^[PDF] CCC Student Success: History, Funding, and Issues for Legislative Consideration

.  Earn an associate degree and/or prepare for transfer to a university.  Open Access  About 75 percent of incoming students are assessed at below college level in English, math, or both. Background on California Community Colleges (CCC) 3L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E February 3, 2016  Longstanding Concerns About Low Success Rates  Legislation Required
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2016/CCC-Student-Success-020316.pdf

^[PDF] Improving Workforce Education and Training Data in California

Assumes community colleges spend one-third of apportionment funding on core adult education areas. c $5 million is one-time funding for technical assistance to regional consortia. d Refl ects second-year funding for three-year, $900 million grant program. e Refl ects funding for wraparound services, which include workforce education and training. f Enacted legislation sunsets program July 1, 2017
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2016/Workforce-Education-Training%20Data-090816.pdf

^[PDF] California’s Teacher Workforce in Context

Schools with increased staffing difficulties include central-city schools and schools with greater than 40 percent of students identified as low-income. „ Nationwide research also identifies higher rates of turnover in central-city and low-income schools. „ Other research and interviews suggest additional shortages exist in rural schools, though evidence is less conclusive.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2016/teacher-workforce-012016.pdf

^[PDF] The 2017-18 Budget: California Community Colleges

.  System Has Broad Mission  Provide associate degree programs and preparation for transfer to a university.  Provide occupational certifi cate programs and other workforce training.  Offer English as a second language; citizenship skills; and basic reading, writing, and math courses.  Support state’s economic development.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2017/CCC-Budget-032317.pdf

^[PDF] Teacher Workforce

.  Certain Types of Schools  City-center schools.  Low-income schools.  Certain types of rural schools.  Evidence of Shortages  Research over many years has found substantial evidence of shortages in these subject areas and types of schools.  Having higher rates of open positions during the school year, requiring more time to fi ll open positions, and having higher rates of teachers working on emergency permits are common signs of these shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2017/Teacher-Workforce-032117.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of State Governance: K-12 Education

.  Constitutional Convention Reduced the Authority of the State Board in 1879  Delegates to California’s second Constitutional Convention decided to decentralize education governance by transferring most duties the Legislature had assigned to the state board to county boards of education.  Over the next few decades, the state board functioned primarily as an advisory body to
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2018/Overview_of_State_Governance_K12_Education_021418.pdf

^[PDF] Evaluating the Potential Transfer of Drinking Water Activities From DPH to SWRCB

Potential Disadvantages of Transfer 9L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E April 15, 2013 LAO 70 YEARS OF SERVICE  Shift May Not Address All Issues. Some factors that currently hinder the effectiveness of DWP may not be resolved by this transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/health/2013/Drinking-Water-Evaluation-041513.pdf

^[PDF] Medi-Cal: Overview and Payment Issues

These include (1) certain expenditures and transfers by counties and other local governments, and (2) health care-related taxes (described on the next page). Medi-Cal Overview: Financing 2015-16 Medi-Cal Funding by Sourcea a As appropriated in 2015-16 Budget Act. 5L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E July 9, 2015 LAO 70 YEARS OF SERVICE  Health Care-Related Taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/health/2015/Medi-Cal-Overview-and-Payment-Issues-070915.pdf

^[PDF] Open Meeting Act/Brown Act Reform Mandate

City of Fresno. During both years, the city claimed over $1,000 per City Council agenda. The city’s claims (over $50,000 per year) included reimbursement for time spent on mandate compliance by the city manager, depart- ment directors, city attorney, and others.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/localgov/2004/Open_Meeting_Act_060904.pdf

^[PDF] Parole Realignment LAO Alternative Budget Package

Parole Realignment LAO Alternative Budget Package Parole Realignment LAO Alternative Budget Package 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 March 3, 2008 1L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E March 3, 2008 Three Financing Approaches Shift state General Fund revenues to counties Impose new tax LAO Budget Package Reallocates: Water and waste district property taxes, $188
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/localgov/2008/parole_realignment_03_10_08.pdf