The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals

May 9, 2019 - Introduction To obtain a license to practice medicine, California law requires all medical school graduates to complete three years of postgraduate training. Most physician ‑trainees fulfill this requirement by completing a residency program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4034

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Mental Health Workforce Proposal

May 9, 2019 - As previously noted, earlier this year, OSHPD released a five ‑year plan outlining the state ’s vision and strategies for improving the state ’s mental health workforce. Unlike previous plans, the five ‑year plan did not specifically come with any attached funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4031

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals [Publication Details]

May 9, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals [Publication Details] The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals Format: HTML Description: To obtain a license to practice medicine, California law requires all medical school graduates to complete three years of postgraduate training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4034

The 2019-20 Budget: Immigrant Legal Services at the Public Higher Education Segments

May 8, 2019 - The funds are available for encumbrance through the end of 2021 ‑22 and must be spent by the end of 2024 ‑25. $7  Million General Fund to DSS for CSU Campuses. The budget appropriated these funds directly to DSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4029

The 2019-20 Budget: Creating an Integrated Education Data System

May 6, 2019 - Among the most notable of these efforts are: Most school districts, every community college, and some CSU, UC, and private four ‑year institutions voluntarily participate in Cal ‑PASS Plus, a project overseen by the CCC Chancellor ’s Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4026

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Preschool Slot Estimate

May 6, 2019 - As noted above, this is because we estimate a larger share of the overall four-year old population is income eligible. Share of Children Served in Head Start. The administration assumes 25  percent of four-year olds in Head Start also participate in State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

State Fiscal Health Index: March 2019 [EconTax Blog]

May 2, 2019 - The index ranges from 0 (representing the lowest level in the last 25 years) to 100 (representing the highest level in the last 25 years). Both the level of the index and changes in the index from month to month offer information about the state ’s fiscal health.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/367

Building Permits Update: March 2019 [EconTax Blog]

May 2, 2019 - After a strong January, multifamily permits fell 32 percent below the prior year in February and 23 percent below the prior year in March. It  appears January probably was a blip and multifamily permitting has  returned  to a trend of weakening that started in the second half of 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/366

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - Inmates who meet certain criteria, such as those who ( 1)  a re in the first 5 years of a sentence of 25 years or more to life, ( 2)  h ave a history of escape, or ( 3)  h ave committed a severe rule violation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program

Apr 30, 2019 - In addition, students may receive a Cal Grant B award for the equivalent of four years of full ‑time study, whereas state law limits Cal Grant  C awards to two calendar years. Recommendations Recommend Phasing Out Cal Grant  C and Serving CTE Students Through Main Cal Grant Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4020