The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The major changes to the IHSS program include the (1)  establishment of a new IHSS state ‑county cost sharing structure and state ‑level collective bargaining appeals process, and (2)  codification of existing IHSS overtime exemptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/7

Impose new standards for confining certain farm animals. [Ballot]

Oct 18, 2017 - State Law Prohibits Cruelty to Animals. Under state law, any person who keeps an animal confined in an enclosed area is required to provide it with an adequate exercise area, and permit access to adequate shelter, food, and water.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-026

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - As designed, state funding for the program decreases over the three ‑year period, as local match requirements increase. In 2015 ‑16 and 2016 ‑17, the state provided $400  million and $300  million, respectively, for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/3

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Creates New Line Item for UCOP in State Budget. The state budget itemizes funding for UCOP, implementing one of the recommendations from the April 2017 audit report. Specifically, the budget earmarks $349  million General Fund for the office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/5

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 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Improving State and Local Parks. The budget provides an additional $52  million from SPRF and $1  million each from the Off ‑Highway Vehicle Trust Fund and the Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund to improve state and local parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/9

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Requires the establishment of a state office to collect fees and taxes in the County of Humboldt, Trinity, or Mendocino. Sacramento Infrastructure Projects State Project Infrastructure Fund (SPIF) Transfers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/12

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - In preparing the 2017 ‑18 budget, the administration concluded that the state ’s fiscal condition has worsened. In January, the administration ’s estimates suggested that, absent new budget solutions, the state faced a budget deficit of $1.6  billion at the end of 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/2

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The MHSA, approved by voters in 2004, generally requires unused county MHSA funding to revert to the state after three years and be made available for use by other counties. To date, the state ’s MHSA reversion policy has not been enforced and counties have built up large balances of MHSA funding potentially subject to the state ’s reversion policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/6

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Oct 18, 2017 - Each year, our office publishes the California Spending Plan to summarize the annual state budget. This publication discusses the 2017‑18 Budget Act and other major budget actions approved in 2017. In general, it reflects budgetary actions that the Legislature has taken through September 2017. In some cases, as noted, we discuss budget actions approved by the Legislature after June 15, 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3694