The 2014-15 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2014 - This report analyzes the Governor's 2014-15 Proposition 98 budget proposals. The Governor’s 2014-15 budget includes $11.8 billion in Proposition 98 spending increases (attributable to 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15). Of that amount, the Governor dedicates $6.7 billion to paying off outstanding one-time obligations and $5.1 billion for ongoing programmatic increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2915

Recommend rejecting proposed budget increase

Feb 12, 2014 - The commission ’s 2013-14 budget stems from a decision the Legislature made a year earlier to provide the commission one half-time position to serve as a point of contact for commission matters a nd litigation.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/782

A Review of State Budgetary Practices for UC and CSU [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2014 - Despite these changes to the traditional budgetary approach, one aspect that has not changed in recent years is the state's ad-hoc approach to student tuition. We recommend the Legislature return to using its traditional approach to funding the universities but make some refinements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2913

The 2014-15 Budget: A Review of the 2014 California Five-Year Infrastructure Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2014 - The 2014-15 Budget: A Review of the 2014 California Five-Year Infrastructure Plan [Publication Details] The 2014-15 Budget: A Review of the 2014 California Five-Year Infrastructure Plan Format: HTML Description: In this report, we review California’s Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, the first statewide infrastructure plan released by the administration since 2008.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2916

Interest on cash and special fund loans likely below administration estimates

Feb 7, 2014 - The state also has lent special fund balances to the General Fund in recent years to help address annual budget deficits. As of December 2013 , $4.5 billion of such loans were outstanding. Special fund lending to the General Fund is known as “budgetary borrowing.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/783

Overall, California's January income taxes on target

Feb 4, 2014 - For the months of December 2013  and January 2014  combined, PIT estimated and other non-withholding payments were 28 percent below collections during the same two-month period last year. This is roughly in line with what our office expected in our November forecast, given that our office —like the administration —anticipated a large drop in capital gains-related taxes  for
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/785

Initial Review of CSU's Early Start Program [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2014 - To this end, we recommend the Legislature consider authorizing a broader series of studies on: (1) the appropriateness of CSU’s placement exams and cut scores, (2) whether CSU is accepting students who fall outside its eligibility pool (the top one-third of high school graduates), (3) the rigor of college preparatory coursework in California high schools and the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2820

California's December income tax collections were quite strong

Jan 7, 2014 - December is an important PIT collection month, as high-income taxpayers (major recipients of  capital gains and business income) begin to make their final estimated payments for the calendar year, which are due on January 15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/775

How Are School Districts Funded Under The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)? [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 2014 - How Are School Districts Funded Under The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)? [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/3888

Oversight of Private Colleges in California [Publication Details]

Dec 17, 2013 - We make a number of recommendations in the report, including (1) continuing the exemption for most regionally accredited schools but conducting a limited review of business practices for a small number of these schools that are deemed higher risk, (2) reducing the scope of reviews for some nationally accredited schools that currently are subject
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2817