Traveling in California: Issues for Legislative Consideration

We recommend that the adoption of a n ew fund source be accompanied by a fund allocation process that clearly links expenditures to specified needs and priorities. • Assess Needs Periodically. We further recommend the enactment of legislation that would require a statewide transportation needs assessment, similar to SR 8, every five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/051100_cal_travels/051100_cal_travels_issues.html

^[PDF] California's Fiscal Outlook: LAO Projections 2002-03 Through 2007-08

We believe one-time solutions should also play an important role in com- ing budget deliberations. Of the $21 bil- lion problem that we have identified, roughly $6 billion is from the projected year-end 2002-03 deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/fiscal_outlook/fiscal_outlook_2002.pdf

HMOs and Rural California

Other types of assistance may include helping nonprofit organizations that intend to develop such health plans to draft and negotiate contracts designed to link the participants into a provider network.
https://lao.ca.gov/2002/hmos_rural_ca/8-02_hmos_rural_ca.html

^[PDF] CPEC: A Review of Its Mission And Responsibilities

There seemed to be wide- spread agreement within the working group that CPEC’s ability to influence policy and call attention to fiscal issues is strongly linked to the efforts of its executive director and commission members.
https://lao.ca.gov/2003/cpec/CPEC_0103.pdf

A Review of California's Compulsory Education Laws

(Since statute already requires school di stricts to collect this information, this would not require a higher level of service than required under state law, thus not resulting in a new state mandate.)
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/compulsory_ed/020304_Compulsory_Education_Laws.htm

^[PDF] Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740

The administrative burden placed on schools and on the state authorities has been considerable, and the link between some of SB 740’s requirements and instructional quality has been weak. Despite the difficulties that these schools have encountered as a result of the SB 740 process, the demand for nonclassroom-based in- struction has remained strong in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/RAND_charter/Nonclassroom_charter_full_0205.pdf

Proposition 98 Primer

Part of the year-to-year volatility in funding is linked to the underlying volatility of the economy. But Proposition  98 funding is significantly more volatile than the economy. This is because of Proposition  98's reliance on the year-to-year changes in General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/prop_98_primer/prop_98_primer_020805.htm

^[PDF] Supplemental Report of the 2008 Budget Act, 2008-09 Fiscal Year

The TPMS was intended to reduce highway accidents by implementing an online permitting system that would reduce the incidence of employee error. 14 L e g i s L a t i v e a n a L y s t ’ s O f f i c e supplemental Report of the 2008 Budget act 2.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/supp_report/supp_rpt_2008.pdf

^[PDF] Department of Real Estate: Opportunities to Improve Consumer Protection

Therefore, an individual with a bachelor’s degree and no related work experience conceivably could com- plete the required real estate courses, pass the state broker’s examination, and open a real estate brokerage firm in less than one year.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/trns/real_estate/real_estate_051209.pdf

^[PDF] 1945-47 Legislative Auditor's Report: Section II

This is contrary to the principles adopted by the Budget Com- mittee. It includes the taking on of an additional large area of the State for fire protection. It includes practically doubliI).g the payment to the Federal Government for protection of private lands inside Federal forests.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1945/03_section_2_1945-47.pdf