California’s $1B Automatic Budget Cuts at a Glance

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By The Associated Press  Posted: 01/01/2012
Gov. Jerry Brown announced in December that California’s tax revenue will fall short of his earlier projections, triggering automatic budget cuts to schools, colleges and social services. The governor said revenue is projected to fall $2.2 billion short of that figure for the current fiscal year, prompting about $1 billion in cuts that will take effect starting Jan 1.Brown warns that additional trigger cuts will be part of his budget proposed for the fiscal year starting July 1 if voters reject his plans for tax hikes. Here is a look at the midyear cuts:

—$100 million to the University of California.

—$100 million to California State University.

—$100 million to the Department of Developmental Services. The cut rises to $200 million starting July 1.

—$100 million for In-Home Supportive Services; also imposes a 20 percent reduction in service hours. A federal judge is expected to rule Jan. 19 on a lawsuit to block that cut.

—$72.1 million to juvenile justice; increase county charge for youth offenders sent to the adult prison system.

—$30 million to community colleges, which will raise fees by $10 per unit starting May 1 to make up for the cut.

—$23 million to child care assistance, which will eliminate 7,500 slots.

—$20 million to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

—$15.9 million in state grants for local libraries.

—$8.6

million in Medi-Cal savings; extends a cut to providers in all managed care plans.—$14.6 million by eliminating grants to district attorney’s offices for a trend referred to as “vertical prosecution.”

—$10 million by eliminating IHSS anti-fraud efforts.

Because revenue fell short by more than $2 billion, the following cuts will be made to public schools:

—$248 million by eliminating home-to-school transportation. The Los Angeles Unified School District announced it would sue to block that cut.

—$79.6 million to school districts, county offices of education and charter schools. The reduction will take effect Feb. 1.

—$102 million to community colleges

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