Various changes to charter school petitions and oversight.

Mar 19, 2013 - Countywide charter schools are authorized by a county office of education (COE) and may operate anywhere within the boundaries of th at county. Statewide charter schools are authorized by the State Board of Education (SBE) and may operate anywhere within the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/729

Rules for K-12 independent study (IS) and technology-based instruction.

Mar 18, 2013 - For COEs, the cap is linked to the student-teacher ratio of the largest unifi ed school district in the county. The charter school cap is 25 to 1 or the ratio of the largest unified school district in the county, whichever is greater.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/728

Housing-Related Tax Expenditure Programs [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2013 - Housing-Related Tax Expenditure Programs [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/2708

Administration’s trailer bill proposal related to future “triple flip” unwinding mechanism

Mar 15, 2013 - Revenue from the state special sales tax will continue being collected during these two quarters ev en though the ERBs would have been, by then, repaid in full. (Specifically, the final allocation to local governments is equal to the whole amount that cities and counties “lost ” because of the 0.25 percent sales tax reduction minus the total ERAF
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/727

Rules regarding surplus school property.

Mar 15, 2013 - Before using this process, howev er, the district must offer to sell or lease the property to certain types of entities, including agencies interested in sponsoring low-income housing, local parks and recreation d istricts, and city and county governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/726

Reject Governor's proposal to suspend elections mandates

Mar 13, 2013 - In a single state Senate district, for example, voters in one county might be allowed to vote absentee while voters with identical circumstances in an adja cent county may be denied an absentee ballot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/723

Governor’s January budget adjustments.

Mar 13, 2013 - Specifically, several counties responded to a midyear shortfall in Stage 3 funding by “diverting ” some families back into the Stage 2 program. Diversion is a statutory clause that authorizes county welfare agencies to place eligible children back into Stage 2 for up to 24 mon ths when no funded slot is available in Stage 3 and family members need child care to remain employed and avoid going back on CalWORKs assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/721

Administration's trailer bill proposal related to attorney's fee awards

Mar 13, 2013 - One tax provision in Chapter 498 was a new state tax code provision—now Section 19717 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as amended—that established provisions for awarding attorney’s fees in certain tax refund cases related to California’s income and franchise taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/720

Recommend pause on troubled payroll IT project and assessment of state IT oversight

Mar 6, 2013 - There are numerous functionality and stability issues that justify the continued pursuit of an updated payro ll configuration, including the capabilities to respond quickly to payroll changes, issue reports to other state agencies and stakeholders, and allow employees online access to pay roll and tax information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/717

Recommend pause on troubled payroll IT project and assessment of state IT oversight

Mar 6, 2013 - There are numerous functionality and stability issues that justify the continued pursuit of an updated payro ll configuration, including the capabilities to respond quickly to payroll changes, issue reports to other state agencies and stakeholders, and allow employees online access to pay roll and tax information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/716