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Supervisors debate and amend charter amendment to secure Free City College funding; item continued for finalization
Summary
The Rules Committee heard extensive testimony and amendments to Supervisor Jane Kim’s charter amendment to set aside $15 million annually for a Free City College fund. The committee adopted several technical and timing amendments, debated extending the set‑aside from 10 to 20 years, and continued the item for further consideration and final drafting.
Supervisor Jane Kim introduced a charter amendment to establish a Free City College fund that would set aside $15,000,000 annually to make City College tuition-free and fund stipends for eligible students, and place the question before voters in 2019. She said the proposal aims to guarantee funding stability for the Free City program and to preserve a $500 stipend for full‑time students and $250 for part‑time students.
The committee spent the bulk of the hearing on the item in extended discussion. Supervisor Kim described the program’s history, noting the 2016 passage of Proposition W and a two‑year pilot funded through an MOU with the mayor’s office. She told the committee the…
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