Reinventing the State Civil Service [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 1995 - Reinventing the State Civil Service [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/222

Small management yards

Mar 28, 2012 - It has developed new policies that it states are based on best practices in other state s. The new policies would, among other changes, (1) provide stricter criteria about which inmates are eligible for placement in SHU based on their gang affiliation and participatio n, (2) reduce the minimum time period a gang member would be required to spend in a SHU, and
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/575

Switch funding for the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to a fee-for-service model.

May 19, 2010 - The office carries out this responsibility by reviewing reg ulations proposed by the state ’s regulatory agencies, as well as determining whether other forms of regulation proposed by state agencies (such as an order, bulletin rule, or guideline) are valid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/65

The 2011-12 Budget: Year-Two Survey--Update on School District Finance in California [Publication Details]

Feb 7, 2011 - To help school districts manage this reduction, the state temporarily removed the strings associated with roughly 40 categorical programs and eliminated various other requirements. We surveyed school districts to gather information regarding how they were being affected by recent federal and state actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2434

CalSTRS Funding: An Update [Publication Details]

May 5, 2017 - The CalSTRS board recently acted to change assumptions used to estimate its unfunded liabilities, including the key assumption about future investment returns--sometimes referred to as the "discount rate." These and other recent developments have eroded CalSTRS' funding situation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3662

Funding shift for AB 32-related activities

May 20, 2011 - The AB 32 fee is  assessed on large  carbon-intensive industries in order to support  the  administrative costs of multiple state agencies to implement AB 32.     LAO Initial Recommendation. When this April Finance Letter was first submitted, the Administration had failed to submit the statutorily required AB 32 Zero-Based Budget (ZBB) which was intended to provide in formation
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/405

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Seismic Study Review (See April Finance Letter for Update)

Apr 27, 2011 - Chapter 722, Statutes of 2006 (AB 1632, Blakeslee) charged the CEC with evaluating (in terms of disruption to the state ’s electricity supply, costs and impacts to public safety, and impacts of nuclear waste) the impact of a major seismic disruption to the state ’s two nuclear facilities: Diablo Canyon Power Plant and San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/285

Reforming Davis-Dolwig: Funding Recreation in the State Water Project [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2009 - Reforming Davis-Dolwig: Funding Recreation in the State Water Project [Publication Details] Reforming Davis-Dolwig: Funding Recreation in the State Water Project Format: HTML Description: The Davis-Dolwig Act is a 47-year-old state law that specifies that the state, not water ratepayers, should fund the recreation component of the the State Water Project (SWP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1984

The 2018-19 Budget: County Assessor Funding [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2018 - The Governor proposes to create a three-year grant program to distribute $5 million per year to select county assessors to cover the majority of the cost of new staff and information technology upgrades. In general, there are good reasons for the state to provide funding to county assessors. We, however, suggest the Legislature consider an alternative grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3756

Health Information Technology Act—Medi-Cal Electronic Health Record Incentive Program.

May 20, 2010 - However, we have concerns about using foundation money to fund core state staff. We recommend that, instead of using money from a foundation, the Legislature fund the state ’s share of the cost of $180,000 using General Fund dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/240