The 2021-22 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Feb 22, 2021 - According to the website “Law School Transparency, ” the average Hastings ’ graduate spends 24  p ercent of his or her first ‑year income to repay student debt, whereas the burden for UC law school graduates ranges between 13  p ercent and 21  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4383

The 2021-22 Budget: Hastings College of the Law [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2021 - This report analyzes the Governor's proposal to provide the Hastings College of the Law a General Fund base increase in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4383

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - The intent is for grantees to begin offering the new round of zero ‑textbook ‑cost degrees by the 2023 ‑24 academic year. The Chancellor ’s Office must report to the Legislature and Department of Finance by June 30,   2024 o n the results of the initiative and make recommendations for further expansion or improvement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Cal Grants are provided as entitlements to recent high school graduates and transfer students under age 28. The state also provides a limited number of competitive awards to other students—typically older students who have been out of school for at least a few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Major University Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - In the years following the Great Recession, the state provided one ‑time funding to help the universities address their maintenance backlogs. Figure  10 shows the amounts appropriated by the state each year from 2015 ‑ 16 t hrough 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4336

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - Since June 2020, the state ’s fiscal outlook, as well as the Proposition  98 outlook for school and community college funding, has improved. Developments over just the past couple of months also bode well for community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of Proposition 98 Budget Proposals [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2021 - This handout analyzes the overall architecture of the Governor's plan for school and community college funding, including major spending proposals and underlying estimates of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4318

Second Round of Higher Education Federal Relief Funds

Jan 20, 2021 - Of this amount, $187  million is reserved for assistance to private K-12 schools. California has discretion to spend the remaining $154  million on emergency grants to elementary and secondary schools, higher education institutions, or other education-related entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4315

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - When the state created the requirement for supplemental payments, it had anticipated a steep drop in the minimum guarantee that would affect school and community college funding for several years. The supplemental payments were intended to accelerate the recovery from this drop, with payments growing from $2.3  billion in 2021 ‑22 to more than $6  billion by 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals [Publication Details]

Dec 18, 2020 - California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals [Publication Details] California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals Format: HTML Description: To help address the state’s large budget deficit as estimated in June 2020, the 2020-21 budget package deferred a substantial amount of General Fund payments to schools and the California Community Colleges (CCC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4307