The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test

Feb 11, 2020 - However, without a public proposal that includes this information, it is not possible for the Legislature and the public to assess the administration ’s proposal or to evaluate, in future years, how implementation has progressed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 11, 2020 - In the absence of a plan, we encourage the Legislature take one ‑time action this year utilizing existing state mechanisms to support local efforts to address homelessness. Provide Grants to Local Governments Similar to Prior Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - Governor’s Proposal The Governor proposes an increase of $31. 8  m illion in 2020 ‑21 (growing to $43. 4  m illion in 2024 ‑25 and ongoing) from the SHA to augment funding for the Litter Abatement Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2020-21 Budget: Structuring the Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2020 - California has made significant progress in recent years to make its budget more resilient. Yet the process of achieving resilience can never be considered finished. This report lays out a framework for evaluating the budget’s structure using two key tools: reserves and operating surpluses. Using this framework, we evaluate the Governor’s proposed 2020-21 budget structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4150

The 2020-21 Budget: Structuring the Budget

Feb 10, 2020 - In addition, required General Fund spending on schools and community colleges —under the provisions of Proposition  98 (1988) —also usually declines when revenues do. If the Legislature does not wish to reduce school and community college spending in a recession, the budget problem would be larger than what we have described here, and more reserves would be required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4150

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - For example, age   22 i s another important milestone in the system —it is when consumers age out of the school system and begin to access adult services from RCs. Transition planning at schools begins at age  16.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 7, 2020 - We first provide an overview of the budget proposal, including caseload projections and changes in year‑over‑year spending. We then consider four key new policy proposals. First, and most significantly, we consider the Governor’s proposal for a performance‑incentive program, which appears to represent a new direction for the DDS system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4147

The 2020-21 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 7, 2020 - Starting in 2017 ‑18, the Arts Council awarded each of these districts $5,000 stipends per year for two years as an incentive to participate in the pilot. To date, the Arts Council has spent roughly $300, 000 t o fund these stipends and has incurred costs related to program support, development, and evaluation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4148

The 2020-21 Budget: Assessing the Governor's Reorganization Proposals

Feb 7, 2020 - The provisions of these bills are usually proposed by the Governor and negotiated as part of the budget package for each fiscal year. In recent years, several government reorganizations have been pursued through budget trailer legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4146

Building Permits Update: December 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 6, 2020 - Single family permitting slumped from late 2018 to early 2019, but has since returned to a pace well above the average of the previous five years. The preliminary 2019 total of 57,182 single family permits is down 3 percent from 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/433