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

We recommend that the Legislature direct the State Personnel Board—the state agency responsible for setting classification requirements for positions in state service—to amend the classification requirements for teach- ers in correctional facilities so that the depart- ment could hire teachers with emergency per- mits in those locations where there is difficulty hiring and retaining fully credentialed instructors.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/crim/inmate_education/inmate_education_021208.pdf

^[PDF] A New System of Support for Low-Performing Schools

Such a measure would be compliant with federal law and allow the state to unify the state (API) and federal (AYP) per- formance measures. This is because the federal government allows the state to use an annual stu- dent growth measure in place of the AYP target for the percentage of students required to meet proficiency in math and ELA.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/edu/low_performing_schools/lowperforming_schools_0608.pdf

^[PDF] Redefining Student Data Access Policy

State laws mimic federal laws but apply even further restrictions. In this report, we recommend changes to state law that would allow the benefits of CAL- PADS to be realized while maintaining existing student privacy protections.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/edu/student_data_access/student_data_access.pdf

^[PDF] California Community Colleges: Raising Fees Could Mitigate Program Cuts and Leverage More Federal Aid

Apportionment funding comes from three main sources: the state General Fund, local property taxes, and student enrollment-fee rev- enues. (Categorical programs are funded entirely by the General Fund.)
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/edu/ccc_fees/ccc_fees_061109.pdf

^[PDF] Assessing California's Vison for Higher Education: The Master Plan at 50

There is little methodical state oversight and planning, and the linkage between state budget decisions and policy goals is weak. Instead, the individual segments of higher educa- tion are largely left to develop their own policies according to their own priorities, with little guid- ance from state policymakers.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/edu/master_plan_intro/master_plan_intro_111209.pdf

^[PDF] Microsoft PowerPoint - p98_basics_0409[1].ppt [Read-Only]

Microsoft PowerPoint - p98_basics_0409[1].ppt [Read-Only] The Basics of Proposition 98 A Tutorial for State Policymakers Legislative Analyst’s Office
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/edu/prop98_primer/p98_basics_0409_grayscale.pdf

^[PDF] 080735.indd

These programs are administered by vari- ous state agencies—the California Department of Education, Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Student Aid Commission (SAC), University of California, and California State University.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/edu/teacher_recruitment/teacher_recruitment_030409.pdf

^[PDF] 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: California's Cash Flow Crisis

The RAN offering docu‑ ments list the state’s priority payments as follows: ➢ Payments, as and when due, to support public schools and public higher educa‑ tion system (as provided in Section 8 of Article XVI of the State Constitution). ➢ Principal and interest payments on the state’s general obligation bonds and gen‑ eral obligation commercial paper notes. ➢ Repayments from the
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/stadm/cash_flow/cash_flow_011409.pdf

^[PDF] Analysis of Newly Identified Mandates

The Commission on State Mandates recently found that the requirements in Chap- ter 1419 that counties conduct the hearings constitute a state-reimbursable mandate. The costs eligible for state reimbursement include activities conducted by attorneys, inves- tigators, paralegals, and secretarial staff related to the hearings (such as reviewing rel-
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/stadm/mandates/Newly_Identified_Mandates_06_25_09.pdf

^[PDF] Workers' Compensation: Recent Decisions Likely to Increase Benefits and Employer Costs

State Government Under current law, the state of California is not required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance and generally does not do so. None- theless, the state must pay successful claims for workers’ compensation benefits and the recent board decisions thus could result in unknown costs in PD benefits for successfully rebutted rat- ings.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/workers_comp/workers_comp_costs_101609.pdf