Various changes to FGP and and Charter School Revolving Loan Fund.

Mar 21, 2013 - For these reasons, we recommend adopting the Governor ’s proposal to transfer the FGP and RLF from CDE to CSFA. Funding Appears Available to Expand FGP. Due to the significant increase in funding for the FGP in recent years, available funding exceeds the amount requested by eligible schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/733

Evaluating the Potential Transfer of Drinking Water Activities From DPH to SWRCB (Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee) [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2013 - Evaluating the Potential Transfer of Drinking Water Activities From DPH to SWRCB (Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2709

Administration’s trailer bill proposal related to future “triple flip” unwinding mechanism

Mar 15, 2013 - (Specifically, the final allocation to local governments is equal to the whole amount that cities and counties “lost ” because of the 0.25 percent sales tax reduction minus the total ERAF transfers to cities and counties under the triple flip that occurred while the Bradley-Burns sales tax rate w as reduced temporarily.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/727

Rules regarding surplus school property.

Mar 15, 2013 - Before using this process, howev er, the district must offer to sell or lease the property to certain types of entities, including agencies interested in sponsoring low-income housing, local parks and recreation d istricts, and city and county governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/726

TANF and SLOF adjustments for Cal Grant program.

Mar 15, 2013 - This agreement resulted from the transfer of the state ’s federal guaranteed student loan program from EdFUND, a CSAC auxiliary, to ECMC. Under the agreement, SLOF funding level is not guaranteed from year to year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/713

Cal Grant funding.

Mar 15, 2013 - The state ’s Cal Grant program guarantees financial aid awards to recent high school graduates and community college transfer students who meet financial, academic, and other eligibility cri teria. The program also provides a relatively small number of competitive grants to students who do not qualify for entitlement awards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/712

Recommend pause on troubled payroll IT project and assessment of state IT oversight

Mar 6, 2013 - According to SCO, SAP ’s lack of expertise and strategic planning lead to inadequate scheduling, staffing, knowledge transfer, deliverable management, and quality assurance. SCO also identified concerns regarding design, testing, organizational change management, and training weaknesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/717

Recommend pause on troubled payroll IT project and assessment of state IT oversight

Mar 6, 2013 - According to SCO, SAP ’s lack of expertise and strategic planning lead to inadequate scheduling, staffing, knowledge transfer, deliverable management, and quality assurance. SCO also identified concerns regarding design, testing, organizational change management, and training weaknesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/716

Insufficient ERAF: Examining a Recent Issue in Local Government Finance [Publication Details]

Dec 18, 2012 - In addressing claims of insufficient ERAF in future years, the Legislature will be faced with the difficult decisions of how much compensation cities and counties should receive and how the compensation should be provided.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2676

Local Government Bankruptcy in California: Questions and Answers [Publication Details]

Aug 7, 2012 - These filings—occurring just months after the City of Vallejo completed its three year Chapter 9 process—have raised questions about the use of Chapter 9 in California. In this report, we answer some of the common questions about the Chapter 9 process for California local governments such as: which local governments are allowed to file for bankruptcy protections and under what
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2648