The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - This index is designed to reflect the cost of goods and services purchased by state and local governments across the country. The largest c omponent of the index is employee wages and salaries. Other components include fuel, utilities, office supplies, and equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The CCC Board of Governors adopted the current scoring system in September 2020. Scoring System Includes Three Project Categories. Under its current scoring system, the Chancellor ’s Office allocates available bond funding across three project categories: life safety, modernization, and growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

CCC and UC: An Evaluation of Best Value Procurement Pilot Programs

Dec 21, 2017 - Preventing evaluators from changing their scores or throwing scores out. Preventing evaluators from seeking outside information about a bidder or bidder ’s proposal (an exception is contacting references provided by the bidder).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3726

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Figure 4 CSAC Uses Scoring Matrix to Allocate Competitive Awards Reflects Scoring Matrix Used Since 2018 ‑19 Component
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - Rationale for Certain Scoring Metrics Is Unclear. Although the new scoring system includes several relevant scoring metrics, it also includes a couple of metrics for which the rationale is less clear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2020-21 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - To draw from the top 33  p ercent, CSU has historically structured its admission policies to require high school students to ( 1)  c omplete a specified set of college ‑preparatory coursework and ( 2)  a ttain a certain mix of high school GPA and standardized aptitude test scores (historically SAT or ACT scores).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4168

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment. Governor ’s CCC Budget Plan Includes Proposition   98 Reserve Funding. The Proposition   98 Reserve is an account designated for school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2018-19 Budget: Adult Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - The coming year could be a particularly good opportunity to undertake such restructuring, as the Governor simultaneously is proposing major changes to community college apportionment funding rules. (We discuss this proposal in our report, The 2018‑19 Budget: Higher Education Analysis .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3752

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - The state calculates a statutory cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) each year using a price index published by the federal government. This index tracks changes in the cost of goods and services purchased by state and local governments across the country.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Housing

Apr 8, 2022 - As  we have noted previously, campuses at all three segments also do not spend enough money to keep their facilities in good condition and prevent their backlogs from growing. Addressing these existing critical capital issues is important —potentially mitigating life ‑safety hazards, avoiding disruptions to state programs, and minimizing future escalation in repair costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4589