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LAO 1998-99 Budget Analysis: General Government Issue-By-Issue TOC
Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill
General Government Issue-By-Issue Contents
Overview
Spending by Major Program
Shared Revenues
Tax Relief
Local Government Financing
Regulatory Activities
Tax Collection Programs
State Administrative Functions
State Retirement Programs
Employee Compensation
Crosscutting Issues
The Year 2000 ("Y2K")
Computer Problem
What Is the Y2K Problem?
How Can the Problem Be Fixed?
The State's Y2K Program
What Will it Cost?
Analyst's Assessment of the Administration's Program
What Should the Legislature Do?
Departmental Issues
Consumer Affairs (1110-1600)
Smog Check Program
Current Smog Check Program
Vehicle Repair Assistance and Purchase Programs
Enhanced Smog Check
Current-Year Expenditure Controls
Department of Motor Vehicle Fee Collections
Call Center Augmentations Not Justified
General Fund Call Center Augmentation
Barbering and Cosmetology Workload
Smog Check Augmentation
Other Issues
Barbering and Cosmetology Augmentations Unnecessary
State Funding for Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Laboratory Upgrades Inappropriate
Implementation Plan for Chapter 401, Statutes of 1997 Not Complete
Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Program
Department Should Report on Status of Year 2000 Modifications
Fair Employment and Housing (1700)
Management Improvements Required Before Consideration of Further Staffing Increases
Alcoholic Beverage Control (2100)
Alcoholic Beverage Control Fund Condition-- Longer Term Solution Warranted
Request for Nondocumented Alien Workload Premature
Department of Industrial Relations (8350)
The Targeted Industries Partnership Program Should Not Be Funded From General Fund
Joint Enforcement Strike Force Should Also Not Be Funded by General Fund
Eliminate Managed Care Unit
Reduce Requested Increase for Rent
Wage Law Enforcement on Public Works Contracts
Department of Food and Agriculture (8570)
Food Safety Program Not Defined
Domestic Parcels Inspection Program
Agricultural Export Program Augmentation Not Necessary
Marketing Campaign Not Necessary
Laboratory Contract Cost Increase
Fair Political Practices Commission (8620)
Court Ruling on Proposition 208 Brings Spending Plan into Question
Board of Equalization (0860)
Request for Funding to Implement Legislation Is Premature
The BOE Audit Programs
Franchise Tax Board (1730)
Augmentation for Workload Growth Not Justified
Separate Preprinted Labels for Tax Returns
Department Expects to Miss Critical Failure Date for Year 2000 Implementation
Franchise Tax Board Tax Audit Program