Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Online pilots Given the generally poor outcomes of correspondence courses, some community colleges and CDCR are working together to pilot new online instructional models. Require CCC and CDCR to report on pilot outcomes, including course success rates compared with in ‑person and correspondence courses and impact on faculty recruitment to teach high ‑demand courses in prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Under the state ’s current policy to pay for retiree health benefits, (1)  the state and employees each contribute an amount of money —established as a percentage of pay through the collective bargaining process —to prefund the benefits employees earn today and (2)  the state pays the costs of the benefit for current retirees on a pay-as-you-go basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Eventually, the administration intends for the Climate Catalyst lending program to be self ‑sustaining from fees and interest earnings. Two Ballot ‑Related Proposals. The Governor ’s budget includes two ballot ‑related proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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 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 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - The administration ’s estimate does not take into account that money today is more valuable than money in the future (often referred to as the “time value of money ”) through a technique called discounting future cash flows.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

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

Feb 10, 2016 - Some of these changes, such as counting more college preparatory work as college credit and reducing the required units for certain degrees, could reduce the need for some students to take certain courses, thereby freeing up space for other students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Deferred Maintenance

May 15, 2018 - Moreover, the administration has not identified a long-term plan for working through the rest of the deferred maintenance backlog. LAO Alternative Approach Set Funding Aside for Future Appropriation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3841

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - The Governor ’s budget also proposed $815,000 from the General Fund for the working drawings phase of the demolition of the existing Printing Plant. Governor ’s May Revision Proposal The Governor ’s May Revision proposes to deposit $630  million General Fund into the SPIF in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - As it formulates these policies and reviews specific project funding proposals from the administration, we recommend that the Legislature focus on pursuing those projects that save the state money over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711