The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - Because the funds were restricted to that one project, the City of San Diego cannot award the funding to a different project. The Department of Finance has not yet indicated whether or when it would act to recapture the associated $2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Alternatively, CSAC could take more time to examine where its workload gaps are most pronounced and submit a new budget change request for the 2026 ‑27  budget  cycle. Request for CISO Is Reasonable, Recommend Approving.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - The state funds, together with these local matching funds, support new capital projects, maintenance projects, broadband and technology upgrade projects, and device purchases. Grants Have Been Awarded for the Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment. The measure does not specify how the funds are to be allocated among these specific purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Two key areas where these savings have eroded are in the managed care organization (MCO) tax package and reductions to state operations. These are described in the box below. The forthcoming Appendix 1 will also provide a full list of the solutions from the 2024 ‑25 budget package that generate savings in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - Real ‑time data likely is most useful at the local level, where it could help instructors and counselors better support specific students. It is unclear, however, whether this project would significantly improve the data that districts have on their own students, except to the extent those students are also enrolled at other participating institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2019-20 Budget: California State Library Local Assistance Proposals

Apr 25, 2019 - Zip Books Instead of Borrowing a Book, a Library Can Purchase It Through Amazon. The Zip Books program began as an alternative to interlibrary loans for local libraries in rural areas where delivery might be especially expensive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4012

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

Nov 20, 2024 - This index tracks changes in the cost of goods and services purchased by state and local governments across the country. Costs for employee wages and benefits are the largest factor in the index. Other factors include costs for fuel, utilities, supplies, equipment, and facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2018-19 Budget: California State Library

Apr 13, 2018 - In California, local libraries can be operated by counties, cities, special districts, or joint powers authorities. Usually an operator designates a central library to help coordinate activities among all the library branches within the jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3810

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - This program provides scholarships to students in teacher preparation programs who commit to working at a priority school (a school where at least 55  percent of students are low-income, English learners, or foster youth).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926