New Year Means New Budget Cuts

For California schools, Medi-Cal, county prosecutors and many others, ringing in the New Year also came along with hefty budget cuts.

But even after $900 million in cuts, the largest chunk coming from , the state isn't quite done yet.

In a month, the state will cut an additional $79.6 million from general K-12 funding for a total blow of nearly $328 million to K-12 education. That equates to $13.25 less for each of the 9,273 students in the .

“[The $13.25] is a small amount,” Parungao said, who anticipated a worst case scenario of $250 cut per student. “But all these cuts keep adding up.”

The following programs and institutions will feel nearly $1 billion in total cuts:

 

Cut Amount Elimination of school bus service funding $248 million Reduction to California Community Colleges (will result in $10/unit fee hike starting in the summer 2012 term) $102 million Reduce In-Home Supportive Services hours by 20 percent, eliminate local anti-fraud funding (A federal judge has temporarily blocked the service hours cut.) $101.5 million (assumed) Undefined cut ot University of California $100 million Undefined cut to California State University $100 million Undefined cut to Department of Developmental Services $100 million Cut general funding to K-12 schools $79.6 million Charge counties $125,000 for housing juvenile offenders $67.7 million Reduction in state-subsidized child care $23 million Undefined cut to Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation $20 million Eliminate state grants to local libraries $15.9 million Reduce vertical prosecution grants, which allow county prosecutors and investigators to remain involved as cases work through the judicial system $14.6 million Extend Medi-Cal cuts and copays to managed care plans $8.6 million

Amounts courtesy of Senator Joe Simitian's office.

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