CALIFORNIA PERFORMANCE REVIEW

Approved "Issues and Recommendations" for the term paper

NOTE:  Those in RED are already taken

NOTE:  "and" means a paper must discuss two or more reports

For the full text of each report click on the section link.  At the website, click on the report.

General Government - Increasing State Revenues

GG01 Raise State Revenue Through Tax Amnesty and
GG02 Additional Tax Collection and Audit Staff will Generate Additional Tax Revenue

GG05 Adopt a Multi-State Lottery Game and
GG06 Increase Lottery Sales and Funding to Public Education

GG08 Putting Californians First-Creating a Customer Service Framework

GG11 Reduce Costs and Improve Customer Service Through Use of Internet Forms and
GG12 Pay for California Drivers' License Renewals Online and
GG13 Implement Improved Processes for Collecting Department of Motor Vehicles Fees

GG15 Making High Quality Customer Service a High Priority for All Employees in State Service and
GG16 Plain Language Makes Government More Accessible

GG17 Tax Relief on Manufacturing Equipment

GG18 Increase the Amount of Money Recovered by the State Compensation Insurance Fund and
GG19 Centralize for Efficiency the Assessment of Commercial Aircraft

GG22 Create a One-Stop Business License Center for California Businesses and
GG24 Establish Competitive Sourcing Guidelines for State Departments

GG26 Establish Principles of Governance to Improve the Partnership Between State and Local Government

GG28 Improve Local Government Finance by Increasing Predictability of Revenues and
GG32 Reform the State Mandates Process to Make Reimbursement More Cost-Efficient, Predictable and Fair

GG29 Improve State and Local Performance Measurements

GG30 Require Native American Tribes under the Tribal-State Compact to Enter into Agreements with Local Governments to Address the Impacts of Tribal Casinos on Local Communities

GG34 Simplify and Consolidate Court-Ordered Fines

GG35 Revise the Homeowners and Renters Assistance Program and Strengthen the Property Tax Postponement Program and
GG36 Implement Biennial Vehicle Registration for Efficiency and Lowered Costs

GG37 Limit State's Liability to Actual Fault and
GG38 Reduce Litigation Costs by Improving the Claims Adjustment Process

GG41 Amend the Administrative Procedure Act to do More with Less

GG44 Ensure Interagency Business Transactions are Re-engineered and Moved to the Internet

HHS01 Transform Eligibility Processing

HHS02 Realigning the Administration of Health and Human Service Programs

HHS03 Improve the Performance and Reduce the Cost of California's Child Support Program

HHS04 Simplify California's Subsidized Child Care System to Deliver Better Service to Families

HHS05 Improving Protection for Children Receiving Child Care from Unlicensed Providers and
HHS06 Foster Care Criminal Background Checks

HHS07 Increase Subsidized Child Care Quality and
HHS09 Finding Permanent Homes for Foster Children

HHS08  State Leadership Needed to Repair a Foster Care System in Crisis

HHS11 Use Technology to Promote Ease of Use and Improve Efficiency in the Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program and
HHS12 Simplify Public Health Funding Agreements

HHS14 Make California's HIV Reporting System Consistent With its AIDS Reporting System, and Improve AIDS Reporting  and
HHS15 Consolidate the State's Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Programs to Better Serve Californians

HHS19 Standardize Criminal Background Reviews in Health and Human Services Agency

HHS21 Consolidate Licensing and Certification Functions and
HHS22 Issue Fee-Supported Licenses Without Delay

HHS25 Obtain Best Prices for Durable Medical Equipment and
HHS26 Maximize Federal Funding by Shifting Medi-Cal Costs to Medicare

HHS31 Medi-Cal Fraud Targeting Misses Mark

ETV01 Restructure the Role of the Secretary for Education

ETV03 Consolidate Selected State Higher Education Agencies

ETV06 Reduce Non-Instructional Costs in K–12 Schools and
ETV07 Eliminate Unnecessary Reports Required in the Education Code

ETV10 Establish Performance-Based Contracts Between the State and K–12 School Districts

ETV15 Make it Easier for Students to Transfer from a Community College to a University

ETV16 Provide a Fee Waiver in Lieu of a Cal Grant Award

ETV17 Make Higher Education More Affordable by Reducing the Cost of Textbooks and
ETV18 Increase College and University Tuition for all Non-Resident Students

ETV23 Expand Options for Obtaining a Bachelor's Degree

ETV25 Balance Career Technical Education and College Preparation in High Schools

ETV26 Expand Training Partnerships with Private Industry and
ETV27 Modify the 75 Percent Full-Time Community College Faculty Requirement

ETV28 Remove Statutory Impediments to Volunteerism and
ETV30 Remove Barriers that Impede the Use of Donated Funds

ETV33 Require Community Service of Public College and University Students

INF05 Need for High-Occupancy/Toll Facilities to Reduce Traffic Congestion and Generate Revenue to Cover Project Costs

INF06 High-Performance Building Design

INF10 Reduce the State's Leasing Costs

INF11 Tapping Surplus Property Assets

INF12 Improve Efficiency of Extra Enforcement Program in Highway Work Zones with Fewer Resources

INF15 Revenues for Transportation Projects are Increasingly Inadequate to Fund Needed Improvements and
INF16 Federal Funding for California Highways Falls Short

INF19 Better Management Needed For California's Real Estate Assets

INF20 Deteriorating Highway Quality is Costly for Taxpayers

INF21 Supply of Affordable Multi-Family Housing is Inadequate

INF23 Energy Conservation, Efficiency have not Achieved Full Potential

INF29 Flood Disaster Avoidance

INF30 Release State Departments from the Real Estate Services Monopoly

INF33 Improve School Facility Standards

INF37 Streamline the Environmental Review Process to Discourage Sprawl and Revitalize Older Developed Urban Areas

RES01 Establish a Single Point of Contact for all Public Inquiries to the California Environmental Protection Agency

RES02 Consolidate Cleanup, Spill Prevention and Emergency Response Programs

RES03 Consolidate Waste Management Programs and
RES04 Consolidate Pollution Prevention Programs

RES09 Centralize California Heritage Programs

RES10 Consolidate State Field and Regional Offices

RES20 Consolidate Responsibility for Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste Under One Agency

PS01 Creating a Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security

PS02 Consolidate Law Enforcement Functions to Ensure Public Safety and Homeland Security

PS03 Create a Division of Fire Protection and Emergency Management

PS04 Consolidate Victim Services

PS06 Peace Officer Statutory Review and
PS12 Medi-Cal Provider Fraud Investigations Should Be Done by the California Department of Justice

PS08 Consolidate the Department of Health Services Medi-Cal Fraud Investigations Branch

PS11 Change Existing Law to Help the Investigations Unit Within the California Employees' Retirement System to Prosecute Disability Fraud Cases

PS13 Improving Services to Victims of Crime and
PS14 Make the Victim Compensation Payment Process More Efficient
 

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