^[PDF] What the New Federal Transportation Equity Act Means for California

The new federal bill guarantees that all fuel tax revenues will be used for transpor- tation purposes which means $204 billion of the $217 billion is guaranteed. Under prior federal legislation, a portion of the fuel tax revenues were used for federal deficit reduction purposes. v The TEA 21 Provides $25 Billion in Discretionary Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/082698_tea_21/082698_tea_21.pdf

California Spending Plan, Chapter 2

Senior Citizen Tax Relief Two programs currently provide property tax assistance to low-income homeowners and renters who are either senior citizens (age 62 and older), disabled, or blind. For homeowners, t he tax assistance is provided in the form of a partial reimbursement of property taxes paid; for renters, the amount of assistance is based on an estimate of the property tax paid by the renter.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1098_spending_plan/1098_spending_plan_chapter_2.html

LAO Recommended Legislation, 1998: Criminal Justice

LAO Contact Dan Carson: 445-4660 and Chuck Nicol: 322-8402   Enact Reforms in Prison Industry Authority Recommendation Privatize the Prison Industry Authority (PIA) as an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1298_rec_legislation/1298_legislation_crim_justice.html

Recommended Legislation: General Government

LAO Contact Gerald Beavers or Megan Atkinson: 322-8402   Board of Equalization and Franchise Tax Board Consolidate Boards Into a New Department of Revenue Recommendation Enact legislation to create a Department of Revenue to carry out state tax administration activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1298_rec_legislation/1298_legislation_gen_government.html

^[PDF] LAO RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION

Legislative Analyst’s Office CONTENTS Education Provide Faster Equalization of K-12 School Funding .................... 1 Eliminate Costly and Inappropriate Placement of Students In County Community Schools ................................................. 2 Phase Out K-12 Basic Aid............................................................. 3 Consolidate K-12 Categorical Funding Into Block
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1298_rec_legislation/1998_recommended_legislation.pdf

Chapter 4: Expenditure Projections

Our economic forecast assumes state tax revenues will grow by about 5.5  percent annually over the forecast period. We also assume that growth in local property tax revenues will continue to recover from the relatively low rates of the past few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/1998_fiscal_outlook/1998_fiscal_forecast_chapter_4.html

^[PDF] An LAO Shifting Gears: Rethinking Property Tax Shift Relief

An LAO Shifting Gears: Rethinking Property Tax Shift Relief Measures Closely Linked to the Tax Shift Measures Influenced by the Tax Shift $60 million. distribution of delinquent property taxes. Relief Measures Associated With Property Tax Shifts Proposition 172.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/020299_property_tax_shift.pdf

Year Round Operation in Higher Education

(Imagine, for example, possible opportunities for accounting internships during the tax season.) Unemployment rates for young adults are highest in summer. Year-round operation would allow students to enter the workforce when it is most advantageous to so.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/021299_year_round.html

^[PDF] LAO Report Equalizing School District Funding: Option for a Sliding Scale COLA

(January 14, 1999) An Overview of the 1999-00 Governor’s Budget (January 15, 1999) California Update: State Reached Settlement on Contracting Out for Seismic Retrofit (January 21, 1999) State Corporate Taxation of Sales to the Federal Government (January 21, 1999) Shifting Gears: Rethinking Property Tax Shift Relief (February 2, 1999) CalWORKs Community Service: What Does It Mean for California?
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/0499_sliding_scale/0499_sliding_scale.pdf

K-12 Master Plan--Starting the Process

Taxing income has the advantage of reflecting individual and family "ability to pay" b etter than taxing property wealth. Income taxes, however, would be more difficult to administer and are a more volatile revenue source than property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/0599_k-12_master_plan.html