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Advanced Placement Courses

February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature adopt budget bill language requiring the Office of the Secretary for Education to submit a report addressing the problem of access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses, including a comprehensive solution.

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Governor's Scholars Program

February 17, 2000 - We recommend providing scholarships to the top 10 percent of students at each high school in order to (1) provide incentives for a more diverse set of students across the state and (2) increase the program's college outreach effect.

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Linking Mentally Ill Offenders to Community Care

February 17, 2000 - The state's prisons now hold far more mentally ill offenders than its state mental hospitals. Additionally, an increasing number of inmates with severe mental disorders are being released to the community to an inadequate patchwork of supervision, treatment services, and assistance. We discuss several initiatives in the Governor's budget plan aimed at keeping the mentally ill out of the criminal justice system and suggest a more comprehensive approach for addressing these complex problems.

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Property Tax Administration Funding Not Ideal Approach

February 17, 2000 - We recommend that the Legislature not extend the sunset of the Property Tax Administration Loan Program and instead consider alternatives that would provide a long-term structural improvement to the property tax system.

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Aging with Dignity Initiative

February 17, 2000 - We summarize the initiative and provide our assessment of it.

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Child Care for CalWORKs Families and the Working Poor

February 17, 2000 - We recommend enactment of legislation to conduct a pilot test of the Wisconsin system in up to four California counties.

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CalWORKs Performance Incentives

February 17, 2000 - We recommend either repealing the county performance incentive provision or replacing it with a new system.

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Analysis of the 2000-01 Budget Bill

February 17, 2000 - Our annual detailed examination of the Governor's Budget. It includes over 400 findings and recommendations related to education, health and social services, criminal justice, transportation, resources, capital outlay, information technology, and local government.

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Highlights of the 2000-01 Analysis and P & I

February 17, 2000 - Summary of our examination of the 2000-01 Governor's Budget.

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Budget Forecast for Special Funds Revenues 2000-01

February 17, 2000 - Budget Forecast for Special Funds Revenues 2000-01

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LAO's General Fund Revenue Outlook 2000-01

February 17, 2000 - LAO's General Fund Revenue Outlook 2000-01

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Proposed Spending by Program Area 2000-01

February 17, 2000 - Proposed Spending by Program Area 2000-01

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State Spending--An Historical Perspective 2000-01

February 17, 2000 - State Spending--An Historical Perspective 2000-01

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Overview of State Expenditures 2000-01

February 17, 2000 - Overview of State Expenditures 2000-01

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Fiscal Challenge From Three Major Lawsuits

February 17, 2000 - California faces a very positive budgetary environment, but three legal challenges--Special Education. Property Tax Shift, and Smog Impact Fees--pose some fiscal concern.