Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - We put forward two recommendations to improve reserve policy: Raise the Reserve Cap to 50   Percent by 2055. We first recommend the cap on constitutional reserve deposits be raised from 10  percent to 50  percent of General Fund taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The spending plan provides an additional three years of expenditure authority for these 50 positions, from 2024-25 to 2026-27, in the amount of $9.4 million from CPUC’s Utilities Reimbursement Account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The spending plan provides an additional three years of expenditure authority for these 50 positions, from 2024-25 to 2026-27, in the amount of $9.4 million from CPUC’s Utilities Reimbursement Account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The spending plan provides an additional three years of expenditure authority for these 50 positions, from 2024-25 to 2026-27, in the amount of $9.4 million from CPUC’s Utilities Reimbursement Account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Note: Includes augmentations above $50 million BCSH = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and HCD = Department of Housing and Community Development. Appendix 4, Figure 5 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Other General Fund (In millions) Broadband infrastructure —last ‑mile
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - For community colleges, the budget also provides (1)  $50  million ongoing for caseload increases in the Student Success Completion Grant program and (2)  $25  million ongoing to increase enrollment by 0.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Authorizes Additional $50  Million for Deferred Maintenance. In addition to these seven projects, the administration authorizes UC to use $50  million in university bond funding for other facility efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/5

Analysis of the 1949-50 Budget Bill [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 1949 - Analysis of the 1949-50 Budget Bill [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2518

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Assessment

Feb 15, 2023 - There is about a 50‑50 chance the state can afford its ongoing spending level. Using reserves now to maintain the recent spending peak would mean the state would have less reserves available to pay for its core services if revenues declined further or in the event of a recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4687

The 2024-25 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - In the case of a fiscal budget emergency, the Legislature only can withdraw the lesser of: (1)  the amount of the budget emergency, or (2)  50  percent of the BSA balance (in each year). As  of this writing, the Governor has not called a fiscal budget emergency for 2023 ‑24 or 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4819