Health Care Premium Savings

Mar 2, 2012 - Because the Gov ernor introduces the budget before the next calendar year ’s premiums are negotiated by CalPERS, the Department of Finance (DOF) estimates the next year ’s premium cost for these items.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/561

LAO analysis of Governor's 2012-13 budget proposal for the Department of Developmental Services.

Mar 1, 2012 - The budget plan assumes $200 million in General Fund savings in the budget year to be achieved system wide through a variety of strategies in the developmental services system. Th is builds on the $100 million General Fund reduction in the current year that was triggered when state  revenues came in below projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/540

Governor Proposes to Increase Share of Cost for Aids Drug Assistance Program Enrollees

Mar 1, 2012 - Under a new federal requirement, by the end of the 2012 calendar year, an ADAP enrollee ’s eligibility for the program will be recertified twice every year. Approximately 39,000 people received ADAP services during 2010-11.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/554

Elimination of funding for Caregiver Resource Centers

Mar 1, 2012 - The CRC administrators  also report they will receive  about $450,000 in  funding this year from private foundations. Analyst 's Comment.   This proposal is somewhat at odds with the Governor ’s Coordinated Care Initiative to provide better coordinated care for seniors and persons with disabilities in order to reduce fragmentation in the state ’s long-term care services continuum.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/541

The 2012-13 Budget: Developmental Services Budget Update [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 2012 - Over the three-year period from 2009-10 to 2011-12, the Department of Developmental Services’ (DDS) General Fund spending has remained relatively flat. This has been the case in spite of rapidly growing caseloads and other cost pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2584

Comparing Funding for Charter Schools and Their School District Peers [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 2012 - Comparing Funding for Charter Schools and Their School District Peers [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/2586

State Budget Update--Charter Schools Conference [Publication Details]

Feb 29, 2012 - State Budget Update--Charter Schools Conference [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/2579

Reorganization of the Office of the Inspector General

Feb 24, 2012 - As a result, the administration ’s proposal under-reports the amount of savings that should be achieved by these position reductions by about $496,000 in the current year and   $665,000 in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/535

The 2012-13 Budget: Improving Customer Service Efficiency at the DMV [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2012 - The 2012-13 Budget: Improving Customer Service Efficiency at the DMV [Publication Details] The 2012-13 Budget: Improving Customer Service Efficiency at the DMV Format: HTML Description: The DMV, which provides service to over 20 million customers per year and operates 313 facilities, has made efforts in the past decade to improve its efficiency and provide better customer service in field offices and elsewhere.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2576

The 2012–13 Budget: Analysis of the Governor's Healthy Families Program Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2012 - Specifically, the savings in the budget year may be less than the administration’s estimates, and the proposal will disrupt healthcare services for some HFP enrollees and may impact access to providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2568