TIME WITH US TODAY AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS
WE- WE WORK THIS THROUGH TO THE
FINAL BUDGET IN JUNE. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE GONNA
MOVE TO ISSUE TO. WHICH IS THE
SHIFT IN CAPITAL SUPPORT
FUNDING. AND WE HAVE- JENNIFER
LOUIS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE LEASE IT CAME FROM THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE.
AND I HAVE BOTH RUN STORM AND
VICE AND ONE. ARE LISTED LISTED
FROM THE CSU SYSTEM SO WE'LL
START WITH- JENNIFER LOW. HELLO
JENNIFER THE WITH DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AT THE TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSES TO SHIFT FOUR HUNDRED
FOUR POINT EIGHT MILLION ONE
TIME GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATED.
THROUGH THE UP FRONT SUPPORT
VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR CSU
CAMPUSES FROM THE TWENTY TWENTY
TO BUDGET ACT TO BEING SUPPORTED
BY CSU ISSUED BONDS. AND
COMPANIES THIS ADJUSTMENT IS
TWENTY SEVEN MILLION ONGOING
GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT THE
ASSOCIATED THAT SERVICE FOR
THOSE BOND SPECIFIC TO THOSE
CAMPUS PROJECTS WITH THAT TIME
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THANK YOU REMOVED
LIESEGANG FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. THANK YOU.
GENERALLY SPEAKING WE THINK THAT
SHIFTING PROJECTS FROM CASH TO
THAT FINANCING CAN BE A
REASONABLE BUDGET SOLUTION.
FACILITIES ARE TYPICALLY USED
OVER THE COURSE OF MANY YEARS
AND DEBT FINANCING AS A WAY THAT
THE STATE CAN SPREAD THE COSTS
OVER ITS USEFUL LIFE. IT ALSO
ALLOWS THE STATE TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS AT A
TIME WHEN THERE MIGHT NOT BE AS
MUCH UP FRONT CASH AVAILABLE.
THAT'S SAID THAT FINANCING DOES
COME WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS HAS
CSU AND IN THIS CASE THE STATE
WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING
INTEREST ON THE BORROWED AMOUNT
. WELL EXACT INCREASE THE COST
WILL DEPEND ON INTEREST RATES
AND REPAYMENT PERIODS IT COULD
BE ROUGHLY TWICE THE COST THAT
WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED FOR
THESE PROJECTS LAST YEAR AFTER
ACCOUNTING FOR THIS INTEREST
COSTS. WITH THAT IN MIND AND
RECOGNIZING THE PROJECTS FUNDED
LAST YEAR ARE LARGELY IN EARLY
STAGES PRIMARILY PLANNING STAGES
. RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE
REVISIT WHETHER WISHES TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH EACH OF THESE
PROJECTS. YOUR GENDER ON THE TOP
OF PAGE TWENTY NINE LEVEL IT OUT
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS A FEW
QUESTIONS THAT THE LEGISLATURE
COULD CONSIDER. REVISITING EACH
PROJECT FOR EXAMPLE THE FIRST
QUESTION IS WHETHER THE PROJECT
IS AMONG THE MOST PRESSING OF
THE ISSUES NEEDS. THAT COULD
INCLUDE PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS
CRITICAL ICT ISSUES AND-
PROJECTS TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF
DISRUPTION. CAMPUS OPERATIONS.
IF THE LEGISLATURE FINDS A GIVEN
PROJECT NEEDS BLISTER CRITERIA
IT COULD APPROVE THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL TO DEBT FINANCE THAT
PROJECT AND CONTINUE MOVING
FORWARD. ON THE OTHER HAND
LEGISLATURE FINDS A DIFFERENT
GIVEN PROJECT IS NOT WARRANTED
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES IT COULD
CONSIDER WITHDRAWING STATE
SUPPORT FOR IT AT THIS TIME AND
POTENTIALLY REVISITING IT. IN
FUTURE. THANK YOU. MEN WHOEVER
WISHES TO SPEAK FOR CSU. THANK
YOU CHIRLA. SO THE PROJECTS AS
FAR AS THE STATUS ARE IN THE
EARLY PLANNING PHASE. AND IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
APPROVES THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
WE HAVE STARTED WORKING ON OUR
DUE DILIGENCE DOCUMENTS THAT
WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR UPON SALE.
OF SHOULD MOVE TO CSU BOND
FINANCING. SO CAMPUSES ARE
PROVIDING US THE CASH FLOW WE
WOULD TRY TO MAKE THIS AS
SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE IN THE
CHANGE OF THE FUNDING. AND THE
AMOUNT OF THE INCREASE IN COSTS
THAT- THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
HAS IDENTIFIED EIGHT HUNDRED
MILLION IS. THE SAME NUMBER
WE'VE COME UP WITH AS WELL SO
OUR PLAN WOULD BE IF THE
LEGISLATURE APPROVES THE CHANGE
TO GO TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR APPROVAL IN SAY JULY ONCE
THE BUDGET IS APPROVED. AND A
POTENTIAL BOND SALE IN AUGUST OR
SEPTEMBER OF THIS FALL. THANK
YOU THANK YOU. WE GOOD. ARM THEN
LET ME ASK A QUESTION THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE YOU SAID-
THAT YOU WERE RECOMMENDING IN
THE SHIFT ACTUALLY FUNDING THE
GENERAL FUND COSTS OF THE DEBT.
THAT'S OUTSIDE THE 5% OUTSIDE
THE REGULAR STREAMS TO CSU. HER
FAMILY WITH DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE THAT'S CORRECT OKAY N.
E. I WOULD JUST MAKE. A COMMENT
WHICH IS- WE HAD ALL THIS
PRESSURE LAST YEAR NOT TO PUT.
MONEY IN ONGOING COSTS AND TO DO
ONE TIME THINGS AND IN
PARTICULAR FOR ME. THE
INVESTMENT OF SEVENTY FIVE
MILLION FOR AGRICULTURAL
FACILITIES TO UPGRADE THEM FOR
NOT HAVING BEEN UPGRADED AND
REALLY MAKE RELEVANT TO THE CSU
AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES. AND THE
REBUILDING OF THE SWANTON CAMPUS
IT. WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY THE
CZ YOU FIRE AND THE FACT THAT.
UNDERMOUNT WAS IN THE BUDGET WAS
WHAT WAS. NOT COVERED BY.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE OR INSURANCE
AND THOSE WERE MEANT TO BE THE
ONE TIME THINGS TO DO ONE TIME
MONEY THAT WE WERE PRESSURED TO
DO AND- INSTEAD OF ONGOING
EXPENSES SO. IT IS A LITTLE
DISAPPOINTING TO FIND IT NOW WE
WOULD GO INTO DEBT FINANCING
WHEN WE THOUGHT WE WERE USING
THE ONE TIME MONEY LAST YEAR. TO
DO THAT AND- I DON'T WANT IT.
EXCUSE ME. I DON'T WANT TO
DOWNPLAY THE OTHERS BEFORE
SOMEBODY FROM BRAWLEY CALLS ME
AND SAYS YOU DIDN'T CALL OUT OR
OUR CAMPUS BUT- THERE WERE
SIMILAR THINGS THAT REALLY
APPLIED TO ALL THE OTHER ONES
THAT. THAT WERE ON THAT LIST
AND- IF THE MIRACULOUS EVENT
HAPPENS THAT THE BUDGET GETS A
LITTLE BETTER RATHER THAN WORSE.
