Temporary extension of Proposition 30 income tax increases (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2015 - The proposal extends tempo rary personal income tax (income tax) rate increases on high-income taxpayers that were approved as part of Proposition  30 in 2012. Background California ’s State Budget. California state taxes —primarily income taxes —are spent mainly from the state government ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-065

Public social services. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2015 - The job placement program required by the measure overlaps somewhat with existing county activities. The state and counties would not incur additional costs to the extent that counties are already performing the employment outreach and placement activities required by the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-064

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify the parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 16 before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions.

Oct 30, 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 a few million dollars, annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-062

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify the parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 16 before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions.

Oct 30, 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 a few million dollars, annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-063

1,000 percent sales tax on political advertisements. [Ballot]

Oct 28, 2015 - The amount of tax money the proposed sales tax would generate for public education is highly uncertain. This is due to the unknown outcome of the court challenges described above a nd uncertainty about how any such tax, however applied, would affect the behavior of groups and individuals involved in politics.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-061

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Oct 26, 2015 - The measure would result in lower costs to the state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prison and county jail, as well as t he number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-060

The statute of limitations for certain sex crimes committed against minors. [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2015 - Punishment for such crimes typically involves incarceration in county jail or state prison and can include supervision by county probation officers or state parole agents upon release. State law requires individuals who have committed such crimes to register with local law enforcement as sex offenders.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-059

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2015 - The measure would result in lower costs to the state and local governments by reducing the number of marijuana offenders incarcerated in state prison and county jail, as well as t he number placed under community supervision (such as county probation).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-058

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 19, 2015 - The budget also includes $2 million to provide a 1.02 percent COLA for four categorical programs: (1) CalWORKs Student Services, (2) Disabled Students Programs and Services, (3) Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), and (4) Child Care Tax Bailout (which supports campus child care centers that serve as teaching labs for early childhood education students).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3302

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Oct 19, 2015 - Each year, the Legislative Analyst's Office publishes its Spending Plan publication to summarize the state's annual budget. Passed in June 2015, with various amendments later during the year's legislative session, the state's 2015-16 spending plan includes a large increase in funding for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3302