Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - EDD denied claims for not mailing in requested documents while an average of 450 pounds of unopened mail sat in each EDD field office. Little or no assistance available to people who do not speak English as a first language, and fluent English speakers struggle to understand EDD notices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

2021-22 Fiscal Outlook Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog]

Nov 18, 2020 - When the Budget Act estimates were finalized, the S+P still sat below 3,000. It has since recovered to above 3,500 and we assume it will remain near or above 3,300 throughout the forecast period. Should that assumption hold, it would sustain a relatively high level of income from capital gains going forward.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/581

The 2020-21 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - To draw from the top 33  p ercent, CSU has historically structured its admission policies to require high school students to ( 1)  c omplete a specified set of college ‑preparatory coursework and ( 2)  a ttain a certain mix of high school GPA and standardized aptitude test scores (historically SAT or ACT scores).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4168

The 2016-17 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 18, 2016 - For example, research finds that providing ongoing salary increases targeted to shortage subjects in hard –to –staff schools have helped districts retain higher qualified teachers (such as those with higher SAT scores or those who are National Board Certified Teachers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3355

April California Update--Participation in California Public Higher Education

The UC Board of Regents recently voted to extend eligibility to the top 4 percent of high school graduates from each high school, provided they too take the SAT I and SAT II tests. Two-thirds of this pool already meet UC admissions criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/cal_update/apr_99_calupdate/apr_99_calupdate.html

^[PDF] UPDATE

UPDATE 30% 1970 1980 1990 1998 graduates from each high school, provided they too take the SAT I and SAT II tests. Two-thirds of this pool already meet UC admissions criteria. Almost all of the others in this 4 percent group meet the 3.3 GPA requirement, but have not taken the SAT I and SAT II tests.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/cal_update/apr_99_calupdate/apr_99_calupdate.pdf

Improving Academic Preparation For Higher Education

First, students can demonstrate preparedness by scoring above a minimum level on the SAT, American C ollege Testing Assessment (ACT), or Advanced Placement (AP) exams. All UC applicants take the SAT I and SAT II exams, and most CSU applicants take the SAT I exam.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/remediation/020801_remediation.html

Maintaining the Master Plan's Commitment to College Access

For example, education experts disagree about the ability of the SAT and other standardized tests to measure college readiness and success. As we discuss in a later section, this ongoing debate has led UC to make changes on how it uses th e SAT in its admissions process.
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/college_access/021304_college_access.htm

A Primer: Funding Higher Education

The CPEC also found that about 6  percent of graduates met UC ’s course, grade, and SAT I requirements, but did not take the SAT II (which is not required by most colleges). When these students are included, UC is drawing from about the top 2 0  percent of high school graduates.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/fund_highred/062905_fundng_highred.html

^[PDF] A Primer: Funding Higher Education

The CPEC also found that about 6 percent of graduates met UC’s course, grade, and SAT I requirements, but did not take the SAT II (which is not required by most colleges). When these students are included, UC is drawing from about the top 20 percent of high school graduates. to attend each segment.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/fund_highred/062905_fundng_highred.pdf