The 2017-18 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

Mar 30, 2017 - The state also uses attendance data in the calculation of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee. In most years (22 of the past 28), the minimum guarantee equals the amount of state and local funding schools received the previous year, adjusted for changes in statewide ADA and growth in state revenue (Test 3) or the state economy (Test 2).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3638

The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections

Mar 30, 2017 - Secretary of State Provides Statewide Oversight and Direction. The Secretary of State is the state ’s chief elections officer and oversees county administration of all federal and state elections within California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3634

California Community Colleges: Effects of Increases in Noncredit Course Funding Rates [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2017 - In this report, we assess the effects of recent changes in state funding rates on California Community Colleges (CCC) noncredit courses, and recommend that the Legislature explore four key issues moving forward.
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California Community Colleges: Effects of Increases in Noncredit Course Funding Rates

Mar 30, 2017 - Should the State More Clearly Delineate the Roles of Credit and Noncredit CCC Instruction? Were the state to fund credit and CDCP instruction at different rates in the future, it would need a clearer distinction between the two categories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3635

The 2017-18 Budget: Update on Per Capita Personal Income

Mar 30, 2017 - In concept, the maintenance factor is intended to allow the state to provide less K-14 funding when state revenues are sluggish and more K-14 funding when state revenues are stronger. (A maintenance factor als o is created when the minimum guarantee is suspended, which may occur with a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3639

The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections [Publication Details] The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections Format: HTML Description: Despite reaping regular benefits from county administration of elections, the state only sporadically provides funding to counties for election activities.
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The 2017-18 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2017 - In early March of 2017, the California Department of Education certified initial average daily attendance data for 2016-17. In this post, we describe how the state tracks attendance and discuss the implications for Proposition 98 and school funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3638

The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program

Mar 27, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program SCAPAP = State ‑County Assessors ’ Partnership Agreement Program. Note: Part ‑time staff displayed as 0.5 full ‑time staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3632

The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program [Publication Details]

Mar 27, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program [Publication Details] The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program Format: HTML Description: The 2014-15 Budget Act established a three-year pilot program known as the State–County Assessors’ Partnership Agreement Program (SCAPAP).
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2017-18 Budget: Control Section 4.11—Position Transparency

Mar 24, 2017 - In at least the near future, costs for employee health, retiree health, and pension benefits are expected to be among the fastest growing costs in the state budget. Approving or rejecting departmental requests for additional position authority —the number of FTE employees departments may employ to administer state programs —is fundamental to the Legislature overseeing and controlling a department ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3633