California Student Aid Commission Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 12, 2022 - Justice Program, Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Scholarships, State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education For Nursing Faculty, and Student Opportunity and Access Program. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/577

Theft crimes. [Ballot]

Jan 12, 2022 - People convicted of felonies can be sentenced to one of the following: State Prison.  People whose current or past convictions include serious, violent, or sex crimes can be sentenced to state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-041

An Analysis of the University of California’s Agricultural and Natural Resource Programs

Jan 6, 2022 - State Is a Major Fund Source for Both Programs, but State Now Budgets for Programs Differently. Though receiving funds from several sources, both Agricultural Experiment Stations and Cooperative Extension receive more than half of their ongoing operating support from the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4490

Options for Creating a Forestry Management Training Center

Jan 4, 2022 - State Conservation Camps Train Inmate Hand Crews. CalFire and CDCR jointly operate 35  conservation camps in 25 counties across the state. Inmates in the program live in a conservation camp rather than in a state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4487

Affordable housing bonds. [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2022 - State Impact. The measure ’s impact on state costs is uncertain. In the near term, the demand for state funding for affordable housing programs would not likely change. In the longer run, the measure could have a more significant fiscal impact on the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-040

Raising the personal income taxes for certain households to fund zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire-related activities. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Background State ZEV Programs. The state has several goals related to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and local air pollution, including state law that requires statewide GHGs are 40  percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-037

Raising taxes on certain corporations to fund zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire-related activities. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Background State ZEV Programs. The state has several goals related to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and local air pollution, including state law that requires statewide GHGs are 40  percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-038

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - The measure could result in various other fiscal impacts on the state and local governments. For example, the state and local governments could experience increased revenues from economic activity generated from individuals from out of state visiting to place sports wagers and spending more in the state as a result.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

Funding for arts and music education in schools. [Ballot]

Dec 21, 2021 - The state allocates nearly all of the Proposition  98 allotment to public schools through a per-pupil formula. With a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature, the state can suspend the guarantee and provide less funding t han the formulas require that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-036

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - Fischer, A., Syverson, E., & Duncombe, C. (2021). 50-State Comparison: K-12 and Special Education Funding. Education Commission of the States. Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-k-12-and-special-education-funding/ .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486