^[PDF] Proposition 98 Overview

Assumes no new revenue proposals. 3L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E March 25, 2008 Several current-year options remain viable for reducing ongoing Proposition 98 spending without affecting the amount of funding going to schools: Identify additional unspent funds from prior years/current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2008/Prop_98_03_25_08.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of Proposed Climate and Transportation Budget Solutions

Based on more recent economic and revenue data, we now estimate the state has a $73 billion budget problem to solve in 2024-25. Significant Future Budget Deficits Projected „ Under the administration’s spending and revenue projections, even after adopting the Governor’s proposals, the state still would face annual operating deficits of between $30 billion and $40 billion in 2025-26 through 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2024/Climate-Transportation-Overview-030624.pdf

The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - As discussed above, it is expected that BSCC will be able to submit applications for about $15  million in additional SCIP funding per year in 2024 ‑25, 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27. However, at this time it is not clear how this money would be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2025 - In this post, we provide an update and comments on the implementation of a new firearm and ammunition tax that went into effect beginning July 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4970

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 22, 2020 - These augmentations include (1) $61.9  million for contract medical services to replace one-time funding that expired at the end of 2019 ‑20, (2) $13.3  million for psychiatry registry services, and (3) $5.9  million (increasing to $8.4  million by 2024 ‑25) to expand telepsychiatry services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4288

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - The most typical student is female, Hispanic, low income, and between 25 and 45 years old. Adult schools (primarily through school districts) and community colleges are the main providers of adult education in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - As part of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, the budget provides funding to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for grants to expand behavioral health services in schools and school-linked settings for individuals age 25 and younger.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461

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 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, Chapter  466 increased law enforcement reporting requirements by requiring each state and local agency that employs law enforcement officers report annually to DOJ on all stops conducted by its officers for the preceding calendar year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

^[PDF] Local Investment Reporting Mandate

Professional Standards Increased In recent years, leading professional associations for investment officials (such as the Government Finance Officers’ Association [GFOA], and the Municipal Treasurers’ As- sociation of the United States and Canada) have played an increased role in improving local investment portfolio management practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/011800_investment_report/011800_investment_report.pdf