Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: Health and Social Services Overview

The budget also assumes federal legislation to eliminate drug and alcohol abuse as qualifying disabilities for SSI/SSP, for a General Fund savings of $25 million in grants and $27 million in Medi- Cal benefits.
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Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: Judiciary and Criminal Justice Overview

This is an increase of $389 million over the amount the administration assumes will be available in the current state fiscal year from federal appropriations made for federal fiscal year (FFY) 1995. Based on current federal authorizations and appropriations, however, we estimate that the state would rec eive only about $245 million in 1995-96.
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Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: State Administration Overview

This change primarily is due to the elimination of $25 million in one-time aid for property tax administration provided to count ies in the current year, offset by mild growth in the number of taxpayers qualifying for the Homeowners' Exemption.
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Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: Managed Care

Court Blocks Implementation of Dental Managed Care Up to $5.3 million in total General Fund savings ($1.1 million in the current year and $4.2 million in the budget year) from implementation of a managed care pilot project for dent al services may not be realized due to a recent court order blocking mandatory enrollment in the program.
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Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: Higher Education Four-Year Plan

Over the past three years, the Legislature has taken specific actions to improve productivity at the UC and CSU. Beginning in the current year, for example, the Legislature incre ased the budgeted student-faculty ratio (SFR) at the UC from the traditional 17.6 to 18.7 over a two-year period.
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Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: University of California

We further recommend that these graduate students (except for those i n professional schools) pay an additional $200. There are several ways to move towards the Legislature's goals for students in selected professional schools discussed above.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1995/chf6440.html

Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: Higher Education Alternative Budget Proposals

Over the past several years, the Legislature has also expressed concern that critical needs (such as deferred maintenance) be funded and that the segments align faculty workload to provide courses needed for normal progress to degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1995/chfbdalt.html

Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: Department of General Services

The option recommended by the report is to upgrade the entire system to digital; this option is estimated to require five to ten years to accomplish. The study notes that the current funding level for conversion to digital "creates a major problem" in that the DGS is prevented from moving as rapidly as it should to meet its client agencies' changing requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1995/chit1760.html

Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: Stephen P. Teale Data Center

Beginning with the 1992 Budget Act, the Legislature has enacted Budget Act language each year requiring the data center to notify the Legislature, in advance, of certain procuremen ts where the fiscal obligation would carry over into subsequent fiscal years.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1995/chit2780.html

Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: Case Management System

Federal law allows states to claim 75 percent federal funding for the planning, design, development, and installation of a statewide automated child welfare system, effective for federal fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1995/chitcms.html