The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Computer Science Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - In contrast to most other subject areas for which the state has academic standards, students are not required to complete a computer science course to receive a high school diploma. However, computer science courses can be used to meet other graduation requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4198

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - The proposal would give preference to high ‑priority LEAs that seek to establish programs in education (including early education), computer science, health care, or STEM  pathways that also focus on climate resilience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - As Figure  2 shows, the gap between California and the national average steadily closed from 2005 to 2019, but has remained relatively flat since 2019. The gap between the state and the national average is driven by the outcomes for economically disadvantaged students, which NAEP defines as students with family incomes below 130  percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The remaining funds were provided to postsecondary CTE programs and for state ‑level activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - Department of Defense-authorized educational program designed to provide elementary- and secondary-aged students with supplemental education in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art and design, and mathematics (STEAM).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - In the case of the computer science grants, one or more institutions of higher educa tion must partner with at least one COE to provide statewide computer science training. CDE and CCEE are to submit annual reports detailing the grant awards and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2021-22 Budget: California Institutes for Science and Innovation

Mar 2, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: California Institutes for Science and Innovation The 2021-22 Budget California Institutes for Science and Innovation In this post, we describe the Governor ’s proposal relating to the California Institutes for Science and Innovation (hereafter referred to as “the institutes ”), which are administered by the University of California (UC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4394

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Figure  3 shows the distribution of the 36 states by the amount of time in which their Governors or Legislatures must act. At the federal level, the National Emergencies Act (NEA) was enacted in 1976 to rein in presidential emergency powers and provides that a national emergency will end automatically after one year unless the President publishes a notice of renewal in the Federal Register.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2021-22 Budget: Various CSU Proposals

Mar 9, 2021 - Demonstration Sites ($2   Million to $3   Million). A portion of the funds would be used to bring components of the cohort ‑based bachelor ’s degree program in computer science to additional demonstration sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4399

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Specifically, lowering the amounts provided to particular programs could increase the likelihood that more of the programs listed in Chapter  231 receive some level of funding. For example, the 2024-25 budget eliminated $9  million in General Fund support for CalVIP beginning in 2025-26 due to the anticipation of GVPSS Fund monies being available to support the program instead.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970