The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

Feb 17, 2017 - The positions would allow BRN to review school policies and practices regarding granting credit for military education and experience to applicants who have served in the military. Under the proposal, each nursing school would be reviewed every four years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3570

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - The administration notified the JLBC of two DREOA of transfers related to COVID-19: $1.3  billion on March  25 and $1.8  billion on May 21. These funds are now available for emergency response activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

July 2017 Update: Los Angeles’ Bid for the Olympics and Paralympics [Publication Details]

Jul 6, 2017 - The California Legislature has provided a $250 million backup guarantee for shortfalls of the 2024 Games, but Los Angeles' bid for 2024 is fairly low risk and it is hoped that no state guarantee funds will ever have to be paid out.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3695

The 2019-20 Budget: May Revision Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 17, 2019 - Lower Growth in General Fund Spending on Schools and Community Colleges. Under the rules of Proposition  98 (1988), the state must provide a minimum funding level to schools and community colleges each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4050

The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections

Mar 30, 2017 - (For example, voters served by two different school districts may be assigned to the same polling place and require different ballots for school board candidates.) Voting by Mail a Popular Alternative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3634

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - (The state in recent years has provided funding to supplement some of these federal programs.) Some Existing State-Only Programs Also Increase Californians ’ Nutrition Access. Although this post focuses on federal nutrition programs, the state also operates several programs increasing nutrition access for targeted populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

The 2018-19 Budget: Review of Fair Political Practices Commission Budget and Workload

May 7, 2018 - FPPC indicates that the current agreement with the county (established in 2014‑15) specifies that the county pay FPPC a lump sum payment of $55,000 at the beginning of each calendar year to pay for a base amount of FPPC staff time and FPPC bills the county at a specified hourly rate for additional time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3822

The 2022-23 Budget: Vote by Mail Ballots: Prepaid Postage

May 13, 2022 - Cities, special districts, and schools pay for a share of elections costs, often as a reimbursement to their county based on the proportion of the ballot dedicated to the local governments ’ candidates and issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4596

The 2016-17 Budget: Department of General Services [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2016 - This is an increase of $19 million, or about 2 percent, from current-year estimated expenditures. In addition, we note that the Governor’s budget also includes a $1.5 billion state office building proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3362

Federal Assistance for Businesses Affected by COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020 - By the end of the year, the Fed had outstanding loans under these programs of only $41.1  billion. In December 2020, H.R. 133 ended the emergency lending programs and reduced the total amount of funding in support of the outstanding loans to $25  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4215