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Committee hears College Corps proposal and LAO concerns over high administrative share
Summary
Administration requested $83.6 million ongoing to continue and expand College Corps; proponents highlighted student and community benefits, while the LAO recommended rejecting the expansion because roughly $45 million would fund administrative and operational costs rather than direct student support
The subcommittee received testimony on the College Corps program, a state service-and-workforce development initiative that pays college students for community service and professional development.
Anthony Chavez of the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement said College Corps has served more than 10,000 students to date and that members have completed roughly 2,500,000 hours of service in K–12 tutoring, food banks, disaster response and other community settings. The administration requested $83,600,000 ongoing beginning in 2026–27 to continue and expand the program to serve…
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