The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The remaining $6.7  million is for CDCR to expand canine teams used for the detection of drugs and other contraband to all state ‑operated prisons. Other Budget Adjustments The budget includes $35  million from the General Fund to replace roofs that were damaged by severe storms at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, and Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/11

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Such funds are remitted to the state by counties that collect more property tax than state law allows them to spend on education. The budget also appropriates $ 15  m illion from the Trial Court Trust Fund on a one ‑time basis to support start ‑up costs associated with the implementation of the state ’s new pretrial process as required by Chapter   244 o f 2018 (S B  10 , Hertzberg).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/11

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Budget Overview State Spending Figure  1 displays the administration ’s June 2017 estimates of total state and federal spending in the 2017 ‑18 budget package. As shown in the figure, the budget assumed total state spending of $180  billion (excluding federal and bond funds), an increase of 7  percent over revised totals for 2016 ‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 15, 2017 - Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal California's Fiscal Outlook Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal Medi-Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program, provides health care coverage to over 13  million of the state ’s low-income residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan a Includes state General Fund, state special funds, state bond funds, federal funds, and reimbursements. b Includes California State Transportation Agency, California Transportation Commission, and Board of Pilot Commissioners. 2017 Transportation Funding Package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/10

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2018 - The state has taken such an approach the past several years. Setting aside some funds for one ‑time purposes helps the state avoid overcommitting to programs it might be unable to sustain during tighter fiscal times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3731

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products [Publication Details]

May 12, 2019 - These exemptions would apply to the full amount of the state and local sales tax. The Governor’s proposal would require our office to submit reports evaluating these exemptions by January 1, 2021. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4040

LAO Multiyear State Budget Outlook

May 19, 2017 - LAO Multiyear State Budget Outlook The 2017-18 Budget LAO Multiyear State Budget Outlook This post presents our office ’s outlook for the condition of the state ’s General Fund through 2020-21. As is our practice, this outlook assumes the state economy will continue to grow and assumes no other changes in federal or state law and policies beyond what the Governor has proposed in the May Revision .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3675

The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Economic Outlook

May 12, 2018 - A multitude of factors, however, will influence the path of the state ’s economy in ways that are very difficult to anticipate. Some of these factors are discussed below. Tight Labor Markets. The state ’s unemployment rate (4.2  percent as of March  2018) is the lowest it has been in decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3829

A History of California’s Budget Reserves

Mar 24, 2017 - The state has two budget reserves that fulfill this purpose: the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties (SFEU) and the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA). Simply put, the SFEU is the difference between state spending and state revenues for a given fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3630