The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2024 - On January 10, 2024, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the California Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release many additional issue-specific budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4825

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget $3,135 $4,677 BCH = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; HHAPP = Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program; FHC = Family Homelessness Challenge Grants; BSCC  =  Board of State and Community Corrections; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825/1

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - On January 10, 2024, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the California Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release many additional issue-specific budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825/2

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - On January 10, 2024, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the California Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release many additional issue-specific budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825/3

The 2019-20 Budget: Undoing California’s Outstanding Budgetary Deferrals

Mar 26, 2019 - (For budgetary purposes, the state only recognized the deferral in the General Fund, not other funds ’ statements.) Pension Deferral. The state makes quarterly payments to the California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) for pension contributions for state employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3988

The 2019-20 Budget: Structuring the Budget: Reserves, Debt and Liabilities

Feb 5, 2019 - In this section, we discuss four major state retirement liabilities. State Employees ’ Pensions.  Depending on their job, state employees earn pension benefits under one of five state pension plans (Miscellaneous, Industrial, Safety, Peace Officer/Firefighter, and Highway Patrol) administered by the California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3925

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - We estimate that the state ’s total contributions towards employee health premiums in 2023-24 is about $3  billion. Pension. The state pays a percentage of state employee salaries to fund pension benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - Address Pension Liabilities and Costs. The state has a number of options for allocating funds that would improve the funding status of the pension systems and/or provide cost relief for districts. For example, the state could use one ‑time funds to pay down pension liabilities more quickly, which would also tend to lower district costs over the next several decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

The 2024-25 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Dec 7, 2023 - Each year, our office publishes the Fiscal Outlook in anticipation of the upcoming budget season. The goal of this report is to give the Legislature our independent estimates and analysis of the state’s budget condition as lawmakers begin planning the 2024-25 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4819

The 2024-25 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - These options, however, tend to be disruptive for school operations, particularly when the state announces them on short notice. In addition, the state ’s options for reductions in 2022 ‑23 are relatively limited because the state has allocated most of the funding attributable to the prior year already.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4819