University of California Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Feb 26, 2020 - University of California Funding by Source [EdBudget] 1.9% a Reflects unpsent one-time funds in 2016-17 and 2017-18 carried over into later years. b Includes funds that UC uses to provide tuition discounts and waivers to certain students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/338

Enrollment by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget]

Feb 26, 2020 - Enrollment by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget] 2,079 0.3% At CCC, 1 FTE student is 525 contact hours per year, which on average generates about 24 credits. For undergraduate education at CSU and UC, 1 FTE student is 30 credit units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/346

The 2020-21 Budget: Reinventing the Department of Business Oversight

Feb 26, 2020 - Given Uncertainty, Inadequate Rationale for Funding Out ‑Year Increases. The Governor proposes to ramp ‑up staffing over a few years. For example, in 2020 ‑21, the Governor proposes 44 p ositions, growing to 72 i n 2021 ‑22 and 90 i n 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4181

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Information Security Proposals

Feb 25, 2020 - The administration expects to update the metrics on a four-year cycle to both allow year-over-year comparisons and to accommodate changes in the nature of attacks and/or threats as well as technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4176

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - The recent trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada dedicated up to $ 300  m illion for wastewater treatment along the U.S. ‑Mexico border. However, how and where these funds will be spent —including how much will be dedicated to issues in California as compared to other border states —has not yet been determined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

Home Sales Update: January 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 24, 2020 - This next graph compares the most recent three months with the same months in the previous year. The year over year growth rate (4.1 percent) is as high as it has been since 2017, but this is mainly because the period from November 2018 to January 2019 was the weakest three-month stretch since 2011.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/437

The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 24, 2020 - School districts face fiscal pressures ranging from rising pension costs to higher costs for special education. Though nearly all districts currently hold positive budget ratings, we expect districts to face more difficulty balancing their budgets in the upcoming year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4174

The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2020 - In this report, we assess the Governor’s overall Proposition 98 budget and his specific proposals for K-12 education. Of the $3.7 billion in new Proposition 98 funding for 2020-21, the budget dedicates $2 billion for one-time initiatives and $1.7 billion for ongoing augmentations. Nearly all of the ongoing funding is to cover an estimated 2.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4174

The 2020-21 Budget: Taxation of E-Cigarettes

Feb 24, 2020 - A second, less common type of pack contains 25 c igarettes and requires a $3. 59 t ax stamp. As a result, the vendor needs to produce just two denominations of stamps, and taxpayers can comply with the tax by affixing just one stamp to each pack.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4171

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of Social Services

Feb 24, 2020 - The state receives an enhanced federal reimbursement rate — 93  p ercent in calendar year 2019 and 90  p ercent in calendar year 2020 and beyond —for individuals that became eligible for IHSS as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (about 3  p ercent of IHSS recipients).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4175