Early Education Budget [EdBudget]

Jul 18, 2019 - g Includes $1.6 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites. h Reflects preliminary LAO estimates. Transitional Kindergarten enrollment data are not yet publicly available for 2018-19 and 2019-20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/290

U.S. Retail Sales: April 2020 [EconTax Blog]

May 18, 2020 - Although these data are not specific to California, they can help us understand the likely effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on revenues from the sales and use tax, a key state and local revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/466

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - As part of the 2003 ‑ 04 b udget package, the state shifted the Medi ‑Cal budget to a “cash basis ” for budgeting, which means that spending is accounted for in the fiscal year in which it leaves the state ’s cash accounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19 [Publication Details]

Mar 23, 2020 - This post summarizes recent federal relief actions in the unemployment insurance program, discusses how these federal actions interact with current state programs, and highlight options the Legislature may want to pursue in responding to the ongoing crisis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4208

Second Round of Higher Education Federal Relief Funds

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4315

Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance [Publication Details]

Jan 10, 2019 - Notably, the type of federal and state assistance that is available can vary by disaster, with some assistance only available in the aftermath of larger state or federally declared disasters. In this post, we summarize some of the major types of recovery assistance that can be available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3917

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - 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/3898

The 2019-20 Budget: The Governor's Proposal for a New Office of Digital Innovation

Mar 22, 2019 - Evaluating the Benefits of Centralized Placement of State IT Staff. By proposing to create new business process reengineering and digital services teams within GovOps, the administration appears to support, at least to some degree, the centralized placement of some state IT staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3981

Need-Based Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget]

Jan 16, 2019 - Need-Based Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget]   Notes Figure shows need-based 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/228

Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2019 - Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program [Publication Details] Description: In this report, we evaluate the Cal Grant C program, as required by statute, and make a recommendation regarding whether the state should maintain it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4020