Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2020 - We recently found that some counties are calculating excess ERAF in ways that seem contrary to state law and shift too much property tax revenue from schools to other agencies. We have three specific concerns related to the calculation of excess ERAF that together affect about $350 million in annual property tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4193

Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding

Mar 6, 2020 - Recipients of property tax revenue include cities, counties, special districts, K ‑12 schools, and community colleges. The county auditor is responsible for allocating property tax revenue to these entities according to state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4193

Building Permits Update: January 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 5, 2020 - In each of these counties, the decline was entirely due to fewer multifamily permits. Contra Costa and San Mateo counties have not seen similar declines, although they still lag far behind the other counties in overall permit activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/440

Voluntary Contribution Tax "Check-Offs" [EconTax Blog]

Mar 4, 2020 - Voluntary Contribution Tax "Check-Offs" [EconTax Blog] Brian Weatherford Taxpayers May Donate to Charities When Paying Income Tax. State taxpayers may voluntarily contribute to one or more charitable funds and programs when they file their personal income tax returns.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/439

The 2020-21 Budget: Local Agency Employee Organizations, Impasse Procedures II

Mar 4, 2020 - The MMBA establishes collective bargaining between California ’s municipal, county, and local special district employers and their employees. Through the collective bargaining process, employer and employee representatives negotiate wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4190

The 2020-21 Budget: Re-Envisioning Medi-Cal—The CalAIM Proposal

Feb 28, 2020 - Perhaps more significantly, the ILOS benefits available to a beneficiary could vary within a county in the majority of counties where more than one managed care plan operates. (In two counties, Sacramento and San Diego, five or more managed care plans are available.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4185

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - For example, it could consider establishing agreements with county jails to temporarily delay the transfer of newly convicted inmates to prison in the event that the inmate population increases unexpectedly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 28, 2020 - Many of the department ’s activities are conducted in partnership with county agricultural commissioners and county sealers of weights and measures. The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 589  m illion from various fund sources for support of CDFA in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4187

January 2020 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Feb 27, 2020 - January 2020 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein January revenue collections from the state ’s three largest taxes —the personal income tax, corporation tax, and sales tax —were ahead of Governor ’s Budget projections by $1.1 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/438

The 2020-21 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 27, 2020 - The work group would have nine members, consisting of a lead, two members of the public, and one representative each from CSAC, the Department of Finance, the Department of Social Services, the Employment Deve lopment Department, the Franchise Tax Board, and the Scholarshare Investment Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4182