Updated revenue forecast due to prior incorrect allocation of sales tax receipts

Feb 22, 2011 - In this month's Department of Finance monthly revenue bulletin , the administration notes that the State Board of Equalization (BOE) has determined that about $300 million of prior months' local gas tax revenues "was inadvertently allocated to the state General Fund (due to a reporting error) in the monthly cash receipts reported in August through January."
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/386

Request for $8 million in special fund expenditure authority to fund 54 new positions

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https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/385

Webcast: Guaranteed Regional Access Needed for State Universities [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2011 - Webcast: Guaranteed Regional Access Needed for State Universities [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2453

Eliminating state enterprise zone programs

Feb 16, 2011 - Eliminating state enterprise zone programs Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/383

Funding and flexibility for credit basic-skills instruction

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https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/377

Contracting out for noninstructional services

Feb 16, 2011 - (Because contractor availability, collective bargaining agreements, and existing service agreements differ across the state, though, it is unc ertain exactly how much  systemwide savings could be realized.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/379

The Master Plan at 50: Guaranteed Regional Access Needed for State Universities [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2011 - The Master Plan at 50: Guaranteed Regional Access Needed for State Universities [Publication Details] Video Description: In this report we review how the Master Plan envisioned the California State University (CSU) as part of the state’s higher education system, and assess how the university has carried out its role in the face of changing enrollment demand and funding limitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2447

Webcast: Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2011 - Webcast: Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future [Publication Details] Video Description: In this 15-minute video, LAO State Finance Director Jason Sisney describes why public employee retirement costs have risen substantially in recent years for California governments and the Legislature's options for creating new types of retirement benefits for future state and local employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2443

The 2011-12 Budget: Should California End Redevelopment Agencies? [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2011 - Program critics counter that it diverts property tax revenues from core government services and increases state education costs. The Governor’s budget includes a plan for dissolving redevelopment agencies and distributing their funds (above the amounts necessary to pay outstanding debt) to other local agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2440

Governor's Redevelopment Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 7, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and Revenue and Taxation
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2439