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Audit ordered of excessive reserves at selected California Community Colleges

5024894 · June 18, 2025
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Summary

Senator Bob Archuleta won committee approval for an audit to examine unusually large unrestricted reserve balances at a cross‑section of community college districts and Calbright College, and to evaluate whether reserves are affecting student services and equity.

Senator Bob Archuleta asked the Joint Legislative Audit Committee to review the growth of unrestricted reserves at California Community Colleges and to audit five districts plus Calbright College to assess whether unusually high reserve balances are diverting funds from students and instruction.

Why it matters: Archuleta and faculty unions said reserves rose sharply after the 2018 funding formula change and subsequent pandemic relief, leaving some districts…

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