^[PDF] The 2015-16 Budget: California Community Colleges

.  Governor’s Proposal Does Not Link Funding to Root Issues  Expensive equipment and small class sizes are main cost drivers of workforce education programs.  Governor’s Proposal Does Not Address Other Notable Issues  CCC interprets current law as preventing colleges from hiring instructors who have industry experience in lieu of education to teach specifi c CTE courses. 
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2016/2015-16-Budget-CCC-040516.pdf

^[PDF] Improving the Mandate Process

Disputes regarding mandate claims and appeals to the com- mission regarding State Controller claim reductions. Reduc- ing commission work to hear appeals would give it more time to focus on mandate determinations.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/localgov/2007/Improving_Mandate_03_14_07.pdf

^[PDF] Public-Private Partnership Letter

Overall, our analysis finds that the Golden Link agreement does not meet all the goals Caltrans intended and is not likely to be a good fiscal deal for the state. In light of these findings, we think that the state should consider not signing the contract with Golden Link, and instead build the project with a more traditional approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/transportation/2010/P3_letter_12_22_10.pdf

^[PDF] Fiscal Effect of Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 4

Fiscal Effect of Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 4 925 L STREET, SUITE 650 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814 OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST DECF~BER 2, 1983 STATEfllENT TO SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION COM"1ITTEE ON THE FISCAL EFFECT OF SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDfYENT NO, 4 MR.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1983/fiscal_effect_of_s.c.a_4.pdf

^[PDF] Major Financial Legislation Enacted in 1987

Earthquake Disaster Relief - Higher Education Chapter lx - Assembly Billlx (Polanco) This measure provides funding to the California State University and Com- munity College districts to meet costs for damage and other activities directly associated with the October earthquake.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1987/11_87_major_financial_legislation_enacted_in_1987.pdf

^[PDF] The Gifted and Talented Education Program: A Sunset Review

Since proposal review would, in part, replace com- pliance review, existing staffcouldbe used for this process. In addition, proposals could be approved for a period of two to three years. This would eliminate the need for an annual review of each district's proposal and enable SDE to stagger proposal due-dates, thereby reducing the number of proposals that need to be re- viewed each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1988/428_0488_the_gifted_and_talented_education_program_a_sunset_review.pdf

^[PDF] 100577.indd

 Policies Link Student Aid Funding to Student Fee Levels  The University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) administer their own fi nancial aid programs for their students.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/edu/ed_basics/Do-U-Student-Fees-Support-FA-0810.pdf

^[PDF] LAO Recommendations on Implementation of California State University Doctor of Education Degree Programs

Other multi-campus, off-campus, and online options could similarly expand access in ways that are more cost-effective than creating new independent programs. The Legislature could consider all of these factors in determining whether to authorize expansion of Ed.D. programs to new CSU campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/edu/csu_educ_degree/csu_educ_degree_012111.pdf

^[PDF] Improving Higher Education Oversight

Additionally, policymakers in 1960 could scarcely have envisioned the recent prolif- eration of for-profit and online education. Moving Forward From Here. The Legislature has a range of possible approaches for articulating its expectations for higher education.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/edu/ihe/improving-higher-education-010612.pdf

^[PDF] Supplemental Report of the 2012-13 Budget Package

(b) For each cause of a delay, a description of corrective measures, and their com‑ ponents, that were adopted as a result. 4 L e g i s L a t i v e a n a L y s t ’ s O f f i c e supplemental Report of the 2012-13 Budget Package (c) When the issue is associated with the vendor performance, a description of efforts to resolve the issues, including decisions on recoupment of costs
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/supp_report/supp_report_2012_052013.pdf