CSULB 2010-11 Budget Planning
February 2010

Budget Outlook

The Governor’s January budget for 2010-11 proposes some restoration funding for the CSU. However, due to many uncertainties, the campuses have been directed proceed with original planning assumptions from fall 2009
CSULB’s original budget planning parameters for 2010-11 have changed only slightly:
- Estimated base budget shortfall is still about $20 million
- Increased university wide budget savings of $2.1 million have allowed for reduced pro rata division budget reductions
- Divisional operating budget reduction is now 7.8% , down from 8.8%
Decrease in divisional operating budget reductions should result in:
- Fewer workforce reductions
- Protection of instructional technology and equipment, student advising and tutoring, and classroom support
Recently announced (2/04/10) release of additional one-time federal stimulus funds of $3,766,600 for CSULB will help mitigate some of the budget reduction effects:
- enables fewer class section reductions
- mitigates problems with bottleneck and high-demand courses
- increases employment opportunities for lecturers, TAs, and GAs
These recent developments enable Academic Affairs to alter original plan for support for research and creative activity:
- original plan contemplated a hiatus in support for research and creative activity
- current plan now protects $800,000 for research and creative activity
- colleges will receive one-time allocations in 2010-11
- future allocations will require new solutions

Detailed update of the campus budget outlook as of February 2010
- Governor’s Budget Proposal for 2010-11 issued on January 8, 2010
- CSU release of additional $50M of federal stimulus funds on February 4, 2010
Background information and additional details are available in the Detailed Budget Presentation on CSULB Budget Central

Governor’s Budget for 2010-11 was not as negative as feared for the CSU
Proposes restoration of $305 million (of $571M that was reduced in 2009-10)
Also proposes restoration of $60.6M contingent on receipt of additional federal funding
Either proposal, if received, would mean a smaller budget cut and enrollment reduction than our current planning assumptions for 2010-11

Governor’s proposed funding increases for CSU must still survive legislative process and so remain very uncertain
If either funding proposal survives, there would be a smaller budget cut and enrollment reduction than we are currently planning
There is no information yet as to how the CSU would allocate any additional state funding if received
The Chancellor has directed us to proceed with original planning assumptions because of the great uncertainty of receiving the proposed augmentations

CSULB 2010-11 Budget Planning - February 2010