Online signature gathering for initiative, referendum and recall petitions. [Ballot]

Mar 22, 2016 - County elections officials have to verify the validity of thousands of voter signatures on petitions. Campaigns to support or oppose such measures regularly raise millions of dollars to develop proposals, fund signa ture-gathering campaigns, and present their viewpoints to the public at large.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2016-002

The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology

Mar 17, 2016 - Local governments include counties, cities, local educational agencies (LEAs) such as school districts, and special districts. Historically, the state often deferred reimbursement. Proposition 1A (2004), which applies to non-education-related mandates, amended the Constitution to require the state to either (1) pay most mandate reimbursements in the annual budget act or (2) or suspend or repeal the mandate(s).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

Mar 1, 2016 - Launched in 2013, Cal EOC is an online emergency management system that is available for use by California counties, state agencies, and business partners. The system is interoperable with the emergency management systems operated by 21  counties that have their own systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3376

The 2016-17 Budget: Child Welfare Services--New System

Feb 25, 2016 - Specifically, we recommend the addition of the following issues to the existing reporting requirement: (1) a description of each of the modules, their current status, and any associated risks and issues (including impacts on county child welfare programs); (2) a description of how the agile approach has affected the project ’s overall cost and schedule; (3) a description of how
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3369

The 2016-17 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission

Feb 25, 2016 - In addition, the state provides (1) a per enrollee monthly payment to cover carriers ’ administrative costs, (2) a one-time connection subsidy for new enrollees or enrollees that switch plans, and (3) a subsidy to cover other telephone taxes and surcharges for LifeLine enrollees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3373

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Feb 24, 2016 - While federal and state spending (approximately $200  million since 2012) for these QRIS is set to sunset in 2015 –16 , First  5 California —a commission established to use tobacco tax revenues to benefit children birth through five —has recently announced that it plans to spend $190  million between 2015 –16 and 2019 –20 to expand and enhance QRIS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - This is because under the Governor ’s plan, the new revenues allocated to SHOPP would come from permanent tax increases that would continue even when the need for funding is less in the future. Governor ’s Accountability Measures Are Limited.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 22, 2016 - The proposed augmentation would allow CDCR to contract with four additional facilities —three in Los Angeles County and one in San Diego County —to provide an additional 460 beds. In addition, CDCR proposes to increase the amount of time participants can spend in the program from 120  days to 180 days.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3359

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Reserve Proposal

Feb 19, 2016 - California has two statutes that trigger reductions in the state ’s sales tax rate if balances in the SFEU reach a certain threshold. Under either statute, the state ’s sales tax rate would automatically decline by one –quarter cent for one calendar year, equal to around $1.5  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3348

Budget Outlook (Presentation) [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2016 - California County Superintendents Educational Services Association-February 19, 2016
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3360