The 2017-18 Budget: Increased Staffing for Labor Standards Enforcement

Mar 3, 2017 - The DLSE should also describe how it uses information about complaints and the outcomes of investigations to identify trends in compliance by industries, types of violations, size and ownership of business establishments, and other factors that would allow DLSE to dynamically adjust its enforcement approach going forward to maximize improved compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3602

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Proposal

Mar 2, 2017 - Account for Transfers of Responsibility. From time to time, governments transfer responsibility for providing services to other governments or to the private sector. For example, the state might transfer responsibility for operating a park to a local government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3596

The 2017-18 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Mar 1, 2017 - For example, California City Correctional Facility and CHCF have video coverage of all facilities, yards, and housing units. Governor ’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes $11.7  million from the General Fund on a one-time basis and four positions to implement a comprehensive video surveillance program at HDSP and CCWF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3595

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Special Education “Disconnect”

Mar 1, 2017 - These SELPAs w ould see some of their property tax revenue go to cities, counties, and/or trial courts, consistent with existing related statutory provisions.) Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3598

The 2017-18 Budget: California State Payroll System

Feb 28, 2017 - According to SCO, SAP ’s lack of expertise and strategic planning lead to inadequate scheduling, staffing, knowledge transfer, deliverable management, and quality assurance. The SCO also identified concerns regarding design, testing, organizational change management, and training weaknesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3590

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - Finally, the state may transfer a portion of the TANF block grant funds received each year to certain other federal block grants, such as the Title XX Social Services Block Grant, to be expended according to the rules of the block grant receiving the transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/1

The 2017-18 Budget: The Coordinated Care Initiative: A Critical Juncture

Feb 27, 2017 - For instance, the Legislature would have to consider which IHSS administrative responsibilities —such as for eligibility determinations and needs assessments —would remain with counties and which would transfer to managed care plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3585

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - Currently, more than 20  cities in California have a minimum wage that is higher than the state ’s. The mechanism by which a service provider may request a rate increase from DDS to cover its higher staffing costs due to a factor such as a local minimum wage increase is to submit a health and safety (H &S) waiver through the vendoring RC for each consumer served by a provider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581

The 2017-18 Budget: The State Controller’s Office Unclaimed Property Program

Feb 24, 2017 - Before 2007, owners were only notified about their unclaimed property after it had transferred to the state. In Taylor v. Westly (2007), a federal circuit court ruled that state efforts to notify owners failed to meet due process requirements, in part because the state ’s procedures failed to notify many property owners prior to escheat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3584

The 2017-18 Budget: Alternatives to the Governor’s Proposition 2 Proposals

Feb 23, 2017 - Proposition  2 also made eligible reimbursements for pre ‑2004 mandate claims from cities, counties, and special districts, but the 2014 ‑15 budget paid off these outstanding claims. We describe each of the remaining eligible liabilities in greater detail below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3574