Realignment of Parole Could Improve Public Safety and Help Address Budget Shortfall [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - We propose a nearly $500 million realignment of responsibility for supervision of low-level criminal offenders from the state parole system to county probation. Funding for parole realignment would come from a reallocation of waste and water district property taxes, city Proposition 172 sales taxes, and vehicle license fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1740

State-Local Working Group Proposal to Improve the Mandate Process [Publication Details]

Jun 21, 2007 - State-Local Working Group Proposal to Improve the Mandate Process [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/1665

Improving the Mandate Process [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - Improving the Mandate Process [Publication Details] HTML Description: The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments for certain state mandates. The process for determining the existence of state mandates and providing local government reimbursements, however, has significant shortcomings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1611

California Tribal Casinos: Questions and Answers [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 2007 - In 1987, a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving two California tribes set in motion a series of federal and state actions that dramatically expanded tribal casinos here and in other states. Now, California’s casino industry outranks all but Nevada’s in size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1545

What Is a Mandate: Learning Through Examples [Publication Details]

Jan 16, 2007 - What’s a Mandate—Learning Through Examples explores different types of state laws and regulations and helps you walk through the steps to sort out whether or not they would be a state-reimbursable mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1535

What Is a Mandate: An Overview [Publication Details]

Jan 16, 2007 - What’s a Mandate—Learning Through Examples explores different types of state laws and regulations and helps you walk through the steps to sort out whether or not they would be a state-reimbursable mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1534

Budget Proposal Understates Mandate Costs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - We find that the administration’s proposal does not provide sufficient resources to carry out its plan for 2006-07 and that the state likely will face a current-year mandate deficiency of about $140 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1430

Mental Health Mandates Continue to Pose Challenges [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2006 - State costs for reimbursing counties for two state-mandated programs to provide mental health services for school children have grown significantly in recent years. Moreover, serious weaknesses are evident in the system for delivering these services for children in special education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1393

Using State General Obligation Bonds for Housing [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2006 - Using State General Obligation Bonds for Housing [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/1369

State Oversight of Redevelopment [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2005 - State Oversight of Redevelopment [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/1348