LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Elimination of Inspector General Not Justified

The Governor's budget proposes to eliminate the OIG for a General Fund savings of $2.8  million and to transfer selected oversight functions, and six positions to the YACA Secretary. The Governor also proposes to augment the YACA budget by $630,000 to fund these posi tions.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/crim_justice/cj_03_cc_oig_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Proposition 98 Budget Priorities

The budget also prov ides school districts and community college districts greater fiscal and programmatic flexibility by transferring $2.4  billion in categorical funding into revenue limits and community college apportionments.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_02_cc_prop98_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: K-12 Introduction

In addition, the Governor proposes to transfer $2  billion in categorical programs into revenue limits. The two largest categorical programs, special education and K-3 class size reduction, would remain separate programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_03_k12intro_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Intersegmental: K-14 Outreach Programs

Because ASSIST is the only complete statewide database that provides transfer information to community college students, we believe that the Legislature should redirect funds to preserve the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/highered_03_k14outreach_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: California Community Colleges (6870)

Specifically, language in the budget proposal would require that districts receiving these consolidated funds agree to two conditions: (1) that they will "assure that courses related to student needs for transfer, basic skills, and vocational and workforce training are provided to the maximum extent possible within budgeted funds " and (2) that they will "make annual increases in
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/highered_09_6870_CCC_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of General Services (1760)

According to DGS, it was unable to reduce its fees because (1) the adminis tration chose to transfer $13  million in proposed General Fund expenditures to the Service Revolving Fund (SRF) and (2) DGS was unable to absorb its $14  million increase in employee retirement costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/general_govt/gen_13_1760_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Local Government Financing (9210)

Because city jails typically house nonviolent detainees for short periods of time, they cost much le ss to operate than county jails. Since creation of the booking fee, the California Board of Corrections indicates that city jail space capacity has increased considerably and booki ngs at city jails now exceeds 400,000 arrestees annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/general_govt/gen_25_9210_anl04.htm

^[PDF] LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: General Government Chapter

Costs related to public safety, road maintenance, and gam- bling addiction, for instance, affect many cities, counties, and the state. The costs of addressing even one of these areas would easily exceed the Special Distribution Fund’s funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/general_govt/gengov_anl04.pdf

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: County Block Grant Proposal

To account for these efficiencies, state expenditures have been reduced by 5  percent ($6.7  million) compared to the amount that would have been budgeted for the transferred programs from October 2004 through June 2005.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_04_cc_county_blockgrant_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Mental Health

The administration has indicated that the proposed caps would apply only to new patients, and that existing NGI and IST patients would not be transferred out of the hospital system to conform to the limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_14_4440_anl04.htm