CCC Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 13, 2023 - The May Revision proposes the same amounts. d Uses reappropriated Proposition 98 funds (previously appropriated funds for other purposes that were not spent). e The May Revision also indicates intent to provide $10 million for this purpose in both 2024-25 and 2025-26. f The Governor's budget reduced funding provided in the 2022-23 budget agreement for this purpose from a total of $841 million to $628 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/717

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - Phases Expansion Over Two Years. Under the proposal, the ten smallest counties would transition to the Whole Child Model in January 2024, and the remaining five counties (including the three Single-Plan model counties) would transition in January 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - Pursuant to the law, the cost to support the redistricting process are incurred over three fiscal years because the commission is required to be created no later than December 31 in each year ending in the number zero and the redistricting commission is required to adopt new boundaries for supervisor districts before August 15 of the year following the year in which each decenn ial federal census is taken.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Furthermore, given that the state has been experiencing a trend towards a greater number of large and destructive wildfires, the administration ’s approach of averaging the five highest years over the past ten years (rather than the average of all the recent years) is  reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

Whether or Not to Tap Reserves to Solve Estimated Budget Problem Emerges as Key Fiscal Decision Facing California’s Legislature

Apr 19, 2023 - (The state also has an additional nearly $10 billion in reserves that it can use specifically to supplement constitutionally required funding for schools and community colleges.) On the other hand, our office maintains that the economy is at a heightened risk of going into a recession, which could cause the state’s budget problem to metastasize.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4762

The 2023-24 Budget: California State Library

Apr 19, 2023 - While the State Library has seen a large increase in one ‑time funding for local assistance programs, the bulk of this funding must be spent by June 30, 2024. Moreover, the State Library has had significant growth in its staffing levels over the past few years, with many new staff provided to assist in administering new or expanded local assistance programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4761

Changes in California State Library General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Apr 13, 2023 - Changes in California State Library General Fund Spending [EdBudget] a Includes absorbing costs for two positions currently funded by the Law Library Special Fund. b Action taken to ensure that the correct fund source is paying for central services. c Reflects carryover from various appropriations originally made in 2021-22 (specifically, for the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act,
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/713

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - IS Compliance Nearly All Nonreporting Entities Underwent an ISA in the Past Several Years. According to our documentation review, and verified by entities ’ responses to our interview questions, we found that nearly all nonreporting entities underwent an ISA in the past two to three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

Evaluation of the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program

Mar 29, 2023 - These programs allow individuals to be employed as a paid teacher in a local school and simultaneously take coursework toward a full credential. During their program, these individuals teach on what is known as an “intern credential, ” which typically is valid for two to three years while they finish their coursework and obtain a regular credential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4755

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 23, 2023 - This post provides an overview of information security (IS) proposals in the Governor’s 2023-24 budget, including our assessment and recommendations across the proposals and specific to the California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4748