The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Second, certain State Preschool providers may enroll four-year olds who are otherwise ineligible for the program (after serving all interested, eligible children). Specifically, these providers must operate within the attendance boundary of a public school where at least 80  percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Debt Liabilities

Oct 17, 2019 - First, in each of the four fiscal years of the MOU (2019 ‑20, 2020 ‑21, 2021 ‑22, and 2022 ‑23), the Motor Vehicle Account will contribute $25  million —totaling to $100  million over the four years —to the highway patrol retirement benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4106

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Transportation

Oct 17, 2019 - Under the budget plan, these three projects will be financed through the Public Buildings Construction Fund, with the financing costs of the bonds being repaid from the MVA over a 25-year period when they are completed (projected for August 2022).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4098

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Housing and Homelessness

Oct 17, 2019 - Entities have two years to expend the funds. Funding for Mixed-Income Housing.   The budget allocates $500  million to the California Housing Finance Agency ’s Mixed-Income Loan Program, which provides loans to builders of housing targeted at low- and middle-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4102

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - In some cases, agencies or departments are not authorized to make expenditures on the development and implementation of a project until 30 calendar days after written notification of the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

September 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Oct 11, 2019 - September is an important CT collection month for “fiscal year ” filers. These are corporations that close their corporate accounting year in months other than December (many large corporations end their fiscal years in June or September).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/405

State Fiscal Health Index: August 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 11, 2019 - 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/404

Proposed constitutional initiative regarding how Californians vote and the composition of the State Senate. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2019 - Under the measure, Senators continue to be elected to four-year terms with terms staggered so that one-half of the Senate is elected every two years. Under the measure, the five seats of each Senate district would be on the same election cycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-013

Proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - (Prior to the proposition, cultivating cannabis for nonmedical purposes was a felony punishable by up to thre e years in state prison or county jail.) Authorized Resentencing and Dismissal of Prior Convictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-010

Proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - (Prior to the proposition, cultivating cannabis for nonmedical purposes was a felony punishable by up to thre e years in state prison or county jail.) Authorized Resentencing and Dismissal of Prior Convictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-011