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Passed in June 2015, with various amendments later durin g the year's legislative session, the state's 2015-16 spending plan includes a large increase in funding for schools and community colleges. The budget makes augmentations to chil d care and preschool, higher education, and various health and human services programs.
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In addi tion to building reserves, the Governor’s proposed budget allocates sizeable funding increases available within the constitutionally required guarantee for schools and community co lleges and supports a variety of new infrastructure projects.
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We also estimate the Legislature will have $5.3 billion in uncommitted school and community college (Proposition 98) funds to allocate in 2018-19. We provide more detail on our estimates of Proposition 98 funding in a separate report accompanying this outlook.
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^[PDF] MOU 5, 8, 12, 16, 18, 19

This amount climbs to 100 percent of the maximum with 20 years of service. (The maximum contribution covers around 90 percent to 100 percent of average employee health premiums.) The Unit 12 agreement would apply a new vesting schedule to future craft and maintenance workers that includes:  No state retiree health contributions for future workers who retire with less than 15
https://lao.ca.gov/reports\2010\MOU_Fiscal\MOU_Analysis_07142010.pdf

^[PDF] Fiscal and Policy Options for the Every Woman Counts Program

Similar criteria apply to eligibility for cervical cancer screening, except that women must be at least 25 years of age. Funding Sources. The EWC program has been funded in recent years through three sources: ➢ A federal grant from the Centers for Dis‑ ease Control and Prevention (CDC). ➢ The Breast Cancer Fund, which is de‑ rived from a two‑cent tobacco tax im‑ posed by 1993 state legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports\2010\hlth\ewc\ewc_061410.pdf

^[PDF] Moving Forward With Eligibility and Enrollment Process Improvements

The project is estimated to cost $530 million (all funds) over five years. New LEADER System Costs Will Be Sig- nificant. Currently, the project is in the rela- tively early planning stages. However, once the selected vendor begins building the system in early 2011, there will be significant costs, begin- ning with $50 million, all funds, in the first year of development followed by four years at about $100 million each.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports\2010\ssrv\eligibility\eligibility_050310.pdf

^[PDF] Creating a Debt Free College Program

For example, the Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan forgives balances after 20 years. Figure 5 summarizes the four income-driven loan repayment plans offered by the federal government Figure 5 Seven Repayment Plans Available for Federal Student Loansa Plan Monthly Payment Repayment Period Income-Driven Plansb Pay As You Earn 10 percent of discretionary income Up to 20
https://lao.ca.gov/reports\2017\3540\Debt-Free-College-013117.pdf

Major Workforce Education and Training Programs in California

Project Workability Ongoing Proposition 98 funding for pre-employment training and employment placement for high school students in special education. Students are placed in employment and the program fully subsidizes their wages until they complete high school or turn 22 years old.
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Legislative Analyst's Office

The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) has provided fiscal and policy advice to the Legislature for 75 years. It is known for its fiscal and programmatic expertise and nonpartisan analyses of the state budget.
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^[PDF] Revenue Options for the 1990-91 Budget

A "doubling-up" of tax payments also may occur in the initial fiscal year of an income tax change, thereby producing an especially large first-year revenue gain. This is because the revenue the state receives in the first fiscal year includes both tax liabilities attributable to all of the first calendar year and
https://lao.ca.gov/1990/reports/0690_revenue_options_for_the_1990-91_budget.pdf