The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update

Jan 31, 2022 - (According to SWRCB, current unimpaired flows in these rivers range from 21  percent to 40  percent on average, but can run as low as 6  percent in dry or drought years, and average 10  percent to 20  percent during certain times of the year that are critical for migrating fish.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4506

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation [Publication Details]

Jan 31, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation [Publication Details] The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s budget proposes $200 million General Fund over two years for the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) within the Department of Conservation (DOC) to plug deserted wells and decommission associated facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4508

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - In recent years, greater attention has been placed on the wellness of first responders such as peace officers. The job requirements of a peace officer can be physically, mentally, and emotionally taxing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - State  and local agencies likely will be busy administering and implementing recently funded activities both in the budget year as well as in the coming years. As such, the Legislature will want to be mindful that state and local agencies likely will have limitations on their capacity to oversee and expend significant amounts of new funding in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire Response Proposals

Jan 28, 2022 - For example, one alternative could be to approve some of these resources in the budget year and defer action on the remaining resources to a future year. (This could potentially be done without delaying the receipt of equipment, since some equipment such as the helicopters, will take multiple years to arrive regardless.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4504

The 2022-23 Budget: Local Control Funding Formula [Publication Details]

Jan 28, 2022 - In his January budget, the Governor proposes to provide a 5.33 percent cost-of-living adjustment to the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and change the formula to soften the impact of declining attendance on school districts. In this post, we provide background on LCFF, describe and assess the Governor’s proposals, and provide our recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4505

The 2022-23 Budget: Local Control Funding Formula

Jan 28, 2022 - The state allocates LCFF to school districts and charter schools based on their average daily attendance —the average number of students in class each day throughout school year. For  funding purposes, the state credits school districts with their average daily attendance in the current or prior year, whichever is higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4505

Districts' Pension Contribution Rates and Amounts [EdBudget]

Jan 27, 2022 - Districts' Pension Contribution Rates and Amounts [EdBudget]     a Rate projections for 2022-23 through 2024-25 are current budgeting estimates from CalSTRS and CalPERS and take into account 2020-21 investment returns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/596

Contributions to CalSTRS [EdBudget]

Jan 27, 2022 - Based on 2020-21 investment returns, CalSTRS actuaries projected the state's share would be eliminated effective fiscal year 2024-25--meaning the state's contribution rate beginning that year would be 2.017 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/595

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of Proposition 98 Proposals [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2022 - This analysis describes the overall structure of the Governor's plan for school and community college funding, including the major spending proposals and underlying estimates of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4502