The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology

Mar 17, 2016 - Local governments include counties, cities, local educational agencies (LEAs) such as school districts, and special districts. Historically, the state often deferred reimbursement. Proposition 1A (2004), which applies to non-education-related mandates, amended the Constitution to require the state to either (1) pay most mandate reimbursements in the annual budget act or (2) or suspend or repeal the mandate(s).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Reserve Proposal

Feb 19, 2016 - Once the BSA reaches this maximum, funds that would have been transferred into the BSA must be expended on building and maintaining infrastructure. Administration ’s Estimates for 2016 –17 Required Reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3348

Proposition 11 [Ballot]

Nov 6, 2018 - Unlike fire department crews, who wait for emergency calls at their permanent location, most ambulance crews are positioned throughout a city or region to anticipate 911 calls. After a 911 call arrives and the nearest ambulance responds, other ambulance crews in the area reposition to cover the area again for the next 911 call.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=11&year=2018

^[PDF] California Community Colleges: Interim Evaluation of Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program

Completing a series of these courses at a community college can lead to workforce certificates, associate degrees, and/or transfer to a university. Upper-division courses are designed for juniors and seniors.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2017/3722/ccc-baccalaureate-121917.pdf

Implementation of Class Size Reduction

These results include: Transfers From Private Schools. We asked districts how many children, if any, transferred from private schools to public schools as a result of CSR. We estimate that at least 0.5  percent of students in CSR classes transferred from private schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/021297_class_size/class_size_297.html

Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process

However, SCO does not receive —and thus does not record —the amount kept by counties or cities. The Judicial Council also compiles a separate, unaudited record of how these collections revenues should be distributed among various local government funds and state trial court funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/criminal-justice/debt-collection/court-ordered-debt-collection-111014.aspx

Increased penalty assessment for forensic laboratories.

Jan 22, 2010 - Such an investigation would help ensure that the revenues from the assessment are being collect ed and transferred to the state as intended. However, given that developing physical evidence through laboratory analysis is part of the local law enforcement responsibility for investigating and prosecuting crimes, the Leg islature could consider an alternative to increasing the existing penalty assessment that we believe better realigns state and local responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/1

Update on State and School District Reserves

Apr 5, 2020 - Although the state enacted an SFEU level of $1.4 billion for 2019‑20, the administration transferred $1.3 billion from the SFEU to the state’s disaster fund to address the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pursuant to a letter dated March 25, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4216

EdBudget Tables (July 2016)

Jul 14, 2016 - Pursuant to Chapter  384 of 2015 (SB 252, Leno). 25 $21 ongoing, $4 one time Transfer administration of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program to the Department of Social Services. -108 b a Except where noted, all amounts are non-Proposition  98 General Fund. b Federal funds. c Funding initially provided in 2015-16 and reappropriated in 2016-17. d Provides $81,000 in 2017-18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3491

Department of Toxic Substances Control: Performance Improvement Initiatives Merit Oversight

Apr 4, 2017 - In 2000, Exide Technologies purchased a lead-acid battery recycling facility in the City of Vernon that had been operating since 1922. The facility ceased operations in 2014 when DTSC notified Exide that its application for a new permit would be denied.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3644