LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Transportation: DMV: Real ID

Renewal applicants who choose not to obtain a Real ID card would still be able to renew their driver license online. The department has indicated that it plans to introduce legislation seeking authorization to issue two card types: a Real ID complaint card and a noncompliant card.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/transportation/trans_anl09004010.aspx

2008 Initiative Analysis: The Children’s Health Insurance and Youth Smoking Prevention Act of 2008

Potential State and Local Savings on Public 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/2008/080098.aspx

2009 Initiative Analysis: California Freedom From Slavery Act

This change would occur because the Constitution generally links the minimum funding amount to overall state revenues—and the measure’s exemptions would reduce state revenues. Summary of Fiscal Effect The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Annual state revenue  losses of $15  billion or more due to new exemptions on personal income and estate taxation.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090629.aspx

2009 Initiative Analysis: The Foster Child Opportunity Scholarship Act (Amendment #1-S)

For example, if some foster youth accepted the scholarships, then the state would generate some savings from programs that have their funding linked to student counts. In many cases, these per pupil savings likely would be somewhat more than needed to cover the cost of the scholarships.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090762.aspx

2010 Initiative Analysis: 2010 Ballot Reform Act

This proposal requires a ballot label and a ballot title and summary to include whether a proposed ballot measure creates or increases a fee or tax, repeals existing laws in any substantial manner, or is linked to any other measure or statute, among other requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2010/100051.aspx

2012 Initiative Analysis:The California Residents College Accessibility and Affordability Act of 2014

Cigarette Excise Tax Linked With Other Tobacco Excise Taxes. Under Proposition 99, any increase in the cigarette excise tax triggers an automatic equivalent increase in the excise tax rate on other tobacco products.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2012/120658.aspx

The Master Plan at 50: Guaranteed Regional Access Needed for State Universities

Alternatively, the Legislature could do away with the Master Plan ’s focus on a fixed share of high school graduates, and instead adopt some kind of “college readiness ” standards that are not linked to any particular percentage of graduates.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/edu/regional_access/regional_access_021411.aspx

The 2012-13 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

These programmatic reductions are linked with the Governor's proposal to include K–14 general obligation bond debt–service payments within the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee. To account for this shift, the Governor proposes a rebenching of the minimum guarantee, resulting in an increase of $200 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/bud/budget_overview/budget-overview-011112.aspx

A Review of the Teacher Layoff Process in California

We believe the state –imposed layoff time line should be better linked with the availability of critical state and local fiscal information. Specifically, we recommend changing the time lines later in the year —to June 1 for initial layoff notices and to August 1 for final notices.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/edu/teacher-layoffs/teacher-layoffs-032212.aspx

Integrating Health and Human Services Eligibility and Enrollment Processes

The three consortia that comprise SAWS each offered an online portal through which applicants could learn about and apply for Medi –Cal , CalFresh, and CalWORKs. In recent years, these online portals have become increasingly important as a means for clients to apply for services.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/hhs/integrating-hhs-eligibility/integrating-hhs-eligibility-103014.aspx