2004 Recommended Legislation General Government

Rationale Every year the state purchases hundreds of millions of dollars in equipment. The state either makes these purchases outright, or through some type of financing program. In 1996, the Department of General Services (DGS) established the GS $Mart (pronounced "GS Smart ") Program that the state uses to finance equipment purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/rec_legislation/2004_recleg_gengov.htm

Funding UC Faculty Research Facilities

Does not include faculty research space at the five UC medical schools.   In the last ten years the amount of faculty research space at the eight general campuses increased by over 1.7  million asf (see Figure  3).
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/uc_fac_fclty/062304_uc_fac_res.htm

^[PDF] A Primer: Three Strikes The Impact After More Than a Decade

If a person has two or more previous serious or violent felony convictions, the sentence for any new felony conviction (not just a serious or violent felony) is life imprisonment with the minimum term being 25 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/3_Strikes/3_strikes_102005.pdf

^[PDF] Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740

At this point in time, the SB 740 funding determination process has been implemented for three consecutive school years and has entered its fourth year. Despite evidence of success in combating profiteering, the first three years of implementation have been turbulent.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/RAND_charter/Nonclassroom_charter_full_0205.pdf

^[PDF] Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740

At this point in time, the SB 740 funding determination process has been implemented for three consecutive school years and has entered its fourth year. Despite evidence of success in combating profiteering, the first three years of implementation have been turbulent.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/RAND_charter/Nonclassroom_charter_summary_0205.pdf

Assessing Recent State Efforts: Health Care for the "Hard-to-Insure"

In addition to monthly premiums, enrollees must also make co-payments to help offset the cost of their care, which are generally limited to $2,500 per year for an individual and $4,000 per year per household.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/ab1401/hardtoinsure_120705.htm

^[PDF] California Highway Patrol: Enhancing Road Patrol Service Through Efficiencies

In addition to road patrol, the depart- ment promotes traffic safety by inspecting commercial vehicles operating on state high- ways as well as inspecting and certifying school buses, ambulances, and other specialized vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/chp/chp_013105.pdf

^[PDF] The 2005-06 Budget Bil (lSenate Bill 77) as Adopted by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review

Assumes a 25 percent reduction in 2005-06 mandate costs attributable to increased auditing efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/floor_packet/061505_floor_packet.pdf

A Primer: Funding Higher Education

The state currently ranks fourth (tied with four other states) in college enrollment among 18- to 24-year-olds and first among 25- to 49-year-olds. Future changes to participation rates are difficult to predict because eligible students ’ interest in attending college (that is, enrollment “demand ”) is influenced by a number factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/fund_highred/062905_fundng_highred.html

^[PDF] A Primer: Funding Higher Education

(Although not shown in the figure, in the current year, nonneedy gradu- Legislative.Analyst’s.Office 25 ate students are paying even a smaller share of costs—21 per‑ cent and 18 percent for UC and CSU, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/fund_highred/062905_fundng_highred.pdf