State Fiscal Health Index: November 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 9, 2020 - The index ranges from 0 (representing the lowest level in the last 25 years) to 100 (representing the highest level in the last 25 years). Both the level of the index and changes in the index from month to month offer information about the state ’s fiscal health.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/426

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18 (Psychiatric Technicians)

Jan 9, 2020 - As Figure  3 shows, mandatory overtime worked by Unit 18 members has decreased significantly over the past five calendar years at Porterville Developmental Center and Canyon Springs Community Facility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4134

Assessing Vulnerability of State Assets to Climate Change

Jan 9, 2020 - One study estimates that by 2100 sea-level rise, combined with the impact of a 100-year storm, could put $150 billion of property value at risk in California, as well as cause loss of beaches and other coastal habitats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4133

FI$Cal IT Project Update—Special Project Report 8

Jan 8, 2020 - LAO Findings Several Departments Missed Deadlines for Year ‑End Financial Statements. As part of its 2019 ‑ 20 b udget request to the Legislature, FI$Cal set a goal of providing enough support —that is, additional staff, training, and other resources —to every department using FI$Cal to close their year ‑end financial statements in the system no later than the October following the end of a fiscal year in June.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4132

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - For example, the federal data are generally based on the federal fiscal year (which begins in October) while the state data are based on the calendar year, or the state fiscal year (which beings in July).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - The incentives reduced the cost of installing a residential solar unit by about 25  p ercent in the early years of the program and by about 5 p ercent to 10  p ercent in the final years. This design was intended to gradually reduce customer reliance on subsidies as the solar industry matured and market prices declined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

Chronic Dialysis Clinics [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2020 - The measure requires CDPH to adopt regulations to carry out the measure within one year after the law takes effect. Prohibits CDCs From Discriminating Against Patients Based on Who Pays for Their Treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-030

Proposed Constitutional and Statutory Measure Related to Gaming [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2020 - The measure specifies that the revenues collected from the sports wagering tax shall be considered as state tax revenues for determining the minimum amount of spending on schools and community colleges each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-029

Psilocybin [Ballot]

Dec 26, 2019 - The measure generally requires the destruction —within two years —of criminal records of individuals arrested for or convicted of psilocybin-related offenses. This would apply both to past records of psilocybin-related offenses since 1970 and future records related to activities that would remain illegal under the measure, such as juvenile psilocybin offenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-027

Disposal and Recycling of Single-Use Plastic Packaging and Foodware. [Ballot]

Dec 26, 2019 - This measure also requires that the budgets for certain state natural resources departments continue to receive at least the same level of General Fund support in future years as is included in the state ’s 2019-20 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-028