Vacant Positions [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - About 14 percent of state employee positions are vacant. In this piece, we discuss the factors that cause high vacancy levels. We recommend repealing an ineffective state law that purports to abolish vacant positions. In its place, we offer the Legislature some options to hold departments accountable for high vacancy rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1727

Medi-Cal Managed Care Rate Setting Methodology for Two Plan Model

May 20, 2010 - While th ese regulations are specific to local initiatives, many Medi-Cal commercial plans are required through their contract with the state to comply with these types of requirements. State Enrollment Policy Encourages Safety Net Provider Use.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/236

K-12 and Community College Mandates [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - We find that the amount proposed in the budget bill for mandates falls short of fully funding ongoing mandate costs; the mandates claims process could be streamlined and simplified by reimbursing districts on a per-pupil basis for all K-12 mandates; recent action by the Commission on State Mandates (CSM) on the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) mandate raises issues about
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1451

State Budget Update [Publication Details]

May 19, 2012 - State Budget Update [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2639

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2016 - We review the Governor's 2016-17 budget proposals for (1) the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) program, (2) In-Home Supportive Services, (3) California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), and (4) Foster Care. Further, we provide the Legislature with key issues to consider when evaluating the Governor's budget proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3351

Mandatory Medi-Cal expansion cost estimates

May 17, 2014 - It is our understanding that the a dministration ’s May Revision estimates relied on state administrative enrollment data through mid-April 2014 —a few months after the major ACA provisions went into effect —to project additional mandatory expansion enrollees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/808

April Finance Letter: Advanced energy storage

Apr 27, 2011 - Department of Energy (DOE) has stated that developing technology to store electricity that can be available to meet demand whenever needed would represent a major breakthr ough in electricity distribution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/403

Wildland Fire Protection Expenditures [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - We make a number of recommendations to control the rising costs, including clarifying state and local roles for providing emergency services, modifying the criteria by which land is designated a state responsibility for fire protection, and enacting a fee on private landowners to partially cover the state‘s costs in providing fire protection services that benefit them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1590

Update on Real ID Act [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - Given the current lack of information regarding federal requirements and funding, as well as growing opposition to the act in other states, we recommend the state go slowly for now, and limit spending to planning activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1594

Assessing Recent State Efforts: Health Care for the "Hard-to-Insure" [Publication Details]

Dec 7, 2005 - Based upon our evaluation, we present several recommendations to improve the program by potentially reducing its costs to enrollees and the state. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1352