Governor's proposal to suspend tuberculosis (TB) control mandate

Apr 4, 2013 - Each county and city is required to designate an LHO to perform a varie ty of public health responsibilities (including TB control). However, most cities, with the exception of the cities of Berkeley, Long Beach, and Pasadena, have conferred this autho rity upon their county LHO.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/741

Seek New Decision on Open Meeting Act Mandate

Apr 4, 2013 - Suspending this mandate would not affect city, county, and special district obligations to comply with the pr ovisions of Open Meeting Act that were adopted prior to 1975, but would make their compliance with provisions related to posting and preparation of agendas and closed session proce dures optional in 2013-14.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/732

Newly Identified Mandate: Domestic Violence Background Checks

Mar 22, 2013 - On September 28, 2012, based on claims filed by 25 cities and counties for 2001-02 through 2010-11, the commission estimated the state ’s costs for this mandate to be $15.9 million. Governor ’s Budget Suspends Mandate .
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/740

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