The 2018-19 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal

Mar 2, 2018 - In particular, SCO produces the state ’s annual Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), a report that informs stakeholders, such as bond rating agencies, of the state ’s financial condition and how the state manages public resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3768

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate [Publication Details]

Feb 2, 2021 - This is the first in a series of several posts estimating the percentage of California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)-eligible individuals who actually enroll in the program—otherwise known as the CalWORKs take-up rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4340

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment [Publication Details]

Oct 15, 2018 - Rethinking the 1991 Realignment [Publication Details] HTML Description: California has shifted programmatic and funding responsibility between the state and counties for various programs over the last 40 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3886

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - The state could increase General Fund revenues on a one-time basis from the sale of the state properties and buildings that house the DCs to a nonstate entity. It could also choose to repurpose one or more of these properties to generate a smaller amount of revenue to the state on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - Major health-related policy actions include the reauthorization of a tax on managed care organizations (which will reduce the above-noted General Fund health spending by $1 billion, pending federal approval) and over $400 million General Fund for state-funded subsidies for health insurance purchased on the individual market through Covered California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4104

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - State Priorities Diverge From Federal Priorities, Requiring Balance At the same time the state has worked to come into compliance with the WPR requirement, the state has enacted policies that reflect priorities beyond simply meeting the federal WPR thresholds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

The 2019-20 Budget: Aligning the State’s IT Project Approval Process With the Annual Budget Process

Mar 14, 2019 - CDT, a department within the California Government Operations Agency, is the state ’s central IT organization and has broad authority over all aspects of technology in state government. One of CDT ’s responsibilities is to review and approve IT project proposals received from state agencies and departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3976

Background on the California EITC [Publication Details]

Mar 29, 2016 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3406

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Increase in State Funding for Local Child Support Agencies [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Increase in State Funding for Local Child Support Agencies [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/3989

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