Trends in Higher Education: Student Access

Jan 23, 2024 - The first is to help legislators, staff, and the g eneral public track many of the key changes that higher education has undergone over the past few decades. The second is to help legislators and staff leverage their better understanding of the past to aid them in better navigating the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4828

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - In allocatin g funding among the three categories, the Chancellor ’s Office first designates funding for life safety projects. These projects must be accompanied by a third-party study identifying imminent health or safety risks, seismic risks, or failing infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - If the law library fee was increased to $85, similarly increasin g the total filing fee to $625 would avoid impacts on the judicial branch. This change, however, would increase the cost to litigants, which, in turn, could impact the number of filings that are ultimately made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - We recommend the Legislature approve the proposed tribal and rural library programs consultant position, as it has no General Fund cost and could result in tribal libraries obtaining millions in additional federal grant fundin g.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - Due to the limited availability of basic needs funding, some campuses encourage or require students to maximize aid from these financi al aid programs prior to receivin g emergency grants through basic needs programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

The 2023-24 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Mar 7, 2023 - Upon entering college, many students are also eligible for assistance with tuition and living costs through other financial aid programs, includin g the state ’s Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship programs as well as the federal Pell Grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4731

The 2022-23 Budget: Middle Class Scholarship Program

Mar 30, 2022 - The Legislature may wish to work with CSAC to explore options to simplify the process of determinin g MCS award amounts. Making the program easier to administer could allow for more timely notification to students, with greater potential to influence students ’ college enrollment decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4581

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - For example, in the 2020 ‑21 award year, a dependent student from a family of four must have an annual household income of under $106, 500 t o qualify for Cal Grant A or C, and under $56, 000 t o qualify for Cal G rant B.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2021-22 Budget: UC Programs in Medical Education

Feb 26, 2021 - At a minimum, the reports should include: ( 1)  P RIME enrollment and student demographics in each program, ( 2)  a summary of each program ’s current curriculum, ( 3)  g raduation and residency placement rates, and ( 4)  p ostgraduate data on where PRIME graduates are practicing and the extent to which they are serving the target populations and communities of their respective programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4389

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - Historically, each college or district had selected its own course management system from amon g several vendors. In 2015, a large committee overseen by the Chancellor ’s Office selected the Canvas course management system to be the common system across colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372