^[PDF] LAO 1994 Budget Perspectives and Issues: Restructuring the State-Local Relationship

Another issue in this regard concerns the ability of the state to use local property tax revenues as a way of reimbursing counties for mandated costs. The state Constitution allows the state to disclaim responsibility for reimbursement of state-mandated costs under certain circumstances.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1994/1994_pandi/pi94part5a_Restructuring_state-local.pdf

^[PDF] State Bar of California: Analysis of 1988 Legislation to Increase Member Dues

Investigation 3 positions $112,000· State Bar Court Fee Arbitration State Bar Court Hearing Unit State Bar Court Appellate Unit State Bar Court Clerk State Bar Court Recorders/ Transcribers State Bar Court Miscellaneous Consolidation of all Los Angeles staff in one location (267 positions) 6
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1988/379_0488_state_bar_of_california_analysis_of_1988_legislation_to_increase_member_dues.pdf

^[PDF] The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal

First, the state can take a preemptive approach. Through the iterative budget process, the state can lower revenues and/or spend more on excluded purposes, using a variety of fund sources. This approach lowers appropriations subject to the limit and reduces the potential for excess revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4515/SAL-Proposal-020422.pdf

^[PDF] The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

BACKGROUND What Is the State Bar? Oversees the Practice of Law in California. The California Constitution requires attorneys to be members of the State Bar to practice law in the state. The California Supreme Court has the power to regulate the practice of law in the state—including establishing criteria for admission to the State Bar and disbarment.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4655/Assessment-of-Proposed-Disciplinary-Case-Processig-Standards-010623.pdf

^[PDF] UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

UC Merced Relies More Heavily on State Funding Than Other UC Campuses. We compared UC Merced’s mix of revenue streams a Excludes UC Merced and UC San Francisco. Figure 12 UC Merced Receives Substantially More State Funding Per Student Than Other UC Campuses Unadjusted Annual Per-Student State General Fund Support 2,000
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4937/UC-Merced-at-20-Campus-Developments-Key-State-Level-Takeaways-110724.pdf

^[PDF] Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

The state also collects revenues from a 13 percent sales tax on diesel, with 10.5 percent dedicated to state transportation programs. (The remaining amount is used for other state and local purposes.) • Vehicle Fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4821/ZEV-Impacts-on-Transportation-121323.pdf

^[PDF] The 2022-23 Budget: State Payments on the Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Since state UI fraud was less widespread than fraud in the temporary federal programs, state UI fraud does not appear to have notably increased the amount of federal UI loans that the state and employers are to repay. a For states that have outstanding federal UI loans, federal law requires the federal UI tax rate paid by
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4543/Unemployment-Insurance-Loan-021522.pdf

^[PDF] The 2019-20 Budget: California State Library Local Assistance Proposals

The 2019-20 Budget: California State Library Local Assistance Proposals OVERVIEW State Library Oversees Both State Programs and Local Initiatives. The State Library’s main functions are (1) serving as the central library for state government; (2) collecting, preserving, and publicizing literature and historical items; and (3) providing specialized research services to the Legislature and the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2019/4012/state-library-assistance-042519.pdf

^[PDF] Proposed statutory initiative related to the state's initiative, referendum, and recall processes.

In any event, the one-time state and local costs to develop this new system likely would total in the millions of dollars or more. Ongoing Costs or Savings. Over time, after the development of the online petition system, the state and local government net costs or savings from this measure would depend on the system that the Secretary of State develops under this measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2019/190531.pdf

LAO Revenue-Raising Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - In so doing, we have applied the same approach as with direct spending programs--that is, we have examined tax-related provisions referred to as tax expenditure programs (TEPs)--and recommended changes to those that are not achieving their stated purposes or are of a lower priority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1769