^[PDF] Trends in Higher Education: Finance

Whereas our earlier brief on college affordability focused on costs from students’ point of view, this brief focuses on costs from colleges’ point of view. In particular, this brief examines the budgets of the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges (CCC).
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4900/EdTrends-Finance-050924.pdf

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - In our view, they are likely to be more cost ‑effective than physician supervision since they do not lead to similarly direct anti ‑competitive effects as does physician supervision. Alternative Requirements Could Ensure Safety and Quality In the absence of a physician ‑supervision requirement for nurse midwives, the Legislature might want to consider alternative requirements for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

^[PDF] Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, April 2023 .

Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, April 2023 . https://doi.org/10.17226/26705 National Conference of State Legislatures, “Disproportionality and Race Equity in Child Welfare,” updated January 26, 2021 . https://www. ncsl.org/human-services/disproportionality-and-r ace-equity-in-child-welfare Palmer, Lindsey et al .
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4897/disproportionalities-disparities-child-welfare-042424.pdf

^[PDF] Update: Racial and Ethnic Disproportionalities and Disparities in California’s Child Welfare System

URL: https://ccwip.berkeley.edu Population data source: California Department of Finance, 2010-2060 Population Projections by Race/Ethnicity, Detailed Age, & Sex at Birth. Racial/Ethnic Disproportionalities of Entries Into Foster Care Over Time Proportion of Foster Care Entries Divided by Proportion of Child Population 0.5 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Black Chief Dep.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2024/Child-Welfare-Disparities-040324.pdf

^[PDF] Update on Analysis and Key Questions: Racial and Ethnic Disproportionalities and Disparities in California’s Child Welfare System

URL: https://ccwip.berkeley.edu Reason for Foster Placement Proportion of Youth in Foster Care Neglect
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2023/Disproportionalities-in-CWS-032223.pdf

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - Yet we do not view these recommendations as overly cautious —to arrive at these estimates, we have used standard tools from actuaries in pensions and insurance markets. Rather, we view these figures as an honest reflection of the volatility in the state ’s tax system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

^[PDF] The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

The administration and stakeholders emphasize the iterative nature of the dashboard, which they view as a benefit of its design. Moreover, the current version of the dashboard appears comprehensive and suggests progress towards improved identification and prioritization of Medi-Cal eligibility functionality issues in CalHEERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2021/4408/CalHEERS-Dashboard-032521.pdf

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - In our view, there is no compelling policy reason for prioritizing funding for providers that already receive rates that are relatively high compared to the private market in their county. As a result, we recommend the Legislature repeal the required COLA for the SRR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - However, there are some cases where metrics may want to be viewed more broadly. A good example of this is the Black population in California. Based on the figures presented above, the Black population is somewhat overrepresented in California ’s motion picture industry (6.6  percent) compared to their share of the total population (5.5  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036