The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - Additionally, DMV licenses and regulates vehicle ‑related businesses (such as automobile dealers and driver training schools), and collects certain fees and taxes for state and local agencies. As of January 2020, there were 27. 3  m illion licensed drivers and 35. 8  m illion registered vehicles in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 19, 2019 - (The previous honorable discharge process was effectively eliminated when responsibility for supervising DJJ parolees was shifted —or realigned —from the state to county probation departments in 2010.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3940

The 2020-21 Budget: Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Sep 9, 2020 - The pay that employees receive in a typical pay period —salary plus EDWC —affects employee pension benefits and is subject to Medicare payroll taxes. (Employees in specialty classifications represented by Unit 8 —including foresters, forestry aids, and fire prevention specialists —are compensated more similarly to other state employees based on a 40-hour workweek.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4267

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - As of 2017 ‑18, California has 132   SELPAs —consisting of 81 r egional SELPAs, 45 single ‑district SELPAs, 5  c harter ‑only SELPAs, and 1  unique SELPA serving only students in Los Angeles County court schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

Managing California’s Cash

Sep 3, 2019 - As a state government, California has the power to levy taxes and cannot declare bankruptcy. These factors make the state a reliable borrower. Nonetheless, the state cannot access a credit market that is either unwilling or unable to lend to it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4092

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - These public higher education segments primarily use state funding, along with student tuition revenue (and, at CCC, local property tax revenue), to cover their core operating expenses. These expenses include faculty salaries, employee benefits, building maintenance, equipment, and supplies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 12, 2020 - George, Elihu Harris, and Ronald Reagan buildings) and $23.6 million is for fire alarm systems at five state facilities (the Edmund Brown, Van Nuys, Justice, Library and Courts II, and Franchise Tax Board Campus buildings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4157

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2019 - In this report, we evaluate three Governor's budget proposals related to early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3954

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - As Figure   8 i llustrates, the major components of employee compensation costs in 2019 at the State Bar include salary, employer contributions towards CalPERS health premiums for active employees, employer contributions to pension benefits administered by the California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS), federal payroll taxes towards the Social Security and Medicare programs, and employer contributions towards retiree health benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

Allocating Utility Wildfire Costs: Options and Issues for Consideration

Jun 21, 2019 - The fund could be structured in a way that other parties would contribute, such as the state (through direct cash contributions or providing tax exempt status to the fund), and/or a surcharge on property insurance policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4079