The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - California State Library California State Library Funding Is $596  Million in 2023 ‑24. Of this amount, $574  million is General Fund, $18  million is federal funds, and the remainder comes from various state special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

Parental or legal guardian notification if student requests gender-related accommodations. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - Additionally, about 5,000 of the state ’s 5.9  million public school students (less than 1 percent) were recorded as nonbinary in the state-maintained data system. School District Parental Notification Policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-018

Use of school, college, and university sex-segregated facilities and student participation in athletic programs and activities based on their gender identity. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - Girls State and Boys State Conferences. The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Organization operate separate week-long leadership conferences for high school students known as Boys State and Girls State conferences.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-019

Gender-affirming medical procedures for individuals under the age of 18 years. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - Many of these laws are being litigated in the federal court system to determine whether they conflict with the United States Constitution. At the time of this analysis, th e courts have allowed bans in some states to take effect, while bans in other states have not been allowed to go into effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-020

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - Board of State and Community Corrections The budget provides $778  million for the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) in 2023- 24 —a decrease of $397  million (34  percent) from the revised 2022-23 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget package provides a total of $33.2 billion for transportation-related programs in 2023-24, including for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), local streets and roads (shared revenues), California Highway Patrol (CHP), Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and High-Speed Rail Authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4804

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The growth is largely related to (1)  an increase in the number of local projects on the state highway system that Caltrans supports and (2)  workload associated with expanding the state ’s Broadband Middle Mile Network Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 2 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Education General Fund (In millions) Provides state share for school construction projects 1,961 Construction and renovation of TK, State Preschool, and full ‑day kindergarten facilities — Note: Includes augmentations above $50 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - Figure 1 General obligation bond debt service 1,259 ‑2 — a Includes funding from contractors of the State Water Project that is continuously appropriated to the department. b Includes state conservancies, Coastal Commission, and other departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - During the COVID ‑19 pandemic, the federal government allowed states to temporarily waive family fees in child care programs. The state waived family fees in both the child care and State Preschool programs, with the fees scheduled to return July 1, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788