OF BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE THIS
WOULD BE A LOGICAL CANDIDATE
BECAUSE- OF IT MAKE I. WENT WHEN
I WAS A CABINET SECRETARY I
ACTUALLY PROPOSED THAT WE STOP
DOING RESOURCES BONDS BECAUSE WE
COULD BUDGET SIXTY PERCENT. OF
THE COST. IN THE BUDGET AND NOT
HAVE THE DEBT FINANCING AND WE
COULD CONTROL MORE OURSELVES WE
ACTUALLY TRIED TO SHIFT AWAY
FROM BOND FINANCING BECAUSE OF
ALL THE ADDITIONAL COST. I GET
THAT THAT THAT THAT THE STANDARD
IS IF YOU HAVE DIED IN THE
BUDGET THAT'S BETWEEN FIVE OR 6%
THAT'S THE ACCEPTABLE
MOUNTAINOUS SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS WAS SAYING. THAT IN A
TIME OF ECONOMIC TROUBLE YOU
WANT THE JOBS AND YOU WANT TO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES
FROM BUT IF THE CHOICE IS NOT
HAVING THAT OR HAVING THAT THIS
WAY THAT OF COURSE WE WOULD WANT
TO SWIPE BUT- JUST OFFER THOSE
COMMENTS TO THINK ABOUT AS YOU
GET TO THE- MAY REVISED IN THE-
BUDGET. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM ALL OF OUR
REMAINING MEMBERS. THE
CONVERSATION AND THEN THERE WERE
TWO- BUT- I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU
JUST SAID SENATOR LAYERED AND I
JUST WANTED TO. JUST FOLLOW UP
ON MY LAST LINE OF QUESTIONING
AROUND THE- SYSTEM WIDE LOCAL
HIRE- REGULATED APPRENTICESHIP
CONVERSATION ESPECIALLY I SEE.
COMING FROM WORKER CENTER WORK
COMMUNITY AND LABOR PARTNERSHIPS
I'VE SEEN FOLKS GO FROM SLEEPING
IN THEIR CARS TO BUYING HOMES.
ALL ON LOCAL HIGHER REGULATED
APPRENTICESHIP. SO IF WE ARE
GOING TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS
THAT ARE GOING TO INCUR DEBT.
HOW DO WE REALLY PRIORITIZE
BASED ON. YOU KNOW EVALUATING.
THE WAYS IN WHICH OUR PROJECT IS
GOING TO HAVE A RIPPLE ECONOMIC
EFFECT FOR THOSE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES THAT EVERY COMMUNITY
AROUND THIS UNIVERSITIES ARE ARE
ARE HURTING- IN IN THE ACCESS.
TO QUALITY JOBS AND CAREERS SO
THAT'S YOU KNOW THE ONE POINT
THAT I WOULD. RAISES YOU KNOW
HOW DO YOU REALLY LOOK SYSTEM
WIDE ESPECIALLY LONG TERM WITH
THIS REVOLVING LOAN. OPPORTUNITY
AS WELL TO REALLY CREATE A
SYSTEM BY WHICH- EVERYONE GETS
TO BENEFIT IN THE INVESTMENT. IN
IN THE IMPROVING IN BUILDING AND
GROWING OUR CAPITAL ASSETS
RIGHT. ON OUR CAMPUSES SO- YOU
KNOW THAT THAT'S- ARE THE LEAD.
WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO CONSIDER.
YOU KNOW WHAT ARE THOSE PROJECTS
TO PRIORITIZE AND HOW DO THOSE
PROJECTS HELP TO RECESSION PROOF
OUR COMMUNITIES- SO I OUT I JUST
WANTED TO AT THAT POINT. YOUR
COMMENTS SENATOR THANK YOU VERY
MUCH WE APPRECIATE- THING
NOTATIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE
OTHER MEMBERS AHA. HE I WILL
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN
THIS PANEL AND WILL MOVE TO THE
LAST ITEM OF THE DAY. WHICH IS
ISSUE THREE A STATUS UPDATE ON
PREVIOUS BUDGET- ACT INVESTMENTS
AND I'VE TWO PEOPLE LISTED-
DULCE PEREZ AND VICE AND ONE
POST FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS. LET ME
WELCOME PARIAHS AND I WOULD
RECOGNIZE YOU TO BEGIN THE
PRESENTATION ON THIS PANEL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY MY
NAME IS STILL SURPRISE AND I AM
THE ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR OF
STUDENT AFFAIRS EQUITY AND
BELONGING FOR THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE. I HAVE SERVED IN HIGHER
EDUCATION FOR OVER TWENTY TWO
YEARS AND HAVE SERVED IN THE C.
ISSUE FOR SEVENTEEN AND RECENTLY
SERVER THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES FOR FIVE YEARS. AND IN
A PREVIOUS ROLE I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO KOHLI THE OPENING
OF CALIFORNIA'S FIRST HOUSING
FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TODAY
I WOULD LIKE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO
THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S DESIRE FOR AN
UPDATE ON FOSTER YOUTH AND BASIC
NEEDS FUNDING. IN JULY TWENTY
TWENTY TO THE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE DISTRIBUTED THE TWELVE
MILLION FOSTER YOUTH FUNDS TO
CAMPUSES USING A BASE ALLOCATION
FOR ALL UNIVERSITIES. WHICH WAS
TO HIRE DESIGNATED DIRECTORS AND
COORDINATORS PLUS A PRO RATED
AMOUNT. ON THE CAMPUSES ARE
BASED ON THE TWENTY ONE TWENTY
TWO RESIDENTS TO IN A MOMENT.
AND WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT
TODAY FIFTEEN PROGRAMS HAVE
IDENTIFIED A PERMANENT
COORDINATOR AND SEVEN OR IN THE
RECRUITMENT SELECTION PROCESS.
YOU TO THE CAMPUSES HAVE AN
INTERIM COORDINATOR IN PLACE AND
THE WORLD B. ONE CAMPUS THAT
WILL HAVE THAT FINALIZED BY FALL
TWENTY TWENTY THREE IF NOT
SOONER. TWENTY ONE PROGRAMS HAVE
DESIGNATED SPACE AND TO PROGRAMS
ARE IN DEVELOPMENT AND WILL BE
FULLY OPERATIONAL AND FALL
TWENTY TWENTY THREE. BASED ON
OUR TWENTY TWENTY ONE- TWENTY
ONE TWENTY TWO PROGRAM INCREASE.
THE CSU ESTIMATES THAT THERE ARE
OVER TWENTY SEVEN HUNDRED
CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH
WHO HAVE SELF IDENTIFIED.
HOWEVER IN AN EFFORT TO CAPTURE
THE DATA WE HAVE DEVELOPED A NEW
DATA ELEMENT FOR THEIR MOMENT
REPORTING SYSTEM AND WILL START
COLLECTING ENROLLMENT DATA AND
FALL TWENTY TWENTY THREE. THE
BUDGET ACT OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO
INCLUDED TEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR
ONGOING SUPPORT OF BASIC NEEDS.
