▁min ors ▁than ▁adult s , ▁the ▁change ▁cut ▁S MC ' s ▁budget ▁in ▁half . ▁Additionally , ▁state ▁fund ing ▁for ▁community ▁college ▁students ▁in ▁California ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁student ' s ▁home ▁district ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁college ' s ▁district . ▁S MC ▁had ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁fin ance ▁students ▁from ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁but ▁since ▁one - third ▁of ▁S MC ▁students ▁were ▁from ▁districts ▁outside ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁the ▁city ▁would ▁lose ▁even ▁more ▁fund ing . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁planned ▁to ▁cancel ▁its ▁financial ▁compens ation ▁contract ▁with ▁S MC . ▁The ▁college ▁consequ ently ▁sent ▁term ination ▁letters ▁to ▁all ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁staff , ▁effective ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁The ▁crisis ▁was ▁halt ed ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Senate ▁passed ▁a ▁bill ▁tempor arily ▁ex empt ing ▁community ▁colleg es ▁from ▁the ▁financial ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ad ul th ood . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁college ▁ren eg oti ated ▁its ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁re h ired ▁its ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁staff . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁college ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁library ▁and ▁transformed ▁the ▁previous ▁library ▁building ▁into ▁the ▁Let ters ▁and ▁Science ▁Building . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Santa