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March 26, 2010 - Addresses the 2010-11 Budget through a Special Session brief, a summary of Social Services findings and recommendations, and the companion reports Health and Social Services Budget Primer and Health and Social Services—A Restricted Environment.
March 26, 2010 - Addresses the 2010-11 Budget through a Special Session brief, a summary of Health findings and recommendations, and the companion reports Health and Social Services Budget Primer and Health and Social Services—A Restricted Environment.
March 26, 2010 - In 2009-10, expenditures for health and social services programs in California are estimated to be about $25 billion or 29 percent of statewide General Fund spending. Spending on health and social services programs accounts for 36 percent of total spending when special funds, federal funds, and the General Fund are included. This primer provides an understanding of the overall health and social services expenditures, the workings of major health and social services programs, spending trends in major programs, and the major funding sources for health and social services programs.
This primer and the companion piece The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services—A Restricted Environment provide a framework for policymakers as they make very difficult budget decisions in health and social services.
March 24, 2010 - Presented to Assembly Budget Committee Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
March 24, 2010 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health and Human Services Hon. Dave Jones, Chair
March 24, 2010 - California’s water system is facing a series of challenges affecting water availability, reliability, and delivery. Reevaluating how groundwater is managed is necessary if it is to achieve its full potential as a reliable source of water. In this report, we present the Legislature with a series of actions that would be phased in over a period of time to address current and emerging groundwater management issues, including bringing science and law together to accurately reflect the physical interconnection of surface water and groundwater.
March 19, 2010 - This memo provides a high level description of our view of the state's budget situation, including comments on the economy, revenues, and expenditure trends.
March 18, 2010 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 On Resources, Environmental Protection, and Energy and Senate Environmental Quality Committee
March 18, 2010 - Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 On State Administration Hon. Mark DeSaulnier, Chair
March 18, 2010 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 On Resources, Environmental Protection, and Energy and Senate Environmental Quality Committee
March 18, 2010 - Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 On State Administration Hon. Mark DeSaulnier, Chair
March 18, 2010 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education.
March 18, 2010 - Since July 2009, the Beverage Container Recycling Program has faced severe cuts, necessitated by a projected $157 million fund deficit for 2009‑10 in its primary funding source—the Beverage Container Recycling Fund (BCRF). In February 2010, the Legislature enacted a number of measures in the special session to begin addressing the funding challenges in this program. In this report, we review the Governor’s budget and policy proposals to address the deficit, recap the enacted special session changes to the program in both the current year and the budget year, and offer our recommendations for additional budget-year actions, including long-term changes to the program.
March 17, 2010 - Presented to: Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment Hon. Bill Monning, Chair Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 Hon. Juan Arambula, Chair Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations Hon. Mark DeSaulnier, Chair