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

Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics [Publication Details]

Nov 10, 2016 - Both the state and the City of Los Angeles are already planning in case the Games return to Southern California. Earlier this year, the Legislature passed a bill to provide state support for Los Angeles' bid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3506

Unemployment Claims Update: September 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 29, 2018 - Source: United States Department of Labor with LAO calculations.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/312

Overview of State Bond Debt [Publication Details]

Jun 27, 2018 - Overview of State Bond Debt [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/3871

Redirect up to $10.7 billion in previously authorized general obligation bond authority to certain water-related projects and amend the constitution to prioritize certain uses of water (Amendment #1).

Jan 8, 2016 - For example, if the state were to pursue a high-speed rail project, the state would require additional funding to complete the project. On the other hand, if the state were not to continue with such a project, it could (1)  achieve significant savings by relieving the need for future state funding for the project and (2) result in the state being required to repay federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-107

^[PDF] 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Revenues

These five programs—deduc‑ tions for mortgage interest and charitable con‑ tributions, exclusions of employer payments for pensions and health insurers, and the exemption of capital gains on inherited property—reduce state revenues by more than $16 billion and ac‑ count for about half of all PIT tax expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/tax/revenues_0209/revenues_020609.pdf

The 2018-19 Budget: Commission on Teacher Credentialing—Administrator Performance Assessment

Apr 12, 2018 - The 2015 ‑16 funding request gave no indication that CTC would need to request any subsequent rounds of funding or administer a field test to all candidates across the state after already administering two previous field tests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3809

New Federal Toxics Law Could Have Future Implications for State [Publication Details]

Oct 5, 2016 - New Federal Toxics Law Could Have Future Implications for State [Publication Details] New Federal Toxics Law Could Have Future Implications for State Format: HTML Description: On June 22, 2016, the President signed the Frank R.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3504

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

Immigration. (Amendment #1) [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2015 - Impact on State and Local Law Enforcement and Corrections. The provisions of this measure would likely increase workload for state and local law enforcement and corrections. First, the measure could result in increased state prison and cou nty jail workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-099