Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Specifically, in 2022 ‑23, 1,808 CCC students at CDCR (12  percent) had earned more than 60  units. Of these students, 418 (2.7  percent) had already earned 100 or more CCC units. Just over 100 of these students had already accumulated 150 or more units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Feb 25, 2025 - In contrast, if the administration believes that SQRC will help motivate positive behavior change throughout the system, then perhaps the degree to which people report actively working to earn transfer to SQRC and the number that are successfully transferring there from higher ‑level institutions could be an indicator of success.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Firms earning over 50  percent of their total income from a list of “qualified business activities ” (QBA) are subject to a different apportionment method that includes the location of their sales, payroll, and property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Feb 10, 2016 - Increasing research activities at Merced increases costs because (1)  it increases the campus ’s overall space needs and (2)  research space is the costliest type of space to construct. UC also would incur ongoing maintenance and staffing costs for the research space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - For example, the Legislature may wish to prioritize funding certain types of projects —such as those that address fire, life, and safety issues or reduce future state costs —over other types of projects —such as those that address aesthetic concerns or do not fit the standard definition of deferred maintenance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

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

Dec 14, 2016 - Furthermore, given the interrelated nature of the projects in the strategy, these types of changes to initial projects have the potential to alter the schedule and associated costs of other projects in the strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s General Fund Deferred Maintenance Proposal

Feb 12, 2016 - For example, the Legislature may wish to prioritize funding certain types of projects —such as those that address fire, life, and safety issues or reduce future state costs —over other types of projects —such as those that address aesthetic concerns or that could potentially be funded through other sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3353

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - These analyses are important to do for every project seeking legislative approval because, as described previously, the costs and benefits of ZNE are likely to vary by type of project and change over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

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

Feb 9, 2016 - There are significant needs related to maintaining and renewing the state ’s large array of infrastructure —not only state office buildings, but also other types of infrastructure such as prisons, parks, and highways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3347

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - Since bonds are often not sold until projects are close to completion, the state can be slower to expend bond funds for these types projects. For instance, the types of flood control projects funded by Propositions 1E and 84 are often large and have unique design characteristics that require significant time to plan and construct.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519