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Committee approves forwarding City College enrollment fee assistance fund tied to Prop W
Summary
The committee accepted amendments and forwarded an ordinance to establish a City College enrollment fee assistance fund (to be operable only after transfer‑tax revenue is appropriated), including a 1% administrative cap and a $1,000 book/transportation scholarship for certain students; broad public comment supported the measure.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Sept. 14 approved forwarding to the full Board an ordinance to create a San Francisco City College enrollment fee assistance fund, a central implementation vehicle for the proposed Proposition W luxury real‑estate transfer tax.
Sponsor Supervisor Kim described the fund’s purpose: to make City College tuition‑free for San Francisco residents and employees by using projected transfer‑tax revenue estimated by the Controller’s Office at about $44 million annually. Kim said the ordinance includes guardrails: the fund will become operative only after new transfer‑tax revenue is appropriated, the oversight‑committee appointment process was clarified so City College representatives are appointed by the Board of Trustees (with faculty and student appointments made by the Academic Senate and Associated Students), and administrative implementation costs are capped at a maximum of 1% of program costs.
Kim also described a $1,000 annual scholarship for students already eligible under the BOG fee waiver intended to cover books, transit and devices. She thanked Chancellor Susan Lamb, AFT 2121, the City College Board of Trustees and Controller staff for their work. Supervisors and a wide set of public speakers — union leaders, trustees, instructors, students and community advocates — urged approval, citing enrollment recovery, access for working students, and the program’s potential to address long‑term affordability.
Supervisor Yee moved to accept the sponsor’s amendments and forward the item to the full Board with a positive recommendation; the motion passed without objection.
