6440-001-0001—For support of University of California
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| 3,170,975,000 |
| Schedule: | |
| (1) | 5440-Support
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| 3,170,975,000 | |
| Provisions: | |
| 1. | This appropriation is exempt from Sections 6.00 and 31.00. | |
| 2. | (a) | The Regents of the University of California shall implement measures to reduce the university’s cost structure. | |
| | (b) | The Legislature finds and declares that many state employees hold positions with comparable scope of responsibilities, complexity, breadth of job functions, experience requirements, and other relevant factors to those employees designated to be in the Senior Management Group pursuant to existing Regents policy. | |
| | (c) | (1) | Therefore, at a minimum, the Regents shall, when considering compensation for any employee designated to be in the Senior Management Group, use a market reference zone that includes state employees. | |
| | | (2) | At a minimum, the Regents shall include in a market reference zone all comparable positions from the lists included in subdivision (l) of Section 8 of Article III of the California Constitution and Article 1 (commencing with Section 11550) of Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |
| 2.1. | Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of Finance may reduce funds appropriated in this item by an amount equal to the estimated Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship Program cost increases caused by a 2020–21 academic year increase in systemwide tuition. No reduction may be authorized pursuant to this provision sooner than 30 days after the Director of Finance provides notice of the intended reduction to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. | |
| 3. | (a) | The Controller shall transfer funds from this appropriation upon receipt of a report from the Department of Finance indicating the amount of debt service anticipated to become due and payable in the fiscal year associated with state general obligation bonds issued for university projects. | |
| | (b) | The Controller shall return funds to this appropriation upon receipt of a report from the Department of Finance. | |
| 4. | Payments made by the state to the University of California for each month from July through April shall not exceed one-twelfth of the amount appropriated in this item, less the amount that is expected to be transferred pursuant to Provision 3. Transfers of funds pursuant to Provision 3 shall not be considered payments made by the state to the university. | |
| 5. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 shall be available to support meal donation programs, food pantries serving students, CalFresh enrollment, and other means of directly providing nutrition assistance to students. The funds shall also be used to assist homeless and housing-insecure students in securing stable housing. | |
| | (b) | The University of California shall report to the Department of Finance and relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by March 1 each year regarding the use of funds specified in this provision. The report shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following information: | |
| | | (1) | The amount of funds distributed to campuses, and identification of which campuses received funds. | |
| | | (2) | For each campus, a programmatic budget summarizing how the funds were spent. The budget shall include any other funding used to supplement the General Fund. | |
| | | (3) | A description of the types of programs in which each campus invested. | |
| | | (4) | A list of campuses that accept or plan to accept electronic benefit transfer. | |
| | | (5) | A list of campuses that participate or plan to participate in the CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program. | |
| | | (6) | A list of campuses that offer or plan to offer emergency housing or assistance with long-term housing arrangements. | |
| | | (7) | A description of how campuses leveraged or coordinated with other state or local resources to address housing and food insecurity. | |
| | | (8) | An analysis describing how funds reduced food insecurity and homelessness among students, and, if feasible, how funds impacted student outcomes such as persistence or completion. | |
| | | (9) | Other findings and best practices implemented by campuses. | |
| 6. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $5,300,000 shall be available to increase student mental health resources. | |
| 7. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,500,000 shall be available to support rapid rehousing efforts assisting homeless and housing insecure students. | |
| | (b) | Campuses shall establish ongoing partnerships with community organizations that have a tradition of helping populations experiencing homelessness to provide wraparound services and rental subsidies for students. Funds appropriated in the item may be used for, but authorized uses are not limited to, the following activities: | |
| | | (1) | Connecting students with community case managers who have knowledge and expertise in accessing safety net resources. | |
| | | (2) | Establishing ongoing emergency housing procedures, including on-campus and off-campus resources. | |
| | | (3) | Providing emergency grants that are necessary to secure housing or to prevent the imminent loss of housing. | |
| | (c) | Funding shall be allocated to campuses based on demonstrated need. | |
| | (d) | The terms “homeless” and “housing insecure” shall be defined as students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes students who are: | |
| | | (1) | Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. | |
| | | (2) | Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations. | |
| | | (3) | Living in emergency or transitional shelters. | |
| | | (4) | Abandoned in hospitals. | |
| | | (5) | Living in a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. | |
| | | (6) | Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings. | |
| | (e) | The University of California shall submit a report to the Director of Finance and, in conformity with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature by July 15 each year regarding the use of these funds, including the number of coordinators hired, number of students served by campus, distribution of funds by campus, a description of the types of programs funded, and other relevant outcomes, such as the number of students that were able to secure permanent housing, and whether students receiving support remained enrolled at the institution or graduated. | |
| 8. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $4,000,000 shall be used by the University of California to provide summer-term financial aid to any student who is eligible for state financial aid and is a California resident, including students receiving an exemption for nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5 of the Education Code. These funds shall be used to supplement and not supplant existing funds provided by the University of California for summer-term financial aid. The Legislature finds and declares that this provision is a state law within the meaning of subdivision (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code. | |
