Proposed establishment of a new state fund to accept disaster relief and other donations.

Apr 16, 2010 - Proposed establishment of a new state fund to accept disaster relief and other donations. Proposed establishment of a new state fund to accept disaster relief and other donations. Program: California Agency on Service and Volunteering Finding or Recommendation: Recommend rejection of this proposal, which would create a duplicate private donation fund for disaster relief and give the executive branch far too much power.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/198

A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes [Publication Details]

Mar 20, 2014 - After a brief introduction to local governments in California, the report (1) summarizes the state's existing system of voter-approval requirements for local taxes, (2) explains how the state's complex voter-approval system evolved, and (3) reviews outcomes of local tax elections over the past 15 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2978

Major Milestones: Over Four Decades of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [Publication Details]

Nov 29, 2012 - Major Milestones: Over Four Decades of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship [Publication Details] Major Milestones: Over Four Decades of the State-Local Fiscal Relationship Format: PDF Description: This is an updated version of a graphic depicting the major milestones in the state-local fiscal relationship over the past 40 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2669

Supplemental Report of the 2008 Budget Act: 2008-09 Fiscal Year

The report shall also identify the extent to which CalSTRS regards the personal property purchases as an investment of the system ’s pension funds and, if applicable, the method that will be used to value the facility as a part of the system ’s asset base each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/supp_report/supp_rpt_2008.aspx

Overview of Adult Correctional Health Care Spending [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2010 - Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 On State Administration Hon. Mark DeSaulnier, Chair
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2237

Governor's 2010-11 Budget Proposal for Inmate Medical Care [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2010 - Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 On State Administration Hon. Mark DeSaulnier, Chair
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2239

A Historical Review of Proposition 98 [Publication Details]

Jan 18, 2017 - Approved by the voters in 1988, Proposition 98 established certain formulas for calculating a minimum annual funding level for K-14 education. The state commonly refers to this level as the minimum guarantee. This report reviews the state’s more-than-quarter-century experience with Proposition 98.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3526

Surplus Property Program [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - Surplus Property Program [Publication Details] Description: We describe the state's process of identifying and disposing of unneeded state land, and acknowledge some of the limitations in the revenue generating ability of the surplus property program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1142

Analysis of Education Mandates [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2014 - Analysis of Education Mandates [Publication Details] HTML Description: Traditionally, the state has reimbursed local educational agencies (LEAs) for performing mandated activities by requiring them to submit detailed documentation of their costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2956

Oversight of centers

Mar 12, 2012 - In order to ascertain whether the centers were achieving their stated goals, the Legislature requested in 2005 that the Bureau of State Audits ( BSA ) review CDE 's administration of the program. The BSA audit found numerous deficiencies and concluded that the department did not  know how the program was performing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/564