Summary of Financial Aid Recommendations [EdBudget]

May 15, 2018 - Short‑term state loans to cover delays in TANF funds for Cal Grant costs Authorizes Student Aid Commission to receive up to $125 million in interest‑free General Fund loans. Requires loans to be paid back within 90 days.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/141

Looking at the Early Effects of Federal Tax Changes on Housing [EconTax Blog]

May 4, 2018 - State and Local Tax Deduction. Under prior law, taxpayers could deduct the amounts they paid for local property taxes plus state income taxes or state and local sales taxes. Under the new law, these deductions are limited to $10,000 per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/281

Managing Floods in California

Mar 22, 2017 - Federal and State Policies Can Influence Local Land Use Decisions. Land use decisions are made primarily by local governments. However, in some cases, they can be influenced by federal and state policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3571

Child Care and Preschool Funding Rates by Rate System, Setting, and Age [EdBudget]

Oct 13, 2017 - The state increased the license-exempt rates to 65 percent of the FCCH rates beginning October 1, 2015 and to 70 percent of the FCCH rates beginning January 1, 2016. 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
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/48

The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program [Publication Details]

Mar 27, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program [Publication Details] The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program Format: HTML Description: The 2014-15 Budget Act established a three-year pilot program known as the State–County Assessors’ Partnership Agreement Program (SCAPAP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3632

Fiscal Outlook Supplement on Proposition 2

Nov 16, 2016 - In this process, the state reevaluates each year ’s BSA deposit twice: once in each of the two subsequent budgets. The state revises the BSA deposit up (down) if excess capital gains are higher (lower) than the state ’s prior estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3508

The 2017-18 Budget: Bus Driver Training Program

Mar 10, 2017 - Of this amount, about $100,000 in total State Penalty Fund revenue goes unspent. The unspent amount generally reverts back to the fund and is reappropriated for State Penalty Fund programs each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3614

The 2017-18 Budget: Federal Funding For K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2017 - California provides state funding for s imilar purposes as ESSA. Most notably, the state provides significant funding targeted for low-income students and English learners under its main per-pupil funding formula.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3564

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - Limits on a licensee holding state licenses in multiple categories Generally, may hold state licenses in no more than two license categories. May hold state licenses in multiple license categories (with certain exceptions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

The 2017-18 Budget: The State Controller’s Office Unclaimed Property Program

Feb 24, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: The State Controller’s Office Unclaimed Property Program The State Controller ’s Office Unclaimed Property Program Background State ’s Unclaimed Property Law. California law requires banks, insurance companies, and other types of entities ( “holders ”) to transfer personal property considered abandoned to the State Controller ’s Office (SCO).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3584