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October 24, 2003 - Chapter 421, Statutes of 2001 (AB 1402, Simitian) authorizes school districts to enter into "design-build" contracts for specified construction projects and to submit specific information about these projects to the LAO upon completion of construction. This interim report describes the design-build process and reports that, thus far, no districts have reported to the LAO that they are using the design-build authorization provided by Chapter 421.
July 14, 2003 - Charter schools generally do as well as traditional public schools in fostering reading and mathematics achievement even though they receive fewer state funds and employ fewer teachers with full state credentials, according to a report prepared by RAND. The LAO contracted with RAND to perform this evaluation, which was required by Chapter 34, Statutes of 1998 (AB 544, Lempert). See http://www.lao.ca.gov/2003/RAND_charter/053003_RAND_Charter_Schools.pdf for the full report (1.3 MB) and http://www.lao.ca.gov2003/RAND_charter/surveys.pdf for the surveys (42 MB).
May 6, 2003 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on May 6, 2003.
May 6, 2003 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on May 6, 2003.
April 29, 2003 - Presented to the Latino Legislative Caucus, California Legislative Black Caucus, and Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus on April 29, 2003.
April 28, 2003 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on April 28, 2003.
April 21, 2003 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on April 21, 2003.
April 21, 2003 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on April 21, 2003.
April 21, 2003 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on April 21, 2003.
April 10, 2003 - Presented to the Children's Roundtable on April 10, 2003.
April 2, 2003 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on April 2, 2003.
March 25, 2003 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 and Assembly Education Committee in a joint hearing on March 25, 2003.
March 24, 2003 - Presented to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on March 24, 2004.
March 19, 2003 - Presented to the Senate Education Committee on March 19, 2003.
March 10, 2003 - Overview of the K-12 Education section of the 2003-04 Analysis of the Budget Bill. Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1.