Webcast: Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2011 - Webcast: Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future [Publication Details] Video Description: In this 15-minute video, LAO State Finance Director Jason Sisney describes why public employee retirement costs have risen substantially in recent years for California governments and the Legislature's options for creating new types of retirement benefits for future state and local employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2443

Proposition 98 Mandates, Part III [Publication Details]

Mar 22, 2004 - Presented to Assembly Special Committee on State Mandates on March 22, 2004.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1158

Proposition 98 Mandates [Publication Details]

Mar 15, 2004 - Presented to Assembly Special Committee on State Mandates on March 15, 2004.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1152

State Child Care Services [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 1989 - State Child Care Services [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/443

The 2017-18 Budget: Bus Driver Training Program [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2017 - Our office recently released a brief, The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals, which provides information about the various programs affected by the steady decline in criminal fine and fee revenue deposited into the State Penalty Fund since 2008-09. This post provides more detailed information about the Bus Driver Training Program, one of the affected programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3614

LAO Recommended Legislation [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 2008 - LAO Recommended Legislation [Publication Details] HTML Description: The role of the Legislative Analyst's Office is to review state programs and make recommendations to the Legislature as to how the state can operate more effectively and efficiently.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1897

LAO Compromise: CDE State Operations [Publication Details]

Jun 17, 2008 - LAO Compromise: CDE State Operations [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/1868

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals [Publication Details]

May 15, 2017 - In this brief, we analyze the Governor’s May Revision education proposals. First, we review changes in the overall Proposition 98 funding level. Subsequently, we describe and assess the Governor’s major proposals for K‑12 education, child care and preschool, the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, and student financial aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3670

An Analysis of Court School Cost Pressures [Publication Details]

May 10, 2011 - While the state’s options for affecting these local decisions are limited, the state could take actions to reduce cost pressures on court schools. We also recommend the state standardize per-pupil funding rates across its alternative education funding system, which could also help COEs manage their court school budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2480

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Funding Plan May Not Meet Principle of “Shared Responsibility” [Publication Details]

Feb 2, 2016 - This post is the sixth in a series looking at the implementation of the CalSTRS funding plan. In this post, we describe how the plan might fall short of meeting the principle of “shared responsibility,” a key goal of the Legislature in passing the plan. Specifically, we explain how the state may not incur higher costs under the funding plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3337