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January 23, 1996 - In order to ensure the resolution of the problems discussed in the three 1994 reports, we recommend that the Legislature (1) continue to closely monitor the state's information technology efforts and ensure that the administration addresses the issues raised in three oversight reports; (2) hold the new information technology oversight agency accountable, but remove barriers to fulfilling its mission; and (3) direct the administration to implement a new cost allocation method to fund the new information technology oversight department.
January 5, 1996 - This report presents a variety of information on the subject of child abuse and neglect. It is designed to serve both as a reference document and as a vehicle for stimulating further discussion and policy development on these issues.
November 28, 1995 - Prepared for The Assembly Select Committee on California's Health Care Safety Net
November 28, 1995 - Background Information on the Health Care "Safety Net"
September 19, 1995 - (1) House and Senate Welfare Reform, and (2) Economic and Revenue Developments
September 7, 1995 - House and Senate Welfare Reform: Fiscal Effects on California
April 25, 1995 - In March 1995, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4-the Personal Responsibility Act (PRA) of 1995. If enacted, it would repeal or amend the provisions of several major public assistance programs and replace them with several block grants.
April 25, 1995 - Personal Responsibility Act of 1995: Fiscal Effect on California
March 8, 1995 - Hearing by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 8, 1995 - Hon. Diane Watson, Chair
March 7, 1995 - Presented To: Assembly Health Committee - Hon. Doris Allen, Chair Hon. Barbara Friedman, Vice Chair
March 1, 1995 - The 1995-96 Governor's Budget includes a realignment proposal which would increase county funding responsibility for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program and for several children's services programs. Most of the additional county costs would be offset by increasing the state share of the trial court program and by a transfer of sales tax and trial court revenues to the counties.
February 22, 1995 - Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill, Health and Social Services Chapter
February 22, 1995 - Department of Motor Vehicles Database Redesign
August 11, 1994 - On June 14, 1994, President Clinton formally released his welfare reform proposal, generally designed to facilitate employment for AFDC recipients. This policy brief assesses the proposal's fiscal impact on California. It is a revised version of our July 7 report, based on more recent information.
June 16, 1994 - While there have been many significant advances in the state's deployment and uses of IT since the state's first computer was installed in the mid-1950s, there remain fundamental problems that prevent the state from realizing a better return on its IT investment.