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Major Features of the 2007 California Budget

In his veto message the Governor indicated that counties could choose to restructure the program to meet the needs of the counties’ homeless population using other county funding sources, such as federal funds, realignment funds, or Proposition 63 funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/major_features/major_features_2007.aspx

Supplemental Report of the 2007 Budget Act: 2007-08 Fiscal Year

Item 1730-001-0001—Franchise Tax Board 1. Contact Center. By October 1, 2008, Franchise Tax Board shall submit a report to the Department of Finance and the appropriate fiscal committees of the Legislature on the status of Customer Service in the Taxpayer and Tax Practitioner Contact Center, including the following: The average wait time for
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/supp_report/supp_rpt_2007.aspx

California Community Colleges: Raising Fees Could Mitigate Program Cuts and Leverage More Federal Aid

In addition, families or students with insufficient tax liabilities qualify for partial tax refunds (equivalent to 40 percent of qualifying expenses). Figure  1 Federal Tax Benefits Applied Toward Higher Education Fees 2009 Lifetime Learning Credit Tuition and Fee Deduction Directly reduces tax bill and/or provides partial tax refund to those without sufficient income tax liability.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/edu/ccc_fees/ccc_fees_061109.aspx

The Master Plan at 50: Assessing California's Vision for Higher Education

Recognizing the substantial public investment in higher education, the Master Plan called for “scrupulous policy planning to realize the maximum value from the tax dollar, ” including such strategies as fuller use of facilities and better coordination among educational institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/edu/master_plan_intro/master_plan_intro_111209.aspx

Try Before You Buy: Expanding Multi-Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems

This is a large and complex project, especially given that voter registration takes place in the 58 counties. California is one of the last states to develop a system to meet the federally mandated requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/stadm/IT_procurement/IT_procurement_111109.aspx

Supplemental Report of the 2008 Budget Act: 2008-09 Fiscal Year

South Sacramento County Streams. The budget provides $7,346,000 from Section 5096.821(b) of Proposition 1E and $3,005,000 in reimbursement authority to continue construction on the South Sacramento County Streams Project in an effort to improve South Sacramento ’s level of flood protection from the Morrison Creek stream group from a 50 –year level to an over 200 –year level. 3.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/supp_report/supp_report_2009.aspx

LAO 2010-11 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Specifically, the Governor proposes a statutory change to provide an ongoing, annual appropriation of $7.5 million from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund (mainly funded from boating –related fees and gas –tax revenues) to DWR for Davis –Dolwig costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2010/resources/res_anl10.aspx

The 2011–12 Budget: California Community College Fees

Figure 1 summarizes the features of the federal American Opportunity tax credit (AOTC), Lifetime Learning Credit, and tuition and fee tax deduction. Figure 1 Federal Tax Benefits Applied Toward Higher Education Fees 2011 Lifetime Learning Credit Tuition and Fee Deduction Directly reduces tax bill and/or provides partial tax refund to those without sufficient income tax liability.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2011/highered/ccc_fees_012711.aspx

Letter to Mr. John Shirey, California Redevelopment Association

Rosentraub, “Tax Increment Financing: Municipal Adoption and Effects on Property Value Growth,” Public Finance Review , 26:523 (1998). John E. Anderson, “Tax Increment Financing: Municipal Adoption and Growth,” National Tax Journal , 43 (1990).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2011/realignment/redev_letter_021611.aspx