The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - The  state created this program in the 2021 ‑22 budget to fund educational and enrichment activities for K ‑12 students outside of normal school hours. The state currently allocates $4  billion for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - The Legislature directed a considerable portion of the state ’s recent budget surpluses towards transportation programs. These investments support several priorities, such as improving the state ’s transportation system, encouraging projects intended to help the state meet its climate goals, and assisting local agencies in drawing down additional federal funds from IIJA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

November 2016 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Dec 2, 2016 - November 2016 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein We now have preliminary information from the state 's tax agencies on November 2016 state tax collections--specifically, the state 's "Big Three " General Fund taxes: the personal income tax (PIT), the corporation tax (CT), and the sales and use tax (SUT).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/219

Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule

Feb 27, 2023 - State law requires taxpayers to pay income taxes as they earn income. Most taxpayers meet this requirement through income tax withholding that is taken out of their regular paycheck. Businesses and some individuals with significant capital gains or other nonwage income instead make quarterly estimated tax payments to meet this state requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4722

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - CalFire has primary responsibility for wildland fire response in State Responsibility Areas, which are mostly privately owned wildlands that encompass about one ‑third of the acreage of the state.  CalFire also has various responsibilities for the management and protection of the state ’s forests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

The 2023-24 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 22, 2023 - Some federal programs also require a state or local funding contribution, which can result in higher barriers to access than some state programs. Indeed, state or local entities may have been planning to use some of the recent state augmentations to meet such matching fund requirements in order to be eligible for funding from federal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4692

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - (A county is impacted by the state minimum wage increase when the current local wage is below the new state minimum wage level.) We note that in future years, as the state minimum wage continues to increase, more counties will be impacted, resulting in higher IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison [Publication Details]

May 19, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison [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/4771

^[PDF] The 2003-04 Budget Bill (AB 1765), as amended July 27, 2003

Other borrowing includes issuance of pension obligation bonds and tobacco securitization bonds. Relies on $2.2 billion in new federal funds to cover state costs in 2002-03 and 2003-04 combined. Relies on new revenues from the triggered vehicle license fee rate increase, renegotiated tribal gaming compacts, and a second tobacco securitization bond sale.
https://lao.ca.gov/2003/sen_floor/7-26-03_sen_floor_AB1765.pdf

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - State Centralizing Financial IT Systems Within Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal). Since 2005, the state has been in the process of replacing its aging and decentralized financia
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686