The current state budget battle drags on with the Senate Republicans proposing major cuts. So far, the CSU budget is not targeted but that is due to a major lobbying effort by the CSUEU and all the other CSU unions. It is important to look at where the state spends its money. Look at the relative costs of the spending and think who benefits. Then ask yourself: Is the CSU and Higher Education is funded appropriately?
The following table shows how the state allocates funds and the impacts:
State Budget 2006-07
|
Number of Participants (In Thousands) |
Average Cost Per Participant | |
General Fund |
Total Government | ||
Corrections | |||
Adults |
174 |
$36,600 |
$36,600 |
Youths |
3 |
140,000 |
145,000 |
Education—Studentsa | |||
K-12 |
5,957 |
$6,576 |
$11,264 |
Community Colleges |
1,181 |
3,473 |
5,499 |
CSU |
334 |
8,345 |
10,610 |
UCb |
182 |
16,998 |
20,231 |
Health and Social Services—Beneficiaries | |||
Medi-Cal |
6,665 |
$1,836 |
$3,671 |
SSI/SSP |
1,241 |
2,917 |
7,210 |
CalWORKs |
1,191 |
1,582 |
4,257 |
Healthy Families |
859 |
429 |
1,186 |
In-Home Supportive Services |
378 |
3,522 |
10,549 |
Regional centersc |
212 |
9,840 |
15,259 |
Foster Care |
75 |
5,677 |
21,159 |
Developmental centers |
3 |
136,137 |
248,487 |
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a K-12 participants are in average daily attendance and higher education participants are in full-time equivalents. | |||
b Excludes medical schools. | |||
c Includes funds for the Habilitation Services Program. | |||
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