LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: CALFED Bay-Delta Program: At a Funding Crossroads

At one end of the spectrum would be activities where there is a very direct link between a cost and a well-defined, discrete group of private beneficiaries. A case in point would be the construction of a surface storage project that benefits an easily identified, discrete group of water users.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/Resources/res_02_cc_calfed_anl04.htm

^[PDF] The Emergency Services and Tobacco Tax Act of 2006

Potential State and Local Savings on Health Costs The use of tobacco products has been linked to various adverse health effects by federal health authorities and numerous scientific studies. The state and local governments incur costs for providing (1) health care for low-income persons and (2) health insurance coverage for state and local government employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050775.pdf

^[PDF] Proposed statutory initiative that increases excise taxes on the distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

The use of tobacco products has been linked to various adverse health effects by the federal health authorities and numerous scientific studies. Thus, this measure would reduce state and local government health care spending on tobacco-related diseases over the long term.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150291.pdf

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Governor’s Climate Change Initiative

Identify links between air quality and climate change. Incentives. Expand the Innovative Clean Air Technologies grant program to include technologies to reduce GHG emissions. Secretary of Environmental Protection —$900,000/1.9 Positions Coordinate Efforts; Foster Crosscutting Research.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/resources/res_04_anl06.html

^[PDF] California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Notable advantages are reducing districts’ need for internal and external borrowing, reestablishing the link between ongoing program costs and ongoing funding, and giving the Legislature more budget tools to respond to future economic downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2020/4307/ccc-managing-cash-121820.pdf

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

If implemented, SWIM would, among other thi ngs, link violation and enforcement data on a statewide basis and would organize data on a geographic basis so that water quality impacts with respect to a particular water body ca n be assessed.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/resources/resources_depts3_anl99.html

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Parole Realignment and the 2008�09 Budget

To illustrate this link between modern property tax allocation and tax policies of the 1970s, the box on the next page describes a district (Los Trancos County Water District) whose ongoing need for property tax revenues has been eliminated, yet the district continues to receive property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/2008_pandi/pi_anl08007.aspx

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: English Learners

Using data from the statewide teacher and student information systems (both currently under development), the evaluation should link preparation programs with student outcome data, including achievement gains and FEP redesignation rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/education/ed_11_anl07.aspx

The 2014-15 Budget: The Commission on Teacher Credentialing

In addition to consolidating the TCF and TDAA into one account, we recommend the Legislature work with the administration and CTC to refine budget documents such that revenues from fees can be more easily linked with associated expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/ctc/commission-teacher-credentialing-032814.aspx

Next Steps for Improving State Accountability for Alternative Schools

Given the evaluation rubrics are supposed to be linked to the goals and data in the LCAP, we believe adopting our recommendations for (1) improving the types of data reported for these schools, and (2) highlighting that data within the LCAP, are good first steps towards this goal.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/edu/alt-ed/improving-accountability-051615.aspx