The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 8, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals [Publication Details] Description: This report evaluates the changes the Governor proposes and assesses whether the changes better position 1991 realignment to achieve its intended benefits and meet the principles of a successful state-county fiscal partnership we identified in our October report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3962

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

Mar 8, 2019 - Counties pay for 100  p ercent of costs over the state participation cap. (Currently, the state participation cap increases as the state minimum wage increases, remaining $1. 10  p er hour above the state minimum wage.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3962

Considering Options to Expand Paid Family Leave in California [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2019 - In this handout, we describe the major features of the state's current paid family leave program and compare it to programs in other states and countries. We then outline potential options to expand paid family leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3969

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2019 - In this report, we evaluate three Governor's budget proposals related to early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3954

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Although federal law allows states to establish their own eligibility criteria for early intervention, it requires each state to identify and serve all children meeting these state ‑specific criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - (A county is impacted by the state minimum wage increase when the current local wage is below the new state minimum wage level.) We note that in future years, as the state minimum wage continues to increase, more counties will be impacted, resulting in higher IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - (The budget for CSU includes an additional $ 64  m illion ongoing to cover higher retiree health benefit and pension costs.) For UC, $ 200  m illion of its ongoing augmentation is intended to cover increases in operating costs (including some employee compensation costs), student success initiatives, student hunger and housing initiatives, mental health services, and 2018 ‑ 19 e nrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2019 - Although the Governor’s allocation to discretionary reserves represents a smaller share of resources than recent budgets, the Governor’s decision to use a significant share of resources to pay down state debts is prudent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3916

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment

Oct 15, 2018 - While the state did appeal these injunctions, a legal settlement was reached in 2013 r esulting in a reduction to IHSS service hours (less than what the state initially proposed). Currently, the state has temporarily restored IHSS service hours that were eliminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3886