California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - The state began using payment deferrals during the dot ‑com bust but relied much more heavily on them during the Great Recession. The practice of deferring college payments peaked in 2011 ‑12, when the state deferred a total of $ 961  m illion in CCC payments —accounting for nearly 30  p ercent of CCC Proposition  98 General Fund support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

The 2018-19 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Feb 15, 2018 - Most of this increase is for ( 1)  a 3  p ercent general salary increase for faculty and staff ($676,000), and ( 2)  H astings ’ portion of implementation costs for UCPath ($350,000). UCPath is the University of California ’s new payroll system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3750

The 2018-19 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Feb 15, 2018 - Given the Governor ’s proposal ( 1)  h as a solution that does not clearly align with the problem, ( 2)  w ould overlap with existing state ‑funded online initiatives, and ( 3)  l acks any justification for the proposed funding level, we recommend the Legislature reject it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3754

The 2022-23 Budget: Middle Class Scholarship Program

Mar 30, 2022 - CSAC indicates the soonest it could calculate eac h student ’s MCS award amount each year is in the summer, after campuses have completed their admissions cycle and initial financial aid offers have been made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4581

The 2021-22 Budget: UC Programs in Medical Education

Feb 26, 2021 - If such documentation cannot adequately justify program enhancement funds, we recommend the Legislature redirect the remainder of the proposed funds toward other hig h budget priorities in 2021 ‑22. Require Periodic Reporting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4389

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Feb 18, 2022 - To inform future funding decisions, we recommend the Legislature add provisional language requiring CSAC to submit a report by November 1, 2023 on the Cas h for College program ’s activities in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4548

Final Evaluation of Community College Bachelor’s Degree Pilot

Jan 24, 2020 - Specifically, we recommend programs demonstrate that industry partners ( 1)  h ave difficulty filling certain positions that require a bachelor ’s degree, ( 2)  a re paying bachelor ’s degree holders more than those with a related associate ’s degree, and/or ( 3)  a re hiring candidates with the specialized pilot bachelor ’s degree over candidates with other bachelor ’s degrees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4140

The 2019-20 Budget: Student Food and Housing Insecurity at the University of California

Apr 25, 2019 - Campuses have used these funds to support a variety of activities, including: ( 1)  d eveloping and expanding campus food pantries, ( 2)  e stablishing “basic needs centers ” that provide students information on supporting food and housing costs, ( 3)  c reating programs for on ‑campus students to donate unused meal allowances to food pantries, ( 4)  p roviding financial literacy workshops for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4014

The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - In past analyses, we have noted that this comparison group reflects a small group of institutions and may not accurately reflect the broader academic market in whic h UC campuses compete for faculty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Specifically, the administration would begin to use the funds in the current year to ( 1)  h ire interim staff at GovOps, ( 2)  c ommence a pilot (proof of concept) for the integrated education data system, ( 3)  b egin to scale CCGI (primarily in the Central Valley), and ( 4)  s upport various one ‑time technology and software acquisition costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409