The 2012-13 Budget: Developmental Services Budget Update [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 2012 - Over the three-year period from 2009-10 to 2011-12, the Department of Developmental Services’ (DDS) General Fund spending has remained relatively flat. This has been the case in spite of rapidly growing caseloads and other cost pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2584

State Budget Update--Charter Schools Conference [Publication Details]

Feb 29, 2012 - State Budget Update--Charter Schools Conference [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/2579

Reorganization of the Office of the Inspector General

Feb 24, 2012 - As a result, the administration ’s proposal under-reports the amount of savings that should be achieved by these position reductions by about $496,000 in the current year and   $665,000 in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/535

The 2012-13 Budget: Improving Customer Service Efficiency at the DMV [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2012 - The 2012-13 Budget: Improving Customer Service Efficiency at the DMV [Publication Details] The 2012-13 Budget: Improving Customer Service Efficiency at the DMV Format: HTML Description: The DMV, which provides service to over 20 million customers per year and operates 313 facilities, has made efforts in the past decade to improve its efficiency and provide better customer service in field offices and elsewhere.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2576

The 2012–13 Budget: Analysis of the Governor's Healthy Families Program Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2012 - Specifically, the savings in the budget year may be less than the administration’s estimates, and the proposal will disrupt healthcare services for some HFP enrollees and may impact access to providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2568

The 2012-13 Budget: Completing Juvenile Justice Realignment [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2012 - The Governor would provide counties with an unspecified level of funding to manage wards who would otherwise have been committed to DJJ after that date, as well as $10 million in planning grants in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2562

The 2012-13 Budget: Analysis of the Governor's Higher Education Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2012 - At the same time, it generally maintains or augments funding for the public colleges and universities in 2012-13; reduces budgetary controls on their spending; and commits to annual funding increases in subsequent years, contingent on their meeting undefined performance targets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2558

Comparing Funding for Charter Schools and Their School District Peers [Publication Details]

Jan 26, 2012 - Comparing Funding for Charter Schools and Their School District Peers [Publication Details] Comparing Funding for Charter Schools and Their School District Peers Format: HTML Description: The 1992 legislation that authorized charter schools in California created a funding model intended to provide charter
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2554

The 2012-13 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 11, 2012 - Moreover, while the Governor’s tax initiative would improve the financial outlook of public education over the next several years, his trigger plan would create significant uncertainty for educational institutions in their planning for 2012-13.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2552

An Alternative Approach: Treating the Incompetent to Stand Trial [Publication Details]

Jan 3, 2012 - An Alternative Approach: Treating the Incompetent to Stand Trial [Publication Details] Video Description: Over the past several years, the state has experienced waitlists in county jails to transfer those deemed incompetent to stand trial (IST) to state hospitals for treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2549