2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Overview of the Governor’s Budget

The continuing decline of state revenues has created a dire situation for the state ’s ability to manage its cash on hand and pay its bills on time. In addition to increasing revenues and reducing spending, the Governor ’s budget contains a number of measures intended to improve the state ’s cash situation —such as issuing revenue anticipation
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/budget_overview/09-10_budget_ov.aspx

Achieving Better Outcomes for Adult Probation

The primary goal of the program was to reduce admissions to the state in order to reduce overcrowding in state correctional facilities. In addition, the program was intended to reduce disparities in state sentencing decisions across counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/crim/Probation/probation_052909.aspx

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Criminal Justice Realignment

In our view, the realignment policy changes contemplated in this report make sense regardless of the state ’s current fiscal condition. If the state ’s fiscal condition were stronger, the Legislature could realign these additional program responsibilities from the state to local government by shifting existing state revenues into the realignment fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/crim/Realignment_012709/Realignment_012709.aspx

Improving Academic Success for Economically Disadvantaged Students

Five of these programs are solely funded with federal monies, 12 are solely funded with state monies, and 2 are funded with both federal and state monies. These programs serve nearly every local educational agency (LEA) in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/edu/academic_success/academic_success_0109.aspx

Department of Real Estate: Opportunities to Improve Consumer Protection

State law requires the Commissioner to follow certain procedures to take a formal disciplinary action against a licensee, including filing an accusation against the licensee and having a formal hearing before an administrative law judge pursuant to a state law known as the Administrative Procedures Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/trns/real_estate/real_estate_051209.aspx

Workers' Compensation: Recent Decisions Likely to Increase Benefits and Employer Costs

State Government Under current law, the state of California is not required to purchase workers ’ compensation insurance and generally does not do so. Nonetheless, the state must pay successful claims for workers ’ compensation benefits and the recent board decisions thus could result in unknown costs in PD benefits for successfully rebutted ratings.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/workers_comp/workers_comp_costs_101609.aspx

The 2010-11 Budget: Prison Receivership Proposals Pose Significant Financial Risks

While we recognize the desire of the Receiver to develop and implement the 19 IT projects as early as possible, given the state ’s current General Fund shortfall, the state cannot afford to make a multiyear commitment of $800 million to so many projects at once.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2010/crim_justice/receiver/receiver_031610.aspx

The 2011-12 Budget: Child Care and Development

Currently, families eligible for the state ’s child care programs can earn up to 75 percent of the SMI. The Governor proposes to lower this income eligibility ceiling to 60 percent of the SMI for all state CCD programs except state preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2011/education/child_care_012411.aspx

The 2011-12 Budget: To Defer or Not Defer? An Analysis of The Effects of K-12 Payment Deferrals

Similarly, in 2011 –12, the state would need a new deferral to continue supporting the higher programmatic level. In short, the state has been continuing to use new deferrals to support programs in excess of available state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2011/education/k12_deferrals_012411.aspx

The 2011-12 Budget: Higher Education Budget in Context

While most state agencies have experienced significant budget dislocations in the past several years, General Fund support for higher education has been particularly volatile. Recent state higher education budgets have included retroactive funding reductions, midyear budget changes, and partial restorations of past cuts.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2011/highered/hed_budget_in_context_011911.aspx