Financial Aid Award Coverage [EdBudget]

Feb 26, 2018 - CSU State University Grant Provides tuition coverage for students attending the California State University who are not eligible for a Cal Grant but have financial need. Available for up to six years of full-time study (or its equivalent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/120

Need-Based Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget]

Feb 26, 2018 - Need-Based Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget] 4,000 — Notes: Figure shows state and institutional aid programs supported with core funds (state General Fund and student tuition revenue). See "Financial Aid Award Coverage" for a description of each type of award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/119

California Losing Residents Via Domestic Migration [EconTax Blog]

Feb 21, 2018 - Although California generally has been losing residents to the rest of the country, movement between California and some states deviates from this pattern. The figure below shows net migration between California and individual states between 2007 and 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/265

The 2018-19 Budget: California Competes Proposal

Feb 21, 2018 - State law requires GO-Biz to base the amount of the tax credit award on 11 different factors, such as the extent of unemployment or poverty in the area where the project would be located and other state or local incentives available to the applicant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3759

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - DGS completed the State Office Building Strategy in March  2016 and made some minor revisions to it in January 2018. The State Office Building Strategy includes building three new state office buildings and renovating eight existing state office buildings within about ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2018 - This analysis includes reviews of the following 2018‑19 budget proposals for DGS: (1) the construction of three state office buildings in the Sacramento area—Richards Boulevard, Bateson, and Unruh projects; and (2) Zero-Emission Vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3758

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - State‑Operated Residential and Community Facilities Program Budget Summary While DDS previously referred to all its state ‑run programs as DCs, its new nomenclature —State ‑Operated Residential and Community Facilities —reflects the changing role of the state in developmental services —from delivering its state ‑staffed services primarily in institutional DC settings to delivering services in more varied ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2018-19 Budget: County Assessor Funding [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2018 - The Governor proposes to create a three-year grant program to distribute $5 million per year to select county assessors to cover the majority of the cost of new staff and information technology upgrades. In general, there are good reasons for the state to provide funding to county assessors. We, however, suggest the Legislature consider an alternative grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3756

The 2018-19 Budget: Adult Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - State Lacks Data to Help It Set Overall AEBG Funding Level. Currently, the state lacks much key data that could help it determine how much to provide annually for adult education in California. Most notably, the state currently does not know the extent of the current unmet need in the state, how much providers are spending on services, and the quality of those services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3752

The 2018-19 Budget: County Assessor Funding

Feb 15, 2018 - Property Taxes Also Affect State Budget. Although the state receives no property tax revenue, property tax collection affects the state ’s budget. This is because state law guarantees schools and community colleges (schools) a minimum amount of funding each year through a combination of property taxes and state funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3756