The 2013-14 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2013 - In this report, we review the Governor’s 2013-14 budget proposals for criminal justice programs, including the judicial branch, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Board of State and Community Corrections, and the Department of Justice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2687

2014 GDP Growth: San Jose MSA Leads Western Region [EconTax Blog]

Sep 23, 2015 - Combined, these two Bay Area MSAs make up 27% of California's $2.3 trillion state economy . The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA (Los Angeles and Orange Counties), however, is the nation's 2nd largest, following New York-Newark, with $867 billion of GDP that makes up 37% of California's economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/134

Relocation of the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI)

Mar 7, 2012 - Limited State Oversight. While CalEMA would retain responsibility for curricular oversight and administration of the federal grant funds, the state may lose some control over the consistency of the trainin g provided, the extent to which course offerings are appropriately tailored to the needs of all counties, and whether the local authorities operating the facilities would be requir ed to offer all of the training currently provided.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/567

The 2014-15 Budget: The Commission on Teacher Credentialing [Publication Details]

Mar 28, 2014 - We recommend the Legislature require CTC to streamline its process to ensure (1) teacher preparation program standards are clear, concise, and aligned to state academic content standards; (2) accreditation incorporates data on program outcomes; and (3) accreditation is self-supporting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2987

Accountability [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2003 - We recommend that the Legislature take steps to integrate state and federal sanction and intervention programs to send a clear message of expectations to schools and districts. We recommend that state interventions be focused at the school district level and that the state intervene directly at only the lowest-performing schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/976

Funding determination process for nonclassroom-based charter schools.

Mar 19, 2013 - State Law Requires Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools. Chapter  892, Statutes of 2001 (SB 740, O ’Connell), required the State Board of Education (SBE) to establish a system for determining the appropriate funding level for nonclassroom-based charter schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/730

Personnel Specialist staffing ratios

Apr 17, 2012 - The project cost the state $166 milli on to develop and deploy. In the BIS project documents, CDCR indicated the project would improve its human resources management. We estimate that if the current staffing ratios were adjusted to reflect those of other large state departments, the CDCR budget could be reduced by $13.1 million and 180 positio ns in the budget year, creating substantial ongoing savings for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/583

Governor’s May Revision proposals

May 23, 2011 - Coordinating the project with the state ’s other transportation systems is an important aspect of system development. Reject the $500,000 augmentation for the outreach and communications contract. In our report, we recommend not funding any contracts until HSRA has renegotiated the terms of the project with the federal government and reevaluated how to proceed based on criteria that considers, in part, the state ’s best interests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/440

Funding for Clark v. California compliance monitoring and training

Apr 18, 2012 - According to the department, these resources are needed to ensure that the state is fulfilling the court-approved remedial plan. Of this proposed funding, $1.8 million would be used to hire 12 additional headquarters staff to conduct reviews of each of the state ’s prisons to assess whether inmates with developmental disabilities are being provided appropriate accommodations in accordance with the remedial plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/585

April income tax collections on track to be $300 million above projections

Apr 28, 2011 - In the next few weeks, the state's budget forecasters will have to consider how to incorporate these higher year-to-date tax collections into final state revenue projections for 2010-11, as well as 2011-12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/407