The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - Establishes New Earned Income Tax Credit. The budget package includes $380  million General Fund for a new Earned Income Tax Credit, designed to increase the after –tax income of the state ’s workers with the lowest incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277

Options for a State Earned Income Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2015 - Options for a State Earned Income Tax Credit [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3190

The 2015-16 Budget: Analysis of the Health Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2015 - This report analyzes the Governor's 2015-16 state health program budget proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3173

Proposition 29: Imposes Additional Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research [Publication Details]

May 1, 2012 - Proposition 29: Imposes Additional Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2625

LAO Recommended Legislation [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 2008 - Recommendations in this report include, among many others: (a) Simplify and Consolidate K-12 General Purpose Funding, (b) Promote the Adoption of Health Information Technology in California, (c) Fund Inmate Education Programs Based on Actual Attendance, and (d) Increase and Index the State Gas Tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1897

Health Care Reform [Publication Details]

Jan 22, 2008 - Despite annual costs exceeding revenues in the fifth year, the program still has a positive cumulative fund balance because the collection of tobacco tax and employer fees start before program costs are incurred.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1697

Overview of Proposition 86: Tax on Cigarettes [Publication Details]

Oct 3, 2006 - Overview of Proposition 86: Tax on Cigarettes [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1521

Proposition 99: Too Many Programs, Too Few Dollars [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2005 - We recommend the Legislature approve the Governor’s budget proposal for Proposition 99-funded programs, which shifts allocations of tobacco tax revenues to maximize resources for health programs and achieve General Fund savings. We further recommend that the Legislature begin this year to address the long-term issues posed by the present structure of Proposition 99.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1286

Realignment Revisited: An Evaluation of the 1991 Experiment In State-County Relations [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2001 - Realignment, enacted in 1991, transferred various mental health, health, and social services programs from the state to county control. It also altered program cost-sharing ratios, and provided counties with dedicated tax revenues to pay for these changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/755

Implementation of Proposition 99—An Overview [Publication Details]

May 24, 1991 - Implementation of Proposition 99—An Overview [Publication Details] Implementation of Proposition 99—An Overview Format: PDF Description: Proposition 99 (November 1988), the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act, established a new surtax on cigarettes and tobacco products, thereby generating about $1.5 billion in new revenues for expenditure in 1989-90 and 1990-91.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/346