Pre-litigation procedures for construction-related accessibility claims. [Ballot]

Jan 19, 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/2015-113

Post Election Manual Tally Mandate

Jan 13, 2016 - The commission determined that because federal law requires counties to use voting systems in federal elections, all counties would be subject to the manual tally regulations for close contests in 2008 (a presidential election year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3327

Post Election Manual Tally Mandate [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2016 - Typically, the process for determining whether a law or regulation is a state-reimbursable mandate takes several years. State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by the commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3327

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

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

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

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

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

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