Employee Compensation in 2007-08: Prison Pay Surges [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - The Governor’s budget would increase state employee compensation costs by an estimated $1.2 billion in 2007-08. Item 9800 includes $972 million ($468 million General Fund) of this amount. The remainder is included in departmental budgets--principally the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1574

Governor's Prison Overcrowding Package Is More Balanced But Too Big [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - We recommend that the Legislature consider an alternative package that would also address overcrowding but result in a more limited surplus of prison beds, provide a better mix of beds, and reduce state costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1582

Enhancing Public Safety by Increasing Parolee Employment [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - Estimates are that a majority of state parolees are not regularly employed, a factor which research has shown to be linked to offending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1583

The State Has Inadequately Maintained Its Major Investment in Prison Infrastructure [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - The State Has Inadequately Maintained Its Major Investment in Prison Infrastructure [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/1584

Budget Status of State Water Project [Publication Details]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1588

Information Technology at the Water Boards [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - On numerous occasions, the Legislature has stressed the fundamental role that management of data—including permitting, enforcement, and water quality—plays in assisting the State Water Resources Control Board carry out its mission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1593

Higher Education Nursing Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - Higher Education Nursing Programs [Publication Details] HTML Description: The Governor’s budget contains several augmentations for registered nursing programs at the University of California, California State University, and California Community College systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1603

Improving the Mandate Process [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - Improving the Mandate Process [Publication Details] HTML Description: The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments for certain state mandates. The process for determining the existence of state mandates and providing local government reimbursements, however, has significant shortcomings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1611

The Governor’s Tax Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - The budget contains two tax-change proposals. The first is to permanently repeal the existing teacher retention tax credit, which was adopted in 2000 but was temporarily suspended in four of the past six years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1612

Juvenile Population Shift Warranted But Construction Funding Not Justified [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - The Governor's budget proposes to shift some juvenile offenders from the state to the local level and enact a new state grant program to build county juvenile facilities. We find the juvenile institutional population shift proposed by the administration to be fundamentally sound policy, in part because the juvenile system is a generally a local responsibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1581