Contributions to the Judges' Retirement System (JRS) II.

May 20, 2010 - Moreover, even as estimated JRS II liabilities expanded 23 percent (due in part to the new assumptions described above) since last year's actuarial valuation, the market value of JRS II assets dropped 3 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/220

Child care quality improvement activities.

May 20, 2010 - Over the last several years, between $5 million and $10 million in budgeted funds have gone unspent. For t his reason, we recommend the Legislature reduce the budgeted quality allotment by only $6.2 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/243

May Revision proposal for Access for Infants and Mothers

May 20, 2010 - State expenditures from the Perinatal Insurance Fund in the budget year that are $1.9 million higher than projected in January. AIM premium revenues that are $200,000 lower than expected. This proposal would leave a negative balance of $25,000 in the Perinatal Insurance Fund, meaning if the caseload projections and cost projections were exactly accurate, the progr am would have
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/247

Proposed Changes to California Medical Assistance Commission (CMAC)

May 20, 2010 - We have concerns with the Governor’s other proposals to shift other responsibilities to DHCS and allow the Department of Finance to reduce or eliminate CMAC appropriations in the budget year, because we believe they are premature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/242

Child care quality improvement funds and community care licensing.

May 20, 2010 - To meet this requiremen t, each year the state uses federal child care funds to support about 40 activities that  typically include professional development, stipends for child care providers, and activities related to health and safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/244

May Revision: Governor's Proposal to Eliminate CalWORKs. Effective October 1, 2010, this proposal would result in net savings of approximately $1.1 billion beyond earlier proposed reductions.

May 20, 2010 - Although the ECF is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2010, both the President ’s budget and the Governor ’s budget assume it will be extended for one more year. Proposal Would Shift Costs to Counties and Elsewhere .
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/241

Local assistance for immunization

May 19, 2010 - The Governor ’s budget proposes to fund local assistance for immunization programs in the amount of $18 million General Fund in the budget year.   This funding was suspended in 2009-10 on a one-time basis.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/231

Redirection of Some Sex Offender Commitment Program Savings Not Justified

May 19, 2010 - DMH estimates that in the current year 70 percent of individuals being evaluated are re-referrals. According to the department, these individuals are typically parole violators returned because of a technical violation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/233

Mental Health Realignment Risky, May Violate Proposition 63

May 19, 2010 - The act states: “The state shall continue to provide financial support for mental health programs with not less than the same entitlements, amounts of allocations from the General Fund and formula distributions of dedicated funds as provided in the last fiscal year which ended prior to the effective date of this act … …The state   shall not make any change to the structure of
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/234

State Hospital Caseload Over Budgeted

May 19, 2010 - Further Detail Based on our review of the May Revision, we recommend state hospital caseload funding adjustments in the current year and budget year. For the current year, our updated recommend ation is a reduction of $6 million General Fund, which is $4 million less than we recommended in March.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/232