Restructuring of Second-Level Appeals

May 1, 2012 - First, we recommend the Legislature eliminate two vacant ALJ positions in the budget year and four vacant ALJ positions in 2013-14 —as proposed by the Governor —for a savings of $354,000 in the budget year and $710,000 in the out years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/591

School District Fiscal Oversight and Intervention [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2012 - Under this system, County Offices of Education review the fiscal condition of school districts at several points during the year and provide additional support for districts showing signs of fiscal distress.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2622

The 2012-13 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2012 - In addition to the inherent benefits derived from having a modern, fully integrated financial information system for the state, proceeding with FI$Cal would also avoid substantial costs associated with replacing various individual financial management systems over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2624

Cash management options for charter schools

Apr 26, 2012 - Short-term financing has been an ongoing concern for school districts that rely heavily on property tax revenues, given the first property tax payment of th e fiscal year is not due until December . More recently, school districts and charter schools have increased their short-term borrowing in response to the various intra- and inter-year payment deferrals adopted by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/589

Overview of Charter Schools and Their Funding [Publication Details]

Apr 26, 2012 - Overview of Charter Schools and Their Funding [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/2623

Funding determination process for nonclassroom-based charter schools

Apr 25, 2012 - For example, a new nonclassroom-based charter school without an academic and fiscal track record would likely receive a funding determination for two years, whereas a charter school that has been open for a number of years may receive a three-year determination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/587

California revenues on track to be over $2 billion under administration target for April

Apr 25, 2012 - As of today (April 25), FTB has collected $4.00 billion. Collections have been running on a somewhat similar pattern as April 2011. If this year ’s final three collection days mirror the last three such days in April 2011, the state would end April with about $4.3 billion of FTB net collections —about $2 billion short of the administration ’s projection for the month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/588

Overview of Charter Schools and Their Funding [Publication Details]

Apr 24, 2012 - Overview of Charter Schools and Their Funding [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/2620

Personnel Specialist staffing ratios

Apr 17, 2012 - Sim ilarly, the administration is proposing to increase the number of PSI positions by 2.5 and increase the number of PSS positions by three in the budget year. These adjustments will result in $36,000 in increased costs in the current year and $420,000 in increased costs in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/583

Legal services funding adjustment

Apr 16, 2012 - Based on our conversations with DOJ, we estimate that the LSRF will have a year-end fund balance of about $25 mi llion in 2012-13, or about 13 percent of its proposed $192 million in expenditures. Governor ’s Budget Proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/580