Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - (As further context, the state does not provide the higher education segments with specific funding earmarks to complete their data collection requirements and facility utilization studies.) Given that the results of the recommended data and studies have the potential to notably improve legislative decision ‑making on prison postsecondary education policy and programs moving forward, we believe the added administrative workload is warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - (We note that the bed need study counts the 336 inpatient beds in state hospitals towards the prison inpatient capacity.) CDCR cannot modify the number of beds without notifying the Special Master and receiving approval from the Coleman court.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor's State Office Building Proposal

Feb 9, 2016 - As noted above, the Legislature required DGS to develop a funding plan as part of the Planning Study in the 2014 –15 Budget Act . The administration has not indicated when it intends to provide a funding plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3347

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - This amount is well over some other similar projects, including (1)  a recent DGS-commissioned study estimating the cost to rebuild the BOE Building and (2)  the cost of constructing private sector projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - (The state currently is conducting a study to estimate the overall share of students eligible for freshman admission. The results of the study are due December 2016.) For transfer admission, UC reports it has been admitting all eligible applicants in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - As part of the 2014 ‑15 budget, the administration proposed and the Legislature approved funding for a study of state office buildings in the Sacramento area, which was to include assessments of the condition of state facilities (Facility Condition Assessments), a plan for sequencing the renovation or replacement of state office buildings in Sacramento (State Office Building Strategy), and a plan for funding these activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840

The Administration’s Sacramento Office Building Construction Strategy: Ensuring Robust Oversight

Dec 14, 2016 - This estimate is based on the conceptual costs for new buildings provided in the administration ’s 2016 –17 budget proposal and the Office Planning Study. It also incorporates cost estimates for building renovations based on the ten –year facility needs identified in the Sacramento Assessment Report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516