Court Security Fee Increase

May 27, 2010 - Specifically, our analysis indicates a total of $60 million could be transferred from the Immediate an d Critical Needs Account and the State Court Facilities Construction Fund in 2010-11 without delaying any of AOC ’s planned court construction projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/255

Shift certain offenders from state prison to county jails.

May 27, 2010 - The administration estimates this would reduce the state prison population by 10,600 inma tes in 2010-11 and generate $244 million of savings. Beginning in 2011-12, the state would establish a public safety block grant program for counties to be funded using about one-h alf of the state ’s prior fiscal-year savings from this shift.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/254

Reconsidering the Optional Single Sales Factor [Publication Details]

May 26, 2010 - Reconsidering the Optional Single Sales Factor [Publication Details] Reconsidering the Optional Single Sales Factor Format: HTML Description: The February 2009 state budget agreement changed the apportionment formula used to determine California taxable income for firms that also operate in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2290

Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Revenues Could Offset General Fund Support for Healthy Families Program (HFP)

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https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/253

CHIPRA Implementation

May 26, 2010 - As we stated in our report released earlier this month , The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: An Overview of Its Potential Impact on State Health Programs , recent changes in federal law create opportunities for the state to reevaluate its systems for administering and delivering health care programs.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/252

Open Meeting Act Mandate [Publication Details]

May 25, 2010 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee # 4 on State Administration
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2286

Establishment of the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GoED)

May 21, 2010 - The request redirects 31 po sitions from existing state agencies and departments and requires those departments to reimburse the new organization with existing resources so that no new costs are incurred to t he state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/251

Medi-Cal Managed Care Rate Setting Methodology for Two Plan Model

May 20, 2010 - While th ese regulations are specific to local initiatives, many Medi-Cal commercial plans are required through their contract with the state to comply with these types of requirements. State Enrollment Policy Encourages Safety Net Provider Use.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/236

Cost containment proposals.

May 20, 2010 - All of these proposals require either federal approval of a waiver or a state plan amendment (SPA) to implement. Federal waivers generally allow a state to waive certain program requirements, in order to further the purposes of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/238

Health Information Technology Act—Medi-Cal Electronic Health Record Incentive Program.

May 20, 2010 - However, we have concerns about using foundation money to fund core state staff. We recommend that, instead of using money from a foundation, the Legislature fund the state ’s share of the cost of $180,000 using General Fund dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/240