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State Retirement Contributions
February 19, 2003 - To reduce budget costs, the administration proposes to finance up to $2.5 billion in scheduled retirement contributions to the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS). We recommend rejecting this proposal because incurring decades worth of debt to avoid an annual operating expense is poor fiscal policy.
Providing Health Insurance for State Employees and Retirees: The $2 Billion Question
November 6, 2002 - The Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) is taking a number of steps to help control the sharply rising cost of the state health insurance program for employees and retirees. We recommend that the legislature provide ongoing oversight of this program and highlight two Legislative options for limiting costs: developing lower-cost HMO options and changing the way state contributions are determined.
Legislative Analyst's Office Staff Guide, 2002
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November 1, 2002 - Staff and their assignments within the Legislative Analyst's Office as of November 2002.
Peace Officer Procedural Bill of Rights (POBOR) Mandate
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February 20, 2002 - We recommend the Legislature delete $50 million proposed to reimburse local governments for the POBOR mandate in the budget year. We recommend the Legislature refer the matter to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) for review and recommendation on possible revisions to the mandate's parameters and guidelines.
State Retirement Contributions
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February 20, 2002 - We recommend that the retirement proposals be rejected because they are very costly. These costs would total over $13 billion, be paid over many years, and tie up future state revenues. In present value terms, the proposal is equivalent to getting about $2 billion worth of fiscal flexibility at a cost of well over $4 billion.
Legislative Analyst's Office Staff Guide, 2001
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December 1, 2001 - This report summarizes a recent report measuring how well the state's universities are meeting their eligibility targets as called for in the state's Master Plan. This is one of a series of issue briefs examining important questions about higher education funding in California. For more information on this topic, or to request other briefs from this series, contact the Legislative Analyst’s Office Higher Education section at (916) 319-8339, or visit our website at www.lao.ca.gov/highered.
Legislative Analyst's Office Staff Guide, 2000
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December 6, 2000 - Staff and their assignments within the Legislative Analyst's Office as of November 2000.
State Employee Compensation: The Recently Approved Package
December 6, 1999 - We estimate that the employee compensation package approved by the Legislature in September will cost $286 million in the current year, increasing to almost $1.3 billion in 2001-02. Enhanced retirement benefits will cost over $400 million per year beginning in 2001-02.
Smog Check Program - An Overview
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February 16, 1999 - Smog Check Program - An Overview
Other Government Areas Staff
- Chas Alamo
- (916) 319-8357
- Personal Income Tax, Employment, and Labor Law
- Ann Hollingshead
- (916) 319-8305
- State Budget and Federal Funding
- Lourdes Morales
- (916) 319-8320
- Local Government
- Jessica Peters
- (916) 319-8363
- Emergency Services and Business Regulation
- Nick Schroeder
- (916) 319-8314
- Public Employment, CalPERS, and Elections
- Brian Weatherford
- (916) 319-8337
- Corporation Tax and Insurance
- Angela Short
- (916) 319-8309
- Teachers' Retirement Policy/ Child Welfare/ Community Care Licensing
- Seth Kerstein
- (916) 319-8365
- Sales and Excise Taxes and Demographics