^[PDF] The 2014-15 Budget: Child Care and Preschool Programs

Based on multiyear caseload trends, the Governor estimates average monthly caseload will decline by 650 slots for Stage 2 and by nearly 2,000 slots for Stage 3 in 2014-15. . . .And Partly by Per-Child Cost Estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/child-care/child-care-030414.pdf

^[PDF] 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.pdf

^[PDF] The 2015-16 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Consistent with practice over the last two years, we link these increases to UC’s base budget such that the projected dollar increase is the same for CSU and UC each year. For 2015-16 and 2016-17, we assume CSU receives additional funding beyond its base increase to cover projected increases in its lease-revenue debt service, consistent with legislative action taken in 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/fiscal-outlook/fiscal-outlook-111914.pdf

^[PDF] The 2014-15 Budget: Analysis of the Health Budget

The 2014-15 Budget: Analysis of the Health Budget
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/health/health-022014.pdf

^[PDF] The 2014-15 Budget: Analysis of the Higher Education Budget

To build upon efforts already in progress, we further recommend the Legislature require the universities to report on the results of their recent efforts to expand online and hybrid course offerings.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/higher-ed/higher-ed-021214.pdf

^[PDF] The 2014-15 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

The 2014-15 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/human-services/human-services-022014.pdf

^[PDF] The 2014-15 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

The budget includes $2.9 million from the General Fund for DWR to (1) meet a statutory requirement that the department monitor groundwater elevation in basins where no local agency performs such monitoring, and (2) develop an information technology (IT) system so that individuals who drill wells can submit well records online. • Groundwater Quality Monitoring.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/resources/resources-environmental-protection-022114.pdf

^[PDF] The 2014-15 Budget: California Spending Plan

During the dot-com bubble, the state reduced its contribution to the DB program and increased member benefits. During the 2000s, the system recorded large investment loses. These factors produced a $74 billion unfunded liability in the DB program as of the end of 2012-13.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/spending-plan/california-spending-plan-080414.pdf

^[PDF] The 2014-15 Budget: Administration’s Response to Prison Overcrowding Order

For example, Lassen houses only 125 inmates, but would be provided 334 programming slots. Thus, virtually every inmate at Lassen would have to participate in two to three programs annually for all the slots to be filled.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/three-judge-panel/three-judge-panel-022814.pdf

^[PDF] Restructuring California’s Child Care and Development System

Figure 2 shows the share of subsidized child care slots by program. Non-CalWORKs programs comprised 62 percent of all slots whereas CalWORKs child care comprised 38 percent of all slots. The single largest program is State Preschool (with 40 percent of all slots), followed by CalWORKs Stage 2 (with 20 percent of all slots).
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/education/child-care/restructuring-child-care-system-040414.pdf