School District Financial Condition [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - These included low general purpose reserves, internal borrowing from self-insurance funds, and falling state revenues due to declining enrollment. We also discussed the long-term challenge created by new accounting requirements on retiree health benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1450

K-12 and Community College Mandates [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - We find that the amount proposed in the budget bill for mandates falls short of fully funding ongoing mandate costs; the mandates claims process could be streamlined and simplified by reimbursing districts on a per-pupil basis for all K-12 mandates; recent action by the Commission on State Mandates (CSM) on the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) mandate raises issues about
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1451

Restructuring How the State Administers Higher Education Grant and Loan Financial Aid Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Restructuring How the State Administers Higher Education Grant and Loan Financial Aid Programs [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/1395

UC and CSU Enrollment Growth And Funding [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - UC and CSU Enrollment Growth And Funding [Publication Details] UC and CSU Enrollment Growth And Funding Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s budget proposes $110 million to fund 2.5 percent enrollment growth at the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1399

Continuing Concerns With Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Implementation [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Continuing Concerns With Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Implementation [Publication Details] Continuing Concerns With Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Implementation Format: HTML Description: The Secretary of State (SOS) has provided few details on the department’s proposed implementation of HAVA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1409

Delete Midyear Reduction Authority for More Honest Budgeting [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - The Governor’s budget assumes that proposed authority for the administration to reduce departmental budgets during the year will decrease overall state costs by $258 million. Since 2002-03, enacted budgets have included similar provisions. In reality, however, the full magnitude of these savings is rarely achieved. We recommend that the Legislature delete the proposed authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1410

Future Federal Funding Shortfall for Healthy Families [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Future uncertainty about reauthorization of federal funding and the eventual exhaustion of unspent federal funds pose a risk of significant future increases in state costs for the Healthy Families Program (HFP). We present alternatives to hold down increases in overall HFP costs and to obtain additional financial support for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1418

Hospital Waiver Increasing State General Fund Costs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Hospital Waiver Increasing State General Fund Costs [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/1419

Reform of Licensing and Certification of Health and Social Services Providers [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - The administration is proposing changes to the way the state conducts licensing and certification of providers of certain health and social services. We concur in some proposals, recommend others be reduced to correct overbudgeted staffing and funding, and propose further changes to improve the way these functions are carried out.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1424

Custody Assistants Would Save State Money and Improve Operations [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Custody Assistants Would Save State Money and Improve Operations [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/1428