The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Addition ally, many colleges have increased outreach to local high schools and created phone banks to contact individuals who recently dropped out of college or had completed a CCC application recently but did not enroll.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

The 2020-21 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - The Master Plan limits freshman admission to CSU to the top one ‑third of high school graduates. To draw from the top 33  p ercent, CSU has historically structured its admission policies to require high school students to ( 1)  c omplete a specified set of college ‑preparatory coursework and ( 2)  a ttain a certain mix of high school GPA and standardized aptitude test scores (historically SAT or ACT scores).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4168

The 2020-21 Budget: Analyzing UC and CSU Cost Pressures

Dec 18, 2019 - These levels reflect all ‑time highs for the universities. Enrollment at CSU has grown steadily since 2010 ‑11, with average annual growth of 2. 1 p ercent. By comparison, UC enrollment was virtually flat from 2008 ‑ 09 t hrough 2015 ‑16, followed by notable increases the past few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4127

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - Background Legislature Established OIG in 2022 to Improve High-Speed Rail Project Oversight. As part of an agreement to appropriate the remaining unappropriated Proposition  1A bond funds for HSRA, the Legislature adopted Chapter  71 of 2022 (SB  198, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - However, the Center shared that it is difficult for fellows to work another job given the rigor and full ‑time work required by the program. Fellows May Receive Some Additional Financial Assistance. Though it is challenging for Fellows to work another job during their time in the program, they can apply for a small amount of additional financial assistance through the Timothy A.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

^[PDF] Update California: Economic and Budget Developments

The perception that California is replacing high-paying jobs with low-paying ones is only partly accurate. Our review of detailed em- ployment and wage data suggests that Cali- fornia has indeed continued to lose jobs in high-paying industries over the past two years, largely reflecting continuing restructuring in the aerospace and financial sectors.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1995/update_california_7-1995.pdf

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - In the case of the state workf orce, there are thousands of unique job classifications. Though each job classification is unique, many job classifications are part of the same occupation. For example, an Attorney I, Attorney II, Attorney, III, and Attorney IV are each unique state job classifications but are part of the same broad occupation category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - This issue is particularly common among high-demand jobs (for example, nursing staff) or in high-cost-of-living regions of the state. Challenging Working Conditions. The nature or location of a state job might make it difficult to fill.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

Fiscal Outlook: Estimating Wages and Salaries [EconTax Blog]

Nov 14, 2018 - Workers in these firms compose a small share of overall number of jobs in California —just 2 percent —but tend to have very high salaries. Consequently, statewide, these workers make up 6 percent of total wages and salaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/321

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - In 2022-23, the state paid $25.5 billion (all funds) towards employee salaries. Salary-Driven Benefits. A salary-driven benefit is a benefit whose value is, at least in part, dependent on an employee ’s salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047