LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill General Goverment Departmental Issues 2

This new procurement process was successfully employed for a major project at the Franchise Tax Board. Although it may seem as though starting over on SACSS will take longer than transferring an existing technology to California, such a conclusion is not necessarily accurate.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/general_govt_depts2_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill General Government Departmental Issues 3

The Property Reutilization Program was establishe d to save tax dollars by reusing state-owned materials. However, the program lost $400,000 in 1996-97 and is projected to lose $500,000 in both 1997-98 and 1998-99.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/general_govt_depts3_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill General Government Departmental Issues 5

Tax Relief (9100) The state provides local property tax relief, both as subventions to local governments and as direct payments to eligible taxpayers, through seven different programs. The two largest programs are the Homeowners' Property Tax Relief (homeowners' exemption) and the Renters' Tax Relief (renters' credit) programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/general_govt_depts5_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill General Governent Overview Issues

This program provides $75 million to cities and counties for police and sheriffs' patrol services and $25 million to counties for prosecution and jail services. Regulatory Activities A total of 20 agencies are responsible for providing regulatory oversight of various consumer and business issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/general_govt_overview_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill Health and Social Services Overview Issues

In 1991-92, realignment legislation shifted $2  billion of health and social services program costs from the General Fund to the Local Revenue Fund, which is funded through state sales taxes and vehicle license fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/health_ss_overview_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill Higher Education Crosscutting Issues

Background New Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education. Last August, President Clinton signed into law the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. The act creates several higher education-related tax incentives, including the "Hope Scholarship" and "Lifetime Learning" tax credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/higher_ed_crosscutting_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill Higher Education Departmental Issues 1

At its July 1997 meeting, the Board of Regents officially chose a site near Lake Yosemite in Merced County to be the home of the new tenth campus. It plans to open the campus to 1, 000 students in 2005, and to increase enrollments to 5,000 by 2010.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/higher_ed_depts1_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill Information Technology Issues

Of the remaining 1,900 systems, 650 are mission critica l, meaning that they enable the department to carry out its primary responsibilities such as issuing drivers' licenses, collecting taxes, et cetera.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/information_technology_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill K12 Departmental Issues 2

We recommend adding the followin g language: The State Department of Education (SDE) shall determine how much Stage  II money shall be distributed to each county, based on its best estimate of counties' needs for Stage II child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/k12_ed_depts2_anl98.html

1998-99 Perspectives and Issues: Perspectives on State Revenues Part II

Uniform Local Tax Rate . A 1.25  percent uniform local sales tax rate is levied in all counties (this is the so-called Bradley-Burns rate). Of this total, 1  percent is allocated to cities and counties for general purposes, and the remaining 0.25  percent is deposited into county transportation funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/p_and_i_1998/part3_revenues2_pandi98.html