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2012 Initiative Analysis: Patient Reasonable Access Act of 2012

It is unclear whether this provision would affect cities and counties, which enact most such prohibitions in California. If the courts determine that this provision applies to cities and counties, this could potentially result in an increase in the number of medical marijuana dispensaries established in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2012/120103.aspx

2012 Initiative Analysis: Government Employee Pension Reform Act

Currently, cities, counties, and special districts contribute over $4 billion per year to all public pension systems. Accordingly, local government cost savings of hundreds of millions of dollars (current dollars) per year seem possible a few decades from now.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2012/120207.aspx

2013 Initiative Analysis: Car Buyers Protection Act Version 2

The provision applies even if the dealer has transferred the loan to a third party. The measure allows the victim of identity theft to seek damages of up to $60,000 in addition to any actual damages or attorney fees resulting from the identity theft and vehicle sale.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2013/130658.aspx

2013 Initiative Analysis: Car Buyers Protection Act  Version 4

The measure prohibits vehicle sellers from receiving any payment that varies based on the interest rate or finance charge for arranging, assigning, or transferring a car loan. Limits Changes to Sales Contracts After Purchase.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2013/130660.aspx

2013 Initiative Analysis: Fair Healthcare Pricing Act of 2014

These are 67 hospitals operated by counties, the University of California, health care districts, cities, or other political subdivisions of the state.   Private Hospitals. These are 393 hospitals owned and operated by nonprofit or for-profit entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2013/130685.aspx

2013 Initiative Analysis: The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act

The measure requires the Department of Finance (DOF) to calculate annual savings to the state from the enactment of the measure and the Controller to annually transfer that amount from the General Fund into a new special fund—the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2013/130764.aspx

The 2010-11 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget

Most notably, the Governor proposes three new flexibility options relating to teacher policies: (1) eliminating seniority rules that apply to layoffs, assignments/reassignments, transfers, and hires; (2) eliminating rules regarding priority for receiving substitute teaching assignments; and (3) extending the layoff notification window to 60 days after the state budget has been enacted.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/bud/budget_overview/bud_overview_011210.aspx

The 2010-11 Budget: Assessing the Prison Population Reduction Proposal

This is because the savings estimate does not take into account the length of time it could take to lay off correctional staff who may no longer be needed due to a lower inmate population or the length of time to cancel contracts with private prison facilities and transfer inmates back to state–run institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/crim/prison_pop/prison_pop_012510.aspx

The Master Plan at 50: Using Distance Education to Increase College Access and Efficiency

Students also are responsible for transferring credits earned from the course back to the home campus (typically by petitioning an academic counselor). Community college students interested in transferring to an online program at CSU face even more difficulties, as they must navigate among CSU ’s degree requirements, the state ’s intersegmental repository of
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/edu/distance_ed/distance_ed_102510.aspx

The Master Plan at 50: Greater Than the Sum of Its Part: Coordinating Higher Education in California

Through these laws, California has regulated the transfer process, but has not held the institutions accountable for results. The transfer process remains complex and difficult for students to navigate, and transfer rates have remained flat for decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/edu/ed_coordination/ed_coordination_012810.aspx