THIS YEAR SHE UNDERSTANDS THE
CHALLENGES OUR STUDENTS ARE
FACING WHAT LONG TERM AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OPTIONS AS WE HAVE HEARD
EARLIER DURING THE HEARING. AND
AS A RESULT EACH UNIVERSITY WAS
ASKED TO UTILIZE AT LEAST FIFTY
PERCENT. OF THIS YEAR'S
ALLOCATION. TO PROVIDE DIRECT
SUPPORT TO STUDENTS TO LIVE ON
CAMPUS. AND OFF CAMPUS AS
APPROPRIATE. AND THESE FUNDS
ALSO INCLUDED THE COST OF MIL
PLANS IF NEEDED. LAST WEEK THE
TRANCERS OFFICE COMPLETED THE
BASIC NEEDS A MENTAL HEALTH
LEGISLATIVE REPORT. AND I'M
HAPPY TO SHARE. THAT 1100% OF
OUR UNIVERSITIES HAVE FOOD
PANTRIES. THE NUMBERS INDICATED
THE DATA INDICATES THAT WE
SERVED OVER TWENTY THOUSAND
UNIQUE UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS
LAST YEAR THROUGH OUR FOOD
PANTRY. 96% OFFER FRESH PRODUCE
OR FARMERS MARKET. A 100% OFFER
CALFRESH APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.
A 100% OFFER EMERGENCY GRANTS.
96% OFFER PROGRAMS TO SERVE
BROADBAND AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS.
AND AS WE KNOW MENTAL HEALTH
CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN FOR
ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AND
OFTEN CHALLENGES OCCUR AFTER
HOURS AND 96% OF OUR
UNIVERSITIES OFFER ACCESS TO
AFTER HOURS MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT. ONE OF THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES THIS
ISSUE CONTINUES TO FACE
REGARDING OUR SUPPORT OF BASIC
NEEDS IS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
IN CALIFORNIA. AS WE LOOK TO THE
FUTURE WE WILL CONTINUE TO
PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY BASED
AGENCIES AND OUR RESIDENTIAL
FACILITIES TO ADDRESS THIS
CRITICAL NEED FOR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING YOU WISH TO ADD. NOT
REGARDING BASIC NEEDS ARE FOSTER
YOU ONLY ON THE DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE OVER THE FOOD IF
YOU'D LIKE THEN IF YOU WOULD DO
THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THE THIRD
ITEM THAT WE'RE DOING OVERSIGHT
ON THIS ITEM ABOUT. THANK YOU
CENTER LED THE A HUNDRED AND
TWENTY FIVE MILLION THAT THE CSU
RECEIVED IN 200-022-2300 MILLION
HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE
CAMPUSES TO PROCEED WITH
PROJECTS. WHICH RANGE FROM ROOF
REPLACEMENTS TO ELEVATOR
REPLACEMENTS HVAC ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND TO HIGHLIGHT A
COUPLE OF ITEMS. THE TWENTY FIVE
MILLION THAT HASN'T BEEN
ALLOCATED THE SYSTEM IS HOLDING.
TWO MILLION OF THAT WILL ARE IS
GOING TOWARD SEISMIC ASSESSMENTS
ACROSS THE SYSTEM. TO DATE WE
HAVE COMPLETED THREE CAMPUS
UPDATES ON SEISMIC SAFETY AND
THREE CAMPUSES ARE IN PROGRESS.
THE SECOND AREA WE ARE HOLDING
ABOUT ELEVEN MILLION TO
IMPLEMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY
PROJECTS. AND GIVEN THE BUDGET
CONSTRAINTS AT CAL STATE EAST
BAY AND CINEMA STATE WE'RE
HIRING A REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY
PERSON TO HELP. LOOK AT ENERGY
PROJECTS FOR THOSE CAMPUSES TO
HELP REDUCE ONGOING OPERATIONAL
COSTS AND IMPLEMENT PROJECTS
THAT'LL ADDRESS DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE. AND THE THIRD AREAS
WATER CONSERVATION THIS MUCH IS
THAT HAS BEEN RAINING
SIGNIFICANTLY WE HAD BEEN WE'RE
STILL LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN
REDUCE OUR WATER CONSUMPTION.
CONSISTENT WITH STATE- GOALS IN
WATER REDUCTION SO. IT'S
SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR US TO
HOLD SYSTEM MIGHT FUNDS AND
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO LEVERAGE
THOSE DOLLARS. TO CO FUND GRANT
. OF THE GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR. CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY-
OF THE CSU IS AT A DISADVANTAGE
AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF FOLKS WE
HAVE WORKING ON GRANTS SO THAT'S
A CHALLENGE FOR US AND-
APPRECIATE ANY DOLLARS YOU WANT
TO GIVE TO US DIRECTLY TO
IMPLEMENT PROJECTS THAT MAKES A
LOT EASIER. AND WE'RE HAPPY TO
IMPLEMENT- CONSERVATION PROJECTS
IN SUPPORT OF CLIMATE THANK YOU
. THANK YOU AND HOPEFULLY YOU
HAVE. RAIN CAPTURE SYSTEM SAID
CSU MONTEREY AND CAL POLY FOR
THE NEXT FORTY EIGHT HOURS. IT
WILL HELP YOU GREAT MY ARM. ET I
JUST WANNA APPRECIATE THE
PRESENTATIONS AND- MAYBE WITH-
MISS PARIAHS. TO IT YOU TALKED
ABOUT QUANTIFYING THE TWENTY
SEVEN HUNDRED- FORMER FOSTER
KIDS OUR FOSTER KIDS THAT ARE IN
THE SYSTEM. WHAT THE SERVICES
ACTUALLY GET PROVIDED TO THEM
FROM THIS IN ADDITION TO
QUANTIFYING OF THAN WHAT
SERVICES GET PROVIDED. THANK
YOU- OUR APPROACH IS OUT A
HOLISTIC COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
TYPICALLY MANY OF THE PROGRAM
COORDINATORS ARE- LICENSED
CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND SO
THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE PROVIDING
HOLISTIC SUPPORT VIA. OUTREACH
AND RECRUITMENT TO SPACE ON
CAMPUS TO- SERVING AS A RESOURCE
TO STUDENTS WITH CONNECTING TO
CAMPUS RESOURCES HELPING WITH
HOUSING HELPING WITH DIRECT
SUPPORT AND FUNDING TO STUDENTS
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WHATEVER
NEEDS ARE UNABLE TO BE MET ON
CAMPUS CONNECTING THEM TO.
COMMUNITY AGENCIES WHO ALSO DO
THIS WORK SO TYPICALLY MOST OF
OUR UNIVERSITIES OFFER. BUT WHAT
WE WOULD SAY IS A COMPREHENSIVE
HOLISTIC SUPPORT TO THE BASED ON
THE STUDENT'S NAME AND- IT'S
INTERESTING BECAUSE- THE- WE
LEAD LAST YEAR HERE. THERE IS A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOSTER CARE
PROGRAM NEXT UP AND IT WAS THERE
WAS A CAP ON CAMPUSES AND LAST
YEAR WE BLEW THE CAP OFF BECAUSE
THIS LIMITED OF THE CAMPUSES.
AND THEN QUADRUPLED THE MONEY
AND I VISITED WAS A FOSTER KID.
