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 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - Under current law, families in Stage 1 child care transfer to Stage 2 when the county deems them stable. (Every county has its own definition of stability.) The May Revision proposes that a family receive Stage 1 child care for at least twelve months before being transferred to Stage 2 child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2019-20 Budget: California State Library Local Assistance Proposals

Apr 25, 2019 - The program began as a pilot in 2011 i n Butte County (using federal LSTA funds) but has since expanded. According to staff at the State Library, 68 l ibrary jurisdictions ( 37  p ercent) currently participate in the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4012

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Shifts Some County IHSS Costs to General Fund, Potentially Addressing Some State ‑County Cost ‑Sharing Issues. The budget proposes a number of changes to the mechanism by which the state provides counties with funding for IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

May 14, 2018 - In 2015 ‑16, the state began using Proposition 98 t o pay for the portion of wraparound care provided by school districts and county offices of education (with wraparound care provided by nonprofit agencies still funded from non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund).
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

Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity

Jan 19, 2017 - A –G completion rates by county range from a high of 61  percent in Marin to a low of 11  percent in Inyo. Generally, coastal counties in the Bay Area and Southern California have higher rates than the statewide average, whereas less populous and inland counties have lower rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3532