The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - If services would be affected by the lower spending levels, the Legislature could use the discussion to understand if the effects on services are co nsistent with legislative priorities. …Before May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - RAND found that challenges with placing certain populations —those with co-occurring conditions, such as a traumatic brain injury, certain justice-involved individuals, and individuals with unique needs —can result in bottlenecks in the behavioral health system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - In addition to lengthening the duration of leave, the spending plan also reduces the reserve requirement for the Disability Fund, which co llects payroll taxes and pays disability and paid family leave benefits, from 45  percent of disbursements to 30  percent of disbursements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

Understanding the Veterans Services Landscape in California

Jan 17, 2017 - Sometimes, these conditions are “ co –occurring , ” meaning some veterans may experience more than one condition simultaneously. Mental and behavioral health conditions are generally treatable and typically involve some combination of psychotherapy and medication.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3525

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - Nationally, about 100 institutions qualify under federal law as Historically Black Co lleges and Universities, but none of these institutions are located in California. (California does have one institution —the Charles R.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

Improving California's Regulatory Analysis

Feb 3, 2017 - This could include analysis of co ‑benefits and a distributional analysis that characterizes where benefits and costs are likely to accrue. To the extent feasible, quantify and monetize benefits and costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3542

Evaluation of the Property Tax Postponement Program

Oct 8, 2018 - The interest rate associated with a PTP loan needs to cover two major state costs: ( 1)  S CO ’s administrative costs and ( 2)  s tate losses from delinquent loans. Even when the program operated at a much lower interest rate, its collections on existing accounts covered these costs over the long term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3885