The 2020-21 Budget: School District Budget Trends

Jan 21, 2020 - Smaller districts, districts that receive most of their funding from local property tax revenue ( “basic aid ” districts), and districts that can demonstrate “extraordinary fiscal circumstances ” are exempt from the cap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4136

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: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - Compared to the estimates underlying the June 2019 b udget package, we estimate revenues from the state ’s three largest taxes —the personal income tax, the corporation tax, and the sales tax —are up almost $ 1 b illion in 2018 ‑19 and about $ 160 m illion in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2019 - In this report, we evaluate three Governor's budget proposals related to early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3954

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Associated costs would be covered by a combination of Proposition   56 t obacco tax revenues and federal funding for Medi ‑Cal. Notably, state policy currently requires Medi ‑Cal managed care plans to provide such screenings, and thus, some portion of the proposed one million screenings currently occurs and would occur even absent the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis

Feb 13, 2019 - Schools also can raise facility funding from various other sources, including parcel taxes, but they raise relatively small amounts from these other sources. Background on the Office of Public School Construction OPSC Is One of Several State Agencies Involved in Project Approval Process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3930

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 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - Property Tax Revenue Projected to Rise. Whereas the minimum guarantee tends to be volatile, property tax revenue typically grows at a steadier pace. Under the growth scenario, property tax revenue grows from $24. 1  b illion in 2018 ‑ 19 t o $28. 5  b illion by 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

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: A Guide to Understanding Potential Changes in the Proposition 98 Guarantee

May 7, 2018 - Additionally, personal income tax payments indicate that wage and/or job growth has been strong through the first part of 2018. In a few days, we will have additional tax data to help discern what share of higher revenue growth in 2017 ‑18 is likely to be ongoing versus one time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3823