Overview of Federal COVID-19 Research Funding

May 13, 2020 - California Has Sizeable R &D Sector. Among states, California conducts the largest amount of R &D. According to the NSF, in 2017 $151  billion was spent on R &D in California, accounting for more than one-quarter of national R &D spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4230

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - In turn, the impact on the r est of the budget would be exacerbated. Paying for awards in the year the costs are incurred would mitigate this situation, as the state would not have to rely on borrowing to cover annual program costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

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

Dec 18, 2020 - The Legislature could ( 1)  r escind the deferrals (either partially or fully) through immediate midyear action or ( 2)  r etain the scheduled current ‑year deferrals but eliminate them going forward as part of the 2021 ‑ 22 b udget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

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

Dec 21, 2017 - From 2013 t hrough 2015, UC reported 339 c ontracts of $100, 000 o r more. As Figure  3 shows, UC used BV evaluation for 49 (or 14  p ercent) of these contracts. Nearly three times as many contracts ( 143 o r 42  p ercent) were awarded using UC ’s older BV ‑like approach, CPQP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3726

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Private entities tend to underspend on R &D without government intervention. This is because the costs and risks of R &D can be high, while the benefits tend to be diffuse. In the climate change area, benefits can be especially diffuse, with regional, statewide, and even global effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

An Evaluation of CSU's Cross-Campus Online Education Program

Jan 3, 2018 - Chapter  363 also requires CSU to ( 1) a dopt a systemwide definition of online education, ( 2) r eport biennially on certain enrollment and performance data related to online education, and ( 3) r eport on the feasibility of developing an online bachelor ’s degree completion program for students who started college but never obtained a degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3725

The 2023-24 Budget: Student Housing

Mar 9, 2023 - Rather than delaying funding, the Legislature could r emove the $1.8  billion proposed for this program over 2024 ‑25 and 2025 ‑26. Together, the two housing programs could generate as much as $2.6  billion in additional General Fund savings over the 2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑26 period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4733

Improving Higher Education Oversight - Improving Higher Education Oversight [Video]

The state currently has no coordinating body, following the Governo r ’s veto of funding for the California Postsecondary Education Commission in the 2011-12 budget. This report finds a need for robust and deliberate state oversight that enables poli cymakers to monitor how efficiently and effectively the postsecondary system is serving the state ’s needs, and to make changes to improve its performance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=51

The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - In our December 2012 r eport, Faculty Recruitment and Retention at the University of California, we analyzed data collected by the Office of the President in 2010‑11 and 2011‑12 on several faculty recruitment and retention indicators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - If drops in the guarantee exceeded the 1 p ercent threshold (approximately $ 785 m illion in 2018 ‑1 9) o r if the state had credited amounts to the account in previous years, the state would not be able to align spending with the guarantee that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834