Proposed statutory language to change the state's Prompt Payment Act.

Feb 10, 2010 - For specified small businesses and nonprofit organizations, PPA requires state departments to make late payments with a penalty of 0.25 percent of the amount due per calendar day from the required payment date.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/84

Education Mandates: Overhauling a Broken System [Publication Details]

Feb 2, 2010 - Taken as a whole, our reform package would relieve school districts and community colleges of performing hundreds of activities that provide little value to students while providing them with adequate and timely compensation for the activities still required of them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2193

The Master Plan at 50: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts--Coordinating Higher Education in California [Publication Details]

Jan 28, 2010 - The Master Plan at 50: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts--Coordinating Higher Education in California [Publication Details] Video Description: California’s approach to coordination of the state's higher education system over the past 50 years has been indirect, resting mostly on well–defined missions and eligibility pools to guide the development of higher education institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2189

Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details]

Jan 26, 2010 - We urge the Legislature to reject this proposal because it (1) would unwisely constrain the state’s ability to allocate funding where it is most needed each year; and (2) is unnecessary, as the state already has the ability to shift funding among programs without this constitutional amendment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2186

The 2010-11 Budget: Assessing the Prison Population Reduction Proposal [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2010 - Specifically, the Governor proposes to require that offenders who have no prior serious or violent offenses and are convicted of certain property and drug felony crimes serve a maximum sentence of one year and one day in county jail in lieu of a state prison sentence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2184

Governor proposes special session action to provide $20 million in categorical funding for new schools opened in 2008-09 and 2009-10.

Jan 24, 2010 - Governor proposes special session action to provide $20 million in categorical funding for new schools opened in 2008-09 and 2009-10. 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/Recommendations/Details/36

Governor proposes to increase funding for the Charter School Facility Grant program by $18.4 million. Augmentation intended to convert the funding structure of the program from reimbursements to grant

Jan 24, 2010 - Governor proposes to increase funding for the Charter School Facility Grant program by $18.4 million. Augmentation intended to convert the funding structure of the program from reimbursements to grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/35

Increased penalty assessment for forensic laboratories.

Jan 22, 2010 - Currently, the state receives 25 percent of this fundin g and counties retain the remaining 75 percent, though the state initially received a higher share. The state ’s portion is deposited in the state DNA Identification Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/1

The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Health Programs [Publication Details]

Jan 22, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Health Programs [Publication Details] The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Health Programs Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s various proposed actions to obtain savings in the current and budget years through actions in the special session have significant implications for the state’s health services programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2183

The 2010-11 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 12, 2010 - Many of this year's budget solutions will require significant time for departments to implement. Therefore, the Legislature and the Governor need to agree to a framework to solve much of the budget problem by the end of March. ( Video of Mac Taylor's press conference ) Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2160