The 2021-22 Budget: Various CSU Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 9, 2021 - This post analyzes four of the Governor’s budget proposals for the California State University (CSU). Specifically, the post covers proposals relating to CSU Stanislaus’s off-campus center in Stockton, the Computing Talent Initiative based at CSU Monterey Bay, CSU’s ability to transfer funds among its accounts, and summer-term student financial aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4399

The 2021-22 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Spending Authorities

Mar 2, 2021 - Establish Longer Notification Period for Larger Transfers or Transfers Made Proactively Before Emergencies. In other cases, the Governor may want to transfer large sums into DREOA if the balance becomes low or there is a known risk of potential emergencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - A backlog in the Legal Entity Ownership Program. A case management backlog for the Taxpayers ’ Rights Advocate. Governor ’s Proposed 2021 ‑22 Appropriation 30   Percent Higher Than 2019 ‑20 Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2021-22 Budget: Consolidation of Cannabis Regulatory Responsibilities [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2021 - This publication provides our analysis of the Governor's 2021-22 January budget proposals to transfer responsibility for most cannabis regulatory responsibilities from the Bureau of Cannabis Control, California Department of Public Health, and California Department of Food and Agriculture to a new department—the Department of Cannabis Control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4384

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - Some of these felony ISTs could still end up on the waitlist, waiting in county jails for transfer to DSH for treatment. Whether Counties Would Have Funds Available to Reduce Rate of Felony IST Referrals Is Unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - The Academic Senate ’s focus for every round of funding is to prioritize OER that is needed to complete a new zero ‑textbook ‑cost degree for students, with an emphasis on associate degrees for transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - Chiefs of police, as well as the city officials who appoint and oversee them, are responsible for conditions inside city ‑operated detention facilities. Juvenile Detention Facilities House Youth in Various Stages of Juvenile Justice System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of CalAIM Financing Issues

Feb 16, 2021 - First, Whole Person Care currently is an optional pilot program operating in 24 c ounties and one city and funded with a mix of federal and local funds. CalAIM would end these pilots, expand certain service components of Whole Person Care statewide, and transfer management over many of the activities included under Whole Person Care generally from counties to managed care plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4374

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget includes provisional language that would allow the administration to transfer local assistance expenditure authority (both federal fund and General Fund) between CDE and DSS during the course of the fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The transfer occurs at the direction of DOF and the State Controller ’s Office the year after the taxes are collected. For example, excess property taxes collected in 2019 ‑ 20 o ffset the state ’s General Fund support of trial courts in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362