The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - This amount was five times greater than the peak seen during the Great Recession and 15 to 25 times greater than typical workload at EDD. Figure  1 shows a timeline of this and other key events related to UI during the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2022 - This post provides background on school funding and literacy, describes the Governor’s K-12 early literacy proposals for schools, and offers associated assessments and recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4539

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - Within IIJA, there is a new five ‑year federal surface transportation reauthorization that replaced the expired Fixing America ’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. In total, IIJA authorizes $567  billion in spending for federal transportation programs over five years, which is an increase of $274  billion above previous FAST Act spending levels over five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - These LEAs also disproportionally benefited from the more than $20  billion in one ‑time federal funding provided over the last two years. This funding can be used for similar purposes, with most funding available through September 30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget provides a total of $1.2  billion over two years ($600  million in 2022 ‑23 and $600  million in 2023 ‑24) for a new goods movement infrastructure program to be administered by CalSTA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 14, 2022 - Awards would be anticipated in late 2023 ‑24 for AHSC and early in the 2024 ‑25 for the SuperNOFA. Affordable Housing Package Primarily Expands Existing State Programs. The  Governor proposes $1  billion in one ‑time General Fund over the next several years for affordable housing  development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget includes a total of $10.6  million General Fund support over three years —$4  million in 2022 ‑23 and $3.3  million in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑ 25 —for CHP to support its Highway Violence Task Force.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans such projects well in advance, so changes in 2022 ‑23 revenue likely would affect funding for projects around 2024 ‑25. Due to the State Highway Account ’s estimated beginning balance of $3  billion in 2022 ‑23, the revenue loss would not affect projects planned for 2022 ‑23 or 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Such factors include: (1)  the maximum per transaction fee desired, (2)  how quickly the $25  million General Fund start ‑up loan should be repaid, and (3)  when the desired fee increase should take effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Undocumented immigrants, as well as most immigrants with legal status who have lived in the United States for fewer than five years, are ine ligible for CalWORKs. Federal, State, and County Governments Share CalWORKs Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530