The 2020-21 Budget: Immigrant Legal Services at the Public Higher Education Segments

May 21, 2020 - Since 2015 ‑16, State Has Funded Legal Services for Immigrant Residents. The state currently provides the Department of Social Services (DSS) with $45  million ongoing General Fund for the Immigration Services Funding program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4239

Overview of Federal COVID-19 Research Funding [Publication Details]

May 13, 2020 - This post describes the major research and development provisions of recent federal relief measures. It also highlights some key issues for the Legislature to consider relating to research and the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4230

Overview of Federal COVID-19 Research Funding

May 13, 2020 - California Supports Several Relatively Small State R &D Programs. Similar to other states, state government in California provides a much smaller amount of R &D support compared to the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4230

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - Moreover, like other state and local agencies, campuses not only are facing extraordinary, unexpected costs but they also will be affected by the state ’s deteriorating budget condition. Critical for State to Provide Higher Education Institutions With Early Budget Signals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2020-21 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Mar 13, 2020 - Additionally, Hastings ’ employees participate in UC ’s employee health and pension programs. Hastings Is Receiving $59.5  Million Ongoing Core Funding in 2019 ‑20. Hastings receives almost three-fourths of its operational funding from student tuition and fee revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4201

The 2020-21 Budget: Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative

Mar 11, 2020 - State Funds Several Ongoing Efforts to Promote Regional Collaboration. The state also has promoted the creation of additional education pathways by establishing regional consortia. In 2016 ‑17, the state created the Strong Workforce Program to coordinate career technical education pathways through seven regional consortia.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4199

The 2020-21 Budget: California Student Aid Commission [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2020 - In this brief, we provide an overview of the Governor’s proposed budget for the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). We then (1) assess the Governor’s Cal Grant cost estimates, (2) analyze the Governor’s proposal to fund a student loan outreach initiative, and (3) analyze the Governor’s state operations proposals for CSAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4182

The 2020-21 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 27, 2020 - The remaining six positions are associated with two one ‑time initiatives the state also created in 2019 ‑20. For these two initiatives, the state designated funding for administrative activities in the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget, so the Governor is proposing only the associated position authority at this time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4182

The 2020-21 Budget: Medical Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - In 2015 ‑16, the state provided $1. 9  m illion ongoing General Fund for the program. The authorizing legislation —Chapter   2 o f 2016 (A B  133 , Committee on Budget) —stated that the program should enroll 48 students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4166

The 2020-21 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - Several years ago, the state modified its approach to covering CSU pension costs. Under the new approach, CSU is to take into account pension costs when it makes new staffing and salary decisions. Any new pension costs incurred beyond the 2013 ‑ 14 p ayroll level are CSU ’s direct responsibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4168