LAO Analysis of the 2002-03 Budget: Education, California Postsecondary Education Commission (6420)

This stu dy shall include the name and County-District-School code of all public elementary, middle, and high schools participating in the following K-12 outreach programs: Advancement via Individual Determination program; Collaborative Academic Preparation Initiative; Precollegiate Academic Development program; California Academic Partnership Program; Educational Op portunity
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/education/ed_27_6420_anl02.htm

^[PDF] LAO 2002 Budget Analysis: Education Chapter

This increase is comprised of (1) a decrease in the General Fund contribution of $17.8 million, (2) an increase in local property taxes earmarked for special education of $22.6 million, and (3) an increase in federal special education funds of $112.3 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/education/ed_anl02.pdf

2002-03 Budget Analysis: General Government, State Personnel Board (1880)

Some counties also reported unusually high costs. For example, while the population of the County of Contra Costa is 50  percent smaller than the County of Alameda, Contra Costa claimed nearly twice as many disciplinary cases and three times greater costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/general_govt/gen_11_1880_anl02.htm

2002 Budget Analysis: Health and Social Services, Department of Rehabilitation (5160)

In addition, the department helps legally blind clients support themselves as operators of vending stands, snack bars, and cafeterias throughout the state; provides prevocational r ehabilitation services to newly blind adults; develops cooperative agreements with school districts, state and community colleges, and county mental health programs to provide serv ices to mutually
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/health_ss/healthss_13_5160_anl02.htm

^[PDF] LAO 2002 Budget Analysis: Health & Social Services Chapter

These include (1) redirecting $189 million in county performance incentives and $50 million in funds formerly appropriated to the California Community Colleges to fund basic employment services and grants, (2) suspending the statutory COLA, and (3) reforming child care eligibility rules and re- imbursement rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/health_ss/healthss_anl02.pdf

Highlights of the 2003-04 Analysis and Perspectives & Issues

Realigning Some Programs Make Sense Under the administration's plan, the state would increase taxes by more than $8  billion and shift this funding to counties and courts, along with a similar amount of program obligations.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/03-04_budget_highlights.html

2003 Budget Analysis: P&I, Part 1

Under most circumstances, some of the increase in taxpayers' state tax liabilities is likely to be offset by reduced federal income taxes due to the deductibility of state and local taxes for federal income tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/2003_pandi/pi_part_5a_taxes_anl03.html

LAO 2003-04 Budget Analysis: Education, 2002-03 Mid-Year Revisions: Proposition 98

(State spending is defined as General Fund support and local property taxes dedicated to special education.) States that do not maintain the prior-year level of spending may experience a reduction in federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/education/ed_2_cc_midyr_prop98_anl03.htm

LAO 2003-04 Budget Analysis: Health and Social Services, Child Welfare Services

At the same time, if another county's caseload is increasing, the state provides t hat county with funds to hire additional caseworkers. Therefore, on a statewide basis, despite an overall caseload decline, the funding for CWS continues to grow.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/health_ss/hss_18_5180_cws_anl03.htm

2004-05 Budget Perspectives and Issues: Deficiencies--Rethinking Unexpected Expenses

To prev ent this continuous appropriation authority from being exercised in the current year, the Legislature appropriated $1,000 in Item 9100 (Tax Relief) of the budget and specified that the $1,000 was in place of the statutory VLF backfill appropriation.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/2004_pandi/pi_part_5b_deficiencies_anl04.htm