IN SALINAS A WEEK AGO WHO-
BECAME FOSTER KID AT TWELVE. I
THINK HE'S DONE TWO YEARS AT
HARTNELL COLLEGE AND HE'S
TRANSFERRING TO CSU MONTEREY BAY
AND SO THE INTERESTING THING TO
ME WAS. IS WHO HOW YOU
COORDINATE MAYBE WITH PROGRAMS
HAVE BEEN COVERING STUDENTS THAT
THAN. THAT TRANSFER WHERE THEY
HAVE ALREADY BEEN GETTING
SERVICES AT OTHER END UP IN THE
OTHER TEARS AND I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU DO THAT BUT- THIS GUY WAS A
AMAZING SUCCESS STORY. YOU KNOW
GREW UP IN A OF FARMWORKER
HOUSEHOLD DEAD AND BECAME A
FOSTER KID AT TWELVE AND IS. I
CAN SEE WHY THEY HAD HIM MEET ME
BUT HE'S GONNA BE AT CSUMB SO
HOPEFULLY. HE CAN RECEIVE THOSE
SERVICES IN IT- AND WE AS A
COMMITTEE REALLY EMPHASIZED THEM
LAST YEAR AN EXPANDED THEM AND
SO. THE AND THE AND THAT'S JUST
VERY IMPORTANT AND IT IT IT AND
IT WOULD BE GOOD. MAYBE AT SOME
POINT A TO HAVE A FORMAL REPORT
BACK ON HOW YOU'VE USED THE
MONEY AND HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN HELPED AND IN WHAT WAY
YOU'RE FOR DIFFERENT. DIFFERENT
CAMPUSES AND A SIMILAR THING. ON
THE BASIC NEEDS BECAUSE WE GOT A
LITTLE CRITICISM LAST YEAR THAT
THIS WAS A DROP IN THE BUCKET
COMPARED TO THE BASIC NEEDS AND
WE TRIED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING.
TO THE PREVIOUS SIDE OF THAT NOW
MAY GET DELAYED IT IN SOME WAY
BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE BASIC
NEEDS AS WELL AS FOOD AND BOOKS
THAT THAT THEN WE TRIED TO
ADDRESS IT IN. THE STUDENT AID
SYSTEM AND MAKING SURE IT WASN'T
LIMITED IN WHAT IT HAS GONE FOR.
SO I THINK THAT IF WE ARE GOING
TO A NIGHT ITEMS ONLY PRESUME
WHAT I THINK MY COLLEAGUES
THANKS. FROM WE'RE GONNA KNOW
THE SUCCESS OF IT AND WHAT THE
UNMET NEED IS ENOUGH WE HAVE
STATISTICS ON WHAT IT'S DONE AND
WHAT ON MATCH. AS WE TRY TO
CLOSE OUT THIS YEAR BUDGET IT
WILL REALLY HELP US IN WHAT IS
ADEQUATE OR NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE
CAMPUSES- AND THE SAME FOR WOULD
BE TRUE. THE AND IF. IS JUST
KNOWING EXACTLY. WHAT IT'S DONE
AND WE HAVE HAD SOME TROUBLE
BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HEARD THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BUDGET
YET BUT LAST YEAR. WE PROVIDED
MONEY FOR UC BERKELEY TO
COMPLETELY GREEN ITS ENERGY
SYSTEM AND I THINK THE PROPOSAL
WAS. NOT A WHOLE BACK HALF OF
THAT. AND I THINK WE'RE REALLY
GOING TO WANT TO SEE WHAT THE
PRACTICAL RESULTS ARE AND ONE OF
THE HARDEST THINGS. AS SOMEBODY
THAT'S WORKED ON THE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY ISSUES FOR A LONG
TIME. IS THAT IF YOU ARE IN- AN
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. YOU WEIGH
THE COST VERSUS THE BENEFIT BUT
THE COST IS OVER TWENTY YEARS.
OR MORE AND THE BENEFIT WILL BE
OVER TWENTY YEARS AND YET A LOT
OF TIMES IT'S WEIGHED. AGAINST
THE COST OF THE YEAR YOU PUT IT
IN THE BUDGET AS OPPOSED TO THE
BENEFIT THAT IS REALIZED OVER
THE MULTIPLE YEARS. SO HAVING
SOME SORT OF REPORT BACK THAT IS
REALLY SPECIFIC ON A- WHAT THE
PROJECTS HAVE DONE WHAT THE
BENEFITS OF- HAVE HAVE BEEN
WOULD REALLY HELP US. IN SORT OF
MOVING FORWARD AND SO. MAYBE IF
WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING ON ALL
THREE OF THOSE YOU GET TO THE
COMMITTEE IT WOULD BE REALLY
HELPFUL. NOW THAT I'VE PRETTY
MUCH HARD TO THE ENTIRE
QUESTIONS IN THE ENTIRE SUBJECT.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT SENATOR
SMALL AREA WAIVERS AREAS TO ALL
OF THE FOLLOWING ALONG ON THE
LAW ALONG THE LINES OF YOUR
QUESTION WHEN YOU MENTION THAT
YOU'RE FILLING THE VACANCIES FOR
YOUR COORDINATORS ACROSS. THE
SYSTEM AND- HAVE YOU GOT A SENSE
OF WHAT IS THE GOAL FOR FOSTER.
STUDENT FIVE THREE YOU
EMANCIPATED FOSTER YOUTH
ENROLLMENT. SO WHAT ARE WE
WORKING TOWARD THEIR END- HOW
ARE YOU MEASURING THE SUCCESS
TWENTY SEVEN HUNDRED IS. WE KNOW
HOW HARD IT IS TO GET ONE-
PERSON WHO IS. JUST IN A- THE
PERFECT STORM OF THE SEVERITY
AND BARRIERS. INTO A- CAMPUS OF
HIGHER LEARNING IS QUITE A FEAT
AND ACCOMPLISHMENT BUT JUST
CURIOUS ABOUT. WHAT WHAT YOUR
GOAL IS THERE- AND THEN MY OTHER
QUESTION ON THE- THE MAIN
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND ENERGY
EFFICIENCY MENTIONED ELEVEN
MILLION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
YOU TALKED ABOUT WATER REDUCTION
AND CONSERVATION WHAT. IS THE
DOLLAR AMOUNT IS BEING INVESTED
IN THAT. AND MY FINAL QUESTION
IS GOING BACK TO MY EARLIER.
