Addressing CalSTRS' Long-Term Funding Needs [Publication Details]

Mar 20, 2013 - Last year, the Legislature asked CalSTRS to submit a report detailing at least three options for addressing the unfunded liabilities of the pension system's Defined Benefit (DB) Program, which are now estimated by system actuaries to total about $70 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2710

Notable Reductions to Child Care and Development System in Recent Years [Publication Details]

Mar 20, 2013 - Notable Reductions to Child Care and Development System in Recent Years [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2711

Funding determination process for nonclassroom-based charter schools.

Mar 19, 2013 - Nonclassroom-based schools follow rules established for independent study and provide instructio n through individualized student learning plans. In 2012-13, 250 charter schools (about 25  percent of all charter schools) are nonclassroom-based.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/730

Various changes to charter school petitions and oversight.

Mar 19, 2013 - The SGP is a federal initiative that provides startup grants to charter schools on a per-school basis. A statewide charter school whose sites are considered separate schools can submit a funding application for each school, while a countywide charter school recognized as one school —even with multiple sites —can submit only one application.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/729

Rules for K-12 independent study (IS) and technology-based instruction.

Mar 18, 2013 - For COEs, the cap is linked to the student-teacher ratio of the largest unifi ed school district in the county. The charter school cap is 25 to 1 or the ratio of the largest unified school district in the county, whichever is greater.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/728

Administration’s trailer bill proposal related to future “triple flip” unwinding mechanism

Mar 15, 2013 - Allocations made over the course of a fiscal year, therefore, are for taxable sales that occurred from April 1 st of the prior fiscal year to March 31 st of that fiscal year. Unwinding the Triple Flip Under Current Law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/727

Rules regarding surplus school property.

Mar 15, 2013 - Proposal Extends Requirement to Offer Surplus Property to Charter Schools for Five Years. The Governor proposes to extend for an additional five years the requirement that school districts give charter schools first call on surplus property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/726

CCC mandates

Mar 15, 2013 - In October 2011, CSM determined that the requirement for districts to prepare and submit a five-year plan does not, in itself, constitute a state-reimbursable mandate. This is because five-year plans have been required by statute since before 1975.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/711

TANF and SLOF adjustments for Cal Grant program.

Mar 15, 2013 - We also recommend the Legislature increase SLOF funding for Cal Grants by $25  million over the Governor ’s proposed amount for the budget year and reduce General Fund support by the same amount. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/713

Cal Grant funding.

Mar 15, 2013 - These new costs are offset by more than $15  million in savings due to 2013-14 award reductions enacted last year for students at private institutions. (A reduction in the maximum award from $9,223 to $9,084 for students att ending nonprofit institutions and those for-profit institutions accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges is expected to save about $1  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/712