III. Support Formula in Actual Practice (1960–61): A. Current Support-State, 85 percent; tuition, 15 percent. ALASKA The four public 2-year colleges in Alaska are organized under the general enabling legislation for such institutions in the State. I. Support Formula in Laws: A. Current Support-The Board of Regents is entitled to reimburse qualified school districts in the amount of 75 percent of the instructors' salaries, instructional supplies, and administrative expenses incurred in the operation of community colleges within such districts. (Title 37, Chapter 10)❜ B. Capital Outlay-No capital outlay for community colleges. II. Support Formula in Official State Regulations: A. Current Support-None. B. Capital Outlay-None. III. Support Formula in Actual Practice (1960–61): A. Current Support-State, 56 percent; local, 19 percent; student fees, 25 percent. B. Capital Outlay-100 percent from local tax funds. ARIZONA There are two publicly supported junior colleges in Arizona organized under general enabling legislation. I. Support Formula in Laws: A. Current Support-$525 per student per annum for the first 320 students, and $350 per student in excess thereof. The difference between budgeted cost per student and the annual amount of State aid is to be paid by the county or by nonresident students or their respective counties. Junior colleges already established are to receive a minimum of $150,000 per annum or they may become part of a junior college district by appropriate legislation. (SB 43)3 B. Capital Outlay-State appropriates to junior college districts 50 percent of the total capital outlay not to exceed $500,000 and also $115 per full-time equivalent student (computed by dividing the total college credit units by 15 per semester based on regular day enrollment). (SB 43) This is only in areas of academic college transfer credits. The tuitions received from nonacademic programs remain with the college with the district providing the balance required. A law passed in 1961 provides for State aid not to exceed $150,000 per annum for the costs of maintaining any public junior college. In addition, each public junior college possessing certain qualifications as mentioned in the new law, shall receive $50,000 for the fiscal year July 1, 1961, to June 30, 1962. This action was reported after the text and tables of this study had been compiled. II. Support Formula in Official State Regulations: B. Capital Outlay-None. III. Support Formula in Actual Practice (1960–61): A. Current Support-State, 15 percent; local, 75 percent; tuition, 10 percent. B. Capital Outlay-No more than approximately 50 percent, and the remainder from the local district. ARKANSAS The only public 2-year college in Arkansas is the branch of Arkansas State College at Beebe. I. Support Formula in Laws: A. Current Support-None. B. Capital Outlay-None. II. Support Formula in Official State Regulations: B. Capital Outlay-None. III. Support Formula in Actual Practice (1960-61): A. Current Support-State, 90 percent; local, 0 percent; tuition, 10 percent. The Legislature makes biennial appropriations (line item) to the branch for current support. B. Capital Outlay-100 percent from the State. The Legislature makes appropriations (line item) to the branch for capital outlay. CALIFORNIA There are 63 publicly supported junior colleges in the State of California which are organized under general enabling legislation. While the majority of these are operated in junior college districts, there are a number which are located in unified districts, in high school districts, and in cities. I. Support Formula in Laws: A. Current Support (1) Basic State aid of $125 per unit of average daily attendance is provided to districts maintaining junior colleges. The minimum is $2,400 per district. Adults in grades 13 and 14 and in classes for adults are included in the attendance counting. (This is the same allowance as for elementary and high school attendance.) For 1959-60, 57 districts received such aid totaling $20,530,025. (2) Equalization aid of varying amounts is provided to some districts maintaining junior colleges. Eligibility, and the amount, are premised upon a "Foundation Program" of $494 There has been no State appropriation for capital outlay for 7 years and no building in that time. for each ADA of pupils resident in the district attending the district's college or attending a college of another district under tuition agreement. The amount is the excess of the foundation program over the sum of basic aid and "district aid." District aid is a computed amount of local support; the district's valuation of real and personal property, adjusted by amounts representing certain Federal and miscellaneous income, and modified by factors resulting from variations between county valuation practices, and then multiplied by 2.4 mills. (Similar allowances are made for elementary and high schools.) For 1959-60, 18 districts received such aid totaling $4,449,139. (3) Apportionments for growth in attendance are made twice during the year. The average attendance in the first period ending in December, and later the average attendance during the second period ending in April, are used to recompute the basic and equalization allowances. If there has been sufficient growth in enrollment of pupils to cause the average attendance to exceed that found at the close of the prior year, the money appropriated for this particular purpose is distributed to the districts eligible. (This is the same as for elementary and high schools.) For 1959-60, 46 districts received $1,012,595 for growth in the first period, and 20 districts received $320,772 for growth in the second period. (4) Districts maintaining junior colleges are, with all other districts, authorized