Other Government Areas Publications
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LAO Compromise Cash Management Issues
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June 13, 2008 - LAO Compromise for various items of the 2008 Budget Conference Committee (various pages)
Informational: Loans From Special Funds to the General Fund
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June 11, 2008 - Loans From Special Funds to the General Fund. Various Items of the 2008 Budget Conference Committee.
LAO Compromise: Department of Personnel Administration
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June 10, 2008 - LAO Compromise for Item 8380 of the 2008 Budget Conference Committee (page 383).: Department of Personnel Administration
LAO Compromise: CalSTRS Purchasing Power Benefits
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June 10, 2008 - LAO compromise for Item 1920 of the 2008 Budget Conference Committee (page 89).
Overview of the 2008-09 May Revision
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May 19, 2008 - The state faces a remaining budget shortfall of $15 billion, after accounting for the $7 billion in solutions adopted as part of the special session. We have updated our LAO alternative budget, which remains balanced through our forecast period, to reflect the state’s worsening fiscal situation. Our plan includes a more responsible lottery securitization—resulting in a General Fund benefit of $5.6 billion over two years—with a dramatically reduced risk to education’s lottery funding. Finally, we offer some much simpler approaches to increasing the size of the state’s reserve in good fiscal times.
A Budget Update
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April 24, 2008 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
Recent Proposals for CalSTRS Purchasing Power Benefits
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April 22, 2008 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration
Recent Proposals for CalSTRS Purchasing Power Benefits
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April 7, 2008 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration
Recent Proposals Concerning the California Lottery
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March 11, 2008 - Presented to Senate Governmental Organization Committee
Under New Compacts, Special Distribution Fund Can Directly Affect the General Fund
February 20, 2008 - We describe how the passage of five 2007 Indian gambling compacts will affect the state’s General Fund and the Special Distribution Fund. We recommend that the Legislature take action to improve the state’s General Fund condition.
Legislative Considerations Regarding Changes to the Lottery
February 20, 2008 - The Governor has proposed leasing the California Lottery to a private concessionaire to improve its sales and generate funds for public purposes. The administration’s estimate that such a transaction could generate $37 billion is unrealistic. We recommend that the Legislature continue to explore methods to improve the performance of the Lottery.
Vacant Positions
February 20, 2008 - About 14 percent of state employee positions are vacant. In this piece, we discuss the factors that cause high vacancy levels. We recommend repealing an ineffective state law that purports to abolish vacant positions. In its place, we offer the Legislature some options to hold departments accountable for high vacancy rates.
Correctional Officer Pay, Benefits, and Labor Relations
February 7, 2008 - The administration proposes a 5 percent raise for correctional officers and legislation to allow it to impose a labor settlement on the officers’ union, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA). We find that the officers’ compensation levels are sufficient to allow the prisons to meet personnel needs at the present time, but we generally agree with other administration proposals to increase management control in prisons. We note that the dysfunctional relationship between the administration and CCPOA makes it more difficult to address the many issues facing the state’s prison and personnel management systems.
Comments on the Administration's Cash Management Proposals
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January 22, 2008 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, Denise Moreno Ducheny, Chair
Other Government Areas Staff
- Chas Alamo
- (916) 319-8357
- Personal Income Tax, Employment, and Labor Law
- Ross Brown
- (916) 319-8345
- Property Taxes, Bonds, and the Economy
- Ann Hollingshead
- (916) 319-8305
- State Budget and Federal Funding
- Lourdes Morales
- (916) 319-8320
- Local Government, Housing, and Homelessness
- Nick Schroeder
- (916) 319-8314
- Public Employment, CalPERS, Elections, Veterans Affairs
- Angela Short
- (916) 319-8309
- Child Welfare, Child Support, Community Services and Development, Community Care Licensing, CalSTRS
- Jared Sippel
- (916) 319-8335
- Emergency Services and Business Regulation
- Bidusha Mudbhari
- (916) 319-8363
- Corporation Tax and Economic Development
- Seth Kerstein
- (916) 319-8365
- Sales and Excise Taxes and Demographics