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LAO questions community college project scoring for Proposition 2; Chancellor's Office defends matrix

3203125 · May 6, 2025
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Summary

The Legislature heard how Proposition 2 funds were selected for community college projects, with the LAO urging review of the Chancellor's Office scoring system after finding a high share of gym projects and a mismatch between modernization needs and the chosen split of funds.

Department of Finance staff, Legislative Analyst's Office analysts and the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office briefed Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on the selection of projects for Proposition 2 funding and the scoring system that prioritized projects.

The proposal and selection Alexandra Waldman of the Department of Finance described the governor's Proposition 2 implementation proposal: $1.5 billion was approved by voters for community college projects, and the administration proposed 29 projects in the governor's budget, with roughly $51.5 million state cost in the budget year and $728.8 million total state cost over the projects' lifetimes.

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