^[PDF] The Budget Act and Related Legislation October 2003 Elizabeth G. Hill, Legislative Analyst California

The 2003-04 budget includes about $320 million from the General Fund ($1.5 billion all funds) for local assistance for the mentally ill, about a 1.7 percent decrease in General Fund support com- pared to the revised prior-year level of spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/2003/spend_plan_03/spending_plan_03-04.pdf

^[PDF] Improving High Schools: A Strategic Approach

This limited success also suggests that there are few other incentives com- pelling secondary and postsecondary vocational education to coordinate. An evaluation of the Tech-Prep program published in 2004 supports this conclusion.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/high_schools/improving_hs_050905.pdf

^[PDF] Financial Assurances: Strengthening Public Safety of Waste Facilities and Surface Mines

In the first section of this report, we com- pare and contrast financial assurance policies at various state agencies. Next, we discuss issues for legislative consideration and make recom- mendations on how to improve financial assur- ance policies and practices so as to minimize the state’s potential future-year costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/site_assurances/site_assurances_042606.pdf

^[PDF] California's Fiscal Outlook: LAO Projections 2008-09 Through 2013-14

The amount of the guarantee in any given year is determined by one of three “tests” that compare certain com- binations of these factors. Figure 3 (see next page) shows these factors and their projected rates of change over the forecast period.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/fiscal_outlook/fiscal_outlook_112008.pdf

^[PDF] Correctional Officer Pay, Benefits, and Labor Relations

Maximum pension benefits typically are 90 percent of final com- pensation. In addition to its contributions for the CalPERS benefits, the state makes contributions to a defined contribution retirement plan for correctional officers equal to about 2 percent of each eligible union member’s base pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/stadm/ccpoa_pay_020708/ccpoa_pay_020708.pdf

^[PDF] Advancing Transportation Projects to Stimulate the Economy: An Alternative Approach

. ➢ State May Not Benefit Fully From Com- petitive Construction Prices. Because large projects typically receive fewer bids, the Governor’s proposal might not capture the full benefits of the current competitive bidding environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/trns/trans_projects/trans_projects_121108.pdf

^[PDF] 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Criminal Justice Realignment

Individuals convicted of these crimes could no longer be sentenced to state prison, but could be placed on probation, as- signed to residential or outpatient treatment, held in county jails or other facilities, or some com- bination of the above.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/crim/Realignment_012709/Realignment_012709.pdf

^[PDF] 1947 Budget Analysis: SECTION IV

There have been instances where administrators have appeared before the Personnel Board and asked for increases of pay rates and an upgradilig in classification for the reason that they could not get com- petent employees, and yet the employees they had iIi. the same classifica- tions were all rated in excess of 90.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1947/06_section_4_1947.pdf

^[PDF] 1948 Budget Analysis: DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE-DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

This is for the follow- ing items: Purchase of clothing, mattresses, bedding, linen, tableware, utensils and other supplies to restore normal operating com- plement ________________ ..c _________________ -' _____________ $100,000' Purchase of patients' beds, kitchen equipment and other equipment to restore normal operating complement _____________________ 59,550 Total
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1948/17_mental_hygeine_1948.pdf

^[PDF] 1955 Budget Analysis: Preliminary Statement

.· It is of interest to note that this section requires that the Legislature be given "a budget containing a complete plan and itemized statement of all proposed expenditures of the State provided by existing law or recommended by him, and of all its institutions, departments, boards, bureaus, com- missions, officers, employees and other agencies * * *."
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1955/02_prelim_1955.pdf