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Consolidating California's Statewide Automated Welfare Systems

These automation systems have been a sizable financial commitment for the state, taking multiple years and hundreds of millions of state and federal dollars to develop and maintain. Over the years, the Legislature has consolidated the total number of SAWS systems, reducing the state's financial burden of maintaining multiple systems and also assisting in standardizing the eligibility determination processes of the state's health and human services operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/ssrv/saws/saws-021312.aspx

2013 CalFacts

School Staffing Shrank Over Past Four Years Full –Time Equivalent (FTE) Personnel Over this period, year –to –year changes in the teacher workforce were relatively small whereas shifts in administrators and pupil support personnel were more volatile.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/calfacts/calfacts_010213.aspx

An Analysis of New Cal Grant Eligibility Rules

Those with rates exceeding 25 percent for three consecutive years lost eligibility for Pell Grants as well as loan programs. The new policy eliminated more than 1,200 high –default schools over the next several years and reduced aggregate default rates from a high of more than 22 percent for the 1990 cohort to a low of 4.5 percent by 2003.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/edu/new-cal-grant/new-cal-grant-010713.aspx

Protecting Children From Abuse And Neglect: Trends and Issues

However, only about 57 percent of these youth had completed high school or an equivalency, and only a quarter of these youth had obtained employment. Comparatively, the statewide high school graduation rate in 2011 –12 was 79 percent for all students, 62 percent for English learners, and 61 percent for special education students.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/ssrv/child-neglect/child-neglect-080813.aspx

After Furloughs: State Workers’ Leave Balances

Separation Payments at Highest Levels in 30 Years. The amount of money that state departments have paid in separation payments has increased significantly in recent years to the highest levels in 30 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/stadm/leave-balances/state-workers-leave-031413.aspx

The 2014-15 Budget: Maintaining Education Facilities in California

(In 2012 –13 , CDE redirected an additional $2.3 million in unspent prior –year funds to address a larger number of deferred projects, spending a total of $4.7 million.) The existing list of deferred maintenance projects for the six SSS facilities totals $25 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/education-facilities/maintaining-facilities-041114.aspx

The 2014-15 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal Project Plan

Over the last two years since the vendor was selected and the development of the system began, project staff reports coming to a better understanding of the magnitude and complexity of FI$Cal. Drawing on lessons learned over this period, the project determined a different approach would be necessary moving forward in order to mitigate the risk of a significant disruption to the project in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/fiscal/evaluating-fiscal-032614.aspx

The 2014-15 Budget: State Worker Salary, Health Benefit, and Pension Costs

In some years, CalPERS has used one –time options to negotiate premium growth below 5 percent from the prior year; however, in other years, the average health premium has grown by as much as 10 percent from the prior year.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/state-compensation/state-compensation-030414.aspx

2014 Cal Facts

Average California Driver in 2013… There are 25 million licensed drivers in California, which is about 80 percent of Californians over the age of 16. Traffic crashes remain a leading cause of preventable death in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/calfacts/calfacts-2014.aspx

Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process

Under state law, delinquent collection activities and sanctions can commence after a minimum of ten calendar days of that notification. Often times, collection programs have relatively little contact information for debtors, particularly for those who did not provide the court with personal information as part of establishing installment plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/criminal-justice/debt-collection/court-ordered-debt-collection-111014.aspx