1996-97 Budget Analysis: Resources, Part II

The Secretary was also required to develop a funding allocation for each PAC which links the funding sources to the particular type of permit ting assistance actually provided at the center. The report was submitted to the Legislature in December 1995 and we have reviewed the report.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96b2.html

1996-97 Budget Analysis: Health and Social Services, Part IV

As mentioned above, the department proposes to establish performance agreements with counties, linking the increased funding to increased adoptions. In developing the agreements, t he department plans to establish a baseline of placements against which counties must improve.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96c4.html

^[PDF] LAO 1996 Budget Analysis: Judiciary & Criminal Justice Chapter

This will ensure that funds not needed for this specific purpose will not be di- verted to other, unbudgeted activities. D - 70 Judiciary and Criminal Justice Specifically, we recommend adoption of the following Budget Bill language: Of the funds appropriated in this Item, $2,046,000 is available for Inter- feron treatment, and related tests, for inmates infected with hepatitis B and C.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96d.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 1996 Budget Analysis: Business and Labor Chapter

The agency has not shown how its proposed augmentation or marketing campaigns will result in com- mensurate benefits to the state from these additional General Fund expenditures. Therefore, we recommend that the Legislature disapprove the $500,000 augmentation for business marketing.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96g.pdf

1996-97 Budget Analysis: Business and Labor Part I

The budget proposes $1.4 million and 19 positions for the department to establish a toll-free complaint/inquiry (800 number) telephone line to respond to enrollee inquiries and com plaints regarding their health plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96g1.html

LAO Analysis of the 1997-98 Budget BillJudiciary and Criminal Justice, Departmental Issues Part I

The slowing in new admissions appears to be closely linked to the drop in crime in the state. The fall 1996 forecast represents a significant departure from the prior forecast released by the CDC in the spring.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/crim_justice_depts1-a_anal97.html

Health and Social Services Departmental Issues

"De-Linking" Has Little Practical Effect on Eligibility. While this "de-linking" represents a basic change in policy, its practical effect is likely to be very small in the near future. This is because the welfare reform legislation cont inues the AFDC eligibility rules (as they existed in each state on July 16, 1996) for the purpose of determining Medicaid eligibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/health_ss_depts1-a_anal97.html

^[PDF] LAO 1997 Budget Analysis: The Governor's Corporate Tax Reduction Proposal Chapter

Comparing the corporate tax structures between states can be a com- plicated undertaking. True, it is relatively simple to compare specific tax provisions themselves. However, developing meaningful interstate com- parisons of the “overall” tax treatment of corporations is a different story.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/part5c_corporate_tax_proposal_pi97.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 1997 Budget Analysis: III Perspectives on State Revenues Chapter

Our inclu- sion of these proposals allows our revenue forecasts to be directly com- pared to the budget forecasts, with the differences reflecting solely our differences in terms of economic assumptions and revenue estimating methodologies.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/part_3_revenues_pi97.pdf

LAO Analysis of the 1997-98 Budget Bill Resources Departmental Issues, Part III

We recommend that statute provide direction as to how the fee is to be allocated among railroad and trucking com panies. In this regard, we think that there should be a sliding scale of fee rates based on a company's size to prevent a disproportionate fee burden on small companies.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/resources_depts3_anal97.html