The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The General Fund view shows the user how the state spends its tax revenues over which the state has relative discretion, while the General Fund + Special Funds view arguably provides a more comprehensive look at total state spending in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/13

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - The state could increase General Fund revenues on a one-time basis from the sale of the state properties and buildings that house the DCs to a nonstate entity. It could also choose to repurpose one or more of these properties to generate a smaller amount of revenue to the state on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717

The 2020-21 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision [Publication Details]

May 17, 2020 - On May 14, 2020, Governor Newsom presented a revised state budget proposal to the Legislature. In this post, we provide an overview of the overall budget condition under the May Revision estimates and proposals; the major actions the Governor took to close an estimated $54 billion budget gap; and give our initial comments on this budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4232

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Swaps State With Federal Funds. The state receives federal funding for child care and preschool through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/4

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 - 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

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 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 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 - 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