LAO Analysis of the 1997-98 Budget Bill

In a study released last year, for example, CSU's Institute for Education Reform found that: ". . . the level of disenchantment with schools of education both within and outside the CSU system is high among professionals working in California's school system."
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/higher_ed_depts1_anal97.html

Overhauling the State's Infrastructure

Given the projected growth in school enrollments and the condition of older s chool buildings, even after these bonds are allocated to school districts over the next four years, there will continue to be a multibillion dollar need for school construction and renovation for at least several more years.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/122198_infrastructure/1298_state_infrastructure.html

^[PDF] Public Employee Retirement

Harris 2 July 25, 2011 How Are Public Employee Pension Benefits Financed? In general, public employers and/or employees contribute a specific percentage of each employee’s pay to a public retirement system each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2011/110493.pdf

2005 Initiative Analysis: Tobacco Tax, Disease Prevention and Children's Health Insurance Act of 2006 (version 2)

The total 87 cents per pack tax is made up of the following components: 10 cents per pack for the state General Fund. 25 cents per pack pursuant to the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act. This initiative, enacted by the voters as Proposition  99 in 1988, increased the cigarette tax by 25 cents per pack, created the equivalent tax on other tobacco products, and allocated all of the additional funding for a number of health-related purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050849.htm

^[PDF] Tobacco Tax, Disease Prevention and Children's Health Insurance Act of 2006 (version 2)

. • 25 cents per pack pursuant to the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act. This initiative, enacted by the voters as Proposition 99 in 1988, increased the cigarette tax by 25 cents per pack, created the equivalent tax on other tobacco products, and allocated all of the additional funding for a number of health- related purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050849.pdf

^[PDF] 1951 Budget Analysis: Department of Corrections

These positions, if allowed, will result in a ratio of one custodial officer for each 7.6 inmates for 1951-52 as compared to the ratio of one custodial officer for each 7.3 inmates effective during the 1950-51 Fiscal Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1951/07_corrections_1951.pdf

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - Another way to reduce smoke exposure is to make indoor spaces —such as individual homes, workplaces, schools, or community centers —cleaner . This can be accomplished by taking a variety of actions aimed at reducing the amount of smoke that travels into buildings and filtering the indoor air.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

2004-05 Budget Perspectives and Issues: Perspectives on State Revenues

(Local governme nts would then be reimbursed for their SUT losses through a shift in property taxes to them from schools, which in turn would be reimbursed through added General Fund payments to them.)
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/2004_pandi/pi_part_3_anl04.htm

^[PDF] Parental or legal guardian notification if student requests gender-related accommodations.

There is generally no state requirement for private schools to collect certain student information. Transgender and Nonbinary Students. While there is limited data on the number of transgender and nonbinary youth, the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law estimates that nearly 50,000 of the state’s 2.6 million children aged 13 to 17 years (about 2 percent) identify as transgender.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2023/230483.pdf

2022-23 Fiscal Outlook Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog]

Nov 17, 2021 - Similarly, home prices have grown more than 25 percent since the start of the pandemic. These asset price gains likely have led to considerable increases in capital gains income. Along with this surge in assets prices has com e a significant uptick in initial public offerings of California companies.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/712