Budget for State Active Duty (SAD) employees

Mar 8, 2013 - Budget for State Active Duty (SAD) employees Budget for State Active Duty (SAD) employees Program: California Military Department (CMD) Finding or Recommendation: Reduce CMD's budget in 2013-14 by $600,000 in General Fund and $700,000 in federal funds to reflect the middle salary range of State Active Duty employees, consistent with CMD's actual expenditures and the practice in most state departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/718

Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process [Publication Details]

Nov 10, 2014 - As a result, the state has an interest in ensuring that such debt is collected in a cost-effective manner that maximizes the amount of revenue available to support these programs. Based on our review of the existing collections process for court-ordered debt, we believe that improvements can be made to help increase collections of such debt and the amount of revenue available for distribution to various state and local funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3151

Proposed added staff for statewide human resources training

Feb 24, 2014 - The State Controller ’s Office (SCO) conducts personnel and payroll training for human resources staff in state departments. The training unit is comprised of 5.5 authorized positions, including 4.0 tr aining positions and 1.5 supervisory and support positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/792

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 19, 2015 - Requires State to Coordinate Federal Adult Education Funding. Trailer legislation requires the state to coordinate funding of two federal adult education programs with state Adult Education Block Grant funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3302

Formula for probation incentive grants

May 29, 2013 - First, the administration proposes that the state provide grant funding based on the number of felo ny probationers successfully diverted from county jail as well as the number diverted from state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/767

May Revision proposal related to President's executive actions on immigration

May 16, 2015 - The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service reports approximately 60 per cent of the current DACA-eligible population applied for DACA status in the first two years the program was in effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/849

Proposal for additional resources related to ACA implementation

Mar 26, 2014 - Currently, there are about 1,800 insurance companies and 335,000 brokers and agents operating in the state and licensed by CDI. Three Types of Commercial Health Insurance Are Regulated by Two State Agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/793

The Administrator Training Program (ATP) and the California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP).

Apr 17, 2013 - Of a state ’s total Title II allotment (less administration), 2.5 percent must be set aside for state-level activities. Title II state-level activity dollars can be used for a wide range of a ctivities, including reforming teacher and principal certification, carrying out professional development programs, and recruiting teachers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/748

Do Communities Adequately Plan for Housing? [Publication Details]

Mar 8, 2017 - Format: HTML Description: In this report, we review the available evidence to gauge whether housing element law--the state's primary tool to ensure that local governments adequately plan for new housing--achieves their objective of ensuring that local communities accommodate future home building.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3605

Seek New Decision on Open Meeting Act Mandate

Apr 4, 2013 - State law defines a process b y which local governments and state agencies —generally the Department of Finance (DOF) —may request the CSM to issue a new mandate decision based on subsequent changes in law or other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/732