A History of California’s Budget Reserves

Mar 24, 2017 - The state has two budget reserves that fulfill this purpose: the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties (SFEU) and the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA). Simply put, the SFEU is the difference between state spending and state revenues for a given fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3630

LAO May Outlook: Growth in Assessed Property Values [EconTax Blog]

May 12, 2019 - The table below displays our estimates of assessed value growth for 2019-20 and 2020-21 for most counties in the state. Statewide, we anticipate assessed value growth will decline from 6.5 percent in 2018-19 to 6 percent in 2019-20 and further to 5.6 percent in 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/368

The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration’s Proposition 55 Estimates

Mar 1, 2018 - For example, the state eliminated Denti ‑Cal benefits for nearly all adult beneficiaries when it faced budget problems in the late 2000s. The state restored some of these benefits before January  1, 2016, but did not restore all of the rest of them until 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3765

Estimating the Cost of Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal Coverage to Undocumented Adults

May 10, 2018 - Based on a number of key assumptions that we had to make (including some that we outline below), we estimate that the total net state cost of this coverage expansion is approximately $3  billion in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3827

Hastings College of the Law Core Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jul 10, 2018 - Hastings College of the Law Core Funding by Source [EdBudget] -11.4% a Includes investment income, administrative overhead from auxiliary programs, and state lottery funds. b Beginning in 2018-19, Hastings is reducing financial aid awards for new students entering fall 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/181

University of California Core Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jul 10, 2018 - In 2018-19, UC plans to provide $1 billion in such aid. c Less than $500,000. d Includes a portion of overhead funding on federal and state grants, a portion of patent royalty income, and Proposition 56 funding designated for graduate medical education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/174

California State University General Fund Changes [EdBudget]

Jul 10, 2018 - California State University General Fund Changes [EdBudget]     a Reflects $100,000 for the Education Policy Fellowship Program, $86,000 for a cost-of-living adjustment for the Capital Fellows Program, and $24,000 for the Sacramento Semester Program. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/176

Occupational Wage Growth from 2013 to 2017 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 26, 2018 - As seen in the figure, median wages in all three of these groups track changes in the state ’s minimum wage fairly well though employers did not respond to the first minimum wage increase immediately.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/294

The 2019-20 Budget: Aligning the State’s IT Project Approval Process With the Annual Budget Process

Mar 14, 2019 - CDT, a department within the California Government Operations Agency, is the state ’s central IT organization and has broad authority over all aspects of technology in state government. One of CDT ’s responsibilities is to review and approve IT project proposals received from state agencies and departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3976

Gender identity [Ballot]

Apr 18, 2017 - Federal and State Law. Both federal and state law prohibit discrimination or preferential treatment based on sex and/or gender identity. For example, existing state law requires that students in public schools be permitted to use facilities consistent with their gender identity regardless of what sex is listed on their birth certificate.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-003