The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - Use Proposition   2 t o Keep the Retiree Health Prefunding Plan on Track. The state could use Proposition   2 t o address future, new unfunded liabilities should they emerge for retiree health. For example, suppose in a particular year investment returns on prefunded assets fail to meet expectations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4196

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - That is: the state will face revenue downturns in the future, but we can ’t predict when those will occur or how big they will be. This makes the state ’s reserve policy more like an individual saving for retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

The State Appropriations Limit

Apr 21, 2021 - For example, counties can use any of the following population adjustments in calculating their limits: ( 1)  t he change in population within the county, ( 2)  t he change in population in the county and all counties that have contiguous borders with it, or ( 3)  t he change in population within the incorporated portion of the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4416

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

Oct 2, 2018 - The budget package provides an increase of $ 15  m illion in 2018 ‑ 19 t o support the implementation of the FES project. The budget package also includes trailer legislation to increase by $ 1 p er ‑transaction fee (from $ 3 t o $ 4) c harged to private entities (such as car dealerships) that utilize the system to collect vehicle registration fees on the department ’s behalf, in order to help offset the project ’s implementation costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/10

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

Oct 2, 2018 - Most notably, the budget allocates $1. 3  b illion in Proposition   56 t axes on tobacco products to three major purposes: ( 1)  t o increase payments to Medi ‑Cal providers ($ 821  m illion), ( 2)  t o establish a student loan repayment program for Medi ‑Cal physicians and dentists, and ( 3)  t o offset General Fund spending in Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/1

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

Oct 2, 2018 - Children with exceptional needs: from 1. 2 t o 1.54. Children with severe disabilities: from 1. 5 t o 1.93. (An adjustment factor of 1. 5 r eimburses providers at 1. 5 t imes the rate for other children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/4

The 2019-20 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - However, DOF expects the population of children ages 5 t o 17 t o increase slightly over the period and young adults (ages 18 t o 2 4) t o remain nearly constant. Fiscal Effects We expect each of these three demographic trends to have distinct effects on the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3896

The 2020-21 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2020 - Even with some mitigating actions (including the budge t relief mentioned below), college funding per student still declines from 2019 ‑ 20 t o 2020 ‑21. Governor Also Proposes Supplanting Pension Payments for Schools and Community Colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4232

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 5, 2020 - Ongoing General Fund spending decreases by a net of $ 251  m illion (5. 8  p ercent) for the California State University (CSU) and $ 259  m illion ( 7  p ercent) for the University of California (UC) from 2019 ‑ 20 t o 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4263

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

Oct 2, 2018 - This increase represents an ongoing augmentation for the Long ‑Term Care Ombudsman program —from $ 1  m illion General Fund in 2017 ‑ 18 t o $3. 7  m illion General Fund in 2018 ‑19. These additional funds would increase the base funding levels for all local ombudsman programs from at least $35, 000 t o at least $100, 000 p er fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7