The 2024-25 Budget: University of California

Feb 28, 2024 - After the state enacts the 2024 ‑25 budget, UC will finalize its enrollment counts for 2023 ‑24. If actual enrollment that year falls short of the state target, we recommend the state revert any unearned funds as part of the 2025 ‑26 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862

The 2024-25 Budget: Sustainable Funding for the Department of Pesticide Regulation

Mar 5, 2024 - DPR indicates taking enforcement actions on out ‑of ‑state pesticide dealers would be a more appropriate role to assign to the state, since the primary role of CACs is to be the main enforcement authorities within their jurisdictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873

The 2024-25 Budget: Flood Management Proposals

Feb 26, 2024 - This funding would support repairs to levees and other infrastructure on state ‑owned land, for which the state is responsible. The funding also would enable the state to draw down additional support from USACE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4856

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - The state carries out this role through the SSMP. (While statute requires the state to consider local economic impacts, it does not assign fiscal responsibility to the state to address any such effects that may result from a shrinking Salton Sea.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

^[PDF] Pending Proposal Concerning Highway Patrol Officer Retiree Health Benefits Funding

The State Constitution authorizes public retirement boards, such as the CalPERS board of admini- stration, to administer pension funds and invest in stocks and other vehicles to fund public pension liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/MOU_Fiscal/CHP_addendum_memo_090209.pdf

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Federal and state broadband programs define unserved and underserved in different ways using various criteria. All of the major federal and state programs, however, estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of households in areas of the state without broadband access.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - Under the direction of the Attorney General, DOJ provides legal services to state agencies. State agencies can request —and are generally billed for —DOJ services to initiate legal action, defend or represent them in legal actions filed by others, or provide legal advice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: General Government: Executive Summary

The outlook for the state ’s pension contributions after the budget year is grim. Large investment losses in the state ’s pension systems during 2008 –09 are likely to result in significant new unfunded liabilities that may increase state costs by hundreds of millions of dollars per year beginning in 2010 –11.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/general_govt/gen_anl09001.aspx

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 10, 2016 - Salary increases also increase state costs for salary-driven benefits, including state contributions to employees ’ pension, Social Security, and Medicare benefits. Classification-Specific Salary Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3482

Long-term Capacity for Debt Payments Under Proposition 2

Dec 21, 2017 - The Fiscal Outlook considers potential future requirements under Proposition 2 (2014)—including required rainy day fund deposits and payments toward certain state debts. Some have asked whether Proposition 2 debt funding payments can be used to reduce liabilities of teacher and other public employees' pension plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3727