Completing the Goals of Trial Court Realignment

The purpose of the SAL is to provide a limit on annual state and local government spending from tax revenues. Every year, the SAL is adjusted to account for changes in the cost –of –living (the percent change in the state's per –capita personal income) and population (the weighted average of growth in California's civilian population and K –14 average daily attendance).
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/crim/trial-court-realignment/Trial_Court_Realignment_092811.aspx

^[PDF] The President’s Welfare Reform Proposal: Fiscal Effect on California

This change, in conjunction with the fact that nonsubsidized jobs gener- ally will provide more income to recipients than will WORK slots (due largely to differences in how the income disregard-discussed be- low-and the Earned Income Tax Credit are treated), could lead to a significant increase in the incentive for recipients to obtain nonsubsidized jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/1994/reports/policy_brief_pres_welfare_reform_280_0894.pdf

^[PDF] 1958 Budget Analysis: Preliminary Statement

It would be possible to reduce the allocation to district and county fairs and. to restore the premium base of allocation by the device of making an "off the top" appropriation' from the Fair and Exposition: Fund to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1958/02_prelim_1958.pdf

^[PDF] If the Legislature were to reject any of the wildfire response

If the Legislature were to reject any of the wildfire response proposals excluded from the SAL calculation, it would generally need to repurpose the associated funding for other SAL-related purposes, such as tax reductions or an alternative excluded expenditure.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4504/wildfire-response-012822.pdf

^[PDF] Tribal gaming.

This is because a federal court previously determined that the payments required by certain tribal-state compacts into the state’s General Fund for use at the state’s discretion generally were an illegal tax prohibited under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2021/210586.pdf

How CalFire is Spending Recent Forest Health Funds

Nov 15, 2018 - Grants Awarded for Multiple Counties and Types of Organizations. The 22 funded Forest Health Program projects are located in portions of 21 different counties, with certain counties being the location for multiple projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3902

^[PDF] The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Counties will contract with the state for these beds for LPS patients. Restoration of Competency (ROC) Expansion. Th e budget provides an additional $10.1 million from the General Fund to expand the ROC program, which provides services to IST patients in county jails, by up to 78 beds in two counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/3302/2015-16-spending-plan.pdf

^[PDF] Health and Human Services Overview

Senate Assembly Codify file clearance process (identity verification for certain HHS programs) No Yes Study time to count as CalWORKs welfare-to-work hours No Yes Status updates on Kern Regional Center contract issues (uncodified) No Yes Allow employees at licensed health facilities to talk privately with inspectors Yes No Long-Term Care Ombudsman budget bill language No Yes Budget bill language
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Conf_Comm/2018/Conference-HHS-Overview-053118.pdf

^[PDF] The 2011-12 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Although state departments oversee the management of these programs, the actual delivery of many services at the local level is carried out by county welfare and child support departments. Most social services programs are supported by a mix of state, federal, and county funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/bud/fiscal_outlook/fiscal_outlook_2010.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 1996 Perspectives and Issues: PRIVATIZATION IN CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT

For example, certain counties receiving state funds do considerable contract- ing involving mental health services, and alcohol and drug programs. As another example, San Diego County has contracts with 21 nonprofit community-based groups to operate primary care clinics.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/p965-6.pdf