A Primer: Funding Higher Education

Assembly Bill 2710 (Liu), would have reaffirmed the central provisions of the 1985 fee policy, but it would have moved beyond that earlier legislation by linking fees to a specified share of education costs at the state ’s four-year universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/fund_highred/062905_fundng_highred.html

Implementing New Federal Education Legislation

This will spur new efforts by SDE and LEAs to link federal programs more closely with the basic educational program. The third opportunity created by the federal acts is to integrate the state's programs within the structure created by the new federal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/1995/020195_fed_education/rp020195.html

^[PDF] School-to-Work Transition: Improving High School Career Programs

Partnership academies also have a strong work component that is intimately linked to the students' course of study. Internships-paid and unpaid-are a standard component of academies. Internships allow students to apply what they have learned in school to real work situations.
https://lao.ca.gov/1994/reports/school_2_work_236_0294.pdf

Savings Plus Program: An Optional Retirement Benefit for State Employees

Mar 14, 2017 - This report examines the Savings Plus Program (the state's optional retirement savings plan for state employees).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3616

^[PDF] 1949 Budget Analysis: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

The proposed new position of consultant in elementary education shown online 46, page 173 of the Budget, and the position of intermediate typist-clerk, line 47, page 173 of the Budget, to provide clerical assistance for this consultant, cannot be fully,tfustified on the basis of the increase in enrollments in elementary schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1949/08_education_1949.pdf

^[PDF] The 2017-18 Budget: The New IT Project Approval and Funding Process

Strides in private sector technology allow the public to access tools that improve their daily lives—from online portals that facilitate communicating with doctors to mobile applications that schedule restaurant reservations.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2017/3562/IT-Project-021717.pdf

^[PDF] The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

For example, the Legislature could explore moving detailed LCAP expenditure data to an interactive online portal that would allow users to determine the level of detail they want to review. The Legislature could also require added features to the California School Dashboard that allow users to see outcome data by school or subgroup—data that is commonly listed in LCAPs in a
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4700/Equity-Multiplier-Accountability-022323.pdf

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Franchise Tax Board (1730)

However, no budget reductions were proposed related to increased electronic remittance processing or reductions in mailed and printed tax forms and booklets due to more use of online forms and other information.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/general_govt/gen_10_1730_anl07.aspx

The Role of Water Transfers in Meeting California's Water Needs

By doing so, the Legislature can provide more consistent and com prehensive protection to third parties impacted by transfers. Specifically, we recommend that statutory criteria related to the economic impacts of transfers apply to a broader gro up of transfers than currently and that there be more comprehensive protection of groundwater resources affected by transfers.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/090899_water_transfers/090899_water_transfers.html

^[PDF] 1953 Budget Analysis: Department of Corrections

In the interest of consistency, we do not recommend any change in the pattern of allowances for training time for culinary personnel as com- pared to custodial staff. We further recommend that a limitation be placed on the length of time that refresher training be given.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1953/07_corrections_1953.pdf