LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: State Trial Court Funding (0450)

This act shifted fiscal responsibility for support of the trial courts from the counties to th e state. This measure resulted in a major new financial responsibility for the state's General Fund and provided general purpose fiscal relief to counties by capping their future f inancial obligations for court operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/crim_justice/cj_06_0450_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of the Youth Authority (5460)

(Please see our 2002-03 Analysis , page D-48, for a detailed discussion of county sliding scale fees paid to the state by counties.) Figure  1 shows the Youth Authority's institutional and parolee populations from 1995-96 through 2007-08.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/crim_justice/cj_08_5460_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Education Overview

In recognition of shifts in property taxes to K-14 schools from cities, counties, and special districts, the current rate is approximately 34.7  percent. Test 2—Adjustments Based on Statewide Income Prior-year funding adjusted by growth in per capita personal income.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_01_ov_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Teacher Quality

Districts, therefore, would be allowed to participate in existing state programs, join with nearby districts, county offices, and/or universities to operate collaborative programs, or develop their own programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_05_teacherquality_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Revenue Limits

In addition, excess tax revenues also should not be included in the consolidation, as this would permanently award the higher funding levels resulting from the high level of property tax revenues to these districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_09_revlimits_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Education Technology

Part of the reason that few schools and school districts have invested in the infrastructure to connect to the counties is that there are few software prod ucts that require high-speed connectivity. Because so few schools and districts nationwide have access to high-speed connections, publishing and software design companies have not yet invested resources to develop products that take advantage of this technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/ed_13_ed_tech_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Intersegmental: Financial Aid

Multiple entities (including the federal government, state government, universities, corporations, and philanthropists) offer financial aid, and the aid they offer comes in multiple forms (including grants, scholarships, loans, work-study, tax credits, and savings plans).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/education/highered_06_financialaid_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Transportation Overview

The VLF is an annual fee levied on the depreciated value of registered vehicles in the state, with revenues going to cities and counties. Beginning in 1999, the Legislature reduced the VLF rate from 2  percent down to 0.65  percent, with a General Fund backfill compensating local governments for the reduced VLF revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/general_govt/gen_01_ov_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: State Controller's Office (0840)

The Controller is also a member of various boards and commissions, including the Board of Equalization, the Franchise Tax Board, the Commission on State Mandates, the State Lands Commission, the Pooled Money Investment Board, and assorted bond finance committees.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/general_govt/gen_07_0840_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Secretary of State

For instance, in order to have the federal funds achieve the maximum benefit, the Legislature may wish to consider whether counties should contribute matching funds. (Counties had such a requirement to rec eive voter machine replacement funds provided by Proposition  41 in March  2002.)
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/general_govt/gen_10_0890_anl04.htm