An Analysis of New Cal Grant Eligibility Rules

Those with rates exceeding 25 percent for three consecutive years lost eligibility for Pell Grants as well as loan programs. The new policy eliminated more than 1,200 high –default schools over the next several years and reduced aggregate default rates from a high of more than 22 percent for the 1990 cohort to a low of 4.5 percent by 2003.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/edu/new-cal-grant/new-cal-grant-010713.aspx

2001 Budget Analysis: P&I, Part 1

The largest new program in terms of annual costs beyond the budget year is the Governor's proposal to add 30-instruc tional days to the academic year at middle schools. The budget provides $100 million for this purpose in 2001-02.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/2001_pandi/pi_part_1_anl01.html

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - The 2022-23 budget provides HCD $100  million General Fund over two years ($25  million in 2022-23 and $75  million in 2023-24) for affordable housing on state excess land sites. This funding builds on $45  million provided for the program in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - Additionally, Chapter  359 increases the fees paid by certain DCA licensees to support CURES from $6 to $11 for a two-year period —April 1, 2021 through April 2, 2023. After this period, the fee for each licensee would be $9 on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

Social media platforms. [Ballot]

Feb 6, 2024 - To create a user account, social media platforms often require users to be 13 years of age or older. Social media platforms differ in their scale and value, with some large platforms hosting billions of users and generating billions of dollars in revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-035

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

Apr 16, 2018 - School Districts Report Attendance Data Three Times Per Year. State law requires schools to report their ADA to the state three times per year. The first report (known as “P-1 ”) covers attendance data from the beginning of the school year through December.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3811

Proposition 25: Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass a Budget From Two Thirds to a Simple Majority. Retains Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Proposition 25: Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass a Budget From Two Thirds to a Simple Majority. Retains Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Submitted July 15, 2010 Proposition 25 Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass a Budget From Two Thirds to a Simple Majority.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2010/25_11_2010.aspx

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These closures affected an average of about 950,000 students per year in 2017‑18 through 2019‑20. Schools and child care providers will need to plan for how they can maintain continuity of education and services—particularly for more vulnerable and impacted students—as climate change disruptions become more frequent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

^[PDF] The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

The Governor proposes delaying the implementation of this two-year program until 2024-25. In last year’s analysis, we raised several issues with the design of these grants—all of these concerns still apply.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4683/DDS-021523.pdf

The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges Summary Relatively Strong Growth Projected in School and Community College Funding. Each year, the state calculates a “minimum guarantee ” for school and community college funding based upon a set of formulas established by Proposition 98 (1988).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113