Funding for students attending private schools and homeschool. [Ballot]

Sep 27, 2021 - Available data also suggest that roughly one in four students attending a private scho ol receives some type of tuition discount, generally based on financial need or having a sibling enrolled at the same school.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-006

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - For instance, a State Prescho ol program may not be licensed to serve children with behavior or cognitive challenges. Administrators also reported that preschool staff often lack the expertise to address the specific needs of students with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

Rent control. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2017 - In addition, housing exempted under local rent contr ol rules in effect at the time of Costa-Hawkins ’ enactment must remain exempt. Costa-Hawkins also requires local rent control rules to allow for “vacancy decontrol. ” This means that landlords are free to set rents to market rates when transitioning from one tenant to the next.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-041

The Repeal of the Charter Schools Act (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Jan 25, 2016 - About one-quarter of charter schools are nonclassroom-based, meaning their instructional programs (typically independent study or online education) do not require students to attend scho ol on a daily basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-114

International protocol official in state government. [Ballot]

Sep 16, 2015 - At the state and local level, some governments within the United States have designated officials to serve as chiefs of protoc ol to advise executives on diplomatic procedures, promote trade, and organize visits and ceremonies with foreign dignitaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-046

Proposed pilot unlikely to provide reliable results

May 19, 2014 - This could have a fiscal effect on the state because local property taxes that go to scho ols generally offset required state spending on education. Budget Proposed Pilot Program to Study Ways to Improve System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/810

Funding determination process for nonclassroom-based charter schools.

Mar 19, 2013 - Moreover, charter schools in operation more than three years would receive little oversight, even if the charter scho ol changed its structure or enrollment significantly. For these reasons, we recommend rejecting the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/730

Various changes to charter school petitions and oversight.

Mar 19, 2013 - Currently, there are 28 countywide charter scho ols and 3 statewide charter schools. Statewide Charter School Sites Tracked Separately. When a charter school submits a petition to SBE to operate as a statewide charter school, it must specify the sites where student instruction will take place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/729

Funding for legal services.

Mar 3, 2010 - The proposed contr ol section would provide DOF unlimited authority to adjust the appropriations of departments for legal services without any prior legislative review. Under the Governor ’s proposal, the Legislature would be notified after the fact, on a quarterly basis, of budget adjustments made by DOF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/143

SRI International--Charter Schools Effectiveness

Each of these changes can legitimately be considered outcomes at both the level of the individual charter scho ol and the level of the charter school experiment as a whole. In this chapter, we focus on three important outcome areas: (1) progress toward charter goals, (2) parental involvem ent and perspectives, and (3) student achievement.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/121197_charter_schools/sri_charter_schools_1297-part2.html