The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals

May 9, 2019 - Song ‑Brown is a competitive grant program that covers a portion of the cost to train a residency cohort at an eligible hospital. A 15 ‑member commission representing medical schools, physician residents, and primary care providers decides how to allocate funds among hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4034

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - As we note in the box below, however, some data suggest U C is competitive in recruiting faculty. UC Faculty Retention and Recruitment Previously Collected Data Suggested the University of California (UC) Was Competitive in Attracting Faculty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Grants are awarded through a competitive review process with a focus on merit, statewide relevance, and potential impact. The average award is $465,000. The grant duration varies from eight months to five years with most grants lasting two to three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - Alternative Payment Program Slots Funds Additional Child Care Slots With Proposition 64 Revenue. In the May Revision, the administration specifies its intent to use a portion of revenues from Proposition 64 (marijuana legalization) for Alternative Payment child care slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - Assuming that the state streamlines minimum faculty qualifications, we estimate that our recommended approach would fund about 3,000 new enrollment slots (about 1,700 enrollment slots funded by ETP and about 1,300 enrollment slots funded by Proposition  98).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2020-21 Budget: Medical Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - The region also has experienced a notable rise in residency slots, with slots growing by 54  p ercent between 2015 and 2019. Analysis is lacking as to whether these recent developments are sufficient to address gaps in physician supply within the San Joaquin Valley.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4166

Evaluation of CSU's Doctor of Nursing Practice Pilot Program

Jan 5, 2017 - Despite these efforts, the number of qualified applicants to nursing schools in California continued to far exceed the number of available slots, and numerous studies throughout much of the 2000s forecasted a persistent and long –term nursing shortage absent further enrollment expansions or other such strategies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3521

The 2020-21 Budget: Cal Grant Cost Estimates

Nov 21, 2019 - Competitive Program Competitive Spending Grew Because of Increase in New Awards. As with the entitlement program, an increase in recipients (rather than award size) explains most of the spending growth in the competitive program over the 2009 ‑10 through 2017 ‑18 period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4114

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - In addition, the 2021 ‑22 budget provided HCAI  with $60  million General Fund to support the Song ‑Brown Program, intended to increase the number of primary care providers statewide by funding primary care residency training slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572