Multiyear forecast of state finances under Governor's May Revision proposals

May 21, 2014 - Compared to our November 2013 forecast, our office 's new  May forecast includes substantial additional payments to reflect the Governor 's proposals to retire debt through (1) the supplemental debt payment requirements of ACAX2 1 beginning in 2015-16, (2) his proposals to retire additional obligations and pay off t he state 's "wall of debt " obligations by the end of 2017-18,
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/813

Trial Court Operations Funding

May 20, 2014 - The administration has also in dicated that future funding for such costs will be provided if the trial courts make sufficient progress in complying with the Public Employees ’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), such as by increasing the amount some trial court employees contribute towards their retirement costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/811

Proposed pilot unlikely to provide reliable results

May 19, 2014 - This could have a fiscal effect on the state because local property taxes that go to scho ols generally offset required state spending on education. Budget Proposed Pilot Program to Study Ways to Improve System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/810

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 [Publication Details]

May 19, 2014 - We reviewed the proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers). Bargaining Unit 13 is represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers. If adopted, the MOU would modestly increase state costs beginning in 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3021

Governor's proposal for pharmacy benefits in Medi-Cal managed care

May 18, 2014 - Current Law Prohibits State Supplemental Rebates for Managed Care Drugs. Current state law prohibits DHCS from collecting state supplemental rebates for drugs provided through federally-defined managed care organizations (MCOs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/809

Mandatory Medi-Cal expansion cost estimates

May 17, 2014 - It is our understanding that the a dministration ’s May Revision estimates relied on state administrative enrollment data through mid-April 2014 —a few months after the major ACA provisions went into effect —to project additional mandatory expansion enrollees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/808

The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the May Revision [Publication Details]

May 16, 2014 - The package continues to build reserves and pay down debts, including a new proposal to fund the teachers' pension system over about 30 years. Our May revenue forecast projects $2.5 billion higher revenues compared with that of the administration—not substantially different given the size of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3017

Proposal to pay down state mandates backlog

May 15, 2014 - Further Detail Background State Reimbursement Required for Mandates on Local Governments. Proposition 4 (1979) requires the state to reimburse local governments (cities, counties, special districts, schools, and community colleges) for new programs or services that the state requires them to provide (known as “state mandates ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/807

The 2014-15 Budget: Capital Outlay Support Program Review [Publication Details]

May 14, 2014 - Significant reductions to the size of the program and increases in the level of external oversight are necessary in order to ensure the state's limited transportation funds are used wisely. We recommend that the Legislature take a first step to address the COS overstaffing problem in the 2014-15 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3015

Existing state tuberculosis (TB) control funding should be used to address TB control mandate.

May 12, 2014 - In 2011, there were 2,325 reported cases of TB in the state. In recent years, b etween 8 percent  and 10 percent of individuals infected with TB have died from TB in the state. State Law Establishes Procedures for TB Control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/806