Voluntary Contribution Tax "Check-Offs" [EconTax Blog]

Apr 17, 2018 - State taxpayers may voluntarily contribute to one or more charitable funds and programs when they file their personal income tax returns.  As we show in the below figure, this year 's personal income tax return for the 2017 tax year  includes 24 of these Voluntary Contribution Funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/275

EdBudget Tables (January 2017)

Jan 13, 2017 - CalSTRS = California State Teachers ’ Retirement System and CalPERS = California Public Employees ’ Retirement System. Posted January 2017. $423 $1,161 a Excludes state special schools and charter schools that have closed since 2013-14.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3529

The 2018-19 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Feb 15, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Hastings College of the Law ‑44.1% a Includes investment income, a portion of funds from auxiliary programs, and state lottery funds. Governor Proposes $1.1  Million (8. 7   p ercent) General Fund Base Increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3750

The 2018-19 Budget: California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA)

Feb 15, 2018 - CAEATFA consists of five members: the State Treasurer (who serves as the chairperson), the State Controller, the Director of the Department of Finance (DOF), the Chairperson of the California Energy Commission, and the President of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3755

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate [Publication Details]

May 27, 2016 - Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate [Publication Details] HTML Description: State law tasks the Commission on State Mandates with determining whether new state laws or regulations affecting local governments create state-reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3478

Tariffs and California Agriculture [EconTax Blog]

Apr 16, 2018 - Tariffs and California Agriculture [EconTax Blog] Brian Uhler In recent months, the United States and China have engaged in a series of back-and-forth threats to impose tariffs —taxes on imported goods —on goods commonly traded between the U.S. and China.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/274

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Sep 8, 2017 - Although the state receives no property tax revenue, property tax collections affect the state ’s budget. This is because state law guarantees schools and community colleges (schools) a minimum amount of funding each year through a combination of property taxes and state fun ds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-012

The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter [Publication Details]

Apr 25, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter [Publication Details] The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter Format: HTML Description: In a Spring Finance Letter, the Governor proposes using remaining funds from a 2009 settlement agreement to provide the Secretary of State a three-year funding increase of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3656

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Proposition  2 requires the state to make minimum annual deposits into the BSA, the state ’s rainy day fund. The budget includes a total Proposition  2 reserve requirement in 2016 –17 of $1.3  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/1

Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity [Publication Details]

Jan 19, 2017 - We project university enrollment over the next eight years based on existing state policy and growth in the state's public high school graduates. In 2024-25, we project UC will enroll 11,000 more resident students (5 percent) than in 2016-17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3532