The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Most projects also contract with independent verification and validation service provid ers to monitor the technical implementation of the project, including code reviews and system testing. The figure on the next page shows the development of the PAL phases through project oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Whereas Test 2 and Test  3 build upon the amount of funding provided the previous year, Test 1 links school funding to a minimum share of General Fund revenue. The  Constitution sets forth rules for comparing the tests, with one of the tests becoming operative and used for calculating the guarantee that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - For example, CSU ’s Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge ​ supports faculty-led projects that test new teaching methods that incorporate AI, including projects focused on STEM courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - The program has a local matching requirement, with grant recipients generall y required to contribute half of the funding for a project. The State Library, however, may reduce the local match if a local library demonstrates it has insufficient financial resources to meet the full matching requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - This would allow time for schools to ramp up testing capabilities an d address other implementation issues with a smaller group of students and staff. Alternatively, the Legislature could direct resources to expanding statewide testing capacity and infrastructure that would allow schools to more easily access routine testing as a way to support school reopening.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - After accounting for workforce growth, salary growth largely matched inflation, with little to no growth in inflation ‑adjusted wages for core ‑funded employees over the past decade. Rising Pension Costs Are Due to Both Workforce Expansion and Rate Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2021-22 Budget: California Institutes for Science and Innovation

Mar 2, 2021 - State law requires UC to match two dollars from external and nonstate sources for each dollar of state funding appropriated to the institutes. Proposal Proposes One ‑Time Funding for Education ‑Industry Partnerships.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4394

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - For any given year, the relationship between the guarantee and General Fund revenue generally depends on which Proposition  98 test is operative and whether another test could become operative with higher or lower revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Specifically, we recommend the Legislature set forth clear goals, the types of grants to be offered, grant amounts, matching requirements, grant duration, performance measures and milestones, and reporting requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - To qualify for the grants, local libraries are required to provide a one-to-one dollar match. Libraries with fewer resources per resident in their service areas c an qualify for a smaller local match.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461