Federal Retrenchment and State Management [Publication Details]

Oct 21, 1983 - Bill includes four observations as follows. (1) The states' management of the retrenchment process—particularly in terms of the transition from categoricals to block grants—has been a solid success. (2) The relationship between federal and state tax policies is not what many of us were led to believe. (3) Faced with the inevitability of federal retrenchment, state governments
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The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Such funds are remitted to the state by counties that collect more property tax than state law allows them to spend on education. Improvement and Modernization Fund (IMF). In recent years, the judicial branch ’s IMF experienced persistent operational shortfalls that steadily depleted the fund balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/10

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2017 - IHSS MOE Impact on Counties. The elimination of the CCI shifts significant IHSS program costs from the General Fund back to the counties ($600  million in 2017 –18 ). Legislative consideration might be given to how the state might help ease counties ’ transition to a higher share of IHSS costs as counties seek to rebalance their revenues and expenditures in light of the CCI ’s elimination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3528

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The Governor also proposed other discretionary increases, including $400  million in assistance to counties to offset some of their cost increases associated with the termination of the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/2

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - Over the past several years, school district attendance has decreased in many parts of the state, including the Bay Area and portions of northern California, with more pronounced declines in Los Angeles County and Orange County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - Expiration of Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Current MCO Tax. Since 2016-17, the state has imposed a per-member tax on Medi-Cal and non-Medi-Cal MCOs. Revenues from the MCO tax, which leverages federal funding for Medi-Cal, provide a substantial General Fund offset in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3898

The 2023-24 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 15, 2023 - The main proposal in this area is a renewal and increase in a tax on health insurance plans known as the managed care organization (MCO) tax. Under the proposal, the tax would last from April 2023 through December 2026 and be used to maintain and augment support for Medi ‑Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4769

The 2020-21 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2020 - The administration proposes to remit the remaining CRF funds to schools ($ 4  b illion), counties ($1. 3  b illion), and cities ($ 450  m illion). Budget Solutions Mix of Solutions Reasonably Well ‑Balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4232

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 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - SAL = state appropriations limit; CAC = California Arts Council; CSSSA = California State Summer School for the Arts; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CSL = California State Library; CTC = Commission on Teacher Credentialing; DCA = Department of Consumer Affairs; DCC = Department of Cannabis Control; DFPI = Departm ent of Financial
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