^[PDF] The 2015-16 Budget: Transportation Proposals

To the extent that Caltrans is not able to provide this information in time for the Legislature to consider this spring, the proposal could be resubmitted as part of the 2016-17 budget. 2015-16 B U D G E T www.lao.ca.gov Legislative Analyst’s Office 21 HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY Chapter 796, Statutes of 1996 (SB 1420, Kopp), established the HSRA to plan and construct an intercity high-speed train that would link the state’s major population centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/budget/transportation/trans-budget-analysis-030215.pdf

^[PDF] Figure 13_2016-17 Child Care and Preschool Changes.indd

Figure 13_2016-17 Child Care and Preschool Changes.indd 2016-17 Child Care and Preschool Changes (In Millions) Change Proposition 98 General Fund Non-Proposition 98 General Fund Federal Funds Total Preschool Programs Creates new early education block grant $1,654 — — $1,654 Moves part-day State Preschool and full-day wrap run by LEAs into proposed early education block grant -878 — — -878 Moves
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3326/13.pdf

^[PDF] Other changes, such as expanding online course

Other changes, such as expanding online course offerings, could free up lecture space to accommodate additional students. In a recent report to the Legislature, UC indicated that it has made some progress but is still in the early stages of implementing these reforms.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3349/merced-campus-expansion-020816.pdf

^[PDF] MERLOT (CSU) Online learning community created

MERLOT (CSU) Online learning community created in 1997 by CSU that offers free access to more than 60,000 peer- reviewed online teaching and learning materials across a wide range of disciplines. OER Commons (ISKME) Large database providing a single point of access from which educators and students can efficiently search, browse, and evaluate resources in project’s growing collection of links to high-quality OER.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3392/zero-textbook-cost-031416.pdf

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https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3457/ctrl-sec-6-10-draft-051116.pdf

^[PDF] The 206-17 Budget: Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Proposals

(Should we learn of new issues or facts relevant to the proposal, we may update our online post in the coming weeks.) For more thorough discussions of the state’s housing challenges, see our earlier reports California’s High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences and Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3470/Streamline-Local-Housing-Approvals.pdf

^[PDF] The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

The grants are to provide education about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, with priority for projects that link this experience to other populations facing civil rights violations.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3487/spending-plan-2016-17.pdf

^[PDF] California Community Colleges: Second Progress Report on the Student Success Act of 2012

Similarly, the SEP template requires colleges to (1) set goals to reduce equity gaps for each of the specified student outcomes and (2) link specified activities to meeting those goals. The Chancellor’s Office also developed allocation formulas, expenditure guidelines, and audit processes for each program.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3500/Second-Prog-Report-Student-Success-092216.pdf

^[PDF] California Community Colleges: Evaluation of Intersession Extension Pilot Program

Colleges reduced enrollment by 12 percent from 2009-10 to 2012-13, worsening the gap between student demand for courses and available enrollment slots. As a Response, Legislature Adopted Chapter 710.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3515/intersession-extension-pilot-121416.pdf

^[PDF] The 2017-18 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Schools eligible to benefit from a BIIG grant either had to have been unable to administer the trial test on-site due to low Internet capacity or had to shut down other core online activities (such as e-mail) in order to administer the test.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2017/3549/prop98-analysis-020917.pdf