The 2019-20 Budget: Immigrant Legal Services at the Public Higher Education Segments

May 8, 2019 - The state currently provides the Department of Social Services (DSS) with $45  million ongoing General Fund for the Immigration Services Funding (ISF) program. Under the program, DSS contracts with nonprofit organizations (legal service providers) to offer various services in communities throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4029

The 2019-20 Budget: Creating an Integrated Education Data System

May 6, 2019 - California Is One of Only a Handful of States Without Some Type of Integrated Education Data System. According to the Education Commission of the States, as of November 2016, California was one of only eight states neither possessing nor in the process of creating an integrated education data system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4026

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Preschool Slot Estimate

May 6, 2019 - DOF estimates 502,000 four-year olds will reside in the state in 2 019 ‑20. We base our estimate on DOF ’s population estimates, as the state typically relies on DOF ’s demographic estimates for state planning and budgeting purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

State Fiscal Health Index: March 2019 [EconTax Blog]

May 2, 2019 - Knowing when the state ’s next budget slowdown will happen is impossible. Many economic factors outside the state ’s control influence state revenues. Despite this, certain data points can help us understand whether shifting economic conditions are likely to lead to growth or declines in state revenues in the coming months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/367

Building Permits Update: March 2019 [EconTax Blog]

May 2, 2019 - While single family permitting generally has slowed across the state, a few counties continue to see growth in single family building. In particular, more permits were issued in Kern, Solano, Sacramento, and San Joaquin through the first three months of 2019 than the first three months of 2018.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/366

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - First, the state has significantly reduced the level of overcrowding in its prisons. As of January 31, 2000 state prisons were at about 195  p ercent of their design capacity. However, by July  25, 2018, state prisons were populated at 136  p ercent of their design capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2019 - Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program [Publication Details] Description: In this report, we evaluate the Cal Grant C program, as required by statute, and make a recommendation regarding whether the state should maintain it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4020

Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program

Apr 30, 2019 - We estimate the state could offer approximately 2, 000 n ew competitive awards in 2020 ‑21, raising the total number of new competitive awards from the existing statutory level of 25, 750 t o 27,750.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4020

The 2019-20 Budget: Special Education Teaching Performance Assessment

Apr 30, 2019 - The TPA Measures Whether Prospective Teachers Meet State Standards. The TPA requires prospective general education teachers to complete a series of tasks, each of which correspond to specific state teaching standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4022

March 2019 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Apr 26, 2019 - Overall employment in the state grew 1.4 percent over the previous 12 months, somewhat below the nation ’s 1.7 percent growth rate.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/365