2011-12 Budget: The Governor's Employee Compensation Proposals [Publication Details]

Jan 26, 2011 - The Governor proposes over $580 million in General Fund budget solutions for state employee compensation and state operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2414

The 2011-12 Budget: To Defer or Not Defer? An Analysis of the Effects of K-12 Payment Deferrals [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2011 - An Analysis of the Effects of K-12 Payment Deferrals Format: HTML Description: Over the last several years, the state has deferred payments to school districts as a way to achieve significant Proposition 98 savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2396

The 2011-12 Budget: Child Care and Development [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2011 - The 2011-12 Budget: Child Care and Development [Publication Details] The 2011-12 Budget: Child Care and Development Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s budget plan provides $2.2 billion for child care and development (CCD) in 2011-12 —a reduction of $535 million, or 19 percent, compared to the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2394

The 2011-12 Budget: Achieving General Fund Savings at UC and CSU [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2011 - As we discuss in our recent publication, The 2011‑12 Budget: Higher Education Budget in Context , while these reductions are large, in our view they do not appear unreasonable given the size of the state’s budget problem, and considering that the current-year budget imposed no program reductions on the universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2395

Governor’s “Structural Shortfall” Proposal for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2011 - The Governor’s budget for 2011-12 provides an additional $395 million in General Fund support for CDCR for expenses that the department indicates have exceeded its budget authority in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2398

The 2011-12 Budget: Prioritizing Course Enrollment at the Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Jan 20, 2011 - The 2011-12 Budget: Prioritizing Course Enrollment at the Community Colleges [Publication Details] The 2011-12 Budget: Prioritizing Course Enrollment at the Community Colleges Format: HTML Description: In recent years, community college enrollment has been constrained by two major factors: (1) reductions in course-section offerings as a result of state budget cuts, and (2) strong
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2392

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000) [Revised] [Publication Details]

Dec 22, 2010 - We reviewed the recently ratified labor agreements with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000, the largest state employee union. The administration estimates that the state's net savings under the proposed agreements will be $383 million ($164 million General Fund) in the current fiscal year—compared with costs negotiated in prior Local 1000 memoranda of understanding (MOUs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2378

Overview of the Governor’s December 2010 Special Session Proposals [Publication Details]

Dec 7, 2010 - Essentially all of these proposals were rejected earlier this year by the prior Legislature. The Governor also proposes to transfer vehicle weight fee revenues to the General Fund. This would achieve an estimated $850 million in budget solutions in 2010‑11 and $727 million in 2011‑12 by reimbursing the General Fund with weight fee revenues for certain transportation bond debt service costs, and also loaning a portion of the weight fee revenues to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2376

California’s Fiscal Outlook: The 2011-12 Budget [Publication Details]

Nov 10, 2010 - Similar to our forecast of one year ago, we project annual budget problems of about $20 billion each year through 2015‑16. We continue to recommend that the Legislature initiate a multiyear approach to solving California’s recurring structural budget deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2365

California's Other Budget Deficit: The Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency [Publication Details]

Oct 20, 2010 - California's Other Budget Deficit: The Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency [Publication Details] Video Description: California's Unemployment Insurance (UI) program became insolvent in 2009, ending that year with a shortfall of $6.2 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2357