K-12 Categorical Reform Headed in Right Direction [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - The Governor proposes to consolidate $2 billion in funding for 22 existing categorical programs into revenue limits to provide schools and districts with greater funding flexibility. We recommend the Legislature transfer 17 programs into revenue limits, including 14 proposed by the Governor, plus two class size reduction programs and deferred maintenance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1128

UC Research Facilities [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - UC Research Facilities [Publication Details] HTML Description: The University of California (UC) receives billions of dollars a year from faculty research contracts and grants (primarily with the federal government and private companies and organizations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1143

Corrections Overtime Expenditures [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - Despite recent oversight and administrative efforts by the Legislature and the Department of Corrections (CDC), the department's overtime expenditures are expected to remain over $230 million in the current year. In this analysis, we provide background information on this issue, then an update on the current status of overtime, and finally recommendations for controlling departmental overtime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1113

Vehicle License Fee Issues [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - Vehicle License Fee Issues [Publication Details] HTML Description: The prior administration’s action to increase the VLF and the current administration’s subsequent action to reverse that increase have resulted in a number of issues of concern to the Legislature, including (1) the amount of VLF backfill that local governments did not receive during the current year “gap” period,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1146

Governor’s Developmental Services Reforms: An Assessment [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - The cost to the state of operating regional centers (RCs) for persons with developmental disabilities has continued to escalate at a rapid pace, with General Fund spending more than doubling in the past five fiscal years despite efforts to obtain more federal funds to offset state support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1122

State Fiscal Picture 2004-05 [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - We further project that an ongoing General Fund structural deficit of close to $7 billion would exist beyond the budget year, absent corrective action. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1091

Governor’s Transportation Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - Governor’s Transportation Proposal [Publication Details] HTML Description: In both the mid-year cuts submitted in November 2003 and in the 2004-05 Governor's Budget, the administration has proposed to use a number of transportation funds to provide about $2 billion in one-time General Fund aid over the current and budget years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1102

State’s Approach to Flood Management Should Be More Strategic [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - Development in and around floodplains has contributed to increased losses due to floods, but the state’s efforts to improve floodplain management have been reduced significantly in recent years. We recommend reducing the state’s share of funding for certain flood control projects to better reflect the local benefit from these projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1105

Timber Harvest Fee Proposal Should Go Further [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - Timber Harvest Fee Proposal Should Go Further [Publication Details] Timber Harvest Fee Proposal Should Go Further Format: HTML Description: The budget proposes to impose a new fee on timber owners to partially cover the costs incurred by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDFFP) in its review and enforcement of timber harvest plans (THPs) beginning in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1106

Higher Education Admissions and Enrollment [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - Although the Governor proposes no new funding for enrollment growth at UC and CSU, we find that both universities have unused enrollment funding in their base budgets that would permit them to enroll more students in 2004-05 than in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1131