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

Mercury Cleaners Site Remediation

Mar 3, 2015 - The site has been used by dry cleaning businesses since the 1940s and has been owned by the state since 1967. Preliminary evaluations of the Mercury Cleane rs site found various contaminants, including dry cleaning solvents in the soil and groundwater.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/828

Transfer Healthy Families Program to Department of Health Care Services

May 22, 2011 - The administration estimates that state savings would be generated primarily through the state ’s ability to leverage Medi-Cal ’s purchasing power by paying lower rates to health plans to provide health coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/434

An issue has arisen regarding the transition costs in 2010-11 of switching to a new fiscal intermediary (FI) for Medi-Cal. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) estimates the new contract will

Apr 23, 2010 - As stated earlier, several analyses have found that procuring a new MMIS was necessary to support programmatic changes and improve fraud detection. Moreover, with the rollout of federal health care reform it will be even more critical that the state has a modern system that can effectively manage this change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/203

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

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: California's Cash Flow Crisis [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2009 - This could seriously erode the confidence of the public—and investors—in our state government. To avoid this, it is urgent that the Legislature and the Governor act immediately to address the budgetary and cash crises that have put the state on the edge of fiscal disaster.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1908

Remarks to the California State University Executive Council [Publication Details]

May 1, 1984 - Remarks to the California State University Executive Council [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/3124

Information Technology: An Important Tool For A More Effective Government [Publication Details]

Jun 16, 1994 - While there have been many significant advances in the state's deployment and uses of IT since the state's first computer was installed in the mid-1950s, there remain fundamental problems that prevent the state from realizing a better return on its IT investment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/159

State Review and Approval of New Public Higher Education Campuses and Centers [Publication Details]

Jul 28, 2014 - State Review and Approval of New Public Higher Education Campuses and Centers [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/3048

A Status Report: Reducing Prison Overcrowding in California [Publication Details]

Aug 5, 2011 - Supreme Court issued a ruling in a lawsuit against the state involving prison overcrowding. Specifically, the court upheld the ruling of a federal three–judge panel requiring the state to reduce overcrowding in its prisons to 137.5 percent of its “design capacity” within two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2504