The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - CalRecycle administers and provides oversight of the state ’s waste handling and recycling programs, which largely are managed at the local level by cities and counties. CalRecycle also implements several statewide programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, 12 counties and 8 cities operate and fund their own laboratories and conduct such testing. ( We note that local agencies also contract with private or other governmental laboratories for services.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Specifically, the Commission found that this requirement imposed new state-mandated activities and costs on county and city government agencies employing law enforcement officers for police protection services —but not K-12 school districts or community college districts that employ law enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2023 - In this post, we assess and make recommendations on the Governor’s budget proposal to (1) provide additional resources to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to support its licensing, enforcement, education, and grant programs and (2) transfer to the ABC Fund $48.5 million General Fund over three years that was previously appropriated to the department for a fee waiver program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4705

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - Under the proposal, $20.5  million would be transferred in 2023-24, $16  million in 2024-25, and $12  million in 2025-26. In addition, ABC has indicated that if the above transfer is approved, it would also bring the Alcohol Policing Partnership grant program funding back to its authorized funding level of $3  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Authorizes DOJ and select city attorneys to seek civil penalties. For DOJ actions, pena lty revenues are split equally between the state General Fund and the county in which the judgment was entered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

The 2023-24 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 22, 2023 - The formula also provides additional funding for each student achieving specified outcomes, including obtaining various degrees and certificates, completing transfer ‑level math and English within the student ’s first year, and obtaining a regional living wage within a year of completing community college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4695

The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - Pilot programs that measure impacts across multiple cities and counties within California could help the Legislature assess whether such programs are cost-effective and merit being expanded statewide if sufficient resources are available in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - CalWORKs benefits are deposited into Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which operate similar to debit cards and also handle benefits for CalFresh and some other, smaller programs. Unless otherwise exempt, parents who receive CalWORKs benefits are generally required to work or participate in qualified training or job-search activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - While this is true, the Sierra Nevada region is home to other conservation camps as well, such as Washington Ridge in Nevada City, that could provide similar situational benefits. Furthermore, to truly understand the need for this facility, the state needs to consider not only the location of oth er conservation camps, but also other similar resources, such as hand crews operated by CCC and CMD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693