The 2012-13 Budget: State Should Consider Less Costly Alternatives to CDCR Blueprint [Publication Details]

May 16, 2012 - We find that the state could meet its facility requirements (including those for medical and mental health treatment) and specified population cap targets at much lower ongoing General Fund costs than proposed by the administration, potentially saving the state as much as a billion dollars over the next seven years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2632

Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System [Publication Details]

Jan 5, 2016 - Second, we recommend increasing legislative control over the use of criminal fine and fee revenue to ensure that its uses are in line with legislative priorities by (1) requiring that most criminal fine and fee revenue be deposited in the state General Fund, (2) consolidating most fines and fees into a single, statewide charge, (3) evaluating the existing programs supported by
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3322

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

The 2012-13 Budget: Strategies to Maintain California's Park System [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2012 - In this report, we evaluate various options that could be adopted to reduce costs or increase revenue for the state park system. Based on this analysis, we recommend specific steps to help maintain the park system, such as transferring the ownership of some state parks to local governments, eliminating the use of peace officers for certain park tasks, allowing private companies to operate some state parks, and increasing park user fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2588

An Alternative Approach: Treating the Incompetent to Stand Trial [Publication Details]

Jan 3, 2012 - An Alternative Approach: Treating the Incompetent to Stand Trial [Publication Details] Video Description: Over the past several years, the state has experienced waitlists in county jails to transfer those deemed incompetent to stand trial (IST) to state hospitals for treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2549

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

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

Oversight of Private Colleges in California [Publication Details]

Dec 17, 2013 - Oversight of Private Colleges in California [Publication Details] Oversight of Private Colleges in California Format: HTML Description: California's Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (Bureau) oversees private colleges operating in the state, but some institutions are exempt from the Bureau's oversight by virtue of their accreditation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2817

Conference Compromise - Reimbursement for Development of Local Pre-Programming Documents

Jun 8, 2010 - In this way, local entities would only reimburse the state for PID workload related to projects that are not part of the state highway system, and are not cont ained in any locally-approved expenditure plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/258