The 2016-17 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 15, 2016 - Since the Governor released his budget in January 2016, the state has made several significant budget commitments. Together, these budgetary commitments represent substantial new ongoing costs for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3460

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The state uses the SACS system to collect financial data from LEAs and meet various reporting requirements. The state initially approved the SACS replacement project in 2011. In 2014, the state approved a major cost escalation of the project (from $5.9  million to $21.2  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/3

Fiscal Outlook Supplement on Proposition 2: Overview

Dec 2, 2015 - Under these reevaluations, the state revises the BSA deposit up or down if capital gains taxes were higher or lower than the state ’s prior estimates. The state does not revisit its estimate of the base amount in the true up calculation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3313

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Oct 5, 2016 - This year's California Spending Plan includes an interactive graphic to help the reader visualize how the state budget spent $167 billion in total state revenues. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3487

The 2016-17 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision [Publication Details]

May 15, 2016 - Since January, the state has made budgetary commitments that represent substantial new ongoing costs for the state. These include: (1) an increase in the statewide minimum wage, (2) augmentations for health and human service programs, and (3) increased costs associated with new collective bargaining agreements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3460

The 2016-17 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 11, 2016 - Specifically, the proposal would redirect all Proposition  98 funds from State Preschool ($878  million), Transitional Kindergarten ($726  million), and the State Preschool Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Grant ($50  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3324

The 2019-20 May Revision: LAO Economic Outlook [Publication Details]

May 12, 2019 - Our office just released a summary of our updated state fiscal outlook for the May Revision. Our fiscal outlook is premised on a set of economic assumptions. While our November fiscal outlook included multiple economic scenarios, this update for May focuses on only one economic scenario: continuation of moderate economic growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4036

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2017 - As a result, by the May Revision, the state could have more General Fund revenue than the Governor now projects, but much of that revenue would be required to go to schools and Proposition 2 reserves and debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3528

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - A budget trailer bill, in a related change, repeals the existing state law —found to be ineffective by various reviews —that required elimination of some state positions that are vacant for six consecutive months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Chapter  547 of 2015 (SB  350, de  Le ón) expanded the state ’s renewable portfolio standard from 33  percent by 2020 to 50  percent by 2030 and established a state goal of doubling the amount of energy efficiency savings by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/8