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February 17, 2000 - We recommend the Legislature not endorse the proposed "partnership" with the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) because it would reduce legislative flexibility in balancing its budget priorities and it could reduce incentives for CSU and UC to increase productivity.
February 17, 2000 - The Governor's budget provides a total of $433 million to increase the use of technology in education. We comment on this proposal and make several recommendations.
February 17, 2000 - We discuss why measurements of per-pupil spending vary, estimate current per-pupil spending levels, and offer some considerations on the issue of spending to the national average.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature redirect the monies for four programs for low-performing school teacher recruitment into a block grant to school districts for teacher recruitment, retention. We recommend targeting schools where at least 20 percent of the teaching staff lack credentials.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend a Proposition 98 spending total for 2000-01 that is $172 million above the Governor's proposed level.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature provide $134.3 million as additional revenue limit funding for school districts and county offices of education.
February 17, 2000 - In order to increase the effectiveness of the state's various supplemental instructional programs, we recommend that the Legislature (1) expand the Governor's consolidation proposal to include the Elementary School Intensive Reading Program and (2) increase the combined enrollment cap for these programs accordingly.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature adopt budget bill language requiring the Office of the Secretary for Education to submit a report addressing the problem of access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses, including a comprehensive solution.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend providing scholarships to the top 10 percent of students at each high school in order to (1) provide incentives for a more diverse set of students across the state and (2) increase the program's college outreach effect.
February 17, 2000 - The state's prisons now hold far more mentally ill offenders than its state mental hospitals. Additionally, an increasing number of inmates with severe mental disorders are being released to the community to an inadequate patchwork of supervision, treatment services, and assistance. We discuss several initiatives in the Governor's budget plan aimed at keeping the mentally ill out of the criminal justice system and suggest a more comprehensive approach for addressing these complex problems.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature not extend the sunset of the Property Tax Administration Loan Program and instead consider alternatives that would provide a long-term structural improvement to the property tax system.
February 17, 2000 - We summarize the initiative and provide our assessment of it.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend enactment of legislation to conduct a pilot test of the Wisconsin system in up to four California counties.
February 17, 2000 - We recommend either repealing the county performance incentive provision or replacing it with a new system.
February 17, 2000 - Our annual detailed examination of the Governor's Budget. It includes over 400 findings and recommendations related to education, health and social services, criminal justice, transportation, resources, capital outlay, information technology, and local government.