The 2019-20 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 5, 2019 - When outbreaks occurred, such as the one that occurred when a major Mediterranean fruit fly infestation occurred in Los Angeles County, CDFA redirected staff away from ACP and HLB suppression and eradication activities in order to address a more immediate threat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3958

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - For 2019 ‑20, we recommend having CDE distribute the funding among LPCs based on the county ’s population of low ‑income children under five. In the future, the state could use data from CDE ’s forthcoming needs assessment to distribute funding based on each county ’s unserved preschool population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Associated costs would be covered by a combination of Proposition   56 t obacco tax revenues and federal funding for Medi ‑Cal. Notably, state policy currently requires Medi ‑Cal managed care plans to provide such screenings, and thus, some portion of the proposed one million screenings currently occurs and would occur even absent the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2019 - In this report, we evaluate three Governor's budget proposals related to early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3954

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - Additionally, DMV licenses and regulates vehicle ‑related businesses (such as automobile dealers and driver training schools), and collects certain fees and taxes for state and local agencies. As of January 2019, there were 27. 1  m illion licensed drivers and 35. 6  m illion registered vehicles in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 25, 2019 - Some cities and counties have enacted minimum wages that exceed the state ’s minimum wage. Currently, more than 20 c ities —and all of Los Angeles County —have local minimum wages that exceed the state ’s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - Under current law, the General Fund has supported the restoration of IHSS service hours, which were previously reduced by 7   p ercent, so long as the MCO tax is in place. (Additional information on the MCO tax can be found in our report, The 2019‑20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi‑Cal Budget .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2019-20 Budget: Using Proposition 56 Funding in Medi-Cal to Improve Access to Quality Care

Feb 22, 2019 - These concerns led to Proposition   56 —which raises state taxes on tobacco products and dedicates the majority of associated revenues to Medi ‑Cal on an ongoing basis —being put on the statewide ballot in November 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3949

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for Governor's Proposals to Address Homelessness

Feb 21, 2019 - Specifically, ( 1)  h ow will the program measure success given the data collection challenges the administration has faced in the pilot, ( 2)  w hich counties will be eligible for additional HDAP funding, ( 3)  w hether the funds will be made available through a competitive process or set allocations, and ( 4)  w hether counties would be required to match state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Feb 20, 2019 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. The state levies two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/347