The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Counties paid for 100  percent of costs over the state participation cap. (Currently, the state participation cap increases as the state minimum wage increases, remaining $1.10 per hour above the state minimum wage.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2021 - Revenues Exempt From State Spending Limit and Minimum Education Funding Levels. The State Constitution contains various rules affecting the state budget. For example, the State Constitution specifies a state spending limit and requires a minimum level of annua l funding for K-12 education and the California Community Colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-023

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - State Title IV-E Prevention Plan Background. To opt in to Part I, states must submit a five-year Title IV-E prevention plan (state plan) to be approved by the federal Administration of Children and Families (ACF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - When partial payments are collected from an individual for criminal fines and fees levied by the courts, state law specifies the order in which partial payments are to be allocated to various state and local funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

California Public Utilities Commission and wildfires. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2021 - One-time state costs in the low tens of millions of dollars to relocate California Public Utilities Commission staff to other state agencies. Ongoing net state savings of several million dollars annually or one-time state revenues of $100 million to $200 million, depending on use of the existing commission headquarters in San Francisco.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-020

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - State Has System of Support for Expanded Learning. The state uses a portion of ASES and 21st Century program allocations ($16  million in 2020 ‑21) to fund a regional system of support for expanded learning programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Additionally, BFS operates the state ’s DNA laboratory as well as the state ’s criminalistics training institute. BFS Funding Sources. BFS receives support from various sources, but primarily from the DNA Identification Fund —a state special fund that receives criminal fine and fee revenue —and the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - The state ’s 2030 GHG goals will be difficult to meet. The Legislature could redirect some of the proposed funding to other programs that likely do more to help meet the state ’s 2030 goals, such as methane reduction programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - The two largest augmentation, totaling $790  million, are related to the expansion of Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool at school sites. Most of the remaining funding is intended to provide additional funding to child care and State Preschool providers to assist with pandemic-related issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - At the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 public health emergency in the spring of 2020, the state anticipated significant decline in state revenue and an ensuing budget deficit. As a result, the 2020 ‑21 budget implemented a number of funding reductions across multiple state programs, including the child support program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/5