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The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The budget includes $25  million reflecting the combined effect of increasing the eligibility thresholds and changing reporting requirements for families. Currently, to be eligible for care, parents must be working or in school and earn below 70  percent of the State Median Income (SMI) as calculated in 2007 ‑08.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/4

The 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - Trailer legislation also requires CCGI  to report additional information by April  1,  2022 (and every year thereafter), such as budget change proposals; details for participating districts and charter schools; and, in the first report, a needs assessment examining platform usage and relevance of existing features to users.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553

March 1996 California Update

In comparison, 25 percent of adults nationwide smoked in 1993 (the latest year in which national data are available from the Centers fo r Disease Control). This was about 6 percentage points above California s rate in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/cal_update/cup0396.html

^[PDF] 1960 Budget Analysis: Fiscal

The reasons given are that sample appraisals will be required in each county at least once in every three years instead of at less frequent intervals, in some cases, as in the past, and that the pUblication of assessment ratios, and the use of these ratios as the basis for calculations involving school equalization aid and school construction
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1960/09_fiscal_1960.pdf

^[PDF] Fixing Unemployment Insurance

In this report, we: (1) present the evidence showing that the state’s UI financing system is broken; (2) detail how chronic insolvency in the current system undermines some of the program’s core objectives; and (3) recommend a path forward with a simpler, balanced, and flexible UI financing system. 5 $25 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Note: Federal loan outstanding as of December 31st each year. 2024 data is as of October.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4943/Fixing-Unemployment-Insurance-120224.pdf

Education Mandates: Overhauling a Broken System

The two mandates requiring school districts to notify parents when students are truant exemplify requirements that should be eliminated. These particular mandates are expensive ($25 million annually), ineffective, and broadly duplicative of other requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/edu/educ_mandates/ed_mandates_020210.aspx

^[PDF] 2018-19 Fire Response and Recovery

Some reimbursements may come in the current year, while others may not come until the budget year or a few years later because it takes time to complete projects. Federal Funding for Fire Response and Recovery 5L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E March 1, 2018  Estimated $1.8 Billion in State Costs for Northern and Southern California Fires in 2017-18, Mostly Offset by Reimbursements.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2018/2018-19_Fire_Response_and_Recovery_030118.pdf

^[PDF] The 2023-24 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

The 2023-24 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook GABRIEL PETEK | LEGISLAT IVE ANALYST | NOVEMBER 2022 L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E2 2 0 2 3 - 2 4 B U D G E T OVERVIEW OF PROJECTIONS Below, we summarize our projected adjustments to the Medi-Cal budget and describe the major drivers of these changes in the current year (2022-23), budget year (2023-24), and longer term (2024-25 through 2026-27).
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4649/Medi-Cal-Fiscal-Outlook-111622.pdf

Proposed $200 million of General Fund savings due to federal health care reform's temporary early retiree reinsurance program.

May 14, 2010 - The calendar-year  2011 health plan rates for CalPERS --expected to be  finalized in June-- drive expenses in  Items 9650 and 9800 of the budget. Accordingly, each of these items should be sent to conference committee  so that the Legislature can have the opportunity to incorporate  the actual 2011 health plan rates into its budget calculations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/214