^[PDF] Streamlining Nursing Education Pathways: A Progress Report On Assembly Bill 1295 (Fuller)

ADN-to-BSN Pathways. While individuals with an ADN can practice as registered nurses, some nurses seek to continue their undergraduate nursing education at a CSU campus or other four-year institution.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/edu/nursing_ed/Streamlining_Nursing_Ed_Pathways.pdf

^[PDF] The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

State law limits community college RN programs to offering the ADN. In a number of cases, though, community colleges have collaborated with universities, particularly CSU campuses, to design pathways from the ADN to the BSN.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4853/CCC-022124.pdf

^[PDF] Improving State Nursing Programs to Ensure an Adequate Health Workforce

There are two major approaches to increasing the number of nurses graduating annually from the state’s higher education system: (1) add more slots in ADN, BSN, and ELM programs, and (2) reduce the at- trition rate in nursing programs, thus increasing the number of graduates.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/nursing/nursing_052907.pdf

Improving State Nursing Programs to Ensure an Adequate Health Workforce

As Figure 6 shows, about one-half of the roughly 6,000 students that enrolled in a community college ADN program in 2002-03 graduated on schedule —that is, in two years. About one-quarter of the students graduated behind schedule, taking three or more years.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/nursing/nursing_052907.aspx

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

2001 Budget Analysis: School Accountability

The Academic Performance Index (API) is the cornerstone of the PSAA. Its purpose is to measure a school's academic performance and the growth in performance over time. Recently, the second annual set of API scores was released, allowing the first API growth scores to be calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_10_sch_acct_anl01.htm

^[PDF] Next Steps for Improving State Accountability for Alternative Schools

The state sets annual API “growth targets” for schools scoring below 800, produces a statewide API ranking of all schools, and develops a “similar schools” API ranking to compare demographically alike schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/edu/alt-ed/improving-accountability-051615.pdf

^[PDF] Improving High Schools: A Strategic Approach

This limited success also suggests that there are few other incentives com- pelling secondary and postsecondary vocational education to coordinate. An evaluation of the Tech-Prep program published in 2004 supports this conclusion.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/high_schools/improving_hs_050905.pdf