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

The 2011-12 Budget: Year-Two Survey--Update on School District Finance in California [Publication Details]

Feb 7, 2011 - To help school districts manage this reduction, the state temporarily removed the strings associated with roughly 40 categorical programs and eliminated various other requirements. We surveyed school districts to gather information regarding how they were being affected by recent federal and state actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2434

California's Enterprise Zone Programs [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/2438

Mandates and the 2011-12 State Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 3, 2011 - Mandates and the 2011-12 State Budget [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/2432

Governor's Redevelopment Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 3, 2011 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2430

Perspectives on the State's Tax Structure [Publication Details]

Feb 3, 2011 - Perspectives on the State's Tax Structure [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/2433

Public Interest Research Program Review, Letter to Senator Padilla [Publication Details]

Feb 3, 2011 - We find that (1) the CEC has not demonstrated that there has been a substantial payoff to date from the state’s investment of more than $700 million in ratepayer funds, (2) there is a role for the state to continue to support public interest energy research, and (3) if the Legislature decides that there should be a continuing state role in this area of research,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2416