2000 Budget Analysis: General Govt Depts #5

While HCD believes it can commit $25 million in loan funds over the next two and a half years, it is clear that the program has no need for this level of funding in the budget year. Over the past year in which fun ds have been available for lending, the level of applications has been extremely modest.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2000/general_govt/gen_depts5_anl00.html

Major Features of the 1997 California Budget

These funds will pay for facilities requested for the 1996-97 school year that were not previously f unded. The budget also provides one-time funds for deferred maintenance, educational technology (digital high school), and creation of new child care facilities. 1997-98 Baseline Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/082297_bud_major_features/8_97_major_features_of_the_97_california_budget.html

^[PDF] LAO 1994 Budget Analysis: Capital Outlay Chapter

These facilities will cost billions of dollars to build, for which the state will have to dedicate General Fund resources (to pay bond debt service for either general obligation or lease-payment bonds) for about 25 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1994/Capital_Outlay_anl94.pdf

^[PDF] Cap-and-Trade Spending Overview

In addition to 2023-24 funds, proposes using $414 million annually in future GGRF discretionary funds to backfill proposed cuts to intended General Fund for ZEV programs in 2024-25 and 2025-26. Governor’s Proposals L E G I S L AT I V E A N A LY S T ’ S O F F I C E 9 Issues for Legislative Consideration „ State Likely Will Have Additional GGRF Revenues Available.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2023/Cap-and-Trade-033023.pdf

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - Since June 2020, the state ’s fiscal outlook, as well as the Proposition  98 outlook for school and community college funding, has improved. Developments over just the past couple of months also bode well for community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan — 36 a Reflects how often a loss of similar magnitude or greater has occurred in any one year over the past 25 years. b Under scenario 3, the state ’s rate would increase by the maximum allowed each year through 2041 ‑42, then continue increasing by less than the maximum each year through 2045 ‑46.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

^[PDF] Overview of the 2008-09 May Revision

Many of the options included in the package have been used in previous years to help school districts when facing similar tight budget situations. The Governor’s package contains flexibility provi‑ sions relating to school districts’ unrestricted operating reserves, maintenance reserves, and restricted categorical program reserves as well as
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/bud/may_revise/may_revise_051908.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 2003 Budget Analysis: Education Chapter

The SBE’s reluctance to sanction schools stems primarily from concern that the schools being sanctioned are not the lowest performing schools. Only one of the schools is in decile one, 12 are in decile three (50 percent), and six are in decile five (25 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/education/ed_anl03.pdf

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Perspectives on State Expenditures

Budgetary Borrowing In addition to borrowing for capital outlay purposes, the state has undertaken significant borrowing in recent years to help address budgetary shortfalls. Including the proposed sale of $3.3 billion in deficit –financing bonds in 2007 –08, the state will begin 2008 –09 with $25 billion in budget –related debt outstanding from private investors, schools, local governments, transportation, and other special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/2008_pandi/pi_anl08004.aspx

The 2020-21 Budget: Cal Grant Cost Estimates

Nov 21, 2019 - We estimate the percentage of high school seniors who applied for an entitlement award increased from roughly 35  percent in the 2009 ‑10 award year to roughly 50  percent in the 2017 ‑18 award year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4114