The 2015-16 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 47 [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2015 - In this report, we describe the impact of Proposition 47 on state corrections, state courts, and the county criminal justice system, as well as the Governor’s budget proposals related to the proposition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3175

The 2015-16 Budget: Analysis of the Health Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2015 - This report analyzes the Governor's 2015-16 state health program budget proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3173

Parental Notification, Child and Teen Safety, and Stop Sexual Predators and Sex Traffickers Act—Version 2 [Ballot]

Feb 9, 2015 - Under these circumstances, there could also be a minor increase in child welfare and foster care costs for the state and counties. Summary of Fiscal Effects This measure would have the following fiscal effects: State administrative costs of at least $1  million, and potentially several million dollars, annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2014-014

Parental Notification, Child and Teen Safety, and Stop Sexual Predators and Sex Traffickers Act [Ballot]

Feb 5, 2015 - Under these circumstances, there could also be a minor increase in child welfare and foster care costs for the state and counties.   Summary  of Fiscal Effects This measure would have the following fiscal effects: State administrative costs of at least $1 million, and potentially several million dollars, annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2014-013

The Universal Assessment Tool: Improving Care for Recipients of Home- and Community-Based Services [Publication Details]

Jan 22, 2015 - To ensure the UAT achieves the benefits of creating a more effective and efficient approach to HCBS assessment, we recommend: (1) legislation specifying intent to eventually use the UAT on a statewide basis, (2) development of an automated UAT customized to fit within California’s programmatic and policy environment, (3) piloting of county welfare departments and managed care plans as administrators of the UAT, and (4) a formal evaluation of the UAT pilot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3165

The 2015-16 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2015 - Whether tax revenues grow further, stagnate, or, in the worst case, decline in 2015-16 will depend in large part on trends in volatile capital gains and business income. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3157

An Overview of Internet in Schools

Jan 7, 2015 - (As displayed in Figure 3, in order to access the CENIC backbone, schools ’ last-mile connections must pass through their county offices of education.) Schools not using the CENIC backbone pay a commercial provider for both their last-mile connections and use of their commercial providers ’ backbones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3893

Options for a State Earned Income Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Dec 18, 2014 - Options for a State Earned Income Tax Credit [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/3156

Personal Income Tax Much More Volatile Than Economy [EconTax Blog]

Dec 8, 2014 - Why Is California 's Personal Income Tax So Volatile? Personal income taxes are the largest state revenue source. As this graphic shows, these taxes are much more volatile than statewide personal income.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/8

California's Changing Population [EconTax Blog]

Dec 5, 2014 - As we at the LAO develop our own economic and tax revenue estimates, our process always begins with analysis of key population trends in California. In our recent Fiscal Outlook , we noted our projection that California's population will grow by 0.4 percent to 0.8 percent per year over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/6