End publicly recorded votes in the Legislature by Senators and Assembly Members. [Ballot]

Jan 12, 2016 - If the measure were to result in increased costs to tabulate votes, the Legislature may have to reduce other legislative expenses by hundreds of thousands of dollars or more per year in order to keep its total spending within the constitutional limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-112

The 2016-17 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 11, 2016 - As in previous years, the funding would be distributed to school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and community colleges on a per –student basis. The administration estimates about 60  percent of the amount allocated ($786  million) would reduce the backlog, with many LEAs receiving funding in excess of their existing claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3324

Cap total annual compensation for executives at specified hospitals—including private nonprofit and for-profit hospitals—at the level of compensation received by the President of the United States. [B

Jan 11, 2016 - Currently, this level of compensation is $450,000 per year. “Executives ” are defined under this measure to include individuals whose primary responsibilities are executive, managerial, or administrative, for example CEOs or chief financial officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-111

The 2016-17 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 11, 2016 - This publication is our office’s initial response to the 2016-17 Governor’s Budget proposal. Estimates of state personal income taxes and required school funding are up significantly. In allocating discretionary resources in the 2016-17 budget, the Governor prioritizes growing state budget reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3324

High-speed rail (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Jan 8, 2016 - The actual amount of cap-and-trade auction revenue available each year to HSRA depends on the number and price of allowances sold at quarterly auctions each year. In 2015-16, HSRA is estimated to receive roughly $500  million in auction revenue for the high-speed rail project.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-109

Redirect up to $10.7 billion in previously authorized general obligation bond authority to certain water-related projects and amend the constitution to prioritize certain uses of water (Amendment #1).

Jan 8, 2016 - In recent years, local governments have spent approximately $26  billion per year to supply water and to treat wastewater. About 80  percent of this spending is paid for by individuals as ratepayers of water and sewer bills.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-107

Pre-litigation procedures for construction-related accessibility claims. (Amendment #1.) [Ballot]

Jan 8, 2016 - Under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any person or business that owns, leases, or operates a place that is generally open to the public (such as a restaurant, office building, school, recreation facility, or doctor ’s office) must provide full and equal access to those with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-110

What Is the Adult Education Block Grant?

Jan 6, 2016 - If a consortium receives more funding in a given year than in the prior year, each member of the consortium will receive at least as much funding as in the prior year. How Did State Education Leaders Calculate Need-Based Funding in 2015-16?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3323

Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

Jan 5, 2016 - (We would note that the number of reviews conducted —and the fiscal years examined —in a given year varies by county and court.) Of this amount, about $48  million was related to instances where counties did not remit sufficient revenue to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3322

1,000 percent sales tax on some political advertisements. [Ballot]

Dec 29, 2015 - This measure states that a sales tax of 1,000  percent would be imposed on some "political advertisements, " a term which it says refers to "any political advertising delivered within the state of California, " including, but not limited to, "all media spending by political parties, political action committees or candidates. " The measure provides the sales tax will not apply to the first $1
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-106