Personal finance education. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - A 2017 survey found that most school districts require an additional year of math and about half of the state ’s school districts set their minimum graduation requirements to match the course requirements for admission to the state ’s public universities (known as the “A-G ” requirements).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-022

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Legislation enacted in 2017 requires CARB to use a market-based policy (cap-and-trade) rather than direct regulations to promote GHG emissions reductions in the oil and gas sector . The legislation also limited the authority of local air districts, which are responsible for regional air quality monitoring, planning, and the regulation of stationary sources o f air pollution.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

Transportation funding, Amendment #1. [Ballot]

Jun 26, 2017 - The legislation also schedules $706  million to repay over a three-year period —starting in 2017-18 —certain loans that were made in prior years from various special transportation funds to the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-004

Transportation-related taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2017 - After 2017-18, the share of revenues going to state highways and local streets and roads increases somewhat compared to other programs. Proposal Requires Voter Approval to Raise Specified Transportation Taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-033

Proposition 6 [Ballot]

Nov 6, 2018 - Summary of Legislative Analyst ’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact Reduced ongoing state revenues of $5.1  billion from the elimination of fuel and vehicle taxes passed by the Legislature in 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=6&year=2018

A proposed constitutional and statutory initiative related to poverty reduction. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2015 - The surcharge would be collected from 2017-18 through 2036-37. In 2017-18, the surcharge likely would raise between $6  billion and $7  billion. Surcharge revenue amounts in future years would be expected to generally grow over time (in nominal terms).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-043

Proposition 28 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - A 2017 survey found that about half of the state ’s school districts set their minimum graduation requirements to match the course requirements for admission to the state ’s public universities. Under these requirements, students must take one year of visual and performing arts, which cannot be fulfilled with foreign language or CTE coursework.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=28&year=2022

Homeowners and renters tax relief. [Ballot]

Jun 22, 2015 - This measure amends the State Constitution to increase the homeowners ’ property tax exemption from $7,000 to $32,000, effective January 2017. This would increase a typical homeowner ’s exemption from around $80  to roughly $365 per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-028

Estate taxes and financial aid for college. [Ballot]

Nov 30, 2017 - Systemwide tuition and fees for the academic year are generally highest at UC ($12,630 for a full-time undergraduate in the 2017-18 academic year) and lowest at CCC ($1,380 for a f ull-time credit student in 2017-18).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-038

Funding for arts and music education in schools. [Ballot]

Dec 21, 2021 - A 2017 Public Policy Institute o f California survey found that 51  percent of school districts set their minimum graduation requirements as equal to the minimum coursework required to be eligible for admission to the California State University a nd University of California.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-036