QUESTION ABOUT IN WHAT WAYS ARE
WE BUILDING PATHWAYS INTO THESE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY JOBS AYE I'LL
SHARE WHEN I TAUGHT A COURSE AT
. AT UCLA- THERE WAS A STUDENT
WHO IS DYNAMIC STUDENT THIS IS A
CROSS LIST THE COSTS AND GIVING
A PLUG FOR CSU YOU SEE AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSE. TAUGHT
TOGETHER- DURING THE PANDEMIC
AND ONE STUDENT HAD TO DROP OUT
OF THE COURSE BECAUSE- HE HAD TO
TAKE A JOB AND TAKE A JOB AS A
VALET- AND- THE COURSE THAT WE
WERE TEACHING WAS ABOUT SOCIAL
ENGINEERING CAREERS AN
OPPORTUNITY. AND BECAUSE HE WAS
SO PRESSED FOR A JOB HE
COULDN'T. HANG FOR THE
FELLOWSHIP HE HAD TO STEP OUT OF
THE WHOLE CLASS AND THE
FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY OF THAT
CLASS TO TAKE. THIS JOB. AND I
SAY THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE IN CS
YOU ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO BILL CAREER TO
BE ABLE TO APPLY WHAT THEY'RE
LEARNING AND TO DO IT- IN A WAY
THAT THEY CAN EARN A FAIR WAGE
AND STAY IN SCHOOL. AND SO AGAIN
HOW ARE WE BUILDING WIN WIN
WINS. YOU KNOW. ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY. ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY AND YOU KNOW
BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
WE NEED- FOR OUR CAMPUSES HOW IS
THE SYSTEM THINKING ABOUT ABOUT
THOSE THINGS IS FISH ESPECIALLY
AROUND THE GREEN JOBS SECTOR SO
I. TWO QUESTIONS ONE FOR MISS
PARAMUS IN IN. IN IN ONE FOUR-
MISS AND. ONE THANK YOU TO SEE A
CO FIRST ASSOCIATE THANK SENATOR
FROM FROM THE TWENTY FIVE
MILLION THAT THE CSU HEALTH
SYSTEM WIDE IT WAS ALSO AND
ABOUT ANOTHER ELEVEN MILLION FOR
WATER CONSERVATION. OF AND THE
OTHER THEIR ARTIFICIAL FUNDS
ADDED IN THE HUNDRED MILLION
THAT WE ALLOCATED TWO CAMPUSES
THAT HAVE WATER REDUCTION
COMPONENTS- IMP IN MAINLY THOSE
ARE WILL. BE REPLACING FIXTURES
SAY IN RESTROOMS TO REDUCE TO
LOW FLOW FOR EXAMPLE AN AGED
EQUIPMENT. SERVICE OTHERS
BENEFITTED ACROSS THE SYSTEM
JUST DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT IN
WHICH CAMPUS THEY HAD AS A
PRIORITY. IN THE WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO
USE WHEN THERE'S DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE FUNDS OR ARE
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FROM A
CAPITAL APPROPRIATION FOR
EXAMPLE. WE HAVE A TRIED TO
ENGAGE ONLY WITH STUDENTS BUT
THE FACULTY IN SUPPORTING CAMPUS
THE LIVING LAB SO IN CERTAIN
CASES WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SAY IN
FACT- WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS
PROJECT. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU
CAN INCORPORATE INTO YOUR COURSE
MATERIAL MODIFY YOUR CURRICULUM
AND WE HAD BACKED OFF ON FUNDING
FOR THAT BECAUSE SOME HAVE
ALREADY STARTED TO DO THAT ON
THE NATURAL. BUT THAT WAS REALLY
VERY SUCCESSFUL AND- WE'VE
SUPPORTED THE GREEN CAMPUS
STUDENTS OVER TIME ONE OF WHICH
USED TO GO TO UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA NOW WORKS IN OUR
OFFICE AS THE ENERGY PROCUREMENT
PERSON. SO WE HAVE HOSTED THE
STUDENTS THAT ARE CONFERENCE
RELATED TO FACILITIES AND STILL
HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS
WORKING ON CAMPUSES THAT WE- TRY
TO GROW FROM WITHIN WHEN WE CAN.
DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABLE FUNDS
SO I THINK THAT HAS BEEN.
SUCCESSFUL AND WE'VE TRIED TO
SUPPORT CAMPUSES WITH SOME OF
THOSE PROGRAMS FOR THOSE THAT
HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. SO
I THINK ON THE WHOLE VERY
POSITIVE. AND THEN THERE IN OUR
OWN BUILDING. WE HAD DONE A
RENOVATION. IT'S COMING BACK TO
WAR FORCE. AND WE HAD A
CUSTODIAN WHO WANTED TO BECOME
AN ELECTRICIAN SO WE USED- WE
USED OUR PROJECT WITHIN OUR
BUILDING AND HE LEARNED. HOW TO
BECOME ELEKTRISCHE AND HELPED US
WITH LIGHTING CONTROLS WHICH ARE
VERY. PROBABLY A LITTLE
DIFFICULT IT'S A NEW SKILL FOR A
NUMBER OF OUR OWN SKILLED TRADES
BUT HE'S NOW A FULL CARD CARING
ELEKTRISCHE IN IN HIS GOING TO
DOMINGUEZ HILLS TO HELP THEM AS
WELL. SO IT IS A MIX OF STUDENTS
BRING OF FACTLY FROM GROUNDS OR
CUSTODIAL POSITIONS INTO SKILLED
TRADES. AND THEN OUR- I BELIEVE
THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR
APPRENTICES EVEN FOR THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES. AS PART OF THE-
CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS WE DON'T
HAVE SPECIFIC- I DON'T THINK WE
HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHER
PERCENTAGE REQUIREMENTS THAT I
BELIEVE. OTHER ENTITIES HAVE BUT
I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO BUT
I BELIEVE THERE IS A REQUIREMENT
FOR CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
APPRENTICES ON A PROGRAM
PROJECT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE
THAT THAT THAT DATA AND- IN
PARTICULAR AROUND THE GREEN.
GREEN SECTOR- PROGRAMS AS WELL-
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH SURE AS I THINK HAS
JUST ONE QUESTION FOR HER AND
THEN WE'RE SURE YES I CAN ANSWER
THIS BRIEFLY I'M I MEAN I THINK
THAT. AT THIS POINT THERE ARE
NOT SPECIFIC IN MOMENT GOALS-
FOR THE FOSTER YOUTH POPULATION
WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT ACCESSES
THE GOAL. AS MANY STUDENTS AS
POSSIBLE FROM THE COMMUNITY TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE
THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS. AND I
WOULD SAY THAT WE ARE
CONSTANTLY- AND CULTIVATING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIGH SCHOOLS
AND COMMUNICABLE JEWS. TO
PROVIDE HIGH TOUCH SUPPORT TO
STUDENTS AS THEY TRANSITION INTO
HIGHER EDUCATION. AND ENSURE
THAT THE SUPPORT THAT'S OFFERED
TO STUDENTS IS EMBEDDED-
THROUGHOUT. OUR UNIVERSITIES AND
I THINK AS YOU KNOW- THE GOAL IS
TO ALSO MITIGATE THE MYRIAD OF
PERSONAL AND EDUCATE A PERSONAL
CHALLENGES THAT FOSTER YOUTH MY
EXPERIENCE. AS A MAKE THAT THOSE
TRANSITIONS ESPECIALLY SINCE
MANY OF THEM ARE THE FIRST.
GENERATION AND FIRST TO GO TO
COLLEGE AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND
SO I WOULD SAY TO YOU THAT THE
GOAL WHILE NOT A SPECIFIC NUMBER
RATE IS THE SAME THAT WE HAVE
FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THAT
THEY WILL GRADUATE IN A TIMELY
FASHION- AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO
DO IS TO CREATE. EARLY I CALL
THEM- THERE EARLY ALERT BUT I
PREFER TO USE EARLY SUPPORT. IS
THAT WE WANT TO GET SUPPORT TO
STUDENTS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO
ENSURE THAT THEY'RE NOT HINDERED
FROM ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS SO. I
THINK THE FIRST YEAR OF THE
FUNDING WAS REALLY TO BUILD THE
INFRASTRUCTURE. AND TO GET THE
STAFFING IN PLACE TO GET THE
SPACES IN PLACE. AND THEN TO
CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY WHO THE
STUDENTS ARE AND WHAT THEIR
NEEDS ARE. AND CONTINUE I THINK
TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL. AND
COLLECTIVE NEEDS. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. GREAT WELL APPRECIATE THE
DISCUSSION AND- THAT- COMPLETES
OUR SERIES OF PANELS AND I KNOW
WE HAVE A LIST OF THINGS TO COME
BACK BUT I THINK THIS IS BEEN
REALLY HELPFUL AND- THANK YOU
FOR. A PARTICIPATING TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC
COMMENT IN A MOMENT I'M GONNA
START WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE
ROOM. AND WE HAVE A PARTICIPANT
NUMBER. EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN TWO
TWO SIX EIGHT TWO ONE SIX. THE
ACCESS CODE IS SIX TWO ONE SEVEN
ONE SIX ONE. AND I THINK WE
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR EXTENSIVE
COMMENTS TODAY SO IT WOULD JUST
BE GOOD TO HAVE NAME
ORGANIZATION. AND A BRIEF
THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK IS
GOOD OR BAD ABOUT THE PROPOSED
BUDGET SO I WOULD ASK. IF
THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE ROOM THAT
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE- A PUBLIC
COMMENT. THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE
STANDING UP AND UPDATE YOU DON'T
APPEAR TO BE LEAVING SO- THE
FIRST. GREAT THANK YOU WELCOME.
THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS NOW THAT WE'RE DOWN TO
MY NAME'S KATHERINE HUTCHINSON
AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
EMPLOYEE THE ISSUE YOU. ARE WE
REPRESENT NEARLY SIXTEEN
THOUSAND NON FACULTY STAFF AT
THIS ISSUE. AND I'VE ALSO
SPEAKING ON- SB I USED TO HAVE
TODAY AS WELL- WE'D LIKE TO
THANK THE SENATE AND THE
LEGISLATURE FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP
AND ADDRESSING THE SYSTEMIC WAGE
ISSUES THAT C. ISSUED NON
FACULTY STAFF HAVE BEEN FACING
FOR A THREE DAY. DECADES I'D
ALSO LIKE TO THANK BOTH OF YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. FORCES
THE ISSUE- WE WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE AND YOU HEARD EARLIER THAT
C. ISSUE ISSUE YOU AND SEE IF
YOU ARE AT THE TABLE. AND BOTH
ENTITIES HAVE PUT FORTH THAT
PROPOSALS. THERE A LOT OF
OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS. BUT IT'S
POSITIVE THAT BOTH PROPOSALS
INCLUDE STEPS. EVEN IF THEY'RE
MILES APART. WE WANT TO WORK
WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE ENSURE THE
THERE'S A RIVER. REVIEW SCS
SPENDING PROPOSALS. AS WE LIKE
TO ACHIEVE EQUITATION OF SALARY
STEPS. WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT
THE SYSTEM CAN BE FUNDED JUST
TRULY SUPPORT A LIVING WAGE FOR
EMPLOYEES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THIS ISSUE AND
LEGISLATURE TO ENSURE THAT
STUDENTS FACULTY AND STAFF OF
THIS ISSUE ARE ABLE TO BUY.
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR LAYERED AND
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS- MY
NAME IS KEVIN WE'RE AND I'M A
PROFESSOR IN SACRAMENTO STATE'S
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY- AND THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
FACULTY ASSOCIATION. WE'RE
URGING YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER
DIRECTING THE CSU TO DEVOTE AN
INCREASE IN ALLOCATION TO THE
COST OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION. AND
IF I MIGHT JUST SHARE A BRIEF
STORY THAT A MEMBER OF OURS-
SHARED WITH ME JUST LAST WEEK.
THAT WILL SPEAK DIRECTLY TO SOME
OF YOUR QUESTIONS YOUR LINE OF
QUESTIONING AND YOUR CONCERNS-
TODAY. THIS IS A- TENURE
PROFESSOR ON THE SAN MARCOS
CAMPUS RESPONSES ON A TEMPORARY
CONTRACT AT THAT SAME CAMPUS. HE
WROTE TO ME QUOTE WE BOTH LOVE
TEACHING FIRST GENERATION
COLLEGE STUDENTS AND STUDENTS
FROM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AS WE
BOTH COME FROM A WORKING CLASS
BACKGROUND. I AM THE FIRST ONE
TO GO TO COLLEGE ON ONE SIDE OF
MY FAMILY AND ON THE OTHER SIDE
I AM THE FIRST ONE BORN IN
AMERICA. SO I AM DEEPLY
COMMITTED TO THE MISSION OF THE
CSU MAKING EDUCATION
UNAFFORDABLE REALITY. WE LOVE
CSU SAN MARCOS AND OUR STUDENTS
AND WE WANT TO STAY HERE BUT
HOUSING PRICES IN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY HAVE SKYROCKETED. TO THE
POINT WHERE WE WORRY EVERY YEAR
HOW WE WILL AFFORD TO PAY RENT
NEXT YEAR. AS THE RENT INCREASES
ARE DOUBLED WELL OUR PAID BARELY
KEEPS UP WITH INFLATION. WE FEAR
THAT WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE THE CSU
AND FIND WORK ELSEWHERE. WHERE
WE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE. WITH THE
CSU TRULY SUPPORTS THE MISSION
OF MAKING COLLEGE EDUCATION
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS. THEN THEY MUST.
FACULTY A LIVING WAGE SO THEY
CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE COUNTY
WHERE THEY TEACH. THANK YOU GOOD
AFTERNOON THANK YOU VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR LAYERED SENATORS
MODE CUEVAS. MY NAME IS MEGAN
O'DONNELL IN A LECTURE OF
CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICAL
POLITICAL HISTORY AT CSU
MONTEREY BAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR
PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION- AS HAS
BEEN SAID BY MANY I TO BELIEVE
THAT THE LEARNING FACULTY
PROVIDE IN THE CSU TRANSFORMS
THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS. AND
THAT'S WHY I'VE DEDICATED THE
LAST ELEVEN YEARS OF MY LIFE TO
THIS WORK DESPITE. I WILL SAY A
LACK OF INVESTMENT FROM THE CSU
AND- FACULTY SPECIFICALLY LIKE
ME. LECTURERS ON TEMPORARY
CONTRACTS. DESPITE MY MANY YEARS
OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CSUMB IN
WHICH EVERYONE COUNTLESS HONORS
AND AWARDS FOR MY CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE UNIVERSITY AND THE
BROADER COMMUNITY. THE CSU PAYS
ME A DEGRADING FIFTY TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. AND
THIS IS AFTER THE RAISES
REFERENCE BY THE CHANCELLOR OVER
THE LAST TWO YEARS. I'M NOT
KEEPING UP WITH INFLATION I AM
SO FAR IN A HOLE THAT EVEN
FUTURE RAISES ARE NOT GOING TO
GET ME WHERE I NEED TO BE TO
HAVE A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL
SUPPORT FROM MY FAMILY. MY STORY
IS REPLICATED ACROSS THOUSAND BY
THE CSU AND RECOMMEND AND
REPRESENTS A DECADES OF
DISINVESTMENT BY THE CSU IN
DIRECT INSTRUCTION. MY STUDENTS
NEED MORE FOR ME THAN THEY DID
TEN YEARS AGO HAD YET INVESTMENT
IN THIS URGENT WORK CONTINUES TO
DECLINE AND I HAVE TO SAY I AM
EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY
EXHAUSTED. HELLO THIS FACULTY
LIKE ME ARE ABANDONING THIS
WORK. AND I MYSELF STRUGGLED NOT
TO FEEL SHAME FOR STAYING IN A
JOB THAT RISKS THE FINANCIAL
HEALTH AND SECURITY OF MY OWN
FAMILY. I STAYED BECAUSE I GUESS
I WAS RAISED BY MOM WHO IS ALSO
AN UNDERPAID TEACHER THIS IS
SERVICES THE HIGHEST CALLING AND
I SEE NO GREATER SERVICE THAN
WHAT WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS. MY
STUDENTS BECOME TEACHERS
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENTISTS NURSES PUBLIC
SERVANTS WHO STAY IN OUR TRI
COUNTY AREA. THEY STAY AND
INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY THAT
INVESTED IN THEM. AND THEY
BECOME THE LEADERS AND
PROFESSIONALS THAT WE NEED TO
LIFT UP OUR COMMUNITIES. BUT
IT'S FACULTY WHO MAKE THAT
POSSIBLE AND WE ARE BEING LEFT
BEHIND BY THE CSU. WE ARE NOT
GETTING THE INVESTMENT THAT WE
NEED TO THRIVE AND TO ALSO STAY
IN THESE COMMUNITIES THAT WE ARE
FOSTERING. FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
YOUR STATEMENT WAS VERY
HEARTFELT. AND I'M TRYING TO
LIMIT PEOPLE BUT I CERTAINLY
WASN'T GOING TO INTERRUPT THAT
SO- NEXT BEFORE YOU CAN HEAR ME
BECAUSE I'M KIND OF SHORT. MY
NAME IS VICKY MCLEOD AND I'M THE
CHAIR OF THE STATE WIDE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR CSU
EMPLOYEES UNION. I'M NOT ONLY A
STAFF AND ALUMNI OF CAL STATE
FULLERTON AND I'VE BEEN AN
EMPLOYEE OF THIS ISSUE FOR OVER
THIRTY FIVE YEARS. AND I'M VERY
PROUD OF THE WORK THAT I AND
OTHER CCM PLEASE UNION MEMBERS
DO TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND
INSTITUTIONS. THANK YOU BOTH
TODAY FOR YOUR COMMENTS AT THIS
HEARING. I'D LIKE TO ECHO
PRESIDENT HUTCHINSON'S COMMENTS
REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF
TRANSPARENCY IN THE CSU'S
PROPOSED BUDGET. AND THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SALARY STEPS.
