California’s First Retiree Health Valuation: Questions and Answers [Publication Details]

May 9, 2007 - The Legislature required the Controller to contract with actuaries for California's first valuation of unfunded state retiree health liabilities. On May 7, 2007, the Controller reported that the state's estimated unfunded liabilities total $48 billion. This report answers key questions concerning the valuation and identifies actions the Legislature could take to address the state's liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1658

Court Security Fee Increase

May 27, 2010 - Specifically, our analysis indicates a total of $60 million could be transferred from the Immediate an d Critical Needs Account and the State Court Facilities Construction Fund in 2010-11 without delaying any of AOC ’s planned court construction projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/255

May Revision proposal for Access for Infants and Mothers

May 20, 2010 - The Perinatal Insurance Fund receives transfers from Proposition 99 as well as the premium payments of 1.5% of adjusted annual household income from enrolled clients, and is used as the state match to draw down federal CHIP funds for insurance coverage of low-income pregnant women.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/247

Analysis of School District Reserves [Publication Details]

Jan 21, 2015 - Last year the state adopted legislation to (1) cap school district reserves following deposits in the state school reserve recently established by Proposition 2 and (2) require districts to disclose additional information about their reserves each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3163

The California Prison Receivership: An Update [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - The California Prison Receivership: An Update [Publication Details] The California Prison Receivership: An Update Format: HTML Description: The federal court appointment last year of a Receiver to take over the state's prison medical care system is already resulting in a number of actions intended to improve inmate care as well as significant uncertainties regarding the state costs and savings likely to result from his actions .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1580

LAO Recommendations on Implementation of California State University Doctor of Education Degree Programs [Publication Details]

Jan 21, 2011 - LAO Recommendations on Implementation of California State University Doctor of Education Degree Programs [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/2393

Residential Water Use Trends and Implications for Conservation Policy [Publication Details]

Mar 8, 2017 - For the past two years, urban water agencies in California have been submitting monthly data on residential water use to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). The monthly update covering December 2016 was recently published on the board’s website, providing a full year of data for 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3611

Sale Leaseback of State Office Buildings [Publication Details]

Nov 9, 2010 - Sale Leaseback of State Office Buildings [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/2366

Alternative Retirement Benefit Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - These alternatives would result in more state savings and benefits compared to the administration’s proposal. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1138

Governor Proposes to Increase Share of Cost for Aids Drug Assistance Program Enrollees

Mar 1, 2012 - The ADAP estimate states that there is no accurate way to estimate the latter. Analyst ’s Recommendations We recommend approval of the administration ’s proposal to increase the share of cost borne by ADAP clients due to the state ’s fiscal condition, not on a policy basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/554