Major Features of the 2005 California Budget

Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Program State Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Suspension. Budget related legislation suspends the state COLA for January 2006 (the 2005-06 fiscal year) and January 2007 (the 2006-07 fiscal year).
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/major_features/2005-06_major_features.htm

^[PDF] Overview of the 2005-06 May Revision

Amnesty-Related Increase in State Revenues (Net)—$180 Million Uses of New Funds ($4.2 Billion) Reduce Debt—$2.5 Billion • Eliminate planned 2005-06 sale of deficit-financing bonds—$1.7 billion. • Accelerate repayment of one-half of vehicle license fee “gap” loan—$0.6 billion. • Reduce size of pension obligation bond—$0.2 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/may_revision/051605_may_revision.pdf

^[PDF] Medi-Cal Expenditure Projection Comparison

The PPIC report states that prior efficiencies that have permitted California’s program to grow at a slower rate in the past than other states’ Medicaid programs (such as enrollment in managed care) will, on the whole, no longer be able to hold down the growth of Medi-Cal costs in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/medical/081605_medical_expenditures_letter.pdf

^[PDF] Part D Stands for Deficit: How the Medicare Drug Benefit Affects Medi-Cal

We also analyze the potential fiscal effect on the state of providing “wrap-around” coverage to the dual eligibles, the requirement under Part D that the state make “clawback” payments to the federal government, and other aspects of the new federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/medicare/medicare_031605.pdf

Proposition 98 Primer

Fully Reimburse Past State-Mandated Costs ($1.8  Billion). We estimate that the state owes around $1.8  billion to reimburse school districts for the costs of implementing state mandates in past years.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/prop_98_primer/prop_98_primer_020805.htm

^[PDF] Lowering the State's Costs for Prescription Drugs

California, like all other states, has experi- enced this growth in prescription drug costs. According to a 2002 Bureau of State Audits review, the five state agencies that most fre- quently purchase drugs experienced an annual average increase of 34 percent in their drug costs from 1996 to 2001.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/prscrptn_drugs/prscrptn_drugs_021005.pdf

^[PDF] Revenue Volatility in California

Also, assume that during the expansion phase of a business cycle, 7L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E A N L A O R E P O R T state policymakers generally have little control in the short term) and how much is due to the basic underlying characteristics of the tax struc- ture (which can be changed).
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/rev_vol/rev_volatility_012005.pdf

^[PDF] Tax Agency Consolidation: Remittance and Return Processing

FTB BOE Combined 20L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E tween the time payment was mailed by the taxpayer and when it was deposited by the state. These delays in making deposits would lead to a considerable loss in interest earnings by the state—sometimes exceeding millions of dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/tax_agcy_consolidation/tax_consolidation_011005.pdf

^[PDF] MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Since CalPERS premiums are increasing by 12 percent on average in 2007, state costs would still increase in 2007 under the proposed MOU. In addition, beginning in 2007, the agreement would require new employees to work for the state for two years before receiving the full state contributions for dependent health premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/MOU_Fiscal/MOU_Unit10_082506.pdf

^[PDF] MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

State Disability Insurance. State Disability Insurance (SDI)— administered by EDD—pays part of an employee’s wages if he or she stops working because of illness or injury not related to work or a family-related leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/MOU_Fiscal/MOU_multiple_units_070606.pdf