Gov. Jerry Brown Releases $113B Budget
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has released a record $113 billion state spending plan that asks the University of California to do more with less so the nation's largest public university system can avert tuition hikes.
Brown said Friday that he didn't provide as much funding as the 10-campus system wanted because California's budget is precariously balanced.
The Democratic governor provided a $120 million boost, not as much as the university requested. Brown said that's not chump change because other departments didn't get any increase.
Brown is proposing an advisory committee for his administration and the university to work on reducing costs by reviewing the degrees each campus offers, improving degree-completion times and negotiating pension reform.
UC Regent George Kieffer said it's premature to draw any conclusions about the final budget.
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