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Alcohol and Drug Program Realignment

January 26, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services


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Mental Health Realignment

January 26, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services


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An Overview of the Governor's Realignment Proposal

January 26, 2011 - Presented to the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance. January 26, 2011.


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Approach to the 2011-12 In-Home Supportive Services Budget

January 25, 2011 - This handout reviews the In-Home Supportive Services proposals and provides comments and alternatives.


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Secretary of State: VoteCAL Project

January 25, 2011 - The VoteCAL system would serve as the state’s single system for storing and managing the official list of registered voters in California.


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Motor Vehicle Account Overview

January 25, 2011 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation. January 26, 2011.


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Child Welfare Realignment

January 25, 2011 - The Governor’s budget proposal would realign the child welfare system to counties in 2011-12 and shift $1.6 billion in tax revenues to counties in lieu of General Fund. This handout provides information on that proposal.


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The 2011-12 Budget: Achieving General Fund Relief From Transportation Funds

January 25, 2011 - Recently, the Legislature enacted a package of changes known as the “fuel tax swap” to achieve General Fund relief. However, the passage of ballot measures in November 2010 potentially undoes portions of the tax swap package. In response to these ballot measures, the Governor’s January 2011-12 budget proposes statutory changes to recapture the use of transportation funds to help balance the state’s budget. In this brief we describe and evaluate these recent changes and the Governor’s proposal. We also provide additional options that the Legislature may wish to consider that offer more solutions to achieve General Fund relief.


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Overview of Proposition 98 Budget

January 25, 2011 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 On Education Finance


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Governor's Realignment Plan—Criminal Justice

January 25, 2011 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 5 On Corrections, Public Safety, and the Judiciary Hon. Loni Hancock, Chair


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The 2011-12 Budget: Making Targeted Reductions to the Judicial Branch

January 25, 2011 - In this brief, we (1) provide an overview of the Governor’s budget proposals for the judicial branch and (2) recommend specific actions to achieve savings, while at the same time minimizing the impacts on access to the courts. Some of our cost-saving recommendations include changes in court reporting practices, utilizing competitive bidding for court security, contracting out for court interpreter services, and offsetting General Fund costs with other fund sources in the judicial branch.


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Overview of Proposition 98 Budget

January 24, 2011 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance


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State Controller's Office: 21st Century Project

January 24, 2011 - The 21st Century Project is an information technology project that would replace existing human resources systems with one statewide integrated human resources management system.


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Governor’s “Structural Shortfall” Proposal for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)

January 24, 2011 - The Governor’s budget for 2011-12 provides an additional $395 million in General Fund support for CDCR for expenses that the department indicates have exceeded its budget authority in previous years.


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The 2011-12 Budget: To Defer or Not Defer? An Analysis of the Effects of K-12 Payment Deferrals

January 24, 2011 - Over the last several years, the state has deferred payments to school districts as a way to achieve significant Proposition 98 savings. Relying on deferrals has allowed the state to achieve significant one-time savings while simultaneously allowing school districts to continue operating a larger program by borrowing or using cash reserves. As the magnitude and length of payment deferrals have increased, however, school districts have found fronting the cash required to continue operating at a higher programmatic level increasingly difficult. As part of his 2011-12 budget plan, the Governor continues to rely heavily on payment deferrals. His one major budget proposal for K-12 education is a $2.1 billion deferral. In this report, we track the state's increased use of deferrals, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of deferrals, and highlight several other major factors the Legislature should consider as it decides whether to approve additional K-12 deferrals.