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We recommend that the Legislature adopt a plan that aims to fully fund CalSTRS' unfunded liabilities in about 30 years. A companion video further explains our findings and recommendations. Format:
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Format: May 4, 2010 - In this video, Jennifer Kuhn discusses the new LAO report "Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility." Format: April 27, 2010 - In this short video, analyst Mark Whitaker discusses the LAO report "Evaluating the Sale-Leaseback Proposal: Should the State Sell its Office Buildings?"
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For the most part, the year-over-year budget changes reflect caseload changes , technical budget adjustments, and the implementation of previously enacted policy changes, as opposed to new policy proposals.
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These two assumptions produce unreasonable outcomes for schools and the rest of the state budget in the near term and long term. In particular, the Governor’s approach would ratchet down the Proposition 98 base in some yea rs (including 2011-12), ratchet up the base in other years (including 2012-13), and, in some cases (including 2012-13 and 2014-15), lead to schools receiving almost exclusive benef it from any growth in state revenues.
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If so, this could increase the state's Proposition 98 school funding obligations and, therefore, the size of the budget problem above administration estimates. Moreover, the administration's $1.4 billion estimate for the amount of General Fund benefit that may be achieved in 2012-13 fr om transferring former RDAs' liquid cash assets to school districts is highly uncertain.
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In addition to the inherent benefits derived from havi ng a modern, fully integrated financial information system for the state, proceeding with FI$Cal would also avoid substantial costs associated with replacing various individual fin ancial management systems over the next several years.
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Loni Hancock, Chair Format: A Review of the Teacher Layoff Process in California March 22, 2012 - Reductions to school district budgets over the past five years have resulted in a sharp decline in the teacher workforce, with the number of full–time teachers decreasing by 32,000 since 2007–08.
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Format: March 1, 2012 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Format: March 1, 2012 - Presented to the California Charter Schools Conference. Format: The 2012-13 Budget: Oversight and Accountability at State Hospitals March 1, 2012 - The Governor’s budget plan proposes to eliminate DMH and create a new Department of State Hospitals (DSH), shifting the remaining community mental health programs to various depart ments.
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