Crude Oil by Rail—Federal Update

Dec 17, 2015 - (The National Conference of State Legislatures website and our analysis of a 2015-16 budget proposal for the Office of Emergency Services [OES] have more information on federal and state oil by rail programs and policies.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3321

Managing Floods in California [Publication Details]

Mar 22, 2017 - We conclude by highlighting some key challenges confronting the state in contemplating how best to manage floods in California. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3571

The 2017-18 Budget: The New IT Project Approval and Funding Process

Feb 17, 2017 - State Controller ’s Office (SCO). SCO requests $3  million ($1.7  million General Fund) to support the planning effort for the California State Payroll System during Stage 2 activities. This request is notable because SCO previously attempted, unsuccessfully, to modernize the state ’s payroll systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3562

Cap total compensation for executives and nonprofit hospitals. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2015 - Other Potential, but Likely Minor, Net Fiscal Effects on State and Local Governments The cap on executive compensation could have fiscal effects on state and local governments in several different ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-100

The 2016-17 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 16, 2016 - With a few exceptions, state parks cost more to operate and maintain than they currently generate in revenue. For this reason, the state park system is partly funded from the state General Fund. The annual state budget has provided about $117  million in General Fund for support of DPR in each of the past couple years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3354

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Oct 5, 2016 - This year's California Spending Plan includes an interactive graphic to help the reader visualize how the state budget spent $167 billion in total state revenues. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3487

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - Traditionally, the state has expanded campuses on an incremental basis. The state took this approach when it first developed the Merced campus between 2000 and 2006. An incremental process offers the state and UC flexibility to adjust priorities in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify a minor’s parent or guardian before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2015 - The CalWORKs program is supported with both state and federal funds, but because all CalWORKs federal funds are capped, these additional costs would probably be borne by the state. These costs would typically not be significant compared to total state spending for CalWORKs, which is estimated to cost about $5.7  billion in state and federal funds in 2015-16.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-047

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - The state allows these districts to keep this additional revenue and treat it like other general purpose funding. These districts are known as basic aid districts (a term derived from a requirement in the State Constitution that all school districts receive a minimum level of state funding equal to $120 per student).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - We also describe the budget proposal in detail for the In-Home Supportive Services , Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment , and CalWORKs programs. You can use the menu on the left to navigate to the individual posts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576