The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals

May 9, 2019 - The Governor proposes making certain limited ‑term funding for these initiatives ongoing. In this brief, we provide background on residency programs, describe the Governor ’s two associated budget proposals, assess those proposals, and make associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4034

California Community Colleges: Interim Evaluation of Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program

Dec 19, 2017 - By shortening the review and approval process, CCC leaders had to make decisions about the proposed bachelor ’s degrees with substantially less information than routinely provided for new certificates and associate degrees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3722

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - For the prior year, the state finalizes its calculation through a process known as “certification. ” Certification involves the publication of the underlying Proposition   98 inputs and a period for public comment and review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

Overview of Federal COVID-19 Research Funding

May 13, 2020 - Other state agencies with notable R &D programs include the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the California Energy Commission. These agencies, in turn, generally fund contracts and grants to universities and other entities to conduct research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4230

An Analysis of the University of California’s Agricultural and Natural Resource Programs

Jan 6, 2022 - Specifically, each of these campuses has a college focusing on agriculture and natural resources that supports experiment station research, as does UC  Davis ’s School of Veterinary Medicine. The four  deans of these particular colleges oversee their respective experiment stations in partnership with UC ANR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4490

The 2016-17 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Zero-Textbook-Cost Proposal

Mar 14, 2016 - Free Education Initiative (Saylor Foundation) Nonprofit foundation and associated Saylor Academy provide more than 100 open textbooks in common subject areas and dozens of open online courses that educators can mine for materials for their own courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3392

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals [Publication Details]

May 9, 2019 - The Governor proposes making certain limited‑term funding for these initiatives ongoing. In this brief, we provide background on residency programs, describe the Governor’s two associated budget proposals, assess those proposals, and make associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4034

Improving Workforce Education and Training Data in California

Aug 18, 2016 - Strong Workforce Program Ongoing Proposition 98 General Fund for community colleges to provide regionally focused CTE and workforce programs leading to certificates, degrees, and other credentials. Funds can be used for various purposes, including purchasing equipment, convening consortia, redesigning curriculum, and making other enhancements to CTE instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3494

California Maritime Academy: Options for the Legislature [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 1990 - California Maritime Academy: Options for the Legislature [Publication Details] California Maritime Academy: Options for the Legislature Format: PDF Description: The purpose of this review of the California Maritime Academy (CMA) is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the academy and to determine whether alternative approaches for carrying out the academy's mission should be considered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/417

The 2020-21 Budget: Medical Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2020 - In this brief, we analyze the Governor’s proposals relating to UC medical education. After providing an overview of medical education, we first analyze the Governor’s proposals to expand enrollment and build a new academic building at the UC Riverside School of Medicine. We then analyze the Governor’s proposal to expand enrollment and services at the UCSF Fresno branch campus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4166