LAO Analysis of the 1999-00 Budget Bill Criminal Justice Crosscutting Issues

Links to Substance-Abuse Addiction. Correctional experts, academic studies, and CDC data on sex offenders have all documented a strong relationship between the offender's criminal activity and substance-abuse addict ion.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/crim_justice/crim_justice_crosscutting_anl99.html

LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill General Government Departmental Issues 1

The two departments have, in the past, cooperatively responded to disease outbreaks that can be linked to raw agricultural products. This activity has included joint investigations of suspected contamination at the farm level and coordinated inspections of the raw and minimally processed food product industries.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1998/general_govt_depts1_anl98.html

^[PDF] A Review of the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program

A Review of the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3501/National-Guard-Educ-Award-Prog-092716.pdf

LAO Analysis of the 1997-98 Budget BillJudiciary and Criminal Justice, Departmental Issues Part I

Strong evidence of the "Three Strikes " link can be found in the abrupt decline in new admissions of civil addicts to the prison system. During the year leading up to legislative enactment of the "Three Strikes " law (May 1993 to April 1994), 245 civil addicts per month were being received by the CDC.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/crim_justice_depts1-b_anal97.html

^[PDF] The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2021/4406/DTSC-031921.pdf

^[PDF] The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

The state adopted a no-wrong-door approach for Medi-Cal applications that allows applicants to apply: (1) online through Covered California’s website, (2) by calling either Covered California’s service center or county Medi-Cal eligibility offices, (3) in person at county Medi-Cal eligibility offices, or (4) through the mail.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3350/medi-cal-budget-analysis-021116.pdf

^[PDF] The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

In the coming days, we will analyze the plan in more detail and provide additional comments in hearing testimony and online. The information presented in this brief is based on our best understanding of the administration’s proposals as of 11:00 AM, May 14, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4598/Initial-Comments-May-Revision-051622.pdf

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Licensing and Certification Reform Proposals

The department also plans to expand its capacity to accept payments online. This proposal will allow the division to process the current workload and expand it s electronic payment capability without hiring additional staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/health_ss/hss_03_anl06.html

^[PDF] Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

People may apply online, by mail, in person at the county office, or by phone. The eligibility process uses information about each family member in a household— such as income, resources, size of household, and disability—to determine the scope of benefits available to the family and the family’s share of cost, if any (most often, there is no share of cost).
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2021/4471/Enhancing-Federal-Financial-Participation-Consumers-DDS-110921.pdf

^[PDF] The 206-17 Budget: Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Proposals

(Should we learn of new issues or facts relevant to the proposal, we may update our online post in the coming weeks.) For more thorough discussions of the state’s housing challenges, see our earlier reports California’s High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences and Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3470/Streamline-Local-Housing-Approvals.pdf