The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Poverty Increases cash assistance grants beginning in April 2019 ($90  million in 2018 ‑19, $360  million ongoing). Provides $220  million (one time) to reverse the CalFresh cash out policy for SSI/SSP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/1

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The budget dedicates $ 90  m illion in 2018 ‑ 19 t o increase these grants beginning in April 2019, but the full ‑year cost of these increases is $ 360  m illion. The budget also dedicates about $ 348  m illion to the universities on an ongoing basis and $ 139  m illion to increase salaries for correctional officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870

The 2018-19 Budget: Initial Comments on the May Revision

May 12, 2018 - Baseline Changes Total Revenues Higher by $7.6  Billion. Compared to January, the administration’s estimates of revenues and transfers have increased by $7.6 billion across the three fiscal years. These increases are primarily driven by higher revenue estimates from the personal income tax (PIT) and, to a lesser extent, the corporate tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3832

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Counties administer SNAP, but the federal government paid the $7.6 billion in SNAP benefits directly to California grocers (we include costs to administer the SNAP program in payments to the state government, which are ultimately allocated to counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/3

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The budget includes $7.6  million from the Air Pollution Control Fund (APCF) and $1.6  million from the Energy Resources Programs Account and 37.5 positions for CEC. These resources are for CEC to, among other things, (1)  establish statewide energy efficiency savings targets and prepare assessments of savings on electricity demand on an hourly and seasonal basis, (2)  administer
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/8

The 2021-22 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Proposals

Apr 26, 2021 - Across the budget window, the state would need to make required BSA deposits of $7.6  billion, which has three components: $1  Billion True Up for 2019 ‑20. Under the administration ’s revenue estimates, the state would need to make a true up deposit of $1  billion in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4418

The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - CalWORKs caseload reached its lowest level ever in February 2020 (about 360, 000 c ases), following a historically long period of economic expansion combined with the long ‑standing decline in California birth rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Under the administration ’s revenue estimates, the Constitution would require the state to deposit $7.6  billion into the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA) and spend an additional $3.4  billion to pay down debts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2022-23 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - While the budget act assumed a 7.6 percent increase in caseload between 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22, we estimate growth will be 6.8 percent due to actual caseload through June 2021 being lower than assumed in the budget act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4474

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - General Fund Increases by $7.6   Million. Of this amount, $1. 1  m illion is ongoing and $6. 5  m illion is for three one ‑time initiatives. Virtually all of the school ’s ongoing increase is unrestricted, with Hastings indicating it likely will use this funding primarily for employee compensation increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/5