Proposal to eliminate 11,000 positions impossible for Legislature to evaluate quickly

May 18, 2012 - Wh ile the proposal seemingly would have no effect on the number of people currently employed by the state or the amount of money spent by departments, it could result in staffing lev els far different from priorities of the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/602

Background information on LAO's May 2012 economic and revenue forecasts

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https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/599

The 2012-13 Budget: Overview of the May Revision [Publication Details]

May 18, 2012 - The 2012-13 Budget: Overview of the May Revision [Publication Details] Press Conf Description: In the May Revision of his 2012-13 budget proposal, the Governor identified a larger budget problem of $15.7 billion for state leaders to address in the coming weeks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2635

The 2012-13 Budget: State Should Consider Less Costly Alternatives to CDCR Blueprint [Publication Details]

May 16, 2012 - We find that the state could meet its facility requirements (including those for medical and mental health treatment) and specified population cap targets at much lower ongoing General Fund costs than proposed by the administration, potentially saving the state as much as a billion dollars over the next seven years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2632

LAO commentary on Facebook IPO and state revenue forecasts

May 15, 2012 - LAO commentary on Facebook IPO and state revenue forecasts LAO commentary on Facebook IPO and state revenue forecasts Program: Revenues Finding or Recommendation: This provides an update to the Legislature on the state's revenue situation, following the revision of revenue estimates by the Governor on May 14, 2012.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/596

Reforming the State's Transfer Process: A Progress Report on Senate Bill 1440 [Publication Details]

May 11, 2012 - Reforming the State's Transfer Process: A Progress Report on Senate Bill 1440 [Publication Details] Reforming the State's Transfer Process: A Progress Report on Senate Bill 1440 Format: HTML Description: In an attempt to fundamentally reform the state’s transfer of students between the California Community Colleges (CCC) and the California State
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2631

State Oversight of Private Postsecondary Education [Publication Details]

May 9, 2012 - State Oversight of Private Postsecondary Education [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/2630

Newly Identified Mandate: Crime Statistics Reports for the Department of Justice (DOJ)

May 2, 2012 - In June 2008, the Commission on State Mandates (CSM) found that the state must reimburse local governments for specified costs associated with fulfilling certain reporting requirem ents under state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/590

Income taxes reportedly over $2 billion below administration's estimate for April

May 1, 2012 - These results suggest that the state 's current budget problem may be a few billion dollars larger than estimated by the administration in January. It is not possible, however, to extrapolate from these figures to a s imple updated estimate of the state ’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/592

Restructuring of Second-Level Appeals

May 1, 2012 - Over time, the reduced uptake of federal funds resulting from this proposal would likely result in an equivalent decrease in the state ’s federal Unemployment Insurance administrative grant which is the primary source of funding for the administration of the state ’s UI program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/591