An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - These public higher education segments primarily use state funding, along with student tuition revenue (and, at CCC, local property tax revenue), to cover their core operating expenses. These expenses include faculty salaries, employee benefits, building maintenance, equipment, and supplies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2020-21 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 27, 2020 - The work group would have nine members, consisting of a lead, two members of the public, and one representative each from CSAC, the Department of Finance, the Department of Social Services, the Employment Deve lopment Department, the Franchise Tax Board, and the Scholarshare Investment Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4182

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Recently, corporation tax collections have grown faster than anticipated while personal income tax collections have grown somewhat slower. The administration assumes that this pattern will continue. This is because they attribute the pattern to partnerships, which are taxed under the personal income tax, changing to corporations in response to 2017 federal tax changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Budget: Cal Grant Cost Estimates

Nov 21, 2019 - The budget also provides $6  million from the College Access Tax Credit Fund, a state special fund that supports a small augmentation to the access award. (The CCC Student Success Completion Grant program is supported by Proposition  98 state General Fund, separate from Cal Grant funding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4114

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Based on the recent federal approval of a similar tax in Michigan, federal approval of a reauthorized California MCO tax appears likely. Despite this development, the administration did not propose an extension of the MCO tax in 2019 ‑20, forgoing over $ 1  b illion in General Fund benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - (Our estimates of the other major sources of General Fund revenue —the sales tax and the corporation tax —together are somewhat lower than the administration ’s estimates, offsetting a small portion of our higher personal income tax estimates.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - Reimbursements are funded by the Employment Training Tax, which is a special tax paid by California employers. Members of ETP decide which businesses to award these training funds. To receive reimbursement for training costs, a business must pay trainees an ETP-determined minimum wage after the training is completed and must retain employees for at least three months after the training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2018-19 Budget: California State Library

Apr 13, 2018 - Beginning in 2018 ‑19, the Governor proposes the State Library begin paying $163,000 for the surcharges and taxes. (The total cost for surcharges and taxes is $326,000 —the other half is covered by the California Teleconnect Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3810

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - LAO Estimates of Property Tax Revenue Slightly Above May Revision Estimates. Compared with the administration ’s estimates of property tax revenue, our estimates are $96  million (0.5  percent) higher in 2016 ‑17 and $169  million (0.8  percent) higher in 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

California Community Colleges: Evaluation of Intersession Extension Pilot Program

Dec 14, 2016 - While needy students already are shielded from fees through the Board of Governors fee waiver program, low fees deliver high subsidies to nonneedy students—most of whom are eligible for substantial, if not full, reimbursement from the federal government through education tax credit programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3515