California's Economic and Budget Outlook (CASBO Annual Conference) [Publication Details]

May 12, 2008 - Presented to the California Association of School Business Officials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1824

Major Milestones: 35 Years of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [Publication Details]

Mar 27, 2008 - Major Milestones: 35 Years of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [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/1801

Supplement to Major Milestones: 35 Years of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [Publication Details]

Mar 27, 2008 - Supplement to Major Milestones: 35 Years of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [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/1800

Elizabeth Hill Answers Questions About Her Plans to Retire [Publication Details]

Mar 13, 2008 - Elizabeth Hill Answers Questions About Her Plans to Retire [Publication Details] Elizabeth Hill Answers Questions About Her Plans to Retire Format: Video Description: After 32 years of service to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, including nearly 22 years as the Legislative Analyst, Elizabeth Hill advised Legislative Leadership and Members of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee late yesterday that she will retire at the end of this legislative session.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1796

Budget Deletes State Cost-of-Living Adjustments [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Based on more recent data, we estimate savings in 2008-09 will increase by $5.3 million to a total of $305.6 million in the budget year. As part of the LAO budget alternative, we recommend reducing grants for couples to 125 percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1761

Implementing AB 900’s Infill Bed Plan: Progress and Concerns [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Prison officials have made some progress, but encountered some obstacles, in implementing a $7.7 billion package of prison construction projects. We raise concerns about how the estimated construction cost per bed for new infill bed facilities has nearly tripled compared to the cost of a prison built a few years ago.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1741

K-12 Categorical Reform [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - We recommend the Legislature consolidate 43 K-12 categorical programs (totaling $42 billion) into a base grant and three supplemental block grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1744

K-12 COLA Index [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - The current index used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for K-12 programs is not a particularly good indicator of increases in school costs. The Governor proposes to switch to a new index. Instead, we recommend the Legislature modify the current K-12 COLA index to focus on projected compensation cost increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1745

Governor’s Reforms Address Participation Shortfall and Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - These are (1) a graduated full-family sanction that increases to 100 percent of the grant after one year in sanction status, (2) a five-year time limit on children whose parents cannot meet federal work participation requirements, (3) a nutritional supplement for working poor families, and (4) a five-year time limit for other child-only cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1758

Alternatives to the Governor’s Proposal--Work Participation Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Pre-assistance programs focusing on preparing recipients to enter the labor force within four months and a community service requirement for adults who have received five years of assistance are two policies which would increase participation with less budgetary savings than the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1759