LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: State Water Resources Control Board (3940)

Moreover, the board has a number of new IT projects under development, each of which is specifically designed to link with CIWQS and will generally require the regional boards to change the way they conduct data entry.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/resources/res_15_3940_anl07.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: State's Fiscal Picture

In addition, the Governor ’s budget makes overly aggressive assumptions about the growth in Indian casinos ’ customer bases and slot machines. Even with the passage of Propositions 94, 95, 96, and 97, we conclude the administration ’s estimate of tribal payments to the General Fund is overstated by $173 million over 2007 –08 and 2008 –09 combined.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/2008_pandi/pi_anl08001.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Restructuring Local Assistance for Public Safety

Instead of linking the JJCPA program with the unrelated COPS program, we recommend the enactment of state legislation to eliminate the COPS/JJCPA programs and consolidate the JJCPA and the Juvenile Probation and Camps Funding (see further discussion of this program later in this analysis).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/crim_justice/cj_anl08002.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board (1870)

The board has since increased some of the reimbursement rates for providers and is attempting to rebuild its relationship with them, such as by providing them with more timely payments and implementing a new online claim processing system that streamlines the claim process.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/crim_justice/cj_anl08007.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Other Issues

This link to national performance standards is also provided through the federal National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAEP annually assesses a sample of 4th and 8th grade students in each state.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/education/ed_anl08016.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Vacant Positions

For example, the Office of the State Public Defender —acting in reaction to the Governor ’s budget plans due to the fiscal emergency —held open six budgeted attorney positions in late 2007 despite having qualified applicants to fill the slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08002.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Office of Planning and Research (0650)

The requested staff and resources would be used to continue the current marketing campaign for volunteering in California; maintain, improve, and expand the capabilities of the online database; and increase the number of and funding for local hubs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08004.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Commission on State Mandates (8885)

Our review finds no link between the funding provided under Chapter 752 and programs that encourage animal adoption. Specifically, under the mandate ’s reimbursement methodology, shelters do not get more state funds if more households adopt animals.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08018.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Augmentation for Employee Compensation (9800)

During the past several years, three bargaining units —California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers, correctional officers, and professional engineers —have had their salary increases linked to increases in pay of other public–sector workers in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08022.aspx

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: California Coastal Commission (3720)

This is because there is a direct link between the activities carried out by the commission and those who directly benefit from them through their development actions. Funding such activities would be consistent with the Legislature ’s actions in requiring that the costs of most other environmental regulatory programs, such as those protecting air and water quality, be largely if not totally reimbursed through industry fees and assessments.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/resources/res_anl08010.aspx