California's Fiscal Forecast 1997-98--Chapter 5

It is possible in future years, however, that slower student enrollment growth and faster growth in local property taxes could result in a decrease in the General Fund share going to Proposition  98.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/112097_fiscal_outlook/1997_fiscal_outlook_chapter_5.html

September 1997 Cal Update

The State Treasurer will issue the bonds when cash is needed, and the bonds will be repaid over 20 or 30 years from General Fund revenues (primaril y state sales and income tax revenue). State Transportation Funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/cal_update/sep_2_97_calupdate.html

^[PDF] UPDATE SEPTEMBER EPTEMBER 1997

The State Treasurer will issue the bonds when cash is needed, and the bonds will be repaid over 20 or 30 years from General Fund revenues (primarily state sales and income tax revenue). State Transportation Funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/cal_update/sep_2_97_calupdate.pdf

^[PDF] CalWORKs Welfare Reform: Major Provisions and Issues

Figure 2 gram that would potentially allow the recipient to shows that (1) families working half-time at the mini- receive the federal earned income tax credit, as mum wage had larger grants under prior law, long as the total monthly wages do not exceed the (2) families working full-time have slightly larger amount of the grant.)
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/012398_calworks/012398_calworks.pdf

May Revision

While this determination can only be made in conjunction with other tax reduction and spending proposals, the state clearly has significant new ongoing resources that could be used for this purpose, if desired.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/0598_may_revision/0598_may_revision.html

^[PDF] An LAO Overview of the 1998-99 May Revision

While provid- ing significant tax relief, the VLF proposal requires a major dedication of future resources. The budget will remain balanced only if the state enjoys continued economic growth and there are no new or expanded commit- ments in other areas of the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/0598_may_revision/0598_may_revision.pdf

^[PDF] What the New Federal Transportation Equity Act Means for California

The new federal bill guarantees that all fuel tax revenues will be used for transpor- tation purposes which means $204 billion of the $217 billion is guaranteed. Under prior federal legislation, a portion of the fuel tax revenues were used for federal deficit reduction purposes. v The TEA 21 Provides $25 Billion in Discretionary Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/082698_tea_21/082698_tea_21.pdf

California Spending Plan, Chapter 2

Senior Citizen Tax Relief Two programs currently provide property tax assistance to low-income homeowners and renters who are either senior citizens (age 62 and older), disabled, or blind. For homeowners, t he tax assistance is provided in the form of a partial reimbursement of property taxes paid; for renters, the amount of assistance is based on an estimate of the property tax paid by the renter.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1098_spending_plan/1098_spending_plan_chapter_2.html

LAO Recommended Legislation, 1998: Criminal Justice

LAO Contact Dan Carson: 445-4660 and Chuck Nicol: 322-8402   Enact Reforms in Prison Industry Authority Recommendation Privatize the Prison Industry Authority (PIA) as an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1298_rec_legislation/1298_legislation_crim_justice.html

Recommended Legislation: General Government

LAO Contact Gerald Beavers or Megan Atkinson: 322-8402   Board of Equalization and Franchise Tax Board Consolidate Boards Into a New Department of Revenue Recommendation Enact legislation to create a Department of Revenue to carry out state tax administration activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1298_rec_legislation/1298_legislation_gen_government.html