Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - DWR also was required to collect and provide data to suppliers about residential landscape area measurements so they would know h ow much land in their service area is “irrigable. ” The first statutory reporting deadline for suppliers was January 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

Drug crimes. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - In total, we estimate that the increase in the prison and parole population could be in the hundreds to l ow thousands of people, resulting in increased state costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-023

Property taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 4, 2023 - Over time, these revenue losses would gr ow to between $1.5  billion and $2  billion annually. About half of the revenue losses would go to cities, counties, and special districts. The other half would go to schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-005

A student’s right to a high-quality public education. [Ballot]

Dec 16, 2022 - The state also provides public preschool to three- and four-year olds from l ow-income families, though funding is not sufficient to serve all eligible children. The public school system consists primarily of school districts and charter schools, as well as a small number of schools operated by county offices of education and a few schools operated directly by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-007

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - While we do not kn ow how the committee ultimately will propose effectuating this change, in order to implement the policy, significant changes to firefighters ’ employment conditions likely would be required and could have major implications for the state ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - Available budget documents do not indicate ( 1)  w hat kinds of agencies would be eligible to receive this funding, ( 2)  h ow the funding would be distributed, ( 3)  w hat capacity ‑building activities would be funded, and ( 4)  w hat the rationale for the proposed funding amount of $ 200  m illion total funds is.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - More specifically, the Legislature tasked our office with assessing ( 1)  w hether the dashboard comprehensively captures issues known to stakeholders and the administration that cause delays or errors in eligibility processing, ( 2)  h ow the dashboard is being used as part of a process to set a time line for fixing the identified issues, and ( 3)  o pportunities for legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - The Legislature may wish to ask the administration for further details on ( 1)  h ow the amount in incentive payments proposal was determined and ( 2)  w hat analysis the administration conducted that indicated that this amount would be sufficient to induce the desired behavior from managed care plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - The Legislature may wish to ask the administration ( 1)  h ow long counties would have to submit their applications for grant funding, and ( 2)  h ow the administration would work with counties to ensure they are able to meet any deadlines outlined under the grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - The plan should give consideration to ( 1)  p roviding longer ‑term, more complex technical assistance to facilities and ( 2)  h ow BSCC can help highlight and promote promising practices to facilitate continuous, systemic improvement in detention facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371