The 2023-24 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 31, 2023 - These calculations, however, do not have a strong nexus to underlying community college cost pressures.) Moreover, the three segments have similar cost drivers. All are experiencing salary pressures, increases in their health care premiums, increases in their pension contribution rates, and inflationary pressures in other key areas, including utilities, suppli es, and equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4664

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

Feb 1, 2021 - That new program combines two distinct objectives —increasing student mental health resources and increasing digital equity —without a clear nexus between the two. At CSU, the proposed program ’s objectives would overlap with those of the separately funded Basic Needs Initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4336

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - That new program combines two distinct   objectives —increasing  student mental health resources and increasing digital   equity —without  a clear nexus between the two. Moreover, it is unclear how the new funds are intended to interact with the campus mental health programs currently supported by student fees or the proposed funding for online tools that will support telehealth services for students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

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

Jan 13, 2022 - In addition to the proposals identified above, the Governor ’s budget includes numerous other proposals across a wide range of policy areas —such as education, workforce development, and transportation —to which the Governor draws a nexus to climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492