LAO Alternative Budget Overview [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - LAO Alternative Budget Overview [Publication Details] HTML Description: In contrast to the administration’s across-the-board reduction budget-balancing approach that fails to prioritize state spending, we offer an alternative approach for the Legislature’s consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1768

LAO Revenue-Raising Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - In so doing, we have applied the same approach as with direct spending programs--that is, we have examined tax-related provisions referred to as tax expenditure programs (TEPs)--and recommended changes to those that are not achieving their stated purposes or are of a lower priority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1769

Alternatives to the Governor's Budgetary Reforms [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Although the measure would help even out the state’s revenues from year to year, it would also be inflexible to legislative decision making on a year-to-year basis and would fail to prioritize state spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1770

Perspectives on State Revenues 2008-09 [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Perspectives on State Revenues 2008-09 [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/1714

LAO Alternative Higher Education Budget Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - We recommend an alternative to the Governor’s proposal that avoids making unallocated reductions and adheres to the State Master Plan for Higher Education. Our alternative would fund anticipated enrollment growth at the three segments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1747

Improving the IHSS Workforce Through Tiered Wages [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Although IHSS wages represent a significant cost to the state, current law grants local county boards the flexibility to establish IHSS wage levels and requirements for providers who choose to be listed on county registries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1762

Failure to Promulgate Regulations Leads to State Laws Not Being Enforced [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - Failure to Promulgate Regulations Leads to State Laws Not Being Enforced [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/1766

Vacant Positions [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - About 14 percent of state employee positions are vacant. In this piece, we discuss the factors that cause high vacancy levels. We recommend repealing an ineffective state law that purports to abolish vacant positions. In its place, we offer the Legislature some options to hold departments accountable for high vacancy rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1727

Funding Water Quality and Water Rights Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - We recommend applying the "polluter pays" funding principle more fully to the State Water Resources Control Board’s core water quality and water rights programs by (1) increasing existing fees to fully cover regulatory program costs, and (2) enacting a new broad-based fee to fully fund water quality management programs. Adopting our recommendations would create General Fund savings of $30.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1754

Reforming Inmate Education to Improve Public Safety: From Cellblocks to Classrooms [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2008 - Executive Summary According to national research, academic and vocational programs can significantly reduce the likelihood that offenders will commit new offenses and return to prison. Despite these findings, the state offers these programs to only a relatively small segment of the inmate population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1704