California Community Colleges: Evaluation of Intersession Extension Pilot Program [Publication Details]

Dec 14, 2016 - As a response, the state enacted Chapter 710 of 2013 (AB 955, Williams), which permitted select colleges to offer, on a pilot basis, fully fee-supported credit-bearing courses during winter and summer intersessions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3515

A Review of the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program

Sep 27, 2016 - The department believes that a state would need to receive permission from the federal government for a state education benefit program to have such a requirement. Selection Process Does Little to Retain Key Members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3501

A Review of the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program [Publication Details]

Sep 27, 2016 - The program provides financial aid to members of the California National Guard and the State Military Reserve to pay for postsecondary education. The legislation sunsets the program July 1, 2019 and requires our office to review the program prior to this sunset.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3501

California Community Colleges: Second Progress Report on the Student Success Act of 2012

Sep 22, 2016 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3500

Improving Workforce Education and Training Data in California

Aug 18, 2016 - But State Still Does Not Apply Common Measures to All Programs. The state ’s WIOA –funded programs, CalWORKs employment and training program, CCC workforce programs, and various other state programs (such as the CTE Pathways Program and the Career Pathways Trust) still do not all share a set of common measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3494

Improving Workforce Education and Training Data in California [Publication Details]

Aug 18, 2016 - In addition, to collect information about program participants’ longer-term outcomes, state agencies often must share and link data with one another. Currently, the state's method for linking data is inefficient and administratively burdensome.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3494

Overview of May Revision Proposals For Higher Education [Publication Details]

May 16, 2016 - Overview of May Revision Proposals For Higher Education [Publication Details] Overview of May Revision Proposals For Higher Education Format: PDF Description: Notable new higher education proposals in the May Revision include a $75 million increase for community college general purpose apportionments, a $26 million increase for two initiatives to improve California State
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3465

A Required Report on Student Fee Transparency and Accountability [Publication Details]

Apr 6, 2016 - A Required Report on Student Fee Transparency and Accountability [Publication Details] A Required Report on Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Format: PDF Description: Chapter 620 of 2012 (AB 970, Fong) requires the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) to fulfill the following three requirements related to systemwide tuition and fee increases: Tuition and Fee Policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3416

The 2016-17 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Zero-Textbook-Cost Proposal

Mar 14, 2016 - The state already has funded efforts to select, compile, and make available free, open textbooks for 50 high –enrollment courses that are common to the three public higher education segments. In addition, the state has funded an incentive grant program to encourage faculty to adopt these textbooks and other OER for individual courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3392

The 2016-17 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Zero-Textbook-Cost Proposal [Publication Details]

Mar 14, 2016 - This brief is intended to assist the Legislature in reviewing the Governor’s proposal for zero-textbook-cost degrees. We provide background on open educational resources (OER), describe California efforts to encourage their use, and highlight zero–textbook–cost degree initiatives currently underway in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3392