2005 Initiative Analysis: Taxpayer Protection Act of 2006

In addition to taxes, the state may impose fees and other similar charges on individuals and businesses by majority vote. State fees are generally of two types— user fees and regulatory fees . User fees—such as state park entrance fees—are paid by the user for the cost of providing specific services or programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050540.htm

2005 Initiative Analysis:Taxpayer Protection Act of 2006

In addition to taxes, the state may impose fees and other similar charges on individuals and businesses by majority vote. State fees are generally of two types— user fees and regulatory fees . User fees—such as state park entrance fees—are paid by the user for the cost of providing specific services or programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050595.htm

^[PDF] Taxpayer Protection Act of 2006

In addition to taxes, the state may impose fees and other similar charges on individuals and businesses by majority vote. State fees are generally of two types—user fees and regulatory fees. • • User fees—such as state park entrance fees—are paid by the user for the cost of providing specific services or programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050595.pdf

2005 Initiative Analysis:Taxpayer Protection Act of 2006

In addition to taxes, the state may impose fees and other similar charges on individuals and businesses by majority vote. State fees are generally of two types— user fees and regulatory fees . User fees—such as state park entrance fees—are paid by the user for the cost of providing specific services or programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050596.htm

^[PDF] Chapter 5 Long-Term Considerations

While this restriction applies only to federal funds, the ents currently on aid for more than five years were eliminated from the caseload, the state would save $1.7 billion and the counties about $95 million annually from reduced grant expen- ditures (with no federal savings because the state is operating under a block grant).
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/112196_fiscal_outlook/outlook96_chapter_5.pdf

^[PDF] Proposed statutory initiative related to psilocybin.

Reduction in Various State and Local Costs. The measure would reduce costs to the state and local governments by reducing the number of psilocybin offenders incarcerated in state prison and county jail, as well as the number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2019/190587.pdf

LAO 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services—A Restricted Environment

Likewise, we recommended scaling back recent rate increases to providers participating in the Family Planning Access, Care, Treatment (Family PACT) program even though in some cases the state receives nine federal dollars for every state dollar spent because of the state ’s fiscal difficulties.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2010/ss/hss_restricted_032610.aspx

LAO Other Government Areas

If the budget estimates turn out to be accurate, 1983-84 will be the first year since 1977-78 in which state revenues exceed state expenditures. Whether, in fact, these estimates do prove to be accurate will depend largely on three factors: (1) the performance of the state's economy; (2) policy decisions made by the Legislature, and (3) decisions handed down by the courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Policy-Areas?areaId=5&category=0&year=0&page=34

Creating a Debt Free College Program [Publication Details]

Jan 31, 2017 - The Supplemental Report of the 2016-17 Budget Act directs our office to estimate the cost of a new state financial aid program intended to eliminate the need for students to take on college debt. We estimate such a program for resident undergraduate students attending public colleges in California would cost $3.3 billion annually, on top of all existing gift aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3540

^[PDF] Child and Teen Safety and Stop Predators Act: Sarah’s Law

The CalWORKs program is supported with both state and federal funds, but because all CalWORKs federal funds are capped, these additional costs would probably be borne by the state. These costs would not be signifi- cant compared to total state spending for CalWORKs, which is estimated to cost about $5 billion in state and federal funds in 2007-08.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070735.pdf