The 2021-22 Budget: Peace Officer Training Mandate

Feb 4, 2021 - The proposal includes $3. 4  m illion for this aspect of the mandate based on the initial claims filed by local governments, which covers three fiscal years. The annual cost of this aspect of the mandate is difficult to estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4344

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 4, 2021 - This post provides background on special education preschool and school Medi-Cal billing, describes the Governor's proposals related to these topics, details our assessments of the proposals, and offers associated recommendations for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4345

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Other cost drivers include the extension of lifetime limits to 60 m onths for adults scheduled for May 2022 (estimated to cost about $ 22  m illion in 2021 ‑22, with higher costs anticipated for future years) and the various policy proposals described below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2021-22 Budget: California State Payroll System IT Project

Feb 2, 2021 - In light of the state ’s projected out ‑year deficits, is now an appropriate time to embark on such a costly project? What change management efforts will be necessary to implement this proposed project?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4339

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - We assume income eligibility thresholds are equal to those in effect on July 1 of each calendar year. The ACS reports data for the calendar year, but income eligibility thresholds typically correspond to fiscal years (which start on July 1).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340

Home Prices Update: December 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 1, 2021 - San Francisco ’s average home price is down 2.6 percent over the past year, neighboring San Mateo is up just 4.0 percent, and every other large county in the state is up at least 7 percent.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/617

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - The state uses bonds primarily to pay for the planning, construction, and renovation of infrastructure projects such as bridges, dams, prisons, parks, schools, and office buildings. The state is prohibited from borrowing money to finance state operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4331

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - First, it requires students and their parents to begin thinking about transferring for the upcoming school year in the fall of the previous school year. For a district that begins school in late August, the Januar y 1 d eadline comes nearly eight months before the start of the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Major University Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - In the years following the Great Recession, the state provided one ‑time funding to help the universities address their maintenance backlogs. Figure  10 shows the amounts appropriated by the state each year from 2015 ‑ 16 t hrough 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4336

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 2021 - The District of Choice program is one of several laws allowing students to transfer from one school district to another school district. The program is scheduled to sunset on July 1, 2023. This evaluation, prepared at the request of the Legislature, assesses recent trends in the program and provides our recommendations regarding reauthorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4329