The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - U nder the control section, the assumed General Fund savings would be achieved through “operational efficiencies and other cost reduction measures including, but not limited to, reorganizations, eliminations of boards and commissions, rate changes, contract reductions, elimination of excess positions, and the cancellation or postponement of information technology projects. ” The
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The 2019-20 Budget: Increasing Compliance With Unclaimed Property Law

Mar 15, 2019 - They are either: ( 1)  u naware of the law or ( 2)  w illfully noncompliant, mainly to avoid interest penalties. Each of the two options in this section addresses one of these two different causes of noncompliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3978

The 2019-20 Budget: May Revision Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 17, 2019 - The Governor ’s sunset proposals are to: ( 1)  u se Proposition  56 (201 6) f unding for General Fund cost increases in Medi ‑Cal, ( 2)  m ake the restoration of In ‑Home Supportive Services service hours temporary, ( 3)  m ake new insurance subsidies temporary, and ( 4)  m ake new supplemental rate increases for developmental services providers temporary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4050

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - According to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s 2022 point-in-time count, 23  percent (39,700) of the 171,500 people experiencing homelessness in California suffered from severe mental illness and 21  percent (36,000) suffered from a chronic SUD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - Campuses are required to submit quarterly reports to ED that document how they are u sing these funds. Portion of Higher Education Funds Is Designated for Minority-Serving Institutions. In addition to the formula-based funding, some California higher education institutions will receive supplemental relief funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - The LIHTC subsidizes the new construction of around 7,000 rental u nits annually in the state —typically less than 10 percent of total public and private housing construction. This represents a significant majority of the affordable housing units constructed in California each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345