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School-to-Work Transition: Improving High School Career Programs

February 1, 1994 - In this report, we recommend the Legislature take various actions to help high schools create effective school-to-work programs.

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California K-12 Report Card

February 1, 1994 - California K-12 Report Card

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Bonds and the 1994 Ballots

January 6, 1994 - The Legislature faces important decisions on the bond package to be placed on the 1994 ballots. We urge the Legislature not to use an arbitrary debt-service ratio as the sole or driving factor in making decisions on bonds. The key consideration should be the tradeoff of using state revenues to pay debt service on bonds to develop infrastructure versus using these revenues to support or enhance other state programs. It is critical that the Legislature establish infrastructure priorities and target future state bonds to address these priorities.

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Evaluation of the Organizational Structure and Management Practices of the California Department of Transportation (Volume II: Detailed Findings, Options, and Recommendations)

January 1, 1994 - This volume presents details of the findings, options, and recommendations that the SRI International project team developed following its review of Caltrans' performance. An implementation plan focusing on the high-priority recommendations is also described.

We have organized our findings so as to facilitate discussion of the major problems and of the recommendations that can address them. The project team has focused on the issues raised in SCR72, the LAO Request for Proposal (RFP), our assessment of issues raised by interviewees, and other guidance such as comments from the Steering Committee. Other auditable activities (such as a financial audit of Caltrans' budget) are omitted as beyond the scope of this evaluation.

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Evaluation of the Organizational Structure and Management Practices of the California Department of Transportation (Volume I: Summary and Recommendations)

January 1, 1994 - This volume presents details of the findings, options, and recommendations that the SRI International project team developed following its review of Caltrans' performance. An implementation plan focusing on the high-priority recommendations is also described.

We have organized our findings so as to facilitate discussion of the major problems and of the recommendations that can address them. The project team has focused on the issues raised in SCR72, the LAO Request for Proposal (RFP), our assessment of issues raised by interviewees, and other guidance such as comments from the Steering Committee. Other auditable activities (such as a financial audit of Caltrans' budget) are omitted as beyond the scope of this evaluation.

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Overview of the Governor's Budget 1994-95

January 1, 1994 - The 1994-95 Governor's Budget recognizes that the two-year budget plan adopted last June has been undermined by the continuing stubborn state recession. Faced with an $8 billion budget funding gap for 1993-94, the Legislature and Governor adopted a two-year plan to achieve a balanced budget in 1994-95. That plan now is $4.9 billion out of balance based on the state's current revenue and spending trends identified in the 1994-95 Governor's Budget.

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Crime in California

January 1, 1994 - In recent years, the Legislature and Governor have enacted numerous laws to respond to the public's concerns with crime in California, including measures to stiffen penalties for existing criminal offenses, define new criminal offenses, construct new correctional facilities, and provide financial assistance to law enforcement. Despite these responses, however, recent polls indicate that fear of crime remains a top concern of Californians. In an effort to put the current discussion of crime in California in perspective, we have prepared this report to answer several key questions.

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The President’s Health Care Reform Proposal: A Review of Its Implications for California

December 9, 1993 - The President’s Health Care Reform Proposal: A Review of Its Implications for California

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California Update: Federal Awards for California’s Defense Conversion

December 1, 1993 - California Update: Federal Awards for California’s Defense Conversion

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California Update: Superior Court Invalidates Proposition 98 Funding Shifts

November 1, 1993 - California Update: Superior Court Invalidates Proposition 98 Funding Shifts

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Performance Budgeting: Reshaping The State’s Budget Process

October 25, 1993 - Performance Budgeting: Reshaping The State’s Budget Process

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Common Cents—Background Material on State and Local Government Finances

October 1, 1993 - Common Cents—Background Material on State and Local Government Finances

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California Update: Per Pupil Funding Under Proposition 98: What Do the Coming Years Hold?

October 1, 1993 - California Update: Per Pupil Funding Under Proposition 98: What Do the Coming Years Hold?

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The 1993-94 Budget Act and Related Legislation

September 1, 1993 - This report summarizes the fiscal effect of the 1993 Budget Act (Ch 55/93, SB 80), including the effects of major legislation that was enacted as part of the overall state spending plan for 1993-94. Our review indicates that the recently enacted two-year budget plan is now out of balance due to a variety of budget adjustments. These adjustments, reflecting actions or decisions that already have occurred, increase spending over the two years by a total of $660 million, which results in a 1994-95 ending deficit of $560 million in the General Fund, absent corrective action, rather than the $100 million reserve that was projected by the Administration when the budget was adopted.

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Supplemental Report of the 1993 Budget Act

August 31, 1993 - Supplemental Report of the 1993 Budget Act