LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: California State Lottery Commission (0850)

With revenues of $3.3 billion in 2006 –07, the lottery distributed $1.2 billion to public schools, community colleges, and universities. Lottery funds total less than 2 percent of all K –12 revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08007.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: California Gambling Control Commission (0855)

While our office and the administration have differed substantially in our respective forecasts of how much money the tribes will pay the state during the next few years, there is little doubt that over the next few years, tribal payments to the General Fund will increase substantially —probably to the hundreds of millions of dollars per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08008.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Judicial and Criminal Justice: Federal Receiver's Prison Health Care Construction Program

However, the most recent projections by CDCR for fall 2008 for that same date indicate that the projected population is now 19,000 lower than when the Receiver ’s plan was developed almost two years ago.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/crim_justice/cj_anl09004002.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Proposition 98 Education Programs: Balancing the Budget

For the budget year, we identify almost $6 billion in potential K–14 reductions—roughly double that identified by the Governor for 2009–10. We identify more budget–year savings given (1) a current–year package adopted by the Legislature could achieve less savings than the Governor assumes and (2) the size of the total budget problem could grow.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/education/ed_anl09003001.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: General Government: Department of Consumer Affairs

We think the savings would probably be lower in 2009 –10, potentially in the range of $1 million, but then increase in 2010 –11 as full –year salary savings materialize. Under current law, any special fund balances of entities that were eliminated could be transferred to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/general_govt/gen_anl09004008.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Health: DHCS—Federal Economic Stimulus Package: Implications for Medi–Cal

In effect, this would permit a temporary shift of General Fund resources currently used for Medi –Cal to support other state programs and achieve at least a short –term state budget solution for a couple of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/health/health_anl09003002.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Health: DADP—Proposed New Drug Program Special Fund Unnecessary

For example, under the administration plan, the new tax revenues would “count ” for purposes of determining the Proposition 98 funding guarantee for schools and community colleges. Dedicating the revenues to spending on alcohol and drug programs would limit the Legislature ’s flexibility for no apparent purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/health/health_anl09004002.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Resources: A Funding Framework for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Programs

Thus, many programs continue year after year with relatively little consideration as to whether they continue to meet state priorities for funding. Use of Bond Funds Creates Debt Service Costs. Because bond funds are borrowed money, the state is obligated to pay them back with interest, generally over 30 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/resources/res_anl09004009.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Community Care Licensing (5180)

Specifically, we recommend (1) a higher fee increase of 25 percent (raising $5.4 million), (2) funding the workload increase related to subsequent crime arrest investigations (at a cost of $1.8 million), and (3) funding the data –sharing portion of the expanded efforts related to registered sex offender investigations now (at a cost of $96,000) and delaying consideration of the remaining efforts for two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/ss/ss_anl09003009.aspx

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Transportation: Unstable Funding Adversely Impacts Transportation Programs

In the past several years, the use of PTA funds was broadened to include home –to –school and regional center transportation in order to help the General Fund. To free up PTA money for these latter uses, transit capital projects have been delayed.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/transportation/trans_anl09004002.aspx