LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: General Government: Commission on State Mandates

During the time before the legislation was overturned, one local government (the County of Napa) incurred costs to engage in binding arbitration. The budget includes $210,000 to reimburse the county for these mandated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/general_govt/gen_anl09004011.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Resources: Executive Summary

We find that the proposed surcharge (which would be a tax) is not an appropriate funding source for the activities in question, and we separately reject most of the proposed program augmentations on the basis that they do not address a critical and immediate fire protection need.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/resources/res_anl09001.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Resources: LAO’s Fee–Based Recommendations

We also note that the Governor ’s proposed insurance premium surcharge would be considered a tax. This would increase the state ’s funding obligations under Proposition 98, a constitutional provision mandating a set portion of the proceeds of state taxes be used to provide specified minimum funding levels for public schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/resources/res_anl09003004.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Resources: The Davis–Dolwig Act: Fundamental Reform Required

Since 1996, the DWR has paid some of the costs of campgrounds and park rangers at Lake Oroville in Butte County that are provided by DPR. At Lake Perris in Riverside County, DWR has paid for some improvements to the recreation facilities (such as replenishing beach sand) since 2007.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/resources/res_anl09004003.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Resources: Oil Severance Tax Administration Should Shift to Tax Agency

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Resources: Oil Severance Tax Administration Should Shift to Tax Agency Oil Severance Tax Administration Should Shift to Tax Agency The Governor ’s budget includes a request for $10.6 million in the budget year from the General Fund for DOC for an additional 83 positions to administer a proposed oil severance tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/resources/res_anl09004006.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: In–Home Supportive Services (5180)

Figure  9 IHSS Hourly Wages and Benefits by County Approved as of January 2009  
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/ss/ss_anl09003004.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: SChild Welfare Services (5180)

In other words, if an individual county ’s caseload is declining, its number of caseworkers is nonetheless held at the prior –year level. At the same time, if another county ’s caseload is increasing, the state provides that county with funds to hire additional caseworkers.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/ss/ss_anl09003008.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Proposition 10 Early Childhood Development Programs (4250)

We would also note that while these would generally be ongoing savings, the level of savings would likely decline over time because taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products are a slowly declining revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/ss/ss_anl09003010.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: IHSS Time Card Reforms (5180)

Our discussions with county officials revealed that this situation makes it difficult for county QA employees and fraud investigators to determine whether those hours were actually provided. In certain cases, fraud investigators may be aware, through case –monitoring efforts, that hours have not been provided.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/ss/ss_anl09004003.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Transportation

Additionally, staff would be needed to continue and complete work on PIDs for projects for which funding has been committed in 2009 –10 from non –state sources, such as local sales tax revenues. Staffing for PID Work in 2009 –10 Should Be Reduced Substantially.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/transportation/trans_anl09004006.aspx