^[PDF] California Spending Plan 2005-06 The Budget Act and Related Legislation

The 2005-06 budget includes about $429 million from the General Fund (almost $2 billion all funds) for local assistance for the mentally ill, about a 41 percent increase in General Fund support com- pared to the revised prior-year level of spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/spend_plan/0905_spend_plan.pdf

Promoting access to higher education: a review of the state's transfer process

Since the new CSU numbering system will only link common courses between CSU and th e community colleges, and not with courses at other institutions (such as UC), the state will not have a single common course numbering system for all of higher education.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/CCC_transfer/CCC_transfer_011706.htm

^[PDF] Promoting Access to Higher Education: A Review of the State's Transfer Process

As discussed earlier in this report, students can have a difficult time determining which com- munity college courses meet a particular set of course requirements at a UC or CSU campus, partly because course numbers for the same course can vary across segments and campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/CCC_transfer/CCC_transfer_011706.pdf

Abusive Tax Shelters: Impact of Recent California Legislation

Between January 2004 and November 2005, the state r eceived $9 million in penalty income linked to ATS activity. Audit and legal staff at FTB have indicated that increased penalties have also had significant deterrent effects in oth er tax areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/abusive_tax_shelters/abusive_tax_shelters_012706.htm

^[PDF] Fiscal Effect on California: Pending Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

Also, states com‑ pete for federal incentive funds based on the performance of their child support enforcement system. States must use the incentive funds for child support enforcement activities or a closely related activity such as fatherhood programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/deficit_reduction/deficit_reduction_012006.pdf

Major Features of the 2006 California Budget

To accommodate the projected increases in caseload as a result of the eligibility change, the budget provides $67 million for additional subsidized child care slots. Preschool Expansion ($50 Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/major_features/major_features_2006.html

^[PDF] Major Features of the 2007 California Budget

The budget continues to support plans to close Ag‑ news DC and place many of its clients in com‑ munity programs by June 2008. Department of Mental Health The budget provides about $1.9 billion from the General Fund ($4.8 billion all funds) for mental health services provided in state hospitals and in various community programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/major_features/major_features_2007.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of the 2007-08 May Revision

The new estimate, however, continues to rely on rosy assumptions regarding the timing of legislative approval, the number of slot machines that would be added by tribes in the short term, and the profitability of those machines.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/may_revise/may_revise_051507.pdf

^[PDF] Allocating Local Sales Taxes: Issues and Options

Recently, these concerns have focused on one of the negative consequences of the situs-based system—the counterproductive competition that it creates between local communities for sales tax-generating businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/sales_tax/sales_tax_012407.pdf

^[PDF] Disaster Assistance

With the wildfires, the Depart- ment of Finance indicates that the administration is pursuing a 90 percent federal com- mitment. State Funding Mechanisms The state budgets and pays for state emergencies through a variety of methods.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/crim/disaster_assistance/disaster_assistance_12-3-08.pdf