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June 19, 2015 - We have provided information on the major provisions of the budget plan passed by the Legislature on Friday, June 19. (It does not reflect potential gubernatorial vetoes.) We will provide a more comprehensive summary of the budget plan in our annual California Spending Plan later this summer.
June 2, 2015 - Presented to: Budget Conference Committee
June 2, 2015 - Presented to: Budget Conference Committee
June 2, 2015 - Presented to: Budget Conference Committee
June 2, 2015 - Presented to: Budget Conference Committee
May 20, 2015 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
May 18, 2015 - In this brief, we analyze the Governor’s higher education May Revision proposals. In the first section, we provide an overview of funding for higher education. In the next three sections, we describe and assess the Governor’s major proposals for the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), and the Awards for Innovation program, respectively. We discuss proposals for the California Community Colleges (CCC) in our companion Proposition 98 budget brief. The Appendix to the brief contains seven figures that have detailed higher education budget data.
May 18, 2015 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
May 18, 2015 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
May 18, 2015 - In this brief, we analyze the Governor’s Proposition 98 May Revision budget package for schools and the California Community Colleges (CCC). In the first section, we focus on the overall Proposition 98 funding level under the May Revision and the reasons it is higher than the Governor’s January budget. We then explain how our office’s higher revenue estimates would affect available Proposition 98 funding and recommend how the Legislature might budget accordingly. In the next two sections, we describe and assess the Governor’s major Proposition 98 May Revision proposals. The Appendix to the brief contains 16 figures that have detailed education budget data. Our February analysis contains additional information about Proposition 98 and calculations of the minimum guarantee.
May 18, 2015 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
May 13, 2015 - Presented to: Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development and Senate Committee on Education
May 7, 2015 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
May 5, 2015 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
May 5, 2015 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance