The 2018-19 Budget: Update on State Funding for K-12 School Facilities [Publication Details]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3821

Bay Area Home Prices Looking a Little Hot [EconTax Blog]

May 2, 2018 - This is an increase of 9% over the last year. At the same time, median rents grew by only 3% over the last year, reaching $1,900 per month. This recent uptick in home prices comes on the heels of a 60% increase in home prices between 2012 and 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/277

April 2018: Personal Income Tax Tracker [EconTax Blog]

May 2, 2018 - Of this total, the administration estimates that $12.7 billion will come from final and extension payments relating to tax year 2017 and estimated payments relating to tax year 2018. The chart below tracks daily collections of these “FTB payments. ” The green line represents an estimate of daily collections necessary to meet the administration ’s $12.7 billion projection for the month.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/273

April 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

May 1, 2018 - Tax payments appear to have been shifted somewhat from January 2018 to December 2017, as estimated payments in January were 3  percent below the year prior. That weakness, however, did not appear to carry into April 2018, as final and extension payments were 9 percent above the year prior.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/276

The 2018-19 Budget: Commission on Teacher Credentialing—Record Digitization

May 1, 2018 - CTC accesses these records for certain purposes, such as when a school district contacts CTC to verify that a newly hired teacher holds a valid credential. The need for CTC to access these records typically ends once a teacher retires from the teaching profession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3819

The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - New COLA Affects Costs for Other School and Community College Programs. As the figure shows, the Governor ’s budget includes a COLA for several other school and community college programs. For schools, the largest program after LCFF is special education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on Backlog of Teacher Misconduct Cases

Apr 30, 2018 - Every year, CTC is notified of teacher misconduct cases, primarily from law enforcement agencies but also from school districts and the public. Teacher misconduct ranges from teachers committing felonies, such as sexual crimes and drug offenses, to teachers consuming alcohol during class time or roughly handling a student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3817

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on Backlog of Teacher Misconduct Cases [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2018 - In this post, we provide an overview of how the state reviews teacher misconduct cases, track the backlog of cases, describe the actions the state has taken to reduce the backlog, and assess progress made to date. We encourage the Legislature to continue monitoring progress toward reducing the backlog closely over the coming year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3817

The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2018 - On April 27, 2018, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis released updated information that affects the cost-of-living adjustment for certain school and community college programs. In this post, we describe the new information and its implications for school funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3816

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - In addition, DPH ’s new online application system, which it anticipates rolling out this calendar year, should result in needing fewer positions to process applications. Moreover, some CNA-related workload very likely will be temporary —for example, we anticipate an increase in applications and waiver request the next few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815