Budget Proposal Understates Mandate Costs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - We find that the administration’s proposal does not provide sufficient resources to carry out its plan for 2006-07 and that the state likely will face a current-year mandate deficiency of about $140 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1430

Reject Freeze for County Administration of Health and Human Services Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - The Governor proposes to freeze future state participation in county administrative costs for health and social services programs at the 2005-06 level, adjusted for caseload, but not inflation. We recommend rejecting the Governor’s proposal because it would restrict legislative flexibility to adjust funding and services levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1434

Reforming the CALFED Bay-Delta Program [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Four independent management and fiscal reviews have come to similar conclusions: (1) the current CALFED governance structure is not working well, (2) state priorities for CALFED are not clear, and (3) meaningful performance measures for the program are lacking. However, the Governor’s CALFED budget proposal is “business as usual.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1438

Addressing State’s Flood Management Problems [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - The budget proposes increased funding for flood management activities in the Department of Water Resources. Due to the critical need to improve the Central Valley flood control system, we recommend approval of this proposal. The Legislature will be evaluating other flood management proposals this session, including the Governor’s in his Strategic Growth Plan ($2.5 billion of bonds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1443

Proposition 98 Update [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Funding COLAs at this level could lead to additional state costs of around $300 million. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1447

Proposition 98 Priorities [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - If approved, this increase would widen the state’s structural spending gap in 2007-08 and beyond, and raises the issue of whether the state would be able to sustain the budget’s proposed overall level of General Fund expenditures in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1448

After School Programs and Proposition 49 [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - As approved by voters in 2002, Proposition 49 requires the state to increase funding for the After School Education and Safety (ASES) program beginning in 2006-07.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1452

K-12 Facilities Emergency Repair Program [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - The current structure of the Emergency Repair Program (ERP) makes it difficult for districts to apply for funds and provides incentives for districts to avoid addressing facility problems until they become real emergencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1453

Reorganizing California’s Energy-Related Activities [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2006 - The Governor has proposed to consolidate several energy-related activities in a new Department of Energy, to be headed by a cabinet-level Secretary of Energy. The Governor’s proposal would also transfer the responsibility for permitting new electricity transmission projects from the California Public Utilities Commission to the new department.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1392

Perspectives on State Revenues 2006-07 [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2006 - Perspectives on State Revenues 2006-07 [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/1387