Overview of the Academic Accountability System for School Districts [Publication Details]

Mar 12, 2019 - Overview of the Academic Accountability System for School Districts [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/3973

Overview of Charter Schools in California [Publication Details]

Mar 12, 2019 - Overview of Charter Schools in California [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/3975

February 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2019 - Year-to-Date Shortfall Due to January Weakness. As we noted last month , PIT estimated payments in January fell below the projected amounts. This shortfall is what drives the year-to-date shortfall for the state’s major taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/351

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

Mar 8, 2019 - In some years, the revenues the state provides may exceed counties ’ costs. In other years, the revenues provided by the state may not be sufficient to cover counties ’ costs. Over time, however, the revenue provided is intended to generally cover counties ’ costs for their required realigned program responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3962

The 2019-20 Budget: Tax Conformity

Mar 6, 2019 - The 2017 c hanges to federal tax laws extend this accounting flexibility to most businesses with gross receipts of less than $ 25  m illion. Previously there were various lower gross revenue thresholds ranging from $ 5  m illion to $ 10  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3959

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

Mar 6, 2019 - Many community ‑based organizations and other state and local government agencies (such as school districts and county social services offices) engage in efforts to raise awareness about the state and federal EITC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3960

Building Permits Update: January 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 5, 2019 - Singe family permits were down 8 percent in January 2019 compared to a year ago. This follows a 30 percent year-over-year decline in December 2018. Several southern California counties —Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside —had a particularly strong month  for multifamily permitting.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/350

The 2019-20 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 5, 2019 - Require CDFA to Report at Budget Hearings on Current ‑Year Expenditures. We recommend the Legislature require CDFA to report at budget hearings on projected spending in the current year on ACP and HLB suppression and eradication activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3958

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - The Governor proposes to eliminate the requirement that families must be working or in school for their children to be eligible for full ‑day State Preschool. Under the Governor ’s proposal, all three ‑ and four ‑year olds who meet the income requirements would be eligible for the full ‑day program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2019-20 Budget: The Governor’s Proposed Supplemental Pension Payment to CalPERS

Mar 4, 2019 - The state ’s contributions have been rising (due to actuarial assumption changes and lower-than-assumed investment returns) and are expected to continue to rise over the next several years. Specifically, the state ’s CalPERS pension contributions are expected to increase by more than 25  percent between now and 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3957