Davis-Dolwig cost allocation study

Apr 27, 2011 - This request follows from the recent conclusion of a previous statutorily required study that examined DWR ’s methodology to calculate  the state ’s share of total SWP costs. Davis-Dolwig History.   As described in our earlier report, “ Funding Recreation at the State Water Project ,” the Davis-Dolwig Act, passed in 1961, states the broad intent
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/401

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2016 - In it, we provide background on the Merced campus and the state process for approving capital outlay projects at UC, describe key aspects of the proposed project, and raise four key issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3349

The 2012-13 Budget: State Should Consider Less Costly Alternatives to CDCR Blueprint [Publication Details]

May 16, 2012 - We find that the state could meet its facility requirements (including those for medical and mental health treatment) and specified population cap targets at much lower ongoing General Fund costs than proposed by the administration, potentially saving the state as much as a billion dollars over the next seven years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2632

BOE’s Cigarette and Tobacco Programs [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2015 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3204

Analysis of Education Mandates [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2014 - Analysis of Education Mandates [Publication Details] HTML Description: Traditionally, the state has reimbursed local educational agencies (LEAs) for performing mandated activities by requiring them to submit detailed documentation of their costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2956

Transfer cost of the Commission on Uniform State Laws to the Legislature's budget.

Apr 19, 2010 - Transfer cost of the Commission on Uniform State Laws to the Legislature's budget. Transfer cost of the Commission on Uniform State Laws to the Legislature's budget. Program: Commission on Uniform State Laws Finding or Recommendation: This is a judgment call for the Legislature as it considers its own budget within the context of overall state budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/201

Federal Funding for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection [Publication Details]

May 10, 2017 - In this post, we provide more detail on federal funding for the state’s natural resources and environmental protection programs, with a focus on the five state departments that receive the most federal funds last year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3664

The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47 [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2016 -
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3352

Income taxes reportedly over $2 billion below administration's estimate for April

May 1, 2012 - These results suggest that the state 's current budget problem may be a few billion dollars larger than estimated by the administration in January. It is not possible, however, to extrapolate from these figures to a s imple updated estimate of the state ’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/592

Oversight of centers

Mar 12, 2012 - In order to ascertain whether the centers were achieving their stated goals, the Legislature requested in 2005 that the Bureau of State Audits ( BSA ) review CDE 's administration of the program. The BSA audit found numerous deficiencies and concluded that the department did not  know how the program was performing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/564