| 8.5. | (a) | The funding provided in Provision 8 shall be suspended on December 31, 2021, unless the condition in subdivision (b) applies. | |
| | (b) | The suspension shall not take effect if the estimates of General Fund revenues and expenditures for the 2021−22 and 2022−23 fiscal years, as determined pursuant to Section 12.5 of Article IV of the California Constitution, that accompany the May Revision required to be released by May 14, 2021, pursuant to Section 13308 of the Government Code, contain a determination by the Director of Finance that estimated annual General Fund revenues exceed estimated annual General Fund expenditures for the 2021−22 and 2022−23 fiscal years by an amount equal to or greater than the sum total of all General Fund appropriations for all programs subject to suspension. | |
| | (c) | It is the intent of the Legislature to consider alternative solutions to restore this program if the suspension takes effect. | |
| 9. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,730,000 shall be allocated for a statewide grant program expanding the number of primary care and emergency medicine residency slots. | |
| 10. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $25,000,000 shall be available to support expanded enrollment and operational costs for the University of California Riverside School of Medicine. These funds shall be in addition to the existing $15,000,000 provided by the University of California for the University of California Riverside School of Medicine. | |
| 11. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 shall be available to support operational costs and expanded services provided by the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Fresno Branch Campus, in partnership with the University of California, Merced. These funds shall be used to supplement and not supplant existing funds provided by the University of California for the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Fresno Branch Campus. | |
| 13. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be used for the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. | |
| 15. | If the funding restoration for this item reflected in Section 8.28 does not occur, it is the intent of the Legislature that the reduction in the University of California’s ongoing support not have a disproportionate impact on low-income students, students from underrepresented minority groups, and other disadvantaged students. The University of California shall not implement associated budget adjustments in a manner than disproportionately impacts the enrollment of, and services provided to, those students. If the funding restoration for this item reflected in Section 8.28 does not occur, it is the further intent of the Legislature that by November 1, 2020, the Office of the President of the University of California shall submit to the budget committees and the relevant policy committees of both houses of the Legislature, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the Department of Finance a report on university budget actions associated with reductions in ongoing General Fund support, including the level of reduction by campus. This report shall include a description of the stakeholder consultation process, an explanation of how those actions were decided, and a statement of reasons describing how the university’s decisions minimize harm to the enrollment of and services provided to students eligible for Pell Grants, students from underrepresented minority groups, and other disadvantaged students. | |
| 16. | The University of California is authorized to redirect at least $21,618,000 of the funds provided in Provision 6 of Item 6440-001-0001 of the Budget Act of 2019 (Chs. 23 and 55, Stats. 2019) to support undergraduate instruction, undergraduate resident enrollment, student support services, and other core academic operations. | |
| 17. | Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of Finance may augment this item by up to $5,000,000 to develop a one-time demonstration grant program for animal shelters through the University of California Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program if philanthropic resources in an amount that is sufficient to implement the one-time demonstration grant program have not been raised by April 1, 2021. If the Director of Finance augments this item pursuant to this provision, the following shall apply: | |
| | (a) | It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds be directly allocated to the University of California Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. | |
| | (b) | The funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025. | |
| 18. | It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California use its unrestricted reserves to mitigate the impacts of fiscal year-over-fiscal year ongoing General Fund reductions to this item. | |
| 19. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $650,000 is provided to support University of California campus efforts to increase student applications in the CalFresh program. Funds may be used to create outreach materials, host events, support equipment needs, and support application assistance, including hiring staff and student workers to assist students applying for CalFresh and understanding how to use their CalFresh benefits. The university shall report back to the Department of Finance and relevant committees of the Legislature by December 1, 2021, as to how funds were distributed to campuses, how funds were used, and how many students applied for CalFresh as a result of these activities. | |
| 20. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,400,000 in one-time funding shall be available to the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California Los Angeles campus. This funding shall support the Stop Asian American Pacific Islander Hate website, the COVID-19 Multilingual Resources website, analysis and research associated with hate incidents experienced by Asian Pacific Islander communities, and policy research projects on COVID-19-related challenges directly impacting Asian Pacific Islander communities. Funding may be distributed to the Asian American Studies Department at California State University, San Francisco and other entities involved in the Stop Anti-Asian Hate collaborative. | |
| | (b) | The University of California and the University of California Los Angeles campus shall not assess administrative costs or charges against the funds described in subdivision (a). | |
| | (c) | It is the intent of the Legislature that the research and analysis supported by the funding described in subdivision (a) provide actionable recommendations for local and state officials whenever possible. A preliminary report describing activities and projects undertaken with this funding, along with recommendations for policy or budgetary changes, shall be submitted to the Department of Finance and relevant committees of the Legislature by September 1, 2021. A final report shall be submitted by April 1, 2022. | |