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Format: Higher Education Student Fees February 23, 2006 - For 2006-07, we recommend the Legislature at least maintain nonneedy students’ share of cost at the current-year level. Holding this share constant would entail modest fee increase s of 3.5 percent at the University of California (UC), 3.0 percent at the California State University (CSU), and 7.0 percent at the California Community College (CCC).
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In addition, for the current year and budget year combined, our revis ed General Fund estimates are higher than the administration’s by roughly $2.3 billion. Format:
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Format: California Spending Plan 2005-06: The Budget Act and Related Legislation September 23, 2005 - The 2005-06 budget package contains almost $6 billion in solutions, eliminating a shortfall, prepaying some debt, and establishing a $1.33 billion year-end reserve.
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Information We also suggest several ways the Legislature could employ information to help make high schools more responsive to student needs by: Obtaining accurate dropout data by school and district within two years.
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The Governor proposes that the state and General Fund and special funds repay this loan with interest over a period of about eight years. As we discuss in this brief, we think the plan would probably save the state money over the long run, although uncertainties remain about the likelihood and magnitude of this benef it.
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Recent cash receipts trends have been even stronger than anticipated in the Governor's budget, mainly because of strong 2004 year-end collections from the personal income tax and corporation tax. Base d largely on these positive trends, we project that General Fund revenues will exceed the budget forecast by $1.4 billion in the current year and $765 million in the budget year.
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RAND found that the state’s funding determination process had reduced nonclass-room-based charter schools’ possible misuse of funds. The proces s also resulted in non-classroom-based schools increasing spending on instruction and teacher compensation.
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This report summarizes v arious changes to law that we have recommended in recent years. Format:
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Format: Vehicle License Fee Issues February 18, 2004 - The prior administration’s action to increase the VLF and the current administration’s subsequent action to reverse that increase have resulted in a number of issues of concern to the Legislature, including (1) the amount of VLF backfill that local governments did not receive during the current year “gap” period, (2) the
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