Social media platforms. [Ballot]

Feb 6, 2024 - To create a user account, social media platforms often require users to be 13 years of age or older. Social media platforms differ in their scale and value, with some large platforms hosting billions of users and generating billions of dollars in revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-035

2005-06 Overview of the Governor's Budget

School-Site Budgeting Pilot. Creates the California Local Education Accountability Reform pilot program, which would place control of school resources at each school site, and encourage the active participation of parents and teachers in local decision making.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/budget_overview/2005-06_budget_overview.htm

Medical Malpractice Cases [Ballot]

Nov 15, 2019 - MICRA established that an injured adult party has one year after discovery of their injury to file a malpractice case, and that malpractice cases on behalf of a minor must be filed within three years from the date of injury.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-018

1996-97 Budget Analysis: Health and Social Services Overview

The budget proposes $46 million from the General Fund for teen pregnancy prevention activities in order to expand the media campaign, expand a program for the prosecution of statu tory rape, establish a new grant program, and develop school curricula.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96cov.html

^[PDF] Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency of Outreach Services

Over the years, the Legislature has sought to evaluate how well outreach programs are helping disadvantaged students enroll in college. Specifi cally, the Legislature has required UC and CSU to annually report on the effectiveness of their programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2007/Improving_outreach_02_21_07.pdf

^[PDF] 1970 Budget Analysis: DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

The division proposes ap expenditure of $928,234, which is a decrease of $47,470 or 4.8 percent under estimated current-year expenditures of $975,704.· RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON STATE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIO'N A'ND ECONOMY During the past 25 years, our office has made a number of recom- mendations regarding the organization -and administration of the De- partment of Industrial Relations.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1970/12_industrial_relations_1970.pdf

^[PDF] The Local Voter Control & Government Accountability Act

Specifically, during the 14 years before the voter threshold for school bonds was lowered to 55 percent (1986- 2000), Californians approved 55 percent of proposed school bonds, raising $18 billion. Another 34 percent of school bond measures totaling $9 billion would have been ap- proved if the vote threshold had been 55 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090644.pdf

^[PDF] State Employee Compensation Issues for 1994-95

School-to-Work Transition: Improving High School Career Programs (February 1994). This report pro- vides information on "school-to-work" programs and makes recommendations to the Legislature on how best to implement such programs in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/1994/reports/st_employee_comp_issue_0394.pdf

^[PDF] Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

A large share of this funding is for direct student services, but some of it is for helping school districts develop and implement improvement plans. In addition to ongoing funding, the state has provided $2.1 billion in one-time funding over the past five years for special initiatives aimed at better supporting disadvantaged and low-performing
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2020/4144/narrowing-k12-gaps-013120.pdf

Statewide Tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. [Ballot]

Aug 21, 2018 - For the four cities combined, these taxes currently raise an estimated $25  million per year. State Bans New Local Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Drinks. A law passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor on June 28, 2018 prohibits other local governments from enacting new excise taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-004