This Outlook summarizes the fiscal assessment of the State, CSU System, and campus for 2001-02, which formed the context and basis of the RPP Task Force 's planning and recommendations to the President. The Budget Outlook attempts to be comprehensive and takes into consideration a wide range of information and activities evolving over an eight-month period. In spite of best efforts, the external factors influencing the outcome are often difficult to predict and the final allocation may differ from projections.

Introduction

The sources for this budget outlook include the Governor's Budget, the Legislative Analyst's Office, the Department of Finance, the CSU Board of Trustees, the Chancellor's Office, and financial projections about our own campus. These sources tend to fall into four categories: the Executive Branch of State Government; the Legislative Branch of State Government; the CSU system, and the campus.