The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - For example, wage theft ‑related legal action can address business practices (such as employee misclassification or tax evasion) that are harmful to workers. DOJ has provided sufficient workload justification for these proposals that suggests additional resources appear to be needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Recently, corporation tax collections have grown faster than anticipated while personal income tax collections have grown somewhat slower. The administration assumes that this pattern will continue. This is because they attribute the pattern to partnerships, which are taxed under the personal income tax, changing to corporations in response to 2017 federal tax changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset

Feb 16, 2017 - Governor ’s Budget Underestimates Excess Property Tax Revenue. The Governor ’s budget estimates that excess property tax revenue in 2017-18 will not increase over the 2016-17 level of $37 million. Our analysis of property tax growth, however, projects higher excess property tax levels and, in turn, higher General Fund offsets for trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3567

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - Any time above 15 minutes is charged at a rate of 2.5  cents per minute for domestic calls and 7 cents per minute for international calls, plus applicable surcharges and taxes. Historically, these charges were paid by those receiving the calls from people in prison, such as their friends and family.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 22, 2020 - Excess Property Tax Offset. The budget includes a $93.3  million reduction in General Fund support for trial court operations in 2020 ‑21 in order to reflect the availability of property tax revenue in accordance with Control Section 15.45 and Section 2578 of the Education Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4288

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Based on the recent federal approval of a similar tax in Michigan, federal approval of a reauthorized California MCO tax appears likely. Despite this development, the administration did not propose an extension of the MCO tax in 2019 ‑20, forgoing over $ 1  b illion in General Fund benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - Excess Property Tax Offset. The budget includes a $121.1  million reduction in General Fund support for trial court operations in 2021 ‑22 in order to reflect the availability of property tax revenue in accordance with Control Section 15.45 and Section 2578 of the Education Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget plan also assumes that BSCC will receive $26  million in cannabis tax revenue for competitive grants to local governments to assist with public health and safety programs related to cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4097

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Court Security Funding for Counties

Jan 25, 2017 - Specifically, the state shifted $496  million in tax revenues to counties to finance these new responsibilities. State law also requires that any revenue from the growth in these tax revenues is to be distributed annually to counties based on percentages specified in statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3538