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

California's New Minimum Wage: An Introduction to the Series [EconTax Blog]

Dec 6, 2016 - The first post highlights the parts of the state that will have minimum wages higher than the statewide minimum wage in 2017. The remaining three posts describe the population of low-wage workers in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/220

Overview of May Revision Proposals For Higher Education [Publication Details]

May 16, 2016 - Overview of May Revision Proposals For Higher Education [Publication Details] Overview of May Revision Proposals For Higher Education Format: PDF Description: Notable new higher education proposals in the May Revision include a $75 million increase for community college general purpose apportionments, a $26 million increase for two initiatives to improve California State
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3465

Near-term challenges, but opportunity to reduce future deficits substantially

May 25, 2012 - This could further constrain t he flexibility of the state ’s elected leaders to prioritize state spending and balance the budget in some years. With state revenues potentially becoming more volatile in the next few years if voters approve higher tax rates for high-income taxpayers, the Governor ’s maintenance factor treatment could require very
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/610

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance [Publication Details]

Apr 16, 2018 - In early March of 2018, we received data from the California Department of Education (CDE) on student attendance for the first half of the 2017-18 school year. In this post, we describe how the state tracks attendance and discuss the implications for Proposition 98 and school funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3811

Implementation of the Enterprise Data to Revenue (EDR) project

Feb 20, 2014 - Approving some of these positions on a limited-term basis would allow the state to reexamine the need for these 3 positions, or a smaller or greater number, on a permanent basis in several years once an actual workload history has been established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/790

Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) May Revision Update

May 18, 2013 - For each demonstr ation plan, the state and CMS will apply county- and plan-specific adjustments to the statewide savings target to account for the risk profile of enrollees. Contrary to assumptions under the January budget, the MOU does not allow the state to share any savings resulting from the demonstration that would otherwise accrue to Medicare.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/758

Recommend modifying proposed budget language on sequestration

May 20, 2013 - However, this section does not provide an alternative budget process, and proposals for reduced spending authority ordinarily should be con sidered in the annual State Budget or other state legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/762

Addressing California’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures [Publication Details]

May 16, 2016 - It also provides some options that the Legislature could consider to help prevent additional closures, including statutory changes to recycler payments from the state and elimination of some recycler requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3466

Challenges in Reviewing Recently Released $400 Million Deferred Maintenance Project List [Publication Details]

May 11, 2016 - Also, given that there are only a few weeks remaining before the constitutionally-required June 15th deadline for the Legislature to adopt a state budget for 2016-17, we suggest that the Legislature may want to prioritize its review of the administration’s draft list.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3457