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Compared to the state’s existing “threshold” funding approach, RAND suggests the state use a more holistic funding determination process that still could detect possible fina ncial wrong-doing without triggering automatic funding cuts for schools that might have reasonable justifications for their different expenditure patterns.
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Format: Improving the Mandate Process February 21, 2007 - The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments for certain state mandates. The process for determining the existence of state mandates and providing local government reimbursements, however, has significant shortcomings.
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Our recommendations are geared toward the Legisla ture focusing state employee compensation expenditures within the context of a balanced budget. Among our recommendations are for the Legislature to (1) limit the authority of arbi trators to order large payments under their interpretation of future labor agreements and (2) end the use of automatic pay raise formulas tied to actions by other governmental empl oyers.
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This would leave the state with a $726 million year-end deficit , compared to the Governor’s January 10th estimate of a $2.1 billion positive reserve. In addition, the state would face operating deficits of $3.4 billion in 2008-09, $2.5 billion in 2009-10, and $1.4 billion in 2010-11.
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Supreme Court decision involving two California tribes set in motion a series of federal and state actions that dramatically expanded tribal casinos here and in oth er states. Now, California’s casino industry outranks all but Nevada’s in size.
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By 2010-11, annual state costs could be $100 million higher than suggested in the administration estimate. In addition, various factors including pay and benefits for CHP and fu nding demands in the Department of Motor Vehicles are likely to put stress on the financial condition of the state Motor Vehicle Account, which funds Unit 5 personnel costs.
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Spending under the plan increases by over 9 percent between 2005-06 and 2006-07, reflecting significant program augmentations, budgetary debt prepaymen ts, and rising caseloads and costs in state programs.
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Taken as a pack age, these recommendations would improve how the state ensures teacher quality and eliminate CTC. Format: Strengthening Public Safety of Waste Facilities and Surface Mines: Financial Assurances April 26, 2006 - The state has long recognized its responsibility to protect the general health and safety of the people of California.
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