State and Consumer Services
1100 Science Center

The Science Center, the Office of Exposition Park Management and the California African American Museum (CAAM), are located in Exposition Park, a 160-acre tract in south Los Angeles, which is owned by the state and collectively known as the California Science Center. Its major exhibit facility opened in February 1998.

The Science Center is an education institution which provides educational exhibits and conducts educational programs to help students, teachers, and families understand science, math, and technology. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Unallocated Reduction-The Governor's Budget includes an unallocated reduction to General Fund expenditures of -$3,660,000 in 2011-12 and on-going. In addition, the California Science Center is authorized to establish an admission fee to offset this reduction.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2011-12*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
10 Education
116.9
$23,566
20 Exposition Park Management
40.9
5,650
30 California African American Museum
18.0
2,561
40.01 Administration
14.2
954
40.02 Distributed Administration
-
-954
97 Unallocated
-
-3,660
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
190.0
$28,117
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
190.0
$28,117

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

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, and funding 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 Science Center Budget (pdf * - 151K) 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.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 3K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 3K)
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.
California Science Center Foundation (pdf * - 134K)
The California Science Center Foundation is a non-profit corporation established to support education and exhibit programs associated with the California Science Center. Foundation expenditures are displayed for informational purposes only and are not included in overall budget totals.