California Special Election & Propositions - May 19, 2009

Alex · 05-19-2009, 12:24 PM

Can't find current numbers, but in 2006 only 36% of the state budget was discretionary (meaning the rest of the budget was required by statute or contract). Half of that discretionary money went to the UC and CSU system.

The current state shortfall is also about 50% of the discretionary budget. So if that shortfall is going to be overcome it would appear that the easiest way to achieve that would be shut down public higher education in this state.

05-19-2009, 12:24 PM	#19
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Can't find current numbers, but in 2006 only 36% of the state budget was discretionary (meaning the rest of the budget was required by statute or contract). Half of that discretionary money went to the UC and CSU system. The current state shortfall is also about 50% of the discretionary budget. So if that shortfall is going to be overcome it would appear that the easiest way to achieve that would be shut down public higher education in this state.
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