California Community Colleges: Interim Evaluation of Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program

Dec 19, 2017 - In at least one discipline (dental hygiene), schools in the state already appear to be producing sufficient numbers of graduates to meet or exceed employer demand. Most Approved Programs Are in Workforce Areas Not Requiring Bachelor ’s Degrees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3722

California Community Colleges: Evaluation of Intersession Extension Pilot Program

Dec 14, 2016 - As a result, nearly 200 students —who generally mirror the broader LBCC student population —were able to accelerate progress toward meeting their educational goals at no additional cost to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3515

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

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

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Required actions (1) The UC Regents are required to consider state employee compensation when considering compensation for employees in its “Senior Management Group. ” At a minimum, the UC Regents are required to consider comparable positions designated as “state officers ” (such as the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and a Member of the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

A Review of State Budgetary Practices for UC and CSU [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2014 - A Review of State Budgetary Practices for UC and CSU [Publication Details] A Review of State Budgetary Practices for UC and CSU Format: HTML Description: Over the last six years, the state has moved away from its traditional budgetary approach for the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2913

The 2016-17 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 26, 2016 - The state allocates apportionment funding on the basis of FTE enrollment. In 2015 –16 , we estimate the state provided $700  million for basic skills through apportionments (accounting for 11  percent of all apportionment funding).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3372

CCC and UC: An Evaluation of Best Value Procurement Pilot Programs

Dec 21, 2017 - The state currently does not have consistent policies for how public agencies may procure goods and services. Whereas the state has granted several public agencies permanent authority to use BV for procuring goods and services, it granted such authority to CCC and UC only on a pilot basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3726

Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity

Jan 19, 2017 - This study shall consist of both of the following parts: (1) An analysis of the need within certain regions of the state for a CSU campus and statewide for a UC campus. To the extent applicable data are available, this analysis shall include all of the following: (A) Consideration of enrollment demand based on relative demographic levels and eligible students for each county and statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3532/1

The 2015-16 Budget: Higher Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2015 - We recommend against unallocated budget increases, instead recommending that the Legislature link base increases to a cost-of-living adjustment and any additional increases to specified state priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3188