LAO 2005 Budget Perspectives and Issues: Assessing the Governor's Reorganization Proposals

California currently spends hundreds of millions of dollars housing parolees returned to custody for relatively minor violations because there are only a limited number of education, training, and treatment programs and available slots for inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/2005_pandi/pi_part_5_3_reorganization_anl05.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Health and Social Services Overview

Figure  2 shows Medi-Cal caseload trends over the last decade, divided into four groups: (1) families and children (primarily recipients of California Work Opportunity and Responsibil ity to Kids [CalWORKs]); (2) refugees and undocumented persons; (3) disabled beneficiaries; and (4) aged persons (who are primarily recipients of Supplemental Security In com e/State Supplementary Program [SSI/SSP]).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/Health_ss/hss_01_ov_anl05.htm

^[PDF] LAO 2005-06 Budget Analysis: Capital Outlay Chapter

Because there are not enough 2004 bond funds remaining to fund projects in this rank, we rec- ommend the Palo Verde CCD project be approved only if the district com- mits to fund the project’s completion with nonstate funds if state funds are not available.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/cap_outlay/co_anl05.pdf

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: California Community Colleges (6870)

We think it is reasonable to link a portion of the funding originally provided for one accountability-related program (the PFE) to a successor accountability program (the district-level accountability system called for in Chapter  581).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/education/ed_21_6870_CCC_anl05.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Department of Insurance (0845)

Online Credit Card Payment Efficiencies Should Be Reverted We recommend that the Legislature delete $200,000 requested for credit card charges because licensing efficiencies from online filing fully offset this cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/general_govt/gen_03_0845.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Department of Technology Services (1955)

In addition, a board could monitor the data center's consolidation efforts to ensure minimal di sruption to services. For the board to provide good oversight value, the board's composition should include more IT expertise and perspectives outside of the administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/general_govt/gen_12_1955.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Department of Motor Vehicles (2740)

Instead, referred drivers are scheduled for a reexamination as a ppointment slots become available, which may take over a month. During this scheduling period, motorists are permitted to drive. The average number of days before driver safety staff can schedule a regular reexamination increased every year between 2000-01 and 2003-04, from 35 days to 42 days.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/transportation/tran_05_2740_anl05.htm

^[PDF] Highlights of the 2006-07 Perspectives & Issues

.  We project that revenues will be even higher, exceeding the budget estimates by $1.3 billion in 2005-06 and $1 billion in 2006-07, or $11.5 billion com- bined compared to the 2005‑06 Budget Act.  However, much of the current revenue strength is from highly volatile sourc- es—such as investment income and business profits—which could quickly fade if the economy slows by more than expected.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/2006_pandi/highlights/pandi_highlights_022206.pdf

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Department of Justice (0820)

The administration now proposes to provide a portion of the funding for the di vision’s expansion from the General Fund. The rationale given by the administration is that some tribes’ payments go directly to the General Fund rather than SDF; and, therefore a proportion of the costs of operating the division should also be paid from the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/crim_justice/cj_03_0820_anl06.html

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Proposition 98 Priorities

K-14 Funding Is Linked to State抯 Fortunes The fiscal health of the state is important to K-14 education. When times are good, state spending on schools and community colleges results in new and expanded programs and extra base increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/education/ed_03_anl06.html