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 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

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 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 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Moreover, we suggest asking the administration whether one ‑time funding would be sufficient to address these long ‑standing  disparities. Foundational Support for Core State and Local Public Health Functions.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - The Governor includes this proposal in his early action package, which he is asking the Legislature to act upon in the spring. Assessment Proposal Addresses Unintended Effect. Had the pandemic not resulted in campuses operating their housing programs at reduced capacity, more students would have lived on campus in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - If the Legislature approves of this proposed package in concept and wishes to provide funding in the 2022 ‑23 budget, it could ask the administration to provide further information on the proposed package at May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - Instead, adult schools wanting to accommodate this increased enrollment demand must either spend less per student or ask fellow consortium members (some of which also might be facing greater enrollment demand) to relinquish some of their own  funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652