New Funding Model for Special Education -- Part II

With respect to the link with poverty, research indicates that poverty is associated with the need for compensatory education services, not special education. Thus, we do not reco mmend an adjustment in special education funding for high poverty areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/1995/110195_special_ed/se1195b.html

Regardless of the number of ballots received for a referendum,

Regardless of the number of ballots received for a referendum, the nominee for each commissioner slot with the most weighted votes from assessed businesses within that industry category shall be elected commissioner.
https://lao.ca.gov/1995/sb256_95.txt

Supplemental Report 1996-97 Fiscal Year

It is also the intent of the Legislature that the UC, working with staff from the DOF and the LAO, develop a plan to fully address its backlog of deferred maintenance through a com bination of funding sources, including through capital outlay renovation projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/070796_sup_report/1996_supplemental_report7.html

Supplemental Report 1996-97 Fiscal Year

San Francisco JS/UI/DI Office--Renovation and Asbestos Abatement. The amount of $6,678,000 is provided for construction to renovate 64,000 gsf to correct seismic deficiencies, remove asbestos, replace major HVAC systems and controls, interior fi nishes and partition changes and new finishes, lighting up grades, and comply with ADA requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/070796_sup_report/1996_supplemental_report9.html

Major Features of the 1996 California Budget

This results in com bined General Fund cost avoidance and savings of $199 million in 1996-97. Implementation of the 4.9 percent grant reduction is contingent upon federal approval. The maximum monthly grant for a family of three will be reduced from $594 to $565 in high-cost counties and to $538 in low-cost counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/071096_bud_major_features/pb71096.html

^[PDF] Major Features of the 1996 California Budget Budget Brief

As discussed above, com- pared to the 1995 Budget Act, K-12 Proposition 98 funding increased by $2.5 billion in 1996-97. Of this amount, the ▲ K-12 Education Budget Summary 1995-96 and 1996-97 (Dollars in Millions) K-12 Proposition 98 General Fund $15,850.3 $17,237.9 Local property taxes 8,585.8 8,630.2 Totals, K-12 $24,436.0 $25,868.0 Average Daily Attendance (ADA) 5,283,822
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/071096_bud_major_features/pb71096.pdf

^[PDF] update

In 1995-96, the Tobacco Control Sec- tion within the DHS (1) disbursed $10.2 million to county and city health departments to fund local tobacco prevention and cessation programs, (2) awarded $9.8 million in com- petitive grants to community-based programs targeting high-risk populations, (3) contracted for a $12.2 million tobacco prevention media campaign, and (4) spent $3.1 million to evalu- ate state smoking trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/cal_update/cup0396.pdf

SRI International--Charter Schools Effectiveness

Is your school's program significantly different from other schools' in the di strict? If so, in what ways? (Probe for innovation) Is this school different from what was proposed in the petition? If so, how?
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/121197_charter_schools/sri_charter_schools_1297-appendices.html

SRI International--Charter Schools Effectiveness

Although not directly related to pedagogy or curriculum, these changes are inextricably linked to principles of te aching and learning. In these cases, it can be difficult to separate such organizational changes or "innovations" from the academic ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/121197_charter_schools/sri_charter_schools_1297-part2.html

^[PDF] UPDATE JANU ANU ANUAR AR ARY 1997

This minimum coverage is com- monly referred to as a “mini-policy.” It typically requires 100 percent coverage for the residen- tial dwelling at the same value as the basic homeowners’ policy, with a 15 percent deduct- ible.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/cal_update/jan_97_calupdate.pdf