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

Funding determination process for nonclassroom-based charter schools.

Mar 19, 2013 - State Law Requires Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools. Chapter  892, Statutes of 2001 (SB 740, O ’Connell), required the State Board of Education (SBE) to establish a system for determining the appropriate funding level for nonclassroom-based charter schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/730

Various changes to charter school petitions and oversight.

Mar 19, 2013 - A countywide charter school, for example, receives a single score for state and federal accountability purposes and can apply only as one entity for various state and federal progra ms. The number of individual sites at the 28 countywide charter schools is not tracked by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/729

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

Mar 18, 2013 - The Governor ’s proposal would require major changes at the state and local level. The state would need to develop new rules for counting students in IS and asynchronous programs and auditing c ompliance with those rules.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/728

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

Mar 15, 2013 - The triple flip was developed by the state with active city and county participation and does not contain provisions making the state financially responsible for local governments to receive the full amount of their reduced sales taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/727

Rules regarding surplus school property.

Mar 15, 2013 - We do not see a compelling rationale for allowing districts to use facility-related proceeds for nonfacility purposes and then seek state funding for faci lity costs. Even if the property originally had been purchased entirely with local funds, the state currently makes significant contributions to school districts ’ new or modernized facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/726

Caps on state-subsidized units at public colleges and universities.

Mar 15, 2013 - Caps on state-subsidized units at public colleges and universities. 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/693

CCC mandates

Mar 15, 2013 - (Under the State Constitution, “new programs ” or “higher levels of service ” that predate 1975 do not qualify as state-reimbursable mandates.) The CSM found that four of the six required content areas, however, do constitute state-reimbursable mandates for districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/711

TANF and SLOF adjustments for Cal Grant program.

Mar 15, 2013 - The state, in turn, increased its share of CalWORKs support. These actions helped the state meet the CalWORKs maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirement (whereby a certain level of state support must be maintained).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/713

Cal Grant funding.

Mar 15, 2013 - The proposed increases are needed to fully fund Cal Grants under current state law. Further Detail Background Cal Grants Provide Students With Financial Aid to Help With College Costs. The state ’s Cal Grant program guarantees financial aid awards to recent high school graduates and community college transfer students who meet financial, academic, and other eligibility cri teria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/712