California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger holds up copies of the California Performance Review, which outlines methods of restructuring California's goverment to save money, during a news conference in Sacramento today.
Steve Yeater/AP
Posted on 08/03/2004 6:15:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Major proposals from the California Performance Review: ---
Major recommendations:
- Cut growth in state jobs by 12,000 positions by 2010
- Sell surplus state property on eBay
- Eliminate 118 of 339 boards and commissions in executive branch
- Combine 11 state agencies and 79 departments into 11 departments
- Merge 25 state entities into one California Infrastructure Department
- Merge 20 state entities into new Department of Education and Work Force Preparation
- Eliminate county superintendent offices and county boards of education
- Trim DMV lines by letting Californians renew driver's licenses online and register vehicles every other year.
- Raise out-of-state college and university fees
- Raise lottery proceeds by joining other states for large payouts
- Allow payment of state bills online
- Transfer more than a tenth of state highways to local governments
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Proposes to eliminate:
- Integrated Waste Management Board
- Fair Employment and Housing Commission
- Industrial Welfare Commission
- Air Resources Board
- Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
- California Transportation Commission
- High Speed Rail Authority
- Board of Prison Terms
- California Energy Commission
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Estimated five-year maximum savings:
$32 billion
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What's next:
Aug. 13 hearing on the report's infrastructure, conservation and environmental protection proposals. University of California at Riverside, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Four more hearings to follow in August and September.
Source: California Performance Review
I bet Steve Westly came up with that one. ;-)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger holds up copies of the California Performance Review, which outlines methods of restructuring California's goverment to save money, during a news conference in Sacramento today.
Steve Yeater/AP
And close the "trade union" development and research funding
Interesting coinkydink...C P R..??
So when will I see my state income tax decrease?
PS, I'm not holding my breath....
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