The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Debt Liabilities

Oct 17, 2019 - First, in each of the four fiscal years of the MOU (2019 ‑20, 2020 ‑21, 2021 ‑22, and 2022 ‑23), the Motor Vehicle Account will contribute $25  million —totaling to $100  million over the four years —to the highway patrol retirement benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4106

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - This funding, with $ 190  m illion to physicians and $ 30  m illion to dentists, will be available for expenditure through 2024 ‑25. Budget legislation establishing the program directs DHCS to develop the criteria governing who can receive funding through the loan repayment program as well as the award amounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/6

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Sep 30, 2022 - Districts currently set aside approximately $2.2  billion per year related to this requirement. These funds meet the definition of capital outlay for SAL purposes, and so the spending plan adopts a plan to require school districts to exclude this spending from their limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4631

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 19, 2015 - Trailer legislation modifies TK rules to allow school districts and charter schools to enroll four –year –old children in TK if their fifth birthday falls between December 2 and the end of the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3302

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Districts currently set aside approximately $2.2 billion per year related to this requirement. These funds meet the definition of capital outlay for SAL purposes, and so the administration’s SAL calculations propose school districts exclude this spending from their limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2022 - Update (11/22/22): The original version of this report identified a $25 billion —instead of a $24 billion —budget problem, which reflected an error in the way we accounted for student housing grant program funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4646

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - This includes, for example, the majority of state funding to school districts, which is provided through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF); base funds provided to the universities; and funds to the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - Cal Facts: 2016 Most State Infrastructure Spending Is for Transportation and Education Infrastructure Spending, 2005-06 to 2014-15 Over the past ten years, we estimate the state spent over $100 billion on infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3511/7

Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - The formulas also provide for “maintenance factor, ” which requires the state to accelerate school funding in strong revenue years to compensate for lower funding in weaker years. Given these formulas, General Fund spending on schools and community colleges tends to increase when revenues are growing and decline when revenues decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3769

Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook

Apr 26, 2022 - No one knows for sure, but in some scenarios, we found the cumulative estimated budget problem would substantially exceed the state ’s current combined general-purpose budget reserves of around $25  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4590