A Required Report on Student Fee Transparency and Accountability [Publication Details]

Apr 6, 2016 - A Required Report on Student Fee Transparency and Accountability [Publication Details] A Required Report on Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Format: PDF Description: Chapter 620 of 2012 (AB 970, Fong) requires the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) to fulfill the following three requirements related to systemwide tuition and fee increases: Tuition and Fee Policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3416

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Apr 4, 2016 - All of these salary increases also increase the state ’s costs associated with benefits that are paid as a percentage of salary —referred to as “salary-driven benefits. ” In 2016-17, salary-driven benefits for Unit 6 —pension and Medicare benefits —are expected to equal about 40  percent of salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3409

Budget Reserves and Debt Repayments Under Proposition 2 [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2016 - Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3407

Background on the California EITC [Publication Details]

Mar 29, 2016 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3406

The 2016-17 Budget: Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act Resources

Mar 25, 2016 - The LWDA and the related state agencies that it oversees, including the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) within DIR, are responsible for enforcing the Labor Code and are authorized to impose the civil penalties outlined in state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3403

Online signature gathering for initiative, referendum and recall petitions. [Ballot]

Mar 22, 2016 - In any event, the one-time state and local costs to develop this new system likely would total in the millions of dollars or more. Ongoing Costs or Savings. Over time, after the development of the online petition system, the state and local government net costs or savings from this measure would depend on the system that the Secretary of State develops under this measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2016-002

The 2016-17 Budget: Precision Medicine Research Funding

Mar 18, 2016 - What Is the State ’s Role in Funding Research? California ’s academic and research institutions conduct a wide variety of research with the potential to improve Californians ’ health and wellbeing. Most of the state ’s research institutions, including UC, receive a majority of their direct funding for research from federal, private, and other non-state sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3396

The 2016-17 Budget: Precision Medicine Research Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2016 - Precision medicine is a developing approach in the health sector that takes into account an individual’s genes, environment, and lifestyle for disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The 2016-17 Governor’s Budget proposes to make a one-time appropriation of $10 million from the state General Fund to OPR to fund precision medicine research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3396

The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology

Mar 17, 2016 - State law requires the Commission on State Mandates (CSM) to determine whether new state laws, executive orders, or regulations affecting local governments create state-reimbursable mandates. Generally, local governments may submit claims for state mandate payment based on one of two methods: (1) claiming of actual costs or (2) a reasonable reimbursement methodology (RRM).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - In 2014, the state began providing cap –and –trade auction proceeds to HSRA for the high –speed rail project. Cap –and –trade auction proceeds are revenue generated by the state from the sale of emission allowances as part of the state ’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394