^[PDF] Open Meeting Act/Brown Act Reform Mandate

County of Kern. For Board of Supervisors meetings in 2000-01, the County of Kern claimed reimbursement for over 4,900 agenda items. The county claimed 30 minutes per agenda item and an hourly labor cost $43, or a cost per agenda of over $2,500.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/localgov/2004/Open_Meeting_Act_060904.pdf

^[PDF] UPDATE NOVEMBER VEMBER 1997

California passes the federal incen- tive payments to the counties along with addi- tional state incentive payments. In the current state fiscal year (1997-98), counties are ex- pected to receive $192 million ($81 million fed- eral) in incentive payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/cal_update/nov_97_update.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of the Governor's December 2010 Special Session Proposals

Place certain non-serious offend- ers sentenced to three years or less in county jails, not state prisons Recommended modifying administration proposal to change offenders affected, lessen burden on county jails, and provide counties with more flexibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/bud/special_session/special_session_120710.pdf

The 2020-21 May Revision: CalWORKs Caseload-Driven Costs in the 2020-21 May Revision

Jun 2, 2020 - In contrast, counties and other stakeholders have responded that many of these cases will come from industries (such as the hospitality sector) which may be particularly slow to recover from the curr ent recession, and these individuals will require intensive support to find employment in a new field.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4249

^[PDF] The MCO Tax: A Flat Versus Tiered Structure

The fi gure below shows the tax tiers and the per unit tax amounts under the Governor’s proposal for 2015-16.  One Alternative—A Flat Tax. Another approach is a fl at tax structure that would impose a uniform tax on each MCO’s member month, with the tax per member month not varying based on the total size of enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/health/2015/MCO-Tax-081815.pdf

The 2022-23 Budget: State Payments on the Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2022 - In this post, we provide a projection of state and employer costs to repay the federal Unemployment Insurance loan under two economic scenarios, assess the effects of the Governor's proposed $3 billion General Fund payment toward the outstanding loan, and present an alternative to the Governor's proposal that could provide more immediate tax relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4543

^[PDF] MCO Tax Overview

MCO Tax Overview Presented to: Conference Committee on SB X2 2 and AB X2 1, Second Extraordinary Session Hon. Ed Hernandez, Chair Hon. Rob Bonta, Chair MCO Tax Overview L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E December 1, 2015 LAO 70 YEARS OF SERVICE 1L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E December 1, 2015 LAO 70 YEARS OF SERVICE  Managed
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/health/2015/MCO-Tax-Overview-120115.pdf

Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill: How Will Individual Taxpayers Be Affected?

The figure displays both the state tax savings from the rate reduction, and the net tax savings after adjusting for higher federal income taxes. Federal income taxes are increased bec ause, in most cases, lower state tax liabilities reduce the amount of itemized deductions a taxpayer can claim for federal income tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1995/pt5-a2.html

2009 Initiative Analysis: Domestic Partnership Initiative

For example, domestic partners register with the Secretary of State (SOS) instead of obtaining a license from a county. Proposal This measure states its intention that state law be changed to replace the term “marriage” with “domestic partnership.”
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090031.aspx

LAO Publications

Format: Achieving Better Outcomes for Adult Probation May 29, 2009 - We conclude that opportunities exist to both improve public safety and reduce state costs by better aligning the county probation and state correctional systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications?page=97&year=0&publicationType=0