Proposed vote on California becoming an independent country. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2017 - In 1850, Congress and President Fillmore approved the act admitting California as one of the United States of America. Section 1 of Article III of the current State Constitution pr ovides that California “is an inseparable part of the United States of America. ” This section of the State Constitution also states that the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2016-011

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Jan 10, 2017 - The Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) created a standard that all state employees pay one-half of normal costs for their pension benefits. Today, the contributions paid by most state employees meet this standard.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3520

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 [Publication Details]

Jan 10, 2017 - We reviewed the proposed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between the state and 13 bargaining units (Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11 through 15, and 17 through 21).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3520

December 2016 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Jan 5, 2017 - In addition, certain corporate tax (“repatriation”) changes under consideration could result in a future one-time state revenue increase potentially totaling in the low hundreds of millions of dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/228

Evaluation of CSU's Doctor of Nursing Practice Pilot Program

Jan 5, 2017 - As we discussed in Ensuring an Adequate Nursing Workforce: Improving State Nursing Programs (May 2007), beginning in the late 1990s, the state experienced a mismatch between employer demand for RNs providing direct patient care and the size of the RN workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3521

Evaluation of CSU's Doctor of Nursing Practice Pilot Program [Publication Details]

Jan 5, 2017 - In response, the state enacted Chapter 416 of 2010 which temporarily allows CSU to offer an independent DNP on a pilot basis. Related legislation requires our office to evaluate the pilot program and make a recommendation regarding its extension.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3521

Income Mobility in California Across Generations

Jan 4, 2017 - Figure 3 shows how, on this measure of mobility, California compares to other U.S. states. While mobility is higher in some parts of the Mountain West and Midwest, income mobility in California is high compared to Southern states, and comparable to some other Western states, the Mid–Atlantic, and much of New England.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3518

Income Mobility in California Across Generations [Publication Details]

Jan 4, 2017 - In this report, we analyze intergenerational income mobility in California—the extent to which children attain higher (or lower) incomes than their parents. We find that California children have somewhat higher rates of income mobility than their peers in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3518

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - At this significant milestone, the Legislature and other key stakeholders might assume that the state has fully spent the 2006 bonds. In fact, as shown in Figure  2, state agencies administering these bonds have expended about $36  billion —84  percent —of the total amount authorized.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - Limits on a licensee holding state licenses in multiple categories Generally, may hold state licenses in no more than two license categories. May hold state licenses in multiple license categories (with certain exceptions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517