K-12 COLA Index [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - The current index used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for K-12 programs is not a particularly good indicator of increases in school costs. The Governor proposes to switch to a new index. Instead, we recommend the Legislature modify the current K-12 COLA index to focus on projected compensation cost increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1745

Alternatives to the Governor’s Proposal--Work Participation Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Pre-assistance programs focusing on preparing recipients to enter the labor force within four months and a community service requirement for adults who have received five years of assistance are two policies which would increase participation with less budgetary savings than the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1759

Budget Deletes State Cost-of-Living Adjustments [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Based on more recent data, we estimate savings in 2008-09 will increase by $5.3 million to a total of $305.6 million in the budget year. As part of the LAO budget alternative, we recommend reducing grants for couples to 125 percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1761

LAO Alternative Budget Overview [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Our alternative budget would end the 2008-09 fiscal year with a $1.3 billion reserve, and remain balanced through 2012-13. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1768

Alternatives to the Governor's Budgetary Reforms [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Although the measure would help even out the state’s revenues from year to year, it would also be inflexible to legislative decision making on a year-to-year basis and would fail to prioritize state spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1770

Proposition 98 Priorities [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Under the alternative, K-12 schools and community colleges would receive roughly the same amount of ongoing program support in 2008-09 as in the current year ($57.7 billion). As part of the alternative, we recommend funding certain core costs while obtaining savings from programs that are duplicative, poorly structured, or technically overbudgeted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1743

K-12 Categorical Reform [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - We recommend the Legislature consolidate 43 K-12 categorical programs (totaling $42 billion) into a base grant and three supplemental block grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1744

Governor’s Reforms Address Participation Shortfall and Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - These are (1) a graduated full-family sanction that increases to 100 percent of the grant after one year in sanction status, (2) a five-year time limit on children whose parents cannot meet federal work participation requirements, (3) a nutritional supplement for working poor families, and (4) a five-year time limit for other child-only cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1758

Special Session Guide to Building the Current-Year Proposition 98 Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2008 - Special Session Guide to Building the Current-Year Proposition 98 Budget [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/1701

Health Care Reform [Publication Details]

Jan 22, 2008 - Under the $250 premium scenario there are sufficient revenues to support the program in the first year of operation (2010-11). However, by the fifth year of the program, annual costs exceed revenues by $300 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1697