Proposition 98 Spending Proposals Under May Revision [EdBudget]

May 25, 2021 - Applies to the Foster Youth Program, American Indian Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Preschool, Child Nutrition, charter school facility grant program, and K-12 mandates block grant. c May Revision also contains $2 billion in federal funding for this purpose.   
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/511

California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 24, 2021 - State costs for all years are $4.9 million higher than the amount approved in 2020-21 and total costs are $9.8 million higher. P = preliminary plans. W = working drawings. C = construction.     Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/498

The 2021-22 Budget: Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Broadband Infrastructure [Publication Details]

May 24, 2021 - The administration’s 2021-22 May Revision proposes up to $7 billion (federal and state funds) over two fiscal years to fund state broadband infrastructure projects and programs. In this post, we provide our preliminary comments on this proposal, reflecting our understanding of the proposal as of Sunday, May 23, and provide options for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4440

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - The Governor ’s May Revision includes $5  million CFRF in 2021 ‑22, $50  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23, $40  million General Fund in 2024 ‑25, and $5  million General Fund in 2025 ‑26 to the California Department of Public Health to implement a behavioral health literacy awareness campaign.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

The 2021-22 Budget: Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Broadband Infrastructure

May 24, 2021 - Funding can be encumbered through December 31, 2024 and, according to recent guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, can fund infrastructure projects to be completed by December 31, 2026. Other eligible uses of the funding related to internet access could include, among others, direct assistance to households with expenses related to internet access.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4440

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal

May 24, 2021 - (While the higher HCBS matching rate can only be claimed on state HCBS spending between April 1, 2021 through March  31, 2022, states can use the additional funds generated through March  31, 2024.) The ARP Act stipulated that funding could not supplant state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4438

The 2021-22 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook [Publication Details]

May 23, 2021 - This report presents our office’s independent assessment of the condition of the state General Fund budget through 2024-25 assuming the economy continues to grow. While the state faces a historic surplus, a spending level beyond what is proposed by the Governor would require the Legislature to identify proposals to reject.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4437

The 2021-22 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook The 2021-22 Budget Multiyear Budget Outlook This report presents our office ’s independent assessment of the condition of the state General Fund budget through 2024 ‑25 assuming the economy continues to grow.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4437

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - The medically tailored meals pilot program is a three ‑year pilot, which began in 2018, to provide Medi ‑Cal participants with congestive heart failure medically tailored meals. The 2020 ‑21 Budget Act extended the pilot through calendar year 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

Home Prices Update: April 2021 [EconTax Blog]

May 20, 2021 - In the longer term, chronically high housing costs have hurt the state ’s business climate and been a key reason California loses residents to other states on net in most years. April 2021 data show continued rapid home price growth in both California and the rest of the country over the past year: the typical home in California has appreciated 12.5 percent since April 2020, somewhat above the national figure of 11.5 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/656