Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - While a new CSU graduation initiative likely would provide some state benefits (such as enhanced economic mobility), those benefits could be less sizable or less significant than the potential public benefits of other state programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Statute links this objective to the broader goal of preparing individuals for jobs, thus promoting their economic mobility while also providing a skilled workforce for  industry. Rebuilding Nursing Infrastructure Grant Program Recent Redirection of Strong Workforce Funds Is Likely Impacting Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Major University Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - According to CSU, the Basic Needs Initiative supports a broad range of activities, including food pantries, emergency housing, emergency grants, and (since the start of the p andemic) the distribution of laptops and mobile hotspots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4336

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - These one-time initiatives span a broad range of areas, including broadband upgrades, English as a second language literacy programs, ethnic media grants, online tutoring, after-school programs, and mobile libraries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461

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

Dec 18, 2020 - The state began using payment deferrals during the dot ‑com bust but relied much more heavily on them during the Great Recession. The practice of deferring college payments peaked in 2011 ‑12, when the state deferred a total of $ 961  m illion in CCC payments —accounting for nearly 30  p ercent of CCC Proposition  98 General Fund support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - Given that students do incur costs to attend school —including transportation, child care, and the opportunity cost of not being able to work while they attend classes —we believe adult learners already have sufficient “skin in the game. ” Though some adult schools would lose fee revenue under this recommendation, the new uniform base rate per student described above would be designed to fully cover providers ’ expected program costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

The 2017-18 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 16, 2017 - Early warning systems mobilize counselors and faculty to work collaboratively to get struggling students back on track. a Adapted from work of Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3559

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Specifically, the budget proposes $500  million for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low ‑income households, $200  million for mixed ‑income housing, $200  million to preserve affordable housing units, and $100  million to preserve affordable mobile  homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2016-17 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 26, 2016 - It cannot be used on mobile devices, a capability that would allow staff to input information while inspecting buildings. It also does not have the flexibility to include new functions such as inventorying instructional equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3372