April 2014 collections are projected to fall from last year's lofty totals.

Apr 14, 2014 - During 2013, by contrast, the Proposition 30 tax rates were in effect from the beginning of the calendar year, and high-income taxpayers generally were making estimated payments an d withholding payments based on these rates for the entirety of the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/804

The 2014-15 Budget: Maintaining Education Facilities in California [Publication Details]

Apr 11, 2014 - (In contrast to the other segments, we believe the state should not impose additional maintenance requirements on elementary and secondary schools at this time. The different approach for schools acknowledges the state’s recent decision to shift fiscal decision making and accountability for many aspects of schools’ operations—including maintenance—to the local level.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3000

Initiative to increase holder compliance with unclaimed property program

Apr 10, 2014 - Specifically, over the same two-year period, the program resulted in an average of $5.3 million per year returned to owners —close to the 2011-12 projection —and $9.4 million per year remitted to SCO.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/798

An Overview of Career Technical Education at High Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Apr 8, 2014 - An Overview of Career Technical Education at High Schools and Community Colleges [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/2995

Sacramento long-range planning study

Apr 2, 2014 - Roughly half of the state-owned office space in the Sacramento area is over 25 years old. Facility Condition Information. The DGS maintains some information on the condition of existing state facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/801

Proposal for additional resources related to ACA implementation

Mar 26, 2014 - However, CDI has reported a surge in health-relat ed telephone calls in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. The number of health-related complaints per month in January and February have increased by nearly 33 perce nt above the average over the preceding four and a half years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/793

A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes [Publication Details]

Mar 20, 2014 - A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes [Publication Details] Video Description: For about 100 years, California’s local governments generally could raise taxes without directly securing their residents’ consent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2978

LAO answers some recent questions concerning CalSTRS unfunded liabilities

Mar 19, 2014 - In any event, addressing CalSTRS' funding problem will be a very expensive proposition for the state, school districts, and/or teachers, and the responsibility to adopt a solution will in the end rest squarely with the Legislature and the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/786

CalSTRS and Proposition 98 [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2014 - In this presentation to the Senate and Assembly public employment committees, we discuss the relationship between a CalSTRS funding plan and Proposition 98, the minimum annual amount of funding required for schools and community colleges in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2980

Perspectives on the CalSTRS funding scenarios discussed at the March 19, 2014 joint hearing.

Mar 19, 2014 - Each CalSTRS scenario also displays the probability that the system will "run out of money " within 75 years. Only in the 20-year funding scenarios does this probability fall to  1 percent or less. The 30-year funding scenarios show at least a 25 percent probability of funding depletion, while the 60-year funding scenarios show a 47 percent probability of this occurring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/800