Improving Services For Migrant Students [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2006 - The Migrant Education Program is a federally funded program that provides supplemental education services to migrant children. This report reviews the state’s implementation of the program. We find that the state could better target resources and better serve migrant students by implementing a comprehensive package of reforms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1379

Abusive Tax Shelters: Impact of Recent California Legislation [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2006 - In fact, it is likely that ATSs will continue to pose tax-related policy issues for the state. Given this, it will be important that the Legislature stay on top of the ATS situation. As one approach to accomplishing this, it may want to periodically review FTB’s ATS-related activities, including how well it is allocating its budgeted resources to get the best return on ATS
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1373

Cigarette Tax Stamp Purchases And Surety Bonds in California [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2006 - The 2003 statute reduced-on a temporary basis until January 2007-the minimum amount of the required security posted by distributors while increasing the frequency of their required tax remittances to the state from monthly to bimonthly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1368

Using State General Obligation Bonds for Housing [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2006 - Using State General Obligation Bonds for Housing [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/1369

California’s Options for Administering The Federal Family Education Loan Program [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2006 - The Supplemental Report of the 2005 Budget Act directs the Legislative Analyst’s Office to identify “the range of structural options available to the Legislature for providing the state with access to federally guaranteed student loan services,” giving special focus to the organizational arrangements used by other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1367

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers)—Revised [Publication Details]

Jan 23, 2006 - The side letter reduces the amount of savings the MOU otherwise would have produced for the state. The magnitude of the foregone savings is unknown since it would have depended on future decisions of Unit 2 employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1354

Pending Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Fiscal Effect on California [Publication Details]

Jan 20, 2006 - In this report, we review the major provisions of this legislation, estimate the fiscal impact on federal funds and state funds based on current law, and identify key issues for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1366

Funding for Transportation: What the New Federal Act Means for California [Publication Details]

Jan 19, 2006 - The new federal transportation act (SAFETEA-LU), enacted in August 2005, will provide $23.4 billion in federal funds to California through 2009 for highways, transit, and transportation safety. This represents a 40 percent increase in federal funding each year for transportation over the previous federal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1365

Promoting Access to Higher Education: A Review of the State’s Transfer Process [Publication Details]

Jan 17, 2006 - Promoting Access to Higher Education: A Review of the State’s Transfer Process [Publication Details] Promoting Access to Higher Education: A Review of the State’s Transfer Process Format: HTML Description: In adopting the Master Plan for Higher Education, the Legislature envisioned an efficient process for students to transfer from community college to the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1364

Overview of the Governor’s Budget: 2006-07 [Publication Details]

Jan 12, 2006 - The 2006-07 Governor’s Budget now projects that the state will be able to fund much more than a current-law budget and still maintain fiscal balance in 2006-07. The plan, however, moves the state in the wrong direction in terms of reaching its longer-term goal of getting its fiscal house in order.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1363