The 2018-19 Budget: California’s New Tax Departments [Publication Details]

Apr 4, 2018 - In 2017, the Legislature passed two laws that made major changes to tax administration and appeals in California. Prior to these laws, the Board of Equalization (BOE) had administrative and appeals responsibilities for many taxes and fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3796

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Generally, when counties administer elections for other local governments —cities, special districts, and schools —those local governments pay for the cost of those elections. Local governments often pay counties based on the proportion of the ballot dedicated to the local governments ’ candidates and issues put to the voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

The 2018-19 Budget: California Hiring Tax Credits

Mar 15, 2018 - The proposed credit would clarify that —when city, county, and state minimum wages differ —the applicable minimum wage is whichever is highest. No Annual Certification. Unlike with the existing credit, the proposal would not require the taxpayer to submit a certification of employment to FTB every year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3784

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - The state ’s ex-offender population is concentrated in major cities: three-quarters of supervised ex-offenders reside in ten large counties. Rural areas would likely receive few resources under the proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - Passed by voters in 2004, Proposition   58 r equired the state to make an annual transfer into the BSA. These required deposits were to gradually increase from 1  p ercent of General Fund revenues in 2006 ‑ 07 t o 3  p ercent in 2008 ‑09 and every year thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3769

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - For example, both the California City Correctional Facility and the California Health Care Facility have video coverage of all facilities, yards, and housing units. Governor’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes $1. 5  m illion from the General Fund on a one ‑time basis in 2018 ‑19 for CDCR to purchase an audio/video surveillance system for the PSU and ASU ‑EOP at SAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762

The 2018-19 Budget: California Competes Proposal

Feb 21, 2018 - To increase awareness of the program, GO-Biz has held workshops in more than 100 cities over the past three years. While this outreach may have increased awareness of the program and the number of applicants, the demand for this program from small business has remained relatively low.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3759

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - Second, some DC employees transfer to another state department (for example, in the final three months of 2017, 130 e mployees transferred to other state departments, such as the Department of State Hospitals and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2018-19 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - Freshman ‑to ‑Transfer Ratio.  Enroll at least one entering transfer student for every two entering freshmen for the 2018 ‑19 academic year at every campus except Merced and San Francisco. UC Has Had Aspirational Goal of Meeting Freshman ‑to ‑Transfer Ratio.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3748

The 2018-19 Budget: County Assessor Funding

Feb 15, 2018 - State law authorizes counties to recover a portion of their property tax administration costs from cities and special districts. The county may charge each city and special district an amount proportionate to its share of countywide property tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3756