Water supply. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - State Appropriations Limit Consideration. The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year. However, certain types of spending, most notably for infrastructure, are excluded from this limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-014

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - The purpose of the state ’s LCFS program is to reduce the average carbon intensity of transportation fuels in the state by incentivizing the production and use of low carbon fuels. The program establishes statewide carbon intensity standards for transportation fuels supplied.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483

Juvenile dependency proceedings. [Ballot]

Jun 17, 2021 - In addition, some or all of the county costs resulting from increased workload could potentially be shifted to the state. This is beca use the California Constitution generally requires that the state fund child welfare-related cost increases resulting from state legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-004

Middle Class Scholarship Program [EdBudget]

Feb 12, 2022 - CSU = California State University. UC = University of California. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/599

Peace officer use of force. [Ballot]

Oct 12, 2021 - State Appropriations Limit Consideration . The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year. However, certain types of spending are excluded from this limit. In recent years, the limit has been an important consideration in state budgeting decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-010

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal to transition state administration of child care programs. We further provide options the Legislature could consider to support child care programs during the pandemic. Correction (2/18/2021): A previous version of this post stated DSS released a draft of the transition plan. This version is corrected to state DSS released a transition plan guide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4363

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Historically, the level of administration was based on federal and state requirements, as State Preschool was funded in part with CCDBG funding. Since 2019 ‑20, however, State Preschool has been funded entirely from the state General Fund and no longer has to comply with federal CCDBG requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2021 - The Secretary of State provides statewide oversight over the administration of elections in California. Among its many duties, th e Secretary of State ’s responsibilities include maintaining the state ’s statewide voter registration system, known as VoteCal; providing guidance to local election officials on how to implement state and federal law; and facilitating statewide maint enance of the list of registered voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-021

CCC Proposition 98 Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/609

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues [Publication Details]

Sep 17, 2020 - Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues [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/4268