The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - For example, SWRCB administers: Drinking Water for Schools. Recent budgets provided $ 10  m illion General Fund in 2016 ‑17 and another $6. 8  m illion in 2018 ‑19 for grants to local education agencies to improve access to, and the quality of, drinking water in public schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

Feb 13, 2019 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 699  m illion from various funds for support of DCA —including the boards, bureaus, commissions, and programs it oversees —in 2019 ‑20, which is a decrease of $ 5  m illion, or less than 1  p ercent, from the current ‑year estimated expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3937

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - Based on research conducted at DSH ‑Patton, the department estimates that roughly 25  p ercent of patients admitted would need an in ‑depth neuropsychological evaluation after receiving an initial screening from their unit psychologist.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - Increase DHCS Staffing to Improve Fiscal Estimates and Cash Monitoring To address concerns about DHCS ’s ability to estimate Medi ‑Cal spending and monitor cash flow, the Governor proposes to provide 25 p ermanent positions and $3. 8  m illion total funds ($1. 8  m illion General Fund) in 2019 ‑20 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis

Feb 13, 2019 - The state typically covers 60  p ercent of the cost of renovating facilities that are at least 25 years old. For both types of projects, the state can contribute up to 100  p ercent of project costs if districts face challenges in raising their local shares.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3930

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 13, 2019 - Specifically, we analyze his proposals for (1) the Local Control Funding Formula, (2) special education, (3) county offices of education, (4) education mandates, and (5) school facilities. (2/14/19 -- Adjusted when Proposition 51 funding would be exhausted given proposed pace of bond sales.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3930

Gauging Risk in Capital Gains Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog]

Feb 12, 2019 - In any given year, there is significant risk that cap ital gains revenue could fall below budgetary expectations. (Some of this volatility is absorbed by the Proposition 2, which allocates a portion of capital gains revenues to debt repayments and reserves.)
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/346

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - Specifically, as shown in Figure  1 , the 2015 ‑16, 2016 ‑17, and 2018 ‑ 19 b udgets provided a total of almost $1. 3 b illon —$ 910  m illion from non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund and $ 18  m illion from the Motor Vehicle Account for projects at 25  departments, as well as $ 333  m illion in Proposition  98 General Fund that could be used for deferred maintenance projects at the community college system.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3929

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - Specifically, as shown in Figure  1 , the 2015 ‑16, 2016 ‑17, and 2018 ‑ 19 b udgets provided a total of almost $1. 3 b illon —$ 910  m illion from non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund and $ 18  m illion from the Motor Vehicle Account for projects at 25  departments, as well as $ 333  m illion in Proposition  98 General Fund that could be used for deferred maintenance projects at the community college system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2019 - We recommend that the Legislature require (1) departments receiving funding to report at budget hearings on the approach they will use to prioritize projects, as well as specific projects they plan to undertake; (2) the Department of Finance to report, no later than January 1, 2023, on which projects departments ultimately undertook with the funds provided; and (3) departments that continue to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3929