The statute of limitations for certain sex crimes committed against minors. [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2015 - Additionally, state law prohibits these offenders from residing within 2,000 feet of any school or park where children regularly gather. State law also authorizes local governments to enact ordinances that further restrict where convicted offenders can reside.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-059

Elections and political spending (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Oct 22, 2015 - Under the measure, individuals could be prosecuted for violating the act within four years from the date on which the violation was discovered. This means that individuals could be prosecuted many years after the date on which the violation occurred.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-057

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 19, 2015 - Trailer legislation modifies TK rules to allow school districts and charter schools to enroll four –year –old children in TK if their fifth birthday falls between December 2 and the end of the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3302

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Identify Three-Year Degree Pathways UC is to identify three-year degree pathways in 10 of its top 15 majors, with a goal of having 5 percent of students enrolled in these accelerated degree pathways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Oct 19, 2015 - Each year, the Legislative Analyst's Office publishes its Spending Plan publication to summarize the state's annual budget. Passed in June 2015, with various amendments later during the year's legislative session, the state's 2015-16 spending plan includes a large increase in funding for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3302

A proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #2). [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2015 - For example, under the measure it would be a misdemeanor crime punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and/or up to a year i n county jail to sell more than specified amounts of marijuana in a manner that is not authorized by the measure (such as without a proper license).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-052

A proposed statutory initiative to lower the legal age to purchase and consume alcohol. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2015 - Under current federal law, the Federal Highway Administration withholds 8 percent of federal highway funds from states that set their minimum drinking age below 21 years of age. I n recent years, California has received over $2.5 billion in federal highway funds annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-054

Nonpartisan elections for congressional and state elective offices. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2015 - Nonpartisan elections are used for various judicial, school, county, and city offices as well as the Superintendent of Public Instruction. A candidate for nomination or election to a nonpartisan office generally may not indicate his or her party preference on the ballot.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-053

A proposed statutory initiative prohibiting the generation of nuclear power in California. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 2015 - Accordingly, no new nuclear power plants have been constructed in California in over 35 years. (State law specifically exempted Diablo Canyon from these new requirements. Because no permanent disposal site for nucle ar waste is now available in the United States, these facilities temporarily store their nuclear waste on site, either in water or in “dry cask ” steel cylinders.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-055

Proposed statutory initiative to create a statewide public electrical utility. [Ballot]

Oct 14, 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/2015-056