Pricey Constituent:
Excellent news: California rating lifeless final in public training spending is over. Due to the 2022-23 state price range signed by Gov. Newsom final week, California might soar into the highest 10 states nationwide for per pupil spending.
For some perspective on how far we have come, as lately as 2011, California ranked 50th nationwide for per pupil spending on Ok-12 public faculties. By final 12 months, because of our voter-approved progressive tax system and accountable budgeting through the previous decade, California had climbed to 19th.
The 2022-23 state price range will increase Ok-12 public training funding by a file 13% over final 12 months, with the allocation for public Ok-12 faculties and group faculties rising by a file $37.2 billion. That is practically triple the funding Ok-12 faculties obtained in 2011. And every of our UC and CSU campuses will obtain a 5% improve.
Over the approaching weeks, I’ll ship you further e-newsletters highlighting main elements of this 12 months’s historic 2022-23 state price range.
Ok-12 Schooling Price range Highlights
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Gives a file funding improve of 13% for all Ok-12 public faculties.
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Protects college districts affected by declining enrollment by offering funding primarily based on the typical of three prior years’ common each day attendance
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Gives $4 billion to permit faculties so as to add three hours of after-school programming and 6 weeks of summer time enrichment.
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Consists of funding for the Studying Restoration Emergency Block Grant to assist tutoring, psychological well being, social-emotional assist and different studying restoration packages.
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Gives $3.6 billion for the Arts, Music, and Tutorial Supplies Discretionary Block Grants to fund arts, music, educational supplies, and multi-lingual college library books.
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Funds a complete of $4.2 billion for college building via 2025, together with $1.3 billion in state bonds and $2.9 billion from the state’s normal fund in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
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Gives a file funding improve of $637 million for home-to-school transportation.
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Consists of $100 million for California’s common free college meals program to buy sustainably grown, wholesome meals, plus $600 million to improve college kitchens.
Increased Schooling Price range Highlights
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Will increase funding for all College of California (UC) and California State College (CSU) campuses by 5%.
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Will increase CA Neighborhood Faculty (CCC) funding by $600 million, together with a COLA improve, and gives $650 million for added instruction to shut pandemic studying gaps and investments to shut the digital divide.
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Gives a further $2 billion for scholar housing tasks at UC, CSU, and CCC campuses — bringing the entire quantity of scholar housing funding to $4 billion via 2024-25.
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Will increase funding for the Center Class Scholarship program and Cal Grants to offer entry to Cal Grants for 150,000 further college students.
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Gives unprecedented funding assist for underrepresented college students, together with previously incarcerated college students.
As chair of the Senate’s Price range and Fiscal Evaluate Committee, it was my honor to work on this 12 months’s transformative price range. Please be on the look-out for future e-newsletters from me relating to different main elements of the historic 2022-23 state price range.
It’s a privilege serving as your state Senator.
Sincerely,
Nancy Skinner
State Senator, District
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