^[PDF] Insufficient ERAF: Examining A Recent Issue in Local Government Finance

In enacting the VLF swap, the state departed from its prior policy of replacing city and county VLF revenue losses dollar for dollar and instead linked growth in VLF swap payments to growth in assessed valuation.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/localgov/ERAF/eraf-121812.pdf

^[PDF] Evaluating the Policy Trade-Offs in ARB’s Cap-and-Trade Program

Linkage would mean that compliance instruments certified or issued by any linked jurisdiction would be accepted for compliance purposes by all linked jurisdictions. While many of the members of WCI have either postponed or are further behind the regulatory development process, Quebec is one member of WCI that is on track to link with California prior to the first auction, which is scheduled for August 2012.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/rsrc/cap-and-trade/cap-and-trade-020912.pdf

^[PDF] Letter to Roger Dickinson

Letter to Roger Dickinson
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/stadm/letters/dickinson_102111.pdf

^[PDF] Understanding California's Property Taxes

The link between the level of government controlling the allocation of the tax (the state) and the government that spends the tax revenue (cities, counties, special districts, and K-14 districts) is severed.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/tax/property-tax-primer-112912.pdf

^[PDF] The 2013-14 Budget: California Spending Plan

(In addition, the online version of this report contains a link to a packet of detailed tables relating to various aspects of the education budget.) T H E 2013-14 B U D G E T: C A L I F O R N I A S P E N D I N G P L A N 12 Legislative Analyst’s Office www.lao.ca.gov baseline property tax revenues, total 2012-13 local property tax revenues are $734 million lower than in the 2012‑13 Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/bud/spending-plan/spending-plan-073013.pdf

^[PDF] California Community Colleges: A Progress Report on the Student Success Act of 2012

The new regulatory policy that links enrollment priority for first-time students to completion of assessment, orientation, and an education plan, however, has increased students’ demand for these support services.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/education/ccc-student-success/progress-report-SSA-070114.pdf

^[PDF] Review of the California Department of Education

Review of the California Department of Education
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/education/review-cde/review-cde-082814.pdf

^[PDF] Review of School Transportation in California

Most notably, all three options provide a means to phase out the use of allocations linked to historical factors and apply the same funding rules to all LEAs, addressing key problems with the state’s existing approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/education/school-transportation/school-transportation-022514.pdf

^[PDF] 10_Additional Workload, Staffing, and Funding for CDE.indd

Pursuant to Chapter 713, Statutes of 2012 (SB 1165, Mitchell). 135 One time Hire independent consultant to oversee Smarter Balanced Technical Hosting Solution Project. 85b One time Address additional workload in the Early Education and Support Division resulting from recent program expansions. 61c Ongoing Assemble and post an online bullying and cyberbullying prevention training module.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/3299/10.pdf

^[PDF] 18_UC Performance Improvement and Cost Reduction Measures.indd

Expand Online Course Offerings UC is to expand upon efforts begun in recent years to increase the number of online courses it offers. As part of this effort, UC will convene a group of industry leaders to identify which online certifi cate and master’s degree programs could benefi t California’s workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/3304/19.pdf