Interim Evaluation of Community College Basic Skills Transformation Grants

Dec 5, 2019 - The Chancellor ’s Office expects colleges to place all students that graduated high school within the past ten years directly into transferable college ‑level math and English, but provide concurrent academic support to students with lower GPAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4120

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Dec 4, 2019 - Year-over-year growth, however, remains strong: last quarter ’s $104 million total is 54 percent higher than the current estimate for the first quarter of the 2018-19 fiscal year ($68 million). Although we rarely observe such rapid growth in other revenue sources, it is not very surprising in the context of a new legal market.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/417

The enforcement of and sentencing for certain criminal offenses. [Ballot]

Dec 4, 2019 - Felonies can be punished by sentences of more than a year in county jail or state prison. Misdemeanors are less severe and include crimes such as assault and public i ntoxication. Misdemeanors can generally be punished by no more than one year in county jail.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-024

Proposed statutory initiative related to consumer privacy. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - Under the measure, each fiscal year after offsetting the state court and DOJ costs, 91  percent of remaining funds would be invested by the State Treasurer with any interest or earnings transferred to the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-021

Stem cell research. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - For the purposes of estimating the cost of the measure, we assume the bonds are sold over an initial ten-year period —the minimum period required by the measure. We assume each bond is repaid over 15 years, resulting in a total repayment period of 25 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-022

The use of fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and fumigants. [Ballot]

Nov 26, 2019 - Pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 9005 of the Elections Code, we are informing you that, in our opinion, a reasonable estimate of the net fiscal impact of this proposed initiative measure cannot be prepared within 50 calendar days.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-020

The 2020-21 Budget: Cal Grant Cost Estimates

Nov 21, 2019 - We estimate the percentage of high school seniors who applied for an entitlement award increased from roughly 35  percent in the 2009 ‑10 award year to roughly 50  percent in the 2017 ‑18 award year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4114

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Cost Estimates Current-Year CalWORKs Child Care Costs Are Down From Budgeted Levels. We estimate that CalWORKs child care costs for 2019 ‑20 will be $25  million lower than estimated in the June 2019 budget plan (Figure  3).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 21, 2019 - This post is part of our November Outlook series intended to help the Legislature plan for the budget year ahead. In this post, we provide background on the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) child care program, discuss our projections of future CalWORKs child care costs, and identify various risks and uncertainties that could affect these future costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4115

California's Fiscal Outlook: CASBO Presentation [Publication Details]

Nov 21, 2019 - Presented to the California Association of School Business Officials on November 21, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4119