The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 11, 2020 - The Council recommends the state develop a comprehensive response strategy that identifies a clear path for responding to the state ’s homelessness crisis and assigns clear responsibilities to the state, cities, and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2019-20 Budget: Increasing Compliance With Unclaimed Property Law

Mar 15, 2019 - This difference provides a monetary benefit to the state, which first is deposited into the Unclaimed Property Fund and then transferred to the General Fund. The state uses the unclaimed property fund to finance SCO ’s administrative costs to operate the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3978

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Cannabis‑Related Proposals

Feb 14, 2020 - Key Considerations When Reviewing Reorganization Proposals In our recent publication, The 2020‑21 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Reorganization Proposals , we recommend that the Legislature consider the following key questions when evaluating proposals to reorganize state departments through consolidation or transferring government functions: Would the Reorganization Make Programs More Effective?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4162

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 3, 2017 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes to eliminate the $300  million transfer from the General Fund to SPIF that was planned for 2017-18. This funding was expected to fund some portion of the three initial projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3544

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

Mar 1, 2016 - The Public Safety Communications Office was transferred to OES from the California Department of Technology (CalTech) in 2013 and conducts various activities including installing telecommunications equipment and maintaining and repairing radios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3376

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - Also allows institutions to transfer unused funds from the Federal Work-Study Program to the supplemental grants program. Waives the requirement that institutions/students return a prorated portion of Pell Grants and federal loans if students withdraw part way through the term due to the outbreak.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2019-20 Budget: Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2019 - Requiring SETNA to repay the General Fund transfers —as is required for the $ 10  m illion provided in 2018 ‑19 and is being considered for the $ 50  m illion proposed in 2019 ‑ 20 —comes with advantages and disadvantages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3961

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion [Publication Details]

Oct 9, 2017 - When a property changes hands the taxes paid for the property often increase substantially. This is not true for most inherited property. Three decades ago, the Legislature and voters decided inherited property should not be reassessed when transferred. This has been a consequential decision. Many have benefited from the tax savings this policy affords.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3706

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor links these base increases to CSU and UC meeting three expectations: (1)  developing a plan to eliminate their achievement gaps by 2025, (2)  permanently increasing the share of courses they offer online by at least 10  percentage points over their pre-pandemic levels, and (3)  establishing “dual admissions ” pathways designed to simplify and expedite student transfer from community colleges to CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309