to provide numerous special services and are eligible for certain special purpose apportionments. In such instances, claims are made based upon actual expenditures for such programs, and within appropriations available reimbursement is provided up to certain fixed maximums. A few junior colleges, principally those closely associated with high schools, provide bus transportation. A very few junior colleges provide special educational services for physically handicapped pupils. The amounts of State aid for these programs are relatively insignificant in comparison with the aid described in the preceding paragraphs. (5) Areas of the State which are not part of junior college districts are taxed by the counties, on both real and personal property, to the extent necessary to pay tuition to districts providing education to residents from such areas. When such an area establishes a new junior college district, which must be financed locally the first year, they have in prior years had to be taxed as well for the prior year tuition costs. Beginning in 1960-61 the State legislature has appropriated an amount sufficient to equal the tuition tax on such new districts. For the year 1960-61 it is estimated that apportionments for this purpose will be made to five districts for a total of $3,185,150. B. Capital Outlay (1) The apportionments to districts as described in the preceding paragraphs may be used as desired for capital outlay In 1961 legislation was enacted to increase the foundation program from $494 to $543 per unit of ADA. This action was reported after the text and tables of this study had been compiled. purposes. Apportionments are reimbursements in nature and not specifically restricted to current expense. (2) Districts maintaining junior colleges are eligible as are other districts for loans and grants from the State for capital outlay purposes. However, the relative wealth of the districts, due to their large areas and generally urban nature, is such that none have to date met the State's requirements of financial need. II. Support Formula in Official State Regulations: A. Current Support-The California Administrative Code, the publications of the Department of Education, and the instruc tions on various reports, constitute regulations which amplify the provisions of law. B. Capital Outlay-See above. III. Support Formula in Actual Practice (1959–60): A. Current Support-State, 22.4 percent; Local, 77.6 percent. B. Capital Outlay-State, none; Local, 100 percent. COLORADO There are six public 2-year colleges in Colorado operating under the general enabling acts of the State. In addition, there is a 2-year agricultural and mechanical college under State control. Institutions Under General Enabling Acts I. Support Formula in Laws: A. Current Support-As part of the Public School Foundation Act, junior college districts are to receive direct grants of $2,100 for each seven full-time equivalent students carrying an average of 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours of credit. (HB 96)* B. Capital Outlay-No State aid. A recent law makes it possible for school boards of public school districts and also committees of junior college districts to maintain capital reserve building funds for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of planned future building programs. (HB 220) II. Support Formula in Official State Regulations: A. Current Support-There are no additional stipulations other than for the implementation of the law. B. Capital Outlay-There are no additional stipulations other than for the implementation of the law. In 1961, legislation was enacted which authorized one of the local 2-year colleges to become a 4-year college. This action was reported after the text and tables of this study had been compiled. A chargeback provision of $500 per full-time equivalent student was also enacted by the 1961 Legislature. This action was reported after the text and tables of this study had been compiled. III. Support Formula in Actual Practice (1960-61): A. Current Support-State, 43 percent; local, 43 percent; tuition, 14 percent. B. Capital Outlay-State, 0 percent; local, 100 percent. State 2-Year College I. Support Formula in Laws: A. Current Support-None. B. Capital Outlay-None. II. Support Formula in Official State Regulations: B. Capital Outlay-None. III. Support Formula in Actual Practice (1960–61): A. Current Support-State, 80 percent; tuition, 20 percent. The Legislature makes regular appropriations directly to the college. B. Capital Outlay-State, 100 percent. The Legislature appropriates funds for capital outlay expenditures directly to the college. CONNECTICUT There are no public junior colleges in Connecticut operating under the general enabling act for such institutions. Although there are no such institutions, the law does authorize the board of education of a town to maintain a post-secondary school of college grade, charging resident tuition not to exceed the costs of instruction and administration and non-resident tuition including the per-pupil costs of operation and maintenance. (PA 232) However, the State does have publicly supported technical institutes, one at Hartford and another at Norwalk. State Technical Institutes I. Support Formula in Laws: A. Current Support-None. B. Capital Outlay-None. II. Support Formula in Official State Regulations: A. Current Support-No specific formula. The technical institute program is conducted under the regulations of the State Department of Education. B. Capital Outlay-See above. III. Support Formula in Actual Practice (1960–61): A. Current Support-State, 100 percent; tuition, 0 percent, except for registration fee of $100 per student; local, 0 percent. (However, the student may receive up to $300 a year for |