(a) Notwithstanding Section 84750.5, the board of governors shall provide the San Francisco Community College District with revenues, as specified in subdivision (b), if, on the effective date of the act that adds this section, both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The board of governors finds that the community college district or a campus of the community college district is in imminent jeopardy of losing its accreditation.
(2) The board of governors has exercised its authority pursuant to Section 84040 of this code and Section 58312 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations as that regulation read on April 15, 2014.
(b) If the number of full-time equivalent students (FTES) of the community college district decreases from the number in the 2012–13 fiscal year, the board of governors shall provide revenues to the community college district, as follows:
(1) For the 2014–15 fiscal year, an amount not less than the total amount that the community college district would receive if the level of attendance of FTES was the same level of attendance as in the 2012–13 fiscal year.
(2) For the 2015–16 fiscal year, an amount not less than 95 percent of the total amount that the community college district would receive if the level of attendance of FTES was the same level of attendance as in the 2012–13 fiscal year.
(3) (A) For the 2016–17 fiscal year, an amount not less than 90 percent of the total amount that the community college district would receive if the level of attendance of FTES was the same level of attendance as in the 2012–13 fiscal year.
(B) Funds shall be provided under this paragraph only if the Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team makes a finding no sooner than April 1, 2016, that the San Francisco Community College District is meeting or exceeding all of the following benchmarks:
(i) Effective fiscal controls and systems are in place.
(ii) The City College of San Francisco has, and is adhering to, prudent fiscal policies and practices, as corroborated by an analysis of multiyear projections of no less than three fiscal years commencing with the 2016–17 fiscal year.
(iii) The City College of San Francisco is applying resources in accordance with a budget plan approved by the special trustee.
(iv) The City College of San Francisco is maintaining appropriate fiscal reserves.
(v) The City College of San Francisco has, and is adhering to, a viable plan to address long-term liabilities including, but not necessarily limited to, “other postemployment benefits,” as that term is used in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as of April 15, 2014.
(c) The amounts calculated in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (b) shall be adjusted by the chancellor to reflect cost-of-living adjustments, deficits in apportionments, or both, as appropriate for the applicable fiscal years.
(d) Subdivision (b) shall only be used to determine the apportionment funding to be allocated to the San Francisco Community College District. In computing statewide entitlements to funding based upon the attendance of FTES, the San Francisco Community College District shall not be credited with more FTES than were actually enrolled and in attendance.
(e) Subdivision (b) shall only be operative for a fiscal year in which the San Francisco Community College District is in compliance with Section 51016 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations as that regulation read on April 15, 2014.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that any amounts necessary to make the apportionments required pursuant to subdivision (b) be drawn from the state general apportionment revenues for community college districts.
(g) (1) The Chancellor of the City College of San Francisco shall submit all of the following to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, the office of the Governor, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the Department of Finance on or before April 15, 2015:
(A) An overview of the college’s current accreditation status, including a description of any identified accreditation deficiencies and activities underway to address those deficiencies.
(B) Enrollment totals for the current and prior years.
(C) Updated enrollment projections for the two subsequent fiscal years.
(D) The number of course sections offered in the current and prior fiscal years.
(E) A thorough explanation of the district’s level of budgetary reserves and sources of revenue.
(F) A thorough multiyear budget plan that explains, at a minimum, both revenue sources and areas of expenditure.
(2) The Chancellor of the City College of San Francisco shall submit updates to the report submitted under paragraph (1) on or before the following dates:
(A) October 15, 2015.
(B) April 15, 2016.
(C) October 15, 2016, but only if funding is provided pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b).
(D) April 15, 2017, but only if funding is provided pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b).
(h) For five fiscal years beginning in the 2017–18 fiscal year, the San Francisco Community College District shall be entitled to restoration of any reduction in apportionment revenue due to decreases in FTES, up to the level of attendance of FTES funded in the 2012–13 fiscal year, if there is a subsequent increase in FTES.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 24, Sec. 17. (AB 1602) Effective June 27, 2016.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018