LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of the Youth Authority (5460)

For example, it proposes legislation to (1) change the age jurisdiction of the Youth Au thority from 25 years of age to 22 years of age and (2) enact sentencing reforms that would allow certain wards to be transferred to the adult prison system.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/crim_justice/cj_08_5460_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Education Overview

A portion of the maintenance factor is required to be restored in years the General Fund grows faster than personal income. Proposition 98 Allocations Figure  4 displays the budget's proposed allocations of Proposition  98 funding for K-12 schools and CCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_01_ov_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Teacher Quality

Indeed, by the end of the 2005-06 school year, federal law is requiring all teachers working in public schools to be "highly qualified " in all the core subjects they teach. Despite this requirement and the short period within which states have to comply, the Governor's revenue limit proposal essentially would dismantle the state's teacher quality efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_05_teacherquality_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Charter Schools

Even if no new programs were created in the future and 22 categorical programs were shifted into revenue limits in the budget year, charter schools still would have to apply separately for more than 20 existing categorical programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_07_charter_schools_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Economic Impact Aid

In addition, our EIA formula would provide a per-pupil grant for each EL student who was redesignated as "fluent " in the previous year. This is intended to reduce the fiscal incentive for school districts to keep students classified as EL.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_08_econ_impact_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Revenue Limits

We recommend against including the NSS subsidy in the base because the current program allows the state to tailor these grants each year as the size of the school and other conditions warrant. In addition, excess tax revenues also should not be included in the consolidation, as this would permanently award the higher funding levels resulting from the high level of property tax revenues to these districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_09_revlimits_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Federal Accountability And Assessments

Since schools are under pressure to meet AYP, schools have an incentive to concentrate on students near the proficient level —those who need only a little extra attention to reach the proficient level.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_11_fedaccountability_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Instructional Materials

Typically, school districts pilot newly adopted materials in the spring and fall following the adoption, usually for a period of six months to two years. We expect school districts to beg in piloting the history/social science instructional materials during the spring of the budget year and to purchase these materials in budget year plus one or later depending on their pilot period.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_12_instruct_materials_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Education Technology

However, since that time ma y be many years in the future, we recommend the state delay such investments and redirect the $21  million to other budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_13_ed_tech_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Intersegmental: Preserving Student Access In Tough Fiscal Times

First, we recommend the creation of a College Preparation Block Grant targeted at K-12 schools with very low college participation rates. Under our proposal, K-12 schools would have the flexibilit y to contract with UC, CSU, or other providers for outreach services.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/highered_02_studentaccess_anl04.htm