Staff
- Sara Cortez
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(916) 319-8348
Special Education, Preschool, Child Nutrition, and Facilities - Kenneth Kapphahn
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(916) 319-8339
Proposition 98, School District Budgets, School Transportation - Lisa Qing
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(916) 319-8306
California Community Colleges - Michael Alferes
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(916) 319-8338
Local Control Funding Formula, Charter Schools, Alternative Schools, High School Career Technical Education - Natalie Gonzalez
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(916) 319-8320
California State University, Student Financial Aid - Dylan Hawksworth-Lutzow
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(916) 319-8308
Child Care, Expanded Learning, Teachers, and Education Technology - Edgar Cabral
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(916) 319-8343
Deputy Legislative Analyst: K-12 Education - Jennifer Pacella
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(916) 319-8332
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Higher Education - Florence Bouvet
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(916) 319-8310
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California Fiscal Outlook -- CASBO Presentation
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November 17, 2011 - Presented to CASBO
The 2012-13 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook
November 16, 2011 - We forecast that General Fund revenues and transfers in 2011-12 will be $3.7 billion below the level assumed in the June budget package. Such a shortfall could result in $2 billion of “trigger cuts” to various programs—including all of the “Tier 1” trigger cuts and three-fourths of the “Tier 2” cuts. (The Director of Finance will determine the actual amount of such cuts next month.) In 2011-12, we project that the state will have a $3 billion deficit, including the effects of these trigger cuts. In 2012-13, the state will face higher costs due to expiration of a number of temporary budget measures, an increase in Proposition 98 school costs under current law, the repayment of its Proposition 1A property tax loan, and other factors. We project a $10 billion operating shortfall (the difference between annual revenues and expenditures) in 2012-13. The $3 billion “carry-in” deficit from 2011-12 and the projected $10 billion operating shortfall mean that the Legislature and the Governor will need to address a $13 billion budget problem between now and the time that the state adopts a 2012-13 budget plan.
School District Budgets: Fiscal Oversight and Related Issues
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August 17, 2011 - Presented to Select Committee on State School Financial Takeovers
Education Data Systems: Overview of May Revision Proposals
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May 26, 2011 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
K-14 Mandates: Governor’s May Revision Proposal
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May 26, 2011 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
Mental Health Services for Students: Overview of May Revision Proposals
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May 26, 2011 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
LAO Recommendations on Governor’s Proposal to Eliminate CPEC
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May 25, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Overview of Child Care and Development Budget
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May 25, 2011 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance
Overview of Child Care and Development Budget
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May 25, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services and Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Proposition 98: Overview of May Revision Proposals
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May 24, 2011 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance
Education Data Systems: Overview of May Revision Proposals
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May 23, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Proposition 98: Overview of May Revision Proposals
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May 23, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Mental Health Services for Students: Overview of May Revision Proposals
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May 23, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance and Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services
K-14 Mandates: Governor’s May Revision Proposal
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May 23, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
An Analysis of Court School Cost Pressures
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May 10, 2011 - In 2010-11, several County Offices of Education (COEs) reported difficulties balancing their court school budgets. Partly due to the concerns they raised, the Supplemental Report of the 2010-11 Budget Act directed our office to (1) assess whether county court schools have access to an appropriate array of categorical funds and (2) compare court school funding with funding rates for other alternative programs. Our review indicates that COEs, which allot funding to county court schools, generally have access to an appropriate array of categorical funds. Although access to categorical funds does not appear to be a problem, we did identify local cost pressures that could explain why some COEs are having difficulty balancing their court school budgets. While the state’s options for affecting these local decisions are limited, the state could take actions to reduce cost pressures on court schools. We also recommend the state standardize per-pupil funding rates across its alternative education funding system, which could also help COEs manage their court school budgets.