New Federal Toxics Law Could Have Future Implications for State

Oct 5, 2016 - States can enforce restrictions consistent with federal rules. States cannot enforce different restrictions for same scope without securing waiver. a Some existing state laws and regulations are “grandfathered ” and, hence, will continue to be enforceable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3504

California Community Colleges Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Feb 14, 2018 - Amounts are estimates and do not include federal and state student financial aid for nontuition costs or bond proceeds for capital outlay. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/91

The 2017-18 Budget: Office Of Emergency Services (OES)

Feb 16, 2017 - Background The Public Assistance Program is responsible for administering federal and state local assistance funding related to disaster recovery, including the state ’s CDAA local assistance funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3563

Improving Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in California

Sep 21, 2016 - We believe the state could implement these changes without additional overall spending. By repurposing some existing DHH funding, the state could achieve better overall DHH outcomes, including better service and achievement for many DHH students in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3498

The 2018-19 Budget: Administration of the 2017 Housing Package

Feb 8, 2018 - Building supportive housing helps increase the state ’s overall housing stock, lessening the state ’s chronic housing shortage. This is not true of other types of assistance. Another consideration is when No Place Like Home funding will become available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3746

The 2017-18 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 28, 2017 - The Pest Exclusion Branch prevents pest introduction into California by inspecting private and commercial vehicles and personal watercraft entering California from other states. This branch also prevents pest introduction at points of entry located within the state, such as airports and facilities where parcels arrive from out of state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3591

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - The years 2012 through 2015 are the driest consecutive four-year stretch since the state started keeping records in 1896. This lack of precipitation has caused drought conditions around the state. Drought effects have included fallowed farm fields, groundwater depletion from increased pumping, dry residential wells, degraded habitats for fish and wildlife, and high rates of tree mortality in the state ’s forests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3511/5

Evaluation of CSU's Doctor of Nursing Practice Pilot Program

Jan 5, 2017 - As we discussed in Ensuring an Adequate Nursing Workforce: Improving State Nursing Programs (May 2007), beginning in the late 1990s, the state experienced a mismatch between employer demand for RNs providing direct patient care and the size of the RN workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3521

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - Employers pay both state and federal UI payroll taxes. State UI taxes are deposited into the state ’s UI trust fund to pay for benefits to unemployed workers. Federal UI taxes are typically used to pay for certain costs other than state benefit payments, such as program administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/1

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Governor's 340B Medi-Cal Proposal [Publication Details]

Mar 21, 2018 - We find that the Governor’s proposal merits serious consideration from the Legislature since, among other benefits, it would likely result in state savings that the Legislature could, in turn, use to fund its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3790