The Legislative Analyst’s Office raised concerns with Gov. Jerry Brown’s higher education budget in a new report today, including his plans to tighten Cal Grant requirements and automatically increase funding if his tax plan passes… Brown made the 4 percent promise as a sweetener to his tax proposal, which he’s trying to bill as a plan for funding education and public safety. The analyst’s office recommended that lawmakers reject the 4 percent promise. Pledging to give automatic increases presents problems, the LAO said, because other parts of the budget could suffer, lawmakers would have little discretion if one higher education system needed more money than another, and the pledge ignores enrollment and inflation, among other reasons.

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by Kevin Yamamura, The Sacramento Bee.

Posted: February 8th, 2012, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.