LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill Criminal Justice Departmental Issues 1

We recommend that OIG's existing funct ions be transferred to other CDC units and to the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency (YACA) Inspector General. We see no justification for CDC to continue operating two auditing u nits.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/crim_justice_depts1_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill General Goverment Departmental Issues 2

The data center's proposal is to purchase hardware for increased capa city, consulting services for testing, and general overhead expenses. At the time this analysis was prepared, we had not received documentation to justify this request.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/general_govt_depts2_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill General Governent Overview Issues

Local Government Financing The Governor's budget proposes to subvene $112 million (General Fund) to cities and counties.  Almost all of this amount ($100 million) would go for continuation of the Citizen's Option for Public Safety (COPs) program created in 1996-97.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/general_govt_overview_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill Health and Social Services Overview Issues

As noted previously, the 1991 realignment legislation significantly altered the financing of health and social services programs by transferring funding for all or part of several mental health, public health, and social services programs to the counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/health_ss_overview_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill Higher Education Crosscutting Issues

The Master Plan calls for large numbers of students to attend community colleges for their first two years of college, and for UC and CSU to give preference to qualified communit y college students seeking to transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/higher_ed_crosscutting_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill Higher Education Departmental Issues 1

St udents who are not as prepared still have the opportunity to attend CSU or transfer to UC or CSU after attending a community college. Second, the Master Plan principles encourage the state to maximize the amount of educational services it can provide with available higher education resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/higher_ed_depts1_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill Information Technology Issues

Department Plans to Pilot Test Electronic Data Transfer. Electronic data transfer of insurance information would greatly enhance DMV's efficiency and effectiveness in implementing Chapter  1126 as it would virtually eliminate fraudulent insurance information.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/information_technology_anl98.html

1998-99 Perspectives and Issues: Perspectives on State Revenues Part II

Figure 15 Special Funds Revenues and Transfers 1996-97 Through 1998-99
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/p_and_i_1998/part3_revenues2_pandi98.html

1998-99 Perspectives and Issues: Perspectives on State Expenditures Part III

Thus, in order to avert a projected deficit, the budget proposes a transfer of $30.5  million from SHA. Even with the proposed transfer, however, there will not be sufficient funds remaining in the account at the end of 1998-99 to pay for all remaining outstanding commitments (estimated at $62  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/p_and_i_1998/part4_expenditures3_pandi98.html

^[PDF] LAO 1998 Budget Analysis: Capital Outlay Chapter

The prison system also includes 14 community correctional facilities operated by private firms, cities, or counties under contract with the CDC and two county jails leased and operated by the department.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/pdfs_anl98/cap_outlay_anl98.pdf