The 2011-12 Budget: Higher Education Budget in Context

After adjusting for this shift, the year –over –year reduction in higher education spending is $875 million, or 8 percent. Figure 7 lists the primary reductions and augmentations that produce this net year –to –year reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2011/highered/hed_budget_in_context_011911.aspx

The 2011-12 Budget: Achieving General Fund Savings at UC and CSU

Additional Steps Needed in Both Years As noted above, the magnitude of funding reductions in 2011 –12 would be smaller under LAO ’s alternative distribution than the Governor ’s proposed budget. However, total university support in the current year and the budget year would still be about $368 million less each year than the 2010 –11 budget presumed.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2011/highered/uc_csu_genfund_012411.aspx

LAO 2012-13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After the 2011 Realignment

While there are some options that the Legislature could choose from, these options are much more limited than in past years because so many of the lowest –level offenders have been realigned to the counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/crim_justice/cdcr-022312.aspx

The 2012–13 Budget: State Should Consider Less Costly Alternatives to CDCR Blueprint

For example, the plan achieves the level of savings targeted for CDCR's adult operations in the budget year, and those savings grow in out years. In addition, we find that many of the individual components of the plan are generally a step in the right direction towards reducing prison overcrowding and refocusing the priorities of CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/crim_justice/cdcr-blueprint-051512.aspx

The 2012-13 Budget: Completing Juvenile Justice Realignment

(In the nearby box, we discuss the impact of the proposed realignment on funding for schools.) Provide Funding to Counties. Under the administration's plan, the state would provide counties with ongoing funding to help them manage the increase in juvenile caseload resulting from the proposed realignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/crim_justice/juvenile-justice-021512.aspx

The 2012–13 Budget: Unwinding Redevelopment

In 2012 –13 and future years, ABX1 26 and ABX1 27 were estimated to generate a lower sum for K –12 school districts, potentially about $400 million initially. The March 2011 education bill directed DOF not to adjust the Proposition 98 calculations to reflect these increased funds in 2012 –13 and later.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/general_govt/unwinding-redevelopment-021712.aspx

The 2012-13 Budget: Developmental Services Budget Update

One was to increase the provider payment reduction by an additional 1.25 percent (creating an additional $25 million in savings) and the other was to draw down additional federal funds by modifying how Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled (ICF/DD) bill for their services and are paid.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/health/developmental-services-budget-update-030112.aspx

The 2012-13 Budget: Oversight and Accountability at State Hospitals

Below, we describe the Governor ’s current –year adjustments and budget –year proposals in more detail. State Hospitals Face Current –Year Deficiency. The Governor ’s budget plan includes a net increase of $63 million General Fund for 2011 –12 to support increases in state hospital operating costs that were not accounted for in the current –year budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/health/oversight-accountability-state-hospitals-030112.aspx

The 2012-13 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services Budget Update

The department indicates that this MOE requires that the state's spending on IHSS and other home –and community –based waivers cannot be less in the first year of implementation than in the previous year.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/ss/supportive-services-031912.aspx

LAO 2013-14 Budget Analysis Series: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Place New Pupil Suspension/Expulsions Mandate in School Block Grant. We recommend the Legislature place the new mandate in the block grant since the mandate is intended to protect public safety. This action is consistent with last year when the Legislature placed the similar existing mandate in the block grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2013/education/prop-98/prop-98-022113.aspx