The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - Given the magnitude of these future costs, we are particularly concerned that the Legislature is being asked to approve initial funding for this project before receiving a total project budget, as well as a complete project plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2018-19 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Feb 15, 2018 - To help inform these decisions, we recommend the Legislature ask Hastings to report during spring hearings on its multiyear budget plan to eliminate its operating deficit. As part of its review, the Legislature may want to ask Hastings to consider a broader array of strategies to eliminate its operating deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3750

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - We recommend the Legislature consider each proposal separately and ask a series of consistent questions when determining whether the proposals warrant early action. Specifically, we recommen d the Legislature ask: Does the Administration Provide Sufficient Evidence of a Problem?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

CCC and UC: An Evaluation of Best Value Procurement Pilot Programs

Dec 21, 2017 - The expanded guidance should include some or all of the best practices mentioned earlier, such as conducting blind evaluations and sharing information about any questions asked during solicitation. Have UC Phase Out CPQP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3726

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - Anecdotally, some campuses have shared that they ask interested students to complete an intake form, which can help in tailoring services to  them. Demographics of Emergency Grant Recipients Differ From Broader Student Body.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Questions to Ask the Administration About New Approach to Homelessness. Below, we highlight some initial questions the Legislature might want to ask the administration as it considers the merits of the requests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - In 2017, the Legislature asked our office to assess whether a new four-year campus was justified based primarily on two factors —projected student enrollment and facility capacity of existing campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2023-24 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 23, 2023 - A more direct approach would be to ask the California Department of Education for an update on the state’s recent initiative to increase the number of highly qualified State Preschool and TK teachers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4702

The 2020-21 Budget: Medical Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - Furthermore, when our office asked the Department of Finance the basis for the proposed $ 15  m illion funding level, it noted that the state provided the same amount to UC Riverside in 2013 ‑14. Given UC Riverside ’s previous implementation delays, current budget shortfalls, and notable cost pressures, we encourage the Legislature to take a more gradual, cautious, and vigilant approach to expanding UCSF Fresno.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4166

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - We recommend the Legislature ask the Governor to keep it apprised of any waiver-related developments. At a minimum, the Legislature could ask the Governor to notify it 72 hours in advance of when he plans to su bmit the waiver request to the federal government as well as provide notification whether the request is approved or denied.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225