The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2022 - In his January budget, the Governor proposes an additional $3.6 billion for the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program and $149 million for the state’s longstanding expanded learning programs. In this post, we provide background on the state’s expanded learning programs, describe and assess the Governor’s proposal, and provide our recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4545

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - For occupations requiring less than a bachelor ’s degree, the state ’s programs are primarily concentrated at high schools, community colleges, and local workforce development boards. These programs identify state and regional workforce needs, support credit and noncredit coursework in career ‑focused fields, and provide a variety of other training opportunities (including apprenticeships).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - Additionally, schools received $21.1  billion in one ‑time federal relief funding to cover a broad range of activities, including expanded learning programs. Most of these funds are available through September 30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545

The 2022-23 Budget: California State University

Feb 15, 2022 - High School Graduates. The Department of Finance projects the number of high school graduates in California to increase by 0.6  percent in 2022 ‑23. All else equal, an increase in high school graduates in 2022 ‑23 would increase CSU freshman enrollment demand in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4537

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - This amount was five times greater than the peak seen during the Great Recession and 15 to 25 times greater than typical workload at EDD. Figure  1 shows a timeline of this and other key events related to UI during the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget provides a total of $1.2  billion over two years ($600  million in 2022 ‑23 and $600  million in 2023 ‑24) for a new goods movement infrastructure program to be administered by CalSTA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2022 - This post provides background on school funding and literacy, describes the Governor’s K-12 early literacy proposals for schools, and offers associated assessments and recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4539

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - Within IIJA, there is a new five ‑year federal surface transportation reauthorization that replaced the expired Fixing America ’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. In total, IIJA authorizes $567  billion in spending for federal transportation programs over five years, which is an increase of $274  billion above previous FAST Act spending levels over five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - These LEAs also disproportionally benefited from the more than $20  billion in one ‑time federal funding provided over the last two years. This funding can be used for similar purposes, with most funding available through September 30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2022-23 Budget: State Payments on the Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 15, 2022 - Under the high ‑cost scenario, the state ’s full economic recovery is delayed several years, and interest rates paid on the UI loans increase gradually over the next several years. Loan Will Take Many Years to Repay Under Either Scenario.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543