The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Moreover, CA Volunteers has not collected data showing how well the Youth Jobs Corps achieves such outcomes compared to the numerous other existing youth workforce development programs. Without such information, the Legislature cannot determine whether continuing th e Youth Jobs Corps represents the best investment of state funds, or if other program structures or activities are a more effective way to pursue youth workforce development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - California Has Been Added to SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot Program. On April 8, 2020, the federal government approved California ’s request to provide online food purchasing to SNAP beneficiaries. California is currently working with the federal government to expand the list of authorized online retailers (which currently include Amazon and Walmart).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - The program accomplishes this objective primarily by awarding competitive grants to intersegmental faculty teams, which in turn develop the online content. Beyond awarding grants for new online courses, state law allows CELL to undertake other actions to support instructional best practices, such as supporting faculty professional deve lopment and developing a “best of ” library of online materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - COVID-19 Outbreak Is Financially Impacting Campuses and Students. To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, higher education institutions have closed their physical campuses and shifted much of their instruction online.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - This post also excludes redirections of resources, for example, state employees whose job functions have changed as a result of the pandemic. While this post reflects our best understanding of COVID-19 spending at this time, these activities remain ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor links these base increases to CSU and UC meeting three expectations: (1)  developing a plan to eliminate their achievement gaps by 2025, (2)  permanently increasing the share of courses they offer online by at least 10  percentage points over their pre-pandemic levels, and (3)  establishing “dual admissions ” pathways designed to simplify and expedite student transfer from community colleges to CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 28, 2020 - Summary of Best Practices. Will the assessment include a summary of best financial and operational practices used by other state and county fairs with recommendations for best practices that should be adopted by Cal  Expo?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4187

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - These expectations focus on student access, overall student outcomes, equity in student outcomes, college affordability, intersegmental collaboration, workforce preparedness, and online education. Some of the expectations (for example, improving graduation rates and closing equity gaps) build off goals the segments already had established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492