Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - At the time, average benefits replaced roughly 20  percent to 25  percent of workers ’ average  wages. In response, the state increased UI benefits in 2001. This legislation: (1)  increased the maximum weekly benefit from $230 per week to $450 per week and (2)  increased the wage replacement rate from 39  percent to 50  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - This includes, for example, the majority of state funding to school districts, which is provided through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF); base funds provided to the universities; and funds to the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Separate from his proposals to pay down the CalSTRS unfunded liability, the Governor proposes providing $ 700  m illion over the next two years ($ 350  m illion per year) to provide school and community college districts immediate budget relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - Some workers also may be eligible under the state ’s alternative base period, which is the last four completed calendar quarters prior to the job loss . Workers who started working recently —for example, recent school graduates or workers returning to work after looking after children —often do not meet this requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

The 2018-19 Budget: California Earned Income Tax Credit Education and Outreach

May 8, 2018 - In addition, eligible filers must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien and be at least age 25 if they do not have a qualifying child (these last two restrictions are based on the federal EITC). California Expanded State EITC in 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3826

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Proposal

Mar 2, 2017 - Multiply Current Year ’s SAL by SAL Growth Factor. The current year ’s SAL is the starting point for determining the upcoming year ’s SAL. The current year ’s SAL is multiplied by the “SAL growth factor, ” an annual measure of inflation and population growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3596

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - Chapter   677 o f 2012 (S B  1128 , Padilla) prohibits CAEATFA from approving more than $ 100  m illion of exclusions in any calendar year. This cap has become more binding over time. Before 2019, exclusions were available for most of the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Whether the worker graduated from high school. Whether the worker lives in Los Angeles County. Whether the worker belongs to a union. Whether the worker works in the manufacturing industry. Whether the worker holds multiple jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/4

The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program

Mar 27, 2017 - These options range from the state paying for schools ’ share of costs on their behalf to requiring schools to pay for their share of costs out of their general purpose funds. Technical Appendix Goal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3632

How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - For example, state cannabis tax revenue in the first half of calendar year 2019 was roughly twice as large as revenue in the first half of calendar year 2018 —a 100  p ercent increase. This strong revenue growth occurred while state cannabis tax rates remained constant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125