Governor does not propose a plan for spending $72 million in one-time federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) funding available to help school districts improve their use of data.

Feb 19, 2010 - Governor does not propose a plan for spending $72 million in one-time federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) funding available to help school districts improve their use of data. 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/Recommendations/Details/90

Governor proposes suspending all but two of the roughly 50 K-14 education mandates that place requirements on school districts and community colleges.

Feb 19, 2010 - Governor proposes suspending all but two of the roughly 50 K-14 education mandates that place requirements on school districts and community colleges. 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/Recommendations/Details/91

Governor proposes cutting district revenue limits by $300 million and removing some existing restrictions on districts' ability to contract out for noninstructional services.

Feb 19, 2010 - Further Detail For more detail, please see the " Contracting Out for Noninstructional Services " section of our report, The 2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education and the " Recommendations " section of the Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/95

Governor proposes providing categorical funding to new schools established in 2008-09, 2009-10, or 2010-11. Specifically, the budget proposal includes $20 million in one-time funds and $29 million in

Feb 19, 2010 - The Governor proposes to provide $20 million in one-time funds (applicab le to the 2008-09 and 2009-10 fiscal years) and $29 million in ongoing funds to allow new schools to “opt in ” to the frozen categorical programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/97

The Governor's budget continues to provide $402 million in state funding for the Quality Education Investment Act school improvement program while providing no plan for spending $650 million in federa

Feb 19, 2010 - The Governor's budget continues to provide $402 million in state funding for the Quality Education Investment Act school improvement program while providing no plan for spending $650 million in federal School Improvement Funds (SIF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/89

Proposed statutory language to change the state's Prompt Payment Act.

Feb 10, 2010 - For specified small businesses and nonprofit organizations, PPA requires state departments to make late payments with a penalty of 0.25 percent of the amount due per calendar day from the required payment date.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/84

Education Mandates: Overhauling a Broken System [Publication Details]

Feb 2, 2010 - Taken as a whole, our reform package would relieve school districts and community colleges of performing hundreds of activities that provide little value to students while providing them with adequate and timely compensation for the activities still required of them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2193

The Master Plan at 50: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts--Coordinating Higher Education in California [Publication Details]

Jan 28, 2010 - The Master Plan at 50: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts--Coordinating Higher Education in California [Publication Details] Video Description: California’s approach to coordination of the state's higher education system over the past 50 years has been indirect, resting mostly on well–defined missions and eligibility pools to guide the development of higher education institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2189

Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details]

Jan 26, 2010 - We urge the Legislature to reject this proposal because it (1) would unwisely constrain the state’s ability to allocate funding where it is most needed each year; and (2) is unnecessary, as the state already has the ability to shift funding among programs without this constitutional amendment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2186

The 2010-11 Budget: Assessing the Prison Population Reduction Proposal [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2010 - Specifically, the Governor proposes to require that offenders who have no prior serious or violent offenses and are convicted of certain property and drug felony crimes serve a maximum sentence of one year and one day in county jail in lieu of a state prison sentence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2184