Spring 2010
Committee:
Governmental Relations
Whereas, California community college students‟ access and success in higher education is inextricably linked to California‟s economic recovery;
Whereas, A 2% increase in the share of population with an associate‟s degree, combined with a 1% increase in the share with a bachelor‟s degree, results in $20 billion in additional economic input, $1.2 billion more in state and local tax revenues annually, and 174,000 new jobs; and
Whereas, The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there is a shortage in the nation‟s labor force of workers with up to two years of post-secondary
education;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for the comprehensive tuition subsidy of all California Community College system students; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge that revenue from possible future tuition fee increases be invested in
closing the gap between state subsidy for California community colleges and the actual cost of education.
Whereas, A 2% increase in the share of population with an associate‟s degree, combined with a 1% increase in the share with a bachelor‟s degree, results in $20 billion in additional economic input, $1.2 billion more in state and local tax revenues annually, and 174,000 new jobs; and
Whereas, The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there is a shortage in the nation‟s labor force of workers with up to two years of post-secondary
education;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for the comprehensive tuition subsidy of all California Community College system students; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge that revenue from possible future tuition fee increases be invested in
closing the gap between state subsidy for California community colleges and the actual cost of education.