THE CSU SUCCESS RELIES UPON THE
TALENTS AND WORK OF ITS
EMPLOYEES. BUT A TRACKING AND
RETAINING STAFF. ARE EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT. EMPLOYEES AT THE C.
ISSUE ARE FACED WITH FOOD AND
HOUSING AND SECURITIES. AND
STAGNANT WAGES WAGES WELL THE
SAME JOBS ELSEWHERE. OFFER
COMPETITIVE WAGES. WE BELIEVE
THAT ROBUST OVERSIGHT OF THE
CSU'S PROPOSED EXPENDITURES WILL
NOT ONLY PROVIDE CLARITY ON A
PATH FORWARD FOR SALARY. STEP
AND LIMITATION. BUT WILL ALSO
PAVE THE WAY TO SUCCESS. FOR CSU
STUDENTS AND THE DEDICATED
FACULTY AND STAFF WHO SERVE
THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
. MUCH NEXT BIG. AFTERNOON
LAYERED AND UNDER SMALL CUEVAS
MELISSA BARTO WHAT THE EDUCATION
TRUST WEST. WE'RE HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BASE
INCREASE FOR A FEW A FEW OTHER
WILL HELP THE SYSTEM NAVIGATE
POST PANDEMIC CHALLENGES.
HOWEVER TO INCENTIVIZE CAMPUSES
TO TRULY MAKE STRIDES TOWARD
EQUITY. FOR THEIR STUDENTS WE
CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
OVERSIGHT AND SETTING REYES
CONSCIOUS GOALS AND METRICS.
DESPITE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING
GRADUATION RATES VIA THE
GRADUATION INITIATIVE STARK
EQUITY GAPS REMAIN AMONG BLACK
LENEXA NATIVE STUDENTS. THE
ISSUES COMPACT REPORT POINTS TO
TWENTY TWENTY ONE EQUITY
PRIORITIES INCLUDING RE ENGAGING
UNDERSERVED STUDENTS AND
PROVIDING ACCESS TO A DIGITAL
DEGREE PLANNER. WELL WITH THE
OTHER IMPORTANT STRATEGIES TO
IMPROVE GRADUATION RATES OVER
ALL IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW THESE
STRATEGIES WILL CLOSE PACIFIC
RACIAL EQUITY GAPS. WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE
LEGISLATURE ESTABLISH MORE
EXPLICIT GROUP GOALS INCLUDING
RACIAL EQUITY GAPS TO ENSURE CSU
MAKES ANNUAL PROGRESS TOWARD
COMPACT GOALS. THANK YOU THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME I MORNING
SENATOR MY NAME IS MOLLY MCGUIRE
AND THE STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY
DIRECTOR WITH THE CAMPAIGN FOR
COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY. WE'D LIKE
TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR
HONORING LAST YEAR'S COMMITMENT
AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE
LEGISLATURE TO UPHOLD THIS
COMMITMENT TO THE COMPACT IN THE
FIVE PERCENT. BASED FUNDING
INCREASES IN THE FINAL BUDGET
AGREEMENT. THE COMBAT GOALS AND
BASS FUNDING INCREASES ARE A
TIMELY STRATEGY THAT WORK IN
TANDEM WITH THE TWENTY TWENTY
FIVE GRADUATION INITIATIVE TO
ENSURE THAT STABLE AND
PREDICTABLE FUNDING INCREASES.
THE CSU BENEFITS STUDENTS. AND
CLOSE PERSISTENT RACIAL EQUITY
GAPS. OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE IS
ENSURING THAT THE COMPACTS
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ACT IS
INTENDED AS RELIABLE METRICS FOR
EVALUATING THE PROGRESS OF THE
SEGMENTS IN MEETING THESE GOALS.
LATER THIS YEAR WE WILL BE
RELEASING WROTE A REPORT THAT
EXAMINES THE ISSUES ENROLLMENT
NUMBERS AND THE LATE AT THE CSU
GRADUATION INITIATIVE TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
SHARING THIS WITH YOU AND
WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND
THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR BUDGET PROCESS
AND STAND READY TO LEND OUR TIME
AND EXPERTISE AS A RESOURCE FOR
ANY INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE AND THEIR STAFF.
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING TERROR LAYER THEN
THE GOOD MORNING SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS AND THANK YOU
ACTUALLY- STAFF FOR- JASMINE LET
ME BORROW A CHARGER SO I'M ABLE
TO READ MY SPEECH. IT IS A FULL
SERVICE OPERATION. HI MY NAME IS
MICHAEL THE CHIANG I'M- HOW
GRAND FIRST YEAR POLITICAL
SCIENCE UNDERGRAD STUDENT AT SAC
STATE FROM REDONDO BEACH
CALIFORNIA. TO GRADUATE IN FOUR
YEARS I'M BALANCING OR AT LEAST
TRYING TO FIVE CLASSES THREE
JOBS TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND
HOUSING COSTS AND TUITION AND
EXTRA CURRICULAR IS
RELATIONSHIPS. LEAVE THEN OF
COURSE YOU KNOW JUST THREE MEALS
A DAY. I'VE BEEN SPREAD SO THIN
THAT I ACTUALLY ENDED UP LOSING
TEN POUNDS JUST LAST SEMESTER.
YES MY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE HAS
BEEN ENRICHING AND EYE OPENING I
LEARN NEW THINGS ON A DAILY
BASIS I SAID. AND SINCE I'VE
BEEN AT SAC STATE OF SPEND HOURS
HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH MY
PROFESSORS. I HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SOME OF
THEM ON MY CAMPUS SERVICE WORK
ACTIVISM AND MUCH MORE. I'M
GETTING USED TO IT BUT HI EVEN
OF THEIR CELL PHONE NUMBERS AND
WE TAX THE REGULARLY. AND SO THE
REASON I GRADUATE FROM SEX
STAYED ONE HUNDRED JUST BECAUSE
OF ME AND WHAT I DO. IT WILL BE
BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE
MY FELLOW STUDENTS MY MENTORS MY
COUNSELORS MY PROFESSORS. MY
FAMILY FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
WHAT WE NEED NOW ARE NOT
SACRIFICES TO OUR EDUCATION AND
WELL BEING WHAT WE NEED NOW OR
INVESTMENTS THE BETTER THE MINDS
AND SKILLS OF OUR FUTURE SELVES.
