The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - The California Constitution entrusts the Legislature with the power of appropriation, including through the annual state budget act and other legislation. This role provides an important check and balance in the state ’s system of separation of powers, as well as helps to ensure that state funds are being spent efficiently and effectively and in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

200 Budget Analysis: Teacher Quality, AP Courses, Governor's Scholars

Current law requires a dollar-for-dollar reduction in pension for each dollar earned by a STRS retiree from employment in a public school, above an annual cap of $19,050. The budge t proposes that the Legislature enact legislation to remove this earnings cap for STRS retirees who retired on or before January 1, 2000, and who return to work in public K-12 clas srooms as teachers
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2000/education/ed_cc2_anl00.htm

Overview of the 2005-06 May Revision

Reduce size of pension obligation bond —$0.2  billion. Restore/Augment Spending —$1.7  Billion           Proposition  42 transfer to transportation —$1.3  billion.           Proposition  98 settle-up payments —$0.3  billion.          
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/may_revision/051605_may_revision.htm

State Grant Accountability and Transparency [Publication Details]

Jun 27, 2023 - State Grant Accountability and Transparency [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4779

^[PDF] 1968 Budget Analysis: Industrial Relations

Veterans Training Activity The Division of Apprenticeship Standards has been officially desig- nated as the state agency to administer the readjustment assistance program for apprenticeship and other on-the-job training for veterans now authorized by recent federal law (Public Law 90-77, Veterans' Pension and Readjustment Act of 1967).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1968/12_industrial_1968.pdf

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2023 - This brief considers the Governor’s proposals to (1) establish a new central procurement role for the state to secure energy resources, and (2) require electric utilities that experience energy deficiencies to make payments for state-operated emergency backup electricity resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4735

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - State Has Some Limited History of Undertaking Procurement Activities. While the state mostly tasks LSEs with procurement responsibilities, it has occasionally stepped in to undertake these activities in the past.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

Total Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

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^[PDF] The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

According to the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, which manages the state’s pension system for teachers, 3,202 California teachers retired in the second half of 2020—a 26 percent increase relative to 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4539/K-12-Early-Literacy-021522.pdf

^[PDF] The 2002-03 Budget: Perspectives and Issues

Specifically, in exchange for lowering the state’s PERS contribu- tions earlier than scheduled, the administration has agreed to support legislation that increases future payments to retirees that provide pur- chasing power protection at 80 percent instead of 75 percent of the initial pension amount, effective January 1, 2005.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/2002_pandi/pandi_2002.pdf