Eliminating California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC)

May 20, 2011 - Further Detail Options Related to Governor ’s Proposal for CPEC Background We believe there are several critical coordination functions necessary to protect the state ’s investment in higher education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/420

Reforming Davis-Dolwig: Funding Recreation in the State Water Project [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2009 - Reforming Davis-Dolwig: Funding Recreation in the State Water Project [Publication Details] Reforming Davis-Dolwig: Funding Recreation in the State Water Project Format: HTML Description: The Davis-Dolwig Act is a 47-year-old state law that specifies that the state, not water ratepayers, should fund the recreation component of the the State Water Project (SWP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1984

The Budget Package: 2011-12 California Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Aug 11, 2011 - While General Fund spending has dropped by around 6 percent from 2010–11, this has, in part, been offset by increases in special fund spending as the state shifts some programs—from state to local responsibility under what has been called "realignment"—from General Fund support to special fund support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2506

Funding determination process for nonclassroom-based charter schools

Apr 25, 2012 - Moreover, it would increase state costs by $20 million--providing more funding for certain schools without a clear rationale. Further Detail Background State Allows Charter Schools to Offer Nonclassroom-Based Instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/587

Use of federal incentive funds for implementation of Alternative Base Period

May 20, 2011 - To continue payment of benefits despite this shortfall, the state has obtained quarterly loans from the federal government which now total around $11 bil lion. Beginning in September 2011, the state will start paying interest on this loan to the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/414

The 2013-14 Budget: Restructuring the K-12 Funding System [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2013 - We suggest a number of specific changes to better align funding levels with anticipated costs, eliminate irrational funding differences across districts, simplify the formulas, and ensure important state priorities are addressed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2693

Insufficient ERAF: Examining a Recent Issue in Local Government Finance [Publication Details]

Dec 18, 2012 - It is likely this funding insufficiency, commonly called insufficient ERAF, will continue in future years, requiring state action if the affected local governments are to receive their full triple flip and VLF swap payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2676

The 2013-14 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2013 - The state has now reached a point where its underlying expenditures and revenues are roughly in balance, meaning that—under our and the administration’s fiscal forecasts—state-supported program and service levels established in 2012-13 will generally continue “as is” in 2013-14 and 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2681

The 2012-13 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2011 - In 2011-12, we project that the state will have a $3 billion deficit, including the effects of these trigger cuts. In 2012-13, the state will face higher costs due to expiration of a number of temporary budget measures, an increase in Proposition 98 school costs under current law, the repayment of its Proposition 1A property tax loan, and other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2539

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