The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4385

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - (The state in recent years has provided funding to supplement some of these federal programs.) Some Existing State-Only Programs Also Increase Californians ’ Nutrition Access. Although this post focuses on federal nutrition programs, the state also operates several programs increasing nutrition access for targeted populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - State Preschool classrooms must meet more stringent facility requirements compared with kindergarten or other elementary classrooms. For example, while state regulations require State Preschool and kindergarten restroom facilities be self ‑contained in the classroom or separate from those of older students, State Preschool programs also must have at least one toilet and sink for every 15 p reschool children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - Trailer legislation directed the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to develop an application, with the approval of the executive director of the State Board of Education, by November 1, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - Under current state law, individuals employed by their child or spouse are ineligible for state unemployment benefits. In the case of IHSS, this means that IHSS providers that provide services to their child or spouse are ineligible for state unemployment benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - Medicaid is an entitlement program whose costs generally are shared between the federal government and states based on a set formula. To relieve state budgetary pressure caused by COVID-19 ’s likely impacts on state Medicaid expenditures and tax revenues, Congress approved a temporary 6.2  percentage point increase in the federal government ’s share of cost for state Medicaid programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4209

November 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Dec 18, 2019 - November 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein Overall, November revenue collections from the state ’s three largest taxes —the personal income tax (PIT), corporation tax, and sales tax —fell $362  million below projections in November.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/421

Proposed Constitutional and Statutory Measure Related to Gaming [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2020 - This measure amends the State Constitution, as well as state law, to authorize sports wagering —beginning January 1, 2022 —at (1)  tribal casinos on tribal lands if authorized by their tribal-state compacts and (2)  the state ’s existing racetracks.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-029

Taking Stock of California’s Recession Readiness

Feb 12, 2020 - Whether the state ’s multiyear fiscal outlook shows operating surpluses or deficits when a recession begins can have a significant effect on how resilient it is through the downturn. If the state enters the recession with an operating deficit, the decline in revenues caused by the recession will only worsen the state ’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4156

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Computer Science Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - Student Test Scores Are One Component of State ’s Accountability System. In 2013, the state adopted a new school accountability system that assesses school district performance in eight state priority areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4198