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Panel hears support, trade-offs for COLA on community college categorical programs
2713539 · March 19, 2025
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Summary
The governor proposes a 2.43% COLA for selected categorical programs totaling about $31.9 million; panelists urged expanding COLA coverage but LAO warned of trade-offs with enrollment growth funding.
The subcommittee considered the governor's proposal to apply a 2.43% COLA to a subset of categorical programs. Justin Hurst of the Department of Finance outlined the proposal: "the proposed increase is in the amount of 31,900,000 of ongoing proposition 98 general fund" for programs including the mandate block grant,…
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