Improving Higher Education Oversight

The commission was able to link data across the three segments using unique student identifiers. For example, a community college record for a transfer student could be matched with the corresponding university record.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/edu/ihe/improving-higher-education-010612.aspx

School District Fiscal Oversight and Intervention

Fiscal Distress Often Linked to Unsustainable Local Bargaining Agreements and Declining Enrollment. School districts with several consecutive years of operating deficits tend to be the ones most likely to be experiencing fiscal distress.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/edu/school-district-fiscal-oversight-and-intervention/school-district-fiscal-oversight-and-intervention-043012.aspx

Year–Three Survey: Update on School District Finance in California

We also recommend linking a stronger focus on outcomes with a refocused mission for the California Department of Education —placing a greater emphasis on data, accountability, and best practices in lieu of compliance monitoring.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/edu/year-three-survey/year-three-survey-050212.aspx

Evaluating the Policy Trade-Offs in ARB's Cap-and-Trade Program

Linkage would mean that compliance instruments certified or issued by any linked jurisdiction would be accepted for compliance purposes by all linked jurisdictions. While many of the members of WCI Inc. have either postponed or are further behind the regulatory development process, Quebec is one member of WCI that is on track to link with California prior to the first auction, which is scheduled for August 2012.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/rsrc/cap-and-trade/cap-and-trade-020912.aspx

The 2013-14 Budget: California Spending Plan

The AIM –linked infants whose mothers have incomes up to 250 percent of the FPL are scheduled to transition to Medi –Cal as part of the shift of HFP to Medi –Cal. The budget plan transfers the remaining AIM –linked infants between 250 percent and 300 percent of the FPL to DHCS.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/bud/spending-plan/spending-plan-073013.aspx

The 2014-15 Budget: 21st Century Project Update

There are numerous functionality and stability issues that justify the continued pursuit of an updated payroll configuration, including the capabilities to respond quickly to payroll changes, issue reports to other state agencies and stakeholders, and allow employees online access to payroll and tax information.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/21st-century/project-update-031914.aspx

The 2015-16 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Consistent with practice over the last two years, we link these increases to UC ’s base budget such that the projected dollar increase is the same for CSU and UC each year. For 2015 –16 and 2016 –17 , we assume CSU receives additional funding beyond its base increase to cover projected increases in its lease –revenue debt service, consistent with legislative action taken in 2014 –15 .
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/fiscal-outlook/fiscal-outlook-111914.aspx

The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the May Revision

The projected levels are both currently well below the levels of the “ dot –com ” bubble. Figure 7 shows that, as compared to the size of the California economy, capital gains are below peaks reached in prior bubbles.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/may-revision/overview-may-revision-051614.aspx

The 2014-15 Budget: Administration’s Response to Prison Overcrowding Order

For example, Lassen houses only 125 inmates, but would be provided 334 programming slots. Thus, virtually every inmate at Lassen would have to participate in two to three programs annually for all the slots to be filled.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/three-judge-panel/three-judge-panel-022814.aspx

The 2015–16 Budget: Rethinking How the State Funds School Facilities

We recommend the Legislature link the grant to a share of a district ’s annualized “expected facility cost. ” The expected cost would be based on the replacement value of existing school buildings and an estimate of the average useful life of those buildings.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/budget/school-facilities/school-facilities-021715.aspx