The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget [Publication Details] Description: In this report we provide a broad overview of the Governor's health and human services budget, highlighting major year-over-year changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3757

The 2018-19 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - Enrollment Growth Last Year ’s Budget Set 2018 ‑19 Enrollment Target. The 2017 ‑ 18 b udget set an expectation for UC to enroll 1, 500 m ore undergraduate resident students in 2018 ‑ 19 o ver the 2017 ‑ 18 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3748

The 2018-19 Budget: Adult Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - Depending upon the distributional effects of the base per ‑student rate, the state might wish to phase in the new rate over a few years. Consider Building Performance Component Into New Funding System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3752

The 2018-19 Budget: County Assessor Funding

Feb 15, 2018 - Statewide, schools received about 40  percent of property tax collections, counties 25  percent, cities 18  percent, and special districts (including former redevelopment agency debts) 17  percent. These figures, however, are statewide averages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3756

The 2018-19 Budget: Adult Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2018 - In this report, we first provide background on adult education and review the restructuring of adult education that the state embarked on in 2013-14. We then describe the Governor’s two 2018-19 adult education proposals. Next, we assess those proposals and examine various unresolved issues relating to the alignment of adult education policies among community colleges and adult schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3752

The 2018-19 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Feb 15, 2018 - Though the school still anticipates deficit spending over the next three years, its budget condition has improved somewhat. The improved outlook is due largely to the school having higher ‑than ‑expected endowment earnings and implementing some cost controls.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3750

The 2018-19 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Feb 15, 2018 - These include: ( 1)  d isproportionate attendance at elementary and secondary schools that have less qualified math and science teachers, ( 2)  l ess access to advanced STEM courses in high school, ( 3)  d ifferent parental expectations about studying STEM in college, ( 4)  l ack of exposure to role models and mentors with a STEM background, ( 5)  p erceptions of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3754

The 2018-19 Budget: California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA)

Feb 15, 2018 - According to the administration, CAEATFA needs this budget flexibility because the timelines for implementing the pilots are still subject to uncertainty, thereby making it difficult to estimate costs in any specific year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3755

The 2018-19 Budget: California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA) [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2018 - In this analysis, we recommend one modification to the Governor's proposed 2018-19 budget for the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Authority: modify the one-time $8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3755

The 2018-19 Budget: County Assessor Funding [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2018 - The Governor proposes to create a three-year grant program to distribute $5 million per year to select county assessors to cover the majority of the cost of new staff and information technology upgrades. In general, there are good reasons for the state to provide funding to county assessors. We, however, suggest the Legislature consider an alternative grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3756