Creating a Debt Free College Program

Jan 31, 2017 - Currently, the state counts some but not all community college financial aid expenditures toward the minimum guarantee. If the Legislature were to fund the CCC portion of the debt free college program within the Proposition  98 minimum guarantee, it effectively would crowd out funding for other community college or school programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3540

California Community Colleges: Evaluation of Intersession Extension Pilot Program

Dec 14, 2016 - While needy students already are shielded from fees through the Board of Governors fee waiver program, low fees deliver high subsidies to nonneedy students—most of whom are eligible for substantial, if not full, reimbursement from the federal government through education tax credit programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3515

California Community Colleges: Second Progress Report on the Student Success Act of 2012

Sep 22, 2016 - In an attempt to coordinate their student success efforts, some colleges use detailed crosswalks outlining which types of services and expenditures each program can provide and when plans and reports are due.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3500

Improving Workforce Education and Training Data in California

Aug 18, 2016 - Department of Education has developed the College Scorecard, which links data from colleges and universities with federal student financial aid and tax data. For a given college, the Scorecard provides information about admissions, student demographics, completions, costs (by family income), student aid (including student loan repayment rates), and the average earnings of students after attending the college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3494

The 2016-17 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 26, 2016 - Fiscal Viability Salaries and benefits as a percent of unrestricted General Fund expenditures. Annual number of full –time equivalent students. Net increase or decrease in unrestricted General Fund balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3372

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - Constructing New Academic Facilities Entails Significant Capital Expenditures. The state traditionally has constructed new facility space to accommodate enrollment growth. Unlike the options discussed above, this approach requires significant capital expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - California State University Reporting requirements (1) Report by November 30, 2015 a sustainability plan with enrollment projections, performance targets, and changes needed to ensure expenditures do not exceed available resources, using General Fund and tuition revenue assumptions provided by the Department of Finance. (2) Report by April 1, 2016 on factors impacting graduation rates for all students and for low-income and underrepresented students separately.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Higher Education)

Jun 19, 2015 - Modifies College Access Tax Credit. Created in 2014, the College Access Tax Credit is scheduled to sunset in 2016. In the near term, budget trailer legislation continuously appropriates moneys deposited into the fund to CSAC to supplement the amount of the Cal Grant B Access Award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3275

Overview of UC Expenditures [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2015 - Overview of UC Expenditures [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3180

The 2013-14 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Proposition 39 Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2013 - In view of the above concerns, we recommend the Legislature exclude from the Proposition 98 calculation all Proposition 39 revenues required to be used on energy-related projects and not count spending from these revenues as Proposition 98 expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2691