(a) (1) The board of governors, in accordance with this section, and in consultation with institutional representatives of the California Community Colleges and statewide faculty and staff organizations, so as to ensure their participation in the development and review of policy proposals, shall develop criteria and standards for the purpose of making the annual budget request for the California Community Colleges to the Governor and the Legislature, and for the purpose of allocating the state general apportionment revenues. (2) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to adopt a formula for general purpose apportionments that encourages access for underrepresented students, provides additional funding in recognition of the need to provide additional support for low-income students, rewards collegesâ progress on improving student success metrics, and improves overall equity and predictability so that community college districts may more readily plan and implement instruction and programs. (3) It is the intent of the Legislature to determine the amounts appropriated for purposes of this section through the annual Budget Act. This section shall not be construed as limiting the authority of either the Governor to propose, or the Legislature to approve, appropriations for the California Community Colleges programs or purposes. (4) It is the intent of the Legislature that for the 2020â21 fiscal year, 70 percent of funding for the Student Centered Funding Formula is for the base allocation provided to districts, 20 percent is for the supplemental allocation provided to districts, and 10 percent is for student success allocation provided to districts. (b) (1) Commencing with the 2018â19 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the chancellorâs office shall annually calculate a base allocation, a supplemental allocation, and a student success allocation for each community college district in the state pursuant to this section. This calculation applies only to the allocation of credit revenue. Noncredit instruction, and instruction in career development and college preparation full-time equivalent students (FTES) shall be funded pursuant to the requirements of paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, of subdivision (d) of Section 84750.5, as that section read on January 1, 2018. (2) (A) As used in this paragraph, a public safety agency includes, but is not necessarily limited to, a fire department, a police department, a sheriffâs office, a public agency employing paramedics or emergency medical technicians, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. (B) Commencing with the 2022â23 academic year, each community college district with an instructional service agreement with a public safety agency may annually submit a copy of its most up-to-date instructional service agreement to the chancellorâs office for review. If an agreement is renewed or updated it may be submitted to the chancellorâs office at the time it is renewed or updated. (C) Beginning January 1, 2024, each community college district with an instructional service agreement with a public safety agency may annually submit data to the chancellorâs office on course offerings, student enrollment and FTES, and course completion, including data from the 2020â21, 2021â22, and 2022â23 academic years. (D) On or before December 31, 2024, upon review and analysis of the community college district agreements and program data submitted pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the chancellorâs office shall issue a recommendation to the Department of Finance and the Legislature, consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on the instructional service agreement FTES apportionment that community college districts are eligible to claim. (3) For purposes of this section, unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the cost-of-living adjustment shall be the percentage chan
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