LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

This is because there is a direct link between these activities carried out by BCDC and those who directly benefit from them through their development actions. Doing so would be consistent with the Legislature's actions in re quiring the costs of most other environmental regulatory programs, such as those protecting air and water quality, to be largely if not totally reimbursed through industry fees and assessments.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_10_3820_anl04.htm

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Delta Protection Commission

Finally, a number of parties testified that DPC provides an important link between CBDA and the Delta region's local governments and landowners. Recommendations and Issues for Legislative Consideration We recommend the adoption of budget bill language to shift the Delta Protection Commission's funding support from state funds to locally funded reimbursements.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/resources/res_11_3840_anl04.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Categorical Reform

Re-Establish Link Between Funding and Need. We recommend re-establishing the link between districts' funding allocations and their staffing needs. Specifically, we recommend that districts' allocations for the credential and professional development block grants be made annually based on the number of beginning and veteran teachers, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/education/ed_07_Categorical_Reform_anl05.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Charter Schools

The model would be directly linked to underlying categorical programs and automatically adjusted as funding for these programs changed. Indeed, it could operate so automatic ally that the Legislature would not need to review the charter school finance system every year.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/education/ed_09_Charter_Schools_anl05.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Commission on Teacher Credentialing (6360)

Among the options is a proposal to conduct a public relations campaign to encourage more teachers to renew their credentials online and two proposals to eliminate hard copies of documents and instead provide only online access.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/education/ed_13_6360_CTC_anl05.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Student Aid Commission (7980)

The earlier formula was somewhat arbitrary in linking the award to "75 percent of the average General Fund cost per student at CSU. " Our modified formula is based on the enrollment-weighted General Fund subsidy provided for students attending UC and CSU.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/education/ed_22_7980_SAC_anl05.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Employment Development Department (7100)t

This cost could be supported by the General Fund and the DI fund. Based on the amount of DI revenues collected, abo ut 30  percent of first-year costs could be allocated to the DI fund. Thus, General Fund costs would be about $2.6  million and DI costs would be about $1  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/general_govt/gen_14_7100.htm

^[PDF] LAO 2005-06 Budget Analysis: Health and Social Services Chapter

In theory, private hospitals could receive the same level of payments overall that they now receive, but with all funding com- ing from the state General Fund. None of their support would henceforth come from DSH, and a much smaller portion, if any, would come from supplemental payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/health_ss/healthss_anl05.pdf

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Intersegmental: Year-Round Operations at UC and CSU

The supplemental funding provided to UC and CSU in 2002-03 for summer operations was similarly linked to growth in summer enrollment. UC Summer Enrollment Has Increased Figure 2 compares summer 2000 and summer 2005 FTE enrollment at eight general UC campuses (excluding the new campus in Merced).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/education/ed_21_anl06.html

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: California Community Colleges (6870)

Link Equalization Funding to New Apportionment Allocation Method Use Latest CCC Data to Measure Equalization. The Legislature chose the 90 th percentile as a reasonable point where disparities in revenues limits would be reduced to acceptable levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/education/ed_25_6870_anl06.html