Proposition 36 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - These estimated savings totaled $95  million last year. By undoing parts of Proposition  47, Proposition  36 reduces the state savings from Proposition  47. This would reduce the amount the state must spend on mental health and drug treatment, school truancy and dropout prevention, and victim services.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=36&year=2024

Federal Relief Funding for Higher Education [EdBudget]

Aug 6, 2021 - CSAC received funds for providing education and training grants to displaced workers, and SIB received funds to open college savings accounts for low-income public school children. CARES discretionary funds must be spent on costs incurred by December 31, 2021, while ARP discretionary funds must be spent on costs incurred by December 31, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/522

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor's Proposals for CDCR Operations

Feb 8, 2022 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor proposes $5 million General Fund (decreasing to $4.7 million in 2024‑25 and ongoing) and 15 positions to maintain and expand the number of prisons offering bachelor’s degree programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

4th Quarter 2020 Venture Capital Funding Report [EconTax Blog]

Feb 18, 2021 - The state has always attracted a disproportionate share of nationwide VC funding, and in fact the state ’s VC funding has exceeded the other 49 states combined in each of the past seven calendar years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/625

December 2019 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Jan 27, 2020 - The growth of the health sector has been both fast and stable: it is the only sector to add jobs in every calendar year since 1991, and its growth rate has exceeded the statewide average growth rate in all but one year since 2001.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/431

How Are School Districts Funded Under The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)? [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 2014 - How Are School Districts Funded Under The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)? [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3888

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Businesses covered by the fast-food law must pay their employees at least $20 per hour starting April 1, 2024. As originally enacted, the health care facility law would impose various pay requirements starting June 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - In contrast to the $17.50 per hour definition used in the prior section and another post , this definition has a consistent interpretation over a 20-year period. Rate of Low-Wage Work Declines Substantially From Ages 25 to 32.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/2

^[PDF] Appendix 1, FIgure 1_General Fund Spending Solutions for 2025-26

Appendix 1, FIgure 1_General Fund Spending Solutions for 2025-26 in the 2024-25 Spending Plan, Updated for Governor’s Budget_Delays Appendix 1, Figure 2_General Fund Spending Solutions for 2025-26 in the 2024-25 Spending Plan, Updated for Governor’s Budget_Fund Shifts Appendix 1, Figure 3_Other General Fund Solutions for 2025-26
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2025/4951/Appendix-1-GF-Spending-Solutions.pdf

^[PDF] Teacher Workforce Proposals

Participants who fail to complete their service agreement are required to repay the grants. „ Classified Employee Grant Program ($25 Million). Provides additional funding for the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program, created last year.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Conf_Comm/2017/Teacher-Workforce-Proposals-53117pdf.pdf