Cal Facts: 2013 [Publication Details]

Jan 2, 2013 - Cal Facts: 2013 [Publication Details] HTML Description: With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, it would be impossible to quickly summarize how its economy or state budget works.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2674

Maximizing federal funding for parolee mental health care

May 29, 2013 - If the state took these steps, we estimate it could achieve net General Fund savi ngs of about $6 million in 2013-14 and $28 million annually upon full implementation in 2014-15 (assuming the state implements the Medi-Cal expansion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/766

Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency

Mar 6, 2012 - The state portion of UI taxes is used solely to fund UI benefit s for unemployed workers in California. State unemployment tax rates vary across years, as well as across employers. State tax rates are set by a series of rate schedules ranging f rom AA (the lowest rates) to F+ (the highest).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/555

Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Programs [Publication Details]

Dec 19, 2012 - We find that the state currently lacks a comprehensive framework that fully coordinates the state's energy incentive programs to help ensure that the state’s goals are being achieved in the most cost-effective manner.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2677

Staffing levels of Fire Prevention Fee Program

Mar 3, 2014 - Staffing levels of Fire Prevention Fee Program Staffing levels of Fire Prevention Fee Program Program: Recommend fewer permanent staff for fire fee workload Further Detail Background Fire Protection in State Responsibility Area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/795

Lower-Income Households Moving to Inland California from Coast [EconTax Blog]

Sep 16, 2015 - One consequence that we noted—and that other researchers have observed as well—is that households facing the high cost of housing in California’s coastal areas may elect to move to other parts of the state or country in search of more affordable housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/133

The Implementation of the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act [Publication Details]

Mar 21, 2014 - In the report, we first provide background on fee policies in the state and then describe the main Chapter 620 requirements. We next review the segments’ responses to the requirements in Chapter 620, provide our assessment of their compliance, and offer a few related recommendations for the Legislature’s consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2981

Revised Seismic Safety Commission funding proposal

May 23, 2012 - Such a tax would not be permissible because Article XIII , Section 28(f), of the Constitution states that with limited exceptions the state’s insurance tax (one of the General Fund's major revenue sources) shall be in lieu of all other state and local taxes on insurers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/576

Request for $279,000 in General Fund dollars to promote the jobs tax credit for small businesses

May 23, 2011 - Finally, the state provides various tax incentives for small businesses, such as the tax credit described below. New Jobs Tax Credit Not Having Intended Impact. One example of a state tax incentive is the tax credit, created by Chapter 17, Statutes of 2009 (SBx3 15,  Calderon).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/438

Budget Reserve Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2014 - California’s state tax system is highly volatile, and the state has a poor track record of setting aside reserves when times are good to help balance the budget during later economic downturns. Designing a constitutional rainy-day fund mechanism, however, involves many complexities that require detailed consideration by the state’s leaders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2959