LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill Health and Social Services Departmental Issues 3

In addition, the department collects taxes and pays benefits under the UI and DI Programs. The department collects from employers (1)  their UI contributions, (2) the Employment Training Tax, and (3)  employee contributions for DI.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/health_ss_depts3_anl98.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill K12 Departmental Issues 1

The department plans to (1) require di stricts that have submitted inadequate plans to submit revised plans in November 1998 and (2) issue guidelines to all districts regarding setting up assessment systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/k12_ed_depts1_anl98.html

^[PDF] LAO 1998 Budget Analysis: K-12 Education Chapter

Chapter 828, Statutes of 1997 (SB 376, Alpert), requires SBE to adopt content and performance stan- dards for language arts and mathematics, as recommended by the Com- mission for the Establishment of Academic Content and Performance Standards, by January 1, 1998.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/pdfs_anl98/k12_ed_anl98.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 1999 Perspectives and Issues: OVERHAULING THE STATE’S INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND FINANCING PROCESS

~T Departmental Strategic Linkage • Has the department articulated its strategic mission and how closely is the project linked to the department's strategic plan, state stat- utes, and other state policies?
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/1999_pandi/part5a/part5a_infrastructure_pandi99.pdf

LAO Analysis of the 1999-00 Budget Bill Education Departmental 3 Issues

Districts and SDE could improve their ability to evaluate programs by linking students served by a program to changes in standardized test scores or class grades. Such a database also would allow SDE and districts to conduct longitudinal studies to measure effects over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/education/education_depts3_anl99.html

LAO Analysis of the 1999-00 Budget Bill Education Departmental 5 Issues

Even though this program is in its fifth year of operation, the Legislature has not been provided any data on program performance and outcomes nor with data that links expenditures to program performance.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/education/education_depts5_anl99.html

LAO Analysis of the 1999-00 Budget Bill General Governments Departmental Issues 2

The Chair of the JLBC subsequently informed the Director that he did not concur with the Di rector's plan to release the funds and suggested that a revised submittal addressing a number of specific concerns would merit further legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/general_govt/general_govt_depts2_anl99.html

^[PDF] LAO 1999 Budget Analysis: Transportation Chapter

Highway Seismic Retrofit Near Completion; Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit to Last Until 2005 Phase 1 of the highway seismic retrofit program is 99 percent com- plete. Phase 2 is 94 percent complete, with most of the outstanding pro- jects in the construction phase.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/transportation/transportation_anl99.pdf

^[PDF] 2000 Budget Perspectives and Issues: Fiscal Challenge From Three Major Lawsuits

In October 1999, the court concluded that the property tax shifts created a new program or higher level of service because they com- pel local governments to accept partial financial responsibility for a state program—schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2000/2000_pandi/part5c/pandi_pt5c_2000.pdf

2000 Budget Analysis: CJ Trial Court Fund 0450

The report also recommended adoption of a one-day/one-trial jury system in which persons called for jury service report to court for one day and, unless impaneled that day, are di smissed. Chapter 714, Statutes of 1998 (SB 1947, Lockyer) directed the Judicial Council to require courts to implement one-day/one-trial programs by January 1, 2000.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2000/crim_justice/cj_9_TCF_0450_anl00.htm