Legislative Update — August 21, 1998

CCFC Phone (916) 441-3300

The Governor signed the 1998-99 State Budget today. Following are the specific community college capital outlay items vetoed by the Governor along with his verbatim veto messages:

"Item 6870-301-0574--For capital outlay, Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. I reduce this item from $140,386,000 to $140,261,000 by deleting:

Compton Community College District

Compton College

(4.5) 40.12.109-Child Development Center-Preliminary plans and working drawings ($125,000).

"I am deleting the legislative augmentation of $125,000 for preliminary plans and working drawings for the Compton Community College District, Child Development Center project. While I am supportive of efforts in this area, funding for this project is premature as the project has circumvented the Chancellor's Office review and priority setting process. The circumvention of the established process undermines a rational approach to capital outlay where all projects are considered in relationship to competing needs for available resources."

"Item 6870-302-0574--For capital outlay, Board of Governor's of the California Community Colleges. I reduce this item from $57,536,000 to $46,345,000 by deleting:

Butte-Glenn Community College District

Butte College

(1) 40.05.105-Allied Health and Public Service-Preliminary plans and working drawings ($1,280,000)

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District

Cuyamaca College

(4) 40.19.115-Remodel Vocational Technology N Building--Preliminary plans and working drawings ($65,000)

Los Angeles Community College District

Los Angeles Valley College

(5) 40.26.802-Ventilation System, Phase III- Preliminary plans and working drawings ($169,000)

Merced Community College District

Merced College

(6) 40.30.114-Interdisciplinary Academic Center-Preliminary plans and working drawings ($633,000)

San Jose-Evergreen Community College District

San Jose City College

(8) 40.50.201-Learning Resource Center-Preliminary plans and working drawings ($974,000)

San Mateo Community College District

San Mateo College

(9) 40.52.205 -Seismic Upgrade-Preliminary plans, working drawings, and construction ($3,650,000)

Sequoias Community College District

College of the Sequoias

(10) 40.56.1 10-Multimedia Learning Resource Center-Preliminary plans and working drawings ($994,000)

Southwestern Community College District

Southwestern College

(11) 40.63.103-Learning Resource Center-Preliminary plans and working drawings ($2,011,000)

Victor Valley Community College District

Victor Valley College

(12) 40.66.115 -Advanced Technology Building-Preliminary plans and working drawings ($1,099,000)

Feather River Community College District

Feather River College

(14) 40.73.104-Physical Plant Reconstruction-Preliminary plans, working drawings, and construction ($316,000)

"I am reducing the $57,536,000 legislative augmentation by $11,191,000 which reflects augmentations for 10 projects that have circumvented the annual review and priority setting process. The circumvention of the established prioritization process undermines developing and maintaining a rational approach to capital outlay where all projects are considered in relationship to competing needs for available resources. However, I am sustaining $46,345,000 for 3 projects which are fully supportable in cost and scope.

"I am supportive of providing $2.5 billion in new bond funds for much needed higher education capital outlay programs. The funding level which I am sustaining is supportable under a four-year program with this level of new bonds."