California college leaders prepare for mid-year 'trigger' cuts
Leaders of California’s public colleges and universities said today that they are preparing for mid-year “trigger” cuts to their already-reduced budgets. Under the budget Gov. Jerry Brown signed at the end of June, California State University and University of California stand to lose another $100 million if revenues do not meet expectations by the end of this year. California’s community colleges are in line to lose $102 million in trigger cuts, Chancellor Jack Scott said in a conference call with reporters today… “If they pull the trigger, is that a one-time $100 million (cut) and they’ll replace it next year?” Reed said. “If it is a one-time cut, we can muddle our way through. If it is a continuation cut, that is going to be much harder going into 2012-13.”
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by Laurel Rosenhall, The Sacramento Bee.