California Update--April 1995

An increase in borrowable special fund balances and a correction to a reserve fund transfer increase the cash cushion by an additional $0.3 billion and $0.1 billion, respectively. The combined effect of the spending increases and the cash changes is to improve the state's 1995-96 cash position by about $0.4 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/1995/cal_update/cup495.html

Welfare Reform in California: A Welfare-to-Work Approach

Counties and cities are the employer for over 500,000 of these jobs, and over 700,000 persons are employed by nonprofit organizations. Sanctions The model assumes sanctions for failure to participate in activities prescribed in the case plan and community service jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/012397_cal_welfare_reform/welfare_reform_197.html

Addressing the State's Long-Term Inmate Population Growth

The remaining 6,700 inmates are housed as follows: (1) 5,600 inmates are in community correctional facilities operated by private firms, cities, or counties under contract with CDC; (2) 300 inmates are in state mental hospitals; and (3) 800 inmates are in a county jail currently leased and operated by the CDC.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/052097_inmate_pop_growth/pb052097_addressing_inmate_pop.html

^[PDF] California Spending Plan 1997-98

The budget action primarily benefits counties that operate county hospitals, which provide most of the DSH transfers. Absent the budget action, these counties would have had to increase their contributions by about $50 million to offset the loss of contributions from Fresno and several smaller counties that recently closed their county hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/100897_spend_plan/spending_plan_97-98.pdf

^[PDF] Foreword

Additional local rates ranging from 1.25 percent to 2.5 percent are imposed by cities, counties, and transportation districts, bringing the combined state-local tax rate to between 7.25 percent and 8.5 percent, depending on the county involved.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/112097_fiscal_outlook/1997_fiscal_outlook.pdf

^[PDF] Special Education Mandate History Funding and Legislative Intent Questions and Answers Prepared by the Legislative Analyst’s Office October 13, 1999

In enacting Chapter 797, the Legislature and Governor relied upon their fiscal staff analyses which indicated that: 2Chapter 797 specifies that surplus funds in one item could be transferred to any other item. 3 • The increased state funding provided in the measure would be sufficient to offset the mandated costs in 1980-81. • An increased level of state funding would be provided in future budget acts.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/Special_ed_Mandate_History_QandA.pdf

^[PDF] An LAO Overview of the 2000-01 Governor’s Budget

It contains modest new spending initiatives and a tax credit relating to long-term Figure 1 Governor’s Budget General Fund Condition 1998-99 Through 2000-01 (In Millions) 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 Prior-year fund balance $2,920 $3,708 $3,012 Revenues and transfers 58,615 65,160 68,236 Total resources available $61,535 $68,868 $71,249 Expenditures $57,827 $65,856 $68,819 Ending fund
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/011400_budget_brief/011400_budget_brief.pdf

Local Investment Reporting Mandate

At the same time, however, we note that the only way that the state could fully eliminate the possibility of local error is to transfer authority over local investments to the state--a transfer which would have many undesirable consequences.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/011800_investment_report/011800_investment_report.html

California Spending Plan 2001-02 Chapter 1

The Conference Committee version also reduced spending in higher educat ion, health, and general government, and transferred a greater amount of special fund monies to the General Fund than did the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/spend_plan/0901_spend_plan_chap_1.html

California's Fiscal Outlook: LAO Projections 2003-04 Through 2008-09

The second is a $996 million shortfall related to the assumed transfer of special funds' contributions to the Public Employees' Retirement System. These transfers are associated with the planned sale of a $1.9 billi on pension obligation bond, which has been invalidated by a Superior Court decision.
https://lao.ca.gov/2003/fiscal_outlook_03/03-04_fiscal_outlook.html