Emergency medical personnel. (Amendment No. 1) [Ballot]

Dec 14, 2017 - (Multicounty agencies coordinate emergency medical services in the state ’s more rural areas.) In order for agencies to coordinate these systems, state law authorizes local EMS agencies to charge annual fees to entities included in its EMS —for instance, trauma hospital designation fees, ambulance provider fees, and emergency medical personnel license fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-043

Cap-and-Trade Extension: Issues for Legislative Oversight [Publication Details]

Dec 12, 2017 -
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3719

Cap-and-Trade Extension: Issues for Legislative Oversight

Dec 12, 2017 - The state fund where moneys generated from state auction or sale of allowances are deposited. Industry Assistance Factor. A factor, established by state law or regulation, that is used to determine the number of allowances given to certain industries for free to help prevent emissions leakage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3719

Rent control. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2017 - Although the state receives no property tax revenue, property tax collections affect the state ’s budget. This is because state law guarantees schools and community colleges (schools) a minimum amount of funding each year through a combination of property taxes and state fun ds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-041

November 2017 State Revenues [EconTax Blog]

Dec 11, 2017 - November 2017 State Revenues [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein November is a relatively minor revenue month for the state. As shown in the table below, collections from the state ’s three main taxes came in $46 million below the June 2017 budget projection.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/261

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - Cultivate In ‑State Expertise. Some departments ’ interest in the PMO was partially driven by an interest in building and retaining project management expertise for the benefit of the state. They viewed engaging PMO services as a means to contribute to the state ’s long ‑term project management capacity, as the expertise and experience that the PMO project manager developed through the project would remain in ‑state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

Improving In-Prison Rehabilitation Programs

Dec 6, 2017 - We recommend the Legislature direct CDCR to provide a report detailing whether each state ‑funded rehabilitation program is research based as a condition of receiving ongoing state funding for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3720

Improving In-Prison Rehabilitation Programs [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2017 - In this report, we (1) provide background information on the state’s in-prison rehabilitation programs (including their intended goals), (2) outline key program principles for maximizing reductions in recidivism, (3) identify key shortcomings in the state’s rehabilitation programs, and (4) make recommendations to improve how the state provides in-prison rehabilitation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3720

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs [Publication Details]

Dec 5, 2017 - In accordance with the reporting language, we focus on Caltrans’ vehicle liability insurance costs in the report, though some of our findings could have implications for vehicle insurance costs for other state departments as well as state liability for other incidents besides vehicle collisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3721

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - The State Motor Vehicle Liability Self ‑Insurance Program covers injuries and damages to other individuals and their property caused by state employees driving state vehicles. It also provides secondary liability coverage for state employees who drive a personal or rental vehicle on state business.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721