The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - State law charges DPH with reviewing applications from individuals seeking CNA certification. State law also charges DPH with approving and overseeing CNA training programs. This process includes reviewing training providers ’ proposed lesson plans and ensuring that instructors meet the state ’s minimum qualifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2018-19 Budget: Adult Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - State Lacks Data to Help It Set Overall AEBG Funding Level. Currently, the state lacks much key data that could help it determine how much to provide annually for adult education in California. Most notably, the state currently does not know the extent of the current unmet need in the state, how much providers are spending on services, and the quality of those services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3752

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2019 - Although the Governor’s allocation to discretionary reserves represents a smaller share of resources than recent budgets, the Governor’s decision to use a significant share of resources to pay down state debts is prudent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3916

California Public Higher Education: Funding Supplemental Services for Low-Income and First-Generation Students

Dec 20, 2017 - State Has Been Phasing in Formula Over Multiple Years. In developing LCFF, the state created per ‑student funding targets that were significantly higher than the going rates. Starting in 2013 ‑14, the state began providing augmentations to LCFF to close the difference (or gap) between their prior ‑year funding level and their LCFF target level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3724

California Community Colleges State Operations

Apr 11, 2018 - California Community Colleges State Operations The 2018-19 Budget California Community Colleges State Operations In this post, we provide background on the California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor ’s Office and then discuss the Governor ’s proposal to provide a $2 million augmentation for 15 new positions within the office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3806

Final Evaluation of Community College Bachelor’s Degree Pilot

Jan 24, 2020 - In the survey conducted by the pilot community colleges, 51  p ercent of respondents stated they would not have pursued a bachelor ’s degree if their community college program had not been offered. Programs Have Several Other Academic Benefits for Students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4140

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - A law enacted in 1990 requires the state to provide a supplemental appropriation when Test  3 is operative and the minimum guarantee otherwise would grow less quickly than the rest of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

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

May 9, 2019 - The state currently funds two initiatives to support residency programs for primary care physicians. The first initiative is named after its legislative authors, Song‑Brown, and is administered by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4034

Evaluation of CSU's Doctor of Nursing Practice Pilot Program

Jan 5, 2017 - As we discussed in Ensuring an Adequate Nursing Workforce: Improving State Nursing Programs (May 2007), beginning in the late 1990s, the state experienced a mismatch between employer demand for RNs providing direct patient care and the size of the RN workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3521

Creating a Debt Free College Program

Jan 31, 2017 - California currently has two major state ‑run aid programs along with several institutional aid programs. Furthermore, the main state program —the Cal Grant program —itself has numerous sub ‑programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3540