The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2019 - In this report, we analyze the Governor's higher education budget proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3946

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - Department of Education (ED) released the funding application for states. States must apply by July 1, 2020. ED intends to release funds to a state within three business days of receivi ng its application.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: September 13 - September 19 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 25, 2020 - Benefit payments from the federal Lost Wages Assistance program, which allows states to temporarily increase weekly benefits by $300, were paid out for the second time last week. The state distributed roughly $1.3 billion in federal benefits under this program during the week ending September 19.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/553

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2020 - However, the state also faces an operating deficit beginning in 2021-22 and throughout the outlook period, growing to $17 billion by 2024-25. Our analysis also finds it is quite unlikely for revenues to grow fast enough for the budget to break even and erase the operating deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4297

California’s Homelessness Challenges in Context [Publication Details]

Jan 21, 2021 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4314

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Potential Fiscal Risks to the State in the Governor’s Health Care Coverage Plan

Federal ERISA Federal Law Limits States’ Authority Over Employer Health Plans. The federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was enacted in 1974 as a means of regulating fraud and mismanagement in private-sector employer pension plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/2007_pandi/pi_07_anl07.aspx

Early Education Budget [EdBudget]

Oct 6, 2020 - Early Education Budget [EdBudget]     a Reflects Department of Social Services' revised Stage 1 estimates; Department of Finance's revised estimates for Stage 2, and Stage 3; and 2019-20 Budget Act appropriation for all other programs. b Does not include $9.5 million provided to community colleges for certain child care services. c General Child Care funding for State Preschool wraparound care shown in State Preschool. d Less than $500,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/453

Federal COVID-19-Related Funding to California

Apr 28, 2020 - Figure  2 shows our estimate of federal COVID-19-related funding that the state will use for administration of state programs and state-provided services. Our current estimate of the total, quantifiable funding to the state government is roughly $20  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4226

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: August 16 - August 22 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 28, 2020 - Since the pandemic began in March, as shown in the figure below, the state has issued $71 billion in unemployment insurance benefits with nearly three-quarters of that amount from new federal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/534

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19

Apr 5, 2020 - Given the magnitude of initial unemployment claims received so far, the state UI Trust Fund likely will become insolvent in the coming months, meaning the state likely will use the interest-free loans to reduce state General Fund costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217