The 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - CalFresh Administration Is Funded by the State, Counties, and Federal Government. CalFresh is overseen at the state level by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and administered locally by county human services departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - This change restarted monthly county eligibility redeterminations beginning April 1, 2023, with the first enrollment terminations beginning July 1, 2023. These redeterminations are expected to decrease Medi-Cal caseload and General Fund spending during 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

IRS Migration Data Shows Increased Movement in 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 16, 2022 - The forgone state income tax collections associated with this net outmigration likely represent a bit over one percent of total s tate income tax revenues. This is about double the amount of forgone revenues associated with outmigration in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/747

Fiscal Outlook: Property Tax Estimates Exceed Budget Expectations [EconTax Blog]

Nov 14, 2018 - Values in rapidly growing areas —primarily in the Bay Area —are projected to rise at twice the rate of slowly growing areas —such as Butte, Kern, and Shasta Counties. Regardless of these differences, however, we expect most counties to see a slowing of growth over the next couple years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/320

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Sep 4, 2015 - A greater share of certain travel costs incurred by employees —including lodging in three high-cost counties and the use of private aircraft —would be reimbursable by the state under the agreement. The administration estimates that these provisions would increase the state ’s annual costs by about $20,000 (mostly from special funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3296

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Creates Foster Youth Tax Credit. Creates refundable $1,000 tax credit for young adults aged 18 through 25 who were foster youth at age 13 or older and are otherwise eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - Since charter schools can enroll students from within their authorizer ’s county and adjacent counties, a charter network can serve large portions of the state by having schools authorized in several key counties across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - For instance, some counties have voter‑approved sales tax measures that dedicate funding to transportation purposes, such as local streets and roads and/or transit, meaning state funds make up a smaller share of their overall programmatic support budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - Background Current Responsibilities of the Commission Focus on Independent Oversight The MHSA Provides Funding Mostly to Counties. Approved by voters in 2004, the MHSA places a 1  percent tax on personal income over $1  million and dedicates the associated revenues to mental health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - ., an organization that provides support services to youth exper iencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. Meanwhile, the Chico campus is working with two organizations, True North Housing Alliance and the Chico Housing Action Team, both of which provide support services to people experiencing homelessness in Butte County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898