California Failing To Meet Child Welfare Performance Goals [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - As of January 2006, California is failing all seven outcome federal required child welfare outcome measures. Unless California improves its performance by the fall of 2006, the state faces $59 million in federal penalties. We review the Governor's child welfare proposals and recommend redirecting $15 million into flexible grants for counties to implement their existing improvement plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1432

Continuing Concerns With Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Implementation [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Delays by SOS over the past year in implementing components of the state’s HAVA plan have impaired counties’ ability to acquire and install HAVA-compliant equipment for the upcoming June 2006 primary election.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1409

Custody Assistants Would Save State Money and Improve Operations [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Some county jails utilize non-peace officer personnel (“custody assistants”) for custody-related tasks that do not require direct control of inmates. Instead of using such “custody assistants,” state prisons rely on correctional officers for all custody-related work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1428

Reject Freeze for County Administration of Health and Human Services Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Reject Freeze for County Administration of Health and Human Services 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/1434

Perspectives on State Revenues 2006-07 [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2006 - The state budget continues to benefit from healthy revenue growth. After climbing by over 8 percent in 2004‑05, the 2006‑07 Governor’s Budget assumes that revenues from the state’s major taxes will increase further by 6.2 percent in 2005‑06 and 5.7 percent in 2006‑07. The administration’s current forecast is up substantially from the estimates included in the 2005‑06 Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1387

Mental Health Mandates Continue to Pose Challenges [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2006 - State costs for reimbursing counties for two state-mandated programs to provide mental health services for school children have grown significantly in recent years. Moreover, serious weaknesses are evident in the system for delivering these services for children in special education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1393

Retiree Health Care: A Growing Cost For Government [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2006 - The costs of providing health care to retired state employees and their dependents—now approaching $1 billion per year—are increasing significantly. Many other public employers (including the University of California, school districts, cities, and counties) face similar pressures. This report discusses health benefits provided to retired public employees, focusing on state retirees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1382

Abusive Tax Shelters: Impact of Recent California Legislation [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2006 - Abusive Tax Shelters: Impact of Recent California Legislation [Publication Details] Abusive Tax Shelters: Impact of Recent California Legislation Format: HTML Description: In recent years, the prevalence of illegal or “abusive” tax shelters (ATS) has increased dramatically.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1373

Cigarette Tax Stamp Purchases And Surety Bonds in California [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2006 - Cigarette Tax Stamp Purchases And Surety Bonds in California [Publication Details] Cigarette Tax Stamp Purchases And Surety Bonds in California Format: HTML Description: In October 2003, the Legislature approved and the Governor signed Chapter 867, Statutes of 2003 (AB 1666, Cogdill, which allows alternatives for the payment of cigarette tax stamps by cigarette distributors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1368

California's Tax Gap [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 2005 - California's Tax Gap [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1290