Higher Education
6600 Hastings College of the Law

Hastings College of the Law was founded in 1878 by Serranus Clinton Hastings, the first Chief Justice of the State of California. On March 26, 1878, the Legislature provided for affiliation with the University of California. Hastings is the oldest law school and one of the largest public law schools in the West. Policy for the College is established by the Board of Directors and is carried out by the Chancellor, Dean, and other officers of the College. The Board has 11 directors: one is an heir or representative of S.C. Hastings and the other 10 are appointed by the Governor and approved by a majority of the Senate. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Consistent with the Higher Education Compact the Governor entered into with the University of California and California State University, the workload budget reflects a 5 percent increase of $531,000 for basic budget and core instructional support for Hastings College of the Law.

 BUDGET-BALANCING REDUCTIONS Back to Top
  • The Budget includes a General Fund reduction of $1.1 million in 2008-09. The budget balancing reduction includes:
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
10 Instruction
124.5
$17,485
30 Academic Support--Law Library
22.8
3,994
40 Student Services
32.6
11,021
50 Institutional Support
61.8
10,234
60 Operation and Maintenance of Plant
3.8
2,513
70 Extramural
-
32,501
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
245.5
$77,748
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
245.5
$77,748

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Hastings College of the Law Budget (pdf * - 130K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 2K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.
Student Fees Per Annual Full-Time Student (Whole Dollars) (pdf * - 108K)
Shows annual fees for both resident and non-resident students at Hastings College of the Law.