Request for $1.9 billion in transportation special funds to pay for capital outlay support (COS)

May 24, 2011 - A portion of the budget request for the COS program is for state resources to work on projects where a local agency, such as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Auth ority,is the lead on the project rather than the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/442

Governor’s May Revision proposals

May 23, 2011 - California ’s proposed high-speed rail project would link the state ’s major population centers, including Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County, and San Diego.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/440

Request for $279,000 in General Fund dollars to promote the jobs tax credit for small businesses

May 23, 2011 - Finally, the state provides various tax incentives for small businesses, such as the tax credit described below. New Jobs Tax Credit Not Having Intended Impact. One example of a state tax incentive is the tax credit, created by Chapter 17, Statutes of 2009 (SBx3 15,  Calderon).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/438

Proposed Los Angeles Welfare Automation Suspension

May 23, 2011 - Proposed Los Angeles Welfare Automation Suspension Proposed Los Angeles Welfare Automation Suspension Program: County Welfare Automation Finding or Recommendation: Pause, rather than suspend indefinitely, the LEADER Replacement System (LRS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/436

Transfer administration of behavioral health programs to the Department of Health Care Services

May 22, 2011 - What Would the Fiscal Impact Be on the State and Counties? The DOF should provide an estimate of the fiscal effect on the state and counties that would resultfrom the elimination of DADP and DMH. How Would DHCS Ensure Coordination With Counties?
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/431

Transfer Healthy Families Program to Department of Health Care Services

May 22, 2011 - The administration has not provided details on how eligibility determinations and other administrative functions would be transitioned from the private vendor that HFP contracts wi th to the counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/434

Adoption Assistance Program Rate Increase

May 20, 2011 - Finally, the Legislature sho uld consider this issue in the context of the Governor ’s realignment proposal, which would shift primary responsibility of child welfare programs to the counties. Redirecting the funds to CWS would provide counties with greater flexib ility to serve local needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/416

Unclear value of Governor's hybrid plan study proposal. Inappropriate for CalPERS to lead effort.

May 20, 2011 - CalPERS is California 's largest public pension system, but there are dozens of others too: for teachers, for University of California employees, county and city systems for other public employees, and others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/430

The 2011-12 Budget: Overview of the May Revision [Publication Details]

May 19, 2011 - On the other hand, the Legislature has other options to address the reduced budget shortfall, including adoption of alternative tax proposals, additional program reductions, and selected fund transfers and internal borrowing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2482

Basic aid districts

May 16, 2011 - Local property taxes and fees are retained by the distric ts that collect this funding. The General Fund provides the additional funding needed to meet each district ’s apportionment target. In a few districts, however, local property tax and fee revenues alone exceed the districts ’ annual apportionment obligation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/412