The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - Specifically, rather than providing $100  million in 2023 ‑24, the budget package includes intent to provide the $100  million spread over three years beginning in 2024 ‑25 ($33  million in 2024 ‑25, $33  million in 2025 ‑26, and $34  million in 2026 ‑27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

Parental or legal guardian notification if student requests gender-related accommodations. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - There is generally no state requirement for private schools to collect certain student information. Transgender and Nonbinary Students . While there is limited data on the number of transgender and nonbinary youth, the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law estimates that nearly 50,000 of the state ’s 2.6  million children aged 13 to 17  years (about 2  percent) identify as transgender.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-018

Use of school, college, and university sex-segregated facilities and student participation in athletic programs and activities based on their gender identity. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - While there is limited data on the number of transgender and nonbinary persons in California, the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law estimates about 200,000 of the state ’s 33  million population aged 13 years and over (less than 1  percent) identify as transgender.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-019

Gender-affirming medical procedures for individuals under the age of 18 years. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - Gender-affirming medical procedures for individuals under the age of 18 years. [Ballot] Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed measure (A.G.  File  No. 23-0020, Amendment #1) related to certain gender-affirming medical procedures for individuals under the age of 18 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-020

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The above funding includes ( 1) $4.5  million in 2023-24 (decreasing to $3.9  million annually in 2024-25) for costs billed by OAH to adjudicate such cases and (2) $6.1  million General Fund in 2023- 24 —and $5.3  million in 2024-25 and 2025- 26 —for costs billed by DOJ to represent POST in cases before OAH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - In order to receive funding in 2024-25, agencies must submit short-term financial plans to CalSTA by December 31, 2025. In addition, agencies must submit long-term financial plans to CalSTA by June 26, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget provides $18.6 billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects. This is a decrease of $1.2 billion, or 6 percent, below the revised 2022-23 spending level. A large portion of this reduction is due to the expiration of limited-term funding provided in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4805

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 3 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Health and Human Services General Fund (In millions) Service provider rate reform acceleration $34 Workforce stability initiative and administrative costs 1 Continue the Coordinated Family Support pilot program 11 Modernizing the Older Californians Act 87 Behavioral Health
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget package delays a total of $450  million in General Fund spending until 2024 ‑25: (1) $200  million from 2021 ‑22 to 2024 ‑25 for drinking water and wastewater projects at the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), and (2) $250  million that was originally planned in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24 until
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2022 ‑23 budget package also included intent language to provide an additional $2.1   billion in 2023 ‑24 and $875   million in 2024 ‑25. The budget provides about $2   billion to the SFP in 2023 ‑24, which is $100   million less than the previously intended augmentation, and continues to assume an additional $875   million will be provided in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788