OUR CHILDREN ARE CALIFORNIANS.
TO PUT IT BLUNTLY THE CSU WILL
GUARANTEE THE SUCCESS OF
CALIFORNIA ALL THE ISSUES WE
FACE AT A STATE STARTS AT THE
OUR SCHOOLS. WHAT WE TEACH OUR
YOUTH OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE. AND
HOW WE TREAT OUR FACULTY OUR
CURRENT WORKFORCE WHAT HIGHER
EDUCATION TRULY MEANS. SO I URGE
THIS COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE
INVESTING ACCORDINGLY THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEXT WEEK.
WELCOME GOOD MORNING- LAYERED.
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I'M GOING TO
FOLLOW YOUR ADVICE IN TURN MY
TWO PAGES INTO ONE PARAGRAPH.
INTERIM CHANCELLOR CASTERS SORTS
THAT RECRUITING AND RETAINING
THE BEST FACULTY AND STAFF IS AN
OVERARCHING GOAL FOR THE CSU.
THERE'S AN OLD SAW THAT YOU CAN
TELL WHAT PEOPLE'S PRIORITIES
ARE BY LOOKING AT THEIR BUDGET.
THE CHANCELLOR'S PROPOSED
ALLOCATION FOR RICHLY DESERVED
AND LONG OVERDUE COMPENSATION
INCREASES FOR FACULTY AND STAFF
IS ONE POINT 77% RATHER THAN. AT
MINIMUM A RATABLE PORTION OF
THAT 5% BASE INCREASE. THIS
SUGGESTS IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT
VERY DIFFERENT SET OF PRIORITIES
THAN HER WORDS RELATE. I ASK
THAT THIS COMMITTEE AND THE
LEGISLATURE IN GENERAL SEEK TO
PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE TO THIS
THE ISSUE AND HOW THEY
REALLOCATE THE SCARCE RESOURCES
THAT THEY HAVE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH THANK YOU AND LET ME JUST
LET YOU KNOW I ALWAYS SAY THAT
THE END OF THE HEARING. WE TAKE
FOUR COMMENTS ONLINE AT THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE SITE SO IF YOU
WANT TO SEND US THE FULL
UNREDACTED STATEMENT ARE WE WILL
BE HAPPY TO RECEIVE IT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU NEXT WEEK-
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN LARRY
SENATOR SMUGGLED CUEVAS MY NAME
IS RON RAP ON THE LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTOR FOR THE CALIFORNIA
FACULTY ASSOCIATION- WE DID
SUBMIT OUR LETTER OUR RESPONSE
TO THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY
PROPOSAL IT SHOULD BE IN YOUR
PACKET I HAVE EXTRA COPIES IF
YOU IF YOU NEED THEM- WE BELIEVE
THAT IN ORDER TO ATTRACT-
STUDENTS TO THE CSU THAT WE
MUST. ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGH
QUALITY FACULTY TO THIS ISSUE AS
WELL IN ORDER TO DO THAT WE HAVE
TO PAY THEM ADEQUATELY- AND SO
ARE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE
VERY BRIEF FOR TWO
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE RESPONSE
TO THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY
PROPOSAL. IS ONE- INCREASE THE
AMOUNT OF THE ALLOCATION TO THE
CSU ABOVE THE AMOUNT PROPOSED-
FOR THE COMPACT SPECIFICALLY AND
SECONDLY- RE EXAMINE THE
PRACTICE OF PROVIDING AND-
RESTRICTED FUNDS TO THE CSU. AND
INSTEAD DESIGNATE SOME OF THOSE
FUNDS AT LEAST SOME OF THOSE
FUNDS- TO DIRECT INSTRUCTION
WHICH WILL HELP TO PROVIDE
ADEQUATE SALARIES FOR OUR BEST
AND BRIGHTEST FACULTY ATTRACT
NEW FACULTY HIGH QUALITY FACULTY
AND RETAIN THEM SO THAT THEY CAN
PROVIDE THIS- SERVICES THAT OUR
STUDENTS DESERVE. THANK YOU SIR
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. ANYONE ELSE IN THE
ROOM. SAYING NO ONE ARE WE WILL
GO. TO THE MODERATOR MODERATOR
FINALLY AFTER YOU WAITING FOR SO
LONG- WE'RE READY TO TAKE OUR
COMMENTS FROM THE- THE
PARTICIPANTS SYSTEM AND AT SOME
POINT EARLY ON IF YOU WOULD
ADVISE ME HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE
IN THE QUEUE. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN AT THIS TIME WE ARE
GOING TO THE TELEPHONE LINES FOR
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO ON YOUR
TELEPHONE KEYPAD. YOU HEAR AN
INDICATION YOU'VE BEEN PLACED
INTO Q. AND A NAVY ANTI
SPECIALIST WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH
YOUR LINE NUMBER WHICH WILL
IDENTIFY YOU BY. IF YOU'RE USING
A SPEAKERPHONE PLEASE PICK UP
YOUR HANDSET AND MAKE SURE YOUR
PHONE IS ON MUTE IT BEFORE
PRESSING ANY BUTTONS. WE DO HAVE
A QUESTION CUED UP ONE MOMENT
PLEASE WHILE WE PROVIDE THEM
THEIR LINE NUMBER YES AND WE
REALLY HOPE THE TO COMMENT NOT A
QUESTION. WE'LL GO TO LINE NINE
GO AHEAD PLEASE LEAVE YOUR
COMMENT. SHARE MEMBER CHARLES
RIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE ALL
DESERVED AND PRIORITY ONE
COACHELLA VALLEY IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET ISSUES THEN BURNED DINO
CALMED EDUCATION SECURED SEVENTY
NINE MILLION DOLLARS FOR CAMPUS
STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER. BECAUSE
WE KNOWLEDGE THE STATE BUDGET
COMMISSION HAS THE MEDICALLY
SHIFTED LAST YEAR WE SUPPORT THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL SHIFTING THE
FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT. IF YOU
WISH UPON A TWELVE POINT SEVEN
MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THE
UNDERLYING DEBT SERVICE ON THE
SPOT. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
NUMBER THANK YOU VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT
CALLER IF THERE IS ONE. WE HAVE
NOT LINE IN CUTE TIME. THAT'S
JUST A MIRACLE. OF BUT I THINK
THAT WE HAD VERY HEARTFELT-
DEDICATED COMMENTS IN THE ROOM.
SO LET ME THANK YOU MODERATOR
FOR WAITING AROUND ALL THAT TIME
TO HANDLE ONE CALL- BUT WE
APPRECIATE IT AND LET ME. THANK
YOU EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING
IN THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY
AND REITERATE WHAT I SAID A
MINUTE AGO THAT IF YOU WEREN'T
ABLE TO TESTIFY YOU CAN SUBMIT
YOUR COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS IN
WRITING- TO THE BUDGET IN FISCAL
REVIEW COMMITTEE OR VISIT THE
WEBSITE OF THE COMMITTEE AND
SUBMIT THE COMMENTS. THERE
IMPORTANT TO US WE APPRECIATE
THE PARTICIPATION OF THIS WAS
ACTUALLY A RATHER MEDIA HEARING
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY FOR
STICKING IT OUT TO THE AND THAT
DID WE'VE CONCLUDED THE AGENDA
AND SO THE SENATE BUDGET SUB
COMMITTEE ONE. ON EDUCATION WILL
STAND ADJOURNED.