California Electrical Utility District Act [Ballot]

Feb 26, 2015 - Pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 9005 of the Elections Code, we are informing you that, in our opinion, a reasonable estimate of the net fiscal impact of this proposed initiative measure cannot be prepared within 50 calendar days from the date this proposed initiative was received.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-002

The 2015-16 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2015 - This is an increase of $306 million, or about 2 percent, above estimated expenditures for the current year. In the report we provide an analysis of the Governor's budget proposals for state criminal justice departments and programs, including for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the judicial branch, various local public safety programs, and the Department of Justice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3181

California State Tax Expenditures Total Around $55 Billion [EconTax Blog]

Feb 18, 2015 - In 1984, a law increased the frequency of the DOF report to once per year. The annual reports on tax expenditures by DOF  and the  FTB  are the principal sources of data for the information that follows. 
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/60

The 2015-16 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2015 - The Governor's budget includes $7.8 billion in Proposition 98 funding increases for schools and community colleges, including $5 billion for programmatic increases and $2.8 billion for retiring outstanding obligations. In this report, we recommend the Legislature improve some of the Governor's specific Proposition 98 proposals and reject others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3177

Funding for Major Internet-Related Programs Since 2000

Feb 17, 2015 - As displayed in the first part of Figure 1, the state and federal governments have created about a dozen programs over the last 14 years that provide funding to schools to support Internet activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3891

The 2015-16 Budget: Rethinking How the State Funds School Facilities [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2015 - We recommend the Legislature replace the state's current system for financing school facilities with a new system. Specifically, we recommend the Legislature: (1) establish an annualized "expected facility cost" based on the replacement cost of existing school buildings; (2) provide an annual per-student grant that reflects a specified minimum state share of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3176

Funding for Major Internet-Related Programs Since 2000 [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2015 - Summarizes major state and federal funding for Internet-related programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3891

California Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance Program

Feb 11, 2015 - The Cal-Mortgage Program produces monthly summaries of loan activity, annual financial reports, and an actuarial study every other year. As of October 2014, the program insured 110 loans totaling $1.8  billion, and the HFCLIF had a cash balance of $170  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/823

Parental Notification, Child and Teen Safety, and Stop Sexual Predators and Sex Traffickers Act—Version 2 [Ballot]

Feb 9, 2015 - The measure would require such a legal action to commence within four years of the minor ’s 18th birthday or later, under specified circumstances; however, no new legal action may commence more than 12  years after the abortion occurred.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2014-014

Parental Notification, Child and Teen Safety, and Stop Sexual Predators and Sex Traffickers Act [Ballot]

Feb 5, 2015 - The measure would require such a legal action to commence within four years of the minor 's 18th birthday or later, under specified circumstances; however, no new legal action may commence more than 12 years after the abortion occurred.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2014-013