The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - The two largest augmentation, totaling $790  million, are related to the expansion of Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool at school sites. Most of the remaining funding is intended to provide additional funding to child care and State Preschool providers to assist with pandemic-related issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Counties paid for 100  percent of costs over the state participation cap. (Currently, the state participation cap increases as the state minimum wage increases, remaining $1.10 per hour above the state minimum wage.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - State Title IV-E Prevention Plan Background. To opt in to Part I, states must submit a five-year Title IV-E prevention plan (state plan) to be approved by the federal Administration of Children and Families (ACF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2021 - Revenues Exempt From State Spending Limit and Minimum Education Funding Levels. The State Constitution contains various rules affecting the state budget. For example, the State Constitution specifies a state spending limit and requires a minimum level of annua l funding for K-12 education and the California Community Colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-023

The 2021-22 Budget: Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Broadband Infrastructure [Publication Details]

May 24, 2021 - The administration’s 2021-22 May Revision proposes up to $7 billion (federal and state funds) over two fiscal years to fund state broadband infrastructure projects and programs. In this post, we provide our preliminary comments on this proposal, reflecting our understanding of the proposal as of Sunday, May 23, and provide options for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4440

The 2021-22 Budget: Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Broadband Infrastructure

May 24, 2021 - Signed into law on March  11, 2021, ARP allocated $195.3  billion to a Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund. States can use their allocation from this fund for a very broad set of uses at their discretion, which is stated to include, for example, investment in broadband infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4440

California Student Aid Commission Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 12, 2022 - Justice Program, Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Scholarships, State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education For Nursing Faculty, and Student Opportunity and Access Program. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/577

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - By  comparison, other state programs are likely more cost ‑effective. For example, current cap ‑and ‑trade allowance prices are about $30  per ton and Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits are about $150 per ton.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

California Public Utilities Commission and wildfires. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2021 - One-time state costs in the low tens of millions of dollars to relocate California Public Utilities Commission staff to other state agencies. Ongoing net state savings of several million dollars annually or one-time state revenues of $100 million to $200 million, depending on use of the existing commission headquarters in San Francisco.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-020

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jan 25, 2022 - Why should the state invest in a one ‑time snapshot of air pollution, rather than a system that can help the state track changes in air pollution over time? How many areas of the state would be monitored?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4496