2001 Budget Analysis: Special Education

Current-year funding totals $22.9 million ($7.4 millio n from the General Fund and $15.5 million from federal funds). This program provides comprehensive preemployment training, employment placement and follow-up for high school studen ts in special education who are making the transition from school to work, independent living or postsecondary education or training.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_16_Special_Ed_anl01.htm

2001 Budget Analysis: Other Issues

The budget provides $28.4 million from the General Fund (Proposition 98) for the charter school categorical block grant, an increase of $5.7 million, or 25 percent, from the curren t year. The Department of Finance (DOF) proposed the 25 percent increase as a "placeholder" for growth and cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) until
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_17_Other_Issues_anl01.htm

2001 Budget Analysis: Intersegmental

2001 Budget Analysis: Intersegmental Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill Intersegmental Update on Year-Round Instruction at UC and CSU Since 1998-99, the Legislature has strongly encouraged the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) to serve more students during the summer by imple menting year-round operation.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_19_Intersegmental_anl01.htm

2001 Budget Analysis: University of California (6440)

This represents a scaled-down implementation level compared to 25 hubs and 100 to 140 nodes call ed for in the original plan developed last year. Concerns With the Budget Proposal We have several major concerns with the budget proposal which we discuss below.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_20_6440_UC_anl01.htm

2001 Budget Analysis: California State University (6610)

Expansion of Current-Year Initiatives. The budget also augments three recently established initiatives. Education Technology Professional Development Program (ETPDP). The budget provides an $18.5 million augmentation for the ETPDP program —bringing total funding to $25 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_21_6610_CSU_anl01.htm

2001 Budget Analysis: Student Aid Commission (7980)

For a student that receives an APLE warrant, the commission will pay off up to $19,000 of the student's college loan deb t, provided the student obtains a teaching credential and teaches in certain subject areas or in disadvantaged schools for a specified number of years (four years to obtain maximum value of a warrant).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_23_7980_SAC_anl01.htm

^[PDF] LAO 2001 Budget Analysis: Education Chapter

Can a Year-Round Calendar Improve Achievement? A year-round schedule involves distributing the same number of school days as in the traditional calendar (180) but structuring the “breaks” at more intervals that are shorter than the traditional summer break.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_anl01.pdf

2001-02 Budget Analysis: General Government Overview

The State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) is the retirement system for teachers in public K-12 schools and community colleges. The STRS receives contributions from teachers and their employers. However, these contributions have historically been insufficient to provide for the cost of basic retirement benefits (which were enhanced by 1998 and 2000 legisl ation), the protection
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/general_govt/gen_02_overview_anl01.htm

2001-02 Budget Analysis: Department of Information Technology

Reduce by 25 percent the hiring of additional administrative law judges to assist in the hearing process. Forestry and Fire Protection Provide real-time fire perimeter mapping. Provide detection of low-intensity lightning-caused fires.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/general_govt/gen_06_0505_Dept_Information_Technology_anl01.htm

2001 Budget Analysis:Secretary of State

This is $7 million, or 8 percent, less than estimated current-year expenditures. Expenditures fr om the General Fund total about $39 million, a decrease of $7 million, or 15 percent, compared to estimated current-year expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/general_govt/gen_09_0890_anl01.htm