Funding for Transportation: What the New Federal Act Means for California

How Should the Safe Routes to School Program(s) Be Structured? The new federal SRTS program will provide $68 million to the state through 2009 to fund improvements to nonmotorized transportation facilities in the vicinity of schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/trans_SAFETEA/trans_SAFETEA_011906.htm

^[PDF] Improving Alternative Education in California

(Stu- dents in grades K-8 represent 15 percent of com- munity school and 25 percent of community day school enrollments.) Independent Study. State statutes define independent study as an “individualized alterna- tive education designed to teach the knowledge and skills of the core curriculum.”
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/alternative_educ/alt_ed_020707.pdf

^[PDF] Baldwin Hills Conservancy: Meeting Objectives; More Work to Be Done

However, we recommend extend- ing the conservancy’s sunset date by five years, to January 1, 2013, which is two years shorter than the conservancy’s initial, seven-year oper- ating period. We believe this shorter operating period is appropriate, given that the conservancy has been through the “development” period to establish itself as a conservation resource in the Baldwin Hills area.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/baldwin_hills/baldwin_hills_032707.pdf

^[PDF] After state adoption decisions have been made for a particular

After state adoption decisions have been made for a particular subject, school districts must purchase K-8 materials within 24 months. Given SBE adopts materials in some subject almost every year and, in some years, adopts materials for more than one subject, school districts must purchase new K-8 instructional materials virtually every year.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/instruct_material/instruct_material_052407.pdf

^[PDF] Improving State Nursing Programs to Ensure an Adequate Health Workforce

For example, a per-student bonus of $5,000 paid on an increase of 500 additional registered nurses per year (about 10 percent more than current levels) would cost $2.5 mil- lion annually. Under an alternative approach, a reduction in attrition from 25 percent to 15 per- cent from a cohort of 6,000 students would yield 600 additional graduations.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/nursing/nursing_052907.pdf

^[PDF] Supplemental Report of the 2007 Budget Act: 2007-08 Fiscal Year

(viii) The result of the calculation in paragraph (vi) shall be multiplied by the percent represented by the population factor as compared to the year‑ to‑year percentage change in the SAL as displayed in the 2006‑07 Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/supp_report/supp_rpt_2007.pdf

A Review of UC's Long Range Development Planning Process

According to the Department of Finance’s Demographic Research Unit, growth in the number of high school graduates in the state will peak in a couple of years, and then rapidly decline to the poin t of going negative in 2012-13.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/uc_lrdp/lrdp_011007.htm

^[PDF] Highlights of the 2007-08 Analysis: Powerpoint

Highlights of the 2007-08 Analysis: Powerpoint LAO 65 YEARS OF SERVICE LAO 65 YEARS OF SERVICEKey LAO Budget Findings ✔ 2007-08 Ends with $726 Million Deficit Structural Shortfall Continues State Faces Major Risks and Pressures ✔ LAO 65 YEARS OF SERVICE Lower LAO Revenues
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/webcasts/Analysis_07/07-08_Analysis_PressBoards.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of the Governor's Special Session Proposals

Make Budget-Year Cuts Now. For 2009‑10, more options are available—both for the state and school districts. Nonetheless, given the magnitude of potential cuts and the need for school dis‑ tricts to notify staff of impending reductions, we recommend making an initial set of budget‑year reductions in the special session.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/bud/nov_revise/nov_revise_overview_111108.pdf

^[PDF] From Cellblocks to Classrooms: Reforming Inmate Education to Improve Public Safety

These buildings are designed to be more durable than typical 30 L e g i s L a t i v e a n a L y s t ’ s O f f i c e a n L a O R e p O R t modular construction and should last at least 30 years, according to PIA officials.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/crim/inmate_education/inmate_education_021208.pdf