The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - According to a 2021 survey by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Californians accrued more than $300  million in drinking water arrearages. In addition, the state ’s wastewater providers estimated arrearages could total several hundred million dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/7

^[PDF] A K-12 Master Plan

The state role would be minimal to ensure “portability”—the ability to keep past pension benefits when moving to a new school district—and guarantee that districts are adequately saving to pay for future pension benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/0599_k-12_master_plan.pdf

^[PDF] The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

According to the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, which manages the state’s pension system for teachers, 3,202 California The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals FEBRUARY 2022 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 B u d g e t S e r i e s 2 Figure 1 State Has Provided $1.2 Billion Since 2016‑17 to Address Teacher Shortages General Fund Unless
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4556/Educator-Workforce-Proposals-022322.pdf

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2022 - In this report, we anticipate the state will have a $24 billion budget problem to solve in the upcoming fiscal year and operating deficits declining from $17 billion to $8 billion over the multiyear period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4646

The 2010-11 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget

For example, it is quite unclear if the state can unilaterally—without agreements with its employee unions—increase required employee contributions for CalPERS pensions. While the state’s collective bargaining law explicitly gives the Legislature the authority to not fund some costs—such as salaries—included in state employee collective bargaining agreements, retirement funding decisions are subject to much more stringent legal restrictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/bud/budget_overview/bud_overview_011210.aspx

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation [Publication Details]

Jan 6, 2023 - This post provides an overview of newly enacted legislation addressing the state's greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy goals, energy sources, and oil and gas extraction policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4660

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Specifically, this post first summarizes budget actions within the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program and Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) program. This post then describes aging-related budget ac tions in other state programs and departments and summarizes progress made in the 2022-23 budget to implement the policy goals and recommendations included in the Master Plan for Aging (MPA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The state could choose to pass through a greater amount of payments (up to the full amount of the child support payment); however, the federal government would require the state to backfill the amount of the pass-through payment that would have otherwise gone to reimburse the f ederal share of CalWORKs recoupment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/6

2004-05 Budget Perspectives and Issues: Perspectives on State Revenues

The budget-year forecast includes $577  million associated with proceeds from the pension obligation bond (with the balance of the savings from the bond —$353  million —counted as an expenditure reduction), $300  million from a proposed Medi-Cal quality assessment fee, $500  million from tribal gaming revenues, and $220  million in one-time loans and transfers from special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/2004_pandi/pi_part_3_anl04.htm

Understanding California’s Property Taxes

The California Supreme Court ruled that such pension obligations represent voter –approved indebtedness that could be paid with an additional ad valorem rate. Local governments may levy the rate to cover pension benefits for any employee, including those hired after 1978, but not to cover any enhancements to pension benefits enacted after 1978.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/tax/property-tax-primer-112912.aspx