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Handout

Proposition 98: Overview of Conference Issues

February 24, 2011 - Presented to Budget Conference Committee


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Open Meeting Act Mandate

February 24, 2011 - Presented to the Conference Committee on the Budget


Other

Webcast: Guaranteed Regional Access Needed for State Universities

February 17, 2011 - In this 9-minute video, the LAO's Judy Heiman and Steve Boilard answer questions about the latest installment to the Master Plan at 50 series, "Guaranteed Regional Access Needed for State Universities."


Letter

Letter to Mr. John Shirey, California Redevelopment Association

February 16, 2011 - In our report The 2011-12 Budget: Should California End Redevelopment Agencies? (http://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2440), we analyzed the California Redevelopment Association’s study regarding the economic effects of redevelopment. We concluded that this study significantly overstated the number of jobs resulting from redevelopment. After publication, the researchers explained to us why they thought two of our three reasons were partly incorrect. The purpose of this letter is to clarify the extent to which we agree and disagree with their observations. While we appreciate the additional information on this study, the information provided does not change our criticisms of the study or our finding that it vastly overstates the employment effects of redevelopment.


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The Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Materials Adoption Processes

February 16, 2011 - Presented to the Senate Education Committee. Hon. Alan Lowenthal, Chair.


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California's Enterprise Zone Programs

February 16, 2011 - Presented to Senate Governance and Finance Committee


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Higher Education Affordability

February 15, 2011 - Presented to the Assembly Higher Education Committee


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California Case Management System

February 15, 2011 - Joint Legislative Audit Committee Hon. Ricardo Lara, Chair Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Public Safety Hon. Gilbert Cedillo, Chair


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An Overview of the Governor's Realignment Proposal

February 14, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Budget Oversight and Program Evaluation


Report

The Master Plan at 50: Guaranteed Regional Access Needed for State Universities

February 14, 2011 - In this report we review how the Master Plan envisioned the California State University (CSU) as part of the state’s higher education system, and assess how the university has carried out its role in the face of changing enrollment demand and funding limitations. We conclude that CSU’s regional role is an important component of the state’s higher education system, and recommend that the Legislature take steps to protect that focus in the face of enrollment pressures and efforts by some campuses to become more selective. Specifically, we recommend that the Legislature (1) formalize a regional education role for CSU in statute, (2) codify its expectations for CSU’s eligibility pool, and (3) direct CSU to adjust its enrollment policies accordingly.


Presentation

Public Retirement Benefits: Options for the Future

February 10, 2011 - Public Retirement Benefits: Options for the Future


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Resources Bond Overview

February 10, 2011 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection,Energy and Transportation


Other

Webcast: Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future

February 10, 2011 - In this 15-minute video, LAO State Finance Director Jason Sisney describes why public employee retirement costs have risen substantially in recent years for California governments and the Legislature's options for creating new types of retirement benefits for future state and local employees. At the same time, as Sisney discusses, the Legislature may have to identify new funding soon to address substantial unfunded liabilities in the teachers' and University of California retirement systems, among others.


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Update on School District Finance and Flexibility

February 9, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance


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Department of Food and Agriculture Cuts

February 9, 2011 - Presented to: Assembly Subcommittee No. 3 On Resources and Transportation Hon. Richard Gordon, Chair