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: 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: 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: 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

State Fiscal Health Index: December 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 5, 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/432

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - This made CDCR’s budget artificially low in these years and resulted in greater spending in future years. One significant example of this type of action was the furloughing of correctional officers.Between 2008‑09 and 2012‑13, many state workers—including CDCR correctional officers—were given increased leave time in exchange for reduced pay, known as “furloughs.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - African American students, on average, miss much more school than other students. Twenty percent of African American students are chronically absent —meaning absent for 10  p ercent or more of the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

High School Career Technical Education [Publication Details]

Jan 29, 2020 - High School Career Technical Education [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4143