The 2022-23 Budget: Cybersecurity at the California Community Colleges

Mar 30, 2022 - Merit to Enhanced Ongoing State ‑Level Role for CCC Cybersecurity Issues... Beyond bolstering local cybersecurity staffing on an ongoing basis, we believe a stronger state ‑level role also is worth considering.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4582

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - In particular, state spending could complement federal funds by focusing on state priorities where funding from IIJA might not be as large or available. Additionally, state spending could better position state and local projects in obtaining competitively awarded federal grants, such as by providing the funding needed to advance project readiness and fea sibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Housing

Apr 8, 2022 - Traditionally, the state has focused its higher education capital funding on academic facilities (such as classrooms, lecture halls, and laboratories), which are not self ‑funded from student charges but rely primarily on state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4589

Domestic ferrets. [Ballot]

Feb 9, 2022 - Accordingly, the measure likely would not have immediate or significant fiscal effects on the state or local governments. Summary of Fiscal Effects. We estimate that this measure could have the following major fiscal effect on the state and local governments: Likely would not have immediate or significant fiscal effects on the state or local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-044

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - Recent State Investments in Care Economy Workforce In Recent Years, State Has Made Substantial Investments for Care Economy Workforce Development. Figure  1 shows recent major state funding for care economy workforce development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2017-18 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 16, 2017 - State Policy Changes Likely Needed. Operating existing academic support, student success, and student equity programs in separate silos reflects, in part, how the state funds these services. The state supports them through separate programs, each with its own programmatic objectives, statutory requirements, and funding allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3559

The 2017-18 Budget: Higher Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2017 - In this report, we analyze the Governor's higher education budget proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3559

^[PDF] A Look at Voter-Approval Requirements for Local Taxes

Various types of long-term obligations commonly incurred by local governments—such as lease-revenue bonds, certificates of participation, pension obligation bonds, and pension liabilities and other retiree benefits—have not been held to be debt subject to voter-approval requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/finance/local-taxes/voter-approval-032014.pdf

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Proposals

Feb 20, 2022 - Such information could then be used to comprehensively assess the state ’s existing emergency response capacity and capabilities, such as how emergency response coverage is distributed throughout the state and how current OES capacity fits in with the capabilities of other state departments (such as CalFire), as well as with local and federal emergency  responders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4551

Taxpayer protection and government accountability. [Ballot]

Jan 19, 2022 - State and local government general tax measures must state that the revenue can be used for general purposes. State and Local Government Fees Requires the Legislature and Local Government Bodies to Impose State and Local Fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-042