Maintaining the Master Plan's Commitment to College Access

A recent study by the Education Commission of the States finds that California has the nation's highest college participation rate among persons over 25 years of age. Policies That Affect Access To Higher Education The variation in college participation rates over time reflects changes in various factors that affect Californians' choices about college.
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/college_access/021304_college_access.htm

A Review of California's Compulsory Education Laws

California's Compulsory Education Laws California's compulsory education laws require children between six and eighteen years of age to attend school, with a limited number of specified exceptions. Under state l aw, a pupil who, without a valid excuse, is absent from school for three full days in one school year,
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/compulsory_ed/020304_Compulsory_Education_Laws.htm

^[PDF] A Review of California’s Compulsory Education Laws

CALIFORNIA’S COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAWS California’s compulsory education laws require children between six and eighteen years of age to attend school, with a limited number of specified exceptions. Under state law, a pupil who, without a valid excuse, is absent from school for three full days in one school year,
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/compulsory_ed/020304_Compulsory_Education_Laws.pdf

An Initial Assessment of the California Performance Review: Overview and Reorganization

Regarding the revised General Fund total, nearly one-half of the savings would be attributable to a single proposed change —the delay in the enrollment entry date for kindergartners who are less than five years old at the beginning of the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/cpr/082704_cpr_review_ov.htm

An Initial Assessment of the California Performance Review: Section 3, Key Proposals

Balance Career Technical Education and College Preparation in High Schools. The CPR recommends strengthening high school vocational programs by creating two paths to high school graduation —one focused on admission to a four-year college or university and a second that prepares students for employment or post-secondary vocational study (ETV  25).
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/cpr/082704_cpr_review_s3.htm

^[PDF] A Review of the California Youth Authority's Infrastructure

The department is responsible for the protection of society from the criminal and delinquent behavior of young people (generally ages 12 to 25). The department operates institu- tions and provides parole supervision for juve- nile and young adult offenders (referred to as wards).
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/cya/052504_cya.pdf

A Look at the Progress of English Learner Students

Of this total, 38,000 (60  percent) are new entrants who have not been reclassified during their time in California schools. Six Years Is a Long Time Based on our simulation, after six years of public schooling, about half of EL students who attended California schools since kindergarten gained the English and other academic skills needed to be reclassified.
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/english_learners/021204_english_learners.htm

^[PDF] The 2004-05 Budget Bill, SB 1113, as Amended

Rejects the child care reform proposal to increase fees, and reduce provider rates, but does require fami- lies to seek after school care for their 11 and 12 year olds before receiving subsidized child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/floor_packet/072804_Floor_sb1113.pdf

^[PDF] An Assessment: Governor's Local Government Proposal

(As a result, the state would have higher spending on schools—to compensate for the property tax loss—and commensurate lower spending on VLF backfill payments.) Mandates • Unfunded mandates sunset automatically, unless they pertain to educational programs or employee rights or benefits. • Mandates may not be suspended in the budget. • State pays backlog of noneducation mandates
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/local_gov/052404_loc_gov_proposal.pdf

Proposition 50 Resources Bond: Funding Eligibility of Private Water Companies

The draft guidelines make private entities eligible to apply for all grant programs, with the exception of a $25  million grant program for pilot and demonstration projects for the treatment or removal of specified contaminants.
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/prop_50/051404_Prop_50_Bonds.htm