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Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Education Chapter

February 21, 2001 - Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Education Chapter

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Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Transportation Chapter

February 21, 2001 - Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Transportation Chapter

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Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Resources Chapter

February 21, 2001 - Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Resources Chapter

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Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Judiciary and Criminal Justice Chapter

February 21, 2001 - Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Judiciary and Criminal Justice Chapter

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Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, General Government Chapter

February 21, 2001 - Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, General Government Chapter

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Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Capital Outlay Chapter

February 21, 2001 - Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Capital Outlay Chapter

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Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Health and Social Services Chapter

February 21, 2001 - Analysis of the 2001-02 Budget Bill, Health and Social Services Chapter

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Improving CalWORKs Program Effectiveness: Changing the Employment Services Budget Process

February 14, 2001 - The new system for budgeting CalWORKs welfare-to-work services is flawed. Welfare-to-work services are potentially underfunded by as much as $120 million during 2000-01, and 10 counties do not have sufficient funds to provide necessary services for all families needing to become self-sufficient. We recommend enactment of legislation aimed at addressing these deficiencies.

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Improving Academic Preparation For Higher Education

February 8, 2001 - Many students arrive at public colleges in California unprepared for college-level courses. In this report we recommend a multifaceted strategy to address this problem by assessing student preparedness earlier, improving accountability in precollegiate education, and funding precollegiate courses in a more equitable and effective manner.

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Realignment Revisited: An Evaluation of the 1991 Experiment In State-County Relations

February 6, 2001 - Realignment, enacted in 1991, transferred various mental health, health, and social services programs from the state to county control. It also altered program cost-sharing ratios, and provided counties with dedicated tax revenues to pay for these changes. Although realignment has been largely successful, we recommend implementation of several changes including a simplified allocation structure for new revenues that relies on a single formula.

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A More Rational Approach to Setting Medi-Cal Physician Rates

February 1, 2001 - Our analysis indicates that no rational basis exists for setting Medi-Cal physician rates, and that current rates are lower than those paid by the federal Medicare Program and others. Commencing in 2002-03, we recommend that the state adjust rates based upon a comprehensive analysis of access to physician services and the quality of care provided to beneficiaries.

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Obstructed Entry: CHDP Fails as Gateway To Affordable Health Care

January 30, 2001 - The Children's Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) program's role as a "gateway" to the Healthy Families Program has never been fully established. We recommend several changes in California designed to reduce the number of uninsured children and promote comprehensive health coverage for low-income children.

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Environmental Water Account: Need for Legislative Definition and Oversight

January 29, 2001 - We recommend that the Legislature hold oversight hearings to evaluate CALFED's proposal for the Environmental Water Account, implemented to acquire water for endangered species protection and recovery in the Bay-Delta region. There are many policy and implementation issues that the Legislature should consider before CALFED proceeds with the new program, including the program's costs, benefits, impacts, governance, and funding. Funding should be governed by the "beneficiary pays" principle.

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Sales Taxation Of Bunker Fuel

January 25, 2001 - Based on our findings, we recommend that the Legislature remove the existing sunset for the current partial Sales and Use Tax (SUT) exemption for bunker fuel sales, and make the exemption permanent. This action would result in treating bunker fuel sales similarly to other export sales and place California ports on par with other U.S. out-of-state ports. We also recommend that the Legislature review the appropriateness of current SUT treatment of fuel sales to common carriers other than vessels, including air and rail common carriers.

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Improving State Oversight and Direction of Local Air Districts

January 24, 2001 - The state could do a better job at achieving its air quality goals if it exercised more effective oversight of the 35 local air districts. We think that a number of recent problems--including inconsistent and not fully effective local enforcement of air quality regulations--could have been reduced with such oversight. We make a number of recommendations to improve the state's role in air quality regulation.