The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - As discussed above, it is expected that BSCC will be able to submit applications for about $15  million in additional SCIP funding per year in 2024 ‑25, 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27. However, at this time it is not clear how this money would be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

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

Jan 13, 2022 - This proposal would provide all colleges with at least as much funding as they received under certain calculations in 2024 ‑ 25 —regardless of the number of students they serve in the future. The budget provides nearly $3.7  billion for schools and $487  million for community colleges to cover these adjustments and  proposals. $2.3   Billion One Time for Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, Chapter  466 increased law enforcement reporting requirements by requiring each state and local agency that employs law enforcement officers report annually to DOJ on all stops conducted by its officers for the preceding calendar year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

California Spending Plan 1999-00 Chapter 1

In addition, the Legislature passed a one-time 10 percent reduction in the VLF rate for calendar year 2000 and three targeted tax reduction measures. These are (1) an increase in the standard research and development tax credit from 11 percent to 12 percent, (2) an increase in the income tax deduction for health costs incurred by the self employed, and (3) a
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/1999_spending_plan/chapter_1.html

^[PDF] The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

However, the Governor proposes four changes to the budgeting methodology used in the biannual adjustment process that would result in a net increase of $24 million for contract medical services in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4852/CDCR-022224.pdf

Summary of K-12 Recommendations [EdBudget]

May 15, 2017 - Charter School Facility Grant Program Increases grant amount from $750 to $1,236 per student and applies COLA to amount in subsequent years. Recipients receive lesser of this amount or 75 percent of their facilities cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/22

Proposition 28 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - The California Department of Education (CDE) may approve requests from schools to spend less on staff. Schools will have three years to spend the funds they receive each year. CDE would reallocate any unspent funds to all schools in the following year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=28&year=2022

An Overview of Internet in Schools

Jan 7, 2015 - This article answers many questions the Legislature has raised in recent years about how schools access the Internet. It describes five key aspects of schools ’ Internet connections — (1) physical infrastructure , (2) connection speeds , (3) Internet service providers , (4) devices used to display Internet content , and (5) networking equipment .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3893

COVID-19 and the Labor Market: Which Workers Have Been Hardest Hit by the Pandemic? [EconTax Blog]

Nov 2, 2020 - Workers under 25 years old represent 11  percent of the statewide workforce but account for 24 percent of statewide job losses. The next older group of workers —those between 25 and 34 years old —experienced fewer job losses relative to  their share of the workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/531

High-quality public education (Version 2). [Ballot]

May 16, 2023 - File No. 23-0002) related to high-quality public schools. Background State Required to Provide a Public School System . The California Constitution requires the state to organize and fund a system of public schools that operates at least six months per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-002