2001 Budget Analysis:Foster Care

Below, we discuss how (1) the growth in FFA plac ements has been driven largely by a shortage in FFH slots, not children's need for FFA services; and (2) the FFA rate structure may provide an incentive to keep children in foster care longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/health_ss/hss_16_Foster_Care.htm

2001 Budget Analysis:Food Stamps Program

California, by contrast, has linked the CalWORKs rules to the food stamp rules. Options for California. There are three approaches the Legislature could adopt for vehicle allowances. The first approach is to simply retain current CalWORKs and food stamp vehicle rules.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/health_ss/hss_17_Food_Stamps.htm

2001 Budget Analysis:California Spending on Long-Term Care Services

Long-term care services are provided not only to the elderly (65 years and older), but also to younger persons with developmental disabilities, mental disabilities, or physical di sabilities. Many elderly and disabled persons receiving long-term care are linked to the long-term care system as a result of being eligible for Medi-Cal or the Supplemental Securi ty Income/State Supplementary Program (SSI/SSP).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/health_ss/hss_4_CC_LTC.htm

2001 Budget Analysis:California Medical

The lack of a rational system for physician rate setting has significant potential ramifications for the provision of health care for Medi-Cal beneficiaries and the administration of the program: (1) the state will not ensure reasonable access to quality health care services; (2) physician services will be used less efficiently, with overpayments for some me dical procedures and underpayments for
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/health_ss/hss_7_Medi-Cal.htm

^[PDF] The 2002-03 Budget: Perspectives and Issues

This is because there is a direct link between the THP review and enforcement and those who directly benefit from it through har- vesting of timber. Enacting timber harvest fees as we recommend would save the General Fund $21.5 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/2002_pandi/pandi_2002.pdf

^[PDF] Highlights of the 2002-03 Analysis and P&I

A total of $294 million in General Fund monies would be shifted to the com- petitive Cal Grant programs from UC’s and CSU’s institutional aid programs. (Analysis, page E-202.) 6 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 A N L A O R E P O R T !
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/anl02_press_release.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 2002 Budget Analysis: Capital Outlay Chapter

Therefore, we recommend that the Legislature di- rect the community colleges to adjust their future five-year capital outlay plans to reflect the deletion or reduction of instructional facilities that would result from such an evaluation.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/cap_outlay/co_anl02.pdf

2002 Budget Analysis: Judiciary and Criminal Justice, Board of Corrections (5430)

However, based upon our review of the study, this reduction in crime could not be directly linked to the CLEAR project. This is because there was a similar reduction in crime in comparison areas where the CLEAR project did not operate.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/crim_justice/cj_5_5430_anl02.htm

LAO Analysis of the 2002-03 Budget: Education, Public Employees' Retirement System Deferral

Through a com plex series of calculations, this provision reduces each district's (or county office's) revenue limit payments to the extent that PERS contribution rates are less today than they were in the 1982-83 fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/education/ed_03_cc_PERS_anl02.htm

LAO Analysis of the 2002-03 Budget: Education, California State University (6610)

We recommend the Legislature approve $977,000 but continue to link the funding to summer enrollment growth. The CSU's and UC's joint doctoral programs in education. We recommend the Legislature ask the systems to report on their new funding and fee policies for these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/education/ed_29_6610_anl02.htm