The 2012-13 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services Budget Update

We note that there have been other changes to the IHSS program, such as a change in the types of crimes that, if committed, could prevent a person from becoming a provider, that are not directly linked to budget savings and therefore are not included in this update.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/ss/supportive-services-031912.aspx

A New System of Support for Low-Performing Schools

The CSR was a school –based program tightly linked to state improvement efforts. In fact, the first two CSR cohorts overlapped with II/USP, while the last two cohorts overlapped with HPSGP. In contrast to CSR, PI encourages states to focus on district accountability and relies on districts to work with individual schools to implement reforms.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/edu/low_performing_schools/lowperforming_schools_0608.aspx

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Soledad Enrichment Action Charter School

In addition, the five measures linked to student achievement have problems that undercut their usefulness. For Soledad and LACOE, for example, the credit completion rate could be a measure of student academic progress.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/education/ed_12_anl07.aspx

^[PDF] Medical malpractice cases

However, on balance, the existing research does not provide conclusive evidence of a link between the provisions this measure would enact and better quality care. Higher Direct Medical Malpractice Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2019/190595.pdf

^[PDF] 1955 Budget Analysis: Agriculture

The bureau renders advisory service to the county agricultural com- ,missioners and provides an identifying and classification service for insect pests. The administration of the state laws on apiary inspection is another important function of this activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1955/07_agriculture_1955.pdf

^[PDF] California's Other Budget Deficit: The Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency

Because California is considered a high-wage and high-cost state, our analysis also considered how UI benefits com- pare with those of other states in replacing the wages lost by recipients. California’s average weekly benefit covered about 31 percent of aver- age weekly wages in 2008.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/ssrv/unemp_ins/ui_102010.pdf

^[PDF] 1955 Budget Analysis: Preliminary Statement

.· It is of interest to note that this section requires that the Legislature be given "a budget containing a complete plan and itemized statement of all proposed expenditures of the State provided by existing law or recommended by him, and of all its institutions, departments, boards, bureaus, com- missions, officers, employees and other agencies * * *."
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1955/02_prelim_1955.pdf

^[PDF] 1952 Budget Analysis: Department of Natural Resources

The balance represents a continuation of the program of bringing the Division of Forestry up to an equipment level of maximum efficiency, particularly with respect to the radio com- mUiJ.ications·system.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1952/20_resources_1952.pdf

^[PDF] Summary of Recommended Legislation

This process allows the Legislature to review and com- ment on proposed expenditures of the revenue bonds. The Legislature has an interest in reviewing these expenditures because if energy projects fail to generate anticipated savings the only choices avail- able to the Legislature are (1) appropriating funds to pay back the bonds or (2) allowing departments to absorb bond payments in existing support budgets--a course that could have significant program impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1989/0189_summary_of_recommended_legislation.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 1998 Budget Analysis: Judiciary and Criminal Justice Chapter

Chapter 855, Statutes of 1996 (SB 1322, Calderon), authorizes appellate court review of certain adjudicatory decisions made by the PUC (prior to Chapter 855, these cases went di- rectly to the Supreme Court).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/pdfs_anl98/crim_justice_anl98.pdf