Local rent control laws. [Ballot]

Feb 10, 2023 - If cities or counties create new rent control laws or expand existing ones, local rent boards would have increased costs. For communities where rent control laws expand automatica lly, costs also could increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-008

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details] Description: This brief provides an overview of the Governor’s proposed budget for Medi-Cal, assesses the administration’s assumptions on caseload and COVID-19-related policies, and analyzes the Governor’s managed care organization tax proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4675

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 10, 2023 - The one ‑time General Fund roughly covers counties ’ share of cost for the first three months of 2023 ‑24, mitigating potential disruptions to counties ’ cash ‑flow during the transition. Partial Delay of Funding for Behavioral Health Bridge Housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4675

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - For  example,  it  is  not  clear  in  which counties legal representation will be provided by qualified legal services projects versus county public defenders. Moreover, once implemented, operational processes may need to be adjusted to address unintended challenges that emerge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - The measure allocates 70  percent of its funding to school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education through a formula based on prior ‑year enrollment of students in preschool, transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, and grade 1 through grade 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

U.S. Retail Sales Update: December 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 18, 2023 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) declined 1.1 percent from November to December. The two-month decline was 2.1 percent. In the last 30 years, two-month drops of at least 2 percent have happened around recessions.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/767

K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jan 18, 2023 - Also includes operational expenses of the California Department of Education and certain other agencies. b Includes $941 million increase in funding for arts instruction as required by Proposition 28 (2022). c Includes revenue from property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, parcel taxes, fees, and local reimbursements. d
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/700

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget includes nearly $3  billion in reductions, the largest of which is withdrawing a discretionary principal payment on state ’s unemployment insurance loan (which otherwise is paid by employers ’ payroll taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - The state must also must provide at least $200 per student from the EPA to all school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education and at least $100 per full ‑time equivalent student to community college districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Though the program experienced significant implementation delays due to the COVID ‑19 pandemic, it is currently serving a cohort of about 30 people at California State Prison Los Angeles County in Lancaster.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658