Fund Medi-Cal Eligibility of Juvenile Offenders Mandate

Apr 28, 2015 - Offenders who commit new crimes following their release can create significant cos ts for the state, as they may serve their sentence in a state correctional facility. For example, the average cost of housing a ward in the state Division of Juvenile Justice is $2 46,000 per year.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/841

The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47

Feb 12, 2016 - (In recent years, the state has been under a federal court order to reduce overcrowding in CDCR ’s 34 prisons. Specifically, the court found that prison overcrowding was the primary reason the state was unable to provide inmates with constitutionally adequate health care and ordered the state to reduce its prison population to 137.5  percent of design capacity.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3352

How Did California Schools Spend Common Core Implementation Funding?

Jun 10, 2016 - California Adopts New State Standards and Provides Implementation Funding. California, along with 41 other states, adopted the Common Core State Standards for English and math in 2010. The 2013-14 state budget package included $1.25 billion in Proposition 98 funding for implementing the new standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3483

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - In 2014, the state began providing cap –and –trade auction proceeds to HSRA for the high –speed rail project. Cap –and –trade auction proceeds are revenue generated by the state from the sale of emission allowances as part of the state ’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - State law requires HCD to review each community ’s housing element for compliance with state requirements. In recent years, HCD has found that most (around 80 percent) housing elements comply with state laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470

No Blank Checks Initiative [Ballot]

Feb 27, 2015 - General obligation bonds and revenue bonds are two types of bonds issued by state and local governments in California. State general obligation bonds are guaranteed by the state government ’s full faith and credit and are generally repaid using the state ’s general tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-003

The 2017-18 Budget: California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission

Feb 3, 2017 - CDIAC is supported by the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, which is funded by fees from the sale of state or local government debt issues. Personal Services Augmentation Governor ’s Proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3546

Overview of Special Education in California [Publication Details]

Nov 6, 2019 - Recent legislation directed the Legislature and administration to work collaboratively to consider changes in how the state organizes, delivers, and funds special education, with the overarching intent to improve outcomes. With this report, we aim to inform these fiscal and policy conversations by providing an overview of special education in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4110

Parental Notification, Child and Teen Safety, and Stop Sexual Predators and Sex Traffickers Act [Ballot]

Feb 5, 2015 - The CalWORKs program is supported with both state and federal funds, but because all CalWORKs  federal funds are capped, these additional costs would probably be borne by the state. These costs would typically not be significant compared to total state spending for CalWORKs, which is estimated to cost about $5.6 billion in state and federal funds in 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2014-013

1,000 percent sales tax on political advertisements. [Ballot]

Oct 28, 2015 - The state spends tens of billions of dollars per year to fund part of the operations of hundreds of public educational entities in California. These entities include early childhoo d education providers, K-12 school districts, community colleges, and two public university systems (the California State University and the University of California).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-061