Child Care Attendance Records: Comparing Paper and Electronic Processes

Dec 12, 2018 - The state relies on regional Alternative Payment (AP) agencies to administer certain child care programs. For these programs, the state specifically tasks AP agencies with verifying child attendance and calculating payments to providers in their regions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3908

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - CHIP is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to children in low-income families, but with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid. The state and federal governments share the cost of CHIP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under Governor's Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 10, 2019 - b Outstanding maintenance factor is adjusted annually for changes in K-12 attendance and per capita personal income. c As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/205

The 2018-19 Budget: Adult Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - State Lacks Data to Help It Set Overall AEBG Funding Level. Currently, the state lacks much key data that could help it determine how much to provide annually for adult education in California. Most notably, the state currently does not know the extent of the current unmet need in the state, how much providers are spending on services, and the quality of those services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3752

California Personal Income Grew Faster Than US in 2017 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 5, 2018 - Moreover, the state ’s wage and salary growth last year (5.8 percent) was well above the 15 year average of about 4 percent. The state ’s overall income growth rate (4.5 percent) was held back by very slow growth in transfer payments, but this is an indication of the strength of the state ’s economy: transfer payments consist largely of means-tested benefits such as Medi-Cal and unemployment insurance.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/271

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: April 26-May 2 [EconTax Blog]

May 7, 2020 - Department of Labor (DOL) released data on the number of unemployment claims processed by state labor departments during the week of April 19 to April 25. Below we offer some observations on these weekly claims data.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/462

Recent Report Compares California Inmate Health Care Costs to Rest of Nation

Jan 18, 2018 - A total of 49 states responded to the survey. The report cautions that each state self-reported data, which makes it difficult to determine whether all states collected data the same way. Despite this, the report provides some insight into how California compares to other states with respect to inmate health care costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3733

LAO Multiyear State Budget Outlook [Publication Details]

May 19, 2017 - LAO Multiyear State Budget Outlook [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3675

LAO Multiyear State Budget Outlook

May 19, 2017 - LAO Multiyear State Budget Outlook The 2017-18 Budget LAO Multiyear State Budget Outlook This post presents our office ’s outlook for the condition of the state ’s General Fund through 2020-21. As is our practice, this outlook assumes the state economy will continue to grow and assumes no other changes in federal or state law and policies beyond what the Governor has proposed in the May Revision .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3675

The 2018-19 Budget: A Guide to Understanding Potential Changes in the Proposition 98 Guarantee

May 7, 2018 - The state budget typically provides an annual COLA for certain school and community college programs. State law links this COLA to a national price index developed by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (a division of the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3823