Proposed expenditures for the state's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) oversight, auditing, and reporting activities.

Apr 16, 2010 - (Should the Legislature wish to create a permanent non-ARRA Inspector General, as proposed in at least two bills introduced this year, that could be accomplished with a different statute and funding source than those proposed in the Governor's budget package.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/194

Implementation of AB 32---Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006

Apr 14, 2010 - We discuss how AB 32 implementation has been funded to date and provide details on the new AB 32 administrative fee included in the administration's budget to provide the bulk of the program's funding beginning in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/193

Reentry court pilot program for parolees charged with or convicted of new crimes.

Apr 13, 2010 - In order to ensure that the Legislature has suff icient information to determine whether the program should be expanded in the future, we believe that the department should be required to provide an evaluation report to the Legis lature after the program has been implemented for at least one year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/192

Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit implementation (April Finance Letter #9)

Apr 9, 2010 - The first report shall include the number of ADA complaints received and investigated during the preceding three fiscal years, and the estimated number of complaints in the curr ent year. The two subsequent reports shall include the current-year estimated and past-year actual numbers of complaints.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/191

Flexibility for School Districts: Recent Actions and Proposals [Publication Details]

Apr 8, 2010 - Flexibility for School Districts: Recent Actions and Proposals [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2252

Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program

Apr 7, 2010 - In 2009-10, as part of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the st ate received a one-time increase of $136 million for the JAG program to be distributed  to sub-grantees over a four-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/190

Overview of Recent School Finance and Flexibility Actions [Publication Details]

Apr 6, 2010 - Overview of Recent School Finance and Flexibility Actions [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2249

The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services Budget Primer [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services Budget Primer [Publication Details] The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services Budget Primer Format: HTML Description: In 2009-10, expenditures for health and social services programs in California are estimated to be about $25 billion or 29 percent of statewide General Fund spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2245

Funding and Policy Options for the Beverage Container Recycling Program

Mar 19, 2010 - Further Detail In our report  released on March 18---The 2010-11 Budget: Funding and Policy Options for the Beverage Container Recycling Program---we review the Governor's budget and policy proposals to address the deficit, recap the enacted special session changes to the program in both the current year and the budget year, and offer our recommendations for additional budget-year actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/187

The 2010-11 Budget: Funding and Policy Options for the Beverage Container Recycling Program [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2010 - In this report, we review the Governor’s budget and policy proposals to address the deficit, recap the enacted special session changes to the program in both the current year and the budget year, and offer our recommendations for additional budget-year actions, including long-term changes to the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2234