Overview K-12

• Proposition 98
• Proposition 98 Allocations by Segments
• Governor's Budget Proposals
• Prior-Year Proposition 98 Funds
• 1998-99 Budget Proposals
• Proposition 98 Spending by Major Program

Budget Issues

• K-12 Priorities
• Budget Poses Major K-12 Issues
• State's Role in K-12 Education Has Increased Over Time
• State Needs Long-Term K-12 Framework
• Develop Information on Future Funding Options
• Legislature Should Create Demonstration Programs
• LAO Outlook Indicates Fewer Proposition 98 Funds
• Legislature Faces Major Trade-Offs
• Balance State and Local Funding Needs
• Options for 1998-99 Funds
• Create a Proposition 98 Reserve
• Approve the 2.2 Percent COLA
• Provide Step Adjustment for Class Size Reduction
• Additional Mandate Costs Likely
• Opportunity Scholarships
• Delete Summer School Augmentation
• Preserve Local Autonomy Over Expulsions
• Options for Prior-Year Funds
• Provide Block Grants to Districts
• Reject Other Policy Initiatives
• Longer School Year
• Little Evidence to Support a Longer Year
• Legislature Has Other Options
• Revenue Limits
• Three Agency Report on Revenue Limits
• Include Public Employees' Retirement System Costs in Base Revenue Limits
• How Does Senate Bill 727 Affect Revenue Limits?
• The Deficit Still Applies to Some Programs
• Reopen Longer Day and Longer Year Incentives
• Assessment and Accountability
• Test of Applied Academic Skills Behind Schedule
• What Is Title I?
• What Does Title I Require From California?
• Meeting Title I Requirements
• System for Identifying Low-Performing Schools Not Working
• Long-Term, Short-Term Needs of Title I Assessment System
• Use Data From STAR To Identify Low-Performing Schools

• Child Development
• The CalWORKs Child Care Program
• The Governor's Proposal for CalWORKs Child Care
• Issues for Legislative Consideration
• Proposition 98 and CalWORKs Child Care
• Stage II Child Care Needs to Be Coordinated
• Improving SDE's Contracting for Stage II Slots
• Other Issues
• Charter Schools Evaluation
• Broaden Uses of Staff Development Funds
• Teacher Training and Support
• High Risk Youth Programs Overbudgeted
• Commission on Teacher Credentialing
• Special Grants for Museums
• Background
• Problems With Special Grants
• Require Increased SDE Oversight

Overview Higher Education

• State Higher Education Resources Near Historic Highs
  • Spending by Major Program
  • Major Budget Changes
  • Enrollment
  • Student Fees

Crosscutting Issues

• Is a Tidal Wave Coming?
  • Projections of Higher Education Enrollments
  • The Enrollment Projections
    • Projected Enrollment Growth Not of Tidal-Wave Proportions
  • Enrollment Growth Is Not an Unmanageable Force
  • Conclusion
• Federal Tax Credits And State Financial Aid
  • Background
  • Grants Reduce Potential Federal Credits
  • Recommendation

Departmental Issues

• University of California (6440)
  • Is UC's Eligibility Pool Too Large?
  • Reject Unnecessary Growth Funds
  • Details Needed on Tenth Campus
  • Progress Report on Faculty Workload
• California State University (6610)
  • California State University Wants Nearly $40 Million It Already Has
    • Background
    • Problems With the Request
    • Recommendation
  • State Needs to Proceed Cautiously Before Moving Ventura Off-Campus Center
    • Proposal Is Premature
  • A Market-Driven Solution to Train More Teachers
    • A Market-Driven Alternative
• California Community Colleges (6870)
  • Legislature's Funding Options
    • LAO Alternative Funding Proposal for 1998-99
    • Legislature Should Create Proposition 98 Reserves For CCC and K-12
    • Proposed Enrollment Growth Exceeds Underlying Growth In Adult Population
    • Telecommunications/Technology Augmentation
    • Details Lacking on "Partnership for Excellence"
• Student Aid Commission (7980)
  • Major General Fund Budget Changes
    • Governor Calls for Task Force to Advise on Cal Grant Changes for May Revision
  • Overview of the Cal Grant Program
    • Cal-SOAP Should Seek Federal Funds for Scholarship Program