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

A N L A O R E P O R T www.lao.ca.gov Legislative Analyst’s Office 11 Act Advisory Committee, which advises the SBE on accountability issues, recommended replacing the API with a system that evaluates schools using multiple measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/edu/alt-ed/improving-accountability-051615.pdf

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - Whereas California’s labor market has stagnated over the last two years, the S&P 500 stock index has appreciated roughly 50 percent over the same period. And most of this increase has come from skyrocketing share prices among a handful of firms associated with innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

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

District API score less than 700. Districtwide, students and subgroups, on average, are not gaining at least one year of learning. Achievement gap is large and not narrowing significantly over time. AYP = Adequate Yearly Progress, PI = Program Improvement, API = Academic Performance Index, SBE = State Board of Education. year (diagnosing problems and developing a
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/edu/low_performing_schools/lowperforming_schools_0608.pdf

^[PDF] Improving High Schools: A Strategic Approach

Use Growth Funding to Equalize ROC/P Resources. The historical distribu- tion of ROC/P funding results in some communities receiving substantially more resources (relative to their high school population) than other commu- nities.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/high_schools/improving_hs_050905.pdf

^[PDF] California's Parimutuel Horse Racing Tax

D . -7- 411 PARIMUTUEL TA.X LEVFLS IN CALIF0RNIA VFRSUS OTHER STATES TABLE 4 PRFSn~TS DATA ON THE LF.VFL OF P/\RIMUTUF.L WAGER ING TAXATI O~I IN CALIFOP~!IA VERSUS OTHER STATES, !\S Cet'!PILED FOR 1983 BY THE NATIONAL As soc 1 1\ T I oN oF STATE RAe r ~JG CoM"1 Iss I oNERS , THESE DATA INDIC.liTE THAT CALIFORNIA IS P..
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1984/californias_paramutual_horse_racing_tax.pdf

Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - By most measures, the recession of the early 1990s was more severe than the dot ‑com bust in the early 2000s. For example, unemployment in California reached 9. 7  p ercent in mid ‑ to late ‑1992, but peaked at 6. 9  p ercent after the dot ‑com bust.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3769

2001 Budget Analysis: School Accountability

For example, un der this evaluation, the SDE is required to contract for a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation, impact, costs, and benefits of II/USP and Governor's Performance Awards p rogram.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_10_sch_acct_anl01.htm

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - These plans would describe how companies intend to fulfill their stated p ublic benefit or humanitarian commitments, ensure safety and human oversight of AI systems, and address governance and concentration-of-power concerns.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

^[PDF] The 1989-90 Budget: Perspectives and Issues

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https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1989/pandi_89_part1.pdf

Proposal for additional resources related to ACA implementation

Mar 26, 2014 - W hile health care plans and indemnity insurers are subject to different regulatory requirements, both DMHC and CDI are generally responsible for oversight and enforcement of state l aw and regulations related to health insurance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/793